Posts Tagged ‘15mm Heliar’
The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge runs between the city of Akashi* and the island of Awaji and has the “longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world.” (Wikipedia) It’s an engineering marvel and a beautiful bridge. I took these shots from Maiko Park, which is situated just below the point where the bridge leaves […]
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Hikone snow
I’m not sure why I’ve been thinking about this trip to Hikone, which took place about four years ago, so much lately. Perhaps it’s because my last two entries both had to do with cherry blossoms and snow always rhymes visually with those white blooms of spring for me. Or perhaps it’s because the temperature […]
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Tags: 15mm Heliar, ひこにゃん, 雪, film photography, Fujifilm GF670, Hikone Castle, Hikone-jo, Hikonyan, snow, Voigtlander Bessa-L, 彦根城
a summer ode to spring blossoms
A selection of my favorite photographs from the 2016 cherry blossom season. Most of these photographs were taken in Toyonaka, which is in the northern part of Osaka Prefecture, but a few of the mistier ones were taken on Yoshino Mountain in Nara, on a beautiful rainy day in spring. Photo data, from the top: […]
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Tags: 15mm Heliar, 50mm Nokton, お花見, cherry blossoms, film photography, Ricoh GRD2, sakura, Voigtlander Bessa-L, Voigtlander Bessa-T, 桜
self matsuri
Last year, on September 22nd, I finally got around to visiting Osaka’s Self Matsuri (or ‘Self Festival’ — セルフ祭 in Japanese), a DIY street festival held in the Shinsekai neighborhood that I’ve wanted to attend ever since it was first organized several years ago. The festival primarily takes place in a branch of the Shinsekai […]
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the Shouryoue
The Shouryoue (聖霊会) is held every year on the 22nd of April to commemorate the death of Shotoku Taishi (聖徳太子), a semi-legendary imperial regent credited with facilitating the spread of Buddhism and founding Shitennoji temple (四天王寺) in Osaka and Horyuji temple (法隆寺) in present day Nara. This commemorative ceremony, which is over a thousand years […]
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Tags: 15mm Heliar, 35mm Ultron, 75mm Color-Skopar, Buddhism, Buddhist Memorial Service, bugaku, ceremony, commemoration, 聖霊会, 聖徳太子, 舞楽, 関西, 雅楽, gakaku, imperial court dance, imperial court music, Kansai, Osaka, Shitennoji, Shitennoji temple, Shotoku Taishi, Shouryoue, traditional music, Voigtlander Bessa R2A, Voigtlander Bessa-L, 四天王寺, 大阪
Photo data, from the top. 1) Dada shows up for a part-time job advertising for a pachinko parlor. (Voigtlander Bessa-L, 15mm Heliar, Fuji 400 Superia) 2) Seafood restaurant in the Tenjinbashi-suji Shotengai. (Voigtlander Bessa-L, 15mm Heliar, Fuji 400 Superia) 3) Whity shopping town in Umeda. (Voigtlander Bessa-L, 15mm Heliar, Fuji 400 Superia) 4) Gyoza restaurant […]
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Tags: 15mm Heliar, 35mm Ultron, analogue, film, Osaka, photography, urban space, Voigtlander Bessa R2A, Voigtlander Bessa-L, wideangle lens, 大阪
The final installment of my favorite photographs from a 2011/2012 trip back to the US. These shots were taken using either a Voigtlander Bessa-L with 15mm Heliar wide-angle lens, a Voigtlander Bessa-T with 50mm Nokton lens, or the medium-format Fujifilm GF670 (Voigtlander Bessa III) set in 6×7 mode. You can view all 91 photos in […]
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Tags: 15mm Heliar, 50mm Nokton, film cameras, film photography, Fujifilm GF670, photography, rangefinder, Voigtlander Bessa-III, Voigtlander Bessa-L, Voigtlander Bessa-T
