Author Archives: Boon.Vong
Photos: Lao Heritage Foundation Fundraiser 2009
Lao Heritage Foundation 5th Year Fundraiser | September 19, 2009 | Alexandria, VA Notes: The LHF preserves and promotes Lao culture through visual arts, dance, and music. In addition to connecting with people I’d only “passed by” online, it was nice just being around a good selection of creative Lao folk. Master Khaen player Bounseung Synanonh was there, along with Thavisouk […]
Continue readingAtlanta Dragon Boat Festival 2009 Photos
Hong Kong Association Dragon Boat Atlanta Festival September 12, 2009 | Lake Lanier, Gainesville, GA Notes: We didn’t do so bad. Rowed in all three races and still had time to take photos. Saturday turned out to be blazing hot, but the Vietnamese Nón lá (conical hat) beats any tattered baseball cap. Thanks to the […]
Continue readingPhotos: Oak Alley Plantation
Notes: Oak Alley Plantation near Baton Rouge, Baby ‘Bel and her baby Holga. 😀 Lovely place, but full of gnats and mosquitoes. Man, it was sweltering that day…
Continue readingNew Orleans: 4 Years after Katrina
Notes: Sunrise over the Lower Ninth Ward. Been down to New Orleans many times, and this trip just happened to coincide with the 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In that same time period, with the now quickened pace of life, people can graduate, change their last name and have kids. Sadly, for this area of […]
Continue readingNew Orleans: IR and Black and White
Technical Notes: Got a hang somewhat of processing the SD14 RAW files for false color infrared photos. All these random images are just from my photo walks or bike rides through New Orleans with the Sigma sans IR filter, which is turning out to be a heck of a little “ghost cam.” Again, the quirks […]
Continue readingNew Orleans: Sun up to Sun down
Notes: It will probably be a long time before New Orleans gets back to its heyday of tourists shoulder to shoulder on Bourbon Street, but I enjoy going down there because it’s different from my norm. “…Changes in latitude, changes in attitude…” The city still holds that unique charm: antique mansions versus urban decay–creepy unsettling violence amidst […]
Continue readingArt in Progress: Christine
Notes: Pencil, Pen and Ink, and then these images were taken using an old Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AI-S mounted on a Canon EOS 10D via a Fotodiox adapter (of which more pix to come…)
Continue readingPhotos: Asian Cultural Experience 2009
Asian Cultural Experience | July 25-26, 2009 | Gwinnett Civic Center
Continue readingSok Sabai
Halle Speaker Series, Luncheon Presentation | July 24, 2009 His Excellency Sichan Siv, Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations “The Challenges of US Global Leadership” Random Notes: …Just wanted to post these photos because the quality of light in the room was very nice, not the usual incandescent dungeon that most people hold […]
Continue readingPhotos: R&N Pre Wedding
Notes: Weather has been unusually pleasant this week, and that made me forget how much colder the mountain top can be. Rushed the entire day, and barely made it to my spots. Lucky for us, there was a nice couple with a truck full of friendly doggies and puppies, one of which made for a […]
Continue readingArt: Busaba 4,5
Busaba 4 | Brush and Ink / CG | 12×18″ Busaba 5 | Quill, Brush and Ink / CG | 12×18″
Continue readingPhotos: Raven Cliffs Falls
Misc Notes: Raven Cliffs Falls, North of Helen, GA. 2.5 Mile hike from parking lot, following the stream and multiple stopping points for small waterfalls. Trail is moderate to easy, however the “path” to the top of the falls is precarious and steep. The waterfall has two pools, with some really cool water. The bottom […]
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