Masa Kuwajima | 桒島正明

Shiruko (しるこ), a Japanese dish made with mochi in sweet red bean soup, in a red and black bowl.

鏡開きが近いので、お汁粉を作りました。今年のあんこはまあまあの出来です。

But honestly, it feels so weird to be in Salt Lake City and not see any snow on the ground.

YouTube video by Deutsche Grammophon - DG Dustin O'Halloran & Bryan Senti – What Gently Flutters (WINTER TALES)

Also this: youtu.be/4NNKy-qSVsw?...

YouTube video by Deutsche Grammophon - DG Peter Gregson – Taladh Chriosta (WINTER TALES)

Feeling quiet today.
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Or, a photographer could make a creative choice in lighting, editing, etc., to accentuate facial features like skin texture and bone structure. It all comes down to the intent and what story you are trying to tell with a portrait.

This is a photograph of black coffee in a double-walled glass cup, on a dark table with roasted coffee beans spilled out of another cup that is tilted, and a manual coffee grinder. The background is lit in orange-brown.

Coffee. Just coffee.
#coffee #photography 📸 ☕

Barred Owl (Strix varia), perched on a tree branch, looks straight towards the camera.

Barred Owl (Strix varia), perched on a tree branch, closes its eyelids as it is attacked from behind by a blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata). There is another blue jay on a branch higher than the owl's.

My recent encounter with a Barred Owl (Strix varia). On my way to work last week, I noticed it sunbathing on a tree branch and being harassed by a Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). Must have gotten too close to the nest or something. #photography #birds 📸🪶

I used a mouse anti-GFP from NauroMab about 10 years ago. I believe it is still available from DSHB (dshb.biology.uiowa.edu/N86-8), tho they appear to carry supernatant only. I used it for pre-embedding labeling in rat hippocampal tissue fixed with 6% glut. Let me know if you want more details.

Nice! I'm hoping to pay a visit when I head to Torrey in the summer.

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Tenure-Track Plant Biology Assistant Professor position at UT Austin MBS. Review of the applications starts Nov. 1! Please spread the words🤠🌱🌼🌽🫛🍃🌾
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This is a headshot of a middle-aged Japanese man wearing glasses and a blue-gray shirt.

This was a test shot from a recent headshot session. Hair is messy because I just came from swimming.
#photography #selfportrait 📸

Hey y’all! NEXT THURSDAY, in lieu of our usual SFS general meeting, we will be having an info session for ANY STUDENT interested in science advocacy! High school, undergraduate, and graduate students welcome. ANY SCHOOL, ANY STATE, ANY MAJOR!

A portrait of Kristen Harris (professor at The University of Texas at Austin) and Gina Turrigiano (professor at Brandeis University). Harris, on the left of the photo, is a Caucasian woman with graying blond hair wearing a pair of glasses and a blue sweater. Turrigiano on the right is a Caucasian woman with dark hair wearing a pair of glasses and a black jacket over a yellow-green sweater.

Meeting of minds: Gina Turrigiano stopped by the lab of Kristen Harris (UT-Austin, @texasscience.bsky.social ) while visiting Austin to give a seminar on homeostatic plasticity. Learn more about @turrigiano.bsky.social at www.turrigianolab.org.

#photography #scientists #neuroscientists 📸🧪

This is a photo of a dramatic sky during sunrise as seen over a residential neighborhood in Austin, Texas. As the sun rises from the lower right of the image, beams of sunlight stream through and illuminate fast-moving clouds.

Sunrise this morning in Austin, Texas. I managed to catch this view just before my camera's battery died.
#photography 📸

Science Communication for Scientists | Linking Strategy with Creativit Grounded in strategic thinking and social science research, this textbook empowers students to confidently navigate skillful and effective science

I just noticed that there is a new open-access book on science communication. Looks useful. #scicomm #science 🧪
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I managed to swim butterfly for 25 yards today for the first time in my life.

This is a photo of the almost-full moon as seen in the Western cloudless sky over trees and the red roof of a school building, shot early in the morning in Austin, Texas.

A view of the moon this morning in Austin, Texas.
#photography 📸

The Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) has expanded eligibility!

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Applications are now open! Join a supportive network dedicated to your success.

Learn more & apply by October 21.

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#neurosky

This is a triptych of a middle-aged Japanese man's headshots, done in three different lighting styles.

Testing and refining headshot lighting today.
a: butterfly
b: similar to Peter Hurley's triangle
c: 3-point
#photography 📸

This is a photograph of a small yacht in the Washington Channel as seen from Southwest Waterfront Park towards South on a cloudy morning in the Fall.

From one of my early morning walks in DC. Southwest Waterfront Park, November 2023.

A view of mountains along the South side of Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah during an evening golden hour.

Golden Hour in Little Cottonwood Canyon (Utah). From a recent trip. 📸 #photography

poster shows a drawing of a man in uniform, either military or a sea captain, with a light blue and orange fish on his head. He has his hand to his chin as if pondering an idea.

Medical illustration showing a human head cutaway with numbers and pines pointing to various parts of it surrounded by words in italian.

Drawing of a human brain exposed by retracting the membranes and showing the two cerebral hemispheres separated by the median plane. There is Japanese writing around it

Today is World Brain Day established by the World Federation of Neurology in 2014. This year's theme is Brain Health for All Ages. Enjoy your brain today and these brainy images from Flickr Commons!

Best wishes for the next chapter of your life at Pitt!

It’s Sunday afternoon and thundershower is coming and going here in Austin, Texas. Not much wind so the water is shooting straight down. Flash flood warning again. My 13 yr old son is upstairs doing house chores while listening to Minecraft soundtrack and “Beyond the sea” by Bobby Darin.

Best wishes for your move!

Lots of Japanese brand cameras and lenses are made outside Japan (e.g., Thailand, Vietnam, Phillipines, and China, etc.), so it'll be higher than 25%. I've been planning a gear update for before end of this year, so I need to factor this into my business plan...☹️

Thanks! This was in Austin, TX.

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) seen at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Austin, Texas, USA; 17 June 2025)

A red-shouldered hawk, seen on my way to work this morning. I saw this one just perched on a lamp post, probably enjoying the morning sun, but surrounded by several angry Blue Jays. 📸🪶 #photography #birds

This is a headshot of a middle-aged Japanese man wearing a dark blue T-shirt.

Hope you are enjoying your weekend.
Earlier this afternoon, I was testing a lighting setup (inspired by Peter Hurley's triangle light) for an upcoming headshot session. 📸 #photography #selfportrait

It's a lot of work! I just did something similar yesterday -- been volunteering to photograph for my neighborhood summer swim team. I usually end up with several thousand per meet, even though I try to take it easy...