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Observation From My Walks

Published on June 26, 2015August 9, 2015 by Yinglan8 Comments

Originally, this was published under Photo101. The original title was: Photo101: Observation. Therefore, below are the original texts:

Since I don’t know what scale means, at least in terms of photography, I’ll just do observation.

From what I understand, observation is something we see and typically, the camera captures more or less than what we see. For example, in the picture above, my eyes are paying attention on the path several feet ahead while the camera captures the entire scene, no matter how I adjust it. I’m not sure if this is making sense to anybody. Ugh, I suck at explaining things. Anyway, the same goes for the picture below.

Did I achieve the goal of the assignment? Yes? No? Maybe?

Anyway, now, looking back, I think these pictures are great for the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge – Beneath Your Feet.

It Must Be Summer

Published on June 25, 2015April 10, 2023 by Yinglan4 Comments

The room was utterly quiet as I opened my eyes and registered to the fact that it was morning, Saturday morning to be precise.

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More Sleep, Please?

Published on June 25, 2015November 25, 2015 by Yinglan7 Comments

Today’s Prompt: 6:00AM: the best hour of the day, or too close to your 3:00AM bedtime? Continue reading “More Sleep, Please?” →

Photo101: Moment and Motion

Published on June 24, 2015November 24, 2015 by Yinglan4 Comments

This is a picture of the University of Utah fountain. Continue reading “Photo101: Moment and Motion” →

Share Your World – 2015 Week #25

Published on June 24, 2015December 16, 2015 by Yinglan15 Comments

What did you or did not like about the first apartment you ever rented? Continue reading “Share Your World – 2015 Week #25” →

Photo101: A Pop of Color

Published on June 23, 2015November 24, 2015 by Yinglan14 Comments

So I haven’t really had the opportunity to go out and take some new photographs since mom has decided to only work one day a week now that she’s getting closer to being laid-off. It affect me going outside and taking pictures because she doesn’t believe in taking pictures without people in it. Continue reading “Photo101: A Pop of Color” →

Evolution of my Childhood Toys

Published on June 22, 2015November 28, 2015 by Yinglan6 Comments

Up until the age of 6 when my mom left for the U.S, I played with barbies and dollhouses. No, I’m not ashamed to admit it. I enjoyed it actually. It was what girls my age played at the time. Continue reading “Evolution of my Childhood Toys” →

What is Father’s Day?

Published on June 21, 2015June 21, 2015 by YinglanLeave a comment

Just a short interpretation post I published last Father’s Day. Enjoy and Happy Father’s Day, everyone! 🙂

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What is Father’s Day? What is this day about?

Honestly, to me, it’s just another ordinary Sunday. I don’t think I’ve ever experienced a proper Father’s Day even with my step-father. I guess we just never been the traditional type but then what’s true definition of traditional?

In the past 15 years or so, even when my step-dad was in our lives, my mom was constantly on double-duty. Then after my parents separated, my mom’s double-duty as dad became more prominent than ever before. She cooks, cleans, mows the lawns, plucks the weeds, and even joins the army, doing activities people at her age should not be doing like climbing ropes and going through rugged training.

So what is Father’s Day, really? Other than the obvious answer that it’s a day all about dad, traditional barbecue, and the great sales at home improvement stores and department stores, what is it all…

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Great News: Done and Finished

Published on June 21, 2015November 25, 2015 by YinglanLeave a comment

Today’s prompt asks: Explain why you chose your blog’s title and what it means to you. Continue reading “Great News: Done and Finished” →

Reflection: A Little Update

Published on June 20, 2015November 22, 2015 by Yinglan9 Comments

Happy Dragon Boat Festival! Continue reading “Reflection: A Little Update” →

Share Your World – 2015 Week #24

Published on June 19, 2015December 16, 2015 by Yinglan15 Comments

What’s your favorite charitable cause and why? Continue reading “Share Your World – 2015 Week #24” →

Photo101: Warmth

Published on June 18, 2015November 24, 2015 by YinglanLeave a comment

It’s quite hard to capture something using the sun as the source of light, I think. I’ve tried in the past as you can see in the picture below. It is a picture of the sun on a cloudy day. I was pulling the camera to its maximum zoom (3-times). That’s why everything else look like it’s taken with a cheap phone camera. Continue reading “Photo101: Warmth” →

Definitely Out of Season

Published on June 18, 2015August 9, 2015 by Yinglan3 Comments

This year has been undoubtedly wet and warm. However, it’s not just here. Looking at other people’s posts, it looks like it’s happening around the world as well. Yesterday evening, when my mom and I went for a walk in the park, she pointed out the mountains are not snow-capped anymore because normally, a tiny bit of snow would stay remain on the mountains in June or July but this year, there’s none.

Meanwhile, it’s been raining almost everyday. There has hardly been a day where the dark clouds don’t roll in, where we just have blue cloudless skies and plenty of sunshine. Ugh, this weather is killing my mood and inspiration. Please make it STOP!!!

Unfortunately, I’ve already jinxed it. This post was written approximately four days ago and since then, the clouds had cleared up and it’s been one word, HOT! Guess summer has arrived.

Anyway, enough complaining, I want to show you this picture which is definitely out-of-season, trudging in snow in short-sleeves and sandal. This was Yellowstone in July 2011, by the way, and that is NOT my brother (only-child), it’s my friend’s.

