Updates!!

思った以上に私のブログを見て下さる方が多いようで…一度は廃止と決めたこのブログをもう一度書こうと思います。(きっと)
と言う事でよろしくお願い致します。

11/5/2012 毎回写真をアップするのは大変なのでやめる事にしました。ついでにブログの名前も変えました。写真のアップはコチラのブログでやっていきます。当初決めていたルールも崩壊。

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

ありがとうUSBケーブル

USB Cables
ここ3日間ほどインターネットが使えなかったので
ブログをアップロードしたくても出来なかった・・・
と、言っても、読者なんてまだいないんだけどね・・・

俺の使ってるプリンターはCanonのPixmaのMG5220なんだけど
無線LANでコード無しで利用できる。
でも、電波が弱いときにプリント速度が遅くなったり、
スキャン出来なかったりするのが欠点。
でもプリントアウトもスキャンもスピーディ且つきれいで気に入ってる。

俺の家は時々無線LANの調子が悪くなってプリントアウト出来なかったり、
スキャンできなかったりするので、いつでも確実にできるようにUSBケーブルを購入。

その後、無線LANの調子が悪くなることはなかったけど、ここ3日間だけ使えなかった。

そしてUSBケーブルが大活躍!

ありがとう、USBケーブル

写真では2本のケーブルがあるけど、プリンターに使うのは1本です。


Sunday, February 26, 2012

Waiting at Gyu-kaku for Dinner

Gyu-Kaku Mid-Town
New York City

Gyu-kaku in New York City is a place for people who have not long been to Japan.

Not only Japanese, but also Americans as well as many people visit there.

I went there last weekend. Gyu-kaku was crowded, and I needed to wait for several minutes. This pictures was taken to kill the waiting time.

I didn't care where to focus or brightness and took this.

I just wanted three logos in one picture. That's it.

No matter how its quality is or what the background is, I purely like this picture.

By the way, If you want to know...the address of Gyu-kaku:
805 3rd Ave. 2nd Floor, New York 10022

ニューヨークシティの牛角での待ち時間

Gyu-Kaku Mid-Town
New York City
ニューヨークシティにある牛角は
長いこと日本に帰っていない日本人の味方

日本人はもちろん、アメリカ人など、色々な人が訪れる

そんな牛角へ先週末に行った時の待ち時間に暇つぶしで撮ってた写真の一部がこの写真

どこにピントがあってるかとか、明るさがどうとか、
あんまり考えずに撮った思い出(?)の一枚です

サブタイトルがあるとしたら
「なんとなくこのメニューの各ページの上にある牛角マークを一緒に写したかった」
です。

写真クオリティーはどうかとか背景がどうとか関係なく、
純粋に好きな写真です

ついでに牛角の住所は
805 3rd Ave. 2nd Floor, New York 10022

Friday, February 24, 2012

Highlighting

Highlighting

I have too many readings this semester...Professors say like " read from page # to page # (roughly 30+ pages) of the textbook, and also read an article on the blackboard (roughly 20 pages)." So, almost 40 or 50 pages are usually assigned for each class. That means I have to read 2 or 3 times of that amount...they are killing me.

By the way, you may know but the blackboard is where professors post study materials such as syllabus, articles, and other relating files, and students access the blackboard from anywhere they want and get the materials. They can access as long as there is the internet, so it's very useful.

I was reading an article, but my concentration has gone away. Then, I was taking pictures of anything around me and was kind of escaping from the reality. This picture is one of them. I extracted yellow pigment through the camera. What happened was that yellow became more brilliant, and the others became black and white. This is what I wanted.

This picture was actually taken a few weeks ago, but I just came up with uploading this picture because I am now working on......readings. Like at that time, since my concentration and motivation have gone somewhere, I am writing this blog.

