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Wat Lao Khambounheuang – Baldwin, GA
Wat Lao Buddharam Khambounheuang Baldwin, GA | June 8, 2025 ⊹︵︵︵ ❀ ︵︵︵ ⊹ Just a quick stop by at the Baldwin temple on Sunday. This was a mere half day after that big storm rolled through Georgia. The rainbow circus tent that’s normally in the middle was whisked away, and in seeing the videos […]
Continue readingSuwanee Asian Festival 2025 Photos
Suwanee Asian Festival 2025 Photos Suwanee Town Center | Sat June 7, 2025 | www.suwaneeasianfestival.com Featuring Performances by: Sydney Anderson • Hyper Angels • Mood Ring • Unique Dance Academy • Laotian American Society • Garima Dance Academy • Ntxhais Hmoob Kajsiab (NHK) • Leala Ho • Ankita • Emmy Young • The Atlanta Drama […]
Continue readingLao New Year 2025 TN Photos + Nikon 200mm f2
Wat Lao Buddharam 5214 Old Nashville Hwy, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Sunday May 25, 2025 ︵‿︵‿❀‿︵‿︵ Sabaidee everyone! Here are some of my photos from another huge turnout for Lao New Year up in Murfreesboro, TN. As usual I took several cameras up there, and I’m going to split up my posts. This first set will […]
Continue readingNikon 200mm f/2 VR Portraits – Set 1
A collection of my portraits (from late Nov ’24 to Apr ’25) created with the Nikon 200mm f/2 VR. This lens was designed for sports photography, but seriously, it’s one of the best portrait lenses due to its clarity and rendering of backgrounds.
Continue readingFujifilm GFX 50S + (Broken) Nikon 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5
Back in February I bought this used super cheap Nikon 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5 zoom lens manufactured in the 90’s. It was Nikon’s first attempt at an affordable kit lens with the early batch of consumer autofocus film cameras back in the day. This lens is small, about the size of a modern F mount 50mm 1.8G! […]
Continue readingNikon 200mm f/2G VR – Spring Blossoms and Portraits
What an outrageous combo the D700 and 200mm f/2 is! I’ve been having fun with it on my morning walks this spring and the occasional portrait session when I have my STR/STAMINA points maxed out for the day. From a beauty and technical level this might be the best lens I have, since it draws […]
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 readingCanon R8 + Nikon 105mm f/1.4 vs Nikon D700 + 200mm f/2
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 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 readingNikon Coolpix 3700 Review!
I keep on forgetting to do a “formal” review of this awesome vintage digicam from 2003! (The thumbnail is an homage to all the digicam love Asian folks in Asia are doing on that Lemon8 SMS. I don’t know where they are getting their supply of old digital point and shoots but man!) Thanks to […]
Continue readingCanon R8 + Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G Samples
Hello everyone, I’ve been using the R8 (Review Here) recently with my old Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G. It’s all manual focus, manual aperture via the adapter’s ring, and no VR, but you know I think it’s workable for me. I have like 20 years experience with this lens on my native Nikons so it’s only a […]
Continue readingNikon 18.5mm f/1.8 Samples + Review
Hello everyone Happy New Year. (The first of many if you cover enough different cultures as I do here in Atlanta!) In cleaning up work and old photos I think I’m going to start off with posting random camera gear thoughts and “reviews” that have been sitting on the back burner for so long. Again, […]
Continue readingMomocon Cosplayers on Ice 2025 Photos
Momocon Cosplayers on Ice January 4, 2025 | Atlantic Station | Atlanta, GA www.momocon.com | www.atlanticstation.com ❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄ Thanks to everyone for braving the cold and posing for photos! The sunlight was very nice, making for some great backlit photos. (and yes even I snuck into some photos!) Here’s my photo story from a frigid/fun day […]
Continue readingNikon D700 + 200mm f/2 Practice Photos
Hello everyone, here are some photos from the last two weeks or so with my new favorite combo, the Nikon D700 “Classic” and 200mm f/2. Yes it’s a heavy beast of a setup, but man are the pictures sharp and colorful, with a contrast and punchiness that can be had straight out of camera. Nothing […]
Continue readingOld Portrait Re Edits – Earthy Tones
I shot these photos with Amanda in 2020, which seems like forever ago. Don’t know why I passed by these specific ones on the first pass. I think that’s the cool thing about digging thru the archives of old photoshoots. Even some of the off poses can have their own charm when they’ve had to […]
Continue readingKawaii Dreams Fest – Charlie’s Collectible Show
CCS | 6009 Memorial Dr | Stone Mountain, GA | IG | FB Dec 7, 2024 ˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ ♡ Kawaii Dreams Winter Fest ♡ ╔═══.··.☽✧♥︎𓆩♡𓆪♥︎✧☾.··.═══╗ 𝓟𝓱𝓸𝓽𝓸𝓼 𝓫𝔂: 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓷 𝓥𝓸𝓷𝓰 ╚═══.··.☽✧♥︎𓆩♡𓆪♥︎✧☾.··.═══╝ (Yes I’m trying to be fancy here) 🙂 That was a fun and cute event! Thanks to the CCS family+community for letting […]
Continue readingNikon 200mm f/2G VR Review…Finally 20 Years Later…
Nikon Nikkor 200mm f/2 G VR Sample Photos + Review It took about 20 years but I finally got one of the lenses that I’ve wanted for so long, the AF-S Nikon 200mm f/2G VR. It’s a heavy relic from the early days of DSLR imaging, announced in May of 2004, long before Nikon had […]
Continue readingQuinceañera Expo Atlanta Fotos
Quinceañera Expo Atlanta Espacio Ballroom | Norcross, GA | December 1, 2024 Featuring: Talento Latino, Coreografias Lupitas, Mis Quince Boutique, Sonido Latino, Ashly Barrerra Makeup, DJ Alex, Dulces Suenos, and many more super talented vendors! (more to be tagged when I have the time) ︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵ I visited the Quince Expo on Sunday, and it was […]
Continue readingDunwoody Holiday Lantern Festival Photos
Create Dunwoody Dunwoody Holiday Lantern Festival www.createdunwoody.org Dunwoody Village | Nov 24, 2024 ⋆꙳•❅*°⋆❆*:･*❆ ₊⋆
Continue readingCharlie’s Collectible Show – Anime Fall Fest Photos – 2024
Charlie’s Collectible Show 6009 Memorial Dr | Stone Mountain, GA | IG | FB Fall 𝓐𝓷𝓲𝓶𝓮 Fest Oct 26, 2024 ⛩️🌸☯(´•‿‿•`)☯🌸⛩️
Continue readingNikon Giugiaro Designed Cameras in My Collection
Above: Nikon D4, Nikon Df, and Nikon L35AF The other day I was thinking about toys, and how little kids from every walk of life love and cherish them. When we first moved to this country, I’d just started Kindergarten and was so proud to participate in show-and-tell with my little racecar and the tiny […]
Continue readingUGA Homecoming Parade 2024 Photos
UGA Homecoming Parade Athens, GA | Oct 4, 2024 It was a short but fun parade in Athens the other week. Walking around downtown is so different now. The old yellow gingko trees are long gone, and I used to remember them raining down leaves and the distinct smell as we walked to the comic […]
Continue readingPeachtree Corners Exotic Car Meet – Sept 2024
Peachtree Corners Town Center | Sept 29, 2024 Pretty cool way to start my Sunday morning at an informal exotic car meet in P’tree Corners, which fun trivia is Gwinnett’s newest and biggest city. 🤔 Dusted off the GFX since I hadn’t used it in a while, and it’s definitely still the dynamic range king. […]
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