Friday, October 12, 2007

Cosmos (コスモス)








Last weekend we went to a park in northern Hiroshima Prefecture. They had approxiamately 1.5 million Cosmos plants all in full bloom. It was quite amazing. Check out the cosmos gallery on my webpage (link on right) for more pics.
先週末広島県の北部にある国営備北丘陵公園に行って、満開の150万本のコスモスを見た。とても奇麗だった。(もっと見たいなら右の"Giphsub Photography"のリンクをクリックして、”Cosmos - Japan”のギャラリーを見てください。 )

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Fruit Suicide (フルーツ自殺)


Time for something a little different today....

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Food Fight: Kites v Crows (鳶対烏)





Last weekend when I was on my way home from the photography club trip, I stopped to watch the kites and the crows fighting over the dead fish that for some reason were strewn all along the river banks. Crows often hassle the kites when they fly through their air space, and the kites just fly away. But this time the tables were turned, and the kites were very aggressively fighting off the crows who were sneakily trying to snatch the fish away from the kites. I was too far away, and the pics are cropped and enlarged, so they are not great quality, but you can still see what is going on. It was very amusing.
先週末、写真部の撮影会の帰りに、川で鳶と烏の喧嘩を見てた。何故か分からんけど死んだ魚はあちこちにあって、鳶と烏がいっぱいおった。普段は、烏が鳶を追いかけて逃がすけど今回は、逆で鳶の方が攻撃してた。遠くて、写真を拡する必要があったからあんまり綺麗な写真でもないけど、その内容は面白いと思う。まあ、見るのはとても面白かった。

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Himeji Castle (姫路城)


This has got to be one of my favourite places in Japan. It is said to be one of the most beautiful castles remaining in this country. I used to visit Himeji quite often for work, and every time I would take a wander through the grounds (which are quite huge) and enjoy the scenery. If you ever come to Japan I highly recommend making your way there to take a look.
姫路城はとても奇麗で日本で一番気に入った所場所。数年前、仕事の関係でよく姫路に行ってた。その時、いつも必ず姫路城に行ってうろうろしてた。行ったことないなら、一回でも、行くべきだと思う。

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Photography Club Trip (写真部撮影会)



On Sunday we went to a nearby historic town for our school photography club trip. It was a dark, overcast day, and not too great for taking photos, but I was happy with a few of them.

日曜日、うちの学校の写真部の撮影会があった。近くの古い町に行ったけど天気が悪かったので写真を撮るには、あんまり適切じゃなかった。それでも、まあまあ良い写真が撮れた。