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Today we went to see "Egypt's Sunken Treasure" at the Yokohama Pacifico.
The exhibit was ok, really really crowded, so we couldn't really take time to look at any of the display. A lot of the items were really washed out by the sea, and had lost a lot of detail (duh, submerged for 2000 years or so), so it wasn't as impressive as it could've been.
I took a few pics around the bay area (especially down from Landmark Tower), but it was really overhung and pretty much the worst light I've ever seen, washing everything out to grey. I really hope we have good weather next week in Kyoto. Then again, Kyoto is generally more earthy-toned, so the pictures should be ok.
Still, I could really use a break from the rain. It's been raining so ridiculously much that farmers have a hard time getting their crops in, and produce prices have risen to crazy levels (as if they weren't expensive enough before).
Anyways, here's some pictures...
They had a display of aquariums up on the observatory floor, much like the "Sky Aquarium" exhibit in the Mori Tower... Unfortunately it was much less spectacular, but the kids still seemed to dig it.
I'm proud of how this one turned out... Don't ask how many shots it took.
After the trip up Landmark Tower, and having delicious gelato in the adjacent mall, I headed to Shinjuku to get a travel guide for Kyoto (I was considering getting a lonely planet, but they're ridiculously expensive, and I didn't even find it that interesting anymore, especially since I don't need all the info on getting around and places to stay).
This is the walkway from Hands to Kinokuniya. the original was really drab and boring, but changing the aspect ratio to 6:6 and applying the Toy Photo filter did wonders on it.
This guy was outside Takashimaya, having a smoke while waiting for his girl. The high contrast and wet floor really caught my eye, so I yanked out the camera and snapped away.
A couple more snaps on the way home:
Do check out the Large Version of this, the old guy has such an awesome smile.
Trying to make my "home" town of Warabi look interesting. Gotta love puddles!
As always, originals are up on my Flickr.
Oh, also, one of my pics is up for voting in the dpreview.com "Landmarks" challenge. Vote for me! http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Entry.aspx?ID=146272&View=My&Rows=4
(Not my best, wish I could've framed out that blasted tree, but Coccoon Tower still deserves some attention!!)
The exhibit was ok, really really crowded, so we couldn't really take time to look at any of the display. A lot of the items were really washed out by the sea, and had lost a lot of detail (duh, submerged for 2000 years or so), so it wasn't as impressive as it could've been.
I took a few pics around the bay area (especially down from Landmark Tower), but it was really overhung and pretty much the worst light I've ever seen, washing everything out to grey. I really hope we have good weather next week in Kyoto. Then again, Kyoto is generally more earthy-toned, so the pictures should be ok.
Still, I could really use a break from the rain. It's been raining so ridiculously much that farmers have a hard time getting their crops in, and produce prices have risen to crazy levels (as if they weren't expensive enough before).
Anyways, here's some pictures...
They had a display of aquariums up on the observatory floor, much like the "Sky Aquarium" exhibit in the Mori Tower... Unfortunately it was much less spectacular, but the kids still seemed to dig it.
I'm proud of how this one turned out... Don't ask how many shots it took.
After the trip up Landmark Tower, and having delicious gelato in the adjacent mall, I headed to Shinjuku to get a travel guide for Kyoto (I was considering getting a lonely planet, but they're ridiculously expensive, and I didn't even find it that interesting anymore, especially since I don't need all the info on getting around and places to stay).
This is the walkway from Hands to Kinokuniya. the original was really drab and boring, but changing the aspect ratio to 6:6 and applying the Toy Photo filter did wonders on it.
This guy was outside Takashimaya, having a smoke while waiting for his girl. The high contrast and wet floor really caught my eye, so I yanked out the camera and snapped away.
A couple more snaps on the way home:
Do check out the Large Version of this, the old guy has such an awesome smile.
Trying to make my "home" town of Warabi look interesting. Gotta love puddles!
As always, originals are up on my Flickr.
Oh, also, one of my pics is up for voting in the dpreview.com "Landmarks" challenge. Vote for me! http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Entry.aspx?ID=146272&View=My&Rows=4
(Not my best, wish I could've framed out that blasted tree, but Coccoon Tower still deserves some attention!!)