Category Archives: photo and thoughts

Prairie Island Dakota Days Wacipi Celebration

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Helen C

Many years ago, Rochester hosted a Pow-Wow. My husband and I went there thinking we could take some photos. I didn’t know anything about Pow-Wow, and I wasn’t serious in photographing at the time. It turned out to be a … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: More Than 5 Items

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Helen C

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: More Than 5 Items I haven’t done any photo challenge for a while. I’ve finally figured out why time goes much faster after I retired. It, actually, has nothing to do with the time, but has … Continue reading →

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Shooting Firework – 2015

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Helen C

I admit that it was 2 hours before firework time that I hurriedly watched two videos on how to take firework photos, hoping I would become a good firework photographer instantly. One suggests us to try out the camera settings … Continue reading →

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Red Ball

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Helen C

My friend JT told me that a huge red ball would be placed in different part of our city for 7 days. A red ball? I shook my head. Immediately I thought of a crowd admiring a huge yellow rubber … Continue reading →

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Photos, Thoughts, and Questions

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Helen C

Vatican Museum While we were walking to the Vatican Museum, I saw a groom and bride walking on the other side of street. I remember someone (Amy?) had taken a bride and groom photo in Span. Since this couple looked … Continue reading →

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Street Photographing while in Italy

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Helen C

We just got back from a 2 week trip in Italy, and had a great time. There are so many things that I would like to share with you, but I need time to digest first. 😉 So, I thought … Continue reading →

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Alone

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Helen C

(I am taking a 2 weeks break starting tomorrow. Hope you all have a wonderful 2 weeks.) I used to hate eating alone in a restaurant. Sometime I would skip a meal to avoid the situation. I didn’t even like … Continue reading →

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A Sweet Two

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Helen C

Cosme from bCL Photography invited me to participate the Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge. I don’t remember what brought me to his blog, but I know I keep following his blog not only because he is a great photographer, but … Continue reading →

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Print a Photo – How Hard Can It Be?

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Helen C

Our friend said that if we had some good photos from Arizona, he would use a couple to decorate his house. I was thrilled. I’ve always considered our photos as “office art” – the one that you may hang in … Continue reading →

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Heimie’s Haberdashery

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Helen C

We went to St Paul downtown last Friday. As soon as we parked the car, my husband started teaching me a new word “Haberdashery”. I had no idea why suddenly this word became important for me to know until we … Continue reading →

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