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Climbing Mount Daimonji with Robert Yellin & the Ricoh Theta

September 12, 2013 By Michael Lambe 2 Comments

When you write a blog, and a reasonable number of people follow it, sometimes you get stuff for free. Probably this is the best thing I ever got for free:

RICOH

Pretty, isn’t it? This is the RICOH THETA – the first camera that can take 360 degree panoramic images in one shot. And as it isn’t on sale yet, I’m the very first person in Kyoto who gets to give it a go! Soon after it arrived my friend Robert Yellin suggested we take it up Mount Daimonji for a test run and below are the results. Just click on the dew drops to step into a bubble and view the image in 360 degrees!

Crossing the Bridge at the foot of Daimonji:
Dai 1
In the Forest:Dai 2
At the top! You can climb this in 30 minutes at a reasonable pace and it really does energize you when you get to the top. I’m still buzzing from it now.
Dai 3

Taking in the view!Dai 4

After our descent we went back to Robert Yellin’s pottery gallery:Gallery 1

Robert had ice-cold beers ready! Much appreciated after our climb!Gallery 2
While we talked I expressed an interest in some of the works of Shimura Noriyuki that were on display. Robert brought out some mugs for me to look at. Colorful and quirky, I find them delightful.

Gallery 3

I actually ended up buying one, I liked it so much. I feel like every one of those pieces has a story in it, but this was my favorite (standard picture).

IMG_6516 (Medium)
It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Many thanks to Robert, and also to Daniel Rosen for choosing me to try out this great new toy!

Filed Under: Ceramics, Photography, Walks Tagged With: Daimonji, Power Spot, Robert Yellin, theta360

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