Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
The next two stops after the strawberry farm were in the same area and literally almost beside each other. The first of the two was Shengxing Railway Station. We could easily tell that this was a well-known and popular tourist
Before departure, I collated a weather projection over the twelve days we’d be in Taiwan, and it didn’t look encouraging: the weather was going to be a mix of fierce overcasts and various degrees of rain. We had to keep
Despite all the planning we have been doing leading up to this 12 day Taiwan trip, our plans were still slightly messed up by a flight delay during the connecting. One would have expected that rescheduling of flights are par
For the last couple of trips, I’ve routinely remarked on how much camera equipment I tend to over pack. For our upcoming Taiwan 2018 trip starting later this week, I’m now in the same dilemma. Despite the detailed notes I’ve
I did a lot of HDR compositions while I was still using the Nikon D300 ten years ago. And with a good deal of luck and preparation, pictures like these were quite possible: HDR shots though are by their very
There were three lenses – the FE 24-105mm f4.0, FE 16-35mm f4.0 and the adapted Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 – accompanying the Sony A73 on its maiden overseas outing: and I ended up using just two lenses: and about 99% of
The last post in our Bali 2018 travelogue! Right after we landed in Singapore last weekend, three of us – the kids and myself – all fell sick with largely similar ailments: coughing and runny nose – and in my
I’m a creature of habit that routinely overpacks when it comes to traveling! Like in the previous trips, a tripod and ballhead got tossed into the luggage bag and since I’d lugged it all the way to Bali, I had
Our last day in Bali was nominal: we made our way slowly from the island center – Ubud – in a south-westerly direction, going through Gianyar, Sanur and past the airport first for a stopover in Jimbaran to pick up
Our next stop was the Tirta Empul, known to locals also as the Water Temple. The Balinese come to bathe at the temple as they believe the pool water to have purification powers. I was initially really uncertain about taking
The second stop in the photo tour was a local market a short 15 minute drive from the spots we shot the sunrise over Mt. Agung. There was nary a tourist in sight, as the general area was now far
Our kids have brought a lot of joy to our lives. But if there is one thing that I really miss about our vacations before the kids came along, it was being able to chug around heavy camera equipment to
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