A 2017 Photo Rewind: Ascend


As the end of 2017 draws nearer, I will take a moment to do a photo rewind starting with this week’s topic of Ascend. Hope you like it.

This was one of the most memorable moment in 2017 – riding the world’s longest passenger cable car (or so it claims) up to Tianmen Mountain in Hunan, China. The ride took around 30 minutes and by the time I got off, I was so relieved because I no longer have to hold in my vomit.

One day, after having tea with my grandma, I decided to ascend these stairs to the park for some exercise. I really needed it and I was completely out of breath by the time I arrived at the top.

This was the last leg of one of my favorite trails – The Valley of Five Lakes. I hiked this trail during my road trip to Canada back in May. It was so beautiful. We, my aunt and I, used an alternative path to find our way back to the parking lot. As we were about a mile from the parking lot, we encountered this steep hill. I didn’t want to go up. It was simply too steep, so steep that it felt like I might roll backwards if I hiked this but I didn’t. Eventually, one step at a time, I ascended this difficult hill.

Finally, hiking has its rewards. This was the view of the city three hours later after ascending a rocky and slippery not clearly marked trail.

Daily Post Photo Challenge

A Photo a Week Challenge: Purple


I hope you enjoy my purples! 😄 Continue reading “A Photo a Week Challenge: Purple”

Photo of the Day!


The weather has been very bad this week – foggy, flurries, hazy, and bad air quality Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”

Must have Q- Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge


Q – such a hard letter! Continue reading “Must have Q- Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge”

A Photo a Week Challenge: By Firelight


I took this picture two years ago at a Christmas party. Continue reading “A Photo a Week Challenge: By Firelight”

Starts with P – Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge


Here is a compilation of things that start with the letter P. Hope you enjoy my selection. Continue reading “Starts with P – Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge”

Photo of the Day!


I feel festive looking at this picture, don’t you? I’m looking forward to the holidays more than ever this year. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”

Photo of the Day!


We had the very first snow storm of the season on Sunday and overnight, it dumped at least 4 inches of that white stuff on my lawn. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”

Serenity


As a person dealing with constant anxiety at work, home, life, I look for every opportunity to be in a serene environment even if it’s just for a moment. Continue reading “Serenity”

A Photo a Week Challenge: Blue Skies


Last Friday, the day after Thanksgiving otherwise known as Black Friday, was a gorgeous day. Continue reading “A Photo a Week Challenge: Blue Skies”

Must have O- Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge


Here is a compilation of things with the letter O in them. Hope you enjoy my selection.

Yellow Rose
Bison spotted on Antelope Island
Strange-looking Mountain
Mirror Lake
Flower inside a loop
Partial Rainbow at the right side of the picture

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Photo of the Day!


I took this picture at the beach of Antelope Island last Friday. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”

Photo of the Day!


I love this picture. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”

Transformation through the Seasons


Yesterday, I went to Antelope Island again! Continue reading “Transformation through the Seasons”

Thanksgiving 2017


Thanksgiving 2017 began one-half day earlier for me than for most people because I took Wednesday afternoon off from work. Continue reading “Thanksgiving 2017”

Photo of the Day!


This picture basically sums up my Thanksgiving. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”

Photo of the Day!


Keeping with this week’s theme from Daily Post of Experimental, here is another one of my long-exposures. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”

Experimental Photography


Ever since my aunt gave me her expensive camera with tons of bells and whistles, I’ve been experimenting with the camera functions. I’m not taking many pictures these days but when I was on my road trip in May, I was experimenting. Here are some of my experimental shots.

f/22, 16 mm, ISO-100, 1/20 sec

I took this picture at Marble Canyon using the camera’s manual mode. I tried 1 second long exposure but it made everything white-ish and bright. So I just had to go with 1/20 second.

f/22, 16 mm, ISO-100, 1 sec

I think I like this long-exposure photo better.

f/9, 39 mm, ISO-100, 1/200 sec

I also experimented with panoramic photography and discover sunshine, wind, and movement do not make a great panorama. In the above picture, if one looks closely, you’ll see straight lines going up and down near the bottom of the picture. Those lines were caused by one of those three things.

Daily Post Photo Challenge

Photo of the Day!


Somehow, I’m feeling more festive this year than I have in a long time. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”

Seasons are Temporary


In my opinion, just about everything is temporary. Continue reading “Seasons are Temporary”

Photo of the Day!


Last night, I decided to have some post-editing fun with this picture. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!”

L with Two Syllables- Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge


I’m so glad I was able to come up with some photos for this week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge. I hope you enjoy my selection. Continue reading “L with Two Syllables- Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge”

Photo of the Day!


I love sunsets. Whenever I get a chance, I would capture it. I captured this sunset last weekend and I quite like it.

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Technical Details

Sony NEX-5T v.1.00 (f/4, 21 mm, ISO-500, 1/160 sec)