Saturday, July 7, 2007

I was pleasantly surprised today when I checked out my flickr account that someone has bought me a year subscription of the pro account!! Wow, how cool is that! If you are the one, please let me know so I can properly thank you. Now I can create more sets (and even collections) and most importantly, I don't have to keep on deleting old photos just so that I stay under the 200 max limit of the free account!

Another surprise is that I found out one of my photo got published in the 3rd edition of the Schmap Atlanta Travel Guide! Here is the photo.

Check out the web page with the photo here. When you get there, under the center column, click on "High Museum of Art" and then on the right column, browse through the pictures on the top and you should be able to find it.

This photo was taken at the High Museum during our trip to visit Mike and Reiko in 2005. I don't get any money from it being published but am just happy to see someone like it enough to use it on their web site.

Finally, the last surprise is that we had a sighting of the Monster Grape. You may want to cover the eyes of small children or at least sit down for this one....here it is.


No, we didn't eat it but trust us, it is real. No Photoshop here.

11 comments:

anniebananie said...

I LOVE YOUR BLOG.

I follow it with fervent interest. <3

And CONGRATULATIONS on your photo!! I'm so proud of you.

Anonymous said...

I LOVE YOUR BLOG TOO!

Keep up the good work.

Anonymous said...

Wow, I got my comment published! Sorry for being really stupid. I can't wait to see more pictures on flickr. Somebody must know you very well. Keep taking pictures even if you have to play Wii. I will let you know if you start to slack off.

Mrs. Wong said...

Congratulations on the photo. No money is ok, you get bragging rights!
Belated birthday wish to you from the Wongs. We have been in post-vacation funk. If you read my blog posting, you will understand. I think we are finally back on track; at least we know what day it is as well as the date.
That is one wild-looking grape...you should get some kind of shelacky spray to preserve it -- or dip it in hot wax.

Steven said...

Thank you, Annie, Wendy and Hannah! Thank you for the congrats and the birthday wishes.

Annie, Thank you for your fervent interest of my blog. I am a horrible writer so I appreciate very much your encouragement. *hug*

Wendy, I will be looking forward to reading more comments from you now! =) And for sure I will be loading loads more pictures.

Hannah, glad to hear you are getting back into the swing of things. I know how crazy it gets. As for the grape, it made me think twice about eating the rest of them. Like are these genetically altered? Or exposed to radiation or something...?

anniebananie said...

i would avoid the grape.

any words from my brother are always deeply appreciated (even if they are in blog form). :)

Steven said...

Annie, I actually thought that grape was pretty cool. Probably would have tasted great too. =p It just look strange ...

GalaApple1230 said...

Hey Steve!

I just checked out ur blog (to state the obvious)!! Congrats on ur photo!! You'd have to teach me your mad photography skills one day. All your photos r so good! Crazy grapes and all :-) Must show grandma ur photos when I'm back home. She would love them all.

Steven said...

Thank you Diana for checking out my blog and for sharing it with grandma. I really appreciate that since we don't come home that often. As for my photos. Thank you so much for what you said. It's a hobby I enjoy alot and would love to share that with you. =)

Come back and visit often. I hope to update this regularly.

Anonymous said...

very nice pic...shading and lighting makes the grape look so real! i want to eat..

Steven said...

Thank you gigi. come over any time. =)