Author Archives: Boon.Vong
Random Thrifting Haul – Olympus C-3000 for $10!
So I got this camera while thrifting the other day–an Olympus C-3000 Zoom from the year 2000! I think I will forever leave the price tag on the body. Sadly though the memory card (a smart media) was like $30 for 32MB! One dollar per Megabyte. Yes kids, 1 MB won’t even store a full […]
Continue readingRandom Bargain Lenses – Nikon 80-200mm f/4.5 and 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5
The other day I got some dirt cheap and beat up Nikon lenses. A fully manual Nikon 80-200mm f/4.5 from probably 1977-1980 for $12, and an AF 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5 with a broken aperture lever for $20. The 35-70mm from the late 80’s maybe early 1990 still autofocuses, but the lens can’t stop down and will […]
Continue readingColonial Kitchen and Bar – Sandy Springs – Amazing Asian Food!
Colonial Kitchen and Bar 5600 Roswell Rd Suite A110, Atlanta, GA One of my favorite spots for, ahem Lao cuisine!! 😉
Continue readingLao Heritage Flag Raising Event – State Capitol – Atlanta, GA – March 24, 2025
A RESOLUTION Commending the Laotian American community of Georgia and honoring the Airavata flag; and for other purposes… WHEREAS, the State of Georgia extended a warm welcome to these Laotian refugees, with vibrant communities forming in cities such as Atlanta, Cornelia, Chickamauga, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Riverdale, and Macon, where they have worked diligently to integrate into […]
Continue readingHelp Our Veterans Event – March 23, 2025
75th Royal Lao Armed Forces Day Celebration Vet for Life | March 23, 2025 | Canton House | Duluth, GA A ceremony honoring the 50,000 fallen soldiers of the Kingdom of Laos, 700 U.S. Service members, 3,000 Thai troops and 5,000 South Vietnamese troops that fell in Laos; and recognizing all the heroes of every […]
Continue readingLAS + CCS Adventure
LAS + CCS Adventure March 22, 2025 | Stone Mountain, GA Throwback Thursday and catching up on my photos from earlier this year! Check out these masterpieces by the kids. ˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗
Continue readingConyers Cherry Blossom 2025
Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 March 22, 2025 | Conyers, GA Catching up on my photos from earlier this year! Here are some photos from LAS’s performance and our photo shoot afterwards. ⊹︵︵︵ ❀ ︵︵︵ ⊹
Continue readingConyers Cherry Blossom Festival + Clarkston + CCS Adventure!
A short recap post since I haven’t had time to fully edit all my raw files! Here’s what we all did today on a fun adventure: Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival + Lunch at Two Fish Myanmar Cuisine and a quick stop by Charlies Collectible Show. Here are some photos taken by various folks as well. […]
Continue readingRandom Thrifting Haul – Canon Powershot A400 for $5!
Canon PowerShot A400 for $5! To follow up on my previous post, I got also got a screaming deal on this 2004 Canon digicam. $5 and it came with a case! With “lofi” tech like this trending again I can’t believe it wasn’t snatched up by someone else. Ironically though 3.3 megapixel cameras of this […]
Continue readingRandom Thrifting Haul – Minolta 50mm f1.4 for $4!
