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I love how the clouds dance around in the sky, how soft the colors are before sunset, and how calm the water is at that moment... Sometimes the nature speaks for itself. All we need to do is to get out and be there! :)

...在沉靜的風中，我能否再遇見神采飛揚的妳？
我佇立，期盼與妳邂逅；
我靜觀，等待妳翩翩而來；
我歡呼，驚嘆妳的美妙。...
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~溫哥華, 英屬哥倫比亞省~
Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada
- manually blended with two exposures
- ISO 50, F22, 1 & 6 sec, 18mm
- Canon 5D Mark II with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens
- Sunset @5.50pm (258º) / Shot @ 5.30pm

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Imbalance in symmetry really makes me think if there is any better composition... Below is another image I took almost at the same time, which I also like better! Let me know how you think if you've got a minute! :)

This is another shot taken during the family trip to Sun Moon Lake in Chinese New Year back in early Feb. Here is the thing... I usually study the weather before going for dawn shooting, but I intentionally laid back this time as it's supposed to be a relaxing trip! All I did was to get up early, drove to the lakeside, and enjoyed the show from the nature! :-)

歡迎點閱我的文章「凝聽生命的聲音」，或是我的部落格 光影、色彩、我，關於攝影二三事！

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~日月潭, 台灣~
Sun Moon Lake, Nantou County, Taiwan
- manually blended with two bracketing exposures
- ISO 50, F22, 4 & 8 sec, 16mm
- Canon 5D Mark II with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens
- Sunrise @6.36am (108º) / Shot @ 6.59am

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It's a lake view from the coffee house in Xiangshan Visitor Center, Sun Moon Lake. I was kind of surprised to spot such beautifully scattered clouds when I turned around, so I snapped a quick shot. One minute later, the sky looked entirely different! :-)

歡迎點閱我最新的文章「凝聽生命的聲音」，或是我的部落格 光影、色彩、我，關於攝影二三事！
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~日月潭, 台灣~
Sun Moon Lake, Nantou County, Taiwan
- ISO 50, F22, 1 sec, 16mm
- Canon 5D Mark II with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens
- B+W 82mm KSM C-POL MRC nano

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I hear a variety of sounds in my daily life. Some are wanted, while others are undesirable but inevitable. Some are pleasing, while the rest are annoying and unpleasant. More importantly, am I listening hard enough to observe the sound I enjoy, to unfold secrets in the sound, and to reveal the sound in the very bottom of my heart?

It's said that the melody in hearing is like the lines in seeing. Then I'm in the journey of discovering the sound I'd like to appreciate, the secret in it, and the sound in my heart!

這張照片去年底即完成，但我總覺得她像是旋繞而過的悠揚之聲，因此，我試著釐清我所聽到的聲音…
如果你相信，旋律之於聽覺猶如線條之於視覺，或許，你也能聽到「她」的聲音！:)

歡迎點閱我最新的文章「凝聽生命的聲音」，或是我的部落格 光影、色彩、我，關於攝影二三事！

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- ISO 50, F2.8, 1/8 sec, 100mm
- Canon 5D Mark II with EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro L lens

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This shot was taken during the family trip to Sun Moon Lake in Chinese New Year.

The lake was surprisingly calm with amazing reflection of early morning sky after sunrise. Two old ladies came swimming in the lake in such a cold wintertime, which seems to me that they do morning swimming all the time. What a healthy lifestyle they have here!

The image was taken after the lake restored the mirror reflection from the swim activity and before the clouds moved away! I just love the reflection here... :-)

歡迎點閱我最新的文章「心靈的財富」，或是我的部落格 光影、色彩、我，關於攝影二三事！

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~日月潭, 台灣~
Sun Moon Lake, Nantou County, Taiwan
- ISO 50, F22, 5 sec, 35mm
- Canon 5D Mark II with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens
- B+W 82mm KSM C-POL MRC nano
- Sunrise @6.36am (108º) / Shot @ 7.12am

© copyright 2012 Hsiang Wei Chao
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