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I normally joke about eating cheese with Guinness as I rarely combine the two. However, tonight I figured why not give the combination a try. Its pretty damn good… tasting that is. Im not sure yet how good it is for my body - Internally. We all know how it is for the outside. Just look at the before and after video for day 173!
Today I spent a good portion of the day chasing a forest fire that started with a lightning strike. 75 acres went up in flames sending billowing smoke several hundred feet high, chocking residents and forcing an evacuation. I was out on some crappy business thing and I saw the fire. Immediately I thought, stock footage oppurtunity. I now headed home to grab my camera. I figured I'd call my Mother since she would want the opportunity to get a story for her site. We headed out, following the smoke. We were met with slight opposition with cop after cop sending us away. They were attempting to get people away from danger while we were trying our best to get closer to it.
After several failed attempts at penetrating the road blocks we found a female officer that gave us the information we needed. All it took was a good looking man to get the other part of her brain working! Ok, so i'm lying! I was driving so I stayed in the car and let my mommy talk. I'm only 28, I have a lot of growing up to do!
The media was being let in a few blocks down. We drove down past residents out talking to one another. I could tell that for some of them this was the first time ever talking to their neighbors. Its odd that it takes a disaster to bring people together. We arrive at the final barricade before things get real thick. I start snapping shots of everything including the police cars. The whole time I thinking of what I could composite in front of this. The scene from American History X comes to mind. This is stock gold I think to myself! While shooting, a woman approaches us and asks who we are with. We let her know and then she invites us to ride along with her down to "ground zero" sometimes having media clearance kicks ass!
We hop in her SUV and with ease, roll past every barricade. About 10 blocks down smoke is thick and the area has been evacuated. We get out and walk straight back to the edge of what was less then amazing. It looked as if someone had a camp fire burning. The flames were no more than 2 feet tall. I get a better blaze in my backyard fire-pit. oddly enough, the smoke was thick and spread so high and far they closed both the turnpike and I-95 for 5 miles.
Ok, I'm drinking beer so I'm rambling. Its been pointed out that every blog that I've written while drinking beer is longer than ones sober. I'll try to reel it in and stay on topic.
Ok, so we get a first hand up close view of the fire. I had a business dinner at 6:30 and I smelled completely of camp fire. We went home and I quickly changed before Sushi! Mmm I love sushi!
After dinner I went home to relax for a few minutes before Joyce arrived. I figured since I didn't' get anything good enough for Day 175 at the fire I'd grab a shot of something before She got here. Unfortunately I misjudged how tired I was due to complete lack of sleep for the past 3 days. I passed out for an hour. The next thing I remember is the door bell ringing. Then Joyce walking in. oops, guess I lost track of the time.
I figured that since Joyce was here and I've not seen here for a few weeks that I'd grab a shot of her and call it a night. I did just that and was then off to Walmart to get ready for Cleatus and Lil Bobbi's appearance at the Redneck Circus. I've stained my beater with coffee and mustard. The wigs are ready and I've already started in with the beer. I am going at this event full bore.
Until then… drink beer and eat cheese - Michael
lighting:
Nikon SB-25 boomed overhead (I mean hand held with a light weight stand) with LumaQuest Softbox II 24mm zoom set at 1/2 power.
The Murray Spartans take on the Cottonwood Colts in the 4A Championship
Volleyball is one of those sports you don't really have to shoot the whole match to get highlights, so it gave me an oppurtunity to shoot some photos until i had to pick up the video camera
Well - A Chance oppurtunity arose and like any budding photograpger, I always obey the golden rule...."Sometimes Point and Clicking is the only option."
Friday, May 4, 2012
Snapshot of my friend and travel companion Vanessa Palas. We spent the morning, as tourists, in DUMBO (an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass), Brooklyn, NY, on a self-guided walking tour. Red Vespa parked on Water Street made for a colourful prop and photo oppurtunity.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 24-105mm f/4-5.6L IS USM.
All Rights Reserved © 2012 JB Studio / Jeff Burger
shot in the garden at my house. this might be a cowslip???. anyways just liked it and it was also a nice oppurtunity to make my first macro shots with my by then new lens (sigma 18-200 , 1:3,5-6,3) , i def. will be using this lens for my macro shots from now on, as long as i dont have a real macro lens...(yeah..keep on dreaming..LOL)
NL: deze bloem heb ik met mijn nieuwe lens geschoten in de tuin bij mij thuis. geen flauw idee(zoals altijd) hoe deze bloem heet..
