Pictures form Botanical Gardens-2 (testing)

These are old pic from 2009 at a Botanical Garden. Hope you'll like these pics.
In the Botanical Garden, there are different style gardens like Japanese garden and Chinese garden.People who like flowers will like to visit there, I think.

Please visit here to check the first post "Pictures form Botanical Gardens".

Zoo in Taiwan

I took these pictures at a Taiwanese zoo with my high school friends half a year ago.

Actually, I don't really like to go to zoos because as you can see from these pictures, they don't seem happy at all. I prefer a wild place over a place that uses cages to keep animals from escaping.

However, it is a good place for beginners to practice photography. They don't run away because they don't have too much room to move around...; {

So that's why I was there.

I used to spend a lot of time at this zoo taking photos for assignments with film camera, when I was 17 years old. I used to like zoos and going to the zoo because I was naive enough to believe that zoos will take good care of animals.

Apparently, they don't. and they won't.

So that's why I don't like it there. :{

Of course, zoos are a good place to go with children and a good place to allow children to learn about different animals.  

Ok, no more talking. Time for photos now. ; ]      Enjoy.

Hey, Who is That Guy?

I'm Not Happy

Yummy~~

Don't Come Close!!

The 6 pictures above were taken with fake manual zoom which means I used PS to blow these images up, so you can tell the quality is not so good.

They were too far away from me so my 50-150mm lens wouldn't work this time. Well, it doesn't work a lot of the time, but it's still good to have it. : ]

 This is a cheap way to have a nice and close-up pic, but it's also a "cheat" way to get a pretty shot. But I think for poor people it is Ok, lol...   ; )

Double-crested basilisk

They're really cute, aren't they? ;'') their lips make me want to kiss them.

Taiwan Bamboo Viper

It is a snake specimen. These kind of snakes are (were) very common to see around in the mountains of Taiwan. I hope it is still easy to see them now.... 

What The Heck Face

Mm~Smells Good

Hum! What!?
Runny NoseBlack and white ruffed lemur

These little friends are really x10 lovely and cute. They came very close to visitors and allowed us to pet them. We, people and lemurs, didn't wanna leave the spot, especially ME. ;P

They were holding against the fence very closely, inviting us to pet them. When we petted them they looked like they really enjoyed it.  :] I'm happy they look like happy.

I think I'll go again for the lemurs, because they were too adorable. ;P

Wallpaper

I haven't visited this blog for a very long time. Not even the blog but also the school that I learn English from. ; P

I'm feeling ''a little bit" tired of learning English from a language school, so now I go to Laney college to explore printmaking which to me is the most interesting technique in fine arts.

I wanted to learn about printmaking since high school, but didn't get many chances to learn about it. However, I got a chance to do it now and I feel wonderful and happy.

These months are the happiest days to me since I have been in the U.S.  I'm glad that I don't need to paint for my grades in order to get a scholarship, just for myself. :}}

Well, I'll put some printmaking that I just made from this spring semester next time. Now, allow me to change to a new topic.

These days, I made some wallpaper for people who love flowers. My skill of photography is not good enough but I want to do something for my blog and make something new, but I still hope people will like my photos. If you like it, feel free to download it. : }

please enjoy my photos!! :}}}

• These photos are only for personal use, please do not edit, alter or use these photos commercially without my permission. Thank you.

The pink bunny

Want to be higher
Breaking free from the thorns
The faint lemon flower
Sakura

The bottom of the sea
A rose for you
Bewitching
Violet
Ferris wheel
Fireworks

Beautiful like a LotusFire feather

                    

                                  If you know the name of these flowers, please tell me! :]

• These photos are only for personal use, please do not edit, alter or use these photos commercially without my permission. Thank you.

If you are falling in love with photography...

Hayward university 2009 Jul 03

I was taking these photos while waiting for my boyfriend at his university.
It was a very fun day for me, but my lens could not zoom too far, so I didn't enjoy taking pictures of birds but I really want to take their photos beautifully.


I still used Olympus 14mm~65mm lens + close-up lens that time.
I love the set even though it's not the best way to take close-up photos, but it's the cheapest way and it's also a very good deal for people who want to take macro photos.

However, I still think if you don't have problems with money then you really should have a real macro lens. The better lens you have, the better quality (macro)photos you can take.

Even though the close-up lens was good for me, I still wanted to have a good real lens, because I believe if you have a lens that is good enough for you then you can really have fun when you are taking pictures. I am having fun right now because I bought a good quality macro lens.

Nevertheless, we will never feel it's enough, especially when you fall in love with photography, because you'll always want to try and have newer lenses; Camera companies always know how to get money from you, and try to rip you off with expensive lenses and cameras. : r

So once you fall in love with photography, then you'll never ever save money unless you are a rich person and have a good job. :p

I sprained my neck.

I had a miserable time these last two weeks because I sprained my neck.

I think the reason was I played bowling the day before.

The pain went through my whole body so I couldn't do anything but sleep the first three days.
I thought I got a herniated disc in my neck, because the pain was very similar to the first time I got a herniated disc in my lower back, so I was very anxious about this because as everyone knows, the American health system sucks and is extremely expensive. But the good thing is I "only" sprained my neck, if I really got a herniated disc then I couldn't heal that fast. and if I really got it I think I'd rather go back to Taiwan to treat it.

Everyone should know how I would have felt in this situation: very worried and helpless. my boyfriend couldn't find a doctor on Sunday for information about my symptoms, and also I couldn't move my neck and if I moved my body I would feel terrible pain as well. The more I worried the sadder I became, but I have a friend who was a doctor in his country,(He will become a doctor in America :). ) so I called him for help, I told him my symptoms and how I felt, after (my BF) talked to him I felt better and relieved. and he even called me next two days to check my neck and also found what kind of pain killers I should take. Very, very grateful. ; )
And I also have to say thanks to my boyfriend because he was looking for the doctor for me and trying to search for any information on internet.

I still feel that my back and neck are in pain. I wish I could heal as soon as possible because I want to take photos and feel normal again.

and I also hope my health insurance can cover my medical bills as well.....
I really like chiropractic, because sometimes it is very comfortable. (well, sometimes it is not, though.)

Tilden Regional Park

Tilden Regional Park

These are my photos from Tilden Pegional Park.

I had a great time visiting the park with level 3 and level 4 students, It was a large class today. Tilden Park wasn't as big as I thought so I wasn't too tired to walk around the park, so I had a lot of fun. : )(I thought I had to walk one or two hours like first trip I go with level 4...)
It was my first time visiting Tilden Park, so I was really looking forward (and afraid...)to go here, I also hoped to meet wild animals like lions or boas... : } Nevertheless, I only met a blue bird. @_@
I think we had too may people go together in line, so wild animals hid from us. If the weather could have been more sunny, it would have been perfect for photography. I like the place a lot, so I'll go by myself for photography next time, and If any one knows any good spot for taking photos, please tell me. :目
Thanks a lot.

And I wish "you" can enjoy my photos.

FOOOOD!!