The last Glow of the day
——————- last glow of the day ?
A while ago we saw a news of a Rock Star David Bowie’s death though,
how he died, even where he died was not clear. Even Bowie’s best
friend Brian Eno hasn’t been told.
Bowie left this world incognito = of course alone.
—– Strangely I never gone his concert or took his picture. Because I
didn’t like Glam Rock and didn’t like his slimy creature like texture.
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About the same time one of the senior member of our Alpine Club
“said to have” died. —– why said to have was that the other member
found it in a news paper report. Despite the past-away has been
quite active not only in the mountain but also organizing such as the
country-skiing event etc. He or his family didn’t contact the club at all
and the small funeral was said to have taken place within the closest
members of the family. = Seeing this news in the club’s mailing, I found
that “Yes, this is the manner, the enlightened man taking his nirvana”.
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We came to this world alone and die alone.
Still wanting to die while surrounded by a lots of family members and
the friends, and to have a big funeral —– isn’t this a fear of dying alone,
or a display of the vanity and the greed of the dying or the family ?
There might have been a lots of dramas among the attendances of funeral
= good and bad and ugly, not mention the battle over the inheritance etc.
So, the smallest gathering would be the quietest. And closest to the nirvana.
—– then, give the another thought.
Anyway, the past-away never know whats happens after =
why not to kick a big frolic and have a fun !
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OMG – Magnolia flowers ?!
London has been having no real winter = no ice, no frost not mention
a snow. And having the flowering Magnolia.
OMG, this is utterly crazy.
Of course, there could be “Special garden variety” of Winter Magnolia
of which I’m utterly ignorant though, this one may not be the case.
Still, this tree had pretty early flowers last year as well.
I do like to break the convention — but this case is not funny.
I like to act brainless though, I have no fun making a fun out of
handicapped person. Especially if it was created by the human error
such as an industrial poisoning.
I hope this magnolia has normal gene though, = if it was the case,
the climate alone was the cause ? — did it got such wrong ?
It’s just a beginning of January.
( —– in here, top photo was taken by the Zeiss 18mm and the
rest were taken by the homemade lens.)
This photo above was an additional comparison, taken
by the specially modified Canon FD 50mm F1.8 while its
focus was shifted during the exposure. = Since the image
of this lens has little aberration and halation (only having
superimposed out-of-focus bokeh) the contrast was
much higher = more glare) = different kind of fuzziness !
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Rice Cake
I would say nothing new = It’s the same story in New Year.
= I made a Rice Cake and made it to an Ozoni etc.
In fact, having the same event so many times again and again
it isn’t much of excitement. —– it’s a routine Sir.
I don’t have new year’s resolution kind. ( but just having
on-going projects which is going to be completed)
= Has to live as usual and do as usual whether it is fun or not.
That what the life is.
(If we plan big, it would fail. Not a plan but DO have a step further.)
That what the Zen is.
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First Sunrise of 2016
Sunrise in densely build area of London is not dramatic nor beautiful,
nevertheless it was the first sunrise in this year 2016.
Happy New year.
Last night I was in a new year’s eve party of the locals though, as
usual, I didn’t drink but just dancing —– I took some pictures though
I wouldn’t bother to publish them while taking the consent of all the
people in the photo. With their generation, the music was 70s, 80s
even 60s. 🙂 — and some kids as well. (very unusual party for me.)
🙂
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Season’s Greeting — New Year 2016
Cross the Winter Solstice is THE matter to me.
= Now on, the days are getting longer.
The photo for this year was taken from the Waterloo Bridge,
towards up-river and down-river.
Real scape had bit more festive lighting = more color LED
though, they just disappeared. Never mind. It wouldn’t kill you.
So, have a Happy Holiday Time.
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Winter Cherry 2015
Someone might say,”Same again how boring”
though, it’s not only an accustomed tradition here
but this tree is more than a friend to me.
She is an indicator of Life.
Having had a rather unusual life style = flowering in
the winter and the last one tree left among the three,
— to see her flowering again in this year, really
gave me a sigh of relief.
By the way, they are the same flower though, right photo was taken
with a built-in flash of the Nikon D810, and I found it is rather useful.
(Though, flashlight was diffused by a white paper.)
So far, the weather in London is not cold at all. Still it is winter.
The photos here were taken by either Zeiss 18mm F3.5 for Nikon or
Homemade single glass lens/so-called Gaudy Lens on Nikon D810.
(Strangely, the Non-CPU lens on D810 was functioning well here —
I haven’t fully tested whether D800 and D810 got different OS/setting.
The setting was for Non-CPU/Zeiss 18mm Lens = the Lens, brighter
than F5.6 may be working but may not be with Pinhole unless AI ring
was set to the proper position.)
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Selfridge Xmas Window 2015
Hand is a body parts which got second highest concentration of
the nerve after the eyes. And especially we human got our hands
best developed among the any animal, we have best and the most
delicate control of them. So that, not only its dexterity and the
function, its acquired the mean of expression as well.
We can read the meaning of what the hand is telling or symbolizes,
and the eyes tend to follow what the hand is expressing.
