Monthly Archives: December 2009
Portland Asian gardens visit
Last month I was in the Portland area visiting family. In between the rainy days, we found time to visit the Portland Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden. Although the Chinese garden was smaller than expected, it was still rich with beautiful artifacts and very full of culture. The volunteer tour guide was very knowledgeable and [...]
Posted in: Family, Photography, Travel Tags: 35mm f2, 85mm f1.4, D700, family, Portland Chinese Garden, Portland Japanese Garden, Tea house, Travel 1 Comment
Happy Holidays P.Lee and Yengka!
A quick and easy session with Pahnia and Yengka for their holiday card. They are always fun to photograph; their smiles are so readily forthcoming, and not to mention contagious. =D Merry Christmas to the both of you!
The perfect summer dress to heat up winter
I thought I’d celebrate the new ;prettyGeeky design with one of my favorite photo shoots this past year.
Here’s the back story:
It’s always sunny blue skies in California… which is great for most outdoor activities, but not so much for photography. With portraits, I want to see nice dramatic colors in the sky! Well, one [...]
Posted in: Photography, Portraits Tags: 50mm f1.8, Nikon d700, outdoor photoshoot, sunset 8 Comments
Crystal Cove, CA: Beach photos with my sister
Recently, my sister from Portland came down with her family to get out of the dreary Portland rain. What best way to experience Southern California than to enjoy the sunshine at the beach, even if it's in the dead of winter! It was another opportunity for me to snap a few family pics of them. [...]
Posted in: Family Tags: 50mm f1.8, beach, Crystal Cove, family, radio popper, SB600 speedlight 4 Comments
Thanksgiving Get-together
Thanksgiving, a time for family, a time for food, a time to be thankful you have family that can cook really well. mm mmm. =) Here are a few Thanksgiving pictures I wanted to share of my family!
Oh christmas tree, oh christmas tree
I ADORE this time of year -putting aside the headache-inducing things like: everyone's gift list to shop for (especially emo teens), lights and decorations to put up, and attempting to bring the holiday spirit to many a scrooges. Even so, I can't help but be reminded by this beautiful winter season that...I had to [...]
Our Temple of Heaven pictures
The Chinese have such poetic names for their cultural relics. We visited the Temple of Heaven on one of our last days in Beijing. It was a very picturesque museum, though not at the same level as the Great Wall. But, being the picture whores that we are, we managed to grab lots of shots. [...]
Posted in: Photography, Travel Tags: beijing, china, Nikon 35mm f2, Nikon 85mm f1.4, Nikon d700, Nikon D90, Temple of Heaven 4 Comments
The Great Wall of China photos
Wow! What a magnificent relic the Great Wall is. It was by far our favorite scenic spot of the trip. Not that the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace weren't great in their own right... but the Great Wall is just on a whole other level. Part of it's allure is that it is [...]
Posted in: Photography, Travel Tags: china photos, Great Wall of China, Nikon 35mm f2, Nikon 85mm f1.4, Nikon d700, Nikon D90, travel photography 8 Comments
Nikon 85mm f/1.4 picture quality