Tokonamekin Vision

I had dinner with old friends last night
I talked about them before as well, 1 W + 3 M, Team Singles…
I have another team to go drink sometime as well, all this teammates are married…

Theme of the dinner was high quality Beefsteak with tasty Vino Tinto
When we stopped at a butcher, there is a baseball boy
I wonder why he train the swing like this narrow space, on sidewalk…
Well, when I see like this kids who practicing after team training, I feel wanting to cheer them
Ummmm, it sounds like a old guy’s lines…, am I?

When we arrived at dinner place at a friend’s house, salad was already on table

We had a problem for wine opener then a guy became bad mood who bought wine

This bad mood guy start to cook this yummy steak
Wine’s cork was taken off nicely at this stage so he looked happy already and enjoy cooking

 There is a rice cracker for drinking after dinner
It’s from Kyoto
Its taste very nice but too hot to keep eating…

Then this valuable-our local area limited milk appeared on table
Because this company family owes this house

We stayed there until the sky starts bright finally
So fun, so yummy, so easy going…, old friends are the best!

I left Hakuba yesterday and at home now
The winter season of 11-12 is finished for me…, probably

We played a dice game for the last night at Hakuba
My Swedish friend told this game to me several years ago and it’s so fun!
Toshi uses his big brain a little bit…

After that long night, I got up early in the next morning somehow
Spent morning hours in beautiful weather and clear air

We left Hakuba at noon
Chose a country road, take us home, country road ♪
Wow, that location with that fine weather…, sooooooo beautiful!
Also I didn’t need to drive, which was perfect!!!
We could see a peak with tiny snow left on it
ShoeHey, arigato for driving :-)

Keep driving down south in the green getting deeper and deeper in the valley
Window was totally opened

We arrived at Toyota in evening, then head to Okazaki afterward
We went to see Hama-chan who injured in middle of winter
She seems quite well, her leg is still weak but no more crutch since this evening so I feel better!
And, I forgot to take photo of her…
ShoeHey also forgot…
Hama-chan didn’t take photo of us neither…
Well, it was so moved one to see each other…, yes probably it was…, maybe…

ShoeHey and I headed down a little bit more south to see another friend, Mr Ohta
It was chilly at outside of Starbucks for the night
That chatting was so fun so I didn’t feel so much cold but it was definitely chilly, though
And I didn’t forget to take photo this time!

Ummm, lots of photos to organize ASAP…
Ummm, need to read and understand some English ASAP…
Ummm, need to send some stuff ASAP…
I would love to feel this warmth of Spring well very slowly…

It was great shooting under the sun shine
Typical spring scene to have rest in the shade, avoiding the sun-beam

Very spring scene in the valley
Hakuba has mellow & relaxing atmosphere

We tried to cook Ramen-Noodle for the dinner
4 of us shared work…, Chicken soup, Roast Pork, Soft-Boiled Egg and Noodle
Then,,, surprise!!!
It became tasty yummy wonderful tremendous noodle!

We wondered it wasn’t that super hard…
Well, if we start to make better, we won’t be able to find the goal…

Weather forecast was right and it was rainy day today
The director spend time creating art on the door in extra hours

A guest came over in this afternoon
Then petit party started here

My 11-12 snow season will be finished by this rain I guess
I feel sad, and happy…, depend on what I drink at that time

Here is a movie from this fun shooting session↓
I was surprised with his potential to edit like this movie in a few hours
It shows about this session so much fun as I felt at that moment
I look forward to watch their new release DVD for this coming autumn!
INDRES Formation!!!

Full of sun shine today!
I prepared float ring
And we forgot it…
It seems summer like color these days, but we still poach snow!

Onsen after exhausted
Then 2 riders almost pass out at relaxing room

There is tulip at car park at INDRES house

The location where we visit these days
I got information of this place from another photographer today
It was big snow winter around here
There was no snow left around this season normally
So, it might be the first and the last chance to do shooting

It will be another sunny day tomorrow!

Ganbaruzo!

I came back to Hakuba again
This will be the last snow session for this winter season
We will enjoy and do our best!!!

I made a little bit bitter one…
Well, I still could enjoy it

There is still some places which is closed by snow
Then we go for a walk to do shooting session!

