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Hmong New Year celebration falls on the weekend of Thanksgiving in our area, and this year is exciting for Lee since she was dressed in a full Hmong outfit made by Mozemoua. It was exciting for me to meet her for the first time also, Lee was very shy, and here is a picture of Lee and Mozemoua.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/200sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 60mm, pattern metering
Her sister Hlee took this picture for us, Lee in a full Hmong outfit.
Photographs by Hlee - Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/125sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 32mm, pattern metering
We got there a little late, the traffic was insane and the parking lot was packed. I think next year we need to get there early in the morning and I would have more photo opportunity as well.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 85mm, pattern metering
The crowd at the concert/ball field area. The image below would have looked better with a higher f/stop.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/500sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 60mm, pattern metering
During the Hmong New Year celebration, the Hmong ball tossing game pov pob is a common activity for adolescents, but I noticed that older couples also play this game as well. Boys and girls form two separate lines in pairs that are directly facing one another. Girls can ball toss with other girls or boys, but boys cannot ball toss with other boys. It is also taboo to toss the ball to someone of the same clan. The pairs toss a cloth ball back and forth, until one member drops the ball. If a player drops or misses the ball, an ornament or item is given to the opposite player in the pair. Ornaments are recovered by singing love songs (hais kwv txhiaj) to the opposite player. (Source and to read more about the Hmong New Year) I’m not sure if the gifts and the singing of love songs are still practiced in America.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/500sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 105mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/125sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 35mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 60mm, pattern metering
The concert area was packed with people.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/40sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 80mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/500sec, ISO 100, exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 90mm, pattern metering
I think you can find a good bargain of Hmong clothing here, but still very pricey comparing to MN. Mozemou said that it’s cheaper to buy on Sunday. It’s the last day and vendors would be willing to bargain since most vendors would want to sell what they could instead of taking it home with them.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/800sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 96mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/500sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 45mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/11, 1/200sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 65mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/11, 1/60sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 50mm, pattern metering
My niece also came home with an outfit, we are looking forward to attending next year’s event.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/100sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 90mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/200sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 70mm, pattern metering
It didn’t seem that long and this post has made the 1090 posts, and 4 years of blogging. I want to thank you for your visit, especially to all the commenter and silent readers.
In a way we are very much like the pilgrims but came way later so Thanksgiving celebration is a big thing for us. We had our Thanksgiving lunch at Bo’s parents and dinner at my sister, which she made Pho or Vietnamese noodle soup for us.
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/6sec, ISO 100, focal length 92mm, evaluative metering
Her Pho stock pot has a nice view.
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/8sec, ISO 100, focal length 55mm, evaluative metering
The remaining of Sunday’s photos. Biltmore Estate is very pretty in the Fall, with the busy schedule I didn’t make it up there for Autumn peak colors. But what little that’s left is still very pretty.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/200sec, ISO 100, exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 55mm, pattern metering
The mountain views are as pretty as ever.
Aperture Priority, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, f/4, 1/2500sec, ISO 100, Exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 200mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/320sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 105mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, f/13, 1/160sec, ISO 100, Exposure bias +0.3step, focal length 135mm, pattern metering
I was glad to see some fall colors.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/11, 1/10sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 35mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/160sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 55mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/128sec, ISO 100, exposure bias -0.7step, focal length 24mm, pattern metering
This was taken before the time-lapse photography.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/13, 1/80sec, ISO 100, exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 35mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, f/4, 1/200sec, ISO 100, Exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 200mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, f/4, 1/160sec, ISO 100, Exposure bias -0.7step, focal length 135mm, pattern metering
I love panning and this is a great spot to practice.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/11, 1/40sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 45mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/11, 1/15sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 67mm, pattern metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/10sec, ISO 100, exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 96mm, pattern metering
Christmas is around the corner.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/50sec, ISO 100, exposure bias -1step, focal length 98mm, pattern metering
This was the first time ever that my second sister went to the flea market with my dad and saw a bird that looks just like Mimi. She brought it home with her, and I was convinced at first that it was really Mimi, but after talking to him there was no response. The old Mimi would have at least said ‘Hello’ to me. I guess we’re just happy to see a familiar face. I’ve created an animated image from gickr.com, a link from this comment.
Here are still images.
Manual, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, f/4, 1/8sec, ISO 100, focal length 154mm, pattern metering, tripod mounted (Taken on 11/27/2010)
My first attempt in time-lapse photography and it didn’t go as smooth as I had hoped. I had a lot of distraction at the beginning and this was my first time shooting in Manual Mode. Time-lapse photography is a cinematography technique whereby each film frame is captured at a rate much slower than it will be played back. When replayed at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing. Time-lapse photography can be considered to be the opposite of high speed photography.
Here are the photos in the video, all images were taken on a Manual Mode. I used my EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens and turn off the image stabilizer since my camera was mounted on a tripod, and to avoid any movement of the image I set the timer on for 2 second. I also set my focus to manual, shot at f/22, ISO 100 to minimize any digital noise, and the white balance was set on cloudy.
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/22, 1/2sec, ISO 100, focal length 32mm, white balance cloudy, tripod mounted
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/22, 0.6sec, ISO 100, focal length 32mm, white balance cloudy, tripod mounted
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/22, 1sec, ISO 100, focal length 32mm, white balance cloudy, tripod mounted
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/22, 0.8sec, ISO 100, focal length 32mm, white balance cloudy, tripod mounted
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/22, 2sec, ISO 100, focal length 32mm, white balance cloudy, tripod mounted
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/22, 20sec, ISO 100, focal length 32mm, white balance cloudy, tripod mounted
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