Here are more photos from the Vault. I am just trying to be a little more frequent with my blog postings. Although Shanghai was my return point this was my second stop in China. This City was the capital before the Communist Party had their revolution, however through out history it has been known as Nanking. Upon my arrival it was like humid city, there is an image of people just cooling off in a local grocery store plus a weird abandoned amusement park.
Set to lyrics:
The English are waiting
And I don’t know what to do
In my best clothes
I’m the new blue blood, I’m the great white hope
I’m the new blue blood
I won’t fuck us over, I’m Mr. November
I’m Mr. November, I won’t fuck us over
I wish that I believed in fate
I wish I didn’t sleep so late
I used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders
- Mr. November, The National
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Nanjing, Photos
A series of Panorama images that I have taken from different locations. Some photos are 360 degree views enjoy.
Photoshop: Simple trick stand in one spot mark your surrounding with buildings or what have you, and just start taking photos in a circle try to maintain your camera levelled.
Upload to a computer place the series of photos into a folder, open photoshop: File Menu + Automate + Photo Merge = select your perspective, drop down menu where it says ‘Use:’ and select ‘Folder’ and ‘OK’ Bam! instant panorama from your images.
Set to lyrics:
We will have to book some time,
For the holidays,
We will swim with ocean life,
And the manta rays,
We have waited all our lives,
For these golden days.
- Whale Bones, Secret & Whisper
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Panoramas
Here are some photos from my Hong Kong trip during New Years Eve. Also included are some pics from a movie they were shooting while I was walking down the street that I thought was pretty cool.
Set to a makeshift song:
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares and go
Hong Kong, things’ll be great when you’re
Hong Kong, no finer place for sure,
Hong Kong, everything’s waiting for you
Hong Kong
-Me Ruining a song
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Hong Kong
Finally been able to rummage through photos. This is my second post on Shanghai the first one dealt with the close ups on objects and there will be plenty of those in the future. This second post has to deal with the people in shanghai from the night life, to the stark contrast in poverty and wealth that is quite obvious in the view from my hotel room. This is still in Shanghai I will be posting Nanjin, Shuzhou, and Putuoshan in later parts.
Set to a tidbit of info:
The two Chinese characters in the name “Shanghai”, (上, shàng; and 海, hǎi) literally mean “up, on, or above” and “sea” The earliest occurrence of this name dates from the Song Dynasty (11th century), at which time there was already a river confluence and a town with this name in the area.”
- Wikipedia (where else)
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Shanghai, Vault
Photos from a farm in Gray County about 10 mins outside of Collingwood. Where you can off-road and do some dog sledding.
Set to a hiku:
A mountain village,
under the pilled-up snow
the sound of water.
- Masaoka Shik
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Collingwood, Photos
2 trips to chicago now only solidify my love for that city. Here are some photos that I have taken showcasing Chicago. I even included an image of the way they celebrate St. Patrick when the river gets dyed green.
Set to lyrics:
“I met this girl when I was three years old
And what I loved most she had so much soul
She said, excuse me little homie, I know you don’t know me- but,
My name is Windy and, I like to blow trees and,
From that point I never blow her off,”
- Kanye West
I met this girl when I was three years old
And what I loved most she had so much soul
She said, excuse me little homie, I know you don’t know me- but,
My name is Windy and, I like to blow trees and,
From that point I never blow her off
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Chicago, Photos
My intro into the photos I took while in the NE coast of china. With a potential trip to Hong Kong looming I feel I should start posting my last trip there. First off is a map of the places I visited. We start with Shanghai and some up close photos of interesting things there. Mind you the mountain photos might not be Shanghai but Fuji mountain in Japan but I feel its fitting seeing as it was on the way to Shanghai…
Set to lyrics:
“Oh, why did I tell you it was bye-bye for Shanghai
I’m even allergic to rice
Why don’t you stop me when I talk about Shanghai
It’s just a lover’s device”
- Doris Day
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Photos, Shanghai, Vault
More from the Vaults…This was my trip to Las Vegas. This is from me walking around the strip which is pretty much all that Las Vegas is and a photo of my hotel which was a Pirate Boat! LOL…Set up on the 3rd floor fire works were constantly going off out side my window… I am putting up my photos,
set to music lyrics:
“Viva las vegas with you neon flashin
And your one armbandits crashin
All those hopes down the drain
Viva las vegas turnin day into nighttime
Turnin night into daytime
If you see it once
Youll never be the same again”
-Elvis Presley
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Las Vegas, Photos, Vault
“From the vaults” will become a regular theme, it will be me reaching deep into my archive and post photos that I have taken over the years. These where taken during Toronto Fire Night last year at city hall.
Set to a quote:
“All things, oh priests, are on fire…The eye is on fire; forms are on fire; eye-consciousness is on fire; impressions received by the eye are on fire.”
- Buddha
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Photos, Toronto, Vault
