Moment Ordinaire: April 2005

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Taken: 30th Street Train Station, Philadelphia @ Apr 2005
I love this picture, especially the rustiness of the train tracks contrasting with the modernness of the buildings. There are also so many elements in the picture but somehow it doesn't look too crowded.

It might seem irrelavant to call this picture "Love", but I call that because it's really personal to me. :) The buildings in the background are parts of Philadelphia skyline. Philadelphia means the city of brotherly love. I live in Philadelphia, but my boyfriend lives in Hoboken, NJ. (It's right across NYC where he works.) Every weekend I take the train (shown in the picture) to see him. The very track on the left is the route where the train takes me up north...to see him whom I love so much. Yah, that's why it's called "Love". :)

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Cool shot. I like how you got the architechture of the buildings. @ May 01, 2005 3:23 AM

I love how you express this shot naturally. Nice picture & nice story ka :) @ May 02, 2005 4:30 AM

Nice cityscape...and I love the story to go along with it.

dawn (http://www.girl-inchoate.com/photos/) @ May 02, 2005 10:11 AM

very urban shot ... nice how you lined up the wires with the tops of those buildings ... @ May 02, 2005 10:35 PM

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Taken: Philadelphia @ Apr 2005
Church one block from to my apartment. One thing I like about photography is that I appriciate the beauty of my surroundings more than before.

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You also have a beautiful mind ka :) @ April 28, 2005 9:50 PM

I feel the same way. I find beauty in the most mundane things. Things I may have passed before now catch my eye and I can't resist shooting them.

The color and graininess of this is really stunning. I also like the angle a lot. @ April 28, 2005 11:34 PM

Oops...that anon was me.

dawn (http://www.girl-inchoate.com/photos/) @ April 28, 2005 11:35 PM

i like the graininess on this one ... crazy angle too .. :-) @ April 29, 2005 8:04 PM

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Taken: Deep Cove, Vancouver, Canada @ Mar 2004
More from my Seattle-Vancouver trip. I love this sign. The authorities who posted it must have a great sense of humor. :)

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Ha! I love Canadinan humor! @ April 26, 2005 9:34 PM

This is hilarious!! Love it. @ April 28, 2005 4:46 PM

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Taken: Seattle @ Mar 2004
I haven't had a chance to take some more pictures, so I post some of my old pictures from my Seattle-Vancouver trip. :)

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Taken: Hoboken @ Apr 2005
We had lunch at Wolfgang Puck restaurant today, and this is one of the lamps there. :) It could have been sharper if I had been able to hold the camera still.

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good texture .... nice colors too @ April 23, 2005 7:20 PM

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Taken: Jersey City, NJ @ Apr 2005
My best friend got officially married on Monday at Jersey City city hall!! We had bbq afterward at her rooftop where these chairs are. Her actual wedding is going to be in Bali on June 3, and I'm going!!

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I really wish to sit on the chair and treasure that moment. Nice shot ka! :) @ April 22, 2005 10:18 PM

I'd name it 'Family', reminded me lifes in the past. Cool pic anyway.
Posted by Mhee @ August 29, 2005 12:18 PM

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Taken: Phuket, Thailand @ Aug 2004
I just can't wait for the summer to come. :)

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Taken: Philadelphia, PA @ Apr 2005
More of the same flowers (also taken the same day), I hope you aren't bored with it yet. This one is not as powerful as the previous one, but I like it anyhow. :) By the way, anyone knows what kind of flowers are these?

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Wow, wow, wow! Very white! Lovely!

dawn (http://www.girl-inchoate.com/photos/) @ April 20, 2005 8:55 PM

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Taken: Philadelphia, PA @ Apr 2005
I found this flowers on the way to school. They are real pretty. This bunch of flowers is different. They bloom on a trunk instead of branches.

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I realy like this shot, such an orgy of floweres. It proves Spring is here! @ April 15, 2005 7:23 PM

Lovely!

dawn (http://www.girl-inchoate.com/photos/) @ April 18, 2005 11:59 PM

thanks :) @ April 21, 2005 12:11 AM

Beautiful. I love the perspective! @ April 23, 2005 6:53 PM

Really nice shot! Great perspective! @ April 30, 2005 4:50 PM

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Taken: Philadelphia, PA @ Apr 2005
No, it's not an advertisement for jeans, it's just my favorite pair of jeans. :) I just love this photograph because of its color and texture.

