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Jeremy > June 16, 2009; Day 45. Act Tower. Today was a busy work day and all the photography was confined to the evening. We explored the public area around the Act City Tower, which closes down in sections, some as early as 7pm and everything completely locked up by 9pm. Luckily we were able to get some shots of the Hamamatsu rail station in perfect storm-dusk light. This shot was taken just before the sky opened up and the rain chased us out before the police could. The remaining shots from Day 11 of my Japan trip start here. Raw: Color Temperature: 7500K; Tint: 0 Raw: Exposure: +0.35 Raw: Brightness: +51; Contrast: +49 Raw: Vibrance: +60 Raw: Saturation: +4 PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset PS: Curves: Adjustment for Velvia effect PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > June 14, 2009; Day 43. Kyoto Station. Our third and final play day was spent in Kyoto, a remarkably well-preserved city spared from the wrath of war and lucky with respect to earthquakes. Oliver and I followed a walking path along the eastern side of the city, through many temples and shrines. This shot was taken at the end of the day, just outside Kyoto Station looking towards the Kyoto Tower Hotel. The remaining Day 9 shots from Japan start here. Camera: Bracketed shots from -3EV to +3EV. Fed the -3, -1, +1, and +3 shots into Photomatix 3.1. Photomatix: Used default settings except for Light Smoothing, which was set to very high. PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > June 12, 2009; Day 41. Bicycles. Earlier I said that the train was Japan’s favorite way to travel. I should have added, “but only for distances greater than reasonably achieved on a bicycle.” This photo only shows two rows of this bike-park, situated beneath a rail station. I have no idea whether this is a free public service or whether one rents a space here. All I know is that the place looks full to me, top to bottom, front to back, left to right. Remarkably, most bicycles in Japan look the same. There are no BMX racing bikes with shock absorbers and fancy decals. There are very few mountain bikes. Everywhere you look, you find bikes with narrow wheels, underinflated tires, and wheel guards. Bikes like these were popular in the U.S. in the 70s, I think. I shouldn’t be surprised. Gasoline in Japan runs 120 yen per liter. That’s $4.92 per gallon. This bike-park will remain open and lit all night. The reflectors behind the fluorescent bulbs are blue. This will make for some good photography later. The remaining shots from Day 7 in Japan start here. PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > June 10, 2009; Day 39. Rainscape. This is a shot from my hotel room of the city of Hamamatsu. The heart of the city featuring the bus and train stations are on the other side of the building, but this view is not too bad. The handful of Day 5 shots I was able to take start here. PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > June 8, 2009; Day 37. Unagi House. Hamamatsu is famous for its music, mostly. I’m sorry to say that I know this only from word of mouth, not from any abundance of music I have found exploring here. A fancy piano store in the train station is the only clue. They’re also famous for restaurants that serve eel. Eel is a very good fish that you can easily find in sushi (fully cooked) in the U.S. In Japan it is served more often as a main course over rice. It is always fully cooked and always in a teriyaki-like sauce. Yum. In the background are our customers, Ritch and Joe. We’ve been working with them for the past 20 years, almost always via e-mail, so it is nice to spend time with them face to face. The remaining Day 3 photos from my Japan trip start here. PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > June 7, 2009; Day 36. Trains. Japan’s favorite transportation method is the train, which come in many shapes and sizes. Local trains bring folks to stations where they connect to other trains until they arrive at their destination. Japan’s rail system is a fantastically well-oiled machine that is deadpan reliable. You literally can set your watch to a train’s departure. This is Sunday, our first full day in Japan. We chose to arrive a day early in order to acclimate to the time zone. So after a nice breakfast, we did a little work and then set out to find the Hamakita Kite Festival. The story for this day is shown starting here. Here we are watching the train pull into the station. I love the contrast between the folks and the incoming train. Raw: Color Temperature: 5650K; Tint: +16 Raw: Recovery: +40 Raw: Saturation: +6 PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > June 6, 2009; Day 35. Home Away From Home. This shot is a consequence of flying over the International Date Line when one flies from the U.S. to Japan: Two dailies in one sleep cycle. Oliver and I departed on a Friday afternoon and arrived Saturday in time for bed. So I have posted this second shot from my Day 1 set to keep the dates correct. There was no touring tonight, only the welcome bliss of sleep. My EXIF data will be a little bizarre over these two weeks because I will forget to reset my camera’s time. This is my hotel room on the 13th floor at the Hamamatsu Meitetsu Hotel. Oliver is next door. From our windows we can see Hamamatsu’s most conspicuous landmark – the Act City tower. We should have asked to change rooms to overlook the bus and train stations instead – lots of color and activity there. Next time. That lamp at left has a dimmer switch! Dang jetlag! Raw: White Balance Tool on the sheets to select color temperature Raw: Saturation: +8 PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > May 27, 2009; Day 25. High Test. I got gas today. Had 2 gallons left in the tank when I filled up, enough for 58 miles. Have I finally run out of subjects? I hope not. It was drizzling tonight, and I did have a couple of subjects in mind. I’m looking for the perfect stop sign to capture in a heavier rain, but none of the signs I found were suitable. I also looked for oil spots in the parking lot for my gym, but apparently modern cars don’t leak so much. Raw: Color Temperature: 4650K; Tint: +21 Raw: Exposure: +0.8 Raw: Recovery: 100 Raw: Fill Light: 10 Raw: Saturation: +8 PS: Curves adjustment for a Velvia effect PS: Lab b channel adjustment: “Soft light” at 50% opacity PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > May 26, 2009; Day 24. Shooter’s Block. Tonight I tried to complete the assignment for my Thursday photography class. That assignment was to find a colorful subject and shoot it every hour, observing how the light changes through the day. Unfortunately, I only had between 6:30-9:30 this evening to do this, so it was more of a study of how the dusk sky changes rather than the more interesting study of the color of sunlight. This was a potential set-up for the assignment. I quickly realized that it wouldn’t work because you need some artificial light to compare against the waning natural light. As a subject, it’s OK, but there are no doubt better ways to show “old wheelbarrow in front of old shed.” I may explore it. Raw: Crop: 9.4MP Raw: Color Temperature: 7350K; Tint: +2 Raw: Recovery: 100 Raw: Fill Light: 20 Raw: Saturation: +8 PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
June 16, 2009; Day 45.

