Quick Update: Visit To Shirahama, a Minor Heart Arrhythmia, and the End of Lent

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/100 sec, f/4.5, ISO 1600 —
map & image data — nearby photos

Lots of Pandas

in Shirahama, Japan

白浜ではパンダが多い








Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/8000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 160 —
map & image data — nearby photos

A White Beach

Shirarahama Beach (白良浜)

Shirahama, Japan

白浜のベーチは白いですね








Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — 1/320 sec, f/2.8, ISO 320 —
map & image data — nearby photos

Up Close and Personal

some bird at Adventure World

Shirahama Japan

It's been an active week since my last post. We spent a nice weekend in Shirahama, a three-hour drive from Kyoto,
about which I'll post more later.

Upon our return, Anthony promptly got a cold and I had my first
heart-arrhythmia episode in 20 months. Like
last time the Sunrythm I took at home
didn't work, but unlike last time they decided not to shock me back into a regular rhythm. Rather, the doc gave me a different drug
in the same class
(Flecainide, sold in Japan as
タンボコール) with instructions that
I should return if it didn't help within seven days. I was back in normal rhythm in about an hour.

So, we're all back on our feet, and I'm back to my normal life feeling
overwhelmed with photography and Lightroom plugin work. But I've got a
great weekend to look forward to: I gave up alcohol and desserts for Lent,
but it ends after Mass on Saturday evening, so I'll visit some photography
friends soon after for an evening of drinks and warm conversation.