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		<title>One Year Later</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kenji</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so if I say it took me one year to finish this, it would be not-so-accurate.  It was more like I didn&#8217;t get around to do it.  In any event, I did this exactly year ago today in Kagoshima, &#8230; <a href="http://wp4duke.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/one-year-later/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wp4duke.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6798728&#038;post=20209&#038;subd=wp4duke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">Ok, so if I say it took me one year to finish this, it would be not-so-accurate.  It was more like I didn&#8217;t get around to do it.  In any event, I did this exactly year ago today in Kagoshima, JAPAN.<br />
ちょうど、一年前の今日、鹿児島のフェリーの港で、風の強い日に、こんな撮影をやってた。かおるさま、かなことさま、遊んでくれて、ありがとう！<br />
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		<title>また雪が降ってる</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kenji</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[１２月になったとおもったら、またぼくのフログ内で雪が降ってる。ワードプレスえらい！ Once again, it&#8217;s snowing within my blog just as December came!  Veeeery impressive WordPress!!  Thank you!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wp4duke.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6798728&#038;post=20204&#038;subd=wp4duke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">１２月になったとおもったら、またぼくのフログ内で雪が降ってる。ワードプレスえらい！<br />
Once again, it&#8217;s snowing within my blog just as December came!  Veeeery impressive WordPress!!  Thank you!</p>
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		<title>ずる賢い英語の話し方 100512</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kenji</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[doggamn it.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goddamn it  (がっだめっ）God damn it  (直訳は、くそたれ 神様）でも，意味的には、”あ〜〜〜〜”　とか、”なんちゅうこっちゃ”　とか、”くそ〜〜〜”　みたいな感じ。 発音、正確には、[God Damn It / がっど でーむ いっと]、なんだけど、そこは[がっだあみっ] に、なっちゃうね話してると。[がっど でーむ いっと] の(と) は飲み込むようにな音で発音してください。無発音？　声に，だしては、いわないけれど、くちの、なかで、いってください、で、[がっだあみっ] に、なっかちゃう。そうすれば、地元人の様に，聞こえるよ。 何か失敗したときとか、いらいらしてるときとか、かなづちで、釘をうちそびれて，自分の指を，打ってしまったときとか、ようするに、なにかしら悪いことが起きたときに、神様を、ののしっているのだから、まあ、あまし、よくは、おもわれない、ことばだけどね。とくに、キリスト教徒のひとたちには。でも、ぼくらは、普通の様に、日常茶飯事のように、毎日，言ってます。（なんか、わるいことばっか、起こっているような気配ですね）でも、それほど、深刻なものでは、ないですよ。まあ、教会の中にいたら、気をつけて心の中だけで，いってください。Gaddamnit [がっだあみっ] や Shit [しっと] や Fuck [ふぁっく] は、どれも、一般的には、良くない単語だから，言わない方がいいとか、覚えなくてもいいとか、特に英語を勉強中や、勉強初めには、いわれるけれども、これらは、つねに、会話に色を付けてくれる単語なので、やはり、使いこなそうぜ！ ぼくは、キリスト教徒の人間たちが回りに多いので、Doggamn it [どっがみっ]とも、いっている。これは、God (神様)をDog (犬)に変えただけなのさ！　音がにてるから、音であそんでいるだけなのさ。だって God の反対側からは Dog でしょ？  God Damn It / &#8230; <a href="http://wp4duke.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/%e3%81%9a%e3%82%8b%e8%b3%a2%e3%81%84%e8%8b%b1%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e8%a9%b1%e3%81%97%e6%96%b9/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wp4duke.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6798728&#038;post=20182&#038;subd=wp4duke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Goddamn it  (がっだめっ）God damn it  (直訳は、くそたれ 神様）でも，意味的には、”あ〜〜〜〜”　とか、”なんちゅうこっちゃ”　とか、”くそ〜〜〜”　みたいな感じ。</p>
<p>発音、正確には、[God Damn It / がっど でーむ いっと]、なんだけど、そこは[がっだあみっ] に、なっちゃうね話してると。[がっど でーむ いっと] の(と) は飲み込むようにな音で発音してください。無発音？　声に，だしては、いわないけれど、くちの、なかで、いってください、で、[がっだあみっ] に、なっかちゃう。そうすれば、地元人の様に，聞こえるよ。</p>
<p>何か失敗したときとか、いらいらしてるときとか、かなづちで、釘をうちそびれて，自分の指を，打ってしまったときとか、ようするに、なにかしら悪いことが起きたときに、神様を、ののしっているのだから、まあ、あまし、よくは、おもわれない、ことばだけどね。とくに、キリスト教徒のひとたちには。でも、ぼくらは、普通の様に、日常茶飯事のように、毎日，言ってます。（なんか、わるいことばっか、起こっているような気配ですね）でも、それほど、深刻なものでは、ないですよ。まあ、教会の中にいたら、気をつけて心の中だけで，いってください。Gaddamnit [がっだあみっ] や Shit [しっと] や Fuck [ふぁっく] は、どれも、一般的には、良くない単語だから，言わない方がいいとか、覚えなくてもいいとか、特に英語を勉強中や、勉強初めには、いわれるけれども、これらは、つねに、会話に色を付けてくれる単語なので、やはり、使いこなそうぜ！</p>
<p>ぼくは、キリスト教徒の人間たちが回りに多いので、Doggamn it [どっがみっ]とも、いっている。これは、God (神様)をDog (犬)に変えただけなのさ！　音がにてるから、音であそんでいるだけなのさ。だって God の反対側からは Dog でしょ？  God Damn It / Dog Gamn It</p>
<p>根性いれて、腹の底から言おう！！！</p>
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		<title>Full Moon September 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kenji</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beach Photography]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept037-edit-editbg.jpg" alt="FMSept037-Edit-EditBG" class="size-full wp-image-20164" /><p>Full moon over Goleta Beach</p> <a href="http://wp4duke.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/fmsept037-edit-editbg/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wp4duke.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6798728&#038;post=20142&#038;subd=wp4duke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">September&#8217;s full moon fell on the last day of the month.  I was out far end of Goleta Beach with four of SBJPG members.  On this mild evening, there were people strolling down the beach, a family enjoying fishing, joggers and lover all having a good time!<br />
九月の満月は月末の夜になりました。サンタバーバラ市の北区のゴレタビーチに四人のSBJPGメンバーが集まりました。ビーチを散歩中に人や、家族で魚釣りや、ジョギングしてる人もいいるかと思えば、恋人達もたわむれながら、心地よい時間を過ごしていました。<a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept037-edit-editbg1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20169" title="FMSept037-Edit-EditBG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept037-edit-editbg1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept006bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20170" title="FMSept006BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept006bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept002lrsp.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20171" title="FMSept002LRsp" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept002lrsp.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept011bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20172" title="FMSept011BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept011bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept019bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20173" title="FMSept019BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept019bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept024bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20174" title="FMSept024BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept024bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Henrik (L), Lori (C), Kathryn (Texting) and Dennis (R)</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept025bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20175" title="FMSept025BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept025bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Getting darker</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept029bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20176" title="FMSept029BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept029bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Crunch time!!</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept032bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20177" title="FMSept032BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept032bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>She arrives</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept050-edit-editbg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20178" title="FMSept050-Edit-EditBG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept050-edit-editbg.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>                  Kathryn in light</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept038bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20179" title="FMSept038BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/fmsept038bg.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>Up close and personal</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.meetup.com/santabarbarajapanphotographygroup/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">SBJPG / Santa Barbara Japan Photography Group</span></a></span></p>