(I mean not only F**K or Peace sign but also more delicate mood
of its operator as well.) 🙂
In old days, Selfridge’s decoration was based on the Children’s Tales
— though children themselves are not the shopper, and the Xmas
itself has changed its character too = Religious to Kid’ and to the
Grownup’s Shopping event. 🙂
= So, the window decorations now are, Grownup’s fantasy !
(often, bizarre one) —– and they are fun to watch ! 🙂
The lens used for those shootings were either Canon Fish-eye 8~15mm or
homemade, so-called Gaudy Lens and the Camera was Canon 5D Mk-III.
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Ai Weiwei Exhibition
Actuary, I went to the Fortnum & Mason again with different
lens (or hole ?) — Then, I just crossed the street to other side,
to the Royal Academy = where happen to have an exhibition
of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
Academy’s courtyard having trees or re-assembled dead wood.
It was an utterly odd view. Those trees were not in the original
shape nor well composed big “Ikebana” but the standing mess.
I wondered what’s going on the inside.
(Photo above = tons of building steel rod were piled up on the floor
=Ai Weiwei is not good to make the things by himself but to
organize the workers to do the job.)
I’m not a fun of Ai Weiwei.
I can see he is trying hard to MAKE something “looks like an ART”.
= in other words, he was not a born artist = so that, to squeeze the
brain to manufacture the piece, not spontaneously creates a shape.
Hence, the piece wouldn’t hit our emotion but just boggle the mind.
= So, the art critics needs to write about those “Boggle” = keeping
them busy and the art-media flourish. — The good art will hit the
viewer’s subconscious direct = no need of explanation nor critics’
blah blah. 😀
So, those were the pieces made out of the pretext of the earthquake
= the list of the dead (Left) and the debris (right).
— did such big disaster inspire him only those ? If I were him, I
would have put a school text book or a bunch of hair between the
debris = bad taste but such straight visual signal will hit the
subconscious of the viewers direct, without needs of blah blah.
Photo left showing “a chair IS a part of a tree” = I know,
a chair used to be a tree. = So what ?
And the photo right = nicely made cabinet having holes =
spoiling the effort and saying a twist = again So, what =
What a cheap idea. Can’t you conceive anything better ?
Yet again like the words of a second class art school
teacher = “Make a thing out of norm/Break a stereotype”.
TV camera (or that kind of shape) was made by plastic.
Chinese has been making so many utterly inconceivable
products such as fake eggs, fake protein (melamine) in
the milk etc etc = Ai Weiwei should learn from them if he
want to impress us with the eye-opening incredible idea !
Something scribble ? — or repeated print covering whole wall.
He might have thought = highly technical idea — a piece using
the reflection of acril plastic. = Yes I can see its funny reflection.
So, what ? A bit strange doesn’t mean “Impressive” 🙂
Everyday’s objects made out expensive jade.
Handcuffs made out of plastic. Useless and out of norm again.
(Chinese kid’s toy Handcuffs were all made by plastic ) ?
Fabricated trees in the room — not impressive though, they
still showed a kind of fun-full free structure he must have
enjoyed like a game. So, I liked this piece.
Thousands white plastic pieces covering the floor and one
baby buggy (= somewhat impressive fine work)
— is this related to the Chinese Scandal / billion of forcibly
aborted fetus by the “one child policy” ? (I only guess =
I didn’t get any information or bought an exhibition catalog.
= In my policy, I SEE the piece, not study it by the words.)
In this room, and the confined small box explaining what
Ai Weiwei himself has been subjected by the So-Called
Authority’s tenacious interrogation = kind of torture/
intimidation/suppression.
This is not an art but just an indictment.= may have a
political meaning still, visually boring exhibit. Not impressed.
So far, this must be the most impressive piece in this exhibition.
May be it was just a coincidence = still, how bizarre.
On this occasion, I had only Concentric-Double-Dencity Pinhole
intended to use for F&M Window shooting, which was not best
suits for this subject still, I think it wasn’t too bad.
—– If you want to see more info’ or clear images please
search in the net or go to the exhibition yourself. = don’t ask me.
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Cult Party
My friend’s Immersible Cult got 2 years anniversary and had
an end of the year party. Especially they organized “Tokyo Dream”
party this year which was even featured in the Evening Standard
ES magazine, the party got quite few Japanese guests as well.
Free meals and drinks — though, they were completely vegetarian
= boiled alive potatoes, skinned alive carrot etc etc.
= not much mercy for them. 🙂
In fact the guests are the staffs or the freelance artists who has been
involved into those projects etc = worked together, familiar faces.
Still, I do necessary know every faces neither who was doing what.
(In this time, those fuzzy photos were taken by a homemade
So-called Gaudy Lens — though some of them were out of focus)
Then the attraction started = Japanese singing/performing group
Frank Chickens. (Started here as the female Ninja !)
But, I’m not sure what are they doing. 🙂
The singers group Frank Chickens started 70s —–
and now having some new and young members.
(and even Irish and Polish men as well)
They sound something Rockefeller Building — ?
Don’t ask me what. 🙂
Then the party went into a dancing conclusion.
And so on, so on ~ ~ ~ till early morning.
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