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What we sometimes don't see is the beauty that lies beneath the face

of a flower. Comments welcome.

Late evening...

Herons flying...

Lanterns hanging...

Dark tall structure in the middle...

Mysterious looking place...

A wonderful shadow of an old tree in the middle of the field.

Comments please.

It's late...

Buddha's Birthday celebration is nearing its end...

Time to make the journey home...

Last walk through the light passage...

Tech: ISO200 EV -0.7

Located near the summit of Mt. Tohamsan, east of the historic city of

Gyeongju, this bell pavilion was the site of a bell-ringing ceremony

celebrated in Korea during the solar new year. At midnight the bell is

rung almost a hundred times to bring in the new year. The background

smoke was created from a performance by buddhist dancers in front of

the bell pavilion. Glad I was able to be there to witness the

beautifully lit structure along with the serene performances

throughout the night. A nice change from the rowdy parties that take

place back in Canada. Photo was taken at 11:50pm, minutes away from

the new year(2004).

Like many other Asian countries, Korea has two different New Year's

days according to solar and lunar calendars. The more widely preferred

one is the lunar New Year's day, called So-lal.

A chilly moment with a really old Gingko tree. Photo was taken near

the historic city of Gyeong Ju during the 2004 winter season.

Image captured with an infrared filter(Hoya R72) attached to the Canon

G2. Image then post processed in Photoshop. Adjustments: Auto-levels,

channel mixer, +saturation

A photo of Vancouver CBD taken from Stanley Park during late afternoon.

Tech note: Shot with B+W 092 filter. Auto-levels, colour correction,

slightly cropped in Photoshop.

Comments welcome...

While walking along the coast on the weekend, my eyes were drawn to

this patch of rocks covered by deep green algae. Taken late in the

evening, the slow shutter speed allowed for a nice effect of the waves

hitting the rocks. Comments please...

One late afternoon I came across this lonely Grey Heron sitting on

metal stilts just below the train tracks by the river. Post processed

a little in photoshop - colour balance, lighting, unsharp mask.

After a bottle of wine I decided to get creative and produced this

abstract shot. Had fun with my light table and the wine glass partly

filled.