Tag: photo
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The Ephemeral Moment that Created the Perfect Photo
Everyone has that “perfect wedding photo”. The one they put on the ‘thank you’ card, post on Facebook, and use as their profile picture for a year after the wedding. This blog is not about “that photo”… It is about the ephemeral instant that makes the perfect photo happen. My…
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Symmetrical Violation
Photo Prompt: Symmetry This week, share an image of symmetry. Void of precise terms of display or reason. A parking spot disruption conundrum. Would you notice this asymmetrical accident? Would you pause for a second to admire the irony? I did. It’s the little things.
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The Simplicity of the Chinese Mud Pie
A busy Beijing street. Fruit tents, newspapers, grills, and traffic… Then there is an ally, with a boy, making mud pies. Simple, fun, not a worry in the world. Just a fun Sunday.
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The Scale of a Chinese Pagoda
The first time I visited the Summer Palace in China I took a series of photos of the Yu Quan Hill and the Yu Feng Pagoda then wrote a blog about it. During fall of the following year I returned to the Summer Palace and picked up where I left…
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Yellow Paint and a First Dance
A married couple’s first dance always gets a spot in the memory book. Most newlyweds have their first dance in front of an ice sculpture, wedding cake, or a beautifully decorated master table. A romantic setting for a perfect moment in time. My husband and I went in a different…
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Beijing Taxi Physics, A Refraction
Catching a Beijing Taxi, it’s a simple refraction. An essential surface phenomenon. A transmission medium. I’m here, yet I need to be there. A governance to the law of conservation. Chinese energy and momentum. It’s basic physics… Simple, right? Just like catching a Beijing Taxi.
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Something Stands Between my Husband and I
Normally the phrase “something stands between my husband and I” is a negative statement, but in my marriage it is a wonderful and comforting one. Our dog is always between us. She walks between us on hikes, sits between us on the couch, and sleeps between us in bed, she…
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Caffeine Cat: A Split-Second Story
“As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?” (Clary, City of Ashes) A book quote about one of my favorite things. Pretty perfect, huh? But do you wanna know something that isn’t so perfect? A cat that breaks a BUNN Coffee Pot. I heard…
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A Vampire Named Louis Made Me Love Sunsets
People constantly ask me, “Why do you take so many pictures?” The time for an explanation has finally arrived. Today WordPress threw a curveball by saying that I could write about anything… as long as I included all the colors of the rainbow. So, today I’m not writing about rainbows, I’m…
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A Beijing Fish Market
I spent part of my summer in Beijing China at their University of Agriculture. On this day, in particular, I went on a walk with a Chinese student which led me to a Chinese Fish Market. This consisted of a 50 meter long street which was insanely busy with buyers,…
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The Beijing Subway Artist
I met this man on the steps of a subway station in Beijing, China. What initially drew me to him was the beautiful drawings he had displayed on the walkway in front of him. He knew very little English, and at the time I spoke very little Mandarin. We could communicate…