ハイライティング

Highlighting
今の学期にとっている授業は読み物ばかりだ
教科書何ページから何ページ読んで来い、あとブラックボードの記事読んでこい
って次から次へと・・・

ちなみにブラックボードとは学校のウェブサイト上にある、そのクラスのページのようなもので
そこにプロフェッサーが色々な資料とかリンクとか貼り付けていく
そして、生徒はインターネットさえあればいつでもそのページに行って作業したりできる
というもの。

教科書は毎授業に10ページから多いときで40ページ、もちろん授業ひとつに対して
そして、教科書外の記事でも20~30ページ以上ってのは良くあること

とある授業の記事を読んでいたその時、
集中が切れてカメラをいじり始めた時に撮ったのがこの写真で
撮った後に黄色を色抽出してみた
よって、黄色が際立ちその他はモノクロ
っていうのを狙ってみた

この写真は数週間前のものだけど、
今も違う読み物に取り組み中・・・
で、集中が切れたのでこのブログを書いているという状況

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Not Hateful Traffic Jam

Traffic Jam
with Beautiful Sunset

While driving to New York City, I got stuck in a traffic jam, and I took this picture. This was just after I took a picture of a beautiful sun.

What I wanted were...

Well, I didn't really care about the quality or positions of objects, but I just wanted cars behind me showing up on the room mirror and cars in front of me also showing up in the picture. That was enough for me. Because I was driving, and it would be dangerous to look at objects through the small window of the camera......because it was too close to the mirror if I used the window...So, I just shot a picture toward the direction which I just felt was good. Then, what picture could I take? This picture. Isn't it a quite good picture?

However, if there was a problem......the mirror and the back glass were very dirty...
I regret not cleaning them up so often. If I had cleaned up, I might have taken a better picture.

Wait, but, I don't usually clean up my car......
Well, I should...I mean I will clean it up more often......
Having said that, I don't think I will...

This is consequence of the picture.

I think the road is Highway 87 running from north to south on the east side of New York.
I don't know if it's called highway though

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Sunset along the Hudson River, New York

Sunset along Hudson River
~ Way to Get NYC ~
When I was going to New York City by car, I saw such a beautiful sun setting.
It was absolutely great.

I didn't do any setting to take this picture, but I did something like exposure setting? I don't know how what I did is called, but I just try to adjust the brightness.

It's great that there's a sense of perspective. It's cool.

I had long been thinking of taking such a picture. When I saw this sun, I immediately parked my car in the parking area that happened to be there, and I just started shooting pictures.

Usually, there would not be a parking area on such a local road, there was one. I think it's because of the landscapes; it's for people to shoot photographs.

I really enjoyed driving because all the landscapes I saw while driving were beautiful. At the same time, it was very dangerous that they dazzled my eyes. I couldn't concentrate on driving.

All in all, I happy for having such a good drive.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

My First Blog

Grand Central Station
New York City
Hello,
I made this blog because I got very interested in taking pictures recently and wanted to have a blog about photos.

Process from "Single-lens reflex camera? no way!" to "I love it."

"I like taking pictures."
"But I'm using a normal digital camera."
"I don't care what camera if its quality of photos is good."
"Why do I always buy Exilim?"
"Because the first camera I've got was Exilim, so I thought it's easy to use."
"But, my camera stopped working well..."
"Then, which one should I get for the next? Cheaper is better...I found one that is about $450."
"Wait, I'm in the US, so I think I can find cheaper but good one."
"Then, my friend suggested me to get single lens-reflex camera."
"I have never thought of having such a seem-to-be-very-difficult camera!"
"It's too big, and I don't find anything different..."
"But it's about $500...well..."
I started thinking about it seriously.
"Having lived in countryside of New York for 10 months...
I have never been to New York City."
I had a plan to go there.
"Yea, I'm gonna buy one!!"

Accordingly, what I got was Pentax K-r.

My friend advised me that this is friendly to beginners.

In conclusion, because I take many pictures, I wanna show them to somebody.
That's the origin of my blog.

There are many blogs of professional cameramen introducing their techniques, but these blogs are too difficult to understand!! (=my experience)
Therefore,
This blog is the photo blog that a beginner cameraman writes and that is easy to understand for everyone.

Friday, February 17, 2012

初めまして

Grand Central Station
New York City
こんにちは
つい最近からハマりだしたカメラと写真についてのブログをつくりました