Saturday, December 27, 2008

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A car steering wheel ... Photo

The Phantom Car
The genesis of this picture is somewhat complicated. Meanwhile, one of several, and if at first thought that came to be the only well enough then I realized that it is not.
I've always been very affected by those shots of moving objects (lighthouses, but not only) in the dark. Obviously the ideal would be a tripod. There is no doubt that not only I did not do well not to use it, not take it so ... undoubt but I'll buy it. There is no comparison.
This photo I shot putting the camera on the dashboard. It was not so dark, but I put ISO 200 and I gave the car the more time it could be argued (usually by giving priority to the shutter time).
As a result I got:
- Diverse foto brutte o comunque mosse perché ha macchina è scivolata o l'ho sfiorata mentre scattava o entrambe le cose.
- Due o tre foto in cui i lampioni "stanno fermi" e i fari delle macchine sono le uniche cose che si muovono. Sono contenta perché ne ho uno rosso (questa) e uno bianco... pareggio, insomma.

Mi riservo però di tornare sul soggetto, perché voglio riprovare con un cavalletto. Non è stata però questa foto a farmi decidere che, anche se purtroppo la cosa non sarà comodissima perché i treppiedi non li vendono con somaro incluso, mi prenderò a breve un cavalletto.
E' stata una foto dell'albero di Natale, che fra parentesi devo ancora scaricare... ho fatto uno scatto al minimale tree in my parents' house with the lights on, putting the machine with very long shutter speed and ISO 200. Of course there are the Christmas parcels: I stacked a bit 'and I've placed above the machine. Then I saw the result on the screen and I started thinking that maybe, especially if I plan to take pictures at night as fireworks and various capers, the stand is not what hurt. More
that the cost was to bring the weight that bothered me ... But in fact you could not do things wrong with a tripod. The stand has no heartbeat (as hands), convexity is not provided (such as walls) or other similar effects.

Monday, December 22, 2008

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night ... The baby is working

Yesterday I found myself having to do Photo night. Apart from half interest in the Christmas lights of the City, however, already largely fulminate, and some combinations with characteristic buildings (which we are showcasing on Flickr or alice or boh) I found myself in the lurch because I had to do photo of a beautiful church to the cloister to put them in the Photo Gallery of the Centre Guide. Therefore, during the Mass I slipped stealthily in the cloister and I took a bit 'photos.
By two different methods.

The first is "rude classic" Whereas the photos I needed quickly, which in recent days was the worst time and in any case I was there I just used the flash, ottenendo questo risultato, che secondo me non rende particolarmente bene i colori e l'aspetto del chiostro ma può comunque dare un'idea di com'è, dal semplice punto di vista turistico.

Contemporaneamente, considerando che era sera e non notte fonda e che avevo comunque un po' di tempo per provare (e che foto con contorni netti per il sito le avevo già) ho provato anche a farne altre con la stessa inquadratura ma utilizzando le funzioni "manuali" della macchina, cioè aprendo il più possibile l'otturatore in modo da poter captare tutta la luce possibile, mettendo al massimo la sensibilità ISO ecc... Questo sistema ha colto maggiormente i colori del chiostro ed ha dato una resa del cielo non particularly bad, although usually the bleaching too.

I think that in these cases the best solution is to go with the right light, period. There are tricks that can take the place of great natural light. Considering the urgency of the photos I made, otherwise I do not know how I would have made. We hope to return with a better light.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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The claims that I was asked by a friend about the previous post, "The mind of the novice, made me decide to add a small corollary to what is already written.

Speculations pedagogical aside, what's in the mind of the warrior, the bushi ? Hopefully
? None. In the Western sense of the word.
The Japanese use two words to explain it: Muga Mushin (no one [no ego], no mind), this condition allows the warrior who can reach a near-total access to the sphere of action: this was the act of the warrior becomes something immediate, unfiltered rational.
Action whose sole purpose and whose only means coincide with the action.
'll close in a deliberately nebulous, quoting a passage from the "spiritual lesson for young samurai" by Yukio Mishima:
'The spiritual significance of wielding the sword at the time of the attack, typical of Japanese officials, was to testify that the only' irrational power of the spirit can overcome the limitations of logical calculations and plans battlefield. The essence of the action is irrational energies break with the extent to which rationality has landed. '

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

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The mind of the novice

At the training courses you see everything.
black belts who are barely able to place an mae geri (front kick) without losing balance, yellow belt showing a huge enthusiasm and a good mastery of the basics, teachers more interested in "politics" federation which to practice the art of which are (or were), of course, teachers.

When it approaches a martial art - or even a combat sport - the reasons are varied: the need to learn a way functional self-defense to the desire to "keep fit", the curiosity to want to "be strong" up to Via del personal improvement.
Obviously, there are many approaches to martial arts.
Personally, of the countless ways to approach the budo, I think the constant practice and the subsequent internalization represent the most fruitful.
But what is the mentality of most "winning" in approach to training martial?
A voluminous literature reference provides the most varied responses.

