http://runacres.com/ en Sun, 22 May 2016 17:11:18 +0900 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sandvox 2.10 http://runacres.com/contact-me.html <div class="article-summary"><p><br /></p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center"> <div style="" class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"> <!-- sandvox.ContactElement --> <div id="contactform"> <script><!-- function verifyAndSubmitcontactform(form) { var theResults = document.getElementById("contactform-results"); checkEmail = form.e.value; if (checkEmail=='email@domain.com' || checkEmail.indexOf('@') < 0 || checkEmail.lastIndexOf('.') < (checkEmail.indexOf('@') + 1) || checkEmail.lastIndexOf('.') >= (checkEmail.length - 2) || checkEmail == form.e.title) { var message = "Email address is missing. Message cannot be sent."; theResults.className = 'contactError'; theResults.innerHTML = message; return false; } if (form.s.value == '' && form.m.value == '') { var message = "No message has been entered. 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This is a very complex subject and one worthy of me writing down my thoughts on the subject. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/types-of-film.html" title="Types of Film">Continue reading Types of Film</a></div> <div class="timestamp">15 Apr 2013, 21:45</div> </div> </div> <div class="i2 e article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/sigma-dp2-merrill.html" title="Sigma DP2 Merrill"><span class="in">Sigma DP2 Merrill</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/sigma-dp2-merrill.html" title="Sigma DP2 Merrill" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/highres-ssigma-dp2-merrill_151.jpeg" alt="" width="151" height="98" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>Everyone who has used a DSLR or a Professional SLR will know that they are big, heavy and often garner surprised reactions when they are pointed at someone. I personally also get quite frustrated at the changing of lenses and I prefer to have a fixed focal length (also called prime lenses) over zoom lenses. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/sigma-dp2-merrill.html" title="Sigma DP2 Merrill">Continue reading Sigma DP2 Merrill</a></div> <div class="timestamp">6 Apr 2013, 16:13</div> </div> </div> <div class="i3 o article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/thinking-in-black-and-white.html" title="Thinking in Black and White"><span class="in">Thinking in Black and White</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/thinking-in-black-and-white.html" title="Thinking in Black and White" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/img964_148.jpeg" alt="Img964" width="148" height="151" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>We live in a colourful world - and most of the time we expect our photos of that world to show the colour we see ourselves. Some like more saturation and some less, some a slightly "cooler" view and some a "warmer" view, but usually we like to reproduce our vision in colour. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/thinking-in-black-and-white.html" title="Thinking in Black and White">Continue reading Thinking in Black and White</a></div> <div class="timestamp">1 Mar 2013, 15:25</div> </div> </div> <div class="i4 e article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/very-high-iso-film.html" title="Very high ISO Film"><span class="in">Very high ISO Film</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/very-high-iso-film.html" title="Very high ISO Film" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/f6-ilford-3200-006_100.jpeg" alt="F6 Ilford 3200 006" width="100" height="151" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>As people who spend any time on this blog will no doubt know - I like to shoot film. In fact I prefer it over digital as it has a certain "look" and "character" to it. If film were people, high ISO film would be those in need some therapy. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/very-high-iso-film.html" title="Very high ISO Film">Continue reading Very high ISO Film</a></div> <div class="timestamp">11 Feb 2013, 08:49</div> </div> </div> <div class="i5 o article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/pentax-spotmatic.html" title="Pentax Spotmatic"><span class="in">Pentax Spotmatic</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/pentax-spotmatic.html" title="Pentax Spotmatic" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/1z9w2185_151.jpeg" alt="1Z9W2185" width="151" height="150" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>My father taught me how to take photographs. My first camera was a very old 120 format Kodak brownie. I guess it was decades old when I got my hands on it. My father had a Pentx Spotmatic that he bought in the late sixties. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/pentax-spotmatic.html" title="Pentax Spotmatic">Continue reading Pentax Spotmatic</a></div> <div class="timestamp">3 Feb 2013, 13:42</div> </div> </div> <div class="i6 e article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/canon-versus-nikon.html" title="Canon versus Nikon"><span class="in">Canon versus Nikon</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/canon-versus-nikon.html" title="Canon versus Nikon" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/img_0538_151.jpeg" alt="IMG_0538" width="151" height="113" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>In every walk of life it seems, there are classic "religious" arguments about who is the best at something. It could be Coke versus Pepsi, Ford versus GM, Apple versus Android - the list can go on forever. For mainstream photography, it is Canon versus Nikon.  </p><p>…</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/canon-versus-nikon.html" title="Canon versus Nikon">Continue reading Canon versus Nikon</a></div> <div class="timestamp">9 Sep 2012, 17:31</div> </div> </div> <div class="i7 o article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/iphoneography.html" title="iPhoneography"><span class="in">iPhoneography</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/iphoneography.html" title="iPhoneography" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/img_0702_151.jpeg" alt="IMG_0702" width="151" height="151" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>Well, as the saying goes - "The best camera is the one with you"… The iPhone is a great example of this. We are rarely without our precious telephones and today they generally can take pretty workmanlike photos as well as do mundane things like actually make phone calls. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/iphoneography.html" title="iPhoneography">Continue reading iPhoneography</a></div> <div class="timestamp">1 May 2012, 11:35</div> </div> </div> <div class="i8 e article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/scanning-film.html" title="Scanning Film"><span class="in">Scanning Film</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/scanning-film.html" title="Scanning Film" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/vuescannikonscan-120312_101.jpeg" alt="VuescanNikonScan-120312-0006" width="101" height="151" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>I like to take photos on film. Not because I am too cheap to buy new digital cameras, but because a) I love the old film cameras and the timeless quality they have and b) I really like the results you can get with film. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/scanning-film.html" title="Scanning Film">Continue reading Scanning Film</a></div> <div class="timestamp">16 Mar 2012, 17:08</div> </div> </div> <div class="i9 o article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/hong-kong-protest.html" title="Hong Kong Protest"><span class="in">Hong Kong Protest</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/hong-kong-protest.html" title="Hong Kong Protest" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/vuescannikonscan-120311_100.jpeg" alt="VuescanNikonScan-120311-0024" width="100" height="151" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>Sometimes black and white simply suits the whole thing better, like this photo of protestors last weekend in Hong Kong. While they were colorful enough, the bright yellow bus in the background would have made the photo a mess and distracted from the people and banners in the foreground. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/hong-kong-protest.html" title="Hong Kong Protest">Continue reading Hong Kong Protest</a></div> <div class="timestamp">15 Mar 2012, 19:10</div> </div> </div> <div class="i10 e last-item article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/digital-kyoto.html" title="Digital Kyoto"><span class="in">Digital Kyoto</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/digital-kyoto.html" title="Digital Kyoto" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/dsc_1130_151.jpeg" alt="DSC_1130" width="151" height="100" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>This photo was taken on my last day in Kyoto. I had spent prior few days shooting film on old Nikon F3's. I got lazy and took my D700 out for this day and was very I did given these sorts of results. Sometimes digital helps a lot as you can see the results and adjust the process accordingly. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/photoblog/digital-kyoto.html" title="Digital Kyoto">Continue reading Digital Kyoto</a></div> <div class="timestamp">14 Mar 2012, 15:55</div> </div> </div> <div class="general-index-bottom"></div> <!-- /sandvox.GeneralIndex --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:48:21 +0900 http://runacres.com/photoblog/ http://runacres.com/blog/ <div class="article-summary"><p><br /></p> <div class="first graphic-container wide center"> <div style="" class="general-index graphic"> <div class="figure-content"> <!-- sandvox.GeneralIndex --> <div class="i1 o article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/toyama-with-the-beast.html" title="Toyama with “The Beast&quot;"><span class="in">Toyama with “The Beast"</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/toyama-with-the-beast.html" title="Toyama with “The Beast&quot;" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/blog--4-3_150.jpeg" alt="Blog -4.jpg" width="150" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>I have a rather large collection of cameras. That means when I want to go out shooting, I have a very long and laboured process of choosing which camera to take. I usually take too many. Sometimes I get it right. Of all the cameras I have, the Pentax 67II is probably the one I enjoy the most. Granted it is big, heavy, super loud and a pain to load, but the results speak for themselves. