Category Archives: photo

Temptation vs. Discipline (Cropping exercises)

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Helen C

Yes, this is the same photo I posted before šŸ˜‰ After reading Rajā€™s second comment, I thought this might be a good time to practice cropping. After all, I was the one who once said loudly in a workshop that … Continue reading →

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XDrive Photo Lesson 3 ā€“ Exposure

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Helen C

This is my submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 3 ā€“ Exposure. (All photos were taken with Nikon D750.) (Rose ā€“ F/5.6; ISO-400; 1/160) A young and brilliant photographer Spencer Cox, whose photos I like a lot, wrote the following in … Continue reading →

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Miller Time

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Helen C

This is my submission for: The Daily Post Photo Challenge: Unusual. Walking out of my house, I saw a topless man on the roof šŸ˜‰ Thanks for visiting my blog.

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XDrive Photo Lesson 2

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Helen C

This is my submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 2. A week ago, Amy (The World is a Bookā€¦) posted a couple of photos for XDrive Photo Lesson 2 (Amy). I have followed Amyā€™s blog for a while and her blog … Continue reading →

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Ceeā€™s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: April 16, 2017

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Helen C

My entry for Ceeā€™s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: April 16, 2017. Need any help to clean your refrigerator? I recommend my great nephew. As you can see from the photo, he takes his job seriously. And he doesnā€™t charge much. … Continue reading →

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A Little Thought (Keep Practicing) – 2017 Week 15

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Helen C

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. — Anton Chekhow When I went golfing with Wei, he usually took 4 or 5 practice swings before each shot, and I took 0. My reasons were: (1) he … Continue reading →

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My Recent Taiwan Trip (photographing part 2) – 2017 Week 14

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Helen C

Environmentalists changed the word jungle to rain forest, because no one would give them money to save a jungle. Same with swamps and wetlands. — George Carlin I love George Carlinā€¦ I canā€™t help it. šŸ˜‰ On our way to … Continue reading →

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My Recent Taiwan Trip (photographing part 1) – 2017 Week 13

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Helen C

ā€œTaking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.ā€ ā€” Diane Arbus Finally, it was the photographing day (3/26/2017)! I got up early, kept asking Wei when his nephew, Kuenhwa, would come. Kuenhwa came … Continue reading →

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My Recent Taiwan Trip (photos) – 2017 Week 12

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Helen C

This is my submission (of Weiā€™s photos šŸ˜‰ for Ceeā€™s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: March 19, 2017. Take a seat, please… Thanks for visiting my blog.

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Ceeā€™s Black & White Photo Challenge: Ground

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Helen C

Ceeā€™s Black & White Photo Challenge: Ground On our way to Canadian Rockies, we past a town called Wallace in Idaho. Wallace is a historic city in the Panhandle region of the U.S. state of Idaho and the county seat … Continue reading →

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