Wide Angle Saturday

• Saturday, March 26, 2011
• Posted in Nakameguro
• 9 Comments

I continued my shooting of my Summilux-M 21mm f/1.4 today.  I think I am really getting the hang of this lens.  I can see and visualize what works and doesn’t now so most of my issues I am working through are with framing.  You really need to check your four corners before releasing the shutter as with a lens this wide it is very easy to put something distracting into one of the corners of the frame.    I am glad I ‘forced’ a week of shooting with this as I am pleased now with the images I can produce with it.

A newspaper based in Almetyevsk Russia called ‘Gorod A’ contacted me today to use one of my photographs from yesterday in their paper today.    The headline was ‘Tokyo today – with the hope for the future’.   I think that is a nice message to send out to the world.   If you happen to speak Russian or are just interested, you can see their papers HERE.

I took a few photos last night after I posted….

More subway manners…can’t have enough of these.

Still don’t expect trains to be on time…

OK, it is sad to say but I took the wrong train…had to back track.

I stopped off at TGIF for dinner last night after working very late.  I haven’t eaten there in a while and have to say I enjoyed some ‘home’ cooking…

This evening after Kai went to bed I decided to bring my M9 for a walk and see how this performs in low light with a tripod…

The water panic from earlier in the week has emptied all of the vending machines.

This clever ramen noodle shop owner has many signs up that say ‘Still Open’ as he had many lights off to conserve electricity.

Have you tried Gooz?   It is a new chain in Tokyo, I think it is from the US as their coffee cups are measured in ounces.   They have great fresh breads and the thing I love the most, they have pots of coffee that you can choose from and then a station to add your milk, sugar, etc.   American Gas Station style…

Salvatore in Nakameguro…  I love all of their shops; take out, XEX in Daikanyama and Atago XEX…

Cherry Blossoms will be blooming soon.

One more day of 21mm and then on to 35mm….

 

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  • March 27, 2011 at 11:14 pm, Dave said:

    Thanks Richard and thanks for posting on your facebook, I appreciate it. I spend a lot of time working on this so it is good to hear when people enjoy it.

  • March 27, 2011 at 8:36 pm, Andrew Macdonald said:

    Thats great, thanks for the info Dave.

  • March 27, 2011 at 3:37 pm, Dave said:

    Thanks Asha. Glad you are enjoying the site. I browsed yours as well. Great photos…

    If anyone is interested you can see her work HERE.

  • March 27, 2011 at 3:16 pm, Asha said:

    Great blog, pictures and all, I feel it is my window to Japan for now! I was surprised regarding to the sign about the bicycles, you mean they don’t allow even folding bikes in the trains? And here I thought I can get away with one on the trains. lol

  • March 27, 2011 at 12:29 pm, Dave said:

    Glad you are enjoying the blog Richard. Adding a wide angle will bring. Whole new perspective to your shooting. I am really enjoying shooting wide. Let me know if you make it to Tokyo again.

  • March 27, 2011 at 12:14 pm, Richard Harrison said:

    Dave, I am really enjoying your work with this blog and am liberally posting links to it on my Facebook Page. Hopefully you’ll gain a few more fans. I am interested both in your subject – Tokyo – because I have spent a lot of time there over the years in my work as an international peddler of various types of products; and in your discussion because I am an amateur photog bug and enjoy your description of the equipment and approaches you take using it. I’ve been thinking about adding a Wide Angle lens to my inventory ( I shoot with a Canon 7D/28-135mm ISM ) so this week your topic has been very helpful to me. Keep posting!

    -richard

  • March 27, 2011 at 9:15 am, marco barsotti said:

    Leica gives really stunning images at night…I love them. Keep shoting at night!

    We decided today to try the Sigma DP1S in very very low light tonight, and here is what we could get: http://www.flickr.com/photos/anto291/5562473256/in/contacts/

    I’m curious about electricity:it seems that most places are discontinuing the practice of using little lighting, however energy generation facilities do not seem to be totally restored…may be Japan created more energy then it consumed ?

  • March 27, 2011 at 8:53 am, Dave said:

    Hi Andrew. I haven’t worked out a system per say for this yet. Usually people email me ask to use my photos and I say OK as long as they give me a photo credit and provide a link to my site. Right now I prefer this approach as it lets me see who wants to use my photos where. If you are putting up a site Andrew, you are more than welcome to use some of my pictures with the same conditions. You can drop me an email and let me know which ones you are interested in and I can send them to you.

  • March 27, 2011 at 3:42 am, Andrew Macdonald said:

    Amazing pictures, let again. I think I need to come up with another word for describing how good your work is, because ‘amazing pictures’ just doesn’t do the pictures justice!

    Also, massive congrats on the newspaper using your image, too. Thats brilliant. Do you have any type of system in place for people using your pictures, Dave? I.E. If I wanted to use one of your photos on a blog or whatnot, do you issue it under fair use, creative commons, or a licensing model?

    I only ask because Im currently working on a website to display some of the best pictures from around the world in different countries, different cultures etc, and a lot of your pictures really do interest me.

    Thanks again.