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Public Zone 公開區 => General Topics 綜合題目 => Topic started by: chin on 05 March 2009, 19:27:55
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This thread is to post pictures for quoting in other places...
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An old tea seller in 土瓜灣銀漢街.
The two puer tea cake are more than 100 years old each, real museum pieces.
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This is NOT real Menghai tea. My dad bought this out of curiousity in 2004. The taste turned out OK, but not exceptional.
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Sword Exhibition in Macau (8-Jan-2006)
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no 9 & 10
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Computing power money can buy, and computing power that buys money.
(Not Windows. The Windows machines is only running this web site.)
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Some pictures taken in very low light. All ISO 1600.
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苦茶一樣的70年代“水藍印”。
標哥的新方壺,很難倒茶渣。
仙記的牛牛茶寵。
4種不同的“紫天”。
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壺小,還是茶餅大?
03FT小鐵餅+04易昌小餅。
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2009訂制易武春茶內飛
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:)
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:)
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內飛
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“茶癡壼狂”印
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partial blow ups...
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Cutting Nei Fei
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My little girl's micro mini Sinningia. The flower bud in the picture is about 1cm long.
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南蓮園池的“60年”陳皮
800港幣一小瓶50克左右,當捐錢給維修費。
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What is this?! ;D
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First shipment received.
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Some of the damaged Yiwu 2009 spring tea. The damage was just on the packaging.
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Just got this new Mac Pro, Quad Core x 2 @ 2.26Ghz, 16GB RAM. And also the 30" Apple Cinema Display, at resolution 2560x1600.
The monitor is huge. I will see how I adjust to it. The monitor on the right is a 24" for my PC, resolution 1920x1080.
My old setup was two PCs with 3 19" LCD monitors, each monitor 1280x1024.
Simple observations of the Mac in the last few hours - I never got to use more than 10% of the CPUs (wait until start doing video rendering.) But I have using as much as 10gb ram when processing a few photos.
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i plan to substitute my laptop into macbook as well....
all my friends said once you use it (no matter computer, iphone or ipod) you will get hook into it....
::) ::) ::)
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i plan to substitute my laptop into macbook as well....
all my friends said once you use it (no matter computer, iphone or ipod) you will get hook into it....
::) ::) ::)
Depends...
I had my first Power Mac 10 years ago. It was very good and nice for photo processing, edit video, making DVD, etc... The screen layout is generally very nice. The machine is still sitting in my office but the harddisk is gone. I also have a 1st generation iMac for my office use in 2000. It's still working and mainly used for testing and playing MP3 in the office.
A mac is not entirely trouble free. And for me the biggest problem was lack of games. So when I need more on-screen space for my work about 4 years ago, the Mac is out, and 3 large (by the standard at the time) screens all hooked up to PCs.
The reasons I am getting a Mac now are:
- security, Windows and IE are extensively targetted, so I feel a bit safer with a Mac
- photo processing, mainly to use Aperture
- my kids are 'forced' to use Mac due to school policy, so may as well had one at home too
My kid has a white Macbook for two years, and it's very heavy. We get her a new Macbook Air with SSD which is much lighter, but I heard that it overheat easily. Q is using a Macbook Pro and he seem to be very happy with it.
I am somewhat immuted to iPod and iPhone. We have 4 iPods at home (2 shuffle + nano + touch, all free of charge) and only the nano is somewhat used.
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Original from the 2009 Primary Battle of Books Final, and the version processed with Aperture.
The main changes are:
- red eyes removed
- brighter (changed level)
- rid of the reddish tone
- slightly more definition
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金花孢子還是金黃霉素?
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不太肯定,看來似是 . . . . .黄曲霉毒素 . . . . . :-[
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More examples of retouching...
1. original.
2. cropped & adjusted level
3. additionally took out some skin imperfections
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omg....I cannot see the difference between the pictures of the two ladies......
Does this mean they need not to touch up or.....there is no use to touch up????? :P
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omg....I cannot see the difference between the pictures of the two ladies......
Does this mean they need not to touch up or.....there is no use to touch up????? :P
Look at the face. The girl on the left had lots of pimples. The girl on the right had a few black marks.
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Oh...Yes....I really need to see an eye doctor..... :'(
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2002 春夏秋冬 四季茶
每餅500克,4餅1筒, 恐怕大多數人都是一買就一筒。
味道麻麻,但便宜。
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2003 勐海巴達山野生茶
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by thw way, could anyone recommand any shop(good price & honorable) I can buy some good green tea.....also, which kind of green tea is good for normal daily use....