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		<title>Wall Of Fame Poster for Endangered Species Protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kenji</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yey, the poster is done! 絶滅危惧種動物保護のウォール オブ フェイム ポスターが完成 &#160; Big Life Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Africa’s wildlife and ecosystems founded in September 2010 by photographer Nick Brandt in urgent response to the recent dramatic &#8230; <a href="http://wp4duke.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/wall-of-fame-poster-for-endangered-species-protection/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wp4duke.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6798728&#038;post=20137&#038;subd=wp4duke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yey, the poster is done!<br />
絶滅危惧種動物保護のウォール オブ フェイム ポスターが完成</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/donna-big-life-foundation-bgsp.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20139" title="Donna-Big Life Foundation BGsp" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/donna-big-life-foundation-bgsp.jpg?w=500&#038;h=750" alt="" width="500" height="750" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.biglifeafrica.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Big Life Foundation </span></a></span>is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Africa’s wildlife and ecosystems founded in September 2010 by photographer Nick Brandt in urgent response to the recent dramatic escalation in poaching across much of Africa.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">ビッグライフ財団は、アフリカ全体で最近の密猟が劇的に上昇したことに緊急対応で写真家ニック·ブラントによって2010年9月に設立された生態系の保全を目的とする非営利組織です。</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">We are going to going to have a fundraiser for Big Life Foundation in  May 2013.来年５月に大規模な募金活動を行ないます。乞うご期待。</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kenji</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Life Foundation was what my friend Donna&#8217;s mind when she wanted to celebrate her 50th birthday, so she planned a Safari theme birthday party as in sort of trial-run party for a fundraiser for Big Life Foundation in  May &#8230; <a href="http://wp4duke.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/endangered-species-protectionbirthday-party-event/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wp4duke.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6798728&#038;post=20098&#038;subd=wp4duke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">Big Life Foundation was what my friend Donna&#8217;s mind when she wanted to celebrate her 50th birthday, so she planned a Safari theme birthday party as in sort of trial-run party for a fundraiser for Big Life Foundation in  May 2013.<br />
私の友ダナが50歳の誕生日会パーティーを考えていたときに、来年の５月に行なう予定のビッグライフ財団の募金活動の試しパーティーをと思い、サファリテーマの誕生日会パーティをやってみようと試みました。</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.biglifeafrica.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Big Life Foundation</span></a></span> is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Africa’s wildlife and ecosystems founded in September 2010 by photographer Nick Brandt in urgent response to the recent dramatic escalation in poaching across much of Africa.<br />
ビッグライフ財団は、アフリカ全体で最近の密猟が劇的に上昇したことに緊急対応で写真家ニック·ブラントによって2010年9月に設立された生態系の保全を目的とする非営利組織です。</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty07bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20101" title="AnimalParty07BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty07bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty30bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20102" title="AnimalParty30BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty30bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty45bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20107" title="AnimalParty45BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty45bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Donna and her animals (girls) are getting ready to perform.<br />
ダナと彼女の動物たちが演劇の準備</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty56bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20104" title="AnimalParty56BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty56bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Show time!!　ショータイム！！</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty50bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20106" title="AnimalParty50BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty50bg.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty25bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20108" title="AnimalParty25BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty25bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>All kinds of &#8220;animals&#8221;.　いろんな &#8220;動物&#8221; がいます</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty26bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20109" title="AnimalParty26BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animalparty26bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Monkey makes move on a sexy tiger. 　お猿さんが虎をナンパ中</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">We also did &#8220;Wall Of Fame&#8221; session of these animals. Wall Of Fame (WOF) is a fun photography service sort of like deluxe version of prom photography that let you be whatever and do whatever you wish.  Yes, you can say it&#8217;s the prom photos on steroid as in &#8220;anything goes&#8221;, and is always a big hit at events such as corporate parties, holiday parties, birthday party and of course wedding receptions.  Just explore your alter ego, and be formal, semi-formal, informal, funky, spunky, cool, goofy, sexy, cute, pretty, DMV-ish, wild and crazy.  We can shoot singles, groups, brothers, sisters, family and more!  It’s definitely a fun time for everybody!  Simon Cowell says, “Get your freaky Paula Abdul on” (or not).</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-133bg-copy.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20114" title="Animal-Party-133BG copy" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-133bg-copy.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>Birds of Paradise</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-50bg-copy.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20115" title="Animal-Party-50BG copy" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-50bg-copy.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>Tigers</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-68bg-copy.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20116" title="Animal-Party-68BG copy" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-68bg-copy.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>Cat</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-129bg-copy.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20118" title="Animal-Party-129BG copy" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-129bg-copy.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>Tourist</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-42bg-copy.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20120" title="Animal-Party-42BG copy" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-42bg-copy.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>Monkey</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-72bg-copy.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20122" title="Animal-Party-72BG copy" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-72bg-copy.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>Cheetah</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-138bg-copy.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20123" title="Animal-Party-138BG copy" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-138bg-copy.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>Tribe man</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-135bg-copy.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20124" title="Animal-Party-135BG copy" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/animal-party-135bg-copy.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>Sexy cat</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Eventually thirty-six of these animals will make into a 20&#215;30 poster. (Samples below &#8211; Creature Series)<br />
