Canadian Rockies in early May

Snow peak

Inukshuk on hiking trail

Frozen Maligne Lake


Medicine Lake


View from Mt. Whistler

Jasper from above


Athabasca Waterfall

Johnson’s Canyon


Mt Rundle reflection

Vermilion Lake and wetland


Banff from above


Bow river

Storm is coming

Day1 Calgary to Jasper
heavy snow, lake louise stop, roadside Grizzly bear encounter.
Columbia icefield center
Day2 Maligne canyon, Medicine lake, Maligne lake
Mt. Whistler Jasper tramway, summit trail
Valley of five lakes
Day3 Athabasca Fall
Sunwapta fall
Columbia icefield bus tour
Lake louise
Day 4 Bow Valley park way, Johnson's canyon, lower fall and upper fall,
Upper hot spring
1st and 2nd vermilion lake , fenland trail
Day 5 Sulphur mt. gondola, summit trail
Bow river trail, bow falls trail, Fairmont Banff springs hotel

Wilson boston open

A friend told me about the Wilson Boston Open Badminton tournament at MIT this passing weekend. I thought this would be a good opportunity to practice indoor sports photography. Went there with my 17-40mm, and 100mm f2.8. The good things is I was able to move quite freely to look for good shooting spot. However, still wish I have a faster lens with big aperture. I set the shutter priority to 1/125. Iso 800, sill underexposed, although relatively sharp. I got some close up head shots with the 100mm but a lot of them are not sharp enough.The 17-40mm gave some nice wide angle pictures. wish i had brought 50mm f1.8, but I don't know whether it will be fast enough.

五月花

Love my new DC. It is so convenient to just carry in my pocket to anywhere I go. Lately I got a habit to stop by the public garden before go grocery shopping nearby. After a grayish morning, this afternoon is perfect,warm breezy, blue sky... So I went there again. The tulip flowers are fully bloomed. The number of people visiting the garden are also booming.

Boston Public Garden

Swan boats are out for the new season. Willows turn green. Flowers are blooming. Mallards, goose, robins , ducklings and many other birds are playing. A nice stroll in Boston Public garden.

四月天

你是人间的四月天
---林徽因
我说你是人间的四月天，
笑音点亮了四面风，
轻灵在春的光艳中交舞着变。
你是四月早天里的云烟。
黄昏吹着风的软，
星子在无意中闪，
细雨点洒在花前。
那轻，那娉婷，
你是，鲜妍，
百花的冠冕你戴着，











你是天真，庄严，
你是夜夜的月圆。
雪化后那篇鹅黄，
你像新鲜初放芽的绿，
你是柔嫩，喜悦，
水光浮动着你梦期待中白莲。
你是一树一树的花开，
是燕在梁间呢喃，
你是爱，是暖，是希望，
你是人间的四月天！

Figure Skating Show

Got an opportunity to watch Skating club of Boston's annual Icechips show at Harvard's hockey center. I have never shoot figure skating before, so searched online for settings people used. The venue is not very well lit since it is more a show than real competition. I first set ISO 400, f4.0 and 1/250-320, later also tried ISO 640, even 800. Still wish 1) could sit closer to the rink, 2) has a f2.8 lens, 3) maybe even with a 1.4X extensor. Anyway, only got 10% relatively good ones.

Dogtown and Rockport

Spring hiking at dogtown common in Gloucester and Rockport, MA.Still quite chilly, but it is nice to get out once in a while , especially under sunshine.