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Do This, Don’t Do That
Dec 7th, 2009
Took on a little photo assignment on my way home from work the other day: Signs. Japan, if nothing, is absolutely littered with signs, telling the huddled masses what to do and when to do it. Of course, nobody follows any of these rules. People park on the sidewalk, don’t pay for bicycle parking, and routinely run red lights. Ironic how the country that makes most of the cars doesn’t even know how to drive them properly. The stereotype, my dear friends, is true.
Barock
Dec 4th, 2009
Our epic Monday adventure around Sendai finally landed us at a new bar near Sendai Station. Primarily a whiskey bar, they’ve also got a little wine and one Japanese beer, Heartland, which isn’t as bad as the regular domestic swill. As you can see the atmosphere is very dark and cozy, with classic vinyl albums spinning on the turntable. Complimentary macadamia nuts and an industrial-looking nutcracker complete the experience.
The Morning Market
Nov 19th, 2009
Took an epic, 12-hour jaunt around Sendai this past Monday. Our original plan was simply to visit Asaichi, the Morning Market, to pick up some fresh-off-the-boat seafood for dinner. It quickly mutated into an all out tour of the downtown area though. Here’s the first leg of our trip.
The Walk Home: Under The Tracks
Nov 11th, 2009
WARNING: The following may very well be the most boring paragraph I’ve ever said or written.
As part of an ongoing photography project I’ve been trying to take different routes home from work. They are getting progressively longer though, as I have to take increasingly indirect paths. Also hindering my return home are the bullet and local train tracks that I must either pass above or below as I snake my way away from Sendai Station, which is the most direct route. I guess I’ll have to start riding my bike to and from work, but I find that there are so many photo opportunities missed while on a bicycle. There are basically only four crossings through the tracks, so eventually I’ll have to find deviations both before and after I reach them.
The Walk Home
Nov 6th, 2009
Some sights to be seen on my daily walk home from work. I don’t work or live near the main drinking district, Kokubuncho, but rest assured there are still plenty of places to get a glass of the good stuff or something to eat as I make my way to the east side of Sendai Station.
Watermark’d
Nov 2nd, 2009
This was more of an exercise in Photoshop batch-processing than anything else, to automate the resizing and inclusion of a watermark in CS4. Selected photos were taken around downtown Sendai over the past week.
Fall Colours
Nov 1st, 2009
Been messing around with my “new” Nikon D40. I’ve got three lenses now, the 18-55mm kit lens that came with the camera, a 55-200mm VR telephoto lens for spying on people, and a 35mm prime lens for ninja photography. Went for a stroll around the Asaichi (Morning Market), Kokubuncho (the red-light/drinking district), and Nishi Koen (West Park) with the telephoto and the prime.