It was definitely an adventure taking these portrait shots at the Grand Canyon. In between freezing our butts off, almost getting kicked out of the park, waiting for elk to cross our path and watching out for giant grizzly bears (Kay’s biggest fear =/)…. we managed to set up our ultra portable gear and grab [...]
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Our Grand Canyon portrait adventure
Also posted in: Photography, Portraits Tags: grand canyon, Nikon 50mm f1.8 photos, Nikon 85mm f1.4 photos, Nikon D700 photos, outdoor portrait, radio popper, strobist 12 Comments
Grand Canyon snapshots
While the rest of the guys stayed in Las Vegas, Kay and I decided to make the drive up to the Grand Canyon. I know huh? What were they thinking, not wanting to see the Grand Canyon!!? Although we had been there before, Kay and I were pretty excited to walk on the newly built [...]
grand canyon photosLas Vegas swingin part 2
I thought I’d do a quick post with a few more Vegas pics from our recent trip there. I say quick because we are heading there again today, just as soon as the guys get back with the rental car! We’ll also be making our way to the Grand Canyon so I’m really excited because [...]
more Vegas photosLas Vegas swingin part 1
During their California trip, we decided to take Chili and Millie on a road trip to Las Vegas… what a big mistake. Everyone lost lol. They don’t call the city Lost Wages without reason huh? Anyhow, outside of the gambling… we had a blast. I haven’t had a stretch of days partying it up like [...]
more vegas photosFresno Hmong New Year 2009-2010
Every year thousands of Hmong people from all over the world gather to celebrate the coming new year. A custom that has been celebrated for many generations, there are a multitude of cities which put together these events. The largest celebration traditionally occurs during the whole week between Christmas day and New Years Day in [...]
Hmong International New Year photosPortland 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 [...]
More Chinese and Japanese Garden photosAlso posted in: Family, Photography Tags: D700, family, Nikon 35mm f2 photos, Nikon 85mm f1.4 photos, Portland Chinese Garden, Portland Japanese Garden, Tea house, Travel 3 Comments
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. [...]
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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 its allure is that it is [...]
Great Wall of China picturesAlso posted in: Photography Tags: china photos, gallery, Great Wall of China, Nikon 35mm f2 photos, Nikon 85mm f1.4 photos, Nikon D700 photos, Nikon D90 photos, travel photography 8 Comments
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 restaurant). [...]
Forbidden City photosShanghai 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 [...]
Also posted in: Photography Tags: china, gallery, nighttime pics, Nikon, Nikon 35mm f2 photos, Nikon 85mm f1.4 photos, Nikon DSLR, shanghai, the bund 3 Comments
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