Peppermint Flowering Peach Tree Might be my Favorite

The peppermint flowering peach tree might be the most visually striking in my opinion.  It’s crazy to see the blossoms coming right out of a sapling not even two feet high.  The color palette matches my good old foldable bike too.  We’ll see if the film photos I also shot on my Olympus Stylus turn […]

Cherry Blossoms in Bloom – 2024-03-10

Cherry blossoms (both the pure white and pink ones) are pretty much in full bloom right now in Georgia.  Which bodes well for the festival down in Macon if you’re heading down there.  If I recall it’s always been tough in recent years for the parade and festivities to perfectly line up with mother nature.  […]

Spring in Georgia + GFX

Model: Amanda  |  Gear: GFX and Nikon 50mm 1.8 Ai-S The dynamic range and tones available in the GFX raw files are something else.  Really a lot of latitude to pull back highlights in skies.

Okame Cherry Tree Portraits + Hangout

Model: Chau | Gear: Sony + Canon Lens / Canon + Nikon Lens (yes both setups manual focus on purpose) These okame cherry trees are the first to bloom in Georgia.  Sometimes as early as the first week in February, when it’s still pretty cold.  There used to be a more purple one on the […]

Spring Photos + Nikon D5300

Model: Chau | Lenses: 18-55mm kit lens and 105mm 2.8 Micro (Nikon J1 for the product shots) I would have to say I’m really enjoying using this “consumer” camera.  The Nikon colors really show up well on the LCD with the brightness at max and +2/3 EV.  Like all Nikons the default metering almost always […]

What’s Blooming in Georgia? – 2024-03-04

Here’s what’s blooming in early springtime in Georgia (Gwinnett!) right now.  What’s typical weather wise is just yesterday it got really hot when I was admiring the flowering peach trees.  Now the cold rain today and tomorrow will probably knock down many blossoms.  The other fruit trees have barely started though.  I know it’s silly […]

Spring in Georgia 2024 + Fuji

Here’s what was in bloom the weekend of Feb 18-20th.  It’s been a late spring this year, as I remember these Norcross Okame Cherry trees blooming the first week of Feb last year.  It’s been cooler with plenty of rainy days thus far.

Turning all My Old Cameras into Remote Cameras

The other day I thought it would be cool to turn all my old cameras into remote cameras that I could place in certain spots when I cover events–locations where it would be much easier to click a remote button as opposed to walking across the room and disrupting the flow of an event.  So […]

Chin National Day 2024 – Mister and Miss CND Pageant Photos – Set 4

Chin Community of Atlanta Georgia 76th Chin National Day February 24, 2024 | Gujarati Samaj of Atlanta Event Coverage by Boon Vong (and my remote cameras!).  It takes time to go through and sort thousands of my photos from any event, plus the time to edit/color grade to my standards, and also posting to my […]

Chin National Day 2024 – Fashion Show Photos – Set 3

Chin Community of Atlanta Georgia 76th Chin National Day February 24, 2024 | Gujarati Samaj of Atlanta Event Coverage by Boon Vong (and my remote cameras!).  It takes time to go through and sort thousands of my photos from any event, plus the time to edit/color grade to my standards, and also posting to my […]

Chin National Day 2024 – Cultural Dance Photos – Set 2

Chin Community of Atlanta Georgia 76th Chin National Day February 24, 2024 | Gujarati Samaj of Atlanta Event Coverage by Boon Vong (and my remote cameras!).  It takes time to go through and sort thousands of my photos from any event, plus the time to edit/color grade to my standards, and also posting to my […]

Chin National Day 2024 – Event Photos – Set 1

Chin Community of Atlanta Georgia 76th Chin National Day February 24, 2024 | Gujarati Samaj of Atlanta Event Coverage by Boon Vong (and my remote cameras!).  It takes time to go through and sort thousands of my photos from any event, plus the time to edit/color grade to my standards, and also posting to my […]

Chin National Day 2024 (Highlights)

Burmese Chin Community of GeorgiaChin National Day | February 24, 2024 A few images while I’m working on the rest. More Photos to come!  Thanks to the folks for using my camera so I could be in some shots. 🙂 Chin National Day 2024 – Event Photos – Set 1 Chin National Day 2024 – […]

Hoi Cho Tet Atlanta 2024 – Event Photos

HỘI CHỢ TẾT ATLANTA TẾT FESTIVAL February 10, 2024 | Space Ballroom Featuring: Viet Atlanta’s Got Talent, GaTech Dance Group, Scholarship Winners and General Festival Vibe photos

