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IAEA marine experts and Japanese scientists collect water samples in coastal waters near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Since the accident at the plant in March 2011, the Japanese authorities have been continually monitoring the levels of radioactivity in sea water and publishing the results. In an effort to verify the accuracy of these results and increase public confidence in what is being reported, the IAEA is undertaking joint sampling missions. The water samples were shared between the IAEA Environment Laboratories and Japanese laboratories. They will be analysed independently and the results will be compared to check the quality of the analyses and document the reliability of data.
Photo Credit: Petr Pavlicek / IAEA
Collecting root tissue sample for huanglongbing (HLB) diagnostic testing, Lower Rio Grande Valley, TX. HLB is the most serious threat to American citrus resulting in reduced production and eventual tree death. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is working with scientists to determine faster and more effective ways to test trees for infection.
USDA Photo
Preparations for transport of collected samples after the first day of the mission.
IAEA experts visited Japan from 8 to 14 September 2014 and -- together with staff from NRA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- collected water samples from the sea at five locations near TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station,
The water samples were shared both between the IAEA Environmental Laboratories and the Japanese Laboratories to e=be analyzed independently.
Photo Credit: NRA
Sampling boat at location close to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
IAEA experts visited Japan from 8 to 14 September 2014 and -- together with staff from NRA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- collected water samples from the sea at five locations near TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station,
The water samples were shared both between the IAEA Environmental Laboratories and the Japanese Laboratories to e=be analyzed independently.
Photo Credit: NRA
In 2015 FWC researchers started surveying for saltmarsh topminnows throughout the Perdido, Escambia, Blackwater, and Choctawhatchee Bays. Sampling for rare species, such as saltmarsh topminnows, is challenging because they are not always detected at a site even when present. To account for this, FWC researchers conduct multiple surveys at each site, allowing them better to determine the true distribution of the species.
FWRI freshwater fisheries researchers use push trawls for juvenile shad sampling at night during the spring and summer months when juveniles are preparing to make their journey north.
Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Samsung NX300
Samsung NX 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 OIS III
Street Photography
Sample board for a mosaic of a mermaid for a potential client.
Private commission.
Please do not use without permission.
Indigo dyed cotton, folded and stitched. I don't like the fold line along the middle. Just a sample though. Might look better vertically.
When school is out, there are also summer fish jobs on the Buskin River! These two high school students are interns for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and are sampling salmon at the Buskin River weir. Tina, pictured at center, is a former Kodiak Refuge Youth Conservation Corps student - we're so glad she's continuing to work in conservation! Credit: Lisa Hupp/USFWS
Fake food samples appear prevalently in the windows and display cases of food-serving establishments throughout Japan. Once made from wax, today they are usually made out of plastic. The plastic models are mostly handmade from vinyl chloride and carefully sculpted to look like the actual dishes. The models are custom-tailored to restaurants and even common items such as ramen will be modified to match each establishment's food. During the molding process, the fake ingredients are often chopped up and combined in a manner similar to actual cooking.
The craftsmanship has been raised to an art form and plastic food has been exhibited at places such as the Victoria and Albert Museum. Regular competitions are held in making fake food dishes out of plastic and other materials. The food displays are usually called sampuru, derived from the English word sample.
The plastic food manufacturers fiercely guard their trade secrets as business is lucrative; the plastic food industry in Japan, by conservative estimates, has revenues of billions of yen per year. A single restaurant may order a complete menu of plastic items costing over a million yen.
In recent years, Japanese plastic food manufacturers have been targeting markets overseas, such as China.
Plastic food manufacturers
While some large companies exist, others are small shops with a single proprietor. They can be found in Kappabashi-dori, the food supply street in Tokyo. Factories can be found in Gujō, Gifu.
Iwasaki Be-I, the biggest plastic food manufacturer in Japan, founded by Takizo Iwasaki in 1932
Maiduru (Maizuru), another old and large manufacturer
Sample image from the new Leica Q, a new 24mp Full-Frame compact camera with a 3.68mp EVF and a fixed 28mm Summilux f/1.7 lens.
The Leica Store in Soho, NYC was nice enough to let me take the camera out to make some sample images with it. These include some general walking around shots as well as an ISO series with extra example of the high ISO's. I was also able to make a hands on review video which you can view on my website: brianhirschfeldphotography.com/2015/06/12/leica-q-hands-o...