Tag Archives: Japan

Google Maps and Google Earth

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 2 September, 2008. Filed under China, India, Japan, Personal, Technology. Tagged China, India, Japan, Technology. 1 Comment.

In my (precious little) spare time I have been experimenting with Google Maps and Google Earth. Things have gone well, except for working out how to embed the maps into my blog posts. Now, if you happen to be using Firefox (I’m not sure about Internet Explorer), below is a map I made using Google Earth of [...]

Geisha in Kyoto

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 23 May, 2008. Filed under Japan, Photography. Tagged Japan, Kyoto, Photography. 1 Comment.

When wandering through Kyoto I was part of a small scuffle of photographers capturing a small procession of Geishas heading to work. At they time I thought they might be traditional opera singers, as I noted in this post. This is the photograph of one of them that I managed to capture. The ladies were really [...]

HDR in the Evening

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 23 May, 2008. Filed under China, Japan, Photography, Technology. Tagged China, HDR, Japan, Photography, Technology. 1 Comment.

I have had a few additional moments to experiment with the high dynamic range software. The technique does make the photographs much more like the eye experiences (and compensates for the lack of dynamic range in my camera’s sensor). This photograph was taken in Kyoto on a busy street corner. The red lights are from the [...]

Twenty four hours in Kyoto

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 11 May, 2008. Filed under Consumption, Japan, Personal, Research. Tagged Japan, Kyoto. 2 Comments.

Yesterday afternoon, after arriving and settling in my hotel, I wandered the central city area and caught up on some necessary shopping — a rugby top because it is cooler here than I expected and a small card wallet to replace the one I lost in Shanghai, the cards will have to wait until I [...]