As I happened to be heading into Hiroshima city centre on business this afternoon I thought I’d take the opportunity to do my #2020Vision Challenge in Peace Park by bonging the Peace Bell.
#2020Vision Prods Me Out Of My Comfort Zone
One of the benefits of the #2020Vision challenge is that it pushes you to do things you don’t usually do. I “want” to make more outdoor videos of stuff I see and do in Japan, but I haven’t done much to push myself out of my lazy comfort zone of not bothering!
It’s a bit “mendokusai” as they say a Japan – a bit of a “nuisance,” and you might feel “hazukashii!” – “embarrassed” or “ashamed” – to be jabbering away into your smart phone as you wave it around like a nutcase – or worse still, like a, you know, like a foreign… TOURIST!
Whatever will people think…?
Well, it was a lovely afternoon and there weren’t too many people around today – perhaps a combination of worries about the Corona virus and Valentine’s Day activities had kept the hordes away.
So I was able to make my outdoor video without feeling too sheepish about it. 🙂
New Hairstyle Leads to Overexposure…
Actually, before I left home today I cut my hair. Or, I should say, I clipped my hair with a set of electric hair clippers. I think that is what caused the problems with the light balance when I attempt to film the Atom Bomb Dome across the river…
The Bonging of the Bell
After that, I “bonged” the peace bell and it resonated for several seconds, although it is difficult to hear the humming of the bell on this recording it resonated for a good FOUR seconds, thus fulfilling the #2020Vision if you stretch the definition of “four times” to mean “four times one second.”
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All the best,
David Hurley
Another version of this post is @ https://ctptalk.com/ctp/@hirohurl/my-4th-2020vision-challenge-bonging-the-peace-bell-in-peace-park-hiroshima