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Photography-related posts. I talk about inspiration, settings, gear, other photographers, etc.

Cloud Instagram

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Photo info: motorola moto g(6), 3.95mm, f/1.8, 1/3000 sec, ISO100
 “Cloud” Cedar Park, 2020

こんにちは！

I decided to shift my Instagram account subject matter to just pictures of the clouds (and sky), since I am pretty convinced that they are my favorite things to take pictures of. My Instagram has been a mix of clouds, travel, and food, but I think I’ll just focus on the one subject. I’ll keep all my old photos, including my earliest where Instagram meant spontaneous snapshots, just for history’s sake.

Anyways, we’ll see how it goes! I’m not very active there, with the main effort being this blog, and then my daily photo post on Flickr. But Instagram is still fun to browse and see what friends and family are up to!

またね～

Photo info: motorola moto g(6), 3.95mm, f/1.8, 1/2300 sec, ISO100
 “Cloud” Cedar Park, 2020

New Light

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/100 sec, ISO1250
 “New Light” Cedar Park, 2020

Mariko is upping her Zoom class lighting rig with this new LED ring-light system. We need to order the iPad holder for the center, but for now, she’ll just use it as a directional light. The brightness is adjustable, so it can be used to add a bit of fill light nicely, or you can crank up the intensity and bounce it off the wall or ceiling. It’s pretty neat! I might even use it for my work meetings. 😃

Spotting Comet NEOWISE

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 10 sec, ISO800
 “Comet NEOWISE” Cedar Park, 2020

I finally saw Comet NEOWISE! Thanks to my friend Jeremy’s tips and advice, I was able to spot the comet just over the treeline and captured a couple of photos with my Fujifilm X100T camera. It’s the first comet I’ve ever seen so I was pretty stoked. 😄☄

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 19mm, f/2, 13 sec, ISO200
 “Comet NEOWISE” Cedar Park, 2020

I make Mariko laugh when I came back from the photo session because I was carrying my tripod/camera, had my headlamp on my forehead, and around my neck was my compass and binoculars. I struck a pose and she said “Dasai!!” (uncool) 🤣

Slide Photo

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/15 sec, ISO200
 “Slide” Cedar Park, 2020

On my desk here at home is a little box of slides from when I used to shoot slide film with my old Minoltas. I’m not sure where this photo was taken, but it appears to be from just after we moved to Texas from Japan. That would be about 21 years ago. How time flies!

Anyways, I was using my old light-box (22 years old!) as a back-light to I could try taking a photo of it using my Fujifilm X100T. The result wasn’t too bad, but it can’t compare to a scan from my Epson 4490 scanner.

I hope you had a good day!

Suburban Stars

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Photo info: SONY NEX-6, 0mm, f/0, 13 sec, ISO3200
 “House and Stars” Cedar Park, 2020

I managed to take this photo before turning in for the evening (I sleep so early these days!). This 9:15 pm photo still shows a little glow from the sun, but the lack of a moon and the less-polluted skies allow for some decent star photos, even from suburbia. That bright star in the center is actually the planet Venus. Super bright as usual! This is a 13-second exposure using a Sony NEX-6 and Sigma 10-20 mm lens, at a 15 mm full-frame equivalent focal distance, ISO 3200, with a quick edit in Adobe Lightroom 5.7. 🌌