One of the 1,714 pictures I took last night at Friends University.
Category: Photo gallery
Higanbana
Lycoris radiata was blooming this morning at the local botanical garden. This is allegedly called “the flower of the dead” in Japan. It figures prominently in episode 18 of Shingu, in which Harumi and Moriguchi discuss events eleven years earlier.
The last time I watched Shingu, I was surprised to realize that I was smiling and occasionally laughing. Laughter is social behavior; when I watch the Marx Brothers or read Terry Pratchett alone at home, I don’t crack a smile, no matter how much I enjoy the absurdities. The people in Shingu are alive for me in a way fictional characters rarely are.
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A couple of noteworthy links from the two Jonathans:
Jonathan Tappan writes an introduction to Shintoism.
Jonathan Clements provides context for Summer Wars. (Via Ubu.)
Saturday morning at Botanica
Damp morning
A few pictures
This has been the second-hottest summer of my life. (Only 1980 was hotter, and I was 30 years younger and better able to tolerate heat then.) Consequently, I haven’t been out taking pictures as much as I would have liked. I did manage a trip to Botanica this morning while it was still merely unpleasant. Here are a few of the pictures.
Inside the cathedral
Another panorama, this time from near the altar. If you look carefully, you’ll see an instance of bilocation.
Sunflowers
One groups of plants I particularly like are those that grow like weeds, but aren’t, such as the sunflowers I planted this spring, which are now taller than I am.
Anime Festival Wichita in four minutes
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Snapshots from AFW6
Here are a few of the pictures I shot earlier today at Anime Festival Wichita.
Update: I’ve uploaded 478 pictures from the weekend here.
Details
Just how good are the pictures that my new little camera takes? This morning, I put an extension tube on my D80 and took a few pictures of the dahlberg daisies that I photographed Thursday with the L22.
Cold
Already tired of the summer heat? Here’s a picture I found in my old toy camera this morning. According to the file information, it was taken Christmas day last December.
12,000,000
My new toy camera arrived today. It cost about half as much as the little Canon I got about five years ago and is more than twice as capable. The images are 4,000 by 3,000 pixels, which is larger than those my DSLR takes. The picture above is cropped but otherwise unaltered; click on it to see it at actual size. The image quality is remarkable for the price. The flowers are dahlberg daisies; each daisy is about 3/4″ across.
Costume-Con 28 in 3:38
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The music is Danny Gatton’s “Cruisin’ Deuces.”
Green Bay Tudor and the Frothy Gothy Girl
I finally finished going through all the pictures from Costume-Con 28.
Steampunk, Camelotter and the Nairobi Trio
Update: here are the 400 or so best shots in a slide show. The music is Danny Gatton’s “Cruisin’ Deuces.”
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I finally finished going through my Costume-Con pictures. The full gallery is here; there are 984 pictures in 3 albums. Selected photos are below the fold.
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Two items
Spotted at Costume-Con 28:
Update: I’ve uploaded the first batch of pictures here.
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Don’t waste your money and time on Hollywood drivel. Watch The Secret of Kells instead.