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America’s Favorite Drive

June 17, 2017  by gqxue 

A photo diary of a 2-week road trip to Shenandoah National Park, Blue Ridge Parkway and Smoky Mountains National Park. 2014 07 05: Ottawa to Skyland Resort, Shenandoah National Park, Luray, Virginia.  Tired after driving almost 1000 km.  It was almost 8:00PM when we arrived at the resort. 2014 07 06:  Hiked Dark Hollow Falls trail, […]

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2017 Spring

May 22, 2017  by gqxue 

Spring is short in Ottawa.  Here is a collection of photos I took in the last 8 days when the flowers were at their best. I focused on the tulips in the foreground to make the National Art Gallery building deliberately out of focus.  Motion introduced by the cyclist adds a bit dynamics to the […]

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Switching from Canon 5D MK II to Sony A7R II: one year review

December 29, 2016  by gqxue 

Updated 2017 01 02: Regarding LCD/EVF auto switch, it is possible to customize one of the buttons to toggle between finder and monitor, thanks to Steve W who pointed it out in a DPReview thread. It was exactly a year ago when I bit the bullet and treated myself with a Sony A7R II. I had […]

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Around Asia in 24 Days – Halong Bay, Vietnam

November 5, 2016  by Ellen Xue 

Our first stop in northern Vietnam was in Hanoi, the country’s current capital and second largest city after Ho Chi Minh City. For me, the streets of Hanoi were especially memorable, adorned with colourful lanterns and decorative string banners—as if to celebrate a special occasion, which we later learned was indeed the case as Obama […]

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Pix on Trips Photo Exhibition in Ottawa Main Library

November 4, 2016  by gqxue 

After months long preparation, 19 photos of mine are now featured in Ottawa Main Library.  Thanks for Mrs. Trips for her encourangement.  The exhibition will continue until end of November. All the photographs presented in the exhibition were prepared meticulously and printed by a professional lab in Toronto using archival photo paper.

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Fall in Algonquin Provincial Park

October 16, 2016  by gqxue 

Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario is debatably one of the most picturesque places to see fall foliage in Canada. Despite having already been three times during the autumn months, I am repeatedly blown away. Here is a collection of some of my favourite photos from fall in the park:   The first time I visited Algonquin […]

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张家界 (Zhangjiajie)

October 7, 2016  by gqxue 

这篇流水账纪录了2016夏天到张家界小游四天的经历。This diary documents a 4-day trip to the Zhangjiajie National Forrest Park in the summer of 2016. 8月15日:武汉 - 张家界   August 15, From Wuhan to Zhangjiajie 在武汉的四日每天都是39度。一想到马上要去张家界了,顿时觉得一阵清凉。 晚上11点半我们就赶到了武昌火车站。从北京到张家界的K967次列车到达武昌时已是凌晨一点以后了,比预定时间略有晚点。我们没能事先买到这趟车的卧铺票,售票窗口的帅哥告诉我们有座就不错了,现在是暑假期间,要想订到卧铺得提前三个月。 我们一家四口坐在车厢的最后。记不清最后一次在国内坐硬座是何时了,但是印象中座位之间的间距不是如此之小。我和对面一个小伙的膝盖是相互交错着,这根本不可能睡觉。大约一个小时后我们终于从列车长那儿补到了四张卧铺票,四张全是上铺,到这份上了,who cares! 国内公共场合的空调大概都是设在二十八、九度,火车上也不例外,我总是能希望更凉一些。爬到上铺后发现空调的出风口就在旁边,真是太爽了。。。 早上6点多,被车厢内的骚动吵醒。快到长沙了,有很多乘客要下车。这时已天亮,我索性从卧铺上下来,坐在车窗边上看外面的风景。这曾经是我非常熟悉的地方,毕竟在湖南生活了二十多年!   8月16日:张家界 - 武陵源 K967到达张家界是将近中午12:00点,能感觉到张家界车站是按高标准建造的。一出车站顿时就被热浪包围,我的身体告诉我这里的气温不比武汉这个著名火炉好多少。在宽敞的车站广场多站了会儿,想辨别出去武陵源的汽车站在什么方位,立马就哈流夹背,恨不得赶紧躲到树荫下。好在长途汽车站就在火车站的左侧不到200米。 到武陵源不需要到汽车站窗口买票,直接上车。我们上车后不到10分钟车就座满了。开车前上来一位工作人员叫所有的人系好安全带,这客车上还真是每个座位上都有安全带! 一个小时后到了武陵源汽车站。此时已是饥肠辘辘,就近找了个三下锅餐馆解决了中餐。吃完饭直奔武陵源门票站附近的悠然居客栈入住。 最初是计划整个下午都休息。由于火车上睡得还行,临时决定在日落前找个地方转转。客栈前台操东北口音的帅哥建议我们去十里画廊,两个小时应该能打来回。十里画廊不在我们后两天的行程中,今天去正好! 从武陵源门票站到十里画廊的起点要坐公园内的环保班车,环保车是一辆接一辆,十几分钟就到了。 十里画廊肯定没有十里,从起点到终点走半个小时就够了。你也可以花钱坐园内的小火车。我们选择了步行,这样更利于控制节奏,想在哪儿停下来照相都行。 想在狭窄的栈道上支三脚架很不容易,因为栈道上不断有人穿行,见缝插针在脚架上拍了下面这张。(两张拼成)   8月17日:张家界国家森林公园 - 天子山 来张家界之前就和张家界风光摄影网的周立老师联系好了,我们一家四口组成一个摄影团,选择了他网上张家界摄影线路2:张家界天子山,老屋场,金鞭溪,三天两晚。每人850圆,包括张家界森林公园门票(250圆),住宿,5个正餐和两个早餐。 遗憾的是周老师因故不能和我们同行,他的侄子给我们四人导游。三天的行程并不不是一成不变,周老师会根据天气情况把来日的行程告诉他侄子。 昨天晚上就和周老师商量好了,今天早上走金鞭溪,午餐后入住天子上附近的天源客栈并稍做休息,下午偏晚的时候去拍天子山。 考虑到今明两晚要住在山上,而且今天要背着所有在山上用的东西步行十公里,我们把行李重新整理了一遍,不一定需要的全留在山下。离开悠然居客栈前,居然免费在那儿寄存了三件行李。尽管如此,我们四人身上的包仍然是沉甸甸的。 导游早上8:00点就到客栈来和我们碰头。导游是个19岁的小伙子,有些腼腆,他告诉我他是土家族。寒暄之后带我们到客栈门前的小摊上吃了早点,随后就从武陵源门票站进入了张家界森林公园景区。 进入景区后马上坐上园内的环保车,十几分钟后就到了水绕四方站,这是金鞭溪trail的起点。 从水绕四方到另一头一共7.5公里,一直沿着金鞭溪走,我们一共花了三个小时。今天光线比较平淡,时晴时阴,也只能拍几张纪念照了。 […]

