Flight Delay - Thank Goodness for Snapseed

My airplane seems to have a "maintenance" issue, which is apparently interchangeable with a "mechanical" issue in airline terms. They seem distinct to me, but what do I know?

 

While I sit here waiting to hear whether I'll be home tonight or not, I decided to edit and post an image from Japan.

 

Japanese Garden, by Reed A. George

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7

iso 200, f8, 1/60 sec.

Edited in Snapseed

 

The garden in our hotel in Hakone, a historic resort about an hour from Tokyo, has a stunning garden. I have been traveling and shooting a lot. This reminds me that I have a lot of material to edit from our Japan trip. More to come!

 

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Japan is Welcoming to Photographers

Any idea what this is? I came across it in the garden at our hotel in Hakone, Japan, and had never seen anything like it.

What The?, by Reed A. George

 

Well, it's a monopod, set permanently in a concrete base, in the optimum spot for a travel shot in the garden. Well, of course, I couldn't resist. I mounted the LX7 up, set the self-timer, and made this shot with my lovely wife.

 

Hakone Garden Picture Spot, by Reed A. George

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7

 

This reminds me of the Kodak Photo Spot campaign of years back, but it's not a commercial. It's simply a very nice feature that the hotel added to the garden.

 

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Quick Portrait with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7

A subject near to my heart, and light that I just couldn't pass up.

 

Japanese Window Light, by Reed A. George

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7, Portrait Setting

 

I've been using my LX7 quite a bit on this trip to Japan. This little camera never ceases to amaze me. I am not one to use the canned settings packages in my cameras, but the SCN settings in the LX7 are extremely good. This is the portrait setting. The image is a jpg, straight from the camera.

 

I used a mini-reflector to fill in the shadows on the right side (her left). They can still use a little increase in brightness, but the detail is there.

 

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