Recent Ramblings

  • Fall Colors in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

    Fall Colors in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

    We decided to see the fall colors in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park since we haven’t been to this state park before. The state park is located about an hour away from our place. The yellow maple leaves dominated the surrounding view in the park. We hiked along several trails for a good few hours… Read more…

  • An Afternoon of Fun

    An Afternoon of Fun

    Kurt invited us to shoot at his place in a gorgeous afternoon, and we complied. This shooting experience was pretty fun, considering the fact that we never shoot with a real gun before in our lives. We tried several guns: a 20 gauge shotgun, a 12 gauge shotgun, a riffle and a Beretta handgun. The… Read more…

  • Fourth of July Celebration

    Fourth of July Celebration

    We were invited to Corey/Liz’s place to celebrate the Independence Day. I decided to bring my camera this time to shoot some fireworks. To the proud (or embarrassed) parents, if you would like the original photos of your kids, please get them directly from Corey or Liz. This web album contains half of the shots… Read more…

  • Grand Teton, Yellowstone & Glacier NPs

    Grand Teton, Yellowstone & Glacier NPs

    We planned for a long and exciting trip to three national parks: Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park. This time, my sister and my 3+ year-old niece, Shamaine, who flew half the globe from Malaysia, would be joining us on this trip. Angelina and I have been to Grand Teton… Read more…

  • The McGlones

    The McGlones

    My first shoot-for-free-food of the season, sponsored by the McGlones. The evening was unbearably cold, causing my beat-up camera to stop working at one point… but it got the job done. Please get the complete album from Corey. Read more…

  • Dominik Haeflinger

    Dominik Haeflinger

    My first ever senior photo shoot, so to speak. 🙂 Read more…

  • Woody and Buzz Lightyear

    Woody and Buzz Lightyear

    We headed up to the cities to help Jenny and Andy to do their yearly family photo shoot. We met them in Minneapolis Sculpture Garden with Richard and Keith showing up in their Halloween costumes. Their Halloween theme for this year is Toy Story where Richard transformed into Buzz Lightyear and Keith dressed up as… Read more…

  • Fall Colors in Minnesota

    Fall Colors in Minnesota

    Amidst our hectic work schedule recently, we made an impromptu quick getaway to witness the fall colors in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources had predicted this fall color season to be the best in a decade… and we concurred. This is certainly the best fall colors we have ever witnessed in Minnesota thus… Read more…

  • Colorado Springs

    Colorado Springs

    We took the opportunity to do some sightseeing in Colorado Springs since I would be attending a conference near Denver at the latter part of the trip. We spent 3 nights in Colorado Springs and the rest of the nights at the conference hotel in West Minster. The flight from Minneapolis to Denver was only… Read more…