<a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/creatures-of-solstice-2010.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20127" title="Creatures of Solstice 2010" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/creatures-of-solstice-2010.jpeg?w=500&#038;h=750" alt="" width="500" height="750" /></a>Hip Brazil &#8211; Summer Solstice 2010 / Santa Barbara, California</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/renaissancewofsp.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20129" title="RenaissanceWOFsp" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/renaissancewofsp.jpg?w=500&#038;h=750" alt="" width="500" height="750" /></a>Renaissance Festival / San Luis Obispo, California</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.meetup.com/santabarbarajapanphotographygroup/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">SBJPG/Santa Barbara Japan Photography Group<br />
</span></a><a href="http://www.biglifeafrica.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Big Life Foundation</span></a></span></p>
<p>So, we&#8217;d like to make next fundraising party (May 2013) into a largest annual celebration. It is a time for activists, donors, volunteers, and all animal supporters to gather and send messages and stop those who kill animals for profit. Anyone interested in assisting with this year&#8217;s celebration should contact Donna Fertig (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/messages/donnafertig">donnafertig@facebook.com</a>) or at &#8216;phone number&#8217; or by email.<br />
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		<title>Blue Moon (Full Moon August &#8211; 2012)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kenji</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting indeed how your day turned into something totally different especially when you weren&#8217;t expecting.  It was one of many SBJPG&#8217;s full moon shoot out, and we were going to just get high up in the mountain and wait for &#8230; <a href="http://wp4duke.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/blue-moon-full-moon-august-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wp4duke.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6798728&#038;post=20061&#038;subd=wp4duke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">Interesting indeed how your day turned into something totally different especially when you weren&#8217;t expecting.  It was one of many SBJPG&#8217;s full moon shoot out, and we were going to just get high up in the mountain and wait for the moon.  While we were driving up half way in the mountain, we saw a local fire department doing a field exercise and I immediately knew it was going to be hot shots.  Few firemen were standing against the Sun creating fantastic silhouette figures of men working with a fire hose.<br />
<a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/136bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20062" title="136BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/136bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/144bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20065" title="144BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/144bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Dennis frames his shot.</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/142bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20064" title="142BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/142bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/147bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20066" title="147BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/147bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Fire fighters from Painted Cave Fire Department.  Thanks, Chief!!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">When we got to the shooting site (<span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knapp's_Castle" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Knapp Castle</span></a></span>), there were several people up there enjoying majestic Sunset, doing yoga and just hanging out.<br />
<a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/153-editbg1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20072" title="153-EditBG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/153-editbg1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Renee and Carolina at Sunset meditation.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/171bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20068" title="171BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/171bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/195bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20071" title="195BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/195bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/183bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20070" title="183BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/183bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/159bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20073" title="159BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/159bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>We were like &#8220;the moon! the moon!&#8221; just as the moon appeared.  After the Sunset, the temperature dropped dramatically whereas when we were up here three weeks ago for the Perseids Meteor Shower, it was incredibly warm night and no bugs at all that we were able to camp out without blankets.<br />
月が出た途端に、月だあ〜月だあ〜！と騒いでしまいました。お日様が沈んでしまったらやたら寒くなってきました。３週間まえにここに流星群を観に来た時は害虫駆除は全くいなかったし、毛布もいらないくらいの暖かさでそのままキャンプすることが出来ました。</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/210-editbg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20074" title="210-EditBG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/210-editbg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Blue Moon (August 2 &amp; August 31, 2012)<br />
２０１２年８月のブルームーンでした。</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/211bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20075" title="211BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/211bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Dennis was getting ready to shoot.　 (I lit him up with my flashlight)<br />
デニスがそろそろ撮影準備。(私は彼を懐中電灯で照らしています）</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/224bg-copy.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20092" title="224BG copy" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/224bg-copy.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Amazingly bright full moon illuminated the entire area.<br />
超明るい満月の光によって照らされている様子。</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/225bg1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20085" title="225BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/225bg1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>A regular household flashlight made a fire pit come alive. (yellow light)<br />
たき火の雰囲気を普通の懐中電灯で作り出した。(黄色系）</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/229bg1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20088" title="229BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/229bg1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Self-portrait with the full moon light only.<br />
月の光だけでの自画像撮影。</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/228bg1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20087" title="228BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/228bg1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Flashlight Heart. (white light)<br />
懐中電灯で描いた♡ （白色系）</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/231bg1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20090" title="231BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/231bg1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>LOVE appeared.   (believe it or not, this was my very 1st and only attempt)<br />
懐中電灯でラブと描いた。(一回目で嘘みたいにうまく出来た)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/232bg1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20091" title="232BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/232bg1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>&#8220;LOVE&#8221; in chinese character.  (tried four times)<br />
漢字の ”愛” に挑戦したけど、なんか変になっちゃた。(４回挑戦）</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/226bg1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20086" title="226BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/226bg1.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>I&#8217;m going to try coming up here again for next new moon night (9/15) which will be so dark that should provide a perfect night sky to photograph stars. &#8211; This fireplace was lit by the full moon (front side), and a flashlight on the side, inside and foreground for 30 second (without the flashlight, it would&#8217;ve appeared in black without detail).<br />
