The Ciel Show for Saturday, June 22, 2013

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Saturday, June 22, 2013

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish

Well, he is actually more a green and yellow than blue, but in these shots he has a definite blue cast. These are the two beauties I picked up a couple of days ago. The green is pretty rare! I only got one shot of Redfish that seems worth sharing. It's kind of interesting how differently different fish and tanks and conditions give such a different feeling to the results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/ If you would like to compare these shots--and fish--with others, here is the place... Sign in to see full entry.

SHOGUN

I've been reading the novel (James Clavell) again. While the TV miniseries (Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Shimada) was excellent, it can't cover the history, the commentary, and the characters' inner thoughts. So much as I enjoy the visual version, the book is even more engaging. The first time I read it, some 35 years ago, my family didn't see me for a week. The contrasting of Elizabethan culture with Japanese medieval culture was fascinating, and though there were elements of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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