WYSIWYG http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg a photo blog by John Zhu Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:00:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Christmas Eve http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/12/24/christmas-eve/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/12/24/christmas-eve/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:00:47 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=546 Christmas lights at our house.

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/12/24/christmas-eve/feed/ 0 Lights of La Salette http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/12/13/lights-of-la-salette/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/12/13/lights-of-la-salette/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:53:44 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=540 Candles at La Salette, a monastery in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/12/13/lights-of-la-salette/feed/ 0 Offered Without Comment http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/07/27/offered-without-comment/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/07/27/offered-without-comment/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:31:06 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=535 A contestant warming up before the caber toss at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/07/27/offered-without-comment/feed/ 0 My Own Silky Smooth Water Shot http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/07/19/my-own-silky-smooth-water-shot/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/07/19/my-own-silky-smooth-water-shot/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:30:32 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=527 I've always loved pictures of rivers and waterfalls where the shutter speed is so slow as to make the water blur together like a smooth piece of silk. When we went to Linville Falls in western North Carolina a week ago, I knew I wanted to try that, so I carried a small but weighty tripod in my while hiking all around the falls. Ironically, I didn't even end up using the tripod. Instead, I found a nice perch on the rocks and just used one of them to steady my camera.

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/07/19/my-own-silky-smooth-water-shot/feed/ 0 A Bridge to Nowhere http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/07/11/a-bridge-to-nowhere/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/07/11/a-bridge-to-nowhere/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:26:04 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=523 The Mile High Swinging Bridge on top of the Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina on a foggy morning.

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/07/11/a-bridge-to-nowhere/feed/ 0 A Better Shot of Nori the Baby Chimp http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/06/12/a-better-shot-of-nori-the-baby-chimp/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/06/12/a-better-shot-of-nori-the-baby-chimp/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:57:57 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=518 We went back to the North Carolina Zoo on Saturday, and this time, after some waiting, I was able to get a few clear looks at Nori, the 10-month-old baby chimpanzee.

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Focal Length: 238mm
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Aperture: ƒ/5

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/06/12/a-better-shot-of-nori-the-baby-chimp/feed/ 1 Green Dragonfly http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/05/26/green-dragonfly/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/05/26/green-dragonfly/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 02:45:27 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=514 Another wildlife shot from Greenfield Lake in Wilmington, N.C.

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/05/26/green-dragonfly/feed/ 0 Face of My Enemy http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/05/23/face-of-my-enemy/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/05/23/face-of-my-enemy/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 00:39:58 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=510 Quite simply, I hate lizards. It's a completely irrational hatred and fear, but something about them just creep me out every time I see one scampering around the yard. So it says something about my love for photography that when we came upon this lizard under a bush on the edge of Greenfield Lake in Wilmington, N.C., instead of turning away in disgust and keeping my distance, I picked up the camera and snapped away. Looking at this picture, however, still makes my skin crawl.

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/05/23/face-of-my-enemy/feed/ 0 Ducklings and Mother http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/05/22/ducklings-and-mother/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/05/22/ducklings-and-mother/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 00:37:09 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=506 We went to Wilmington and Carolina Beach for a few days this weekend, and on one of the days we visited Greenfield Lake in Wilmington. As usual, there was an abundance of wildlife on the shores around the lake, including a mother duck and her flock of adorable ducklings.

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Focal Length: 192mm
Shutter Speed: 1/200
Aperture: ƒ/4.5

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/05/22/ducklings-and-mother/feed/ 0 Framed Gibbon http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/05/08/framed-gibbon/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/05/08/framed-gibbon/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 01:17:35 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=500 One of my favorite photos from our recent Baltimore/Washington, D.C. trip. We had never had much luck getting a good look at gibbons in zoos, much less take good photos of them, but this female gibbon at the National Zoo in D.C. was very cooperative and held this pose for quite a while.

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/05/08/framed-gibbon/feed/ 0 America http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/04/27/america/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/04/27/america/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:43:55 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=496 A giant mural on the side of a Bank of America building in Baltimore.

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Focal Length: 18mm
Shutter Speed: 1/200
Aperture: ƒ/11

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/04/27/america/feed/ 0 Tulip Closeup http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/04/17/tulip-closeup/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/04/17/tulip-closeup/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:55:06 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=490 We have a row of beautiful tulips in front of our house that sprouts up around this time of the year. I love the way they look right after I water them, leaving droplets on the petals.

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Focal Length: 55mm
Shutter Speed: 1/200
Aperture: ƒ/5.6

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/04/17/tulip-closeup/feed/ 0 Green Onion in Bloom http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/04/13/green-onion-in-bloom/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/04/13/green-onion-in-bloom/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:49:40 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=486 Who knew green onions can have flowers? We certainly didn't and were surprised to see the green onions that we had been growing in the yard since last summer grow bulbs last week. One of those bulbs opened today.

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Focal Length: 55mm
Shutter Speed: 1/200
Aperture: ƒ/5.6

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/04/13/green-onion-in-bloom/feed/ 0 Nori the Baby Chimp http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/04/05/nori-the-baby-chimp/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/04/05/nori-the-baby-chimp/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:23:48 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=481 One of the new stars of the North Carolina Zoo is Nori, an eight-month-old chimpanzee. We saw her for all of 45 seconds on our visit Saturday as her mom carried her across the exhibit before disappearing over a ridge. I managed to snap a few pictures, and this was the only one where Nori was facing the camera.

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Photo Data

Focal Length: 259mm
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Aperture: ƒ/8

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/04/05/nori-the-baby-chimp/feed/ 0 Strike A Pose http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/03/28/strike-a-pos/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/03/28/strike-a-pos/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:35:01 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=477 Performers at India Fest on Saturday in Raleigh, North Carolina (more pictures from the event).

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/03/28/strike-a-pos/feed/ 0 Now That’s A Marquee http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/03/07/now-thats-a-marquee/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/03/07/now-thats-a-marquee/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:00:11 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=470 The sign for the Queen musical at the Dominion Theatre in London.

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Focal Length: 55mm
Shutter Speed: 1/80
Aperture: ƒ/9

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/03/07/now-thats-a-marquee/feed/ 0 Around the Globe http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/02/22/around-the-globe/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/02/22/around-the-globe/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:00:56 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=466 Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London before a performance of The Merry Wives of Windsor.

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Focal Length: 10mm
Shutter Speed: 1 Seconds
Aperture: ƒ/5.6

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/02/22/around-the-globe/feed/ 0 Tea Time http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/02/09/tea-time/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/02/09/tea-time/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:00:48 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=461 Samples in a little tea room in London called Yumchaa.

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Focal Length: 25mm
Shutter Speed: 1/80
Aperture: ƒ/6.3

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/02/09/tea-time/feed/ 0 Staying on Her Toes http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/01/31/staying-on-her-toes/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/01/31/staying-on-her-toes/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:00:36 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=457 A dancer performing at the Chinese New Year Festival in Raleigh this past weekend. Check out the rest of the set.

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Focal Length: 92mm
Shutter Speed: 1/200
Aperture: ƒ/4

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]]> http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/01/31/staying-on-her-toes/feed/ 0 What Are You Looking At, Human? http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/01/10/what-are-you-looking-at-human/ http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/2011/01/10/what-are-you-looking-at-human/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:00:50 +0000 jzheel http://john-zhu.com/wysiwyg/?p=449 Our chubby black cat Savannah, in her usual spot on the couch and displaying her usual look of indignation.

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