Photo Essay – Page 4 – This is Another Story

#SundayStills – Hobbies

Published on October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 by Yinglan8 Comments

In January of 2020, I toured a house where the hostess has a hobby of collecting nativity figures from every country. Just about every inch of her home – kitchen counter, stove, bedrooms, even bathrooms – was occupied by a nativity figurine and it was supposed to be put away after the new year but she kept it out for my church group.

Some of these figurines were very intricate while some even required special instruments to see.

I wonder if she had done it again for Christmas 2020?

#SundayStills

Yellowstone 2021 Day 3

Published on July 24, 2021July 23, 2021 by Yinglan11 Comments

I should’ve done a “Day 3” of the trip 3 days ago but with my guests still in town and work, I just couldn’t find the time.

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Yellowstone 2021 Day 2

Published on July 21, 2021 by Yinglan13 Comments

It’s amazing how I’m able to find so much in common with my fellow traveler and guest, who happens to be a 15-year-old.

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Yellowstone 2021 Day 1

Published on July 19, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

Of the five Yellowstone trips I’ve taken so far, I think this is the most relaxing trip so far or maybe I’m just exhausted from all the traveling I’ve done recently.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #147: Gardens

Published on May 9, 2021May 8, 2021 by Yinglan6 Comments

This week, for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #147, Amy challenged everyone with the theme of garden.

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Bird flying in sky over Icefield Parkway, Canada

Lens-Artists Challenge #144: Taking Flight

Published on April 18, 2021April 17, 2021 by Yinglan19 Comments

This week, on Lens-Artists Challenge #144, Tina has challenged us with the topic of “Taking flight.”

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Lens-Artists Challenge #142: You Pick It! – Spring 2021

Published on April 4, 2021April 3, 2021 by Yinglan16 Comments

This week for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, we are assigned the easy topic of You Pick It! and I am picking Spring 2021 for my topic.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #141: Geometry

Published on March 28, 2021March 27, 2021 by Yinglan20 Comments

This week for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Patti has challenged everyone with geometry.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #140: Change of Scenery

Published on March 21, 2021March 20, 2021 by Yinglan6 Comments

Residing the intermountain region of the United States, I’m pretty much landlocked. My typical sceneries are mountains, mountains, and more mountains.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #139: Special Moments

Published on March 14, 2021 by Yinglan15 Comments

I’ve had many special moments over the years. Most of them are of moments of solitude from watching the sunset on an island to completing solo hikes to catching a glimpse of autumn colors at its peak. It’s tough to have moments of peace and quiet with a family that can turn even the happiest moment in the most beautiful landscape into an argument at the drop of a hat.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #138: Natural Light

Published on March 7, 2021March 6, 2021 by Yinglan12 Comments

I love the topic of Natural Light because landscape photography is absolutely dependent on it, at least, in my opinion.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #135: Glimpse into Your World

Published on February 14, 2021February 13, 2021 by Yinglan8 Comments

This week, Sheetalbravon is guest-hosting this challenge and she challenges us to show a glimpse into our world – things that make our world spin or things that makes us happy.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #134: From Forgettable to Favorite

Published on February 7, 2021February 6, 2021 by Yinglan16 Comments

A few weekends ago, I spent a few hours sitting before my laptop with Adobe Lightroom Classic opened on the second monitor sorting photos. I knew I had a lot of photos but I was not expecting to be almost 5,000 photos. How did I manage to take so many photos and not remember that I took them?

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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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If we were having coffee, I would tell you good morning and thanks for joining me for another weekly chat. It’s good to be back after four days of minimal sleep and maximum walking and yes, coffee with lots of milk and sugar sounds heavenly. Continue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare: Back from Road Trip” →