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Photo of the Day: Sky Tower, Auckland, New Zealand

Posted 26 December, 2008 at 9:30am by Michael Chu
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I have several pictures of the Sky Tower in Auckland. I took this one from street level, crouching slightly to get the base and tip in the frame. If I could have, I would have gotten lower down to get more of the base, but a taxi was in the way.
Sky Tower, Auckland, New Zealand
Handheld, 1/250 sec at f/2.6 on ISO 100, 17-35mm f/2.8 lens

Christmas Dumplings

Posted 25 December, 2008 at 8:34pm by Michael Chu
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I spent Christmas in Texas with my in-laws. We made dumplings (pork and celery filling). Enjoy the photos.
Kneading the dumpling dough
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Christmas Dumplings

Photo of the Day: Christmas at the Bellagio

Posted 25 December, 2008 at 9:30am by Michael Chu
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Merry Christmas! I took this picture a couple days before Christmas in 2005 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas (right outside of the Michael Mina Restaurant). The floor is covered in poinsettias and the arches aren't plastic tubes but laminar streams of water that shoot out once in a while. If you look at the left side of the frame, there are a few suspended tubes of water where a partial arch was shot out and near the center top of the frame are a few streaks shooting overhead.
Christmas at the Bellagio
Handheld, 1/15 sec at f/3.5 on ISO 800, 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 lens

Photo of the Day: Active Dry Yeast

Posted 24 December, 2008 at 9:30am by Michael Chu
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Up until recently, I had never looked closely at what active dry yeast looks like. When I prepared my article on Baker's Yeast, I took several macro shots of the dry yeast granules. I remember being surprised that they were tiny cylinders instead of little balls or a non-uniform shape.
Active Dry Yeast
Tripod, 6 sec at f/16 on ISO 100, 105mm f/2.8 macro lens

Photo of the Day: Plates

Posted 23 December, 2008 at 5:30am by Michael Chu
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Stacks of plates. I think this is one of those "I'm bored and I have a camera in my hand" shots.
Plates
Handheld, 1/640 sec at f/2.8 on ISO 400, 17-35mm f/2.8 lens

Holiday 2008 Coca-Cola

Posted 22 December, 2008 at 10:46pm by Michael Chu
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So, I haven't seen this before, but apparently there's a Holiday package for Coca-Cola. It's shaped like a cartoon bomb/grenade (or mana potion), but I guess it's really supposed to be a Christmas tree ornament. Containing 13.5 fluid ounces of Coke, it's probably too heavy to hang on most trees.
Holiday 2008 Coca-Cola

Photo of the Day: Moving Escalator

Posted 22 December, 2008 at 9:30am by Michael Chu
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This is another example of a picture that I don't think is good, but somehow calls to me. I set the camera on the handgrip of an escalator and left the shutter open for a little more than two seconds. I'll have to try to get a "good" version of this photo sometime.
Moving Escalator
Supported on hand rail, 2.5 sec at f/18 on ISO 100, 17-35mm f/2.8 lens

Photo of the Day: Internal Structure of the Statue of Liberty

Posted 21 December, 2008 at 9:30am by Michael Chu
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Ever since the terror attacks of 9/11, pretty much nobody has been allowed to the top of the Statue of Liberty. Here's a shot of the interior structure from the middle of the base of the pedestal. I asked if the President wanted to go up, could he? They told me the President isn't allowed onto Liberty Island since he needs three methods of exit and there are only two for Liberty Island - ferry and helicopter.
Internal Structure of the Statue of Liberty
Handheld, 1/30 sec at f/2.8 on ISO 400, 17-35mm f/2.8 lens

Photo of the Day: Dried Leaves

Posted 20 December, 2008 at 9:30am by Michael Chu
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Dried fallen leaves - there's a nice pattern to it but when you look closely there isn't a pattern - it's just a bunch of leaves.
Dried Leaves
Handheld, unrecorded exposure

Photo of the Day: Sunset Near Mendocino

Posted 19 December, 2008 at 9:30am by Michael Chu
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Yet another sunset picture along the California coast. This one just kind of called to me while I was browsing through my library. I think it was the bright sun breaking out of the clouds. The rest of the shot is kind of "meh".
Sunset Near Mendocino
Tripod, unrecorded exposure on Velvia 50

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