Memories of Hokkaido

[g-khoo]

Brudder.. Me and my gf bought 6 boxes hahahaha

Haha i bought EIGHT. Freaking expensive though. Anway for shot #20 what lens were u using?

Is this what Hokkaido is like? :think:

Somehow, when I think Hokkaido, I think of natural landscapes. Did not know it's so much of a city... :think: May have to reconsider whether it's worthwhile for me to go there since I have zero interest in cityscapes... :dunno:

Well i'd say hokkaido has its fair share of both. Even the townside is considered relatively sub-urban and quiet as compared to Big City Tokyo.

Depends on where you want to go actually. Hokkaido is famed for its beautiful flowers, parks and hot springs.

 

[giantcanopy]

Haha i bought EIGHT. Freaking expensive though. Anway for shot #20 what lens were u using?

Well i'd say hokkaido has its fair share of both. Even the townside is considered relatively sub-urban and quiet as compared to Big City Tokyo.

Depends on where you want to go actually. Hokkaido is famed for its beautiful flowers, parks and hot springs.

And i thought i overbought the chocolates ... Anyway I needed space for my other goodies like Melon Pocky sticks and boxes of Royce chocolates and stuffs ( not to mention the several bags / cosmetics and clothes my gf got )

My # 20 was a stitch of 10 pictures taken with a 24mm PC lens.

Ryan

 

[giantcanopy]

#26

A closer inspection at the inspection

 

[giantcanopy]

#27

More shots of people at work. This was taken at the other end of the production line before the packing machine.

 

[g-khoo]

#27

More shots of people at work. This was taken at the other end of the production line before the packing machine.

The 24mm bokeh is impressive. Taken from this angle, the people look like figurines from this shot instead of real people.

 

[giantcanopy]

The 24mm bokeh is impressive. Taken from this angle, the people look like figurines from this shot instead of real people.

For small objects the unnatural selective focusing makes things look miniaturised :bsmilie: I got the lens less than 2 weeks before I went japan, was a painful but fun experience learning to use it :bsmilie:

#28

Here is another factory worker shot dipping ? bisuits into thick chocolate ( this is not their 白い恋人 ) with the 24mm

 

[two200]

Giantcanopy, I noticed that your photo is sharp on the centre and blurred out at the sides like #1 and #7. Is this post processing or some kind of filter that you use? Or is it just my eyes:think:

 

[giantcanopy]

Giantcanopy, I noticed that your photo is sharp on the centre and blurred out at the sides like #1 and #7. Is this post processing or some kind of filter that you use? Or is it just my eyes:think:

It is the result of tilting the lens plane at an angle from the sensor / film plane while opening up at a wide aperture. The degree of blur on the sides will depend on how far it lies away from the tilted plane of focus.

The two lenses i brought along for the trip ( 85mm PC and 24mm PC ) are able to create such a type of selective focus. ( Doesn always have to be in that direction though, depends on composition ) #25 - #28 are taken tilted as well

To a certain limit the blur can be created digitally post processing on normal shots.

Ryan

 

[giantcanopy]

Here is an interesting shot that I *accidentally* took that me and my gf found amusing ( at one of the Ishiya toilets )
( I dunno who the other person was )

#29

 

[giantcanopy]

More *workers* in action
Pay a fee to watch ur kids ( behind a transparent glass ) make cakes and cookies - or you can join them as well. There is quite abit of reflection as can be seen here, from the glass reflection.

Paid visitors - watch from outside. Pay abit more - get inside and join in the fun.

#29

 

[dhyk2008]

Spent almost 14 days in japan, Hokkaido mainly ( the last 2+ days being in Osaka ) and had some great impressions of their relatively homogeneous culture. While definitely not a photographic trip, i managed to take some shots of various places covered with the gracious generosity of a not so packed schedule and of course my wife to be :bsmilie:

A brief summary of places covered with lots of hotel hopping: ( UPDATED )

- Sapporo ( 2 days )
Visited - CHUO Market, JR station shopping malls, Clock Tower, Odori Park, TV Tower, Tanuki Koji, Susukino, Ishiya Chocolate Factory
Stayed - Keio Plaza Hotel

- Otaru ( 1 day )
Visited - Sankaku Market for early breakfast, Otaru Canal, The road stretching from Steam Clock to Music Box museum and glass making stalls, followed the Otaru Ushio Festival and fun fair, Mt Tenguyama
Stayed - Hotel Sonia

- Hakodate ( 1 day )
Visited - Goryoku Fort, Mount Hakodate
Stayed - Hotel Chocolat