この撮影現場ではいろんなことが出来そう。次回の新月の夜 (9/15) は暗い夜になので、空いっぱいのお星様を撮りに来ようと思ってます。   この石暖炉の前の部分は月の光によって照らされ、横と暖炉の中と写真の手前は懐中電灯で３０秒はど照らされています。(懐中電灯なしでは、それらの部分はほとんど真っ黒にしか写りません)。</p>
<p>Anyone wants to join for next new moon night, please sign up <span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.meetup.com/santabarbarajapanphotographygroup/events/80744382/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">HERE</span></a></span>.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[ENGLISH 僕らはタイムトラベラーだ。ったってそれは僕ら観光客のことなんだけど、このゴールドラッシュ ゴーストタウン ボウディに来れば君もタイムトラベラー。 現ゴーストタウン、ボウディ（Bodie）は、アメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州東部、シエラネバダ山脈のモーノ郡に１９世紀後半のゴールドラッシュで栄え、全盛期には１００００人近い人口を抱えていた都市。しかし２０世紀に入ると金が掘り尽くされ、また大火の影響もあって町は急速に衰え、やがて人の住まないゴーストタウンと化した。現在では、ボウディは国定歴史建造物、および州立歴史公園に指定されている。 ボウディは高地砂漠地帯にあり、標高が非常に高い上 (２６００m)、吹きさらしの高台の上に位置している。したがって気温の年較差・日較差がともに大きい。夏の日中は極めて暑いが、夜の冷え込みが厳しい。一方、冬は氷点下１５度を下回ることもある。また風も強く、時速１６０kmに達する風が吹き荒れることもある。高地砂漠。センスの良い歌詞の一部にでもなりそうだけど、毎日の生活ってことになると、ものすげえええしんどいと思う。 朝早く着きすぎて４時間後に再び出直した。２回行ったり来たりしたけど全然気にならない。運転最中でもドキドキしてた。興奮。州道３９５号線から州道２７０号線でボウディへ行ける。もうひとつ州道１６７号線でも行ける。インタネットで調べると１６７号線は道が悪いと書かれてあったけど、地元人間に話しをしてみると１６７号線の方を勧めてくれた。僕らは４輪駆動車でもない普通の車だったけど全然オッケーだった。(雪のため冬は道路閉鎖、夏の日中は３０度以上が多いけど、春、秋が心地よい観光季節とのこと） なぜ早く着きすぎたかって？　朝日を狙っての計画が混乱したからです。 ENGLISH 人なつっこいパークレンジャーが正門で迎えてくれる。彼らは敷地内に住んでいるそうだ。つまんなくならないかと聞いたら、衛星放送テレビがあるからと笑顔で答えてた。入園料７ドル、説明書２ドル。午前９時より午後６時まで。 友人マーティンが ウッドストリート南口を散歩中 こんな感じで窓から白いカーテンが掛けてあったら、パークレンジャーの住宅なんだそうだ。(４軒ほどある）その他の家は窓から１００年前以上へちょっとタイムトラベルって感覚で覗ける。寝室も覗いたし。台所、トイレ（ったって、外付けだけど）、ダイニングルームなどなど。彼らの現住宅は、かつてのグリーンストリート通り(Green Street) 沿いに残っている民家のひとつをそのまま再利用しているものである。（暖房冷房付き、衛星放送テレビ付き） 最初にこれ見た時にやはりクリントイーストウッドの事を考えてしまった。立ち止まって眺めていると自分以外のタイムトラベラー観光客が自分の回りにいなくなる時間 (数分) がある。にやにやしてしまった。グランドキャニオンとはまた違う感動。現在は、ボウディの町の一部が残っているのみだけど、タイムトラベラー観光客は一時期１００００人口を抱えたボウディの町並みを歩き回わり、過去からの音に耳をかたむける事ができる。残っている民家跡の内装や家具は住民が離れたときのままの状態を保ってある。 ボウディには色々な物が放棄されたままの状態で残ってる。 ENGLISH マーティンが移動中 ２０００個近くあった当時の建物のうち１１０個ほどの建物が今現在でも残っており、金鉱山工場もその一つ。 １８８２年に作られた２つの教会は、ボウディの衰退時にも関わらず家族向けへの街へと変わっていった証拠の一つ。 ENGLISH ボウディホテル ボウディホテルの中の様子 乙女通り、処女街道 (メイデンレーン ＆ ヴァージン アリー／Maiden Lane &#38; Virgin Alley) 当時の辺境の鉱山町の多くがそうであったように、ボウディにも町の北外れに赤線地帯があった。売春婦ローザ・メイ（Rosa May）は、イギリスのフローレンス ナイチンゲール看護師さながらの献身的な看護で、伝染病が流行したときに多くの町民の命を救ったけれど、売春婦であったがために、死後は町の墓地敷地内から少し離れた所に葬られた。 ボディには電力も通っていた。１８９３年、スタンダード社はボウディの街から約２０km離れたグリーンクリーク川（Green Creek）に水力発電所を建設した。この水力発電所はブリッジポート市の上流にあり、最大１３０馬力、６６００ボルトの電力を発電することができた。この発電所で生み出された電力は同社の工場の機械の動力として使われた。これらの電力施設は、初めて長距離の送電を行なった例のひとつとして挙げられている。 &#8230; <a href="http://wp4duke.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a6%e3%83%87%e3%82%a3%ef%bc%9a%e3%82%b4%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab%e3%83%89-%e3%83%a9%e3%83%83%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a5-%e3%82%b4%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%82%bf%e3%82%a6%e3%83%b3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wp4duke.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6798728&#038;post=19945&#038;subd=wp4duke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>僕らはタイムトラベラーだ。ったってそれは僕ら観光客のことなんだけど、このゴールドラッシュ ゴーストタウン ボウディに来れば君もタイムトラベラー。</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0285bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19946" title="RoadtripBODIE0285BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0285bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>現ゴーストタウン、ボウディ（Bodie）は、アメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州東部、シエラネバダ山脈のモーノ郡に１９世紀後半のゴールドラッシュで栄え、全盛期には１００００人近い人口を抱えていた都市。しかし２０世紀に入ると金が掘り尽くされ、また大火の影響もあって町は急速に衰え、やがて人の住まないゴーストタウンと化した。現在では、ボウディは国定歴史建造物、および州立歴史公園に指定されている。</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0113bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19951" title="RoadtripBODIE0113BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0113bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=305" alt="" width="500" height="305" /></a>ボウディは高地砂漠地帯にあり、標高が非常に高い上 (２６００m)、吹きさらしの高台の上に位置している。したがって気温の年較差・日較差がともに大きい。夏の日中は極めて暑いが、夜の冷え込みが厳しい。一方、冬は氷点下１５度を下回ることもある。また風も強く、時速１６０kmに達する風が吹き荒れることもある。高地砂漠。センスの良い歌詞の一部にでもなりそうだけど、毎日の生活ってことになると、ものすげえええしんどいと思う。</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0118bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19953" title="RoadtripBODIE0118BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0118bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>朝早く着きすぎて４時間後に再び出直した。２回行ったり来たりしたけど全然気にならない。運転最中でもドキドキしてた。興奮。州道３９５号線から州道２７０号線でボウディへ行ける。もうひとつ州道１６７号線でも行ける。インタネットで調べると１６７号線は道が悪いと書かれてあったけど、地元人間に話しをしてみると１６７号線の方を勧めてくれた。僕らは４輪駆動車でもない普通の車だったけど全然オッケーだった。(雪のため冬は道路閉鎖、夏の日中は３０度以上が多いけど、春、秋が心地よい観光季節とのこと）</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/bodie.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19954" title="Bodie" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/bodie.jpg?w=500&#038;h=334" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a>なぜ早く着きすぎたかって？　朝日を狙っての計画が混乱したからです。</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://wp.me/pswEU-5bK"><span style="color:#0000ff;">ENGLISH</span></a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0121bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19955" title="RoadtripBODIE0121BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0121bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>人なつっこいパークレンジャーが正門で迎えてくれる。彼らは敷地内に住んでいるそうだ。つまんなくならないかと聞いたら、衛星放送テレビがあるからと笑顔で答えてた。入園料７ドル、説明書２ドル。午前９時より午後６時まで。</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0162bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19956" title="RoadtripBODIE0162BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0162bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>友人マーティンが ウッドストリート南口を散歩中</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0138bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19957" title="RoadtripBODIE0138BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0138bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>こんな感じで窓から白いカーテンが掛けてあったら、パークレンジャーの住宅なんだそうだ。(４軒ほどある）その他の家は窓から１００年前以上へちょっとタイムトラベルって感覚で覗ける。寝室も覗いたし。台所、トイレ（ったって、外付けだけど）、ダイニングルームなどなど。彼らの現住宅は、かつてのグリーンストリート通り(Green Street) 沿いに残っている民家のひとつをそのまま再利用しているものである。（暖房冷房付き、衛星放送テレビ付き）</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0201bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19958" title="RoadtripBODIE0201BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0201bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=299" alt="" width="500" height="299" /></a>最初にこれ見た時にやはりクリントイーストウッドの事を考えてしまった。立ち止まって眺めていると自分以外のタイムトラベラー観光客が自分の回りにいなくなる時間 (数分) がある。にやにやしてしまった。グランドキャニオンとはまた違う感動。現在は、ボウディの町の一部が残っているのみだけど、タイムトラベラー観光客は一時期１００００人口を抱えたボウディの町並みを歩き回わり、過去からの音に耳をかたむける事ができる。残っている民家跡の内装や家具は住民が離れたときのままの状態を保ってある。</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0135bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19959" title="RoadtripBODIE0135BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0135bg.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0134bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19960" title="RoadtripBODIE0134BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0134bg.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a></p>
<p>ボウディには色々な物が放棄されたままの状態で残ってる。</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0269bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19962" title="RoadtripBODIE0269BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0269bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0158bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19963" title="RoadtripBODIE0158BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0158bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0237bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19964" title="RoadtripBODIE0237BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0237bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0140bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19965" title="RoadtripBODIE0140BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0140bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://wp.me/pswEU-5bK"><span style="color:#0000ff;">ENGLISH</span></a></span><br />
<a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0192bg.jpg"><br />
