Thinking about going to live in Japan for a while and getting really immersed in their culture and way of life.

Japanese Immersion

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• Date Taken2013-04-14 13:21:00
• CameraNIKON D800
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1
• Aperture7.1
• ISO100
• Focal Length55.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

Just a little bit of a different vibe from yesterday’s city.

The Bridges of Tokyo

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• Date Taken2017-11-01 06:14:01
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/1250
• Aperture
• ISO200
• Focal Length
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

It feels like time for another trip to Japan. Last time (was it last time? Damn Covid messing up the timeline recollection) I went out and started to really explore outside the main population centres. It was great fun, so a bit more of that on the cards I think.

Planning for Japan

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• Date Taken2019-02-17 18:34:18
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/1250
• Aperture8
• ISO800
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

I guess this is the camera body that should be described as “my” camera. Up until this point in my photography I’d jumped from body to body and brand to brand but despite moving to other models along the way such as the mark 4 and the Hasselblad X1D I’ve always returned to the a7R III. It has its battle scars for sure, but it has never let me down, across many continents and trips in the most extreme conditions and it’s still going strong today.

Sony’s a7R III

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• Date Taken2018-02-02 05:20:08
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture4
• ISO3200
• Focal Length105.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Regular readers will no doubt be aware that I like to experiment, a lot. In many ways. One such experiment, on the tech side of things, has been 360 content. Mostly video but occasionally i’ll drop in something like today’s image which was created on one of the reasonably early Insta360 models. You can do all sorts of weird stuff when you’ve got all that image data. For more experimentations in 360, click the 360 category just under the title of today’s post. All sorts in there, from me randomly walking around places all over the word, to discussions with interesting people such as Hugh Howey (creator of Silo on Apple TV) and Dr Jack Horner, the dino guy that Sam Neill’s character in Jurassic Park is based on.

Experimentations in 360

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• Date Taken2018-04-17 10:56:58
• Camera
• Camera Make
• Exposure Time
• Aperture
• ISO
• Focal Length
• Flash
• Exposure Program
• Exposure Bias

Next up as I wander through my past lives camera wise was the first refresh of the Sony a7R range, the a7R Mark 2 which joined me, early on in its time for a trip to a wintery Japan.

The Sony a7R Mark 2

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• Date Taken2019-02-18 22:03:16
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time0.6
• Aperture6.3
• ISO400
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

An image from one of my first trips (the first?) with the D3X. Not too bad, eh? That camera served me well in creating the fine art series!

The D3X

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• Date Taken2024-04-18 23:04:46
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time4
• Aperture11
• ISO200
• Focal Length14.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias+2

Yesterday I mentioned that I’m moving to a new device for my photography and shared an image from one of my earliest DSLR models, one of Nikons D2 range. Here’s one from the next step along the way, the D3S…

The D3S

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• Date Taken2024-01-04 16:59:16
• CameraNIKON D3S
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/8000
• Aperture1.4
• ISO250
• Focal Length50.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

I thought it’d be fun to go through what turned out to be my top content on social media for the year and that continues today. Mainly I’ll focus on Instagram but I’ll drop in a few others towards the end as when they get traction (e.g. Flickr) the stats go crazy. So, here’s number 9 in my most viewed posts of 2023… does that make them the BEST? Not so sure, but for whatever reason they connected with people, or the algorithm!

(This is one of those images that is always appearing on “free wallpaper” sites… even though I rarely get credit and never really gave permission.)

Number 9

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• Date Taken2024-04-18 23:04:46
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time2
• Aperture11
• ISO200
• Focal Length14.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias+1

Here’s a little baby snow monkey to brighten up your day.

Brighten Up Your Day

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• Date Taken2010-04-16 07:51:08
• CameraNIKON D3S
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/4000
• Aperture2.8
• ISO800
• Focal Length50.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias