Yakiniku and Toy Camera Mode

Photo info: OLYMPUS E-PL9, 9mm, f/4, 1/60 sec, ISO2000
“Gyu-Kaku” Austin, 2023

こんにちは! How’s it going?

Today we went to Gyu-Kaku for some yakiniku. It was yummy! Since it was during happy hour, we ordered many different types of meat. And also a pitcher of beer which we couldn’t finish. $16 for a pitcher of Kirin!

Photo info: OLYMPUS E-PL9, 9mm, f/4, 1/60 sec, ISO500
“Beer Time” Austin, 2023

Today’s photos were taken using the Toy Camera mode on the Olympus E-PL9. I set it to square format to get that old Polaroid look and enjoy it very much! You’ll probably be seeing lots more photos like this in the future.

My Fujifilm X-E4 also has a similar filter, but I think the Olympus does a better job at it.

I hope you had a good day! またね〜

Bicycle Photos

Photo info: OLYMPUS E-PL9, 9mm, f/5.6, 15 sec, ISO200
“Piplup at Night” Cedar Park, 2023

I’ve recently started following a several people on Twitter who ride and post cool photos of their Brompton (and other folding) bicycles and I thought I would give it a try too. Since I have a ginormous Borough bag for the front of Piplup, it’s easy to carry my tripod and a camera. So this evening I went for a ride around the neighborhood and took a night shot.

I think it came out okay – not the best of backgrounds, but not bad for the first shot. For these bicycle photos, I am going to use Mariko’s old Olympus E-PL9 camera since it has a wide-angle 9-16 mm (18-32 mm equiv.) lens. I am not familiar with the Olympus menu system so it’s a little frustrating to use but I love all cameras so it’s still fun.

I’m looking forward to taking more photos while bicycling! Follow me on Twitter if you’d like.

Photo info: OLYMPUS E-PL9, 9mm, f/4, 1/60 sec, ISO2000
“Wide-Angle” Cedar Park, 2023