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19966" title="RoadtripBODIE0192BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0192bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=305" alt="" width="500" height="305" /></a>マーティンが移動中</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0149bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19967" title="RoadtripBODIE0149BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0149bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>２０００個近くあった当時の建物のうち１１０個ほどの建物が今現在でも残っており、金鉱山工場もその一つ。</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0132bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19968" title="RoadtripBODIE0132BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0132bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=291" alt="" width="500" height="291" /></a>１８８２年に作られた２つの教会は、ボウディの衰退時にも関わらず家族向けへの街へと変わっていった証拠の一つ。<a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0131bg1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19971" title="RoadtripBODIE0131BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0131bg1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://wp.me/pswEU-5bK"><span style="color:#0000ff;">ENGLISH</span></a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0247bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19972" title="RoadtripBODIE0247BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0247bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>ボウディホテル</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0251bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19973" title="RoadtripBODIE0251BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0251bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>ボウディホテルの中の様子</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0212bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19974" title="RoadtripBODIE0212BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0212bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=358" alt="" width="500" height="358" /></a>乙女通り、処女街道<br />
(メイデンレーン ＆ ヴァージン アリー／Maiden Lane &amp; Virgin Alley)<br />
当時の辺境の鉱山町の多くがそうであったように、ボウディにも町の北外れに赤線地帯があった。売春婦ローザ・メイ（Rosa May）は、イギリスのフローレンス ナイチンゲール看護師さながらの献身的な看護で、伝染病が流行したときに多くの町民の命を救ったけれど、売春婦であったがために、死後は町の墓地敷地内から少し離れた所に葬られた。</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0187bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19975" title="RoadtripBODIE0187BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0187bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>ボディには電力も通っていた。１８９３年、スタンダード社はボウディの街から約２０km離れたグリーンクリーク川（Green Creek）に水力発電所を建設した。この水力発電所はブリッジポート市の上流にあり、最大１３０馬力、６６００ボルトの電力を発電することができた。この発電所で生み出された電力は同社の工場の機械の動力として使われた。これらの電力施設は、初めて長距離の送電を行なった例のひとつとして挙げられている。</p>
<p>ボウディのメインストリート大通り<br />
<a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0182bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19976" title="RoadtripBODIE0182BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0182bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>全盛期にはボディには大都市なみに、銀行，消防所、音楽隊、汽車、鉱山労働組合、複数の新聞社、そして刑務所まであった。１.６キロメートル弱の大通りには６０軒以上のバーが建ち並んだ。殺人、バーでの暴動、馬車のハイジャックなどは日常茶飯事であった。</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0261bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19977" title="RoadtripBODIE0261BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0261bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>ボウディにまつわる逸話もある。サンフランシスコの家族がボウディに引っ越すことになったとき、若い少女娘のアナ ルイーズ ロックモーア (Anna Louise Lockmoor) が日記に Goodbye God, I&#8217;m going to Bodie.（さようなら、神様。私はボウディに行きます）と書いた。しかし地元の記者はこれに関して、少女は &#8220;Good. by God, I&#8217;m going to Bodie.（すばらしいわ。神様の思し召しで、私はボウディに行くの）だと主張説得。 ボウディに行くのは死ぬのと同じって感覚か、ボウディに行くのは幸せな生活が待っているっていうことだったのか、いづれにせよ今では、有名 (悪?) な語句となっている。</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0159bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19978" title="RoadtripBODIE0159BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0159bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>マーティンが撮影中</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0215bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19979" title="RoadtripBODIE0215BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0215bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>ボウディは写真家たちにとっては、いまだに金鉱のようなもんだ。撮りたい！っていう人が沢山いるとおもう。２０１３年には、SBJPGカリフォルニア州縦断撮影会(仮題)の一カ所になってます。ロスアンゼルス入国でサンフランシスコ離国の合計一週間になる予定。参加希望の皆さんは乞うご期待。<span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://wp.me/pswEU-5bK"><span style="color:#0000ff;">ENGLISH</span></a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0291bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19980" title="RoadtripBODIE0291BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0291bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>ボウディ墓地からのボウディ全景  A view from Bodie Cemetary</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0271bg-3sp.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19981" title="RoadtripBODIE0271BG-3sp" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0271bg-3sp.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>ボウディ墓地の近くに建っていた死体仮置き場は、ボウディの町で唯一、レンガの三十構造で造られた建物で、その理由は夏の暑さで死体が腐乱を起こす事を防ぐためであったわけなんだけれども、なんだかよく考えてみれば、それは死体の方が生きてる人間よりも快適な建物のなかに住んでいた (寝ていた) ってことだ、ん？</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0210bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19983" title="RoadtripBODIE0210BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0210bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>ボウディ刑務所前に落ちていた(？)独房の鉄のドア。持ち上げようとしたけど不可能。150キロ位以上なんじゃないかと思う。</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0177bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19985" title="RoadtripBODIE0177BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0177bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>ダシャンボー ホテル、 郵便局 (左) と 友愛団体祝会場 (右)</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0285bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19986" title="RoadtripBODIE0285BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0285bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>１８５９年、ウイリアム S. ボウディによって金の鉱脈がこの地で発見されたあと、この街はボウディと名付けられ金の採掘時代が始まったわけなんだが、彼はその後、この街が約８０億円をも作り出す街になっていくことを知る事すら無く、同年１１月、隣町への材料調達の最中に雪荒らしによって死亡した。</p>
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<p>１９世紀後半には栄華を極めたボウディであったが、２０世紀に入ると金が掘り尽くされ、それに伴って町は急速に衰えていった。特に１９３２年に町の中心部が大火に見まわれてからは、ボウディの衰退はさらに加速していった。２０世紀後半に至るまで細々と人が住んではいたものの、ボウディから人は離れ続け、やがては人の住まないゴーストタウンと化していった。</p>
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<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0252-editbg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19994" title="RoadtripBODIE0252-EditBG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0252-editbg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0263bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19995" title="RoadtripBODIE0263BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0263bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>１９４０年頃には合計約９０人ほどの住人で細々と生活していたらしいけど、１９４２年には戦争兵器業指令により最後の金発掘現場が閉められた。</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">In 2009 and again in 2010, Bodie was scheduled to be closed, but the California state legislature was able to work out a budget compromise that enabled the state&#8217;s Parks Closure Commission to allow it to remain open. As of 2012, the park is still operating, now administered by the Bodie Foundation.<br />
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.bodiefoundation.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">www.bodiefoundation.org</span></a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://wp.me/pswEU-5bK"><span style="color:#0000ff;">ENGLISH</span></a></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Next weekend (8/11/12) is Bodie&#8217;s annual Friends of Bodie Day.  2012 is a special one with its 50th anniversary as a State HIstoric Park!! If you like to attend the party: <span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.bodiefoundation.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">FRIENDS OF BODIE DAY</span></a></span>.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie-totallayersbgsp.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20045" title="RoadtripBODIE-TOTALlayersBGsp" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie-totallayersbgsp.jpg?w=500&#038;h=92" alt="" width="500" height="92" /></a>朝の１０時からマーティンと僕は４時間弱ボウディの街で時を過ごしたけど、観光カタログ (２ドル) に載ってる６９個あるチェックポイントだけでも回りきれるもんじゃなかったし、まだまだいろんなところを見て回れる写真だって撮れる。時間足りなかったけど、それでも今回の旅は最高だった。次回のボウディでの撮影会への情報集めも含めも出来たし。いずれは大雪に埋もれているボウディも撮りたい。時代衣装で着飾ったモデルさん達も撮りたい。それはすばらしい撮影会になるんじゃないか？　SBJPGは２０１３年にボウディで撮影会を開きます。カルフォルニア縦断撮影会の一部です。ロスアンゼルス入国で、<br />
