tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39421122612615708302024-03-12T16:16:49.707-07:00Tilt/Shift MediaJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15117216238704679400noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942112261261570830.post-73665421890964002682009-04-06T09:22:00.000-07:002009-04-06T09:42:28.438-07:00Japan Nite 09Had a great concert experience at Japan Nite 2009 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood.<br />Five popular bands played throughout the night, and all of them put on a great show.<br /><br />You can check out the full review I did for Japanator.com <a href="http://www.japanator.com//elephant/post.phtml?pk=9610">here</a>.<br /><br />(Lead singer from <a href="http://spartalocals.net/">Sparta Locals</a>.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/3402187713_e234a7e525.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/3402187713_e234a7e525.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />(The awesome <a href="http://www.fareastrecording.com/">Omodaka</a>; his blog <a href="http://denshiongaku.com/">here</a>.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3579/3402960426_2408e55c80.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3579/3402960426_2408e55c80.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15117216238704679400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942112261261570830.post-58606266417201107682009-02-24T14:33:00.000-08:002009-03-27T16:16:55.715-07:00Carl Zeiss Photo CometitionA few months back I heard about a photo competition being held by the German lens maker Carl Zeiss. The competition had 2 rules.<br />1. Has the follow the theme "Pulse of the City".<br />Basically the photo had the show the "spirit" of the streets and pathways of your city.<br />2. You have to be using a Carl Zeiss made lens.<br /><br />This sounded right up my alley.<br />I live in a city where roads dominate. It shouldn't be too hard to encounter it's spirit when the odds are in my favor.<br />And my favorite lens in my arsenal is my Carl Zeiss 135mm 1.8. It's my most professional, as well as intimidating, lens as well.<br /><br />But while thinking of an idea for a photo, I found a problem. <br />When you think of street photography, you think (well at least I do) wide angles.<br />Wides allow you to get the big picture, so to say, so that you can understand your surroundings.<br />My Zeiss lens is very telephoto. On my cropped sensor camera, it has an equivalent of a 200mm lens. I knew this was going difficult. <br />If I was going to get a grade A photo to fit with the theme, I would have to find one specific thing on the pathway to photograph while still emphasizing the pathway it stood on.<br /><br />So to Hollywood I went.<br />For 2 consecutive mornings, I got up around 7 and went down to Hollywood an Highland.<br />From there I would walk up and down the streets waiting for a photo to find me.<br />Managed to get a few good shots, but then I found the perfect opportunity.<br />A janitor was mopping up some spilled coffee off of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<br />The moment said a lot to me.<br />Got a few snaps of that, went to get a slice of pizza near by, and I was done for the day. I had my shot.<br /><br />Spent a week or so editing it till I felt I had it right, and sent it away.<br />A month went past and it slipped my mind entirely.<br />But then I got an email telling me that my photo was picked for 2nd place out of nearly 1000 photos from 40 countries.<br /><br />Very, very cool.<br /><br />You can check out the other winners on the <a href="http://www.zeiss.com/C12567A8003B58B9/Contents-Frame/368ABF307903081DC12570F90043C7B4">Carl Zeiss site</a>.<br />Below is my winning photo.<br />"Even the Stars Need Help to Shine"<br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3623/3373683564_19fe38b60d_b.jpg" title="DSC05165-15 by Ace0fClub5, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3623/3373683564_19fe38b60d.jpg"/></a>Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15117216238704679400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942112261261570830.post-50829402450218577532009-02-22T12:09:00.000-08:002009-02-22T12:21:58.151-08:00Switching Blog SetupHad a few problems with the previous blog setup, so I decided to make things a little easier with Blogspot.<br /><br />Here's one from last week:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3294062776_b82718c47d_b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 391px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3294062776_b82718c47d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15117216238704679400noreply@blogger.com0