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2024 So Far…
I've neglected my personal, photo-centric website, fotoikigai.com, focusing more on our other websites. Our travel blog - smallwanders.us - and the UCSD Photography Interest Group - ucsdphoto.group. So I've compiled some of my favorite images from late 2023 & early...Read More
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Intentionally-Accidentally Wes Anderson
I enjoy Wes Anderson's cinematic style, especially his cinematic color palette. His visual style is celebrated by many websites and Instagrammers such as @intentionallywesanderson & @accidentallywesanderson. Photographic filter presets are available to photographers for use in their digital darkrooms, such...Read More
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May 2023: Japan
Our first international trip since Italy in Jan 2020 was to Japan. I've been to Japan several times and usually to the same areas - Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, and Kagoshima. So we considered Nagano and Sapporo, more remote areas where...Read More
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Mar 2023: Imperial Sand Dunes
After Saguaro National Park, we headed west to Yuma, AZ for a couple days. I wanted to check out the Imperial Sand Dunes late in the day. We didn't make it to the North Algodones Dunes Wilderness Area but took...Read More
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Mar 2023: Saguaro National Park
After watching a few San Diego Padres Spring Training games, we postponed our Flagstaff/Page/Monument Valley northward trip because of snow/wind/rain. We were towing a travel trailer otherwise the weather would not have been as big an issue. So we headed...Read More
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Mar 2023: San Diego Padres Spring Training
San Diego Padres Spring Training is in Peoria, AZ in early Spring so we took a trip to see a few games. Spring Training give you a chance to see the players up close and an opportunity to see new...Read More
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Feb 2023: Anza-Borrego Wildflowers Wildweather
My first photo trip of the year was to Anza-Borrego State Park to photograph wildflowers with the Nikkor 105mm macro lens. Wildflowers were blooming and beautiful but the extremely windy conditions were a challenge. I also brought my Godox V1...Read More
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Magnetic Filter Optical Quality Test
In 2022, I switched from the Kase K9 filter holder with 100mm square & retangular filters to magnetic filters. They are much easier to handle, with less chance of breakage and have excellent optical quality. Based on reviewers I trust...Read More