The Phoenix Mountain Temple, in the Bao’an District of Shenzhen, China, dates to the 1200s. The temple is dedicated to Guanyin
Tag: flower
double happiness redux
What do I like about China? (other than low taxes, cheap beer, and the availability of fried chicken.) The stories. In a country with 5000 years of recorded history there’s a tale or two to be told. While the Europeans were living in caves, a movie character once memorably said, the Chinese were building cities…
in bloom
After a winter that featured the longest, coldest stretch of winter weather in decades, spring has arrived in China. Okay, it wasn’t Winnipeg cold, but every space heater in southern China was sold during late January. After a few weeks of wondering if I had mistakenly been transported to Canada, the weather improved. Now the…
another
I will admit to knowing nothing about flowers, except; They are plants; My wife likes to receive them. I really like this new lens. Look at the detail! I’m in a sort of photographic heaven. Captured: January 19, 2008.
firsts
I’ve always wanted to try my hand at macro photography. But: I don’t like flowers or bugs; My gear prevented anything other than a mediocre image (yes, I know many of my photos fall into the mediocre category, I didn’t ask your opinion.) After seeing the amazing work or Pogo and Bernie Kasper I thought…