Very busy street
Another manually blended image. At first I tried Photomatix, but as I was looking at the result, I knew that I will have to replace everything. So instead of doing that, I took the middle exposure and blended parts from the other 2 exposures to brighten/darken areas. And I think it worked out quite nicely :)
Contemplation
Free Fall
ユタ州会議事堂大広間
2010年05月29日、アメリカ合衆国ユタ州ソルトレイクシティにあるユタ州議会の議事堂。ご多分に漏れずスケールが半端ない。

2002年冬季オリンピック開催地としてや末日聖徒イエス・キリスト教会(モルモン教)の本部がある事で有名です。車での旅行中の寄ったのですが、どこのアメリカの都市よりも整然として綺麗だった印象。

壁画はユタ州の歴史をもとに描かれたようです。
詳細は(英語): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Capitol#Interior


The Rotunda of Utah State Capitol
05/29/2010, the beautiful rotunda of Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. As is always the case with American stuffs, huuuuuge.

I dropped by this city during a road trip and that was the cleanest city I had ever visited in the USA. In my opinion. Just my opinion.

The paintings in the rotunda are based on the history of Utah.
Detail: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Capitol#Interior
Warmth of the city lights
For this photo, I created a tonemapped version in Photomatix, but then I actually replaced almost everything in Photoshop from the original brackets. You actually could say that I used manual blending to create it :)
デンバー市街
2010年02月06日、アメリカ合衆国コロラド州の州都デンバーの商店街。アメリカでは冬になると街のそこここでライトアップが始まりとてもキレイです。私の住んでいる上田でも、個人宅でのライトアップが増えて来ているようです。

写真とは関係ありませんが、
アメリカ、ヨーロッパで既に発売されている任天堂のWii Uですが、Wii Uのコントローラーのみを使って作られたショート・ムービーを見つけました。ワンテイクで撮られたホラーです。なかなか面白いです!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QQ10w3uduIc

日本では12月8日発売です。今後の展開が楽しみ!


16th Street Mall in Denver
02/06/2010, 16th Street Mall in Denver, Colorado. Recently I feel like there are more houses that have illuminations in winter in Japan, even in Ueda, a country town in Nagano.

This has nothing to do with the picture, but I found a short horror movie recorded by Wii U controllers. I think this is pretty cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QQ10w3uduIc

Wii U will be launched in Japan on Dec. 8. I must say I have to buy one once Smash Bros. is released!
SFD Station 10
Seattle Fire Department station 10
Anubis at King Tut Street Station
Anubis, the god of Egyptian afterlife, stands outside the King Street Station.
The 28-foot tall, half-ton statue was erected for the King Tut exhibit at the Pacific Science Center.
Anubis at King Tut Street Station
Anubis, the god of Egyptian afterlife, stands outside the King Street Station.
The 28-foot tall, half-ton statue was erected for the King Tut exhibit at the Pacific Science Center.
SFD Station 10
Seattle Fire Department station 10
SFD Station 10
Seattle Fire Department station 10
SFD Station 10
Seattle Fire Department station 10
See photo in original gallery.