カリフォルニア州の内陸部を北上し、サンフランシスコ離国の合計一週間になる予定。参加希望の皆さんは乞うご期待。</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">references:</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">BODIE: State Historic Park Tour Guidebook ($2.00 at the gate)<br />
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://bodiefoundation.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Bodie Foundation</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.parks.ca.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">California State Parks</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodie,_California#cite_note-Chesterman-13" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Wikipedia – Bodie</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3_(%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E5%B7%9E)" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Wikipedia Japan – Bodie</span></a></span></p>
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		<title>BODIE: Gold Rush Ghost Town</title>
		<link>http://wp4duke.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/bodie-gold-rush-ghost-town/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kenji</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[日本語 As tourists we visit many places but once you set your foot in Gold Rush Ghost Town Bodie, we&#8217;d become time travelers not only visiting one of the most notorious place people have lived, but also beyond the time &#8230; <a href="http://wp4duke.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/bodie-gold-rush-ghost-town/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wp4duke.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6798728&#038;post=19948&#038;subd=wp4duke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://wp.me/pswEU-5bH"><span style="color:#0000ff;">日本語</span></a></span></p>
<p>As tourists we visit many places but once you set your foot in Gold Rush Ghost Town Bodie, we&#8217;d become time travelers not only visiting one of the most notorious place people have lived, but also beyond the time back into over 100 years. We are all time travelers at Bodie.</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0285bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19946" title="RoadtripBODIE0285BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0285bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>This is Bodie, or rather the remains of Bodie. Bodie is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills, east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, USA. Only about 5 percent of the buildings it contained during its 1880s heyday still remain. Today, it stands just as time, fire and the elements have left it &#8211; a genuine California gold mining ghost town at an elevation of 8400 feet (2600 m). The town was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, and in 1962 it became Bodie State Historic Park.</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0113bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19951" title="RoadtripBODIE0113BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0113bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=305" alt="" width="500" height="305" /></a>Summers in Bodie are hot, and in winter, temperatures often plummet well below 0 °F (−18 °C), and winds can sweep across the valley at close to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). Nights remain cold even through the summer, often dropping well below freezing. The harsh weather is due to a particular combination of high altitude (8,400 feet (2,600 m)) and a very exposed plateau, with little in the way of a natural surrounding wall to protect the long, flat piece of land from the elements.</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0118bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19953" title="RoadtripBODIE0118BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0118bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>We arrived way too early  and had to return four hours later.  The drive up there (twice!!) did not bother me at all.  (I don&#8217;t know about my buddy but I was simply excited thinking what&#8217;s ahead of me) Visitors arrive mainly via CA-270 which runs from CA-395 near Bridgeport. There is also a road CA-167 (off CA-395) near Mono Lake, and this route was the one we traveled up to Bodie.  Although CA-167 was often said to be &#8220;a bad state of repair&#8221;, it was not as bad as we thought it to be (as of June of 2012) and we were not even in a 4WD, just a standard mid-size rental car.  We decided to use CA-167 because we spoke with few local people before the trip up and that was what they suggested. The roads to Bodie are usually closed in winter due to heavy snowfall.<a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/bodie.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19954" title="Bodie" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/bodie.jpg?w=500&#038;h=334" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a>How come we got there too early?  Our plan to get the sunrise at Bodie went over hyper-drive on steroid&#8230;.</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://wp.me/pswEU-5bH"><span style="color:#0000ff;">日本語</span></a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0121bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19955" title="RoadtripBODIE0121BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0121bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Very friendly park rangers greet you at the gate. They live on the property. I asked them if they ever get bored living there, &#8220;I got a satellite dish&#8221;, a ranger on the right replied with a smile.  $7.00 per person.  $2.00 Bodie Booklet (map+)</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0162bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19956" title="RoadtripBODIE0162BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0162bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>My buddy Martin takes a short walk on the southern end of Wood Street</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0138bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19957" title="RoadtripBODIE0138BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0138bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>When the house with white curtains on the window like you see it here, it means it&#8217;s a current resident for park rangers.  Those homes are all original homes from back then and upgraded to date (with air conditioner? and a satellite dish).   Other houses you can peek through the windows as if you were traveling through the time.  Bedrooms, Kitchens, Outhouses and dinning rooms&#8230;. etc.</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0201bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19958" title="RoadtripBODIE0201BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/roadtripbodie0201bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=299" alt="" width="500" height="299" /></a>I couldn&#8217;t stop thinking about Clint Eastwood when I first saw this in front of me. I stood still for few minutes and I found myself standing there with no other time travelers (tourists) around me.  I chuckled a little and felt special :)  Totally impressed.  Impressiveness so different from standing at the edge of Grand Canyon but heavily impressed, nonetheless. Today, Bodie is preserved in a state of arrested decay. Time travelers (visitors) can walk the deserted streets of a town that once was a bustling area of activity with over 10000 people at its peak. Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods.</p>
