Illinois Beach State Park
While heading home from Chicago, I stopped by at Illinois Beach State Park. Very vew people there as the weather is around freezing but there were some good waves on the lake.
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Port Washington
Another road trip in freezing weather today. This time instead of going to a state park, I went to the little town of Port Washington (...)
Roche-A-Cri State Park
Despite below freezing weather today, I went out to Roche-A-Cri State park to catch some last glimpses of the Autumn forest before Wisconsin heads into the deep winter slumber. I caught some good shots around the park and great shots of the sunset atop the bluff. The staircase up to the top was actually very pretty:
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Wildcat Mountain
To see more of the Autumn forest and hills, I drove to Wildcat Mountain State Park today. It was a great trip with a beautiful drive to and into the park and great views and hikes inside the park. It was cold and I didn't have that much time so I only hiked a little bit of the trail, but enough to get great shots. I loved this view of the forest: (...)
Devil's Lake and Lake Geneva
This year for fall foliage watch, I went to Devil's Lake and Lake Geneva. Both places I have been to before but they were still beautiful. From devil's lake, the forest colors were at their peak:
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Hong Kong Part I
Hong Kong is a very scenic city, although extremely crowded, it offers a great chance for photography, the few days I stayed there yielded great results. Its very foggy and smoggy sometimes so clear days are extremely rare. Street views should use HDR to try as much as possible to avoid the white glare of the sky:
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Nanjing
I've been in Nanjing the last few days and while its not as impressive as Beijing, it does have its own sights. Outside of family and large dinners, Nanjing's air quality is much better than Beijing and I had several days with clear sky.
Here a picture of Nanjing from the 17th story of a tower:
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Summer Palace(Yi He Yuan) in Beijing
I went to one of my favorite places in Beijing today, the Summer Palace(Yi He Yuan). For some reason, there was a giant duck in the Lake. I think it was a gift from the French or something(they give America the Statue of Liberty but give China a large plastic Duck). I did go around sunset so I did catch some great sunset moments:
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Beijing
I've been spending the last several days in Beijing checking out some of its sights and in the areas around Beijing. Beijing is nearly always clouded by pollution these days so its hard to find a clear day. For instance:
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