After finished seeing Impression Lijiang, we had lunch and in the afternoon we went to see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. the main event of the day. Mount Satseto, known in Chinese as the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (simplified Chinese: 玉龙雪山; traditional Chinese: 玉龍雪山; pinyin: Yùlóngxuě Shān) is a mountain massif (also identified as a [...]
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Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Posted in Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 玉龍雪山, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, landscape, landscape photography, photo, photography, photos, travel, Yunnan on 30 November, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Impression Lijiang
Posted in Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 麗江, Impression Lijiang, Lijiang, photo, photography, photos, Yunnan, 印象·丽江 on 28 November, 2011 | 5 Comments »
After Jade Water Village, we had one more stop before going to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. We went to the Impression Lijiang Show. Impression Lijiang (印象·丽江) is a cultural show demonstrating the traditions and lifestyles of the Naxi, Yi and Bai peoples of the area. The show takes place inside Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Park [...]
A Fine Autumn Day Up at The Peak
Posted in autumn, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Hong Kong, landscape, landscape photography, photo, photography, photos, The Peak on 28 November, 2011 | 4 Comments »
It was a really fine day today and I took a trip up The Peak in the late afternoon. The late afternoon Sun and the Autumn colours helped me captured some nice photos. All photos were shot in RAW with Canon EOS 5D Mark II with Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM. The RAW files [...]
Dusk at Victoria Habour with FUJIFILM FinePix X100
Posted in dusk, Fuji FinePix X100, Fuji X100, FUJIFLIM FinePix X100, Hong Kong, landscape, landscape photography, photo, photography, photos on 27 November, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I was at Harbour City during dusk time today and the sky was just beautiful I had my FUJIFILM FinePix X100 and took a few shots with it. The photos were shot in RAW and converted to TIFF with Capture One Pro with further processing in Photoshop CS5 before final output to the web. I [...]
Jade Water Village
Posted in Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 玉水寨, 麗江, holiday, Jade Water Village, landscape, landscape photography, Lijiang, photo, photography, photos, Yunnan on 26 November, 2011 | 3 Comments »
On our second day in Lijiang during our Yunnan trip, we were going to see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Our first stop on the way the Snow Mountain, we visited Jade Water Village. Jade Water Village (Chinese: 玉水寨; pinyin: Yǜ Shuǐ Zhài) is a small village in Lijiang City and is a Dongba cultural centre. [...]
Old Town of Lijiang
Posted in Canon EF 16-35mm f/2L II USM, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 麗江, 麗江古城, landscape photography, Old Town of Lijiang, photo, photography, photos, travel, Yunnan on 25 November, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The Old Town of Lijiang (simplified Chinese: 丽江古城; traditional Chinese: 麗江古城; pinyin: Lìjiāng Gǔchéng) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Lijiang City, Yunnan, China. The town has a history going back more than 800 years and was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road. The Lijiang old town is [...]
Black Dragon Pool 黑龍潭
Posted in Black Dragon Pool, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 麗江, 黑龍潭, landscape, landscape photography, Lijiang, photo, photography, photos, Yunnan on 24 November, 2011 | 1 Comment »
After we left Tiger Leaping Gorge, we arrived at Lijiang city. Our first stop was The Black Dragon Pool. The Black Dragon Pool (simplified Chinese: 黑龙潭; traditional Chinese: 黑龍潭; pinyin: Hēilóngtán) is a famous pond in the scenic Jade Spring Park (Yu Quan Gong Yuan) located at the foot of Elephant Hill, a short walk [...]
Fleur de Sel 鹽之華
Posted in Canon EF 16-35mm f/2L II USM, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 鹽之華, Fleur de Sel, food, food photography, Fuji FinePix X100, Fuji X100, FUJIFLIM FinePix X100, HDR, high dynamic range, photo, photography, photos, restaurant, Taichung, Taiwan, 台中 on 23 November, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Fleur de Sel 鹽之華 is a French restaurant in Taichung city. It is reputed to be one of the best French restaurants in Taiwan. Some Taiwan food critics even went as far as saying that Fleur de Sel is the best French restaurant in Taiwan. The chef of this restaurant is Ms Justine Li. She [...]