??? ??? ???
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by thw way, could anyone recommand any shop(good price & honorable) I can buy some good green tea.....also, which kind of green tea is good for normal daily use....
??? ??? ???
oo8 is the tea expert.
He would probably ask you Taiwanese green tea, Fujian type, etc...
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oo8's purple flower. 紫花變了藍花?!
Somehow the camera just could not capture deep purple - it all came out blue.
The 1st pic is Auto White Balance, 2nd pic color temp set to 6000K.
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明先生的小杯。真古董?扮古董?
好像說是流的多。。。
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Xeno 習作。
Not bad for handheld 1/10 second.
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really want to see the color changed you mentioned. color temp should be able to tuned it back.
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really want to see the color changed you mentioned. color temp should be able to tuned it back.
Maybe need a combination of color temp & color filter (inside the camera setting, not the real physical filter.)
You can come to our office to see the real flower.
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I was suspecting the color filter in the CCD/CMOS sensor other than all other lens or mirror.
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I was suspecting the color filter in the CCD/CMOS sensor other than all other lens or mirror.
The CCD/CMOS has a built in color filter? Or you meant how they interpret colors?
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There are RGB filters on the individual CCD/CMOS pixels.
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http://www.candocom.com/color.html (http://www.candocom.com/color.html)
This is TFTLCD. CCD/CMOS is also having RGB filters on top of each pixel.
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Thanks for refreshing my memory. Yes the sensors consist of individual RGB 'receivers'. (But I did not realized that it wasn't different electronics, but just different color filter on top of the sensors.)
When compare to the color on the Mac & on the camera screen, the Mac looks a bit more purple. The screen was just blue. Probably just a camera screen thing.
One of my friends say pictures always look sharper on his camera screen...
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12筒 2004 FT8653 3+1
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so when will be the tea-time.
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so when will be the tea-time.
The coming one is 7/12......"Tee" Time. ;D
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so when will be the tea-time.
Within two weeks, in our office or a tea shop in Kowloon City? Which date/day is good for you guys?
The best time is late afternoon, or even after a quick dinner. Should prepare to spend 3 or 4 hours drinking tea leisurely and blow water.
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so when will be the tea-time.
See the private section...
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oo8 mount a kit lens reversely to make a decent macro lens.
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送給茶友的2009聖誕禮物 - 2001黎明青茶+2001簡雲熟茶
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Any Xmas gift for 波友?? ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Any Xmas gift for 波友?? ;D ;D ;D ;D
Hehe, maybe we can organize a 交換禮物 in our Jan 4 party...
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how to take this kind of photo? Fisheye lens?
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I don't think it is done by Fisheye lens....just check from the corners....correct me if I am wrong....
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I think the picture was shot with wide angle lenses, then corrected for the distortion with software.
Characteristics for wide angle:
- the amount of details on the side
- the objects in the front, like the well, is much larger than those at the back compare to normal vision
- the black corners
- deep depth of field
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Winter delight...
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Broken head.
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Wallpaper for the year of tiger.
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Dinner with friends
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Vinegar + Baking Soda + H2O
==> heat to evaporate 90% H2O
==> try a gazillion way to crystallize the residual
Woa la, you have Sodium Acetate.
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Dinner with friends
Just check that Los Vasco is selling more than HK$100 now....... :-\
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Just check that Los Vasco is selling more than HK$100 now....... :-\
$135 for the grand reserve. Isn't it normal?
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Just check that Los Vasco is selling more than HK$100 now....... :-\
$135 for the grand reserve. Isn't it normal?
Yep......$135 for Grand Reserve is normal market price you can find in Park'n / Wellcome....
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Earthquake Relief Donation
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Vinegar + Baking Soda + H2O
==> heat to evaporate 90% H2O
==> try a gazillion way to crystallize the residual
Woa la, you have Sodium Acetate.
Crystallized without explicit seeding.
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414 Yushu Earthquake Relief Donation Auction Summary
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Banked in.
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Earthquake Relief Donation Settlement Dinner
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2010春鄭家樑子內飛
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1st Payment
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Cyan toner running empty.
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Packaging detail for Chris' study...
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I wonder if Farr share the same in-bond store with C&B, after I find that the yellow label has the same format to those cases that I ordered from C&B.
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2nd & final payment
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AV area
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2010 Yiwu order
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For my friends...
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Whisky........