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/toyama-with-the-beast.html" title="Toyama with “The Beast&quot;">Continue reading Toyama with “The Beast"</a></div> <div class="timestamp">29 Nov 2015, 11:22</div> </div> </div> <div class="i2 e article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/last-roll-of-astia.html" title="Last Roll of Astia"><span class="in">Last Roll of Astia</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/last-roll-of-astia.html" title="Last Roll of Astia" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/blog--1-2_100.jpeg" alt="Blog -1.jpg" width="100" height="150" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>I do like the look of positive film. Sort of a darker, moodier rendering of the scenes I shoot. Of all the positive films available, I like those by Fujifilm the most. And of all the ones made by Fujifilm, it was the muted colours of Astia that I preferred. Velvia was always a bit of a hooligan in terms of colours for me, except for the landscapes on the brightest of sunny days. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/last-roll-of-astia.html" title="Last Roll of Astia">Continue reading Last Roll of Astia</a></div> <div class="timestamp">19 Nov 2015, 15:04</div> </div> </div> <div class="i3 o article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/cinestill-50-film.html" title="Cinestill 50 Film"><span class="in">Cinestill 50 Film</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/cinestill-50-film.html" title="Cinestill 50 Film" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/blog--1_150.jpeg" alt="Blog -1.jpg" width="150" height="99" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>OK, I know, I have been seriously sow in updating anything on this web site. Some of you might even have completely forgotten about the place. I have been very busy at work and also using a huge amount of time to try and catalogue all of my film - a MUCH bigger piece of work than I ever imagined. I have been slaving over a hot scanner for much of my spare time. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/cinestill-50-film.html" title="Cinestill 50 Film">Continue reading Cinestill 50 Film</a></div> <div class="timestamp">8 Nov 2015, 14:54</div> </div> </div> <div class="i4 e article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/graham-street-markets-in.html" title="Graham Street Markets in Hong Kong"><span class="in">Graham Street Markets in Hong Kong</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/graham-street-markets-in.html" title="Graham Street Markets in Hong Kong" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/blog-20150509-2-4_150.jpeg" alt="Blog 20150509-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>I have been re-scanning a lot of my older films - take more than 6 years ago in Hong Kong. I took a lot of photos around some of the street markets on Hong Kong Island, that at that time were thriving local hubs and very photogenic. Sadly the very best of them - Graham Street - has come under the wrecking ball in the name of “progress”. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/graham-street-markets-in.html" title="Graham Street Markets in Hong Kong">Continue reading Graham Street Markets in Hong Kong</a></div> <div class="timestamp">1 Aug 2015, 14:42</div> </div> </div> <div class="i5 o article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/shek-o---hong-kong-2.html" title="Shek O - Hong Kong"><span class="in">Shek O - Hong Kong</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/shek-o---hong-kong-2.html" title="Shek O - Hong Kong" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/blog-20150509-2-3_150.jpeg" alt="Blog 20150509-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>Firstly, apologies for taking such a long time to put up a new page. I have been very busy at work and traveling, both get in the way of me doing this. In fact I have not had much time with my cameras for a few weeks. Time to fix that - obviously just in time for the painfully hot months in Tokyo. </p><p>Most of my life, I have lived in Hong Kong. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/shek-o---hong-kong-2.html" title="Shek O - Hong Kong">Continue reading Shek O - Hong Kong</a></div> <div class="timestamp">26 Jul 2015, 09:18</div> </div> </div> <div class="i6 e article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/nikka-distillery.html" title="Nikka Distillery"><span class="in">Nikka Distillery</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/nikka-distillery.html" title="Nikka Distillery" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/blog-20150509-6-2_150.jpeg" alt="Blog 20150509-6.jpg" width="150" height="147" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>I am a big fan of single malt whisky. With Scottish ancestors, I thought - with some degree of certainty - that only the Scots could make the stuff. Since finding that the Japanese can actually outdo the Scots at their own game, I have become a firm fan of Japanese Single Malt. The one I like most - and there are only 3-4 good ones in Japan - is that made in Hokkaido by the Nikka distillery. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/nikka-distillery.html" title="Nikka Distillery">Continue reading Nikka Distillery</a></div> <div class="timestamp">30 May 2015, 16:21</div> </div> </div> <div class="i7 o article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/wanchai-2.html" title="Wanchai"><span class="in">Wanchai</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/wanchai-2.html" title="Wanchai" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/blog-20150509-7_150.jpeg" alt="Blog 20150509-7.jpg" width="150" height="147" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>Wanchai is a district on the main island in Hong Kong. It is one of the older sections of the city, and some of the older sections still survive. The old tram line effectively marks the original shoreline, so all the older stuff is south of the tram line. The oldest temple on Hong Kong Island still stands, now surrounded by developments, roads and double decker buses. