A quick trip with Nik to a couple of temples near Sattahip (the first of which was featured in yesterday’s post). Kevin was meant to join us but cried off with a pathetic excuse, something about having caught dengue fever. Pleased to see he is now safely home in the UK and trying to convince his wife that some new camera gear would be an excellent cure for the disease.
The main purpose of the trip was just to have some shooting time with the E-M1; having spent more time testing it than just enjoying it. And of course it was a pleasure to shoot with, with controls falling to hand, whizzy focus speed and images looking OK even though Lightroom has not produced a final version for the E-M1. A few snaps below, straight out of the camera with no extra processing; all taken with the 12-40mm lens.
The camera is now packed away in its bag, together with lenses, batteries and charger, ready for the flight to Japan tomorrow night and six days of shooting with hopefully plenty of autumn colours (they seem to be running a little late). My bed and breakfast has wi-fi, so I will be able to post some shots. The temperatures in Kyoto have dropped to a low of 6 degrees and I am not really sure what that feels like any more. Considering the purchase of some thermal underwear before I leave.
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2013-11-15| Andrew saysTake a warm jacket at least - Kyoto is damp and that makes it feel colder ( especially with no insulation in the houses and just space heaters ) sitting under the kotatsu (low table with quilt to cover your legs and a heater underneath) is good for the lower half but the upper doesn’t benefit unless you slide right under and then the heater is right over some valuable equipment which doesn’t take well to broiling….Hope you have a great trip ( hard not to anywhere in Japan ) - the 12-40 looks very impressive and should serve you well for daily walkabout…btw…when all the shopkeepers say Ookini as you leave the place ( long O vowel ) they are just saying thank you in Kansai-ben ( dialect ) - just to save you trying to find it in the dictionary ( where it’s not )…Cheers
2013-11-16| Spike saysOokini Andrew
2013-11-16| Kevin Moore saysHope you have a Great trip Spike, 4 degrees when I landed at Manchester yesterday and it didn’t feel too bad. Hope the colours are just right when you arrive in Japan and look forward to some stunning images. As for the dengue fever, I’m not 100% sure that’s what it is. Still feel pretty crap, sore eyes and aching joints but from people’s accounts I’d expect it to be worse than this or I’m just lucky and got a milder dose. Certainly helps being back here as the temperature spikes don’t seem as bad without the heat of Pattaya to deal with as well. As for buying the new 12-40 as an aid to curing my condition, my wife says it will have to be administered in the same area as the doc gave me the triple jab to help get me home. May leave that purchase until I see you again in January then.
2013-11-19| ChristianPFC saysLocation, location, location! For those (like me) more interested in sightseeing and traveling than photography, these pictures are worthless without a location (“Satthahip” is not precise enough).
2013-11-19| Rochester saysWorthless? Who do you think you are writing to, the subscription department at National Geographic? These are photos stuck on an advertisement-free site. It costs you nothing to view them and Spike has no obligation to provide you with anything. If you find them lacking worth to you, go somewhere else. If you go to the Pattayadays Flickr page where these photos are hosted, you will find that the location of these shots IS recorded. You can see them on a map, or look at the exif and get the co-ordinates. Then you can come back and apologize.
2013-11-21| ChristianPFC saysRochester has a point. I apologize for “worthless” and change it into “giving location or name of the wat would increase use of this post for me considerably”. The name of the wat is just two words.
I am reading the entire blog, and by coincidence, just now came across an entry that shows I am not the only one who would like to know where exactly Spike took his superb and highly artistic photos: 2011_06_where-am-i
Thank you for pointing out Flickr and exif, however I could not find information about location. Please let me know where I can find this information. If it is simple and straightforward and I just didn’t find it, you may call me “dumb”.
To end on a positive note: this blog is the most important website I have found this year, many posts are brilliant, and I expressed my admiration for Spike’s command of English here and elsewhere and recommend the blog to friends. There is a large overlap in our senses of humor. (I cannot judge about his skills as a photographer, my assessment in paragraph 2 is just sycophancy.)
2013-11-21| Wentworth says“There is a large overlap in our senses of humor” No there isn’t unless you are totally humourless or German.
2013-11-24| Spike saysGo to my Flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26325010@N02/
Click on a photo.
Go to the bottom right of the screen and click the three little dots.
Select EXIF Info
In the EXIF list you will find GPS Latitude and Longitude
This was generated from the iPhone App that works with the E-M1. I have only used it on this set of photos so far.