Previously one of my favorite iPhone Apps, Foursquare has become frustratingly unusable since I installed the "upgraded" version 3.0.
From the tiny, tiny, light grey on lighter grey fonts, to the new Check-in tab inconveniently located "underneath" the iPhone's Notifications bar, the "new and improved" user interface makes Foursquare one of the most user-unfriendly apps I have ever used.
Version 3.0 of the Foursquare iPhone App is now so sluggish, I never know what I'm going to get when I tap a Menu tab. Too often, I get nothing, and the app crashes. Even when the app operates as designed, I cannot tell if I am checked-in to a place or not, or how to navigate to the function I want to use.
The check-in system itself is the most disappointing feature of Foursquare 3.0. After finally completing the arduous journey of checking-in to a place, far too frequently I am greeted with an "Aw-shucks, no points for this check-in." This situation can go on for 24 hours. Seriously, no points or badges for any check-in for 24 hours? Really?
Even first thing in the morning, I am chastised to "stay put for a while and relax a minute." I have been sleeping for eight hours! I was very relaxed until I tried to use Foursquare!
Naively expecting some reaction to my complaints from the company, I wrote to Foursquare several times, only to receive no response at all, or worse, a canned email responses, containing no evidence that a real human being has even read my message.
So after months of complaining, I am now done with the whole mess.
Goodbye, Foursquare!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Celebrating Traditional Japanese Dance
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Annular Solar Eclipse at Maximum Eclipse on May 21, 2012 (Tokyo, Japan)
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| The first annular solar eclipse visible in Japan since 1958 at maximum eclipse on May 21, 2012. Photograph by Craig Dandridgeⓒ |
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
Gallery NIW: 3/23～3/28 桐鱗 「ねもはもないの。」
Gallery NIW: 3/23～3/28 桐鱗 「ねもはもないの。」: 年齢・性別・職業・国籍などのあらゆる肩書きを脱ぎすて 現実を空想したとき、 そこに初めて根が生える。 画家・桐鱗（きりうろこ）による４年ぶりの個展です。 会期 2012/3/23(金)～2012/3/28(水) 12:00～20:00 (初日15:...
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Reflecting on Urban Reflections
I find urban reflections irresistibly alluring. Whether the source is sunlight, moonlight, or the bright lights of the big city, metropolitan reflections can reveal a virtual world, ripe for the imagination...
Sparkling Enticements...
Viewing Tokyo through its reflections can often amplify an already hyperactive urban environment, adding a rare optical twist or two.
Some reflections, however, can render an urban scene calm, creating a relaxing image that belies the setting in which it was captured.
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I sometimes use long exposures to enhance the calmness I find in certain scenes. Though the setting may be swarming with activity, with people or cars in constant motion around me, I choose to focus on the lighter side of the scene when one catches my eye.
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| Conrad Hotel Tokyo Parking Structure |
As a photographer, I am prone to examining my surroundings more closely than most; looking for images that express my inner musings. Urban reflections can provide, in effect, an alternative reality, a new medium to re-examine this milieu, and find different ways of seeing.
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| Shiodome Media Tower |
Unique Reflections in Time and Space...
The position of the sun, the moon, street or building lights, creates unique reflections in time and space.
In a form of urban ephemerality, some of the most magnificent reflections disappear as suddenly as they appeared. While buildings usually stand for years, their reflections last for mere moments.
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| Tokyo Shiodome Building and Shiodome Sumitomo Building |
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| Tokyo Shiodome Building Thrice Removed: Image reflected on second level elevator lobby floor of Tokyo Shiodome Building |
Having learned to see the world through the lens of a camera, I really do see the world differently, even as I tackle the tasks of daily life.
Though the burdens of life in the big city may swell, I strive to use my imagination, and find inspiration in the world around me.
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I hope my images of urban reflections will inspire you to use your imagination and find inspiration in the world around you.
Go ahead...
Take a few moments to reflect on urban reflections, and see your world anew.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Tokyo Cafe Jazz
I usually take my coffee black. However, mixing coffee with Jazz can also be a delicious delight. Please take a moment to look in on me from time to time, as I strive to capture the unique flavors of Tokyo Cafe Jazz through the lens of photography...