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Photo for Alan
1st, dining table. Not this one but something similar at 2400x~1100. (The one in this pic is ~2800x~1200)
2nd & 3rd, Ming style furniture for reception area. 3rd picture should be darker red, compare the floor tiles with 2nd pic.
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美女的眼睛
第二幅是一比一的放大。看到隱形眼鏡嗎?
邊邊的網紋很有數碼效果。
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How about this version?
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For Alan of Exit, and Mr Ma of Trinco
紅線部份是要拆的木板。上面的不要拆。
黑線是上布幕的鋼線。鋼線這麼低因為天花上有很多管道。
藍色部份是布幕拉開後的位置。也可以向右再拉開點。
這樣如何?有其他方法嗎?
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;D ;D
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Original, vs Prospective Corrected.
Trial version, cannot get rid of the grid lines.
Which one looks better? Looks natural?
Also see #54 above for similar effect.
(http://chinman.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=384.0;attach=5822;image)
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;D
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A picture taken at Lake Louise..............
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Nice!
There are a few things you can try, to improve the composition.
- For reflection pictures, try to keep the camera perfectly level. However you can level them afterward with software.
- The focus is likely somewhat on the snowy mountain & its reflection. It's place too much in the middle. Golden dissection generally works better. Even a slight shift would improve. Again you can do it later with software.
- The big rock at the bottom right could add interest to the picture. So you could step back, or lower your camera, to allow more of that rock to show at the lower right. This, however cannot be done with software.
Below is my re-interpretation of your scene, re-framed with the first two ideas. One with original colour, one with quick auto enhance in software.
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Thanks for the comments.
Actually I took a lot of pictures of this lake and I just found this one like a mirror image. You know...I am an idiot in phototaking......
Yep, it was a cloudy day when I took this one. Below is the one that was taken on the day before the previous one. It was even less sunny.
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This one was taken by my brother in law.....
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Has 2 or the 3 elements I mentioned - leveled composition and lower angle to include the rocks. :)
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New addition.
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like I mentioned, the pictures are very blue that make me feel not so natural!!
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like I mentioned, the pictures are very blue that make me feel not so natural!!
Which ones?
It could be the color setting of your monitor. I have a color spyder to tune on screen color. You can borrow that too.
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Even downgrading is not easy....
I used to have a set of nice stereo with pre-amp and 2 power amp. The speaker cable is as thick as my index finger. The terminus is gold plated about 1 cm wide.
Since I changed my listening habit some years ago, the nice setup was just used for TV watching. I recently replaced all the powerful and heavy amps with one Denon integrated amp. Looking at the back panel, I can see instantly the materials are much "cheaper" in the Denon. Anyway, while doing the downgrading, I saw that the Denon speaker terminus are too small to fit the speaker cable! And the cable is already wired through the wall to the speakers. I am stuck again.
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Chin,
This kind of fork cap is mostly used in speaker connection; for the amp connection, you should try to use banana cap.....
so days ago, I am facinated by these toys as well....
;D ;D ;D
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Yes ow need to find a fork-to-banana converter.
I used like to play around with stuff like these also, but now to lazy to fiddle with the connections, etc.... The whole exercise is to downgrade the setup so the operation is easier, generate less heat, etc...
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anyone see this pic before?
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No...but interesting....
People may go there to worship their buddha....with iron buddha..... ;D
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anyone see this pic before?
what so special about it?
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anyone see this pic before?
what so special about it?
turn the pic 90 degree clockwise. or your head 90 degree counter clockwise.... ;D
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I see. Photoshopped?
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friend sent to me. He said it is in Burma!
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turn the pic 90 degree clockwise. or your head 90 degree counter clockwise.... ;D
你信有神嗎? .......我信。
你信有改圖嗎? ......我更信。
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Yes....especially the left hand side....the trees seem old.....
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Formerly 5-Star hotel or a Grade A office.
2nd pic looks like the Batman light??!!
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Attempt to take firework pictures, NOT successful!
1. Picked the wrong place. See the building on the right.
2. Used the wrong lens.
3. Did not closely guarded my space in the public. The kids around me was shaking my tripod, thus lots of pic ruined.
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The Boy one already has a crack... >:(
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Replace missing pics in hkteaforum
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1998 Grange
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Photo sample for Mr Mint.
