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It was a bit strange to have this shock of green around what looked to be an almost arid environment. I'm still not exactly sure how things ended up the way they did in this place, but whatever, it looks neat.

This is a boring shot that I wanted just so that I can get a close-up of the texture of the rocks in Yeliou Geopark. The composition is really lazy, but it might work as some sort of wallpaper or something.

Like my previous shot of Yeliou Geopark, I tried to go for a "base" view and tried to make the rock formations appear bigger than they actually are. In reality, they are only about waist high or so. In the shot...okay, I don't have the greatest grasp on perspective.

I have no idea what kind of weird weathering creates those sorts of patterns on the rock. I didn't really go to this place for a lesson in geology, although I sort of wish I had at least learned about that.

I don't really have any affection for this picture, barring the very striking red hue of the bridge itself. It is a lovely color, especially when contrasted against the lush greens of the surrounding environment, although that vibrancy is a lie. The sun was setting and, as you can see, fog was rolling in. It's not a special bridge by any stretch of the imagination, it doesn't connect between any two points of note besides here and there, which is all I really cared about at the time. I was tempted to make an overwrought analogy, saying how I've been sleeping under a bridge this whole time and how this picture symbolizes some sort of connection between past and present states, but eh. It'd be more awkward than a first date, so I'll just say that I needed a simple picture to get back into the workflow of photo processing, and this one actually worked out pretty well.

This shot was taken near the end of our day in Taroko Gorge. It was, in fact, our last stop. Not exactly sure what prompted a stop here, but I'm not going to complain about memories.

I would love to see this sight outside the context of a Japantown Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. Just Hello Kitty, driving down a boulevard waving to the people on any ole plain day. I'd love to have a surreal moment like that.