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Band Parade

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 55mm, f/5, 1/2000 sec, ISO640
 “Marching Band Parade” Cedar Park, 2021

This morning Koa’s high school band had their annual fundraiser parade through the neighborhood. It’s always fun to watch them go past near our house, and the music is so loud and powerful. Incredible! (He’s the one with the green sunglasses)

During his freshman and sophomore years, he played marimba in the front ensemble. Of course you cannot march with those huge instruments, so during the parade he would just walk with the rest of the band. But this year he is playing snare drum so he was right in the middle of the action. It was really cool!

As a senior, this is his last time playing with this band so it’s pretty special. No one knows if school will eventually become fully virtual or not, but at least he’s already gotten in a few live performances.

Evening Run

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Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 4.2mm, f/1.6, 1/120 sec, ISO64
 “Distant Moon” Cedar Park, 2021

The temperature this evening didn’t drop down below 90° F until 8pm which is when I decided it was okay to go running. There was still quite a bit of light to see by, and it was really cool to run in the blue light. The moon was just rising which made it feel very special.

I also had a ton of energy and felt so good that I ran at a very fast (for me) pace. For the past few weeks, I have been running my 5 km route almost every day and some days I hardly have energy, whereas days like today are the complete opposite. But either way, I always enjoy the run.

If you are on Strava, let’s connect so that we can cheer each other on!

I hope you had a nice day! またね～

World Photography Day

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/4, 1/18 sec, ISO3200
 “My Minolta” Cedar Park, 2021

Today is World Photography Day, and I thought I’d take a photo of the camera that started my photography hobby in earnest. It’s my beloved Minolta X-700, which was my dad’s camera before I “borrowed it permanently” for my photography class in college.

My grandfather bought it in Hong Kong in the 80s as a gift for my dad. When I moved to Japan, I brought it with me and got it CLA’d (Clean, Lube, Adjust) at the Yodobashi store in Yokohama for ¥ 5,000 JP and enjoyed practicing photography and using slide film while there.

Ever since digital cameras got up to speed, I haven’t used my film cameras much, although I did stick with Minolta (Konica-Minolta) and even Sony after they bought the Konica-Minolta camera division.

Film cameras are certainly beautiful, but I find film to be too much of a hassle. I know film photography has been enjoying a resurgence (mainly for those who grew up with digital), but I am pretty sure I’ll never seriously go back.

Thank you for all the memories, my little Minolta X-700!

A Cold Beer

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO2500
 “Yummy Beer” Cedar Park, 2021

I’m trying not to have too much alcohol these days, but I’ve been eyeing this beer in the fridge for a week now and well, it’s time to drink it!

Mariko and her friend visited the Family Business brewery and were able to buy this can of “Cosmic Cowboy”. It’s so much better than the standard fare. Well worth the calories!

Cheers!