Reunion2014/09/08 23:51:59

Today was kind of fun.

One of my former students, who graduated eight years ago, visited my lab, and I had a long conversation with him.

While talking, I forgot about the time.

Drone2014/08/26 20:46:01

I read an account of drones in the Asahi last Sunday.

According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, one of the meanings of the word "drone" is that an aircraft without a pilot, controlled from the ground. The newspaper says that the market of drones is rapidly growing.

I learned from the article that they weren't just toys or experimental apparatuses for research purposes.

Perseid Meteor Shower2013/09/08 23:47:00

Have you ever seen what is called meteor shower?

On the night of August 12 and 13, I took a shot of "Perseid Meteor Shower" using three DSLR cameras. It is know that Perseid Meteor Shower becomes active every summer.

Here is one of the best shots I took using Pentax K-x:
Perseid Meteor Shower
Since Pentax K-x has no romote control port, I had to continue to press the shutter release button with an eraser and a rubber band. But it actually did a good job :-).

We can see a meteor flying by the famous Andromeda Galaxy in the photo above.

Equipments
  • Pentax K-x
  • Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG MACRO

White-Eye2013/07/20 23:28:01

Do you see what this cute bird is?
white-eye
Perhaps it is a young white-eye ("Mejiro" in Japanese) that strayed into a building. Surrounded by elementary school girls, it seemed to be scared.

I submitted this photo to some contest :-)

Equipments
  • Canon PowerShot G10

Boy with Frog statue2013/05/12 11:16:26

I went to Venice in October 2010, when I took the photo below.
Boy with Frog statue
This is Charles Ray's art work "Boy with Frog" statue located at the tip of the Punta della Dogana in Venice. To my regret, it has been already removed in order to be replaced by a lamp-post.

I wish I could see it again.

Equipments
  • PENTAX K-x
  • PENTAX-DA L 18-55mm AL F3.5-5.6