Flower on the wing

I'm not normally much about conventionally "pretty" shots, but I have to admit this is a really, really pretty shot.  And all the more precious because it's, well, impossible to duplicate.  It's just one of those once-in-a-lifetime moments.

Fig, halved

Thanksgiving UFO

I came across these photos in an old unrelated folder.  I had completely forgotten about them, and so I came to the blog to check out what I wrote about them.  I was surprised to find they were not posted here.  Then I realized why;  these shots were taken on Thanksgiving, 2015 -- long after I stopped updating after post no. 1000.  Now that I've revived the blog, here they are.

Two Skies

This is one of my all-time favorite shots.  It's lovely, but also at the same time it's melancholy and poignant and saddening - because it's all about longing for the impossible.

Don't, shadow bird!  If you fly beyond the edge, you'll disappear.

"AVIDYA II"

Avidya means ignorance.  I'm ignorant, so I think of this piece as a self-portrait x64.

I wonder why most of the faces look unhappy -- isn't ignorance "bliss"?

 

Kwangheuimun gate, Seoul, on a drizzly day.  With my umbrella.  Another Miyazaki-ish shot.

Seen In A Seoul Alley

Just a cute little scene, spotted while strolling around the Bukchon neighborhood.  It made me think of Miyazaki animes.

DRAGON HEAD ROCK

From my trip to Jeju Island earlier this year.  My friend Evelyn was impressed by this image and commented it looks like some other planet.  You're right Ev, it really does.  Rest in peace.

Dark Figure With Halo

Shadow Forest

Originally this image was meant to represent Spring -- hence the green background -- but now that I look back on it, the choice of color was rather too cool, and I think it actually fits the chilly temps of the present turning of the seasons pretty well.

Exit No. 5

I discovered this lovely view "by mistake" a few days ago.  I meant to take exit no. 6 or 7 out of Myeongdong station, but somehow ended up at exit 5.  I looked up, fell in love immediately and made ready to shoot, but Myeongdong is a very heavily trafficked area and people kept walking into the frame.  While I waited and waited for a clean shot, the light changed and the ginkgo tree lost some of the luster.  I was so frustrated I vowed to come back at an earlier time and try again.  Which I did today.

Homecoming

I've come back.  It's been so long I find I've forgotten how to get around in my own blog -- anyway, almost eight years after putting a formal end to the blog (other than that announcement for my show) I've decided to start re-upping.  Albeit probably not as diligently as I used to.  My life is different now; I'm alone much more of the time and stimulation comes less frequently.  But hopefully, at least the ol' noggin still works like it used to -- or close to it.