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Friday Foto Flogging | 56 comments (56 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 9)

Here are two I've taken in the last couple weeks:

Great Wall of China, Badaling section

Sunset over Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Tengo un sueño.

by ejmw (ewitham (at) umich (dot) edu) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 12:56:40 PM EST

Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 9)

I'll see your Kauffman Stadium and raise you a Jacob's Field

by Second Nature on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 01:08:09 PM EST
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Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 9)

Wow, that's a great picture! I love the color of the sky.

So is that Jacob's Field or "Progressive Field"? :D

I'll see your Jacob's Field and raise you a Busch Stadium!

Tengo un sueño.

by ejmw (ewitham (at) umich (dot) edu) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 01:23:29 PM EST
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Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 8)

It is Jacob's Field in the same way Invesco Field is Mile High Stadium. :)

by Second Nature on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 01:26:12 PM EST
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Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 9)

Jacob's Field at Progressive Stadium?

Either way, it's definitely the closest of the MLB stadiums to where I am that I haven't yet been to. Hopefully I can make it out next summer!

Tengo un sueño.

by ejmw (ewitham (at) umich (dot) edu) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 01:34:51 PM EST
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Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 7)

I love that picture. It's just wonderful. I think Owen should use it as inspiration for a painting.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 02:19:24 PM EST
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SN ... I love that photo (4.00 / 7)

The colours - the blue and green together are so vivid.

by olivia on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 05:21:45 PM EST
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Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 7)

They're both great shots, EJ, but I gotta admit I'm pretty wowed that you went to China.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 02:18:28 PM EST
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Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 7)

Heh, me too :)

I had a friend who was getting married there, and he and his fiance set up this whole two week tour. We got to see Shanghai, Quanzhou, Yellow Mountain, Xiamen, and finally ended up in Beijing for a couple of days (during the Olympics!!). It was an amazing experience. I've been back for almost 2 weeks and I'm still sorting through the photos!

Tengo un sueño.

by ejmw (ewitham (at) umich (dot) edu) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 02:31:25 PM EST
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Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 6)

Gee, and I consider myself lucky if a wedding has an open bar. ;)

Once you get your pics all sorted out, I hope you'll do a diary about the trip. It would be fascinating to read and see.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 02:47:29 PM EST
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Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 7)

I'll give it a whirl - my diary writing skills are probably a bit rusty, but at least there should be some good pictures to back it up :) I'm getting together on Monday with some of the others who went on the trip and we're going to exchange pictures then (in a big laptop nerd-fest), so I'll try to get something up late next week.

Tengo un sueño.

by ejmw (ewitham (at) umich (dot) edu) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 02:53:49 PM EST
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Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 5)

Have you added any personal pics to that age-progression photo diary of yours? I love that thing!

by Second Nature on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 03:05:52 PM EST
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Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 6)

Nope. I haven't had my picture taken by a professional photographer since the last one that's been up there - and trust me, you only want to see pictures of me taken and touched up by a professional!

Tengo un sueño.

by ejmw (ewitham (at) umich (dot) edu) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 04:18:09 PM EST
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Re: Friday Foto Flogging (4.00 / 5)

Great! Now I've got something to look forward to.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 03:30:13 PM EST
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Wow! (4.00 / 6)

Hi ej -- been a long time. :D

That first photo is amazing -- what was it like actually being there, standing on the Great Wall?

And I'd love to read about your travels and see some pix too!

by olivia on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 05:20:45 PM EST
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Re: Wow! (4.00 / 7)

Hey olivia!

It was pretty amazing, I have to admit. I guess it's obvious, but I've never seen anything like it, both mind-bogglingly big and old. I imagine the pyramids must be similar.

I didn't know how steep some of the sections were, there are stairs in parts, but in others, it is just this very steeply angled ramp that you have to walk up or down. One guy who was on his way down had very little traction on his shoes so he just slid down!

One of my co-travelers mentioned what a ludicrous idea it is to build a wall that runs the entire length of your country's border just to try to keep people out. Of course, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to say how much I agreed and to take a shot at those who want to do it on the U.S. / Mexico border ;)

Tengo un sueño.

by ejmw (ewitham (at) umich (dot) edu) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 05:39:40 PM EST
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Sounds amazing ... (4.00 / 5)

And yeah, coming from NA it's an interesting experience ... grasping the history of something like that.

That's a story to tell: sliding down the Great Wall ... heh. Do they have any one up there, or are people free to wander?

by olivia on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 06:33:01 PM EST
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