HOKKAIDO [A Travelogue] - limwhow & SereneXMM

[droozy]

Bro.. is this also seen exactly on the GPS as well ?
Really very curious on how it works.. me only have the car gps..

Crab Dinner any one?

Here is the GPS track of this troupe from JR Sapporo Station to the various places and finally ending up at the crab restaurant.

 

[asthio88]

This is one of the best travelogues I have read thus far and I totally enjoy it. limwhow, thank you very much for sharing. :thumbsup:

 

[limwhow]

Hello everyone, thanks for coming on this thread to give me your feedback. Have been away for the past 9 days and couldn't reply.

oh isee.. any links to learn from ? ^^

Droozy, hmmm... This was taught to me by a good friend of mine. But honestly I couldn't find anything on the Internet that describes it directly. You may like to try and search.
But once you gotten your Oregon, let me know and I may be able to fax you the exact instruction he gave me.

What to say....such wonderful pics and so full of useful tips n info! Though i've nvr been to Japan ( and i doubt if i can ever afford ) ur travelogue is pro as close as one can get to the real thing. Kudos to the photographers and the willingness to share!

Hello dev2k8, thank you so much for your compliments. Life is like that- sometimes there is a wish that one hopes to fulfill and when the right time comes along, things will automatically fall into place.
I give you my sincere wish to attaining your hope of traveling to this lovely country one day.

Thanks for sharing. Love the photo specially the balloon text box.
Can share what software you used.

Thank you for your praises, Redantckc.
I use Photoshop CS4.

As of this moment, both myself and SereneXMM are still overseas and are eagerly awaiting to return to Singapore.
Thus our apologies for not updating this thread.
Will see you all soon.

 

[limwhow]

Bro.. is this also seen exactly on the GPS as well ?
Really very curious on how it works.. me only have the car gps..

Droozy, no it is not what the GPS shows. The Oregon has a software that will show you the exact track. I merely drew out the track on a Google map for clarity sake.

This is one of the best travelogues I have read thus far and I totally enjoy it. limwhow, thank you very much for sharing. :thumbsup:

Asthio88, thank you very much for coming by on our track and for your kind words. It was our pleasure!

 

[PopSoda]

Excellent Travelogue!! The food pictures are really good! Was looking at them during lunch time and felt a pang of hunger and the desire for japanese food!

Thanks!

 

[limwhow]

Excellent Travelogue!! The food pictures are really good! Was looking at them during lunch time and felt a pang of hunger and the desire for japanese food!

Thanks!

The gratitude should be mine, PopSoda!
Thank you so much for your praises.

It is with a pang of sadness (actually, pardon the pun) that we see what is happening in Japan over the past two weeks and the subsequent truncation of fresh food items from Japan in South East Asia countries, that made it not possible for us to enjoy Japanese food back here in Singapore for the time being.
Sincerely, I hope the Japanese will pull themselves out of this strong and well.
I am confident they will be able to do so, for they have the tenacity in character and the necessary social order.

 

[sheiseha]

EXTREME COLD TEST FOR DSLR


Hehe... I have always wanted to do this.
Always.
Just waiting for the right opportunity to do so only.

The temperature was about -3 degree celcius that afternoon.
Snowing it was.
And lots of old and new snow on the ground.
I gave SereneXMM a wicked grin, and then gently lowered my Canon 1DMkIV + 16-35mm onto the ground right in front of me.
Left it there for a good few minutes and all of us just squat down and observe it...

It sat there, and we squatted there, eyes non-blinking for quite a long while.
But at the end, the camera won.
It could withstand the cold and wetness much much better than any one of us.
HAHAHAHA....

other than the 16-35mm, what other lens were you using for your trip?

 

[limwhow]

other than the 16-35mm, what other lens were you using for your trip?

Hello sheiseha, I only had two lenses with me for the trip: the 16-35mm and the 70-200mm.
i would have loved to bring along other lenses but it was simply too heavy, with me having to carry the children around too... ... Hahaha...

 

[photoart]

i would have loved to bring along other lenses but it was simply too heavy, with me having to carry the children around too... ... Hahaha...

i can understand that feeling. I travel with my 3 year old girl and she wants to be carried most of the time.

 

[TangKF]

Hi,

I chanced upon this excellent travelogue of yours, this is the best I have read online so far, and perfect photos as well! OMG! I want to go next year!!!

Simply wordless!

 

[limwhow]

Sorry gentlemen, I haven't come onto this thread for a while...

i can understand that feeling. I travel with my 3 year old girl and she wants to be carried most of the time.

