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Our Temple of Heaven pictures

Wednesday, December 9th 2009,   by tyger   |   4 Comments
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   |   Also tagged: beijing, Nikon 35mm f2, Nikon 85mm f1.4, Nikon d700, Nikon D90, Temple of Heaven   |   4 Comments

Beijing: Forbidden City and Summer Palace

Wednesday, November 18th 2009,   by tyger   |   9 Comments
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   |   Also tagged: beijing, Beijing Opera, 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

Friday, November 13th 2009,   by tyger   |   3 Comments
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   |   Also tagged: 85mm, 85mm f1.4, nighttime pics, Nikon, Nikon 35mm prime, Nikon DSLR, shanghai, the bund   |   3 Comments

We’re heading out to China!

Friday, October 9th 2009,   by tyger   |   6 Comments
We'll be flying out to visit the motherland in a few weeks! I can't wait to take some (hopefully) nice shots of the Great Wall, Forbidden City and Olympic village. Kay and I will be flying out with a friend of ours who's been to China multiple times already. Our itinerary so far is to [...]
Posted in: Site Updates, Travel   |   Also tagged: taiwan, Travel   |   6 Comments