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We headed to Virginia Beach after Almes Giving on Sunday morning at Wat Lao Buddhavong. This time I made a reservation ahead of time, and it was a 3 hour drive from the temple. I’m not a huge fan of crowded beach since I grew up going to Brighten Beach in Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Virginia Beach is not too bad as long as it’s not on a National holiday. My sister and I got up early every morning to walk.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/16, 1/250sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
A view from the pier.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/2500sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
We went to the pier the morning of July 4th, it’s $2 per person to get in. As you get closer to the fishermen area, it smelled fishy. This was taken at 7:16 am.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/4000sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
This is how I like to live my life, living at the beach is so calm and peaceful.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/13, 1/1000sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
You know the saying, the early bird catches the worm, and in this case the fish.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/4000sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/4000sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/8, 1/1000sec, ISO 400, exposure bias +0.3step, focal length 149mm, evaluative metering
By 8:30 am Lee was ready to test the water.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/8, 1/1000sec, ISO 400, exposure bias +0.3step, focal length 94mm, evaluative metering
My GI Joe sister surfed with her.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/8, 1/1600sec, ISO 400, exposure bias 0step, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/640sec, ISO 100, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
By the afternoon the beach was crowded.
Canon T2i, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/16, 1/125sec, ISO 100, focal length 32mm, evaluative metering
Bo caught a hermit crab and let it go since it would be much happier in the ocean.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/500sec, ISO 100, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
The birds were eyeballing it the whole time he was holding it.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/5.6, 1/800sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
Below was the fireworks boat that was scheduled for July 4th fireworks display. We had a severe thunderstorm swept through the area, and it was cancelled. They had fireworks at a nearby town the following night, but it was too far for us to hear anything. We saw the fireworks display while walking on the boardwalk but I didn’t bright my camera with me. And by the time I got back to our room it was the finally and way too far to capture anything.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/160sec, ISO 400, focal length 87mm, evaluative metering
The morning of July 5th we saw dolphins.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/8, 1/320sec, ISO 400, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
It’s amazing to see them this close and they were out there for about 2-3 hours.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/5.6, 1/1600sec, ISO 100, exposure bias +0.3step, focal length 200mm, cropped, evaluative metering
A much calmer beach after the 4th, and the weather was real nice.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/800sec, ISO 100, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/800sec, ISO 100, focal length 73mm, evaluative metering
These panning shots were taken from the 5th floor of our hotel room.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/30sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/30sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, cropped, evaluative metering
Seriously, text while cycling?
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/30sec, ISO 400, focal length 73mm, evaluative metering
My dad stayed at the next room.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/20sec, ISO 400, focal length 70mm, evaluative metering
I heard that they revamped Myrtle Beach South Carolina, and it’s as nice as Virginia Beach now. They also have a boardwalk now, and we might have to visit on our long weekend.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/22, 1/100sec, ISO 400, focal length 75mm, evaluative metering
This year’s visit to the temple has been a lot of fun for us, I did more videos than photography. Some of my photos were blurry like the image below, having to switch back and forth from video to photo taking was a pain since I only have one camera. The videos and photos were taken with my Canon T2i and the EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Telephoto Zoom lens. And only a few photos were taken with my EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra-Wide Zoom lens.I don’t have a steady hand and used a Monopod when shooting videos, it works perfect for crowded area.
I like the sharpness of this image below, and wish she had looked up. I kept coming back to the image, perhaps there is something there that keeps drawing me back to it.
I didn’t have enough time in the morning to spend by the pond, the light is prettiest in the evening but all the lilies were closed by then.
The Buddha Garden was well maintained this year in comparison to last year.
The animal signs.
I met a lady and her family that flew all the way from California to visit their deceased father. This is a resting place for many passed loved ones.
And a meditation place for monks and Buddhists.
Thanks for reading all my Wat Lao Buddhavong posts. This is my last post, and you’re probably thinking “it’s about time!” I know, till next year. 
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