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A quick trip down to LA, its beautiful sights, and lots of memories. This is the vintage sign at a car dealership across from USC, with a little PS Express goodness applied.
More on the sign: articles.latimes.com/2007/jul/13/local/me-felix13
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そしてこんな日常の過ごせることに感謝を…
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Another "comfort zone" - a Starbucks store on the corner of Chengfu and Zhongguancun East Roads. This store was about 1 km northwest of the BJGICC.
A good reliable hangout to get my coffee fix, and some familiar food treats. Some extra tea varieties, more cold drink options, and dual language signs were the only differences from the US or Australian experience.
Again, failing to make the most of the new experiences perhaps, but it was a short trip ... and coffee is coffee!
P.S. I just noticed that everyone in this shot was in their own little world - well at least physically. They were all immersed in their digital communities! Ahhh ... the new age!
Beijing, China.
Phone 4 - Photograph taken with the camera on an iPhone 4.
Camera - The native camera app was used with the HDR option.
Filterstorm - Opened the photograph in the native Photos app on my iPad3. Copied the image, opened the Filterstorm app, pasted the contents of the clipboard, and saved a copy of the image to the Camera Roll. This manoeuvre simplified the subsequent processing by having this copy as the most recent image in the Camera Roll.
Snapseed - Image straightened.
Frontview - Slight trapezoidal crop applied to change the apparent perspective.
Snapseed - Structure and Ambience filters applied. Overall lighting adjustments carried out.
Photoshop Express - Noise reduction and Sharpening filters applied with manual settings.
ExifEditor - EXIF data from the original photograph transferred to the final image.
(Filed as 20130723_iPad3 002 Filterstorm-Snapseed-Frontview-PSExpress-ExifEditor.JPG)
I'm quite happy with the amount of detail in this shot. On the left is the Pereus double cluster, on the top right is the Andromeda Galaxy, the little blob on the bottom is m34, and barely visible on the right is NGC 752. - Sorry about my inner geek!
Moving on from the Changling Tomb site, we visited a jade factory where you could watch the various pieces being carved.
After having lunch at the attached restaurant, people had a chance to pick up an expensive souvenir from the factory outlet. Some beautiful jewellery, but expensive.
Of more interest was what our guide had to say about jade - many Chinese believe that jade should be worn at all times for its health benefits. Many also swear that the color and opacity of the pieces changes as a reflection of the wearer's health.
There are two minerals that are associated with the gemstone known as "jade" - Jadeite and Nephrite. Both are highly valued in China, but depending on color and translucency, Jadeite is the rarer and more highly prized. Jade is attributed with longevity, purity, and an ability to ward off bad spirits. Jadeite is denser and harder than nephrite - Jadeite density 3.30 g/cc and hardness 6.5 on the Mohs Scale, Nephite density 3.02 and hardness 5.5 on the Mohs Scale - Nephrite can be scratched with a steel blade whilst Jadeite cannot. Interestingly, Jadeite has not be found to occur naturally in China but is sourced from Burma / Myanmar.
webmineral.com/data/Jadeite.shtml#.Ugn4AMsaySM
webmineral.com/data/Jadeite.shtml#.Ugn1scsaySM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness
Beijing, China.
Phone 4 - Photograph taken with the camera on an iPhone 4.
Camera - The native camera app was used with the HDR option.
Filterstorm - Opened the photograph in the native Photos app on my iPad3. Copied the image, opened the Filterstorm app, pasted the contents of the clipboard, and saved a copy of the image to the Camera Roll. This manoeuvre simplified the subsequent processing by having this copy as the most recent image in the Camera Roll.
Frontview - Trapezoidal crop applied to change the apparent perspective.
Photoshop Express - Noise reduction and Sharpening filters applied with manual settings.
ExifEditor - EXIF data from the original photograph transferred to the final image.
(Filed as 20130805_iPad3 007 Filterstorm-Frontview-PSExpress-ExifEditor.JPG)
Visualmashup from a penbal sketch's photo and fingerpainting wiyh Brushes on iPad2. Then filtered with psexpress.
Lately Rusty has really enjoyed his new bed under my desk, although he still needs to know my whereabouts at all times. #grungefilter