RE: [MC74 and Friends] Chan Troi

Chao cac ban,

Hinh cua cac ban dep qua, lam minh cung muon goi mot tam anh cho vui nhan ngay Thanksgiving.

Cung nhu hinh cua Tuan, hinh nay cung "from around me", too!  Drove 10 minutes to get here.  Tuy rang khong co chan cua troi LOL, nhung cung xem nhu "Chan Troi" luon!

"South Bay at sunset!"

Chuc cac ban Le Ta On vui ve!

MinhDucd

My entry for self-portrait

Courtesy Monsieur Trepied @  Vieilleville, Nice.

My entry for this week's theme: "Attitudes"

"You like my watches?"

On a rough day,

In front of a jewelry shop,

Alongside a very small street

Downtown San Jose, Calif

Duc

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Theme for the upcoming week - Touching Pleasure

Tha^'y Hi-Duc thich cho*i tu*o*.ng, thi` mi`nh cu~ng cho*i tu*o*.ng mo^.t cu' vo*'i ba.n, cho no' oa'ch nhe'!

"Lo^.n me`o -du.ng -da^'t!"

Duc

gentle reminder to PHO NHOM EN HERBE, HOA SI :-)

"Just do it!"

I was strolling on Union Square, saw this ... burst of energy suddenly appear right before my eyes!
At the time, i was shocked, it was so unbelievable! Reached for the camera, got this shot!
Now looking back,
i think it's because the fog (SF is famous for it) was quite low,
and the late afternoon sun from above was still shining into the windows,
and reflected back into the fog, hence the rays.
As the fog passed over really fast, the sun was blocked, and the rays disappeared.
Altogether, just a few minutes -- seconds even! -- of a stunning phenomenon!

Union Square, San Francisco 

New theme: Changes/Transitions

"Let me build the future!"

They're building a new hospital where i work!

RE: [MC74 and Friends] My contribution for: The theme is light ...

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"Nightdreaming" at the bar!

...

where, if not careful, 
your thoughts will bubble up into ... the blues! :) :) :) 

The bar at the Kingfish Restaurant, San Mateo, Calif

one lonesome summer night.

Duc

My entry for this week's theme (Simple pleasures)

Hi, LT,

My entry for this week's theme (Simple pleasures).  I took this photo quite some time ago.  Earthy, unpretentious things found on the ground, simple beauties one sees almost everyday, indeed.

"The Love Story of Flowers!"

"Is it possible that flowers, those soul-less things we see at the roadside, are capable of ... loving?
If you follow this row of flowers, from the upper left corner, to the lower right corner, you will see many ... love stories LOL
Today, springtime has come!  The weather is marvelous.  I went off shooting at my lunch break, instead of ... having lunch!"

My photo entry for next week theme THRU THE WINDOW

"The Nike Team!"

Photo taken from inside The Nike store, one beautiful morning looking out to Union Square, San Francisco.

RE: [MC74 and Friends] Photo on the theme of "Water"

"Broad reach!"

And, so, just like that, with the wind filling our sails, on we went, towards the bay waters! 

Faraway, you can see the haze covering the mountains. The recent California forest fires from up north have spread their smokes down to cover our land. 

Copyright (C) Douglas M. Phan 2008.  All rights reserved.

This photo is dedicated to my seconde C8, premiere C4, and TC3 classmate Tran Ha Tuan, as an invitation to adventure, one of these days, when the wind is just a little warmer, yes Tuan?

The photo is not quite complete without this:

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMkIuKXwmlU>

Many thanks, for bringing back lots of memories.

My best,

Duc

PS:  "Broad reach is a technical term, a point-of-sail, perhaps the equiv of full-speed"

My photo entries for this week theme SHOES

Title:  "Yesteryear!"

Just a snapshot that i took some time ago, while resting against a tree.  The brown grassland and rounded oak trees are typical of California in the summertime.  Bored with my camera, didn't know what to do --> but it did come out with a little bit of peace and quiet of a bucolic scene, as i remember it.  Missing some birds chirping and leaves rustling.  Thinking about years past, times camping with loved ones, children running etc --> hence the title.

Duc

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Re: My entry for our Forum's photos of the week project

My photo submission for the week:

"Ong Di.a di chu`a!"

Duc

Fw: Fwd: [MC74 and Friends] My entry for our Forum's photos of the weekproject - this week project RED and TE^'T

 

MC, TNS, Bao, Tuan, thank you!  Your photos make me decide to join the fun, too.  May i send in, something red, in my corner of the world, ready for Tet!

"The Dragon!"

Duc