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<p>Bodie has many abandoned artifacts, such as this 1937 Chevrolet coupe and others.</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0269bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19962" title="RoadtripBODIE0269BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0269bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0158bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19963" title="RoadtripBODIE0158BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0158bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0237bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19964" title="RoadtripBODIE0237BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0237bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0140bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19965" title="RoadtripBODIE0140BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0140bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://wp.me/pswEU-5bH"><span style="color:#0000ff;">日本語</span></a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0192bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19966" title="RoadtripBODIE0192BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0192bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=305" alt="" width="500" height="305" /></a>Martin selects his angle</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0149bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19967" title="RoadtripBODIE0149BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0149bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>A small part of the town survived, with about 110 structures still standing (of about 2000 buildings), including one of many once operational gold mills.</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0132bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19968" title="RoadtripBODIE0132BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0132bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=291" alt="" width="500" height="291" /></a>Bodie eventually turned into a family oriented community. Two examples of this settling were the construction of the Methodist Church (which currently stands) and the Roman Catholic Church (burned about 1930) that were both constructed in 1882.<br />
<a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0131bg1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19971" title="RoadtripBODIE0131BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0131bg1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://wp.me/pswEU-5bH"><span style="color:#0000ff;">日本語</span></a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0247bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19972" title="RoadtripBODIE0247BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0247bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Bodie Hotel</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0251bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19973" title="RoadtripBODIE0251BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0251bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Inside of Bodie Hotel</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0212bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19974" title="RoadtripBODIE0212BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0212bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=358" alt="" width="500" height="358" /></a>As with other remote mining towns, Bodie had a popular, though clandestinely important, red light district on the north end of town. From this is told the unsubstantiated story of Rosa May, a prostitute who, in the style of Florence Nightingale, came to the aid of the town menfolk when a serious epidemic struck the town at the height of its boom. She is credited with giving life-saving care to many, but was buried outside the cemetery fence due to her profession.</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0187bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19975" title="RoadtripBODIE0187BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0187bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>In 1893, the Standard Company built its own hydroelectric plant, located approximately 12 miles (20 km) away on Green Creek, above Bridgeport, California. The plant developed a maximum of 130 horsepower (97 kW) and 6,600 volts alternating current (AC) to power the company&#8217;s 20-stamp mill. This pioneering installation is marked as one of the country&#8217;s first transmissions of electricity over a long distance.</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0182bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19976" title="RoadtripBODIE0182BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0182bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>As a bustling gold mining center, Bodie had the amenities of larger towns, including a Wells Fargo Bank, four volunteer fire companies, a brass band, a railroad, miners&#8217; and mechanics&#8217; unions, several daily newspapers, and a jail. At its peak, over 60 saloons lined Main Street, which was a mile long. Murders, shootouts, barroom brawls, and stagecoach holdups were regular occurrences.</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0261bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19977" title="RoadtripBODIE0261BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0261bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>There&#8217;s a story about a little girl (Anna Louise Lockmoor) whose family moved from San Francisco to Bodie.　She wrote in her diary: &#8220;Goodbye God, I&#8217;m going to Bodie&#8221;. The phrase came to be known throughout the West; however, a local news reporter insisted that it was &#8220;Good, by God, I&#8217;m going to Bodie&#8221;.</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0159bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19978" title="RoadtripBODIE0159BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0159bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Martin frames his shot</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0215bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19979" title="RoadtripBODIE0215BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0215bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Bodie is, in a way still a gold mine for photographers. SBJPG will visit Bodie as a part of California: Cross-state photographic workshop (working title) in 2013. Stay tuned!!  <span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://wp.me/pswEU-5bH"><span style="color:#0000ff;">日本語</span></a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0291bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19980" title="RoadtripBODIE0291BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0291bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>A view from Bodie Cemetery</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0271bg-3sp.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19981" title="RoadtripBODIE0271BG-3sp" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0271bg-3sp.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>There was a mortuary nearby Bodie cemetery on the outskirts of town, which is the only building in the town built of red brick three courses thick, most likely for insulation to keep the air temperature steady during the cold winters and hot summers.  Come to think of it, dead lived(?) in a better conditioned place than livings&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0210bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19983" title="RoadtripBODIE0210BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0210bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>I found a steal jail cell door on the ground in front of the Bodie jail.  I tried to pick it up with no success.  It must have been over 300lb or somethin&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0177bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19985" title="RoadtripBODIE0177BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0177bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>DeChambeau Hotel &amp; Post Office (L), and I.O.O.F. Hall (R)</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0285bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19986" title="RoadtripBODIE0285BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0285bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>William S. Bodey discovered gold in 1859 but without knowing the town becoming most thriving metropolis of the mono county, he perished in a blizzard the following November while making a supply trip to a nearby city.</p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0180bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19987" title="RoadtripBODIE0180BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0180bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Bodie was once called, &#8220;wildest camp in the west&#8221;, but by 1940 its population was recorded at a total of 90 people.<br />