Hello everyone, for these next series of posts I thought I would just post a few quick thoughts and images on photography gear and techniques I’ve been tinkering with. Some of it is vintage gear that I’ve thrifted, or some odd combination of cameras and lenses that I think would be neat to share with […]
Continue readingRandom Camera Post – Nikon D4 5:4 Crop with DX Lens
Hello everyone, for these next series of posts I thought I would just post a few quick thoughts and images on photography gear and techniques I’ve been tinkering with. Some of it is vintage gear that I’ve thrifted, or some odd combination of cameras and lenses that I think would be neat to share with […]
Continue readingHoli Color Festival – Dunwoody 2025
Holi Color Festival Dunwoody Photos Brook Run Park | March 9, 2025 www.worldmusicusa.com www.createdunwoody.org Well that cold rain was an absolute bummer, but so glad folks stuck around for the dance/color party! Here are my photos, please check out my other work on my site of all the other community events I cover professionally around […]
Continue readingBarbie Con – Charlie’s Collectible Show
Barbie Con Charlie’s Collectible Show | 6009 Memorial Dr | Stone Mountain, GA | IG | FB March 9, 2025 Hi Barbies! 🙂 Here are my photos in Random Select Order! Too bad I couldn’t stay the whole time as I had to run off to cover another event. Also, it must seem like I only attend […]
Continue reading“Spring” in Georgia 2025
It’s been a crazy long winter down here in Georgia (some of the okame cherry tree photos were shot on a 32 degree morning on Feb 22!), here’s hoping the warm weather will fully return soon so I can get some more photo shoots done! As of this week, the peach blossoms have started (the […]
Continue readingLao / Thai / Cambodian New Year Dates 2025 – Atlanta, GA and SE US
Sabaidee everyone, as is now tradition, here’s a working list of some of the Lao / Thai / Khmer New Year Festival events this season (in the Atlanta area and 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 […]
Continue readingChin National Day 2025 – Atlanta Photos
Chin Community of Atlanta Georgia 77th Chin National Day February 22, 2025 | Gujarati Samaj of Atlanta Event Coverage by Boon Vong I didn’t get to stay the whole time as I had to run off to work another event, but here’s a pretty fun showing of culture, dancing, and screaming! 🙂 What a lovely […]
Continue readingShoujo Mini Con – CCS – Event Vibes!
Shoujo Mini Con Photo Set 1 – Event Vibes and People! Charlie’s Collectible Show | 6009 Memorial Dr | Stone Mountain, GA | IG | FB Feb 15, 2025 My photos in Random Select Order! Thanks to everyone for posing and smiling! Next Set: Cosplay Showcase!
Continue readingShoujo Mini Con – CCS – Cosplay Showcase!
Shoujo Mini Con Photo Set 2 – Cosplay Showcase! Charlie’s Collectible Show | 6009 Memorial Dr | Stone Mountain, GA | IG | FB Feb 15, 2025 Next Set: Beltline Cosplay Pop the Balloon Dating Show! Shoujo Mini Con – CCS – Pop the Balloon! Previous Set: Event Vibes! Shoujo Mini Con – CCS – Event […]
Continue readingShoujo Mini Con – CCS – Pop the Balloon!
Shoujo Mini Con Photo Set 3 – Pop the Balloon Dating Show! Charlie’s Collectible Show | 6009 Memorial Dr | Stone Mountain, GA | IG | FB Feb 15, 2025 Beltline Cosplay Shoujo Mini Con – CCS – Event Vibes! Shoujo Mini Con – CCS – Cosplay Showcase!
Continue readingCanon R8 + Nikon 105mm f/1.4E vs Nikon D700 + 200mm f/2G
I have enough material from work level stuff to post this quick comparison. Not to show which one is “better,” but to just simply show the image rendering and bokeh that one can get with these two setups. The idea for this came from the Lunar New Year at Stone Mountain, as I wanted to […]
Continue readingLunar New Year 2025 – Stone Mountain Park – Finale
Sunday Feb 9, 2025 | Stone Mountain, GA Hey I made it out to the last day of the Lunar New Year Festival at Stone Mountain park. (First Set of Photos Here if you missed that post) The weather was great and there was even a cherry tree in bloom! Thanks to the Chinese Cultural […]
Continue readingGAPABA Lunar New Year Banquet 2025 – Canton House
GAPABA Lunar New Year Banquet New Canton House, Duluth, GA | Feb 8, 2025 www.gapaba.org Event coverage by Boon Vong Hello everyone here are some of my photos from GAPABA’s annual Lunar New Year banquet and leadership installation at the new Canton House in Duluth. Over 300 guests this year! For the rest of the […]
Continue readingflowering urban apricot tree
Was driving around this morning location scouting and saw these amazing flowering apricot trees. In the dead Rite Aid across from Atlanta Toyota on Pleasant Hill! These trees have seen better days, but still so pretty. It’s crazy how there’s not a single leaf on those branches and are just pure blossoms. From my recon, […]
Continue readingDecatur Lunar New Year Festival 2025 Photos
4th Annual Decatur Pan-AsianLunar New Year Festival www.decaturlny.com Looks like I have competition everyone!! He’s got the photographer stance down! 🙂 Feb 2, 2025 | Decatur, GA Event Coverage by Boon Vong (yes the guy with lots of cameras, including an ancient digicam, passed down from the elders!! 😉 Gong Xi Fa Cai + Chuc […]
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