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  • Beware the Brides of March

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    I gotta work on capturing smoke. It just doesn’t look the same in the image above as it did in person. The lighting in the image above was pretty harsh. I didn’t do much to the photo–just caught her as she walked out of the shadows.

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  • Patriot or Super Hero?

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    A little out of focus. I gotta work on these dog shots.

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  • Tuesday Two: Froyo, Tart or Sweet?

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    My friends were talking about how frozen yogurt should taste. Many of my NorCal friends did NOT like LA’s pinkberry at all. They said it was too tart and that frozen yogurt should NOT be sour. Yogurt should be sour, but not FROZEN yogurt. What do you think? [poll id=”6″] I personally don’t like frozen…

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  • Valentine Frank Chu

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    For my non-San Francisco/Oakland friends, this is Frank Chu. I talked to him for the first time and took this picture of him right before the San Francisco Pillow Fight last month. I couldn’t make it this year, but I was there back in 2007. I like how he was wearing a rose for Valentine’s…

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  • Cougar Cadet

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    Edit: I know Dallas IS a big city, but maybe because they have so much space, they can spread out. Because when I was there, it didn’t FEEL like a big city with hardly any one crowded downtown. After traveling to Ithaca and Dallas last month, I realized I missed the energy of a big…

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  • U.S. Passport cost may go up $35

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    Under a proposed rule published Feb. 9 in the Federal Register, passports will now cost $135, up from the current $100 to apply for one. It will cost $110 to renew one, up from $75. Interesting, looks like you can tell them what you think.

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  • Ithaca

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    From my trip to Cornell for work this past weekend. Kathleen made me hike 8 stories up the clock tower. She made me watch the chimes concert where the person pushes these levers with their hands and feet to ring the bells above. At the Ithaca Chili Cook-off & WinterFest with Kathleen and Rachel. Shot…

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  • Gang of Four

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    The Gang of Four was the name given to a leftist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) and were subsequently charged with a series of treasonous crimes. Not to worry, the Gang of Four in the image above is just a bunch of…

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  • What Sets You Apart?

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  • Year of the Tiger

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    Chinese New Year is coming up. For those born in the year of the Tiger (according to Wikipedia): Tiger (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Wood): Unpredictable, rebellious, colorful, powerful, passionate, daring, impulsive, vigorous, stimulating, sincere, affectionate, humanitarian, generous. Can be cold, restless, reckless, impatient, quick-tempered, obstinate, ruthless, selfish, aggressive, unpredictable, moody. One of my former…

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  • I Hate Writing

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    I really do. I don’t mind speaking in front of groups, as I need to do for work. It’s preparing the content that I don’t like. Maybe that’s why I like photography so much–I don’t need words. Photo taken in summer of 2009, at the Hong Kong Museum of History.

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  • Mozart Forever

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    Taken outside the SF Symphony. See the inside or Brad’s fish-eye version. Like Brad, I also wonder what type of person would carve this into the street?

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  • Friday Fun Fact

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    When putting on pants, socks, or shoes, I realized I ALWAYS dress my left side first. (Left leg or foot in first) What’s YOUR Friday Fun Fact?

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  • Barbie Shanghai

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    The first Barbie Worldwide Flagship Store. Taken in Summer, 2009. Yes, I went in with my students. It was so…pink. They even had a Vera Wang bride and groom Barbies and Juicy Couture Barbies. I think they even had a Barbie restaurant on the top floor. Barbie® Shanghai is an exclusive shopping destination with six…

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  • Help Emails

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    I’ve received a couple emails from friends and family this week asking for help/advice on the following topics: Firefox, autistic children, and restaurants in Chinatown. OK, that’s all.

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  • Cabbage Patch Kid Abby

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    Abby, 7 months. Taken at the Ferry Building.

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  • Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid.

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    A bus on Columbus.

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  • “Baby Jesus” Chris

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    I was walking The Embarcadero, camera in hand, when this guy walked by, lifted up his tennis racket to hide his face and said, “No more, paparazzi. No more pictures.” I smiled and said, “That’s a good one” and couldn’t help but continue with “Can I take your picture?” He told me he’d been living…

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  • Portrait? Ready!

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    Note (added Feb 1): I asked the lady if I can take a picture of her dog and she agreed. I was about to leave, but the next thing I know, a man (her husband?) wanted in the photo. I snapped another one, but it didn’t turn out that great.

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  • The Narrow Road

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    Too bad I didn’t have a wide angle with me that day. And too bad I don’t have a tripod. Oh well. Saints Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco, located ironically at 666 Filbert Street.

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