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Taken: Fort Lee Historic Park @ Apr 2005
They seemed to be having some serious talk.

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When you see these scenes, I really think its your responsibility to relay the conversation. ;-) @ April 15, 2005 7:22 PM

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Taken: Fort Lee Historic Park @ Apr 2005
When I saw this well, it reminded me of the movie "The Ring." I have seen only the preview, but that's enough already. Anyhow, we went to Fort Lee Historic Park this weekend. We drive by this park all the time but never realize it's a public park. I guess there are always interesting places so close by that we haven't discovered. As for this photograph, I like it just because the boy seems so interested in the well.

In respond to the comment that the compression artifacts around the hard edges are distracting, I post the original photograph. I was trying to soften the background, but I guess I didn't do a good job. My original intention is trying to put focus on the well and the boy, but my camera has a very limited manual focus feature. So, I thought I could just use a software to soften the background. You think my original photograph is better? I feel like the original one has too many elements in it.

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This is a really nice photo, but the compression artifacts around the hard edges are distracting. Most of your other photos aren't like this... @ April 12, 2005 12:28 PM

Thanks for the comment. I guess I didn't do a good job in softening the background. My orginal intention is trying to put focus on the well and the boy, but my camera has a very limited manual focus feature. So, I thought I could just use a software to soften the background. You think my original photograph is better? I feel like the original one has too many elements in it. @ April 12, 2005 1:13 PM

the lighting is excellent. late morning/early afternoon. it gives a lot a detail and texture.

nice work.

the ring, eh?? did you push the boy down the well?? you're scaring me.... @ April 12, 2005 1:57 PM

I like what you've captured here...nice. @ April 18, 2005 4:07 PM

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Taken: Montréal, Canada @ Nov 2004
I don't have too many good pictures from Montreal because it was raining most of the time, but this one came out alright. (somehow the clock tower looks tilted to me, maybe I need new contact lens. :)

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It looks slightly tilted to me too. But only very slightly. However, it might be worth trying to crop to the tilt in Photoshop or something, just to see if the tilt becomes less distracting.

Overall, I think this is a very nice photo of a lovely foggy day. That bridge in the background is wonderful. @ April 12, 2005 1:17 AM

This is beautiful!! @ April 13, 2005 8:05 AM

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Taken: Montréal, Canada @ Nov 2004
Montréal is my favorite city ! I love its architecture, the modern blending in with the classic, so similar to Manhattan, NYC, a city I consider my third home, (my 1st is Bangkok, my 2nd is Philadelphia.) Just that people in Montréal are French speakers and I don't understand a thing. :) Montréal also has a casio so close by. Although gambling is not my thing, but at least it adds to the to-do list in the city. This window is on Rue Saint-Paul in Vieux-Port de Montréal. The reflection of the windows in the window is a part of Marché Bonsecours.

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Those red items in the foreground are interesting.

I've never been to Montreal but it is a place I'd love to visit.

dawn (http://www.girl-inchoate.com/photos/) @ April 07, 2005 2:42 PM

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Taken: Newport, RI @ Sep 2003
A view from our bike route. The castle on the right is an inn called Castle Hill Inn and Resort. We stopped by there on our bike route (and utilized their bathrooms.. hehe). From there, we continued on a rougher bike route and finally came to find this amazing view. :)

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What a gorgeous scene. How lovely to be able to bike by that!

dawn (http://www.girl-inchoate.com/photos/) @ April 05, 2005 4:27 PM

Lovely shot! I also wish my cycling route was anywhere near as scenic...

Sarah
photo.saroy.net @ April 06, 2005 1:25 PM

Wow, what a scene. Great capture. @ April 08, 2005 9:13 AM

what a dramatic shot! nicely done! i too wished i live close to something like this. @ April 13, 2005 12:37 AM

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Taken: Paris Hotel, Las Vegas @ Dec 2004
I took this shot while waiting for a Bellagio fountain show.

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splendid. been to Paris before and has been missing it since! @ April 05, 2005 3:18 PM

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Taken: Philadelphia, PA @ Apr 2005
On the way to the train station.

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Taken: Chelsea Market, NYC @ Nov 2004
We think the right one is Michael Jackson, (this one is pretty obvious)... and the left one may be Martha Stewart, (we aren't too sure about this one)...

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I like the contrast, one is fresh out of jail, the other may be on his way. @ April 03, 2005 9:24 AM

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