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Electricity

201410-121Today we use electric power in any time without awareness. Even a car doesn’t work without electricity which is produced by itself. Needless to say any smartphone has a battery and connects to the base station which requires power. When the mega quake happened in Japan few years ago, many people tried to find an active base station and power supply but it was difficult.

今は、誰もが気付かぬうちにいつも電気を使っている。車でさえも、自分で作り出す電気なしでは動かない。言うまでもなく、スマートフォンはバッテリーを抱えていて、電気を必要とする基地局とつながっている。数年前の大地震では多くの人が動作している基地局と電源を探したが、それも困難だった。

When you trip to other countries you don’t know well, perhaps you need to find power outlets other than your hotel. One of ways would be to find a Seattle style cafe but you may learn it isn’t always easy to do at every street corner. Even if you fortunately knows where power outlet is, perhaps you may find yourself having forgotten to bring a proper plug. This is actually a real story of my friend. The shape of plugs in Europe is different from Japanese and North American one.

もし、良く知らない他の国に旅するなら、ホテルを探すよりむしろ電源を探す必要があるかもしれない。ひとつの方法は、いわゆるシアトル系カフェを探すことだろうが、実際それがどこにでもあるわけではない。幸運にもどこに電源があるか見つかったとしても、正しいプラグを持ってこなかった事にそこで初めて気づくかもしれない。この話、知人の経験した話である。ヨーロッパのプラグ形状は、日本や北米とは異なっている。

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I retouched her charming smiling face because she was asking for.

Lucky you! SNCF, French national railway, has prepared a sophisticated power outlet having USB connectors for your hungry smartphone (and your health).

でも、あなたはラッキー。フランス国鉄洗練された電源を用意した。USBで腹ペコのスマートフォンを充電できるのだ。(しかも健康にも良い)

日本語だけ補足。近くに普通の電源もあったのでご安心を。

 

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Cover Art

201410-100I imagined what my favorite album was or which kind of music I loved. Wagner? Yes but no, probably cover art should be an image of middle age, which is just ordinary. How about the Latin Jazz?  seems not so good. OK, let’s try to make 60’s with new photos.

Then, I retouched a picture of Coca-Cola track.

 

201410-111Alternative idea was to make a futuristic cover suitable for a book about social issues such like greenhouse gas. It also could be a cover art of 70’s progressive rock.

In response to the weekly photo challengeCover Art by The Daily Post.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Refraction

201410-030Three years ago, I had a chance to visit the exhibition of Jean-Michel Othoniel, who is well-know artist and his works are made of glass.

The refracted light was blended in colored glasses and reflected around you.

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201410-033As if it was in a cathedral.

Time to time, we are confused and think where we are in the refracted world.

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In response to the weekly photo challengeRefraction by The Daily Post.