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Pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo
June 10, 2016 In Photography No Comment

Going to the zoo isn’t an activity that I place at the top of my list. I have mixed feelings seeing animals in captivity, but the Smithsonian National Zoo is only minutes from my friend’s apartment. Since it was a nice […]

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Korean War Memorial in D.C.
June 8, 2016 In Photography No Comment

Near the Lincoln Memorial is the Korean War Memorial, located at the southwest end of the Reflecting Pool. The first time I walked up to the steely figures of soldiers, it felt as if I had stumbled into a combat mission. […]

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Here We Mark The Price of Freedom
June 6, 2016 In Photography No Comment

A must for anyone visiting D.C. is going to the National Mall and seeing the memorials and monuments. Just beyond the Washington Monument is the World War II Memorial, pictured at the top of the page. Located within the memorial […]

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Don’t Lean On The Paintings
June 4, 2016 In Photography No Comment

At the National Gallery of Art, my sister and I witnessed something that could have turned out to be another mishap involving a boy and a piece of very expensive art. A boy who was certainly old enough to know better […]

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Riding In An F-18 Flight Simulator
June 3, 2016 In Photography No Comment

One of the nice things about D.C. is that many of the museums are free. You will have plenty of things to see if your feet can keep up with you. On our first day, we headed to the Smithsonian National […]

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Trip to Washington D.C.
June 2, 2016 In Photography No Comment

What comes to mind when you think of Washington D.C.? Some people may think of the White House, the Capitol, the national monuments, or even the Netflix show, House of Cards (which actually is filmed in Baltimore.) My first impression of the U.S. […]

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Photographing a Cantonese Opera—Princess Cheung Ping
May 12, 2016 In Photography No Comment

Imperial costumes, striking make up, love and tragedy—what more can you ask for when shooting a Cantonese opera? I had the fortunate opportunity to photograph all these elements coming together at a recent performance last month. This was my second […]

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Photography With Neutral Density Filters
September 9, 2014 In Photography No Comment

Perhaps you’ve wanted to photograph a waterfall and capture the nice, silky stream of water going over the rocky edges that you’ve seen in many professional landscape photos. To achieve this effect, you would need to create motion blur, which can […]

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Photo Books From Artifact Uprising
January 30, 2013 In Photography No Comment

I was delighted to receive in the mail a photo book from my sister. It’s a fantastic gift for any photographer to be able to see your own photos in print. She had created it with my photos through a […]

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A New Way of Looking at Kanji Characters
January 16, 2013 In Design 2 Comments

Japanese graphic designer Masaaki Hiromura’s creative pictograms introduce a new way of looking at kanji characters that all can appreciate. The fresh, fun and witty interpretations were designed for a Tokyo department store frequented by international customers. Hiromura creates visual delight by […]

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