<a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0124bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19988" title="RoadtripBODIE0124BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0124bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0141bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19989" title="RoadtripBODIE0141BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0141bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=313" alt="" width="500" height="313" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0156bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19990" title="RoadtripBODIE0156BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0156bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0186bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19991" title="RoadtripBODIE0186BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0186bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0246bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19992" title="RoadtripBODIE0246BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0246bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Despite the decline, Bodie had permanent residents through most of the 20th century, even after a fire ravaged much of the downtown business district in 1932. The last mine closed in 1942, due to War Production Board order L-208.<a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0255bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19993" title="RoadtripBODIE0255BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0255bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0252-editbg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19994" title="RoadtripBODIE0252-EditBG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0252-editbg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0263bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19995" title="RoadtripBODIE0263BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0263bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://wp.me/pswEU-5bH"><span style="color:#0000ff;">日本語</span></a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0152bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20000" title="RoadtripBODIE0152BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie0152bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>The School House. Built in 1879. (School #2) The first school, located two blocks up the street, was burned down by an early-day juvenile delinquent.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">In 2009 and again in 2010, Bodie was scheduled to be closed, but the California state legislature was able to work out a budget compromise that enabled the state&#8217;s Parks Closure Commission to allow it to remain open. As of 2012, the park is still operating, now administered by the Bodie Foundation.<br />
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.bodiefoundation.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">www.bodiefoundation.org</span></a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://wp.me/pswEU-5bH"><span style="color:#0000ff;">日本語</span></a></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Next weekend (8/11/12) is Bodie&#8217;s annual Friends of Bodie Day.  2012 is a special one with its 50th anniversary as a State HIstoric Park!! If you like to attend the party: <span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.bodiefoundation.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">FRIENDS OF BODIE DAY</span></a></span>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie-totallayersbgsp.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20045" title="RoadtripBODIE-TOTALlayersBGsp" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/roadtripbodie-totallayersbgsp.jpg?w=500&#038;h=92" alt="" width="500" height="92" /></a>My friend and I spent little over 4 hours there and there were 69 official vista spots (in a guide-book $2), but I&#8217;d have to say there were so much more to see and photograph. It certainly was a great trip this time, and totally helped me prepare for my next trip(s) up there.  I even want to try going back out there during winter season when almost impossible to reach there due to heavy snow.  I would like to bring a model(s) in proper period costumes :)  Oh, that could be a spanking hot photo session (workshop). SBJPG Photographic Workshop @ Bodie is a part of CALIFORNIA: Cross-State Photographic Workshop in 2013.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">references:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">BODIE: State Historic Park Tour Guidebook ($2.00 at the gate)<br />
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://bodiefoundation.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Bodie Foundation</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.parks.ca.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">California State Parks</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodie,_California#cite_note-Chesterman-13" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Wikipedia &#8211; Bodie</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3_(%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E5%B7%9E)" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Wikipedia Japan &#8211; Bodie</span></a></span></p>
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		<title>Swimsuits Photography [SBJPG 231]</title>
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		<dc:creator>kenji</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Sports Illustrated photographer once said, &#8220;Swimsuits photography is only as good as girls (models)&#8221;.  I think he was talking about not only beautiful face and body of models, but also what they are capable of doing with themselves (faces &#8230; <a href="http://wp4duke.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/swimsuits-photography-sbjpg-231/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wp4duke.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6798728&#038;post=19935&#038;subd=wp4duke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;">A Sports Illustrated photographer once said, &#8220;Swimsuits photography is only as good as girls (models)&#8221;.  I think he was talking about not only beautiful face and body of models, but also what they are capable of doing with themselves (faces and bodies). No matter how exotic the location is, how cute swimsuit is or how elaborate whole production is, it really doesn&#8217;t matter if the girl (the model) doesn&#8217;t know what she is doing.  Do you agree with this?</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">SBJPG had a shoot out at a local bikini show.  Four members showed up originally and then this place was swarmed by shooters once the show started.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/shannon-bikini081bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19938" title="Shannon Bikini081BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/shannon-bikini081bg.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>                 Dennis gets in my shot</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/shannon-bikini095bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19939" title="Shannon Bikini095BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/shannon-bikini095bg.jpg?w=500" alt=""   /></a>                 Dennis happy shooter with two bikini girls</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/shannon-bikini101bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19940" title="Shannon Bikini101BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/shannon-bikini101bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Greg frames ladies</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/shannon-bikini045bg.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19941" title="Shannon Bikini045BG" src="http://wp4duke.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/shannon-bikini045bg.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>Small crowd people wait for the show</p>
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