28 September, 2013

Arizona Kitchen, 28 Sep 2013

永井荷風が戦後足繁くかよったという洋食屋、浅草アリゾナキッチン。

Unpretentious and homely American style restaurant serving steak, stew and creole dishes in very Japanese traditional town Asakusa Tokyo since 1949.

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Distagon 25mm/F2.8 single focal lens with Sony NEX-7 APS camera.
Photo copyright © 2013 Megumi Manzaki.
Photographed with permission of Arizona Kitchen master.

Saturday afternoon at Arizona Kitchen, Asakusa Tokyo, Sep 2013


【追伸:2018年5月3日】

アリゾナキッチンは、2016年秋に閉店した。
1年半後にも、建物と看板は残っていた。

Using Carl Zeiss/Cosina Biogon 35mm/F2 ZM single focal lens with Sony Alpha ILCE-7M2 35mm full-frame camera. Development using Adobe Lightroom 6.
Photo copyright © 2018 Megumi Manzaki.

浅草アリゾナキッチン終焉. Asakusa Tokyo, 03 May 2018 -00025

23 September, 2013

SPUTNIK KOMBINAT, 15 Sep 2013


SPUTNIK KOMBINAT live at ShowBoat, Koenji Tokyo, 15 September 2013.

- 脇澤伸 Shin Wakizawa (bass/vocals)
- 三浦雄志 Yushi Miura (guitar/vocals)
- 吉岡雄介 Yusuke Yoshioka (drums/vocals)

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Planar 85mm/F1.4 single focal lens with Sony NEX-7 APS camera.
All photo copyright © 2013 Megumi Manzaki.


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ベースの脇澤さんは、ちょうど3年前、<ROUGH JUSTICE, 15 Sep 2010 - 納得いく写真が初めて撮れた夜>、その際のバンドの助っ人だった、という縁だ。初心に戻りたくて、その時と同じレンズ(Planar 85mm/F1.4)1本で臨んだ。
ステージ照明がまるっきり逆光オンリー。実際の肉眼では、ベーシストとギタリストはぼんやりとした影しか見えず、ドラマーは暗闇の中。撮影難度が高かった。
また何度でも挑戦したいバンドだ。

66 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157635537771272/


SPUTNIK KOMBINAT, 15 Jul 2013


SPUTNIK KOMBINAT live at Outbreak, Yotsuya Tokyo, 15 July 2013.

- 脇澤伸 Shin Wakizawa (bass/vocals)
- 三浦雄志 Yushi Miura (guitar/vocals)
- 吉岡雄介 Yusuke Yoshioka (drums/vocals)

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Planar 85mm/F1.2 single focal lens with Sony NEX-7 APS camera.
All photo copyright © 2013 Megumi Manzaki.


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127 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157634678668530/


スポーツ写真に学ぶこと


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品川のキャノンギャラリーSにて先日、水谷章人スポーツ報道写真展を見てきた。1940年長野県生まれ。最初は山岳写真からスキーの写真に、さらにスポーツ全般に移行したとのこと。1967年から、最新は2012年、ロンドンオリンピックの際のロンドン市街のスナップ写真(競技そのものの写真はなし)まで、全部白黒の作品90点を展示。陸上、体操、水泳、サッカー、アメフト、モータースポーツから相撲、プロレスに至るまで何でも撮る人だが、やはり1970年代に多く撮られた山岳スキー写真が圧巻だ。

アスリートが自分のベストを出しきる瞬間、ダイナミックな動きの合間のふとした静寂――ミュージシャンのライブ写真に通じるところがある、と思いながら一点一点を見た。アスリートの顔が写っていなくても、体の動きや形の全体を捉えるのでなく、一部をクローズアップで抽象するのであっても、そのスポーツの本質を表現しうるのだということがわかり、とても勉強になった。

ただ、ミュージシャンを撮る場合、アスリートの肉体の形状や質感を視覚化するようには、音そのものは視覚化できない。ライブ写真はミュージシャンの本質を表現しうるのだろうか?

22 September, 2013

Molten Gold, 14 Sep 2013


Paul Kossoff / Back Street Crawler tribute band Molten Gold live at Crawdaddy Club, Shinjuku Tokyo, 14 September 2013.

Celebrating Paul Kossoff's 63rd birthday if alive.

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Planar 100mm/F2 single focal lens, Planar 85mm/F1.4 single focal lens with Sony NEX-7 APS camera.
All photo copyright © 2013 Megumi Manzaki.


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61 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157635525425026/


TONS OF SOBS, 14 Sep 2013


Free tribute band TONS OF SOBS live at Crawdaddy Club, Shinjuku Tokyo, 14 September 2013.

Celebrating Paul Kossoff's 63rd birthday if alive.

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Planar 100mm/F2 single focal lens, Planar 85mm/F1.4 single focal lens with Sony NEX-7 APS camera.
All photo copyright © 2013 Megumi Manzaki.


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114 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157635525383851/


21 September, 2013

The Shepherd's Bush Irregulars, 07 Sep 2013


The Who tribute band The Shepherd's Bush Irregulars live at ShowBoat, Koenji Tokyo, 07 September 2013.

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Planar 85mm/F1.4 single focal lens with Sony NEX-7 APS camera.
All photo copyright © 2013 Megumi Manzaki.


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56 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157635428738417/


THE ELECTRIC EEL, 07 Sep 2013


The Who tribute band THE ELECTRIC EEL live at ShowBoat, Koenji Tokyo, 07 September 2013.

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Planar 85mm/F1.4 single focal lens with Sony NEX-7 APS camera.
All photo copyright © 2013 Megumi Manzaki.


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56 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157635437019672/


19 September, 2013

The Shepherd's Bush Irregulars, 17 Aug 2013


The Who tribute band The Shepherd's Bush Irregulars live at USA Live Pub if, Kiba Tokyo, 17 August 2013.

狭くたって、かまうもんか、大暴れ。

- Kowa Daltery
- Ando Townshend
- Kawaguchi Entwistle
- Matsushita Moon

Using Carl Zeiss/Contax Distagon 35mm/F1.4 single focal lens with Sony NEX-7 APS camera.
All photo copyright © 2013 Megumi Manzaki.


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114 photos taken by Megumi in this session available.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/megumi_manzaki/sets/72157635125006940/