@ scranfield : eh.. trust me it is the lens..LOL..
Newly built hotels along A1A in Fort Lauderdale. They are only about 3 years old at the most. The first hotel is the W. I havent had the oppurtunity to visit the new bars in the W.
Active Canvas presents two Yakshagana performances by "Saligrama Makkala Mela".
Yakshagana(Kannada) - Veera Vrishasena - 15th May 2010 7:00 p.m
Yakshagana(Kannada) -Babruvahana Kalaga - 16th May 2010 11:00 a.m
Venue: H.N.Kalakshetra, National College, 7th Block, Jayanagar
More about Active Canvas:- activecanvas.in/
Thanks to Divya for this oppurtunity :)
Do visit to my blog for the report:
We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
Volleyball is one of those sports you don't really have to shoot the whole match to get highlights, so it gave me an oppurtunity to shoot some photos until I had to pick up the video camera
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for girls week theme live: props
a snow globe for the christmas season. i bought one. i used to have a whole bunch i got rid of, but i got suckered in for the photographic oppurtunity of it....
i am in there, my reflection is at least.
(sooc btw, with my sexy new lens...)
end scene
Today I completed the daunting task of moving my entire apartment into my moms garage for the next few days, as this chapter in my life draws to a close. I look forth in the distance and see a shimmering light...oppurtunity is knocking, I am here to answer it!
(sorry for such curddy photos the last two days too much stress with moving)
18mm 3.5 AI-S
f11 1/30
ISO250
Wanted to do a simple shot today, but things just went great today.
I had a very nice phonecall with "Man met Bril" which left me humbled, proud and happy. Happy because I've met so many great people here on Flickr and they, and their pictures have become part of my daily life.
And Flickr keeps sending me great things.
Mr. Moog directed MacUser magazine to me to write a Photoshop tutorial on this image to be printed in their next issue.
How's that, I'm getting published, woohoo!!!!
Thnx Lee for giving me the oppurtunity!!
Life's great at times
We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra consists of the 200 most promising students in Venezuela's famous and ground breaking musical education for youth, El Sistema. The program was founded in 1975 by the visionary conductor and economist José Antonio Abreu. The network of youth otchestras gives oppurtunities and inspiration to more than 250,00 children from all over Venezuela - a country where 75% of the population lives under the poverty line.
The Konserthus in Oslo, one of the most emblematic theaters in the cultural life of Norway, opens its home page with the announcement of the concert that the Venezuelan orchestra will perform on June 11 in that city, cradle of the Nobel Prize. ”Margariteña” will be heard in this venue, composed by Inocente Carreño, who turned 90 years old in 2010; and ”Danzas del Ballet La Estancia” by Ginastera, and the Fourth Symphony by Tchaikovsky will also be performed.
This way, with music interpreted with Latin-American style, the Venezuelan orchestra top of the social and artistic project conceived by master José Antonio Abreu 35 years ago, will leave its print in Oslo, one of the most relevant cities in the humanistic field.
Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel
Programme:
INOCENTE CARREÑO - Margaiteña (Symphonic variations)
ALBERTO GINASTERA - Dances from the Ballet "Estancia", op. 8
1. Los trabajadores agricolas (The Land Workers)
2. Danza del trigo (Wheat Dance)
3. Los peones de hacienda (The Peons of the Hacienda)
4. Danza final (Malambo)
Dean is such a rad dude. End of story. He's been my roomie's good friend for years and I recently got the oppurtunity to meet him. Basically. He's awesome. Haha.
This is a rather new thing to me...shooting a night. Eh, not to stoked about how it came out but I felt like I should throw it up on Flickr anyhow ;)
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We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
The Murray Spartans take on the Cottonwood Colts in the 4A Championship
Volleyball is one of those sports you don't really have to shoot the whole match to get highlights, so it gave me an oppurtunity to shoot some photos until i had to pick up the video camera
had a congregation do at pennington flash and a bro snapped his ankle while playing football it was horrible but the upside was that the air ambulance came to take him to the hospital so i pounced ont the oppurtunity and got a few snaps!
We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
Every tree tells a story, wether living or dead, and this was no exception. It is rare nature lover and artist who can pass an oppurtunity to capture something like this by.
