SmugMug > popular today > Today is my one year anniversary here on the dailies, Thank you to everyone for all your support and kind comments .Happy new year to all!
SmugMug > popular today > DailyPhotos photo
SmugMug > popular today > Duriyan (Pic 327 2nd year - 24 Dec 2009)

China Town in Bangkok comes alive after sunset. A number of stalls selling fruits, food, clothes, trinkets come up and do a brisk business till early morning hours.  Not wanting to disturb her, I shot this lady without a flash at ISO 1250. 

Duriyan fruit can grow as large as 30 centimetres (12 in) long and 15 centimetres (6 in) in diameter, and it typically weighs one to three kilograms (2 to 7 lb). Its shape ranges from oblong to round, the colour of its husk green to brown, and its flesh pale yellow to red, depending on the species.

The edible flesh emits a distinctive odour, strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact. Some people regard the durian as fragrant; others find the aroma overpowering and offensive. The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust. The odour has led to the fruit's banishment from certain hotels and public transportation in southeast Asia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian

www.javeri.net
SmugMug > popular today > December 29th, 2009

Taken during our recent New York trip and stylized today. View large for textural details.

The original unedited photo can be seen here:


http://www.shutterbuglady.com/Travel/New-York-December-2009/IMG3849/752017375_jugEe-XL.jpg
SmugMug > popular today > Tuesday 12-29-09 Light & Shadows

Calla lilies and a dirty window. I cropped and used the clone tool to clean up a discolored spot on the top lily and I tweeked the contrast just a tad.

Austin and I got out today and went to Erik's scrimmage lacrosse game - it was cold but the sun was shining.  After we got back home I was getting the camera card out when I spotted the lilies, it is a potted plant we brought home from Bobby's funeral and so far we have not managed to kill it. 

It is so hard to believe that another year is rolling quickly to a close.  I am reading John Edmund Haggai's book "How to Win Over Worry" and it is great.  His prompt to remember that God is in control is "PRAISE + POISE + PRAYER = PEACE" - Worry only makes us sick and ineffective and it takes a terrible tole on our bodies, families and friendships.

I visited a healing service on Sunday night with a friend and it was great, I asked for prayer and prayed for all you smugmug friends who are struggling with your own health issues or those of a family member.  I could not remember everyone's names but I know that God knows who you are and what your struggle is.

Hope you are all well and blessed.

Pearl
SmugMug > popular today > Dec 31, 2009

We have had lots of visitors and parties to prepare for, enjoy and then clean up after... so I've been AWOL for a while.  I was thinking it's the end of 2009 today and for us at least, it's been a good year.  I hope you all had a great one.  For a change (vs. my many sunrises) I thought a sunset on the year might be appropriate.  This was taken just a few days  ago and is virtually SOOC from the front porch of our house. 


Happy New Year everyone!
SmugMug > popular today > 116/365 Dec 30/09

Last night, friends and I went to an area of Edmonton "Candy Cane Lane".  Blocks of houses are decorated.  It was bitter cold last night with a little bit of wind.  This tree was amazing, very tall and decorated with blue lights to the very top.  It also had long white "icicle" lights hanging on it.  The light in the icicle fell from the top of the light to the bottom, so a longer exporsure was used to catch the whole light.
SmugMug > popular today > Another day, another sunset on the beach in White Rock.

ISO 500, 18mm, f/14, 1/250
SmugMug > popular today > 12-30-09-- wednesday
shooting a theatre production- this is at the lighting set-up run-thru
Today is my one year anniversary here on the dailies, Thank you to everyone for all your support and kind comments .Happy new year to all!
 > Today is my one year anniversary here on the dailies, Thank you to everyone for all your support and kind comments .Happy new year to all!
Today is my one year anniversary here on the dailies, Thank you to everyone for all your support and kind comments .Happy new year to all!
Photo by: pointandshoot • see photo in gallery

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