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Archive for May, 2009

Might be a little graphic (you are forewarned)

So my friend owns two tiny snakes.  He feeds them baby rats.  Gross to some, but normal to others. In any case, I had my little HD camera with me and decided to record it.  It came out ok, but the focusing was tough.  I put the camera on “macro” mode because I wanted to get up close and personal, but it didn’t quite work out the way I wanted it to.  It’s still a cool video none the less.  There is no blood or anything, but for those of you who don’t like to see little babies being eaten by snakes, then you should not watch this video. You have been warned.

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Kabujima

Down in Hachinohe, there is a port.  Well, quite a few of them actually, but one area in particular is quite nice.  There is an island called Kabujima.  Well, it’s actually more of a small part of land that juts out into the ocean, but I guess it’s too small to even be considered a peninsula obviously.  Anyhow, there had to have been over 1000 seagulls there.  If you can see in one of the pictures, at the bottom of the stairs, there is a stand that has free umbrellas to use for obvious reasons.  My friend and I barely escaped unscathed! We were standing by the entrance when we heard a whizzing sound followed by a “SPLAT!” We looked around and checked each other over to check for battle damage, but luckily it had landed directly between us.  I was glad I was wearing my NorthFace with it’s water repelling abilities. haha. Anyways, enjoy the photos and feel free to leave comments/critiques on my editing.


Canon SD780IS Test

So I recently bought a new point and shoot to compliment my DSLR kit.  I knew not to expect great things, so I didn’t set my expectations too high.  I picked out something decent.  It’s a Canon SD 780 IS that can record HD video at 720p.  So anyways, this is my first post with some video.  Just testing my proplayer out and my camera.  Let me know what you think.

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Tokyo

Went to Tokyo for a little 5 day vacation with a friend who is getting ready to leave.  It was definitely a fun time.  We went bar hopping and did a little bit of sight-seeing.  We walked around Akihabara but it was late and on a Sunday so nothing was really going on.  Harajuku however, was definitely busy and full of people.  We walked through quite a few crowded streets.  If anyone has been to central Tokyo, they will soon realize that the suburbs/downtown area is either for shopping or for drinking/clubbing.  Sightseeing is more along the outskirts of central Tokyo.  I mean, there are some sites in central Tokyo, but it’s more for seeing the people, such as in Harajuku and Akihabara.  Also, for those of you with a bike fetish, I caught a few shots of some track bikes while walking around.  Enjoy the photos in the gallery!