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Post by philmco on Mar 29, 2006 23:56:17 GMT -5
I am over visiting my daughter her in Japan. I visited the Kyoto Railroad Museum the other day and managed to see several neat old steam locomotives. As soon as I return to Victoria I hope to have a few photos, Digitally mastered I am afraid, to post. I also have a mystery old car that I can't identify. I will also post a picture of that. I am willing to bet our resident car experts will have it identified in a flash. regards Phil
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Post by herron on Mar 30, 2006 14:17:00 GMT -5
Phil: I would be interested to know how you liked Kyoto? I spent several weeks in Japan, almost 20 years ago. Unfortunately, I was there on business, and had to cram meetings in Tokyo, Fuji, Kyoto, Biwa, and several other locales into my visit, so there was very little sightseeing time available. I recall it as a very beautiful city, very artsy, and did manage to see some of the gardens there.
If I can find those old pix, I will post a few of them for comparison purposes!
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Post by philmco on Mar 30, 2006 17:17:36 GMT -5
We have really enjoyed Kyoto so far and are going down to see the White Crane Castle today. It is about an 2 hours away by train but the trains are very easy to take and very comfortable. After this we travel to Hiroshima (I have mixed feelings about going there) and then end up in Shimonoseki where my daughter is living. The trip has been a photographers dream and I have shot over 300 images so far. Will post more as available. (I hate this &*%^*$& keyboard!) Phil
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Post by philmco on Apr 7, 2006 5:18:43 GMT -5
Here is one photo taken inside the Kyoto Rail museum. As I get more pictures organized, I will post more stuff. I took about 100 images while on the trip.
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Post by John Parry on Apr 7, 2006 14:13:32 GMT -5
Hi Phil
A nice stark study of shadow and light. Very nice. Are you back home again now?
Looking forward to seeing some more.
Regards - John
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Post by philmco on Apr 7, 2006 18:04:55 GMT -5
Thanks John Yes I am back. Badly jet-lagged but at least the body is home. Film is alive and doing well in Japan. I saw my first F6 out in the field. A nice older gentleman was out with his wife walking in the gardens of a local shrine and I noticed his camera. I thought it was an F5 at first but on closer inspection realized it was an F6. His English was passable (and I don't speak Japanese) so I admired his camera. He had the battery pack on the bottom. and some rather large lens that I couldn't figure out without a much closer inspection. (perhaps a new type of 80-200 AF-S. It was grey!), A lot of the serious photographers - with tripods and obviously studying their subject were using film. But the majority I saw were indeed using digital with the digital phones being very prominent. Lots of film for sale everywhere and photo shops that could process it. Used cameras were about what I would expect to pay over here in Canada so no bargains. My only photo purchase (aside from film for the wife - who shot about 15 rolls) was a 1 Gig memory card as I filled up the 2.5 Gigs I brought with me. Phil
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