Act Tower.

Today was a busy work day and all the photography was confined to the evening. We explored the public area around the Act City Tower, which closes down in sections, some as early as 7pm and everything completely locked up by 9pm. Luckily we were able to get some shots of the Hamamatsu rail station in perfect storm-dusk light. This shot was taken just before the sky opened up and the rain chased us out before the police could.

The remaining shots from Day 11 of my Japan trip start here.

Raw: Color Temperature: 7500K; Tint: 0
Raw: Exposure: 0.35
Raw: Brightness: 51; Contrast: 49
Raw: Vibrance: 60
Raw: Saturation: 4
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Curves: Adjustment for Velvia effect
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Jeremy > June 16, 2009; Day 45. Act Tower. Today was a busy work day and all the photography was confined to the evening. We explored the public area around the Act City Tower, which closes down in sections, some as early as 7pm and everything completely locked up by 9pm. Luckily we were able to get some shots of the Hamamatsu rail station in perfect storm-dusk light. This shot was taken just before the sky opened up and the rain chased us out before the police could. The remaining shots from Day 11 of my Japan trip start here. Raw: Color Temperature: 7500K; Tint: 0 Raw: Exposure: +0.35 Raw: Brightness: +51; Contrast: +49 Raw: Vibrance: +60 Raw: Saturation: +4 PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset PS: Curves: Adjustment for Velvia effect PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
June 16, 2009; Day 45.

Act Tower.

Today was a busy work day and all the photography was confined to the evening. We explored the public area around the Act City Tower, which closes down in sections, some as early as 7pm and everything completely locked up by 9pm. Luckily we were able to get some shots of the Hamamatsu rail station in perfect storm-dusk light. This shot was taken just before the sky opened up and the rain chased us out before the police could.

The remaining shots from Day 11 of my Japan trip start here.

Raw: Color Temperature: 7500K; Tint: 0
Raw: Exposure: 0.35
Raw: Brightness: 51; Contrast: 49
Raw: Vibrance: 60
Raw: Saturation: 4
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Curves: Adjustment for Velvia effect
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
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