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popbunka
Hamamatsu,
Japan
Gigapans: 8
Snapshots: 23
Bookmarks: 0
Last Visited: September 01, 2009
Tags:
浜松市,
英会話,
popbunka
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PoPBunka! Language and Culture School is located in Hamamatsu City, Japan. We currently building a photography course an are interested in learning and teaching the Gigapan System to hobbyists in Japan.
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PoPBunka! > http://www.popbunka.com/
PoPBunka! BLOG > http://popbunka.hamazo.tv/
Tel: (81) 053-488-4800
Mobile: (81) 090-5115-1295
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Canon G9 |
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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Canon G10 |
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There is a lot to see in this panorama. Look around and you'll find plenty. In the far off distance to the center right you can see that the big shopping mall on the outskirts of the city phenomena has come to Japan. When I first arrived 10 years ago, most cities still had a downtown core for shopping. In North America, we started moving 'shopping' to the outskirts about 20 years ago. This process is now in full swing here in Japan. In my area alone (a medium-sized working class city) I can think of 8 new malls that have sprung up in the last 5 years.
The tall building at the far right is supposed to look like a harmonica from the side. Hamamatsu is the home of the musical instrument business in Japan. In the center of the panorama you can see the main R&D center for Yamaha Musical Instruments company. In the lasrge white factory behind and around the main office is the final assembly location for Yamaha's grand pianos. They are priced at over $100,000.
This is version 2.0 of this Gigapan panorama using a polarizing filter and corrected camera settings. This is also the biggest gigapan I've made yet at about 480 photos. It took about 30 minutes to snap everything.
http://www.popbunka.com/
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http://popbunka.hamazo.tv/
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This is a shot looking south from Bentenjima Koen towards the Pacific Ocean. You can see the famous Torii or red gate and the Hamanako Bypass Bridge. A couple of my friends managed to get themselves into the photo twice. Can you find them? Also have a look at the people fishing in the rental boats.
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http://www.popbunka.com/
http://popbunka.hamazo.tv/
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Another view of the tea fields in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. This was taken about 15 minutes after the other panorama. The sun has risen a little higher and the picture has lost a little of its depth. The camera is actually situated in one of the rows.
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http://www.popbunka.com/
http://popbunka.hamazo.tv/
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This panorama was made in the early hours, about 5.30m. The sun had just risen in the east and the green tea rows are tinged with sunlight. The location is Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (aka. The Home of Japanese Green Tea). The 2009 harvest season has begun with the first 'new tea' or 'shincha' cut been made on many of the rows in this panorama. The lightest colour rows have yet to be trimmed. The brown coloured rows have had all of the leaves cut in stages according to tea quality level. First cut leaves fetch the highest prices. Each row can be cut from 3~5 times. The final cut is often used in blended teas that have the lowest quality. One interesting point about this photo is that Mount Fuji is located off in the distance, however, weather conditions during harvest season hardly ever permit a clear shot. It's usually too hazy. Please have a look at my other panorama as it shows the leaves closer up.
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http://www.popbunka.com/
http://popbunka.hamazo.tv/
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This is a view of Hamamatsu City showing Shizuoka Univeristy of Art & Culture (SUAC), ACT City, Enshu Hospital and Hamamatsu Castle. Apologies for the mistakes in exposure and focus.
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http://www.popbunka.com/
http://popbunka.hamazo.tv/
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Fire Camera
Created: June 4, 2009
Taken From: Hamamatsu City, Japan NW to SE at 元浜町交差点 by PoPBunka! 英会話 浜松市
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This is a fire camera controller by the central fire station. Located so high up, it can give the firefighters an immediate sense of the seriousness of any fire on the north side of the city. Another camera is positioned to look towards the southside. This system works quite well in this city with few highrise buildings.
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