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I had another prints sale this past Saturday, but today
I was able to find some time to take a quick trip to
Kamakura to take in some of the spring sights. I went
to three main points of interest: The Daibutsu, Hase
Temple, and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu.
I have been to each of them countless times in the
past so the challenge for e today was to try and capture
them in a slightly different way than I have in the
past.
To help me out in the endeavor I depended heavily on
my 100 mm macro lens. It allows me to get up close to
things and really fill the frame with even the smallest
of subjects. The sky was really clear today so the lighting
was quite a challenge. I had to use manual settings
for most of the shots to make sure the highlights didn't
get blown out.
With the exception of a few plum blossoms, and even
fewer cherry blossoms, the trees are all still pretty
bare. But the buds are fat and in the next few weeks
the transformation will be breathtaking.
Today's blossom photos are just a taste of what is
in store for you in the next few weeks.
I t really felt good to get out to Kamakura again.
AS much as I go there I never do tire of the place.
And for some reason I have yet to understand, my senses
really seem to come alive in the spring. I see new things
I had never noticed, and old things in new ways. (I
didn't even need any beer today, which is what I usually
use to help boost my inspiration.) Maybe it is the fact
that warmer temperatures mean I slow down and take my
time.
I noticed something cool while viewing the Daibutsu
today. As many times as i have been there, I am surprised
this was the first time I saw it. I'd tell you all about
it now, but I will need to post a lot of photos to go
along with the description, so I will save that for
my next entry.
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I have not had any time to work on the new Sushicam
site using WordPress over the past few days. But Jeff
(no relation) was kind enough to send me a Sushicam
themed CSS and main index page. He cleaned up the code
and reduced the file size considerably. I'll start delving
into it tomorrow. I'm hoping I can use it to remedy
some current problems I am having and then adapt it
to WordPress, as this would be a huge time saver for
me.
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