David started innocently enough. He made a few small trades, always in reputable blue chip companies. As time passed his deals became more risky. He tried to protect himself from the dangers of the market, but each day he found himself a little deeper down the financial rabbit hole. Then came acceptance. He embraced the dark side. His future was in futures. Greed is good.
At the moment, active duty military on Okinawa must be back on base before 11pm. As midnight approached on New Year’s Eve, the normally busy Park Avenue in Okinawa City was like a ghost town. It’s interesting to note that there seemed to be no Japanese in the area also. Park Avenue really needs a makeover if it’s to compete with other areas for business. At Music Town young Japanese were taking part in a rap dance battle, while in Chatan thousands had gathered to watch a fireworks display. Not surprising really that Park Avenue was left empty.
Model – Sachi Perry MUA – Summer Johnson Pentax 645D HD PENTAX-D FA645 MACRO 90mmF2.8ED AW S Lighting – Charcoal background. Gridded Beauty Dish powered by Profoto Pro-7a as the main light . Square softbox front and low as fill. 2 medium size strip softboxes behind that were adding rimlight (powered by Profoto compacts). Strobes triggered with PocketWizards.
While out looking for the Okinawan Rail near Cape Hedo, Shawn Miller and I came across some damage from Typhoon Jelawat. I had noticed that during storms wind turbines are somehow disengaged so the blades don’t rotate, but I’d never seen them damaged. I don’t know if or when it will get fixed, but I’m pretty sure it’s not going to be cheap.
Pete Leong and I went out shooting with Rie Tanaka and various types of flash to create some example images for the upcoming Off Camera Flash workshop. There are still a couple of places still available for the workshop. Here are the details, and if you’d like to join us, just send me a mail. Off Camera Flash Workshop Move your flash away from your camera to create more natural images or to give your photographs a drop of magical light. January 19 & 20 2013 1PM to 6PM Class Size: Max 12 Location: Ishikawa, Uruma City, Okinawa Instructors: Pete Leong & Chris Willson Price US$150
The sun sets in 2012, then rises in 2013. Happy New Year 🙂
Trained in high altitude medicine and glacier rescue techniques, Adam is the leader of the Okinawa Mountain Rescue Service. He has yet to receive his first call, but when that blizzard hits he’ll be ready. Pentax 645D HD PENTAX-D FA645 MACRO 90mmF2.8ED AW S Lighting – White background. Beauty dish powered by Profoto Pro-7a as the main light . Square softbox front and low as fill. 2 small zoom reflectors aimed at background (powered by Profoto compacts). Strobes triggered with PocketWizards.
Shaked Barzilay put together a short video showing James and I taking some portraits at the dojo of Masakazu Kinjo 9th dan Uechi Ryu Karate and Ryukyu Kobudo. You can see photos from the shoot here. Thanks very much Shaked.
An image from this week’s shoot. A chance to work with a great new model Alexis, and to test out both the 90mm lens for the 645D camera , along with its little brother the new K5IIs. Model – Alexis Jacoby MUA – Felicia Lee Pentax 645D HD PENTAX-D FA645 MACRO 90mmF2.8ED AW S Lighting – Charcoal grey background. Gridded Beauty Dish powered by Profoto Pro-7a as the main light . Square softbox front and low as fill. 2 medium size strip softboxes behind that were adding rimlight (powered by Profoto compacts). Strobes triggered with PocketWizards.
Off Camera Flash Workshop Move your flash away from your camera to create more natural images or to give your photographs a drop of magical light. January 19 & 20 2013 1PM to 6PM Class Size: Max 12 Location: Ishikawa, Uruma City, Okinawa (Maps and pins will be sent out) Instructors: Pete Leong & Chris Willson Price US$150 To book a place on the course please email me on chris(at)travel67.com I will send you a paypal request for the class fee. Payment secures your place on the course. Pete uses off camera flash everyday as an wedding photographer. He can use it to overpower the sun, and create flattering light for the bride and groom. He’s very good a what he does, and a great person to learn from. On the first day we will talk about the different types of strobes and how to get the most out of them on and off camera. The second day we will move from TTL to manual flash control, and from wired to wireless triggers. At the end …
TRAVEL 67 : Chris Willson Photography 