- Lake Toya ( 1 day )
Visited - Mount Showa, Mount Uzu and hike around crater, Swan paddle boat at Toya Lake
Stayed - Hotel Kohantei

- Noboribetsu ( 1 day )
Visited - Hell Valley and trekking path, Bear Farm
Stayed - Daiichi Takimotokan

- Furano and Biei ( 2 days )
Visited - Farm Tomita, Cycled Patchwork Road, Rokugo area - Goro's houses and Glass Forest, Ropeway from New Furano Prince Hotel
Stayed - Hotel Natulux

- Daisetsuzan National Park ( 2 days )
Visited - Mount Kurodake and trekking, Ginga-no-taki (Silver Falls) and Ryuusei-no-taki (Shooting Star Falls)
Stayed - Hotel Taisetsu

- Sapporo ( 1 day )
Visited - Hitsujigaoka Observatory Hill, Mt Moiwa
Stayed - Chisun Inn

- Osaka ( 2.5 days )
Visited - Osaka Castle, Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium, Dontonbori, Shinsaibashi
Stayed - Hotel Monterey La Soeur

All flights and transits - Singapore - Osaka Kansai Airport - New Chitose airport ( All flights by JAL )
2x 5 day pass pax , with subway one day passes in between
( If your tripod is more than 55 cm in length it will have to be checked in. Indicate to them as fragile item so they
will be abit more gentle - it will be tagged with a red tag. It came back one piece at every luggage pick up point after all flights )

I will probably start another separate thread for Osaka

Hi Thank you for sharing your travel info, it so helpful as I plan to visit in end of this year. Your photos are nice and well taken.

Hope to see more photos from you.

 

[giantcanopy]

Hi Thank you for sharing your travel info, it so helpful as I plan to visit in end of this year. Your photos are nice and well taken.

Hope to see more photos from you.

Welcomed dhyk2008 Will try my best to answer ur queries if u got any.
Me itching to make another trip in autumn or winter to cover other areas

Ryan

 

[g-khoo]

Here is an interesting shot that I *accidentally* took that me and my gf found amusing ( at one of the Ishiya toilets )
( I dunno who the other person was )

#29

Haha interesting indeed. The peeping head doesnt appear to be like one at first. Took me awhile to recognize.

 

[aufklarung]

nice photos... i wish im able to snap some shots like yours.. i went to japan... but i dont have good camera.. i used digital camera.. lol

ps: im a newbie here

 

[giantcanopy]

nice photos... i wish im able to snap some shots like yours.. i went to japan... but i dont have good camera.. i used digital camera.. lol

ps: im a newbie here

Thanks for ur comments. Actually i also used a digital camera too Think you referring to point and shoot ?

#30

An empty cup. In the museum section

And something not quite empty, yet.
A melon ice cream from Ishiya ( Should try it in Hokkaido. I tried their melon ice cream at every city I visited, even Osaka )

 

[two200]

Relooking at your photo #20, what program do you use to stitch? Do you use tripod or just a plain steady hands for the 10 shots? :bigeyes:

P/S: Sorry I seem to ask in drips and draps, the photos are just interesting that I just need to relook and study them

 

[two200]

It is the result of tilting the lens plane at an angle from the sensor / film plane while opening up at a wide aperture. The degree of blur on the sides will depend on how far it lies away from the tilted plane of focus.

The two lenses i brought along for the trip ( 85mm PC and 24mm PC ) are able to create such a type of selective focus. ( Doesn always have to be in that direction though, depends on composition ) #25 - #28 are taken tilted as well

To a certain limit the blur can be created digitally post processing on normal shots.

Ryan

At the back of my mind, I had thought that you had used a tissue paper!:bsmilie:

 

[giantcanopy]

Relooking at your photo #20, what program do you use to stitch? Do you use tripod or just a plain steady hands for the 10 shots? :bigeyes:

Hand held. Many a times setting up a tripod was not feasible. At least not on a holiday trip if u get wat I mean :bsmilie:

Hand holding not difficult under the kind of light. It was remembering the corners of each frame taken hand held that was abit tricky. Need to allow overlap for stitching

Ryan

 

[giantcanopy]

#32

Chocolate lounge staffs at Ishiya

 

[g-khoo]

Thanks for ur comments. Actually i also used a digital camera too Think you referring to point and shoot ?

#30

This is great.... I can almost feel the softness of the ice cream just by looking at it.

What's the MFD of your 24mm?