I think hotels are one of the enjoyable parts of traveling. It may be a place to sleep, but I think it is also a place to relax and start the day energetically. It is a place to relax in a different place than usual. Hotels also offer such enjoyment. And the service you enjoy there makes you feel a little bit more luxurious than usual.
When it comes to Kyoto, shrines and temples are one of its most iconic places. On this trip, I went to Tofukuji Temple. I don’t know if it is the location or the history that makes you feel this way, but the sense of time inside the temple is unique. Time is moving, but in a different way. The reason I feel this way is because it is so quiet, and I realize how noisy the usual places are. Kyoto has large, spacious shrines and temples, and the lack of visibility from the outside makes the place feel more independent as a space, which I think creates a unique atmosphere.
I managed to make time during my trip to Kyoto to visit Apple Kyoto. I visit Apple Stores everywhere I go on my trips to the U.S., and this time was no different.
Here are the photos of my trip to Kyoto again. Last time I focused on the classical buildings in front of the station, but this time I went to Shijo and Kiyomizu area, which is typical of Kyoto. Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time to go to Kiyomizu-dera Temple, so we stopped at the entrance.
I recently visited Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, for a 3-day/2-night trip. I took these photos when I walked around Shiokoji-dori in front of Kyoto Station and Shijo area.
夜の台湾をKLASSE W + PORTRA 400で。今回で2017年の台湾の写真は最後に。前々回夜の撮影はNATURA 1600がいいなんて書きましたが、ISO400あってがんばってカメラを固定できればなんとか撮れるということだと思います。粒状感も悪くないし。ただ、やっぱり現像した結果ブレている写真は何枚か出てきちゃいます。撮り慣れてない人に撮ってもらうと、もうブレブレ、笑。 そういう意味でもNATURA 1600は安心だったんだと思います。失敗が少ないって、誰にでも撮りやすいってことになるので、それはとても大事なことだと思うので。 ISO800のフィルムが現状、カラーでの最高感度になりますが、富士フイルムのフィルムはISO800感度のフィルムもう売ってないんですよね。 KODAK PORTRA 800、Lomography Color Negative 800、cinestill 800Tといったところが選択肢でしょうか。 種類の少なさに焦りを感じます。
Taiwan at night with KLASSE W + PORTRA 400. This is the last photo of Taiwan in 2017. I wrote in the previous issue that NATURA 1600 is good for night photography, but I think it means that if you have ISO 400 and can hold the camera steady, you can manage to take pictures. The graininess is good. However, there have some blurred few pictures after developing the film. When I asked someone who is not used to taking pictures to take them, taht were blurry lol. In that sense, I think NATURA 1600 was a safe choice. I think it is very important to have less mistakes, because that means it is easy for anyone to take pictures. ISO 800 film is currently the highest sensitivity for color, but Fujifilm does not sell ISO 800 sensitivity film anymore. KODAK PORTRA 800, Lomography Color Negative 800, and cinestill 800T are the options. I feel impatient with the lack of variety.
This time, Taiwan in 2017 as before through PORTRA 400. The atmosphere of the image is different from the previous NATURA 1600, perhaps due to the compatibility with KLASSE, but the resolution looks see high. When I look at it on my smartphone, the resolution looks even higher because the screen is smaller. PORTRA 400 is still available, but it has become a very expensive film (although it was relatively expensive from before). It is not sold in bulk, but only in sets of five, so it is very damaging to my money when I’ll buy.
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