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Lens-Artists Challenge #137: Soft

Published on February 28, 2021February 27, 2021 by Yinglan17 Comments

To me, the word soft can mean so many things – fluffy as in furs or feathers, delicate, and in photography, soft-focus, meaning the texture has been taken out of the photographs. This week, I hope these old photos can convey the meaning of soft.

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CFFC: Tree Bark

Published on February 24, 2021February 23, 2021 by Yinglan4 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Wordless Wednesday: Shimmering

Published on February 17, 2021February 15, 2021 by Yinglan4 Comments

CFFC: Reed, Read, or Red

Published on February 10, 2021February 9, 2021 by Yinglan13 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Lens-Artists Challenge #133: My Photography Journey

Published on January 31, 2021January 30, 2021 by Yinglan20 Comments

I think my photography journey truly began when I took and posted this photo (above) at the end of March 2015. It was this close up of the Japanese Plum Blossom taken with a simple Fuji 7.2 megapixel point-and-shoot that got me interested in photography and I haven’t stopped much since.

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Wordless Wednesday: Water Droplets

Published on January 27, 2021January 23, 2021 by Yinglan3 Comments

Lens-Artists Challenge #130: It’s a Small World

Published on January 10, 2021January 9, 2021 by Yinglan15 Comments

I love macros. They are so exotic and different and really only can be seen either with a magnifying glass, a dedicated macro lens, or in my case, a good ol’ regular camera lens with a screw-on macro filter. These filters are tricky to use sometimes as everything must be completely still and as you can see from the below photo, it only magnifies a specific area of the image while blurring the rest.

Since the pandemic began in March 2020, I had not had the opportunity to photograph with my macro lens filters as I was being driven by work and anxiety to the point I had somewhat lost my muse and inspiration to make photographs. I hope to make some in 2021 as it’s looking like spring might be coming early. Therefore, please enjoy some pre-pandemic photos. These photos were from the beautiful spring of pre-pandemic world of 2019.

Lens-Artist Challenge

Sunshine’s Macro Monday

Published on February 4, 2020February 3, 2020 by Yinglan12 Comments

Playing with Lightroom after watching a few videos on YouTube on how to make a subject pop. This is one of my favorite macros and I think with the adjustment, I achieved my goal of making my subject pop.

Sunshine’s Macro Monday

Published on January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 by Yinglan5 Comments

This is my first time participating in this challenge, hope you will enjoy this close-up photo of some strange looking flowers I shot during my solo hike last summer. Continue reading “Sunshine’s Macro Monday” →

Wits End Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected Beauty

Published on May 5, 2019May 4, 2019 by Yinglan6 Comments

This remains one of my favorite macro shot of all time. I did not expect cherry blossom buds to look like this close-up.

I was not expecting a butterfly in my strawberry patch but I’m glad it landed there, just long enough for me to take my picture

Wits End Weekly Photo Challenge

A Photo a Week Challenge: Three of a Kind

Published on May 3, 2019May 2, 2019 by Yinglan5 Comments

After re-reading the challenge rule, I realized it’s a different “three of a kind” – the kind where I’m photographing an object in three different angles, not the three of the same object three of a kind. Continue reading “A Photo a Week Challenge: Three of a Kind” →

Photo of the Week!

Published on May 3, 2019May 2, 2019 by YinglanLeave a comment

I planted these leucanthemums in my backyard a few weeks ago and so far, they’re doing well. I took this picture about two weeks ago and I think it might be time for me to take more as more and more of these pretty flowers come in. Continue reading “Photo of the Week!” →