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Gift for tea friends. :)
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In the toilets in 2010 Taipei Floral Expo
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In the toilets in 2010 Taipei Floral Expo
It must be difficult to bring out your camera in front of the urinal ;D ;D ;D
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It must be difficult to bring out your camera in front of the urinal ;D ;D ;D
Phone. ;D
Nowadays it's impossible to forbid camera. Just look at concerts. Camera is now everywhere...
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;D
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tea
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1998/9 Red Chop Big Green Tree
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Vino
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桃花
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Update 9-Feb-2011
又忘記帶單鏡機。
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;D
Nice flower.....Here are just random shots taken at home during 初一 and 初二.
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Many fish.
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The flowers are very nice.
Seems a lot too.
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My family also want to visit the new show in Ocean Park. ;D
And the new restaurant next to it.
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photo
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My family also want to visit the new show in Ocean Park. ;D
And the new restaurant next to it.
I wanted to go to the restaurant too... But it was 初五 and was too many people, it was around 3:00pm and still we had to wait >50 seats to sit in the restaurant, we finally gave up and just ate hot-dog!!!! :-\
It would be better to go to the restaurant at night for dinner!!
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I am just very happy to have taken some nice pic today. :)
This is puzzle for my friends.
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Order book for this year Spring Tea.
The largest order ever.
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Updated order book.
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Ma Hei too big?
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2009 Mouton Cadet Reserve
Mass market wine from a good year.
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I don't buy lottery because it's a very bad gamble. Even with a very large carryover, the expected value is diluted down so much with huge new money coming into the pool.
However it's a social phenomenon and conversation topic among friends and family, so I bought a bunch tickets as gift to co-workers and my parents. ;D
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Patrick Cowley's Megatron Man
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More music from my younger days...
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An hot item to smuggle?!
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Gruaud Larose ????
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Gruaud Larose ????
I think so. The guy was very obvious a 水客. They probably re-assemble the wine box, and sold the content as OWC.
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2002 春夏秋冬。
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Wine for tonight's dinner.
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More "Good Stuff for Man"
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1996 Salvioni
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How come lately just wine pictures... ;D
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How come lately just wine pictures... ;D
This one is wonderful. Give it breathe for 2 - 3 hours before drinking.
We drank this with a 2001 Musigny, Joseph Drouhin and most of us like this more than the Musigny.
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This one is wonderful. Give it breathe for 2 - 3 hours before drinking.
We drank this with a 2001 Musigny, Joseph Drouhin and most of us like this more than the Musigny.
Just opened. Want to come up for a drink?
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Just opened. Want to come up for a drink?
Hey Chin, prior notice next time! I felt really bad missing the chance yesterday. When wl be the Montrose tasting?
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Hey Chin, prior notice next time! I felt really bad missing the chance yesterday. When wl be the Montrose tasting?
It was planned. Was a snap decision to pick that wine.
Pick a date for the Montrose. :)
I am busy the next 4 Fri & Sat, except 2-Mar Sat.
So shall we? Besides the 2 already in the cellar, I have 3 more coming.
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It was planned. Was a snap decision to pick that wine.
Pick a date for the Montrose. :)
I am busy the next 4 Fri & Sat, except 2-Mar Sat.
So shall we? Besides the 2 already in the cellar, I have 3 more coming.
Hang was organising a new year reunion this Sun afternoon. did he mention to you?
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Hang was organising a new year reunion this Sun afternoon. did he mention to you?
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Sunday is a race day.
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Hang was organising a new year reunion this Sun afternoon. did he mention to you?
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I know this Sunday is a race day so I did not call Chin. [/hide]
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正月十七的月亮!
70-200mm/2.8 + 1.4x teleconverter
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How come it looks like an orange.....especially the lower right part... ;D
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How come it looks like an orange.....especially the lower right part... ;D
The moon is always like that. See my other moon pictures.
http://chinman.com/index.php/topic,18.0.html
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The moon is always like that. See my other moon pictures.
http://chinman.com/index.php/topic,18.0.html
唔該影幅背面!
:P
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唔該影幅背面!
:P
;D ;D ;D
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唔該影幅背面!
:P
外星人还是美军的秘密基地,拍不得! ;D
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Wines for golf at Mission Hills
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4 bottles for last night's dinner
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Anyone wants to come up tonight? ;D
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Today's game at KSC
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Leroy wine dinner 7-Jun-2013.
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2011 Yiwu
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Haven't tried any of these teas, how's that? ???
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Haven't tried any of these teas, how's that? ???
Don't really know. It's too new. Just keeping them. ;D
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May not go with dinner well?
We will have Cantonese food.