Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO5000 “New Pens” USA. Texas. Cedar Park. 2016.
こんばんは！How are you? I am well! Happy to be healthy and full of energy. I’ve been thinking lately how lucky we are to be alive. It’s such an amazing thing to imagine that we could have been born in a different age, but the one we are living in now is so incredible! I have no idea what the future will bring, but present day is pretty dang awesome.
Speaking a bit more “down-to-earth” awesome… my new Zebra pens arrived! I was looking for a nice pen set that would work well for writing on Instax prints and the reviews recommended these. So far, I like them! The colors are vibrant and the ink dries fast. The pens have a regular-size tip and a fine-point tip, which is convenient. Also, these pens are refillable – you can buy ink cartridges separately. Not sure if it is easier to just buy a new pen or the cartridge, but it’s cool that there is that option.
So now I have a nice set of pens, I am starting to write on the prints I have created. I’m at least putting the date on them, but I want to also write a little more about the photo location, or the day, or the weather, etc. It’s fun and adds a lot of character to the album, IMHO.
Well, the week is half over. I hope you have a great Thursday!
Photo info: Panasonic DMC-TS2, 4.9mm, f/3.3, 1/40 sec, ISO125 “Back to School” USA. Texas. Austin. 2016.
Hi everyone, how’s it going? The days are just flying by. I cannot believe it’s already the 19th of January… before you know it, we’ll be into February!
Yesterday was a school holiday, so the traffic was very light. In fact, there wasn’t any kind of traffic jam on the way in. But today, school is back in session. But at least it gave me a nice photo. I took this one using my Panasonic TS-2 camera. It was in the side pocket of my backpack, and the X100T was inside the backpack, so I just grabbed the compact camera and snapped the photo above. I think it came out pretty good, especially with a bit of post processing to remove noise, fix perspective, crop, adjust colors, and add a vignette. I am getting pretty fast with Lightroom… the adjustments to this photo took about two minutes. And it’s fun to do!
Well, we’ve just about made it to Wednesday! Or, if you are in Europe, Africa, or Asia, you are already well into hump-day!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, ISO2500 “Getting Cozy” USA. Texas. Cedar Park. 2016.
こんばんは！How was your Monday?
Today was a busy day for me at work. Lots to do, and not enough time to do it all! But the work is interesting and kind of fun, with a lot of challenges. I am really thankful that I do the type of work that I do. It’s funny but I never gave too much thought about going into a creative field when I was younger… it just sort of happened. I remember when I was in High School, I told my counselor that I wanted to go into graphic design or art and that was probably what put me on this path. It all just fell into place after that. Come to think of it, I never had much of a long-term vision about my career… but things have worked out. I think it has been a good professional life!
Today’s photo is of our dog, Lani, relaxing in the sleeping bag. That green sleeping bag is usually stored in Bay’s closet, but it came out because Koa went to a sleepover and since then it has been used in front of the tv, and now as you can see, Lani loves it too. I guess it could use a washing, and then I’ll put it away.
By the way, my new JanSport Hatchet backpack (in Grey Tar color) arrived today and I like it! I’ll write up some more thoughts about it after I’ve had a chance to use it. But so far, so good!
Well, tomorrow should be another busy day, so I will get some rest now. Take care!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/60 sec, ISO1600 “Prints” USA. Texas. Cedar Park. 2016.
こんばんは！Hi everyone.
It’s Sunday night and I am sad the weekend is almost over. My kids have a holiday tomorrow so they can relax one more day. Lucky them!
Today I printed a few photos using our inkjet printer. I’ve been having a lot of fun with my Instax printer and have neglected the regular inkjet, but the inkjet makes some really lovely prints. The color, sharpness and vibrance is much better than the Instax prints, but the instant film has a lot more charm. I like them both! We have an inexpensive Canon PIXMA MG7120 which is really convenient, but the Canon ink is expensive. I recently bought some Skia Ink Cartridges which were rated pretty good, and the prints I made today (in the photo above) came out great! I have asked Mariko to look for some nice frames for the 4×6 size so we can display them. You know, it’s convenient to view the digital photos online, but a real print or instax/polaroid that you can hold in your hand is a much richer experience IMHO.
Well, that’s it for now. I need to get some good rest tonight because it is going to be a busy work week!
こんばんは！How are you today/tonight? I hope you had a nice Saturday.
Mine has been a long one… Saturday mornings are similar to weekday mornings in our family because our sons attend Japanese school, which starts at 8am and ends just before noon. This means that I wake up early as usual, then make coffee and get breakfast ready, then wake everyone else up.
Today I took them to school, and my wife and her friend had a “garage sale” at our house. Actually, it was held inside and was advertised to the local Japanese community. Apparently the house was packed, coffee and snacks were enjoyed, and many things got sold! Sounds like a big party, doesn’t it?
But while she was busy doing that, I had a nice relaxing walk around downtown Austin. I actually parked at my favorite book store, BookPeople, then walked all around. Instead of walking on the major streets, I tried to take the alleyways between the streets which are much more interesting to me! I stumbled across the food truck in the photo above, which was painted by Pee Yellow of Peelander-Z, a band we have seen a couple times. Pee Yellow is an acquaintance of ours (a friend of a friend) and his artwork is very recognizable! It surprised me when I came across the food truck, but I guess it was in its normal overnight “nesting place”.
I really enjoyed my morning photo walk, and was happy that I could have a few hours to decompress and get some exercise. Very refreshing!
Tonight is pretty cold, getting down to the 30s in our neighborhood. ❄️ Stay warm wherever you are!
おやすみなさい！
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