A constant that I have identified equally in Japanese texts about Buddhism or about various forms of art (jutsu ) and away ( dō), however, is what "sounds right" for me - far from saying that is the best!
An explanation is needed.

The novice who admires the movements of the master is kidnapped in ecstatic contemplation of gestures that seem impossibly clean, accurate and fluent, after which he will try with all their might to imitate and repeat those actions which are likely to have approached martial art.
In moments of practice harder (and frustrating, as often happens if the student loses patience) is a Japanese concept ipotecato dal chadō (la Via della cerimonia del tè) e dal teatro Noh può essere di grande aiuto: Shu Ha Ri , ovvero la suddivisione in tre fasi del processo di apprendimento.
La fase Shu (守) è la prima, e rappresenta la saggezza che può essere appresa dalla conoscenza delle tradizioni; in un ambito marziale si può accomunare all'apprendimento delle tecniche di base, prendendo a esempio il proprio maestro e seguendo quasi religiosamente i suoi insegnamenti.
La seconda, Ha (破), presuppone che l'allievo abbia maturato una familiarità con la tradizione che gli allows us to appreciate the exceptions that characterize, at which stage he will have to reflect individually on the martial arts practice, looking for new ways to interpret the forms supplied to the master. If I had likened to a degree, I would say that the stadium can be likened to a black belt.
Phase Ri (离), finally, is united to the transcendent Buddhist - there are more technical, and every movement is a natural action. This does not mean that Shu and Ha go to hell (!), Indeed: the techniques and fundamental knowledge will not change, but simply the rational knowledge that will not slow down the action, and with good reason, may hours a teacher said.
The concept of Shu Ri He reminds me of Shoshin (初 心) of Zen master Shunryu Suzuki: the mind of the novice. This phrase refers to the attitude is open, enthusiastic, free of prejudice just a beginner in any discipline.
"In the mind of the novice there are endless possibilities," was almost a magical approach to the outside, I personally believe that all martial artists should be working hard to improve their techniques, but with as much wealth should try to maintain a neutral mind and without preconceived notions of quality ... similar to that of a novice.
If now I were stripped of every Buddhist sense, transcendental or otherwise spiritual concepts Shu He and Ri Shoshin , what elements would remain the western martial?
speculate that curiosity, humility and an open mind may be at least a good start!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

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Hello everyone! This post is another off-topic, because it is dedicated to photovoltaic panels (even the sun, the ones that make the water hot water heater is not bad.
Two days ago my have activated and attached to a network of ENEL small photovoltaic private ... do not ask me why I talk about it but I do in my home of residence, or else I send my blocks!
However, for those interested do a bit 'of information: the system works well, as should be washed in the short (it is a bit' dusty because it is near a road and a dirt track - a vineyard). Is producing enough energy for the home and we had a washing machine only with the "current" derived from the plant (in addition to the current use).
works and produces, if a little 'less, even when the weather is cloudy.
With the facility of dedicated fan heaters and a fireplace (that is, a fireplace that warms the water in the radiator instead of dispersing heat only in the immediate vicinity or in the wall) my count reduced to one third the consumption of gas. As for now
warming have not yet turned raguagli I can not give more, but what about the "simple" I can testify that the electricity system works, and well.

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Saturday, October 18, 2008

Metal Fireplace Surround

fires, fires that passion (part two)

To take pictures at fires with knowledge of the facts I used an ISO 1600 (I think for the night is practically necessary, is not it?) And step fast (F/5.6, 1 / 60 for example).
Frankly, I used the flash ... even though the fire did not match any effect has "helped" the machine to focus and shoot.
I took several photos in sequence, or at least one after the other, in both the occasions when I started to photograph the fireworks. Obviously not all came, but I put some on the album ...
Where I used a shot a bit 'slower I came to the effect "cascade", in some cases passable (if it was just too slow) in others no way.
With the D40 in one case I decided I shooting speed and aperture (f/5.6, 1 / 60) and I have come not bad (but there was more light around!) And, in case I gave the 'setting of "sport" and there There was much more casual. Frankly
should choose the program. They can be cute even with a "sport" but it is not mentioned, so always best to give you a custom ...

This I did with the custom setting (using the steeple as "targeted" to point the machine)
The others are made with the setting "sport" ... HI1 and sometimes instead of ISO 1600 ... I had some problems with the car that night, with lighting town that bothered me and I was troubling to frame ... The weeping willow
in fact, came well ... do not think I could say the same of this picture, although in general is pretty enough to look good especially Enlarged we see the many faults ... much lower than that made with the bell, say, even if the fireworks were beautiful and as for the "scene" there was not even compare ...