M.Y. Lessons Learnt

Boston is really a nice city. Check out the photo album (an utility called SimpleViewer is used) to find out … http://www.80days.com/boston/

Filed under: Book, Off Topics, Photography, Travel on August 20th, 2008 | No Comments »

My friend browsed thru my photo book and his first question was “How come the weather was so good in every place you went to ?”. Hmmm … good question, isn’t it ? So I answered, “Visit the place again, until you see the blue skys.”
Anyway, it’s raining in Boston, and I suppose I need [...]

Filed under: Photography, Travel on July 28th, 2008 | No Comments »

All a sudden the story of one million people is no longer trendy in our city, instead people keep arguing whether they shall get their cut from the recent 11 billion dollar plan to combat inflation. Seriously, can this plan really help those in need ?

Filed under: Off Topics, Photography on July 19th, 2008 | No Comments »

The first copy of the photo book is good looking and beautifully printed, so I think it is time to make it public and available for sale online in Blurb.com. One can pick up a copy of the book with soft cover, hardcover with or without dust jacket.
Frankly, I don’t expect to sell any, but [...]

Filed under: Book, Photography, Travel on June 25th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Even after 5 weeks and countless hours of video footages, the photos of the tragedy are still very shocking. A photo exhibition that not to be missed … but only last to 22nd June in APM shopping mall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWQ51Ux1LVI

Filed under: Photography on June 21st, 2008 | No Comments »

This beauty finally arrived from the mail and it looks absolutely gorgeous. It took altogether 4 weeks to finish and here are the details:

Day 01 - download the free software BookSmart from Blurb.com
Day 02 - starts the “design” of the book … and it lasts 15 days, as I needed to select the photos, add [...]

Filed under: Book, Photography, Travel on June 17th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Let’s say you have a boring photo with some small cars and people … can we do some tricks to improve it ?
The following is a photo taken in a recent cruise tour to Taiwan.

Then an area with the objects were selected; invert the selection; apply Gaussian blur; and then adjust the brightness & contrast [...]

Filed under: Photography, Travel on June 16th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Taipei may not be the first choice of many people to travel, but in fact the city changed a lot in the past few years that I certainly think worth a visit. You know, if one can afford the time and money, one shall always revisit a place every few years. So, what are the [...]

Filed under: Photography, Travel on June 12th, 2008 | No Comments »

Tin Hau, also known as the Queen of Heaven and Goddess of the Sea, who enjoys a special place in people’s hearts thanks to our city’s long maritime history. Many people celebrate Tin Hau’s birthday every year and the most famous festivities is a spectacular parade through the streets with teams of performers, including lion [...]

Filed under: Entertainment, Photography, Travel on May 5th, 2008 | No Comments »

There are many people worked very hard before, and need help, respect and praise today.
There are also many working very hard today, and need help, respect and praise tomorrow.

Filed under: Ashes of Time, Photography on April 28th, 2008 | 1 Comment »