The Murray Spartans take on the Cottonwood Colts in the 4A Championship
Volleyball is one of those sports you don't really have to shoot the whole match to get highlights, so it gave me an oppurtunity to shoot some photos until i had to pick up the video camera
Alexander Strider bodied Volvo B10B 509 N509HWY was and will remain one of my favourite buses to drive for a long long time. I had the oppurtunity to run her in to the depot on Wednesday and it was a brief pleasure, the sun was shining but was always wrong for a shot so yet another depot shot I am afraid. Not bad though?
509 was new for "Starbus" work at Keighley before transfer to Harrogate where she fitted in well alongside 504/508 and 510. After a couple of years they went to Blackburn for storage ( not low floor )
504 and 509 were converted into 3+2 seat belted school buses and came back to Harrogate for use on school work replacing two Javelins. 504 and 509 operate the 603 school bus to Rosset from Bilton. There are so many kids on 603 that both buses are full to capacity everyday..
I think 508 was sold on .....
510 ( another super bus ) sat at the back of Intack depot and spent 2 years dying a painful death before going to Barnsley to be put to sleep......
We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
I went driving to the Amish country to buy some organics. I met these Amish kids were walking at 18 degrees (oF) from school. I have great respects with the Amish people and that i am always hesitant to take their pictures for they people are very private, but guess what i notice they have no parents around so i took this oppurtunity to capture this moment. "Can I take you picture guys?" and they said "SURE!"
Look at them! their faces full of contentments! no complain of whatsoever. Do you think we could live the same way they do?
Answer...
We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
Enchanted Bohol Series: Postcards from Heaven
We plan to cover the east side of Bohol next time.
Places we shoot:
Dumaluan Beach
Bohol Beach Club
Hinagdanan Cave
Baclayon Church
Loboc River
Loboc Church
Man-made forest
Chocolate Hills - Cancelled due to car problems (May 9-10 again?!?!)
Hanging Bridge
Ricefields
Alona Beach
Dauis (Sunset)
All in just one day. Thanks to lemeul for the oppurtunity to see Bohol even just for a day.
Nikon D300
Nikon D80
Tokina 12-24 F4
Sigma 70-200 2.8
Hoya R72
Kenko ND8
Bohol, Bohol
April 6, 2009
All photos (c) Paul Banday Photography
Brighton High School Vs. Lone Peak High School in 5 A Volleyball Championship.
Brighton went on to win the series
Volleyball is one of those sports you don't really have to shoot the whole match to get highlights, so it gave me an oppurtunity to shoot some photos until i had to pick up the video camera
蚝油芥兰 Kailan with Oyster Sauce - Oriental Tea House, Chadstone AUD8.90 deluxe
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We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
I love to take such images of the leaf. It has been a long time interest for me to capture these kind of leaves fallen down, then capture and frame it.
Yesterday morning it was raining and Autumn has began here in Switzerland, so got an oppurtunity to capture the images i love to capture the most..
I was very delighted to get wet in the rain and capture some 100+ images of various leaves fallen down...
Upon my return to India, I shall frame these images that i love most and decorate my wall :-)
Am very happy....
awright, awright.... here's sort of a close up of the models. i'll share with you guys =)...
i thought this car show would've been a great photo oppurtunity but it wasn't all that. the only shots worth uploading are ones with the models. there were parts of the show that had really bad lighting as well.
the 2nd philippines international motor show held at the end of august 2008 at the world trade center. obviously there were cars, cars and cars. to my dismay, it looked more like a showroom with dealers cramped into a space... than a car show. at least the theme was eco friendly and gas saving autos...
炸白饭鱼 Fried Whitebait - Oriental Tea House, Chadstone AUD8.90 deluxe
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We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
U.S. Army Spouses apart of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade participate in the brigade spouse flight on Fort Drum, NY May 12, 2022. Spouses had the oppurtunity to fly in UH-60M Black Hawk and CH-47F Chinook helicopters. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Wilson)
Just stumbled this photo (taken and given by Edfel) during S.I.N. (Super Import Nights) 2007 at Singapore(yeah, it was taken last year)... It's one of the kind and great oppurtunity to be the beautiful babes of S.I.N.
Standing L-R: Helen Su, Sunisa Kim, Natalie Marie, Me, KT So, Jenny Chu, Nikita Esco
Seated L-R: Lisa Kim Fleming, Jeri Lee
Had the oppurtunity to ride the brand new Haro ramps with the entire team two weeks ago. It was really rad getting to ride and hang out with guys like Nyquist and Nasty. I'm going to start uploading photos that they aren't using for their catalog. As of right now they are using a photo I got for the cover so I'm really stoked. These ramps were hard to shoot because you're either shooting into the trees which means you can't see the rider very well or you're shooting at the warehouse which isn't a great background. Tell me what you think on this one.
