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I'm going to shoot "Akashi-Big-Bridge" this evening and the meeting place for our group is Sanyo-Tarumi. Though the instructor says 200mm telephoto lens is suitable for the location, 35~40mm focal length is required to catch all the bridge from Tarumi judging from the angle on the map, 60 degree, how come?

On the other hand, doing from Maiko-Park just very near from the bridge girder, considerable wider angle lens would be required without argument. The nearer shooting point allows more dynamic pics. As an experienced photographer's opinion, it is worth turning my ears to him.

As my decision for today, Tokina 60~300 for ordinary all purposes and Hexanon 43 mm/f2.8 for emergency would be brought with me today. As it is a modified lens from Konica Auto 35 Range Finder Camera, and set in Minolta 50mm lens barrel, smaller and lighter.
Shortest 60mm focal length, wide angle substitution in impossible is the reason.

The location around seaside in severe condition might require jumpercoat around 10 degree celsius atmosphere. No symptom of rain is informed by the forecast. Cold but not much so I guess. I hope that strong wind blowing will not happen, Typhoon is coming across to our country land so warning tells.

In the darkness some lighting support is necessary to setup and to check the numerical datum, a smartphone will be helpful and SONY Image Edge application program will also be helpful for remote shutter activation in slow shutter situation.

Also, all the work would be done in the darkness at night, Velbon One tough Quick shoe is prepared to avoid any unnecessary screw tightening procedure. Supporting point extension plate to meet with CG point is set prior to the actual scenery.

Manual mode, mechanical shutter, ISO 50 and closing iris utmost conditioned allows me longer shutter opening than 30 sec in Image Edge program, various trial at the scenery would be tried without mechanical connections for long time exposure.

Do not do anything unnecessary at the shooting site. Do all the preparations that I can do at home priorly. When the shutter is released as I imaged, pull it up immediately, no longer stay is useless at all, this is my iron rule.

Do desperate effort on what once decided to do is my way, otherwise not interesting at all, better stop do that if I do not exert myself utmost on it. Hobby work is far hard task for me than any business!

It is tough but I cannot stop, the moment I stop is that of my heart stops.
I wish I could do better also today!

I participated in a photo-shooting school at Hirakata Park as a work production yesterday. As a matter for regret, the weather condition was not so favorable with dark cloud in the morning but became better as get closer to noon.

Trial visiting last week provided me of useful information especially on the requirement of the suitable focal length of the lens. Consequently, Minolta MD Zoom 35~135/f3.5~4.5 brought yesterday took effect in time, depending on the intended objects.

About the ticket of the Hirakata Park is available at Umeda Station Bldg. almost at half a price priorly. Depending on the chance, the price deviates, so it differs on the shops, try several ones.

Though Hirakata Kiku-Ningyo Festival starts today, we could see the performances of preparations yesterday, the flower arranger is required specific sensitivity as a professional, she is called "Kiku-shi" meaning a specialist of Kiku flower arrangement.

Western clothed doll was also exhibited in a beautiful condition in addition to usual Kimono styles ones, everyone must enjoy some extraordinary atmosphere, entrance is free of charge.

It's a group shooting day today at Hirakata Park, it rained yesterday but cleared up today, feeling any good luck I'll try. As I felt some lack of focal length in one scenery when I carried 35~105 zoom lens last time, I exchanged it into 35~135 for better result.

Weather forecast tells not so cold in the daytime, it will be so favorable to shoot. Good atmospheric condition does not always provide good result or opposite result may happen?

Keeping or advancing the capability once acquired is very difficult for retired geriatric both physiologically and intelligently. I know that once giving up I will fall down on steep inclination, and boring world world is waiting for me.

As my social situation after retiring from everything, no binding factor or inhibiting side pear exists at all, a brilliant future is waiting for me under the condition of my condition is the same as now, unless I get sick physically and emotionally?

I wonder if the Vaccine Passport is available if it had been a Placebo medicine? Though the needle pain was the same? The attitude telling 　as Placebo itself might be Placebo? Only small tag with specific number knows the truth?

Writing about "Kate and Mabel".
Though female's names as they are, so are US Mil. code names of Imperial Japanese aircraft carrier Attacker produced over 70 years ago.

Strictly speaking, though the burdened motor is the same as Zero AM-5, Kate's wing area is so made wider as to carry heavy bomb or torpedo, cruising range is as long as 1,900 km.

There are two type of 97 attacker, one is manufactured by Nakajima Aircraft Company and another was Mitsubishi made, former was done 1,400 and the latter was 150 in number promptly.

Though the names were same as 97, they are different each other except the classification as Attacker. Mitsubishi 97 was liked by some of the pilot because of less motor vibration.

Uzurano air run way is situated at Kasai-City Hyogo Pef. near Himeji. This broad, wide and huge place has miserably sad history of the "Dai-toa War", US Pacific Front of WWⅡ over 70 years ago.
It was a airplane runway for the former Navy of Imperial Japan.

Once we had a manufacturing factory of war birds here by Kawanishi Aircraft Company and George (Shidenkai), Kate and Mabel(97 Attacker) and etc. were manufactured there.

But, not a few Kates were applied as the method of "Kamikaze Bombing", so 3 pilots were killed per a plane as a matter of fact.

This is why the Pilot's number exceeds the plane sorties in number. So sadly, a tombstone with engraving all the victims is exhibited beside the main statue.

Our Navy flag is fluttering beside of them in the deep blue sky all the time.
Whenever I look it up, I'm full of chest.

I make it a rule to visit there once a month taking two hours drive in order to pray for the souls of the spirits with the best gratitude. Because we who are living this generation in peace owe to the sublimated ancestors as substitutes.

Supporting at the center of the gravity is one of an indispensable requirement when set on the tripod, especially, a ball panhead and long lens barrel are invited. What is written here would be soon realized if experienced once.

Precise fixation of the shooting equipment is the firs in order to obtain the critically fine and clear transparency without camera-shake. Photographers have been making effort to prevent the phenomena since Siver Salt Film period of time with bearing in mind like a gambling.

Though some desperate effort done by the manufacturing engineers should be evaluated much higher. The invented technology of moving imaging sensor and a part of lens unit according to the cycle of shaking is an amazing invention!

Consequently, recent cameras and lenses have countermeasure for that inconvenience as Anti-Shake system. But actual comparison on pixel peeping between hand holding and mechanical tripod fixation of the equipment proves the apparent difference.

This is why professionals carry around a big, heavy and bulky Tripod no matter how sophisticated Anti-camera-shake system is equipped inside of the camera and lens. No one waits any argument on this point.

By honestly following the old basic concept, professional photographers are rewarded the ultimately Fine Pics quality.
Remember that, Camera, Lens and Tripod are "Three Sacred Treasures".