We found a lovely place

I went to feel the sound of ocean/bay
It was calm nice day
I also found my name there!

I visited au mobile phone shop to pick a stuff up
A staff lady told me a good info about discount
I wouldn’t know if I didn’t talk to her…
I got another good info from another staff lady
But I’m afraid of forgetting about it 2 years later…, so I didn’t take it
Though, I could get some cash back, even I haven’t/won’t pay any…
Anyway, talking with ladies are nice

So, my office looks a little bit more looks office than nothing

I got a great chance!
I started to work with F-stop Japan!
It is a company of camera gears
We couldn’t find its gears in Japan easily, but I found them fortunately…
I researched it from my foreign friends and internet a lot
Then I bought one of their backpack “Tilopa BC” from the USA 2 winters ago
I had been found that its design is cool, and its functions are very good

I was looking for another model to suit more for my style several weeks ago
I was introduced to them by one of my friend about same time
I love my life which is surrounded by superb friends!
Marc, thanks sooooo much!
Andy, great to meet you and I will do my best!

I looked for this kind of bag indeed
I was thinking to customize my old shoulder bag by myself
It’s so nice to use it in casual scene, relax mode!
“Shibata“, Millar series of F-stop

I will show more gears with some topics later

I will do my best and hope my work comes well
At first, I need to use more than 100% of my vocabularies

Ummm, I have to tidy my room up for now…
I need to edit photos as well…

I went to see 2 nieces
They went to watch Dolphin show at Fukui prefecture
We went to see my grandfather afterwards

I saw a base of big wide rainbow on the way back to Hakuba
I didn’t stop the car until I could find a good place to park
I’m a person having common sense, kind of…
Then I missed the right moment for that vivid color
So I edited a little bit original data to show that beauty

Shooting plan from tomorrow have been delayed from the day after tomorrow

This was a simple diary from yesterday to today

I’m still sticking at Hakuba
Driving around here to search snow these days
After shooting on snow, our boots is soaked very well everyday…, and it doesn’t be dried for the next day…

Spring is arriving at the higher area these days

And, this season is here finally, for me!
1st time was at night time, onApril 29th!

Then 2nd one was at noon, on April 30th!!

I hope it will be nice days for the rest of shooting chance for this season

I join to s film crew INDRES Formation these few spring time for shooting
And the speed of melting snow is incredibly fast in this season…
For still, it’s good if they make good form in the air
But they have to make clean landing for their movie
If they want to keep own segment, they need lots of images as much MORE as they can
I still need cool style for my photograph
9s, 10s, or W-cork stuff makes movie nicer technically
To take a shot of them, I need to find different idea and angles for myself
Because I don’t make sequence images every time
It’s hard part to go with filming but fun as well
So, I do ZigZag on slope to find a place

I think there is lots of rainy days in this spring
I don’t remember about last spring, but I feel lots of rain…
Here is few sunny day’s record between rain and rain

Shooting from midnight at handrail with some snow around

Jump session after local person’s warm attention about spring avalanche

First time visiting for myself, Mt Okutadami Ski Area
It’s very spring time, but there is still lots of snow there!
Seems like enough amount of snow until GW

We started this “R” Session after sunset
We could make good shape but then we took hours to start junp
Well, we didn’t check the watch until we almost finish…
Though, it was still in a same day

Again, it was first time visiting for myself, Kagura Ski Resort
After favor of Ropeway, Gondora and chair-lifts, there is nice sun deck at the bottom of terrain park!
I supposed that I do shooting from here, sitting on chair in the sun…

Weather forecast said it would be rain again in a few days
So, we should better to go on the snow when the sun stay with us!
After back and forth between Hakuba and Uonuma, we arrived at Hakuba 47
Terrain park just re-designed and so it was nice shape and fun

==Extra Shots==
We always say “Itadakimasu” for meals, food is energy!

I wonder if I could help them…,
I just push the red-button to start and stop, and I push my camera button at a filming site

Night meeting for today and next day

Today is rain, AGAIN
I don’t have many days left until I head back to home
Today is good refreshing hours!

Well, it’s already evening-ish time…