Comments for aspir(al)ing http://www.aspiraling.com evolved from ra-se-n.net Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:08:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on A Decade of Digital. by KOj http://www.aspiraling.com/2008/12/27/a-decade-of-digital/#comment-158 KOj Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:22:43 +0000 http://www.aspiraling.com/?p=218#comment-158 A photo blog! Fantastic! I'm looking forward to that. Oh, and to answer your question on my post, I am setting up a new blog site for the non-photo stuff. I'll get that address to you soon! A photo blog! Fantastic! I’m looking forward to that. Oh, and to answer your question on my post, I am setting up a new blog site for the non-photo stuff. I’ll get that address to you soon!

]]> Comment on A Decade of Digital. by BK http://www.aspiraling.com/2008/12/27/a-decade-of-digital/#comment-157 BK Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:25:49 +0000 http://www.aspiraling.com/?p=218#comment-157 Ooo... fancy fancy with the photo bloggy thing :). Indeed you'll get some pictures on there too. I think the first BIG lesson I learned with the SLR is "backgrounds, backgrounds, backgrounds" (not to sound like Ballmer or anything :P). Backgrounds have to do with: a. framing (jen taught me about this), b. pleasant and not distracting from the subject (changing the angle of the shot to... remove an electric pole from the shot, or taking shots from the ground to have sky as the background kinda stuff), c. "cropping" out backgrounds (taking 'tight' photos of a subject as to remove the background from the picture), d. blurring the background (taking it out of focus to bring attention to the subject; DoF), e. "removing" the background with flash DoF. And I learned all that stuff in that order. Note, this does not apply to landscapes. Basically the lesson here was not letting a background take away from a picture. This one idea has taken me from P&S (a and b) to DSLR (c, d, and soon, e) to that "hobbyist" level. And that's not even to say I'm great at it... your hunny's a lot better at finding good things to shoot and how to shoot them than I am. But if there's ONE tip I'll pass on to future DSLR users around the world, it's learn how to make a background work for your picture, not against it. Awesome post by the way, and I look forward to seeing your stunning photos :D. Ooo… fancy fancy with the photo bloggy thing :). Indeed you’ll get some pictures on there too. I think the first BIG lesson I learned with the SLR is “backgrounds, backgrounds, backgrounds” (not to sound like Ballmer or anything :P). Backgrounds have to do with: a. framing (jen taught me about this), b. pleasant and not distracting from the subject (changing the angle of the shot to… remove an electric pole from the shot, or taking shots from the ground to have sky as the background kinda stuff), c. “cropping” out backgrounds (taking ‘tight’ photos of a subject as to remove the background from the picture), d. blurring the background (taking it out of focus to bring attention to the subject; DoF), e. “removing” the background with flash DoF. And I learned all that stuff in that order. Note, this does not apply to landscapes. Basically the lesson here was not letting a background take away from a picture. This one idea has taken me from P&S (a and b) to DSLR (c, d, and soon, e) to that “hobbyist” level. And that’s not even to say I’m great at it… your hunny’s a lot better at finding good things to shoot and how to shoot them than I am. But if there’s ONE tip I’ll pass on to future DSLR users around the world, it’s learn how to make a background work for your picture, not against it. Awesome post by the way, and I look forward to seeing your stunning photos :D.

]]> Comment on The Cookie Baking Post. by BK http://www.aspiraling.com/2008/12/23/the-cookie-baking-post/#comment-155 BK Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:57:28 +0000 http://www.aspiraling.com/?p=211#comment-155 Indeed a hit! Great texture (chewy with a touch of crunch). Peanut butter recess was a great idea. Good luck with the Turkey and fixings project. :) Indeed a hit! Great texture (chewy with a touch of crunch). Peanut butter recess was a great idea. Good luck with the Turkey and fixings project. :)

]]> Comment on De-Scrooged? by Tomoya http://www.aspiraling.com/2008/12/03/de-scrooged/#comment-154 Tomoya Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:35:13 +0000 http://www.aspiraling.com/?p=198#comment-154 I am probably going to go Christmas Tree shopping this weekend. This is my first Christmas in Hawaii so it's going to be a little sad. I hope you can join me for a Christmas get together sometime. I am probably going to go Christmas Tree shopping this weekend. This is my first Christmas in Hawaii so it’s going to be a little sad. I hope you can join me for a Christmas get together sometime.

