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Viewpoint (February)

I found this really cool fountain that perfectly reflects the lounging area behind it. However, the reflection is so perfect it can confuse you to where the actual viewpoint is. Is the photo upside down?

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Film Noir (February)

This is so Opium. Noir has to be one of my favorite film genres. Blade Runner is my favorite Film Noir and this picture really portrays the brooding nature of Noir.

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Inspiration

Small vs Large (January)

From a distance anything can look small or large. Look at the mountains, they are huge. However that raging ball of fire in the sky is bigger than our entire planet. Keep it real. Hundo.

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Color Theory (January)

When I came back from my trip to Hawaii, my friends and I decided to take a trip to San Francisco. We hiked to Bernal Heights in San Francisco and I took this photo. The reason I used this photo is because of the amazing view of the city mixed with the gloomy sky, creates […]

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Storytelling

Long Shutter Speed Exposure (January)

In January, I had the pleasure of staying at the Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island, Hawaii. I adjusted my phone settings in order to take a long exposure picture and it turned out beautifully.

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The Elements (December)

Water. Water. Water. Water. Water. Water. This is a water fountain in my backyard. I really like this photo because you can’t really tell straight away what it really is, but once you take a closer look at it’s edges you can really see the beauty in this element.

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Rule of Odds (December)

I live in the heart of Downtown Mountain View. Nowadays it gets dark super early, so even if I go out for golden hour it will get dark super quickly. The one good thing about living in a downtown is the lights. Lights are on all the time. These cool street lamps follow each other […]

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Seasons (December)

These are two different photos I took of the same plant. The first one was in the summer, and the other one was a couple weeks ago. This is the same branch, same plant, no rose. Fall is one of my favorite seasons, I love seeing the colors change on the leaves, but I hate […]

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Inspiration

Gratitude (November)

I’m grateful for my family. I am so lucky to have a Dad who can just have a telescope for me to look up into the stars and see amazing things. This photo was really hard to capture since we had to figure out how to use the telescope as a camera lense, but in […]

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Rule of Thirds (November)

We used to have a huge lime tree in my backyard, it would give us an endless supply! Until my dad killed it on accident. So now we have a dead lime tree, it’s sad. Here’s what it looked like though! I used the rule of thirds on the three main lemons being kissed by […]