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By: nickey

nickey — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:39:04 +0000

could you please give me your contact info ? i have some projects can cooperate with you .

By: girlgeum

girlgeum — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:37:04 +0000

A bee collects nectar, DSCO6808 (a field of wow, although the colors aren’t striking), and DSCO7045 (anticipation because it looks like it’s waiting to be open up) are my favorites. Awesome pics.

By: girlgeum

girlgeum — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:26:26 +0000

Hi Olli,

Although I was more interested in finding out about the dragons, it was the guardian lions that interested me most. There must be two of them; male and female representing two opposites, but still connected creating a whole.

I’ve seen them in movies, TV shows, and in photos before.

Things are cross-cultural. That is, their origins.

Take care.

By: girlgeum

girlgeum — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:48:24 +0000

Hi Olli,

Will read.

It depends on what photos you take, and these last set were wonderful. Since a part of that magazine is focus on culture, these will do. Not saying that they’ll accept them, but they are good. The pictures that is.

Take care.

By: Olli Wang

Olli Wang — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:17:53 +0000

Hi girlgeum,

I’m glad you like it. All Chinese temples have sculptures like dragons, phoenixes, guardian lions, etc. However, it’s beyond my ability to talk about these stories in English. Sorry for that. But if you are so interesting, I would suggest you to check out the explanations on Wikipedia. Hope this helps:
Chinese dragon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon
Chinese guardian lions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_guardian_lions
Chinese temple: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Temple

About your last question. I don’t think my photos are good enough that National Geographic will accept them.

By: girlgeum

girlgeum — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:35:44 +0000

Hi Olli,

Sorry, Chime tower, and not door.

Your latest photos are awesome. The details. The colors. 1753 and it still looks good. I’m fascinated by old buildings. Well I’m fascinated by history.

Do the dragons and lions have any significance? Hope you don’t mind me asking these questions.

Have you ever considered sending in some of your photos to National Geographic?

By: Olli Wang

Olli Wang — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:08:40 +0000

Hi, girlgeum. Thanks for your comments. The Japanese monument is actually cenotaph for Japanese solders died in WAR II, and the chime tower was originally built in 1880, which is also the only existing chime tower in Taiwan now.

By: girlgeum

girlgeum — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:35:30 +0000

Yeah, maybe one day.

Taichung

The Estile Bookstore I can get lost in. But when I was looking at it, I was reminded by this quote, “We’re drowning in information and starving for knowledge.” Rutherford Rodgers

Helix stair in the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, I love how you captured the dark and the light. It’s either up, down, or both. People can read their own depictions into what it means; if it means anything at all.

Red door of graffiti – venting.

The Japanese monument is about what? Chime door was built when?

By: Olli Wang

Olli Wang — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:43:04 +0000

Thank you for liking my pictures and leaving a comment, I still haven’t too much time to write a post for that event, I wish I could, maybe some day…

By: girlgeum

girlgeum — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:31:43 +0000

Hi,

I started to look at some of your pictures on Flickr. Don’t have an account there, but what I saw so far, I like.

Taiwan Design Expo 09
The country flags look like they’re echoing.
The Flowers, they speak majestic.
The mannequin that looks like she has on rags, maybe it wasn’t, but . . . , I think she’s saying, “I’m here.” Here can mean anything “powerful”.

Great captures.