Some photos we took - Landscapes & more

Some nice photos we took at different times and places. (March 2015)

Some were captured at a lake, some by the sea, some by a creek, some in the city...

Some were taken at sunrise, some at sunset, some simply at any beautiful moment of life, day or night...

One of the many things I learn from taking these photos: clouds are much more interesting than I thought . There are different types of clouds with various forms & shapes: cumulus clouds, cirrus clouds, stratus clouds... . I used to assume that clouds were always there in the sky. In fact, clouds can only be seen in certain time, weather, and places, so taking photos of clouds requires good luck, good timing, and patience. But whenever they are there, clouds contribute greatly to a landscape, especially a sunset or sunrise photo as clouds catch rays and reflect colors very well. 

There are stories behind, but I'm lazy to write. Just upload some photos instead.  

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Photo credit :  me   :D  

After playing around all day long, clouds now hurry home for dinner

Wild flowers line up along the banks, waving goodbye to the setting sun.

Mom & I - Illustrations & Animation by me

I know I have neglected my blog for some time, but my mind these days has been fully occupied. So again, I just have a brief post by sharing an old animation that I created in early December, 2014, an animation about some fond memories I had with my Mom in Vietnam.

I built this animation completely from scratch. Everything in the video was drawn, illustrated, and animated by me : I used my own hand-written text, hand-drawn sketches, watercolor wash, acrylic paint, digitally rendered textures, in combination with digital painting to create digital mixed media paintings for different scenes of the movie. The main characters, Mom and I, were digitally sketched in Illustrator. I then animated these and added sound effects. 

Though I once cried during making this animation, I didn't expect that today, after 3 months, when I watch it again while uploading this post, tears inexplicably come to my eyes...  

A trip to Los Angeles & New York (part 2)

New York, Dec 19, 2014

Đã rất lâu không viết blog, cảm giác cứ ngắt ngứ như đưa một cây bút khô mực dắt dứ trên lớp giấy xa lạnh, không bằng phẳng... Cái giá lạnh cuối năm cùng đủ thứ tạp âm xe cộ tấp nập và tiếng người cười nói ồn ào bên ngoài thanh lọc qua lớp cửa kính dày trở nên nhẹ nhàng, dễ chịu hơn, thỉnh thoảng vang vọng trên nền âm thanh trắng đó là những bản nhạc Xmas ấm áp... Càng về đêm, tiếng người càng ồn ã... 

A trip to Los Angeles & New York (part 1)