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My mom’s orchid is budding again, last year it bloomed for 5 months.
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/10sec, ISO 200, focal length 65mm, white balance auto, evaluative metering
The snow was about gone by Saturday.
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/50sec, ISO 200, focal length 24mm, white balance auto, evaluative metering
Lee and I visited the Catawba Science Center on Sunday to see the Ancient Carolinians exhibit.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/100sec, ISO 100, focal length 24mm, exposure bias -0.7step, white balance auto, evaluative metering
They were the Native Americans who came to North Carolina and thrived more than 12,000 years ago. I see fur coat has come a long way.
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/20sec, ISO 3200, focal length 28mm, white balance auto, evaluative metering
Lee wanted to see the ancient rocks, and there are many fascinating artifacts found here.
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/100sec, ISO 3200, focal length 60mm, white balance auto, evaluative metering
This one made me think of the Lao mortar and pestle.
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/100sec, ISO 3200, focal length 55mm, white balance auto, evaluative metering
They did a great job on the animal exhibit. I finally feel comfortable taking indoor photography without using flash. I set my ISO and white balance to auto and this seems to help tremendously.
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/13sec, ISO 3200, focal length 55mm, white balance auto, evaluative metering
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/4sec, ISO 3200, focal length 70mm, white balance auto, evaluative metering
Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/10sec, ISO 3200, focal length 95mm, white balance auto, evaluative metering
The Hickory Museum of Art is in the same building. They have a nice exhibit but I do miss NYC museums, I think Lee would like visiting there also. She seems to enjoy herself here.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/30sec, ISO 3200, focal length 24mm, exposure bias -0.3step, white balance auto, evaluative metering
The Ethiopia king and queen exhibit.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/60sec, ISO 2500, focal length 32mm, exposure bias -0.3step, white balance auto, evaluative metering
A sumo wrestler carved out of wood. Lee asked me why is he wearing a white diaper? Interesting, I’m not sure. I’m glad she didn’t think he was Santa Clause.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/50sec, ISO 3200, focal length 60mm, exposure bias -0.3step, white balance auto, evaluative metering
Small town art collection.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/40sec, ISO 100, focal length 24mm, exposure bias +1.7step, white balance auto, evaluative metering
I thought the Buddhist art of hell was depressing, this one of Christianity is also disturbing to me. This is the Angel pouring blood on the earth.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/50sec, ISO 800, focal length 32mm, exposure bias -0.3step, white balance auto, evaluative metering
Another one that makes you think.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/30sec, ISO 800, focal length 24mm, exposure bias -0.7step, white balance auto, evaluative metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/60sec, ISO 3200, focal length 40mm, exposure bias -0.7step, white balance auto, evaluative metering
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/5.6, 1/80sec, ISO 3200, focal length 40mm, exposure bias -0.7step, white balance auto, evaluative metering
Video by salalao of Lao Artist such as: Marc Leguay, May Chandavong, Kongphat Luangrath, P Noy, Anousa P, Mongkham Bualavanh, Khamsouk Keomingmuang,Mick Saylom, Anoulom Souvandouane, and Sorasinh Bannavong
I recently visited a friend and they have this inside their home. It’s one of the most beautiful water buffalo sculpture that I’ve ever seen. It’s about 30 inches tall, and he said that he has the burden to carry it around, they’ve moved 3 times and can’t get rid of it.
It belongs to his father, it’s over 30 years old and his father brought it to America with them 30 years ago because they were farmers in Taiwan, and this is to remind them of who they once were, so every time his dad visits his family, this is the first thing that he would ask to see. None of the other children wanted it, so the burden falls on him.
I wonder if he thought it is ugly because he has it in the basement’s bathroom, and the only time that it is placed at the front entrance is when his dad visit. If my dad were to give this to me, I would think it’s such an honor, but of course, everyone see things differently.
I noticed what appears to be a henna painting on my co-worker’s right arm; he recently visited Karachi and Dubai. I believed Dubai is where he had the henna painting, rode the camel, sand boarding, and smoked a hookah, all in one day.
I knew what it was because I recently read a Thai article in Koosang Koosom Magazine (photos below) about henna or mehndi, which the article describes the art of henna as the cultural symbol of love. My co-worker described the painting as the symbol of love and lust, he has scorpion henna. I asked him if it was painted by a female, and he said yes, and she is also a belly dancer. Interesting I thought and I didn’t ask him further.
According to Wikipedia, Mehndi (or Henna) is the application of henna as a temporary form of skin decoration, in South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Somaliland as well as expatriate communities from these areas. It is typically employed for special occasions, particularly weddings. It is usually drawn on the hands and feet, where the color will be darkest because the skin contains higher levels of keratin, which binds permanently to lawsone, also known as hennotannic acid, which is a red-orange dye present in the leaves of the henna plant.
Sonals hand by Elena
The patterns of mehndi are typically quite intricate and predominantly applied to brides before wedding ceremonies (photo below). However, traditions in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sudan sometimes expect bridegrooms to be painted as well. In Arabic and Persian speaking countries, such as Morocco, it is done for any special occasion. It is done during the seventh month of pregnancy, after having the baby, weddings, engagements, family get-togethers, as well as many other reasons to simply celebrate an event.
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle by dahon
According to the Thai article, this is an old age tradition, it is evidenced that Egypt were the first nation to have used henna painting because they discovered henna painting on a finger, and toe of a 5,000 years old mummy. Henna is used for hair coloring, mainly to cover gray hair, and also used as herbal medicine to treat skin problems. Therefore, it is highly likely that the tradition of henna painting later on migrated to India by means of merchants, and migration due to war.
In India, henna is first used as hair coloring, then later on used to henna body for various occasions, and mainly for beauty. It is even used for occasion such as Sati, an inhumane tradition where the wife is being burned alive on her husband’s funeral pyres, even before death, she still wants to henna painting for beauty.
Khartoum2 by Johan - No Idea
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