Portraits of friends

A few photos I took in my recent studio sessions.  Still trying to get it right.  Takes time but it is a lot of fun.  The models are friends of mine.  They were very patient and hopefully they liked the results of their effort......and mine.  Enjoy

Mia

Hunan farming village

Below are my most recent photos of our trip back to my wife's hometown.  It is a tiny little village in Hunan China and quickly becoming one of my favorite places to go.  After the hustle, bustle and pollution of Beijing it is nice to escape to a place of peace and quiet and really get back to nature and  a much slower pace of life.

Sea life of Vietnam

Below are some photos of sea life in Vietnam.  Primarily taken in one place.  It was a sea fishing village where the fisherman landed in the afternoons night and would take off in the early morning.  

churches and temples

Below are some photos from my Vietnam visit.  These are from some of the churches and temples we visited.  Some of these churches are quite old as are the temples.  It was interesting to see how the French influenced Catholicism is still strong and alive.

Enjoy

Old Vietnamese

Below are some photos of some elderly people I encountered on my recent trip to Vietnam.  Don't let the wrinkles fool you.  Despite their looks many of these people were quite spry and full of vit and vim.  I was on a motorbike and it took me forever to chase down the lady on the bike.  I kept getting in front of her by what I thought would take her forever to get to and by the time I was off the bike and had camera in hand, she had already passed me.  This happened about 7 times.  We chased her forever before finally getting far enough in front of her to finally get the photo!

disclaimer: these photos are extremely low rez.  I figure why post high rez photos only to have them ripped off by some jack hole.  Sorry if they appear a bit fuzzy.

Enjoy,