Saturday, June 9, 2012

Pale Pink Peony 雙瓣牡丹 II

每年春天都是花朵盛開的季節(這句說話好像很多餘!)。母親大人的朋友 auntie Michelle 在後院種了一大堆牡丹花,把牡丹花棄置在外實在太浪費,所以我們通常都會剪一大堆牡丹放在家裏插。母親大人也不例外,拿了幾朵花回家擺放。我見有機會拍照,便趕快在花凋零時拍了幾張劣照。一年影一次牡丹花,都不算多吧~!=)

一大堆雙瓣牡丹,不知從何處開始影好,不如先來個大合照吧~!

我對影牡丹有幾個原則:就是天要夠藍、沒有雲、有太陽光的情況下才會影。

拍照當日太陽已經準備下山,我要把花束帶到有陽光照到的地方才能拍照....

效果出來還算可以接受吧?!~

拍攝順利,只是有些途人走過是會用奇異的眼光看著我...

也有不順利的時候,就是看著那朵花,突然會有條蟲爬出來,而且還爬得非常快!!嚇死我~~

這種花很香,可以做天然空氣清新劑。

...好像要一朵一朵拍才 okay 啲??!

近鏡。

再近啲~~

有些牡丹中間有些深粉紅色的花瓣。

這張照片拍得比較偏黃?!

11:20pm,不多寫了,要去瞓覺~~

唔得嘞!個腦實哂~~  @@

Good night!!!  =)

June 9, 2012 - 追加
 沒有了陽光,花朵顏色顯得很暗。

看!就算拍得再好都好像欠缺了什麼似的!

Friday, June 8, 2012

Local Fish Store (LFS) & Big Al's Aquarium

Mom said she was freaked out seeing an awful looking creature on my fish post last time...  Okay...fine!  Here I'm posting this cute little Ryukin goldfish as this post's first picture, no freaking out, you happy Mom??!  Getting bored in taking picture from Big Al's, I've now tried taking pictures from other local fish stores.  I find their fish are more unique and odd, which you can hardly find them in any Big Al's.  However, this is a big challenge, since I ain't sure if these LFS allows pictures or not...  Will see....!  (May 21 @ 10:57pm: exhausted, I need to go zzzZZZz...)  ** June 8 - 今天講魚吧,吃得多油膩啊! =)

Ryukin 琉金, one of my favorite type of goldfish.  I used to have several of these but they don't last long!

What is this??  Some sort of filter??  I took this shot from a Chinese fish store...

Here is another shot at the 'thing', it sticks to the side of the fish tank...air pump maybe?  Really have no clue.

One of my snap and go pic.  Not sure if they allow photo shoots in Chinese fish stores.  This is similar to my ideal shrimp tank and I like the Chinese decor, too bad we have no more space to keep an extra tank at home!  Arg!!

Its body pattern looks like a maze, and whatever that's sticking out from its mouth looks like fangs!

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!   毛聳聳~~~~~~~~~!!This thing is over a feet long and it has food (pellets) all over its body!!!!  每次見道嘟打冷震!!!!

......$599!!  CDN!!!  o_O!!  .....that's not nice....!!

One more shot at this eeewwwwwwwwwy thing!!  I can't imagine myself touching it!!  Ewww!!  Ewww!!  Ewwwwwww!!!!

Albino crayfish.

Gar pike.  The only gar fish I've heard of is alligator gar, from a FB game!  =D

Forgot the name of this type of fish in English, but its call 玻璃貓 in Chinese.  It has a see through transparent body.

Assorted gold fish...  Um...I see some fantails, ranchus, bubble eyes and orandas here...maybe a few pearlscales too?!

?? A ryukin that's not too ryukin?!  Or its something else?!

I have several of these platies at home, just a few left....

This shrimp can jump and it moves so fast too!!   Looks like mini 溫哥華蝦!  =D

Pearl gourami.  I will get this for sure when they are on sale!!  I promise!!

Guppies, I had enough of them!!

Looks like 鯪魚?!  That's how I call it anyway!  LOL!!

Forgot the name of this fish, but it starts with the word 'marble'.  These fish flows at the surface that's it.  I don't think they swim in the mid tank or the bottom of the tank.

Afro peacock cichlid.

These plants eat bugs...ewww....

(....gees!!  Only half is done and I still have half to go!!  ....Exhausted!!)

Bla......lets move on!  Angelfish, I know this is an angel, but what kind?!  Striped?!  It has a zebra pattern, maybe it's call zebra angel?!

噗~~~  Salt water 大眼雞!!!!Hahahha!!

Guess what this is!!!  =D  This is actually my first time seeing a 'live one'!!  I've only seen the pictures this thing in books or online before, never a real one!!!

I know its blurry but here is a closer shot.  I sort of guessed it and confirmed my guess w/ the associates!

One of the cleaning crew for salt water tanks, that's all I know!!

!!!!!!!!  Halfbeak??!!!  I had four of them, two died on the day I purchased them, another one died next day, and as of now (May 20) I only have one left!!  How sad!!

Don't know what kind of fish this is, only know they are salt water fish that's all.

Betta fish, that's all I know.

I used to keep something like this before.  They're easy to keep, no filter or air pump needed.

I just kept them for fun, never engaged them into a fight before.

Not sure if they get along with my other fish or not....  Mmmm......

Aquarium plants.  I can't really recognize these plants (and I can't read the tag unless I magnify the pic) though I have a very useful 'Plant list A-Z' website.  =)

I recognize this though!  Vallisneria sp. 'Mini Twister'...I guess...


Anubias, one of my favorite.

Bacopa, I used to have some of these but they gone fast!

A very common aqua plant, but I forgot the name....

Took this picture from the Vaughan Big Al's I think...can't remember...

Took this picture from Vaughan's Big Al's for sure, from the side of the tank.

Looks so funny!!  The skull is 'growing hair'!!  =D

What I'm interested in, is the plant that's growing on top of the skull!!  They look so unique and I can't find this in the A~Z list!

I can't zoom any closer....it's getting blurry if I zoom closer (forget about that fish, I didn't mean to take a picture of it!).  That 'green ball' looks as if it glows?!!

See that frog hiding in the middle of the plant?!  That's neat!

Some sort of green tree frog?!

....OKay......get a room!

Ewwwwww~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Well, I should be glad at least its not facing me!!

What do you see here??  Do you see 3 lizards sleeping or you only see my reflection?!  =D

.....  'Waakkk'..............