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Summer in Ottawa

August 1, 2016  by gqxue 

Usually by this time of the year (Civic long weekend) we’d be camping somewhere to enjoy the hot days of summer.  We stayed in town this year, went to see the Buskerfest in downtown Ottawa near sunset, hoping the golden light will do its magic in getting us some good photos. Sparks street, the venue of the […]

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误宿Mahone Bay

July 24, 2016  by gqxue 

NFL渡轮载着我们还有其它大大小小一百多台车辆离开了PEI(爱德华王子岛)。下站该去哪儿呢?按原计划,应该直奔Cape Breton国家公园。可是我们在轮渡上花的时间太多,从候船到航行结束用了近三个小时。从轮渡的终点Pictou到Cape Breton国家公园还有4到5个小时的车程,我和妻子临时决定先去省会Halifax附近的Lunenburg。 Lunenburg号称是联合国的世界文化遗产城市,那里至今还保留着18世纪第一代欧洲移民的城市规划和建筑。 虽说只有两个多小时的车程,但是由于连日的旅途劳累,这一段开得并不轻松。两个孩子在车里歪歪扭扭地睡着了,岳父、岳母也打起了盹。我们带的麦哲伦GPS要不就是干脆不工作,要不就是工作一会儿就罢工。买了不到两年,“加拿大的”毛病就全染上了。负责导航的妻子索性把它扔到一边,拿起一份不太详细的地图,警觉地注视着一闪而过的每一块路牌。 “我们从10号出口下高速,然后到附近的Visitor Info Centre打听住宿情况”妻子对我说。 终于看到10号出口的牌子,“总算到了Lunenburg!”我宣布。 下了高速很快找到了Info Centre。 “How can I help you?”一位满脸微笑的中年女工作人员上前询问道。 “我们想在这附近找地方住下,不知道还有没有camping site” “这几天正好是木舟节(Wooden Boat Festival), 所有的camping site都客满” “有Bed & Breakfast(一种家庭旅店)吗?” “你们想要什么样价钱?” “不太了解这里的行情,中等价位就行” “还有最后一个,离这儿2、3英里,价格80加元一天,不过要和其他房客共用卫生间。。。” 工作人员正说着电话响了,她很快答完电话后然后对我们说,“刚才电话里的这位女士说,她那而还有一间,卫生间不共用,85加元,可以步行到市中心” 就它了,我们很快决定下来。工作人员马上回电给那位房东女士。 按照工作人员给我们画的线路,不一会儿就找到了这个叫Red Door Bed & Breakfast的家庭旅店。   房东是一位七十来岁的白人老太太。一见面就告诉我们这儿几年前来住过一家中国人,从安大略来的。然后领我们把几个房间都看了一下。这是一个两层楼的独立屋,一层有厨房,dining room,living room和洗衣房;另外还有一间房用来做客房了。给我们住的卧室和卫生间在二楼。卧室比我想象的小,放了两张单人床。 我告诉房东这房子挺好,只是不知道她介不介意我们有六个人。 “Oh my god, how are you going to sleep?” “我们本来打算camping,附近的camping site都满了,所以。。。我们有睡袋和睡垫,您只要有地儿就行” 老太太说“我倒是不介意,你们中的几个人可以睡到厅里(living room)。我的85块钱是两个大人的价格,多一个大人加15块,小孩我不收钱。” “一百一十五就一百一十五,就这么定了” […]

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Around Southeast Asia in 24 Days – Yangon, Myanmar

July 15, 2016  by Ellen Xue 

Yangon was our last stop in Myanmar, marking the end of an eight-day trip that felt like it lasted so much longer. It was the former capital of the country from 1948, when Burma regained independence following over a century of British rule, until a decade ago when the title was given to Naypyidaw. Remnants […]

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