Festina Lente!!

I'd never been interested in 28mm lenses.  I thought it is too ordinary for taking photos.

But, now I have 2 ones .

Especially, Elmarit-M is one of the most ordinary lenses of the world !
Will I ever handle it better ?
Anyway  I'm looking forward to taking photos by it .

Today;
We received  the highest quality art paper that made by the Hahnemühle Germany.
Each of those size is 15cm x 10cm, so I thought it just like a Japanese post card. 

Those art papers are made from 30 sheets.
And they are contained to so nostalgic can case.

And more, it corner is cut to round !!
I'm looking forward to printing on it my favorites photos as soon as possible.

I bought bicycle for me last week.
Even I feel refreshed when pedaling bicycle.

Usually, my little son rarely wants anything. He never wastes of moneys. If anything, he told me be careful with my money instead.

I'd worried he might not know how to use moneys till the other day.

It is rarely that he requests something.
He pressed me for his new bicycle when he looked at mine.
Indeed, it was too childish for him that was decorated of cartoon characters.

Today, his new bicycle arrives. Now, it's a little bit big for him.
But I think he'll catch up with it soon.
This bicycle is on sale at TOKYO BIKE shop at Yanaka near the Ueno park.

It was a little cool day, wasn't it ?
It had been hotter recently.
I have never experienced such a humid feeling in June. It's still June !!
I think this ill effect has many reasons....But they are other subjects.

Anyway, we have to overcome this summer using air conditioner as less as possible !
Now, I'm training my body and disciplining my mind for tight situation.Nothing is better than drinking a glass of cool water after the training, isn't it ?

Today;
I went to Ebisu for learning a  "Capture One Pro 6"  with  seminar.
I have known it as the greatest software for developing digital photo data since 2005.
But, it was enough not to be friendly for me.
Then, I preferred other software.

As　time went on,it has grown up by far the most marvelously.

I thought I would study it once again.
And, I put into practice, today.

Seminar cost ¥3,000. but it included this book.
It was much cheaper to pay it. This book costs really ¥2,940!!
We can hardly find this book at major book store, also Amazon. How lucky I am !!

I studied that software on my computer with this book since I came back home.

Today ; It's too hot and humid day, isn't it?
Although we had better turn off air-conditioner for electricity-shortage, I worried  it "Can I cut off on hotter day to come?"

I received a parcel from Italy after my lunch. 

They are 4 types of letter-set.
Each in types is including 10 sets.

Just from now, I'm going to write letters for my dears!!

The Carl Zeiss Stiftung was established by Ernst Karl Abbe in 1889.
I was too young to purchasing them, when I found that brand. I was only 12 years old.

As that time. only particular camera was able to attach the Carl Zeiss lenses. That was the CONTAX.
As well as, those lenses were pretty expensive, the Contax cameras were also expensive.

Therefor, ordinary user would purchase Pentax, Minolta, Olympus, Canon or Nikon.
They were enough to take many good photos.
Particularly, Nikon had been gradually growing up to world level.

It seems I was born with lowbrows by nature.
I could scarcely forget that advertisement copy.
It said  "Photo is dependent on lenses".

Now, I'm a enthusiastic Zeiss user since 1997

What a strange weather today was!
In the morning, it rained, my son had to go to school taking his three heavy bags and his umbrella !   Poor him !

And ironically, just around the time that he arrived to school, it was getting fine!
Little by little, weather was steadily going fine heating up temperature.

In the afternoon, I could hardly bear the heat,  I was almost knocked down.
But I could run away, somehow.
And, in the evening, The weather became worse.
It gave us storm !

As we anticipated, my little son had to go back home in the hard rain for about 2 kilo meters.
And, he arrived to home when the storm just stopped.
It was difficult for him to walk in the rain with his heavy  wear, protector,  mask and a bamboo sword for "Kendo" like a fencing.

Today, we have welcome for the summer solstice.

Comfortable strap is very important whenever I take snap photos .
It gives us own two hands. But, it is so difficult for us to find a suitable one.

I remember not finding it many times.
But now, I can easily choose the best strap.
As the proverb goes, "Failure teaches success. "

Today; New two straps arrived, and immediately I carefully coated them with the best leather cream.

I recommend you them, they're fabulous !!

• ULYSSES
• Collonil DIAMANTE

I remember walking around the Rome last fall without enough conversation ability.
If I could speak English a little more I would enjoy traveling there from another viewpoint.

Studying !
I really rely not on anyone, it's my responsibility, it's also my decision by myself.

I purchased my bicycle for keeping my health.
I would ride it at least 3 times a week.

Today, I had first chance to ride on it for delivery to "Restaurant Stella Polare ". I thought that distance is suitable for me.

I'd started pedaling my own bicycle. I felt a little cold, at first.

But, only a few minutes later, I got hot and good feeling!

I'm sorry about this weather like as rainy season, a little.

Although digital camera is so convenient I prefer analog camera.