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/wanchai-2.html" title="Wanchai">Continue reading Wanchai</a></div> <div class="timestamp">9 May 2015, 10:01</div> </div> </div> <div class="i8 e article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/sakura.html" title="Sakura"><span class="in">Sakura</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/sakura.html" title="Sakura" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/blog-20150404-10-2_150.jpeg" alt="Blog 20150404-10.jpg" width="150" height="147" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>Japan is famous for the annual blooming of Cherry Blossoms, called Sakura. The whole country becomes obsessed with the time the blooms will come, signalling spring. They only last for a few days and probably are at their best for around 36 hours. Tokyo normally gets the blossoms around the beginning of April, depending on the speed at which Spring has arrived. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/sakura.html" title="Sakura">Continue reading Sakura</a></div> <div class="timestamp">19 Apr 2015, 14:06</div> </div> </div> <div class="i9 o article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/gotokuji.html" title="Gotokuji"><span class="in">Gotokuji</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/gotokuji.html" title="Gotokuji" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/blog-20150404-15_122.jpeg" alt="Blog 20150404-15.jpg" width="122" height="150" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>Almost everyone in Asia has seen the small statues of the welcoming cat, very common in shops in Hong Kong. I wanted to go and visit the shrine where these originated. It is in suburban Tokyo in a place called Gotokuji. I took along my Nikon F6 and “The Beast” - my Pentax 67II medium format camera. I packed Kodak Portra colour negative film in 160 and 400 ISO. For the F6 I had Kodak Ektar 100. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/gotokuji.html" title="Gotokuji">Continue reading Gotokuji</a></div> <div class="timestamp">4 Apr 2015, 10:45</div> </div> </div> <div class="i10 e article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/scanning-negatives.html" title="Scanning Negatives"><span class="in">Scanning Negatives</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/scanning-negatives.html" title="Scanning Negatives" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/blog-8-7_150.jpeg" alt="Blog-8.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>Since the majority of my photos are taken using film, scanning has become one of the necessary evils of getting the results I want. I have a Nikon Super Coolscan 9000ED scanner (who made this product name up I wonder) and use Vuescan software on an iMac. I have tried all kinds of techniques and have been especially frustrated by colour negatives. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/scanning-negatives.html" title="Scanning Negatives">Continue reading Scanning Negatives</a></div> <div class="timestamp">22 Mar 2015, 07:29</div> </div> </div> <div class="i11 o article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/dogo-onsen.html" title="Dogo Onsen"><span class="in">Dogo Onsen</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/dogo-onsen.html" title="Dogo Onsen" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/blog-10-3_110.jpeg" alt="Blog-10.jpg" width="110" height="150" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>An Onsen is a Japanese style hot spring bath - and the Onsen in Matsuyama in Shikoku is probably the most famous of all. It even has a special bath for the Emperor, which I understand is not used very often at all. It is a very traditional looking wooden building that is strangely in the middle of a lot of modern development and looked over by a lot of high rise hotels that serve the curious like myself. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/dogo-onsen.html" title="Dogo Onsen">Continue reading Dogo Onsen</a></div> <div class="timestamp">5 Mar 2015, 22:43</div> </div> </div> <div class="i12 e last-item article"> <h3 class="index-title"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/kochi-castle.html" title="Kochi Castle"><span class="in">Kochi Castle</span></a></h3> <div class="article-thumbnail"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/kochi-castle.html" title="Kochi Castle" class="imageLink"><img src="http://runacres.com/_Media/blog-2-5_112.jpeg" alt="Blog-2.jpg" width="112" height="150" /></a></div> <div class="article-summary"><p>To the South of Shikoku is the town of Kochi. It is a famous fishing town and boats some amazing restaurants for fish. I am not a usually a huge fish fan, but this place was heaven for me. It has a fabulous castle right in the middle of the city and I dragged my Mamiya 645 there at both sunset and sunrise to photograph it. …</p></div> <div class="article-info"> <div class="continue-reading-link"><a href="http://runacres.com/blog/kochi-castle.html" title="Kochi Castle">Continue reading Kochi Castle</a></div> <div class="timestamp">3 Mar 2015, 22:34</div> </div> </div> <div class="general-index-bottom"></div> <!-- /sandvox.GeneralIndex --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:47:24 +0900 http://runacres.com/blog/