This is Colin Mackay bustin' a Table while Mikey Babbel, Marcus Tooker, and Nasty are watching from the table. Nyquist and some other guys are in the back as well. Basically Colin is one of the coolest dudes ever. Got to have breakfast with him and Nyquist which was one of the sickest things ever. haha
Also you should follow me on twitter:
And check out this short video I shot for Haro with my Camera:
FYI, This photo is resized which I don't usually do. It looks really blurry viewed in large but I promise it isn't. I accidentely messed up the saving on about 10 photos and lost the larger edited files. Might go back and redit them to view on flickr in a better large version.
苏宜紫砂工艺精品制
Suyi Purple Porcelain Manufacturing Co.
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We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
韭菜饺 Chive Dumplings - Oriental Tea House, Chadstone AUD6.90 large
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We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
My saluki Ella captured summer of 2007 sitting in her favourite chair, looking out the window.
As this was an oppurtunity and not a staged photosession please don't make any comments about her messy hair! :-)
U.S. Army Spouses apart of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade participate in the brigade spouse flight on Fort Drum, NY May 12, 2022. Spouses had the oppurtunity to fly in UH-60M Black Hawk and CH-47F Chinook helicopters. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Wilson)
Brighton High School Vs. Lone Peak High School in 5 A Volleyball Championship.
Brighton went on to win the series
Volleyball is one of those sports you don't really have to shoot the whole match to get highlights, so it gave me an oppurtunity to shoot some photos until i had to pick up the video camera
An eagle scavenges on an elk carcass on the National Elk Refuge. Though it's difficult to see in the photo, the eagle is unique because it's missing its right leg.
Bald eagles can frequently be seen on the refuge in the winter. Though they are skilled hunters, they will also eat carrion if the oppurtunity presents itself.
Credit: USFWS / Jessica Stirling, NER winter naturalist
We had a very pleasant yumcha at the old Oriental Tea House in South Yarra, back when it was tucked in a small shop in a lane perpendicular to Chapel Street, so when I heard that the Chadstone store was open, I decided to give it a try.
Perhaps my expectations were too high. Or perhaps, it was just passing off cheap Chinese dimsum to Aussies who didn't know better, Asian and Caucasian alike. The clientele on the opening weekend was quite evenly split between Asians and Caucasians, lured in by the breezy indoor-outdoor dining areas, bright reds and contrasting black decor, and a distinctly Asian but modern decor.
The selection of teas are quite impressive. Tea is served in glass teapots to be shared. You can also order tea individually in mugs made of a 紫砂 deep purple porcelain, the traditional material for 紫砂壶 Chinese teapots.
Food-wise, it's a disappointment. That's not to say it is not good, but the asking price of a 特点 "deluxe" dimsum being AUD8.90 you'd expect something special. Instead, what we get is a floury and chewy filling in the 带子烧买 scallop siumai dumpling. A distinct indicator of it being undercooked. Most other yumcha places serve "deluxe" dimsum at half that price.
Before we entered, Julia exclaimed that a 烧卖 siumai pork dumpling or 虾饺 hargao prawn dumpling, a "regular" dimsum, was AUD5.90. That was almost grounds for us turning tail and heading to a nice cafe. But it is better this way, rather than be tempted every time we walked past.
Being an equal oppurtunity employer meant that we had waiters and waitresses of all races, althought predominantly Asian. Being used to dimsum names in Cantonese, hearing the mangled English translations was a bit though. Guava-flower fried prawn wonton 石榴花云吞 is a mouthful in anyone's language. Just call a wonton a wonton.
Still, Oriental Tea House seems to draw crowds at both its South Yarra and city stores, which points to a shrewd business owner understanding that the ambience and price-point is "acceptable" for the locations it is in.
Oriental Tea House
03.9949.2071
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Shop F015, 1341 Dandenong Rd
Chadstone VIC 3148
Martin Ortiz, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, aims in with his competition rifle during a practice relay at the 2013 Marine Corps Trials at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 3, 2013. Ortiz said he's enjoyed meeting new people, trying new things and getting the oppurtunity to compete at the trials this year. The Trials is an opportunity for wounded Marines, veterans and allies to compete in wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, track and field, swimming, archery and shooting. The top 50 athletes will go on to compete against wounded warriors from the other branches of military service at the Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., in May.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler L. Main)