Yes photoart, as they grow older, I find myself carrying more things... for myself instead.. hahaha...

Hi,

I chanced upon this excellent travelogue of yours, this is the best I have read online so far, and perfect photos as well! OMG! I want to go next year!!!

Simply wordless!

Hello TangKF, why, thank you so much for your praises.
I have been thinking, thinking and thinking if I should go back for another trip to Hokkaido again this period.
But not for the recent Tsunami and radiation scare... well, I am not sure... still thinking.
Thank you once again!

 

[Lezley]

Nice, I enjoy reading this thread. Thanks for sharing.

 

[limwhow]

Nice, I enjoy reading this thread. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you so much, Lezley!
Really appreciate your coming onto our thread!

 

[Redsun]

very nice~!
i love the breakfast at toyoko inn too~!

 

[blueskye168]

Woahhh...This is an excellent:thumbsup: series that I've seen so far...!!

Awesome pics with very well/detailed written-descriptions/travelogue:heart:, that can really see and feel...you and your family members indeed really been enjoying to your fullest at each and every moments while you all were there...Splendid...:thumbsup:...!!


Ooh mannn......now really wish I'd be there any moment...sigh...:bsmilie:

Thanks for sharing this Wonder-Trips, limwhow

 

[limwhow]

very nice~!
i love the breakfast at toyoko inn too~!

Redsun, my apologies for the late reply.
Thank you for coming by my thread. And thank you for your compliments!

Woahhh...This is an excellent:thumbsup: series that I've seen so far...!!

Awesome pics with very well/detailed written-descriptions/travelogue:heart:, that can really see and feel...you and your family members indeed really been enjoying to your fullest at each and every moments while you all were there...Splendid...:thumbsup:...!!

Ooh mannn......now really wish I'd be there any moment...sigh...:bsmilie:

Thanks for sharing this Wonder-Trips, limwhow

Blueskye168,
My apologies for such late reply.
Many thanks for your kind words.
We are merely recording our trip for the fun of it and we are happy to share our little travelogue with our good friends here.

 

[shark]

Hi limwhow,

Nice travelogue. I can see that you graffer tape your camera. Just curious. Are you trying to weather seal the camera by tcovering those gap?
Quite a good idea.

EXTREME COLD TEST FOR DSLR


Hehe... I have always wanted to do this.
Always.
Just waiting for the right opportunity to do so only.

The temperature was about -3 degree celcius that afternoon.
Snowing it was.
And lots of old and new snow on the ground.
I gave SereneXMM a wicked grin, and then gently lowered my Canon 1DMkIV + 16-35mm onto the ground right in front of me.
Left it there for a good few minutes and all of us just squat down and observe it...

It sat there, and we squatted there, eyes non-blinking for quite a long while.
But at the end, the camera won.
It could withstand the cold and wetness much much better than any one of us.
HAHAHAHA....

 

[limwhow]

Hi limwhow,

Nice travelogue. I can see that you graffer tape your camera. Just curious. Are you trying to weather seal the camera by tcovering those gap?
Quite a good idea.

Hello shark,

Thanks for your compliments.
No, actually. I am doing it not for weather-sealing. I guess Gaffering it up doesn't help with the body and lens being already weather-sealed.
It was done so as to make it look really terrible and worn-out and ugly-looking. Really.

 

[TWmilkteaTW]

Oh my..finally ive reach the last page..cant believe it.. haha.. was on this thread since 10am !!
Very nice series with loads of photos.. looking at these photos feels like im in Hokkaido already. HAHA thanks for the "full coverage"

was about to ask the graffer tape thing until i saw the very last post.... Hmm so to look more low-profile?? Do you always have those tapes on the camera everytime or just for overseas trip? lol..

Once again. Thanks for being so nice to share your experiences and photos !

 

[limwhow]

Oh my..finally ive reach the last page..cant believe it.. haha.. was on this thread since 10am !!
Very nice series with loads of photos.. looking at these photos feels like im in Hokkaido already. HAHA thanks for the "full coverage"

was about to ask the graffer tape thing until i saw the very last post.... Hmm so to look more low-profile?? Do you always have those tapes on the camera everytime or just for overseas trip? lol..

Once again. Thanks for being so nice to share your experiences and photos !

Thank you TWmilkteaTW!
It' really good to have you up here.
Yeah, I gaffer up all my equipment to make them look a little bad, both overseas and back home here in Singapore.