Hoi Cho Tet Atlanta 2024 – Miss Viet Photos – Set 1

HỘI CHỢ TẾT ATLANTA TẾT FESTIVAL NÉT ĐẸP VIỆT NAM February 10, 2024 | Space Ballroom Thanks to all the lovely pageant ladies for posing for photos!  What a jam packed event at the Space in Norcross.  Always brings back memories of the 3em Vietnamese concert Grand Ballroom days.   Here’s Set 1 of my photos.  […]

Lao / Thai / Cambodian New Year Dates 2024 – Atlanta, GA and SE US

Hello everyone, here’s a working list of some of the Lao / Thai / Khmer New Year Festival events this season (in the SE US at least). As of this posting, the dates are correct to the best of my knowledge, but always do your own checking of the various social media sites to see […]

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Photos – Performers 14

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Saturday Feb 10, 2024 | Johns Creek, GA Glamour Star Models Browse ALL POSTS to See Each Group! DJ Chika Takai • Atlanta Chinese Dance Company • Shaolin Institute • Snow Angels Dance Group • Atlanta Korean Cultural Center • Laotian American Society • American Drama Club • […]

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Photos – Performers 13

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Saturday Feb 10, 2024 | Johns Creek, GA DJ Chika Takai • Atlanta Chinese Dance Company • Shaolin Institute • Snow Angels Dance Group • Atlanta Korean Cultural Center • Laotian American Society • American Drama Club • Dragon Brothers and Phoenix Sisters • Zhuang’s Taichi Kungfu Academy […]

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Photos – Performers 12

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Saturday Feb 10, 2024 | Johns Creek, GA DJ Chika Takai • Atlanta Chinese Dance Company • Shaolin Institute • Snow Angels Dance Group • Atlanta Korean Cultural Center • Laotian American Society • American Drama Club • Dragon Brothers and Phoenix Sisters • Zhuang’s Taichi Kungfu Academy […]

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Photos – Performers 11

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Saturday Feb 10, 2024 | Johns Creek, GA DJ Chika Takai • Atlanta Chinese Dance Company • Shaolin Institute • Snow Angels Dance Group • Atlanta Korean Cultural Center • Laotian American Society • American Drama Club • Dragon Brothers and Phoenix Sisters • Zhuang’s Taichi Kungfu Academy […]

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Photos – Performers 10

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Saturday Feb 10, 2024 | Johns Creek, GA DJ Chika Takai • Atlanta Chinese Dance Company • Shaolin Institute • Snow Angels Dance Group • Atlanta Korean Cultural Center • Laotian American Society • American Drama Club • Dragon Brothers and Phoenix Sisters • Zhuang’s Taichi Kungfu Academy […]

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Photos – Performers 9

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Saturday Feb 10, 2024 | Johns Creek, GA DJ Chika Takai • Atlanta Chinese Dance Company • Shaolin Institute • Snow Angels Dance Group • Atlanta Korean Cultural Center • Laotian American Society • American Drama Club • Dragon Brothers and Phoenix Sisters • Zhuang’s Taichi Kungfu Academy […]

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Photos – Performers 8

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Saturday Feb 10, 2024 | Johns Creek, GA DJ Chika Takai • Atlanta Chinese Dance Company • Shaolin Institute • Snow Angels Dance Group • Atlanta Korean Cultural Center • Laotian American Society • American Drama Club • Dragon Brothers and Phoenix Sisters • Zhuang’s Taichi Kungfu Academy […]

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Photos – Performers 7

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Saturday Feb 10, 2024 | Johns Creek, GA DJ Chika Takai • Atlanta Chinese Dance Company • Shaolin Institute • Snow Angels Dance Group • Atlanta Korean Cultural Center • Laotian American Society • American Drama Club • Dragon Brothers and Phoenix Sisters • Zhuang’s Taichi Kungfu Academy […]

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Photos – Performers 6

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Saturday Feb 10, 2024 | Johns Creek, GA DJ Chika Takai • Atlanta Chinese Dance Company • Shaolin Institute • Snow Angels Dance Group • Atlanta Korean Cultural Center • Laotian American Society • American Drama Club • Dragon Brothers and Phoenix Sisters • Zhuang’s Taichi Kungfu Academy […]

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Photos – Performers 5

Johns Creek Lunar New Year Festival 2024 Saturday Feb 10, 2024 | Johns Creek, GA DJ Chika Takai • Atlanta Chinese Dance Company • Shaolin Institute • Snow Angels Dance Group • Atlanta Korean Cultural Center • Laotian American Society • American Drama Club • Dragon Brothers and Phoenix Sisters • Zhuang’s Taichi Kungfu Academy […]