wild city

NYC with wild grass, making itself so raw and authentic…
when is 2012?

Pigeon & NYC

New York City = Pigeon City
There are many many many pigeons in this city;
they are adding more chaos to this already chaotic city…
Gradually, they become the totem of the city.

peace

I am hungry; I will feed you — Peace

Flying by

It’s crossing the line, from the brightness to the darkness; known to ambiguity..
Me, too.

why you are following me?

Recently, I got interested in taking random pics for dogs..
I love to look at them staring at me, and wondering
why you are following me?!

Kids & Dollar

Is this a dollar bill, or a piece of paper that can buy me candy bar?

cautious

Be cautious, be cautious!
Anyone following me?
Better not…

new york

This is a city that can wake me up,
and keep me stay awake forever…
I love its absorbed cultures and dynamics.
It’s pretty!

travel

Travel to another area, city, world, culture…
I am refreshed in this way.
But I always miss my old friends and experienced things,
because I am hesitated about ambiguities…

flare

I love these flares…
Simple, but meaningful!!

Alcuin

Alcuin library, I have worked here for more than 2 years…
Now, leaving!

downtown

Downtown Minneapolis evening, so lacking of vibrancy.
Not many people, not much going on..
It’s just cold outside.

dog

She is the star !

abbey

Abbey’s back window, viewed from inside.
This is only small part of it.
It’s like a God’s work.
Colorful, but with meaningful shapes.

black cat

When I found her, she was hiding underneath a vent that has warm air coming out of it…and it was -10 degree outdoor.
She didn’t really care about my approaching, or I didn’t bother her.
So cool!

fall

Today is Thanksgiving black Friday. I didn’t go shopping, rather going out and taking some pics.
Fall is here, and winter is waving toward us.
Abbey church is hiding in the back indistinctly…
I am ready to head home.

Kids

Kids are playing in front of Abbey Church.
I like the skateboard boy!

Ceramics

This is an exhibit called Mindscape, hosted at our art center.
It’s a student’s work. Basically he just made a bunch of goofy ceramics and arranged them around a small room.
I like the spacial feeling of these hanging objects. Very decorative…

church

Beautifully designed St. John’s Abbey church, SJU Campus.
This is one of the most concrete shape of construction, inspiring.

Bike

Bike, is the main object of this photo…
These wizened flowers are just like curtains for the show, and the bike knows that it is shining, but shy.

Dandelion

Dandelion, my favorite plant.
Sometimes it is quiet, sometimes it is vibrant.
Most importantly, it can FLY.

Good

It simply means GOOD !

Texture, Line & Shape

Four different textures: wood, steal, cement, and stone.
rectangles, straight lines, and dots.

Gesture

This is the only poster on my wall, Bob Dylan.
That color thing is part of Stick It wrap, I like the color.
The b&w one has a kind of texture that grabs my attention, while the colors have their own meanings to all of us.

9/11

Another 9/11…
Where were we? Where are we? Where will we be?
R.I.P for all…

Toes

Yaikkk…interesting but disguisting!

Face

Ceiling of a huge subway station in Hong Kong; we are staring at each other!

Curve

This architecture is amusing when you look up; it’s like a big cinema screen, especially when the lights are on in the evening. I really like this kind of simplified symmetric image.

Laundry

This was taken at a fishing village called Tai O, located on the corner of the Lan Tau island of Hong Kong. Very peaceful place; they have a fishing/sea food market where you could find weird fishes.. Most of the “houses” over there are made of aluminum panels, very thin but structurally amazing. The [...]

Static

Every time when I past by some weedery places I would stop and observe how they dance with breeze…but on that day, everything was so quiet and static, just like a beautiful painting waiting people to appreciate, record and share with others. I usually voluntarily became their missionary…

Hang

Simplified scene is always seductive to me… simple texture, simple color, and simple composition.

Knots

I am fascinated by such an interesting relationship between these two strings; These are two ends, they are close, but the other end is at different directions, so that they would never meet; The knots have reminded me those ancient people used this method to record their own history and stories, these two strings are [...]

Giant

This giant cruiser ship anchored by one of the harbors in Hong Kong, it periodically leaves the bank and cruises around, and comes back the next day. This was the time when it left, amazingly beautiful.

String

I like string and knot, because they are simple and meaningful!

Play

On one of the overhead bridges in Hong Kong, I captured this scene.
Mask = Swine Flu, at year of 2009

Cat

Little cat vs. Big bee
He was too concentrated to notice me, totally.

Door

A random door in Lan Tau island, Hong Kong. Is it just a terrace? Why no stairways..?

Young

She was very enjoying the ferry ride!

Sky

The sky should be defined with moving clouds, like the ocean, without waves, should it still be authentic ocean? It should be changeable, dynamic, and vivid; like our lives.

Stable

Actually I didn’t think that much when I took this one, however, afterwards I realized the wonderful contrast and the interesting gesture the old lady was showing…It’s the past versus the future scene.

Rain

Lots of rains in Hong Kong during summer; people like to be rushed and hurry all the time, even during the rain.

Night

The only reason I shot this was because I want to try it by myself, I only saw this kind of scene in Google Images. Luckily, it turned out perfectly, except for some distortion effect because of the short lens.

Screw

This is a very unnoticeable place behind the Abbey Church of SJU. After all, it’s a screw, but with rusty trail. For me, it’s simply a piece of art.

Peace

I found this Peace Tree in the forest, SJU. Interesting and inspiring.

Curly

Part of an abandoned couch by the lake Sag, SJU. Usually the details are more beautiful and meaningful than the full view.

Shadow

Lake Sag, SJU. Wandering around with friend after dinner. Early Spring, the lake was still frozen. The sun was setting down behind us so we could see this beautiful and magic scene. It’s like a painting. Never happened during summer time though.

Enjoy

Our E-scholar group (partial) by a lake close to Marshall, MN. We are like a family, totally. We have classes together, travel around the country/world together, eat and play together, grow and share with each other. lovely memories for everyone of us!

Pure

This is the entrance of the Arboretum of SJU. Sunny day, early Spring, afternoon.

Break

Still by the lake Sag, SJU. Like the balanced color and focused composition. Break, taking a break by the lake after the Spring came, eventually, is a pure enjoyable thing to do at SJU.

Mess

School provides me lots of opportunities to explore the forest during free time. There are so many these kind of trees around campus, I still do not know its name though. But its skin is red, some of them are gold, so beautiful when it’s reflecting sun glow, especially during evening time.

Tired

I just like the color…so matching!

Struggle

This is a flat where I live when I am in Hong Kong. In English, it says 15th floor, but in Chinese it says 16th… How am I supposed to which one is true if I know both languages? Totally confusing and struggling when I saw it the first time.

Urban

Urban sign of Hong Kong

Direction

One of the Hong Kong subway stations. I obsessed with all the colorful subway (They call it MTR in HK.) stations in Hong Kong, it’s always so delightful to walk around; my mood usually changes for every station the train stops. One day, I took a group pictures of a bunch of them along my [...]

Boxes

It’s very easy to see these giant boxes around Shen Zhen, China. The fascinating colors and layout interested me.

Beast

I shot this one by a very old and discarded manufactory in Shen Zhen, China. Actually no one would ever see these lovely flowers, because it’s very subtle and hidden behind a wall. However, the chimney behind it is so obvious. Such strong comparison grabbed my attention and I feel interesting. It’s really like beast [...]

Solo

It was quite accidental to find this ONE leave out of a forest. I past by and it blocked the sun shine for a second, so I noticed it. I could tell that it’s already dead, but the color was still vibrant under sun shine, so beautiful.