The Hot City?

When I told someone Chengdu is a hot city, I meant both food and the city itself. Hopefully, I finally remembered that I forgot procrastinated to post my photos I took when I travelled to Chengdu and stayed for a few days this winter. Still, these pictures are taken from my old Canon 50D DSLR and the mediocre lens.

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The season of white (photo) album

It’s -30 degree celcius in Madison. It’s snowing. It’s the season of white album again.

白い雪が街に——
優しく積もるように
アルバムの空白を全部——
埋めてしまおう——

Camera: Canon EOS 50D (a really old DSLR)
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM (yes, the very mediocre default)
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/500
Location: In my room [precise location redacted]

Lake superior and sunset

Lake Superior – Sugarloaf Cove

Position: 47°29’11″N 90°58’59″W

Cobblestone underwater. Taken on sugarloaf cove beach with waterproof Xperia Z5.
Cobblestone underwater on sugarloaf cove beach with waterproof Xperia Z5.

I took this photo with the waterproof Xperia upside down with camera underwater. Not exactly what I expected but still amazing enough to see colorful cobblestone underwater.

Colorful cobblestones on the beach of Lake Superior
Colorful cobblestones on the beach of Lake Superior

Yet another regular collection of colorful stone beach.

Lake Mille Lacs

Position: 46°10’52″N 93°43’42″W

Lake Mille Lacs, partially frozen. Taken on a trail 2m from the shore.
Lake Mille Lacs, partially frozen. Taken on a trail 2m from the shore.

This one is pretty off-road on the side of a trail beyond Indians point. Cold, but beautiful.

Minnesota Route 1

Sunset on MN-1 westbound
Sunset on MN-1 westbound

Unfortunately I lost Geo-tag in this photo… So I don’t know the precise location on the road.