]]> Comment on Ramen Wars. by jen http://www.aspiraling.com/2008/11/28/ramen-wars/#comment-150 jen Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:35:33 +0000 http://www.aspiraling.com/?p=189#comment-150 meh! i think safari ate my first comment to this post! >:o anyway i wanted to say thanks for the reviews.. i'll have to try gomaichi when i come back home since i will be sorely missing fukuoka/hakata tonkotsu ramen. but i really like yottekoya! haha this is one of the main reasons i love fukuoka.... hahaha http://gallery.me.com/jenmorales/100289/IMG_1543/web.jpg http://gallery.me.com/jenmorales/100289/IMG_1544/web.jpg http://gallery.me.com/jenmorales/100297/IMG_1616/web.jpg http://gallery.me.com/jenmorales/100195/IMG_1003/web.jpg meh! i think safari ate my first comment to this post! >:o

anyway i wanted to say thanks for the reviews.. i’ll have to try gomaichi when i come back home since i will be sorely missing fukuoka/hakata tonkotsu ramen. but i really like yottekoya! haha

this is one of the main reasons i love fukuoka…. hahaha

http://gallery.me.com/jenmorales/100289/IMG_1543/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/jenmorales/100289/IMG_1544/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/jenmorales/100297/IMG_1616/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/jenmorales/100195/IMG_1003/web.jpg

]]> Comment on Ramen Wars. by jen http://www.aspiraling.com/2008/11/28/ramen-wars/#comment-149 jen Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:33:17 +0000 http://www.aspiraling.com/?p=189#comment-149 oh yeah and tenkaippin is supposed to be pretty good too but i haven't been there either http://www.yelp.com/biz/tenkaippin-hawaii-honolulu oh yeah and tenkaippin is supposed to be pretty good too but i haven’t been there either

http://www.yelp.com/biz/tenkaippin-hawaii-honolulu

]]> Comment on De-Scrooged? by BK http://www.aspiraling.com/2008/12/03/de-scrooged/#comment-147 BK Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:14:33 +0000 http://www.aspiraling.com/?p=198#comment-147 I won't have the 5D Mark II before my birthday (probably) because availability is TERRIBLE, but I'd be happy to try taking a Christmas photo for you guys if you need, in fact, we can trade too! I'd like a wintery photo of myself cause i'm vain hahaha. Wash the dishes Ken, especially if she brings some to the store :D! Love the real christmas trees myself, but I never get the Charley Brown kine that I want. Maybe a craft fair would have one, something low-maintenance, but still full of holiday smell. I won’t have the 5D Mark II before my birthday (probably) because availability is TERRIBLE, but I’d be happy to try taking a Christmas photo for you guys if you need, in fact, we can trade too! I’d like a wintery photo of myself cause i’m vain hahaha. Wash the dishes Ken, especially if she brings some to the store :D! Love the real christmas trees myself, but I never get the Charley Brown kine that I want. Maybe a craft fair would have one, something low-maintenance, but still full of holiday smell.

]]> Comment on Ramen Wars. by BK http://www.aspiraling.com/2008/11/28/ramen-wars/#comment-146 BK Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:56:35 +0000 http://www.aspiraling.com/?p=189#comment-146 Aw, keep writing about food, food blogs are awesome. I definitely have to try this gomaichi place. I'm not the biggest ramen connoisseur but I'm always excited for good food. Thanks for the inspiring review :), and keep blogging :). Aw, keep writing about food, food blogs are awesome. I definitely have to try this gomaichi place. I’m not the biggest ramen connoisseur but I’m always excited for good food. Thanks for the inspiring review :), and keep blogging :).

]]> Comment on Ramen Wars. by Kento http://www.aspiraling.com/2008/11/28/ramen-wars/#comment-145 Kento Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:11:51 +0000 http://www.aspiraling.com/?p=189#comment-145 Yay Gomaichi! Yay Gomaichi!

]]> Comment on Sam…wha? by kushibo http://www.aspiraling.com/2008/10/20/samwha/#comment-116 kushibo Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:25:29 +0000 http://www.aspiraling.com/?p=148#comment-116 Aloha... This will sound incredibly lame but I actually dropped by here when I saw your Mii on Loopt. It looked an awful lot like the Mii of someone I knew, though it couldn't possibly have been the same person. I guess there are a limited number of combos for Miis on Wii. Um, anyway. So I dropped by and then I saw the Samsung article. Like your ex who is an American who lived in Korea a long time, I'm a long-time Seoul resident (hence the Korean blog) who bought mostly Korean products. Not all of them are great, but mostly they rock or at least are pretty good. I've been driving a Kia for years. Um, anyway, enjoy the TV. Aloha…

This will sound incredibly lame but I actually dropped by here when I saw your Mii on Loopt. It looked an awful lot like the Mii of someone I knew, though it couldn’t possibly have been the same person. I guess there are a limited number of combos for Miis on Wii.

Um, anyway. So I dropped by and then I saw the Samsung article. Like your ex who is an American who lived in Korea a long time, I’m a long-time Seoul resident (hence the Korean blog) who bought mostly Korean products. Not all of them are great, but mostly they rock or at least are pretty good. I’ve been driving a Kia for years.

Um, anyway, enjoy the TV.

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