Monthly:February 2011

Video – Twilight Landing into LAX – from Cockpit

[youtube width=”580″ height=”344″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayArp6cRv8A[/youtube] I saw this nice little video today titled “HD Twilight Landing at LAX (Cockpit View)” on YouTube. I thought I’d share it with you as it reminded me of this video that I made a couple of months ago during a flight from the US to China. I like this one because it is actually taken from the cockpit of the plane and shows the descent into Los Angeles Airport at dusk. It’s a beautiful view for […]

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Photo of the Week | Chinese New Year

This week’s ‘Photo of the Week’ comes from the Chinese New Year celebrations here in Beijing. This year, I decided to go to the Temple of Heaven, situated just south of Tiananmen Square, to photograph the festivities taking place there. In case you don’t know, the arrival of CNY is accompanied by what are called ‘temple fairs’, which are basically festivals held within the grounds of many of the city’s temples. They are normally quite interesting places to wander around […]

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