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| Japanese Female Jazz Vocalist, Yuna at Starbucks Shiodome Pedi Store |
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Shinjuku Gyoen: Great Place to Park It
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Understanding that I depend on the unique energy this Metropolis produces to feed my inner photographer, like anyone else, I do need to get away from it, from time to time, without removing myself entirely from the scene. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is an excellent place to spend an afternoon and gain some perspective, reflect on life, and refresh the mind.
The mood of the park changes with the position of the sun. No matter how many people may be in attendance, the park is large enough that you can usually find some peace and quiet if that is what you seek.
Seek sun or shade. Find a seat or lay down. Bury head in book or take a stroll. There is always plenty to see or not see in this park.
The park presents rare opportunities to photograph wildlife in Tokyo.
Periodic events like the Chrysanthemum festival also provide rare photographic opportunities
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
My Photographic Vision
Photography has taught me that our sense of anything really does depend on how we choose to look at it...
Studying photography has taught me that our sense of anything really does depend on how we look at it: Lighting and perspective shape our perception of our own lives, as well as how we fit into the world. Just as one selects the position from which to capture a photograph, taking a single step to the left, to the right, forwards, or backwards can change everything.
Through my own photography, I strive to capture the beauty of the man-made world, to find order in this urban jungle called Tokyo.
Some of my images expose the individual's struggle to find their place in this overwrought world we have built, amid constant construction which entails destruction, new built on top of the old, mixed and jumbled together.
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In Tokyo, I see modern man's struggles against nature in the pursuit of ever greater efficiency, higher productivity, logic and order over randomness and chaos, mixed together with efforts to hold on to elements of a bygone era.
The brightly illuminated city turns night into day: The ultimate manifestation of man's struggle against the constraints of nature--the cycle of night and day that would otherwise provide rhythm to our lives--a natural boundary for work and rest, activity and calm.
Here and there, I see nature overlooking man's world, waiting for the slightest opportunity to take the land back.
My images seek to capture the vertigo-inducing nature of urban landscapes that hurtle us from one location to the next with little concern other than how quickly we can reach our destination: On foot, escalators (long and short), elevated walkways, and moving sidewalks.
Using still images to capture places in time and space that illustrate the ghostlike nature of our momentary existence, as we pass unnoticed through urban spaces, disappearing just as quickly to be replaced by another body in a never-ending cycle.
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Studying photography has taught me that our sense of anything really does depend on how we look at it: Lighting and perspective shape our perception of our own lives, as well as how we fit into the world. Just as one selects the position from which to capture a photograph, taking a single step to the left, to the right, forwards, or backwards can change everything.
Through my own photography, I strive to capture the beauty of the man-made world, to find order in this urban jungle called Tokyo.
Some of my images expose the individual's struggle to find their place in this overwrought world we have built, amid constant construction which entails destruction, new built on top of the old, mixed and jumbled together.
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In Tokyo, I see modern man's struggles against nature in the pursuit of ever greater efficiency, higher productivity, logic and order over randomness and chaos, mixed together with efforts to hold on to elements of a bygone era.
The brightly illuminated city turns night into day: The ultimate manifestation of man's struggle against the constraints of nature--the cycle of night and day that would otherwise provide rhythm to our lives--a natural boundary for work and rest, activity and calm.
Here and there, I see nature overlooking man's world, waiting for the slightest opportunity to take the land back.
My images seek to capture the vertigo-inducing nature of urban landscapes that hurtle us from one location to the next with little concern other than how quickly we can reach our destination: On foot, escalators (long and short), elevated walkways, and moving sidewalks.
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| Enormous escalators carry commuters between subterranean levels of Shinjuku Station |
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| Time and Space: The ghostlike nature of our momentary existence as we pass unnoticed through urban spaces, disappearing just as quickly to be replaced by another in a never-ending cycle. |
Using still images to capture places in time and space that illustrate the ghostlike nature of our momentary existence, as we pass unnoticed through urban spaces, disappearing just as quickly to be replaced by another body in a never-ending cycle.
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