http://www.arekkusu.com/blog Japan through a viewfinder. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:01:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en View my Flickr photos in 3D! TiltViewer http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2008/01/30/tiltviewer/ Just got back form snowboarding in Nagano with some friends. We went as part of a tour package, and the whole thing cost about 20,000 yen, including rentals. Pretty reasonable as far as traveling in Japan goes. I met my friends (one of whom shall be known as the Nameless ... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2008/01/17/snowboarding-in-nagano/ Winter vacation is over and now it's back to work. I think it actually makes it harder having a long vacation because you fall into a routine of sleeping late, eating whatever yo want, and doing whatever you want when you want to do it. With shorter vacations, at least ... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2008/01/08/56/ [tags]Fall,Autumn,Leaves,Kouyou,Momiji[/tags] http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2008/01/08/%e7%b4%85%e8%91%89-fall-leaves/ A week or so ago while my dad was visiting, we were stopped by the police. This is not an unusual occurrence. In fact, I would even go so far as to say that it happens quite regularly. The difference this time was that instead of being treated courteously and ... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/09/25/an-encounter-with-the-police/ The ninth annual Domatsuri (officially, Nippon Domannaka Matsuri, or にっぽんど真ん中祭り in Japanese) was held on the 25th and 26th of August. Luckily, as with the last Domatsuri I went to, the weather was beautiful. The sun was a little harsh for taking pictures, but it was a clear day with ... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/09/10/53/ After my week in Florida, I headed up to Alaska to visit my parents. The trip was just as long (I believe it was longer, actually) than my trip from Nagoya to Florida. Part of that was due to a long layover in Denver. When I used to come to ... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/09/05/alaska/ I just got back last Friday from Florida to visit my grandparents and then up to Alaska to visit my parents. I think the last time I went down to Florida was about two years ago. It was a breath of fresh air to get out of the crowdedness that ... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/08/31/florida/ I've been neglecting an update, mostly because I get overwhelmed with all that happens and it feels like too much of a feat for me to blog it all. Really, if I just kept it short, and focused on a few things, maybe set some goals, too, I might be ... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/08/31/starting-the-engines/ Super cool use of light painting and stop motion animation. It must have taken forever to make. Behind the scenes: http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/07/16/sprint-ad/ Nami w/ One Light Nami w/ Two Lights Nami w/ Clamshell Lighting Nami w/ Wrap-around Lighting ala Jill Greenberg`s crying children series. http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/07/07/evolution-of-flash-portraits/ The most recent activity in the Strobist Bootcamp really clicked for me and I think it was the missing piece of the puzzle in my flash knowledge. It didn`t make me an instant photo genius, by any means, but I can really tell a difference in the quality of my ... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/07/07/45/ Self portraits using flash and a low shutter speed. http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/07/06/self-portraits/ Practicing with different lighting techniques. With I have placed the snoot a littel lower to get her chin in there, too. http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/07/06/nami-portraits/ Haven`t posted in a while so I need to make up for lost time! It`s that time of year again when the rice fields are being planted... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/07/06/rice-fields/ Just got back from Tokyo where my photo of Oasis 21 made it into an exhibit in the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Was only there for a short time so didn`t get to take so many pictures. I really wanted to do some lightpainting at night, but I didn`t get ... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/06/04/back-from-tokyo/ http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/05/31/light-painting-under-the-bridge-over-the-yada-river/ Meet Aleksandr Sokolov, ex-russian spy turned self-employed terrorist. Lost his eye in a fight with a bear after downing 10 bottles of vodka, but only because he handicapped himself by tying his arm behind his back to make it a fair fight. http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/05/31/meet-aleksandr-sokolov/ Japanese Light This is my friend Nick Benwell`s page. He`s got a great collection of photos of everyday life in Japan as well as an ever-impressive series of photos entitled Places in the Light. Nick works as a photographer`s assistant here in Nagoya, and last year one of his photos was ... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/05/30/nick-benwell/ Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. Lack of motivation and I haven’t taken so many pictures that I’ve been thrilled with lately. Usually, my motivation waxes and wanes and I tend to shoot during the peak moments. Every few months or so, I get a burst of motivation, go ... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/05/29/strength-beyond-strength/ Nagoya Station Non-HDR (for once!) Toyota Building HDR Inside Nagoya Station HDR http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/05/29/an-excursion-around-nagoya-station/ http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/05/29/nick-at-the-mammoth-flea-market/ http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/05/29/sakura-in-inuyama/ http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/05/29/32/ A sampling from my urban environments project in HDR. http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-urban-environments-project/ http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/05/29/some-holga-stuff/ Added four photos to the gallery. Three new ones to the Holga section, and one to the HDR section. http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/02/17/29/ Made the cover, index page, and a few more here and there in Japanzine. I was actually supposed to have more put in, but the mail requesting high-res photos got sent to my spam box and I didn't catch it until after they had already designed it. Too bad, but ... http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2007/02/12/japanzine/ A perfect photography moment. http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2006/11/15/27/ Here's the final cut for the previously-mentioned exhibition. Divided into two series. Obviously, they will be better syncronized with each other than these are (no borders, same size, same tones, etc.), and in a better order (these are random). Matsuri Series: Monochrome Series: http://www.arekkusu.com/blog/2006/10/29/26/