Firesky my oh my-nuff said.

Under the Pomelo-Pomelo is a fruit that is popular in the autumn in Taiwan. It is like a jumbo grapefruit but not as juicy. I just liked the serenity of this image and the color palette.

Hi Officer-keep us safe, keep us sound, keep us away from where H1Ni1 can be found...

Crowding-so nice to be alone, here I feel so at home, I'm invisible, I'm  empowered...

Music: One of my favorites by David Bowie(that is a long list)-Sound and Vision

Face Washing-Wu Dang Dao say's:

The form of tiger
In Chinese traditional culture, the tiger was the symbol of power and unruliness. In the five elements, the tiger belongs to soil. Practicing the regimen often can cultivate the spleen and stomach, strengthen the bones and muscles.
1.Starting position
2. Guarding the breath into the pubic region
3. The tiger washing the hands and face
4. The tiger crouching down to listen to the wind
5. The tiger attacking at the prey
6. The tiger standing there still to look around
7. The tiger swallowing the prey
8. The tiger turning back the head

Pink hope- on a mundane early morning. Stillness she brings movement and color yet in a subtle way.

Catching a bus-which one is it? There are so many to choose from with every color from the candy store rainbow to guide...

Red balls on blue-floating like balloons that don't pop. Bobbing on the waves yet no fish will come and nibble...

Music: Duke Ellington-Take the A Train

Flickroom has been in active development for almost an year now. Flickroom’s first public beta was released on July 05, 2009 and there have been 6 updates released thus far.  The team has continuously been trying to improve the user experience by adding the most important features of Flickr as well as providing some innovative value-added functionality.

Being a heavy Flickr user, I was always looking for ways to improve the Flickr experience as it currently is on the website. Inspired by the proliferation of cool AIR applications like TweetDeck and many others, I got together with my friends and started working on an AIR application for Flickr users. Since Flickr is all about photographs, we really wanted the application UI to present the images in the most engaging manner. This is how Flickroom came into existence. Right now we are a small but enthusiastic team of experienced photographers and Flex developers who just keep coming up with new ideas and implementing them as best as we can.

Collaboration is a big focus area for Flickroom Team. We are witnessing the power of interaction and crowd-sourcing in every field. And even though Flickr website has a wealth of photographers and hence photography information, there are limited options for real-time collaboration.  Flickroom is trying to bridge this gap and Flickroom Chat is one such platform. We have seen a lot of interesting discussions already, ranging from sharing of techniques and set-ups for specific pictures to what lenses were used for what images. Consider the possibilities – you see a picture you really like and you can immediately ask the photographer what settings, lens, post-processing s/he used! Another big area where we see that photographers on Flickr are lacking is catching up with each other via numerous kind of events, like Photowalks, Trainings, Exhibits etc. Flickroom provides a seamless way to get to know about them. And of course, you can use Flickroom to Tweet about your photos.

I think I have been a photographer all my life, I’ve only discovered it now On a serious note, buying my first DSLR  about a couple of years back really made me serious about photography and the endless possibilities it unfolds. I started photography as a medium of creative expression and I’m not exaggerating when I say that it has become a way of life now. Things I would not have given a second look earlier, have magically transformed into ‘subjects’ for interesting photographs. You can find my work here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashumittal/show/

Flickroom is the first full-fledged desktop application for Flickr and it has been extremely well received. We are proud to have crossed 10,000 authenticated users in just under 5 months of its release. We have also been featured on all the key technology sites like Lifehacker and Cnet which is an achievement in itself. You can find a whole lot of information about Flickroom’s features and its reviews here: http://flickroom.org/blog/. We are also on twitter @Flickroom and eager to hear what you have to say!

Undie Wares-get your exercise at the park then shop til you drop with breakfast,meat and veggies for dinner and of course the best and cheapest in lingerie! practicality and convenience with a vengeance!

Feeling those peppers-how can you not. Nothing better than fruit and vegetables that are beautiful as well as nutritious and delicious.

