Beijing Day 1
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Mark and Seth having a Chinese version of a western breakfast on the train to Beijing.
The Temple of Heaven
The Great Wall
Repairing the Wall
Monday, March 31, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Wednesday
We are leaving for Beijing in a couple of hours, so I'm going to shoot off a quick post with some pictures. I've been shooting mostly on Aperture priority, rather than auto, so I've been learning a lot. Unfortunately I keep forgetting to change a setting or two when moving to a new spot. Today I forgot to change the ISO from last night when we were in a dark theater. So their is "noise" in my outdoor sunny pictures. Aaarrgghhh! Well, since I'm not planning to publish any of these I guess it's not a big deal. And, again, I'm learning a ton.
I'll post again when we return from Beijing. I hope I have enough disk space for the pictures I'll take while we're there!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Highlights from today
I'll post several pictures from today, but the first one is the only one I'll comment on for now. It is my brave people picture ("brave" is for me, not the people in the picture, although they may be brave, who knows). The guy on the left had said "ni hao" to me earlier, which gave me courage to ask him if I could take his picture (using sign language, as he didn't know English). After I took it I showed it to him, and he gave me a thumbs up, so he approved. This is the kind of people picture I was hoping to get.
OK, I have to say something about this one too, just so I dont' forget about this guy. His name is Georgie Pan, and he started talking with Lynn and Mark (in English). He spent 40 years as a literature translator, and translated works by Mark Twain and John Steinbeck. He was very nice and let me take his picture with Mark.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Some Shots from Today
Seeing as how I'm in China, I'm breaking my one-picture-a-day rule.
This is a shot outside the fabric mart, where Mark had a suit made and I had some pants made. I said I would post a people picture, but I didn't have the guts to take many pictures of strangers. This one shows a small bit of the hustle and bustle of Shanghai streets. Driving around here is crazy!
These pictures are in the Yu Gardens, a shopping area and garden. Some of the buildings are 500 years old.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Hazy Shanghai Afternoon
This is my picture for Sunday. I guess I skipped Saturday, but with the time change, it's hard to say when my Saturday started.
We're having a great time! I'll try to post some people pictures tomorrow.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Somewhere over Alaska (or Siberia)
Friday, March 21, 2008
From Chicago to Shanghai, we flew over the northern coast of Alaska and across the northeast corner of Siberia. Both areas looked quite similar. I can't remember which place this picture was taken.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Morning Sun
Well, we're off (almost). We're all packed and are going to Mark's parents' house tonight so they can take us to the airport very early tomorrow. Lynne says I should be able to post from their house, so hopefully you'll get to see some of the sites before we get back. I have a travel photography book that my dad just gave me to read on the plane. Next post from China...
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Out of Town
Mark and I have been in St. Louis this weekend for his cousin's wedding. We are staying an extra night, because we got bumped from our flight and will get $600 toward a future flight. So I won't be able to catch up on posting till tomorrow.
I've been such a slacker lately--but only about two weeks left! My last week will be a marathon. I might not be able to post while we're in China, so I'll get those shots up when I get back. Then a month off--then a new project. I'm looking forward to that!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
Nothing to Show
Friday, February 29, 2008
I have nothing to show for Friday, February 29. I did take some pictures; they were last-minute shots and they weren't very good. But, I was still planning to pick one to post. Until Saturday, when Mark went to take some pictures of the kitchen, saw my pictures on the camera, figured they were probably old and not that good anyway, so he erased them. Hmph.
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