Here are a few photos in my archive that I think will satisfy the topic of going big. Enjoy! Continue reading “Tuesday Photo Challenge – Go Big”
Tag: Reflection
Photo of the Day!
A Photo a Week Challenge: From the Back
Here is a picture of a duck I took a few weeks ago when I went to Silver Lake. It was interesting just sitting there in the middle of the lake watching ducks swim. I never knew ducks swam the doggy paddle with their feet. There were two ducks that swam very close to me and I got to take some portraits of them, which I will be sharing in later posts.
It was a fun trip and I hope to take another fun day trip this month since I now have my own car. I just have to decide the place.
Then, here is a self-portrait of me walking away from my camera. It was shot during my solo-road-trip to Capitol Reef National Park. I took quite a few of self-portraits during my hike of the Grand Wash Trail because otherwise, how will I get people to believe me when I say I’ve been to Capitol Reef National Park?
Anyway, I thought it’d be fun to do one where I’m walking. So I parked the camera on my trusty tripod, set a timer for 10 seconds, and just walked.
Photo of the Day!
Since now that we are in October, I guess it means the season of pumpkin spice is upon us but of course, that season began more than a week ago. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”
Sunday Gratitude
I am grateful for friends. They are truly the ones who makes my days remarkable.
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Photo of the Day!
Here is my first impression as I steppe onto the miniature golf course last weekend. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”
Photo of the Day!
Thank you everyone for all your birthday wishes yesterday. I had the best birthday ever. Here, have yourselves a virtual sundae. 😆😄😂🤣 That sundae was excellent, by the way. I had it when my co-workers and I went out to lunch yesterday. They told the waiter it was my birthday and the waiter brought me the sundae after lunch. I was completely surprised.
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Technical Details
Samsung SM-T713 (f/1.9, 2.91 mm, ISO-100, 1/17 sec)
Sunday Gratitude
I am grateful for the arrival of fall. It means I finally don’t have to slobber my arms in sunscreen every time I go out because I will be wearing a jacket over my short-sleeve shirt. 😄
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Three Years, Three Months, Twenty Days
As I mentioned in a post last week, I am posting my new speech which I have written for Toastmaster today. This is the speech I’m set to present today. Wish me luck and hope you enjoy this semi-fictional story. Continue reading “Three Years, Three Months, Twenty Days”
Photo of the Day!
This photo is definitely another experiment. I don’t know what happened that day. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”
Share Your World – Week of Sept. 17 2018
What Is Your Favorite Beverage? (for those who really dislike “favorite” questions, hey, time to time, one just pops in and will not be denied). Continue reading “Share Your World – Week of Sept. 17 2018”
Photo of the Day!
Sunday Gratitude
I am grateful for getting to go on a short day trip yesterday. This time, it really was last minute. I figured, why should I be stuck at home when the weather is so nice outside?
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Trust Issues?
Here is a conversation I had with my mom last week. I’m trying hard to let go of the conversation because it made me angry how little trust my mom has in me nowadays. So I’m writing it down. Continue reading “Trust Issues?”
Photo of the Day!
I was experimenting here in this photo. I have been watching YouTube videos, trying to learn photography technique. One of the many photographers I’m following on YouTube suggested instead of taking a general landscape or a macro, why not shooting a photo from a certain perspective? So there I was, attempting to capture the view from the flowers’ perspective.
What do you think?
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Technical Details
Sony NEX-5T v. 1.00 (f/5.6, 40 mm, ISO-100, 1/160 sec)
Photo of the Day!
This interesting perspective photo definitely made it into my top 5 favorite photos taken during my recent road trip. It was through this photo I finally learned what my circular polarizing lens does. Since then, I’ve been using it all the time, along with my camera hood which I would discover its usage during my trip to Bear Lake.
This photo was taken at the Petroglyphs, by the way, a wall full of carvings made by the Fremont people. Today, we call them vandalism but back then, there’s no law against vandalism.
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Technical Details
Sony NEX-5T v. 1.00 (f/13, 16 mm, ISO-100, 1/100 sec)
Tuesday Photo Challenge – Backyard
I had been playing with my macro lens filters again. I think I’m getting the hang of it, though slowly. Continue reading “Tuesday Photo Challenge – Backyard”
Sunday Gratitude
I am grateful for getting to sleep late for my Saturday. My mom went to work super early to make up for her hours and therefore, there was no one to disrupt me from my much needed sleep. I’m always grateful for getting to sleep.
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Photo of the Day!
Of all the places I could’ve gone, I had no clue why I had chosen to go to Logan Canyon and Bear Lake on Labor Day. Other than knowing the scenery will be beautiful, I knew absolutely nothing about these two places. So imagine my surprise when I saw the pristine blue water of Bear Lake from the overlook point.
After an hour of driving along the twisty roads of Logan Canyon, I reached this rest area near the summit. I half-heartedly wanted to skip this rest stop but then I saw the view. Oh yeah, it was definitely worth it to stop there.
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Technical Details
Sony NEX-5T v. 1.00 (f/9, 32 mm, ISO-100, 1/80 sec)
Photo of the Day!
Sunday Gratitude
This week, I am grateful for road trip and long weekend.
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Photo of the Day!
Can you believe this? I started planning a road trip more than a month ago and the day has arrived. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”
Tuesday Photo Challenge – Lift
Lift can mean a lot of things from a strong man lifting 100 pounds over his head to a simple car ride. For me, the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this topic was the incredibly long cable car ride up Tianmen Mountain and I had the opportunity to be on this ride when I visited Hunan, China in 2017.
The cable car ride was incredibly long – almost 30 minutes. According to Wikipedia, this is the longest cable car in the world with a total length of 24,459 feet (7,455 meters) and 98 cars.
We started in the heart of the city. When I arrived at the station, I remember thinking, where’s the mountain? As I stood in line, I kept staring at the TV, watching a video playing on repeat introducing the breathtaking landscapes of the Tianmen Mountain, feeling disbelief while another part of me was eager to see if all of this was true.
Seriously? This cable car can transport me there?
I thought the city was big but in the cable car, we flew by the city and it seemed like in a blink of an eye, the city disappeared and we were in the mountain. Well, the video didn’t mention the scenery would be changing so quickly. Inside, my disbelief had completely vanished.
As we passed these houses and farming communities, I wondered how these folks get their supplies like toiletry and other hygiene supplies when they are in the middle of the mountain.
When there are people, there bound to be water, right? Well, here’s a reservoir.
As we soared upward, I began to get very dizzy and nauseous, especially when looking upward. Therefore, my aunt and I decided to switch places but it didn’t help at all. If anything, it was worse looking down. In another thought, I can see the city.
So I decided to stand up. Not a good idea to stand in a cable car, by the way, even if you’re small like me. It made me want to throw up even more. It was best to remain seated and enjoy the transitional landscapes of the 30 minutes cable car lift.
At last I can see the top and the end of this journey.
