Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 4/80-200 T* @ Mt. Seven Stars 七星山

2011.11.18

Today is the fourth day of digesting the annual leave in 2011, and the gloomy and drizzly weather has finally cleared up a bit. Not wanting to miss this rare opportunity, I grabbed my camera, hopped in the car, and headed straight for Yangmingshan's Xiaoyoukeng. I've always wanted to climb Seven Star Mountain, which I haven't been to in a decade, as a gift to myself before the end of the vacation.

Starting from Xiaoyoukeng, the trail begins with steep stairs. The rainy weather made the path slippery, and progress was a bit challenging. I took photos along the way while climbing. About 30 minutes before reaching the main peak of Seven Star Mountain, I could see the entire Taipei Basin. Due to the rain, Taipei City was covered in clouds and mist, with the only prominent landmark being the "Taipei 101." It seemed like a lighthouse above the sea of clouds, providing a rare and breathtaking view.

今天是2011年消化年假的第四天，陰雨綿綿的天氣終於稍微放晴。不能放過這難得的機會，拿著相機開著車，直接衝往陽明山小油坑，因為我一直想要爬上十年未再上去的七星山，作為假期結束給自己的禮物。從小油坑一路上去，一開始便是很陡的階梯，天雨路滑步伐快不起來，沿路邊拍相片邊往上爬，大概是快到七星山主峰前30分鐘的路上，可以看到整個台北盆地，因為下雨的關係，整個台北市被雲霧覆蓋，唯一一座明顯的地標就是「台北101」，彷彿是一座雲海上的燈塔，難得的景緻。


Taipei 101
Yashica FX-3 Super 2000, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 4/80-200 T*, RDPIII

For more photos, please refer to the Seven Star Mountain photo album.

其他照片請參閱 七星山 相簿。

Yashica Electro 35 GT @ The Riverside Bikeway 河濱自行車道

2011.11.16

Today is the third day of my special vacation clearance, and after two consecutive days of rain, the weather has finally cleared up. After having lunch with my wife, I set out from the Zhongxiao Bridge water gate towards the Huajiang Bridge on my bicycle. Along the way, I passed through Zhongxiao Bridge, Zhongxing Bridge, Huajiang Bridge, Wanban Bridge, Huacui Bridge, Guangfu Bridge, and finally reached Huazhong Bridge before turning back to Dadaocheng. Heading north, I passed through Taipei Bridge and Chongxin Bridge before turning back towards the area around Dihua Street. It can be considered as having had some exercise.

今天是特休假清倉的第三天，連下兩天的雨終於放晴了。跟老婆一起吃完午餐後，我從忠孝橋水門出發往華江橋騎自行車，一路經過忠孝橋，中興橋，華江橋，萬板大橋，華翠大橋，光復橋，到了華中橋再折返回大稻埕，往北經過台北橋和重新橋再折返回迪化街一帶，算是有運動到了。


The Zhongxing Bridge connects New Taipei City and Taipei City 連接新北市和台北市的中興橋



The Xindian River Bikeway runs along the riverside of the Xindian River 新店溪河濱自行車道

Joining me in this cycling activity were my YASHICA Electro 35 GT and Kodak TMAX400 cameras. The YASHICA camera is a straightforward aperture-priority electronic shutter range-finder camera, and there are many discussions about it on the internet. My experience with it is that it's easy to focus, and when shooting negative film, I don't have to worry too much about exposure compensation. It's a handy camera for spontaneous shots, with its only drawback being its weight and size.

陪我一起騎車運動的是 YASHICA Electro 35 GT 和 Kodak TMAX400。這台相機是很單純的光圈優先的電子快門測距相機，網路上相關的討論很多。我使用上的感覺是對焦容易，拍負片時不用太考慮曝光補償，隨手可拍的相機，唯一的缺點是重量和大小。



YASHICA Electro 35 GT, YASHINON-DX 1:1.7 f=45mm

Please refer to the photo album for Huazhong Bridge-Chongyang Bridge.

請參閱 華中橋-重陽橋 相簿