Here’s the latest batch of photography from Taiwan. Just some random pictures that I’ve come across in my daily adventures.
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Our camp, high atop SongLuo Hu (松羅湖)... another mountain lake.
Elephant Mountain (象山) is the most famous of the “Four Beasts Mountains (四獸山)” of Taipei, Taiwan and the most easily accessible. It’s the third and last article in my series about hiking the Four Beasts Mountains. Part one is on 9-5 Peak (Jiuwufeng – 九五峯), and part two is on Tiger Mountain (虎山).
Elephant Mountain is the most popular of the mountains for a good reason. Being the closest to the city not only means easy access, but it means stunning views of Taipei, especially Taipei 101.
Being a photographer in Taiwan, I have my fair share of random pictures from my daily experiences. Here I present you with a few that I came across in the past few weeks:
Taiwan really has some great photography possibilities just sitting around, waiting to be shot.
I recently bought a new, smaller DSLR and have been happily carrying it around with me a lot more often then my old, heavy one.
Because of that, I have quite a few new blog ideas lined up in my head, but I’m currently working on a couple of actual paying projects and just don’t have the time to write them.
So I’ll submit a few random pictures that I’ve shot since buying that new camera. Some of these will be in blogs in the future, and some are truly just random, walk around pictures. I’ll let you guess which are which.
A girl walks up steps at the subway exit for Lungshan Temple, Taipei, Taiwan.
More photography from Taiwan after the jump…
Lotus Lake is a beautiful area to explore in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan (台灣高雄蓮池潭). I had an opportunity to spend the afternoon there just before Chinese New Year, 2009.
The lake is man made and a popular tourist destination. It has many temples and pagodas, including the Spring and Autumn Pavilions (春秋閣), the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas (龍虎塔), and the Confucian Temple (孔廟). It can be walked around in half a day while still seeing all the sights.
I was unable to find much information on most attractions around the lake, but I’ve provided what I know.
The zigzaging entrance way to the Dragon Tiger Towers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
More from Lotus Lake, Kaohsiung after the jump…
There’s nothing more important to photography that patience. Whether you’re working with a nervous model or waiting for that perfect moment, you need to be patient. I’m going to talk about patients in regards to travel photography.
I can say for certain that 90% of my photographs are well planned out. Often they’re planned out days or months before I get to where I’m going. And yes, I’m even talking about travel destinations that I’ve never been to. Go online. Do a google image search for the place you’re going. Check stock agencies like Magnum, Corbis, Getty, and PhotoShelter to see what the place looks like. Try Flickr, TrekEarth, and National Geographic. If you do some research on the place you’re going, you’ll be more ready for it when you get there. You’ll know that sunrise is the time to be at Angkor Wat… sunset is a great time to be at India’s Golden Temple…
Learn more about patience after the jump…
