Monthly Archives: November 2009
Bring on the Holiday Cheer!
This year has been a difficult one for a lot of us...births, weddings, and funerals have been the recurring pattern in our personal lives and it's been very emotionally draining as you can imagine. I am happy the holiday season is upon us and just want to celebrate life with those I love and [...]
Beijing: Forbidden City and Summer Palace
A little history, Beijing used to be called Peking (I think Peking is what some European guy wrote down when the Chinese locals kept saying Beijing! Beijing! .. oh? Peking?) Anyways.. you know what they say: When in Rome, act like the Romans... when in Beijing.. eat Beijing duck (must eat at Da Dong [...]
Posted in: Photography, Travel Tags: beijing, Beijing Opera, china, Forbidden City, Nikon 35mm f2, Nikon 85mm f1.4, Nikon d700, Nikon D90, summer palace, Tienamen Square, travel photography 9 Comments
Shanghai night life… and the happy ending
Everyone, stop what you're doing and go rent the movie Shanghai Kiss.. you'll appreciate these pics more... and well you get to see the sexy Kelly Hu one more time. The movie is about an Asian American reluctant to touch base with his roots until he visits Shanghai. Cliff notes: Asian dude, white girls, asian [...]
Posted in: Photography, Travel Tags: 85mm, 85mm f1.4, china, nighttime pics, Nikon, Nikon 35mm prime, Nikon DSLR, shanghai, the bund 3 Comments
The Shanghai experience – Day one
The beautiful city night scape greeted us when we arrived in Shanghai and to top that off we were fortunate enough to have stayed with Mr. and Mrs. cool =) who had the most spectacular view from their balcony. Our first day there we walked around and discovered the city sights and smells...we agreed, "If [...]
Posted in: Photography, Travel Tags: Food & Recipes, Nikon, Nikon 35mm prime lens, shanghai, Travel 6 Comments
Thanksgiving with the Family