Face Washing-wax on, wax off...oops wrong train of thought. I think this might actually be a TaiJi thing. I see many morning exercisers doing this??

Oh honey!-Boy how to fill in the suggested blank thought here, let me count the ways. OK let me be literal and not clever...don't forget to get some of those pretty red dragon fruits right next to you...

Weather Report was a fine instrumental band made up of Miles Davis alumni Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul and whoever they chose to play with at any given time including bass luminary-Jaco Pastorius. Here is Black Market.

Vivid-A world where smile man wears his hat while the octopus worries about good deals on shoes...

Tribal-Looks like the Mayans made it to Taiwan via some spray cans.

Gangsta-that from some nasty kind of insect bite?

Bear-hanging tight with the mummy

Dabu-that buck-toothed bunny-hatted baby gonna giggle until doomsday comes.

Cissy Strut-The Meters

Well I admit it! Mea Culpa on the tabloid-style title of this post. I recently did a shoot with my son Kevin at Taichung's Art Street (Guoji St.) near DongHai University. We both like this area for laid back people watching and shopping. I've used this area as background previously on shoot for Moshang and Chris Bailey's Sun Cake Lounge here.

No sons were injured during this shooting. In fact son ended up with a nice shirt afterwards...

I mentioned last time how when I visited Chung Hsing University they were in the middle of their intra-school cheer leading competition. Here are some more shots of that. It was quite fun to be in the midst of with camera in hand. Here is the complete set you can view as a slide show.

The Beach Boys-Be True to Your School ahh simpler days....

The other day I asked a friend about the photogenic qualities of the ChungHsing University campus on the south side of Taichung. He said it ws quite good, mentioning they had a small lake (a pond really) and that it was large and layed out nicely. So I was motivated to see it and shoot some stuff. Well you can imagine my delight when I got on campus and 2 minutes into my journey I discovered that the whole school was engaged in an intra-school cheerleader squad competition. The colors, action and energy were all great. I will do a featured post on that later this week.

The lovely young ladies looking like extras from Sheena the Queen of the Jungle were mistaken by me to be CosPlay(ers) since my friend told me they were often around the school on weekends. They corrected me and informed me that they had just been in the aforementioned cheer leading event.

The lake/pond area had quiet of few people hanging around toting big Nikons and Canons(here in Taiwan anything else lacks the status) even a wedding photo shoot going on there. I decided to shoot some ducks (I'm not a big wildlife photography guy but I have my moments) and was pleased after shooting that I caught the coppery reflection of one of the buildings in the shot.

While I was sitting down shooting I saw a tortoise and this older man stopped by to see what I was looking at. I ended up having a nice conversation with him.

Finally I needed to head over by the Taichung Station to meet my son for our weekly Fri. night father/sons's street food outing. I liked the look of the moon peaking through the buildings so here it is.

It just so happens I'm listening to this song now-Cameo : Word Up.

It never fails. Whenever I need to clear static out of my brain, I mean the residual life's minor(and major) aggravations I head for the fields. As soon as I get inside the fields I feel all tension relieved and it's replaced with a very serene and fresh feeling. I love being surrounded by this unpretentious living sphere. Just dirt and food stuff growing out of it.

First image of the statue taken at the Chung Shan Theater. It is quite a beautiful sculpture of a couple dancing in traditional Tang Dynasty clothing. I'll include a full shot at a later date.

The second is a very friendly and sweet lady I met while shopping at an area market. She was so cute albeit geographically challenged(but isn't that most people). We talked while I was waiting for a friend to return from an ATM run.

The third is kind of an intense guy who does cell phone repairs. He had an acerbic wit which is kind of rare among the Taiwanese who tend to not casually crack jokes. A surprise but a welcome one at that.

Finally was a cell phone vendor showing off his China-made product which is a touch screen and gets TV shows. He is the reason my friend Brian had to run to the ATM.

Music today is from Emerson, Lake and Palmer: Lucky Man. Yes at times I feel that song is about me or at least could be