Manhattan Bridge

This is one of the bridge series I did about two years back. Few people complained my recently Brooklyn Bridge is a bit of "dark" or "sad". Well, I hope this one will make you happy again.

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Alternative View of Times Square

How often are you able to sit down and look up the sky in one of the popular tourist place on earth?

Mayor Bloomberg Administration closed section of the area in Tmes Square in order to reduce traffic congestion in Midtown and eliminate the crosscurrents Broadway traffic creates on nearby avenues.

If you are lucky enough, you are able to sit on a beach chair which set up all over the closed section. Oh, by the way, don't be too relax. You still have to look after your personal items (you are still in New York City you know...)


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Go a little further...

Thank you to one of my customers and I had a chance to push my imagination and creativity a little further to one of my foliage prints. (I always joke with her that I am not Van Gogh, and my works will not make her a rich person after I died...)

And the best part is that she is willing to pay extra for the work and the idea. The feeling is good when someone have the confident on your work.

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Autumn Foliage Photographs Selection 2009

As I promised in my previous entries before, here are a few hand pick slap shots of this year's foliage photographs. Enjoy!

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Triboro and Hell Gate Bridge in Astoria Park, Queens.

Since my wife is pregnant, the doctor ask her to do more walking exercise if possible. As her husband, I automatically turn myself as her walking companion as well. In order to keep this exercise interesting, I always choose some places which we rare have a chance to spend some times with. Astoria Park is one example.

I consider Astoria Park is one of the hidden treasure in Manhattan. It is located in the far North corner of Queens Boro. Unlike Central Park, Astoria park has more local and down to earth feeling. There is no hot dog cart, no horse carriage, and no tourist. It is absolutely a perfect place if you want to spend some quality time with your wife.

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Photo Expo Plus in New York City

I just came back from the Photo Expo Plus in the city. I can sum up a few things about the show this year:

First of all, a big huge applause to Canon this year. Vendors such as Nikon or Epson still hand out plastic or paper bags to the visitors as usual. This year, Canon handed out the recycle bag or "GREEN" bag to us. " GREEN, PEOPLE, GREEN!

I met Ms. Yoshie Yazawa from Pictorico / Mitsubishi Imaging again and she still remember who i am! I must admit that she is a big asset in the Mitsubishi Imaging, and whoever hired her at the beginning, he/she did deserve the big credit. I consider myself a small customer and honestly I spend about $500 on their products so far, mostly on their Gekko Green, Red paper and the Unryu paper. Because of her, i will even more consider using their product from now on than Moab or even Epson!

The size of this convention in Javis Center is getting smaller. I noticed that a few of big vendors didn't show up such as Fuji, Polaroid (of cux they are no longer in the instant film business) or Adobe (maybe Adobe hasn't get his CS5 done yet on time).

Kodak booth is getting smaller as well. They are still giving out their 120 roll film, and a lot of people lined up to get one? Wonder how many of these people will really use it, or they may try to save it for the ebay in the future if Kodak decide no longer to make those.

Sony is coming strong this year and is trying to compete with Nikon and Canon. For now, personally i think i still have more confident on their HDTV than their DSLR camera line. But their Cyber Shot camera is not bad since I have been using it for the past 5 years.

I finally get a hand on the Nikon Coolpix S1000pj, a camera with a build-in projector built in the front. So you can have a slide show right on the wall, instant the back screen as usual. But I will wait until its second or even the third improved version, then I may consider to have one.

Leica has a small space but showing a 28k camera body with 6k lens, which also offered the 3 years payment plan.

More and more hardcover book liked photo album printing service available and are getting very competitive.

Only a few wedding props vendors.

Gary Fong is in person and I listened to his 20 mins demo of his new product. I am impressed by his new invention which is a roll cage (to protect the camera) / Table top stand for the point and shoot. I am sure it is going to be another hit from Gary. But honestly, I still more enjoy his wedding works.

I missed the Polaroid honestly, because it did remind me about 8 years ago my wife and I had won the sitting in front of a 20x24 Polaroid Camera and a black and white print in the same convention. I can't believe it has been so many years when I went back home and looked at that print again.


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4 inches apart- (personal blog to the incoming)

Hello ______ :

We met again in the ultrasound room yesterday. You and I are only 4 inches apart, and you have no idea but we are not ready to meet in person yet. It is really funny because I know you are in there.

The doctor let us heard your heartbeat and she said it is very strong. Then she showed us your private part, I am really sure yours will be growing as "like father like son".

Do you know that I called you "panda" yesterday? Because you did look like one when i see your face in the monitor. There were two big shadow on your face from the ultrasound, and exactly image of "Panda" is the first thing came to my mind.

The doctor also said you are only 1 lb, and I believe your mommy did feed you well. Mommy didn't know how much is 1 lb and I told her you are like my half filled coffee mug. I tried my best to feed both of you because I want to make sure you will be a very strong one.

Few days ago I visited the library and borrowed some of Anne Geddes's book. No doubt you are going to be my exclusive model, and shuttle clicking sound will be non-stopped. Oh, i forgot, family portrait will be done in every week in different location.

We haven't get you a name yet, but I will tell you when I see you another 12 weeks.


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