PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG

In April 2006, I’d been enjoying a day out in Malham, one of the many picturesque villages in the Yorkshire Dales. For anyone who doesn’t know Malham, the village is surrounded by some of the England’s finest limestone scenery. I’d made quite a few images in Malham but was finished a little earlier than planned so I thought I would drive around and see some more of the local sites. Whist exploring I saw a sign for Scalebar Force so I stopped the car and went to have a look. The waterfall captivated me from the first minute I saw it. It’s quite a high waterfall around 40 feet and has 6 steps, which change the flow and direction of the water. It’s in a small wooded ravine and getting down to the lower level involved a tricky scramble down a muddy bank.

Unfortunately, It was a very sunny day not really conducive to photographing a waterfall. The sun’s reflections were bouncing off the water and the surrounding rocks making it almost impossible to get a successful image. I decided to take a few shots to try an establish a great composition that I could come back and capture on another day. Once I felt I’d I found that view I decided to head back home thinking about the image that one day I’d make….. full article.

Panda loves bamboo, they are lovely creature. The photo taken during my visit to the Ocean Park in Hong Kong. See video for panda baby.

More information about panda is available at: Giant Pandas Blog.

I had my 5-days trip spent in this city with my Canon EOS 400D, EFS 10-22 USM for wide shots and IXUS 800 IS for quick snaps, check this article for more photos and the information about Nanning.

Nanning is dedicated to cultivating her own culture as “The Green City Culture”. The city emphasizes a lot on the harmonious co-development between environment and people. The flourishing culture undertakings of Nanning have stimulated the creativities of the artists.

A large number of excellent literature and artistic works have emerged. Among those works, the “Nanning International Folk song Art Festival Opening Ceremony-Song of the Earth” and the marvelous Zhuang opera “Ma Le Visits Heaven” have become Nanning’s recreation facilities well equipped, with the library filled with various kinds of books, and with city’s mass media well developed, citizens of Nanning now have access to all kinds of recreations and entertainments. The improvement of the citizens’ quality will push forward the development of Nanning’s culture.