Photo101: Natural Worlds

Published on June 17, 2015August 13, 2015 by Yinglan15 Comments

Talk about an easy task. Even though I don’t interact with nature much especially these days, when I step out of the house and something immediately bites me all over but that doesn’t mean I have to be stuck in the house all day long. Therefore, early morning yesterday, while my mom ran to the post office, I took the opportunity and went out to the garden to take some close-up pictures, hoping I can use them for the POV assignment but this is better.

I tweaked this picture just a little bit with Pixlr, a photo-editing app I use but it is a macro picture. Does anyone want to hazard a guess as to what you’re looking at? Hint: it’s a vegetable you eat almost every day, that is, if you eat vegetable.

It looks like the apples from the combination apple tree is coming in nicely. We are going to have lots of apples this year. This is just the Golden Delicious branch. We’ve got Granny Smith, Fuji, and Honeycrisp. All in one tree!

Lastly, blackberries! Last summer, I remember I was harvesting them like I had just harvested snow peas. I think this year will be more or less the same.

Of the three pictures, I am most in love with the blackberry picture. I think the effect I’ve chosen really suits the picture well. Without this effect, the color would look way too bright and the picture would be missing that, oh I can describe it, element.

Photo101: Connect and Tags

Published on June 16, 2015August 9, 2015 by Yinglan4 Comments

For some of you, this picture is not new while for most, it probably is. Yes, this is the same staircase picture I used for my post a few weeks ago. And I’ve decided to use it again for this assignment.

This rickety staircase happens to connect the lower and upper deck of the yard at the rental property. Without it, I probably will not have enough guts to get on the upper level to clear the weeds and distribute the mulch. So thanks to these stairs, I am able to complete that job without my mom throwing a fit about how I’m a scaredy-cat.

Allergic to “E” Challenge

Published on June 15, 2015September 13, 2015 by Yinglan18 Comments

I knew it! I knew this would happen to me, just didn’t know when and who. I woke up yesterday morning and saw a notification on my tablet, Alka Girdhar from Magnanimous Word had nominated me to participate in the Allergic to “E” Challenge. Continue reading “Allergic to “E” Challenge” →

Photo101: Solitude

Published on June 13, 2015November 24, 2015 by Yinglan4 Comments

The latest assignment from photo101 is solitude which in my view means a picture of someone looking out into the distance, sad, alone, and may I add, looking completely lost. This kind of photo is quite hard to take and even find because one, I don’t like taking pictures of people because I feel like it’s an invasion of someone privacy to take their pictures without telling them first and two, I’ve never actually seen anyone looking sad, alone, and completely lost. Even when I was in the city today, I didn’t see anything or anyone that fit the description.

So once again, I have dig into my archive and fortunately I found what I needed but first I want to show you this picture:

This is from last May when we went house hunting down by Utah Lake, a large fresh water lake by Provo, Utah. Mom wanted to buy a second house so she wouldn’t have to commute 100 miles daily for work. What you’re looking at is the land. Unfortunately, after we saw the model, we were convinced that it was way too small. It felt smaller than our current home. So we bailed.

That’s me, looking alone. I guess that looks like solitude. I didn’t mean to look like that. I was just standing there when Mom snapped the picture. Honestly though, I felt kind of tired and frustrated because it was all Mom could talk about at the time.

Why is it both black and white and color?

When I messed with the picture just now, I wanted the picture to show that solitude feeling, that loneliness. I guess I failed, huh?

The Singer

Published on June 13, 2015September 22, 2015 by Yinglan9 Comments

She glanced out into the crowd Continue reading “The Singer” →

Reflection: Fate, Destiny, Curse

Published on June 13, 2015November 22, 2015 by Yinglan3 Comments

Have you ever heard the saying: you will learn more about a person after they die than you will ever learn when they were alive. Continue reading “Reflection: Fate, Destiny, Curse” →

Photo101: Bliss

Published on June 12, 2015November 24, 2015 by Yinglan14 Comments

When I saw day four’s assignment, I was a little stumped. Bliss? I mean I’m not a big gesture kind of person, I mean I don’t do big poses when taking a picture. Where can I find a picture of bliss? Continue reading “Photo101: Bliss” →

Photo101: Water

Published on June 11, 2015November 24, 2015 by Yinglan6 Comments

Have I ever show you pictures of that time I went to Great Salt Lake? No? Continue reading “Photo101: Water” →

Share Your World – 2015 Week #23

Published on June 10, 2015December 16, 2015 by Yinglan19 Comments

For your blog do you basically use Mac or Windows applications. What type of device laptop, desktop,tablet, phone or pad? Continue reading “Share Your World – 2015 Week #23” →

Photo101: Street and Established Shots

Published on June 10, 2015November 24, 2015 by Yinglan8 Comments

Yes, I have joined Photo101 but unfortunately, I couldn’t find a picture of home, well, unless, I went on pinterest and just find a picture but that wouldn’t be Photo101, would it. Then Day 2, I could’ve just gone outside and taken a photo of my street but everyone’s already seen that and it wouldn’t be fun to see it again and again. So I chose one from my archive. Continue reading “Photo101: Street and Established Shots” →