Recently,
Spec of digital cameras have already reached to considerable area. Any pictures taken by them seem to be nearly equal to analog camera's ones. I've just decided to back to analog photo, again.
I'll take photos of wedding by Leica, Zeiss and negative film, from this Autumn season.  

Yesterday, I got a happy E-mail from brides who will get married in 4 months.
She said,  in spite of retro style, she would like analog photo rather than digital photo. And more! she would like to be taken photos of her wedding by me.

I'm particularly interested in what she is wishing.
I'll no doubt bring bout wishes of her, her groom, and their families.

Perhaps, I'll have to go to Venezia as soon as possible.
Tragically, in all likelihood I won't be able to stay there only 2 days !
But, it's a real business trip, so it's inevitable.
If it will be fine, I would take many photos of Venezia as a aquatic illusion city.

It was silent rain from last night.
I was wondering many couples would be worry about today's weather.
But, we had not rain in the afternoon. And, I thought happy to look over the restaurant's garden while I'd been waiting for couples.
And I could see that there were a lot of activity of tiny lives.

Bees were merrily looking for sweet nectar to suck.

Ants seemed busy to carry something important for them.

Almost just the wedding ceremony's time, the sky was gradually getting fine.
And, I'd started to take photos of couple,

During a noon recess,  I'd been cycling around a Soka atelier.
I could avoid from the rain, however the weather was almost cloudy all day !

I'm wondering it will be rainny, tomorrow. But, you don't have to worry.
Although sometimes we might be in worse weather, each in its own day on life is special.

On the way at that time, I've found a lot of colorful flowers.
They are hydrangeas which are well known as a rainy season's flower.

I'm anxious about if you are getting  bore.
But, I would like to say again that I didn't realize Japan has been covering with something wonderful always!! 

I heard that hydrangea's colour depends on soil when I was in kindergarten.
If soil acidity, their colour would be blue.  And if alkaline soil, they show us red.
And more, if the soil is natural, predictably purple.

But, surprisingly that theory was wrong !!
I could know it just now from the wiki.

Any way, Blue flowers bring me something fresh!

Recently, I've been reviewing old manual focus lenses for auto focus cameras.
Auto focus system has brought about great convenience and marvelous chances for moment to us;photographers.
I'm still not liking auto focus lenses. However, they're by far the most convenient .
But, I thought either, way they lack individuality as professional tool.

I feel paradox  between a individual tool and innovate ones.

But I would like to believe my inspiration.
I'll try to combine traditional tool with new ones.

"How cool today is!" then I thought "I want to go back to my home by bicycle !"
I suddenly took it into my head to try it.
I started.

5 minutes later, I reached to "Akasaka Geihinkan". I was perfectly OK.

30 minutes later, I passed through the Tokyo dome city. I was getting to feel a bit tired.

Further 60 minutes passed, I've got pins and needles in my legs.
So, I had to take rest. And I remembered I didn't have lunch and any drink.
I rushed into the Lawson, and I carried out to buy a "Red bull".
"Red bull" is the most greatest drink for fighting something difficult !!

I've been regretting my behavior since I got to home.
My back ache became worse...
Be good, everyone.
Never be such a silly.

It's difficult for my son to read this novel.　
This novel is in three volumes.　And they had slept on the loft in my house for about 30 years.
I would read them, when I was a junior high school student.
It reminded me that ages.

At the time.
I thought I cannot truly appreciate this novel unless I read it several times.
And I putted it into practice. I was eager to increase of my knowledge and why.

I had read it at least five times, but now I can scarcely remember its details.
I'd try to read with my son, again.

"How's everything going Takemi ?"
Today's shooting was started by that friendly phrase.
They are called "fHoll" by us. and their music is well-known in fascinating  Italian canzone .

Today, we really had basked in full of the sunshine.
Today's couple had to be put off their wedding ceremony, because Japan suffered from the huge earthquake on 11th March.

Any way. Congratulations for your overcoming !!

The chapel had been waiting for this two months for them , silently.

Also, these greens beautifully grew up while they were waiting for the couple.

At length ! The wedding ceremony will start, soon.

Carl Zeiss C-Sonnar 50mm F1.5

Today;
I went to Stella Porale in Koshigaya Lake town.
That Italian restaurant is covered with many types of plants, and they always show to us colorful flowers and fresh trees in each season.
Recently,  I have begun to interest in watching plants.

Plants never speak to me, but they seem to talk to me something calm, occasionally.
If I were poet, I'd write to express this impression.

But, I'm happy. I can see climactic moment of couples every week, instead.

It is terrific to carve meat for cooking by this knife.
I seldom have cooked usually.
But sometimes, I try to do as if a professional cook.

I think women are really marvelous, when I'm cooking every time.
My cooking is nearly like a hobby.
So, I never mind their cost, time, volume and so on.
But it taste never reach to my wife's .

Really,  backache, neck ache, headache and stomachache...
I think I'm looking like a old man.

I should sleep early tonight. And I'd heal by myself.