Devil's Lake and Lake Geneva
This year for fall foliage watch, I went to Devil's Lake and Lake Geneva. Both places I have been to before but they were still beautiful. From devil's lake, the forest colors were at their peak:
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Back in St. Louis
After the trip to China and before I came back to Wisconsin, I stopped in St. Louis at my parents' place for a short visit. It was just turning Autumn then so I took a few pictures of the neighborhood. We live in a very natural area with trees and a few ponds, its very pretty.
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Hong Kong Part I
Hong Kong is a very scenic city, although extremely crowded, it offers a great chance for photography, the few days I stayed there yielded great results. Its very foggy and smoggy sometimes so clear days are extremely rare. Street views should use HDR to try as much as possible to avoid the white glare of the sky:
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Nanjing
I've been in Nanjing the last few days and while its not as impressive as Beijing, it does have its own sights. Outside of family and large dinners, Nanjing's air quality is much better than Beijing and I had several days with clear sky.
Here a picture of Nanjing from the 17th story of a tower:
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Summer Palace(Yi He Yuan) in Beijing
I went to one of my favorite places in Beijing today, the Summer Palace(Yi He Yuan). For some reason, there was a giant duck in the Lake. I think it was a gift from the French or something(they give America the Statue of Liberty but give China a large plastic Duck). I did go around sunset so I did catch some great sunset moments:
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Beijing
I've been spending the last several days in Beijing checking out some of its sights and in the areas around Beijing. Beijing is nearly always clouded by pollution these days so its hard to find a clear day. For instance:
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