The beautiful Xinjiang

Where was I today in 2005? Kanas! Time flies.

Kanas is a very small town located at the most north-west corner of China, the heart of the Altay Mountains in Xinjiang Autonomic Region of the country. and bordering Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.

(to be continued)

Medina Executive Sydney Central

Canon IXUS 50, F/4.9, 1/125 sec, ISO 50, 13:45, 12 September 2006.


Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 1/640 sec, ISO 50, 13:47, 12 September 2006.

Sydney City Library

Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 1/3 sec, ISO 50, 16:18, 12 September 2006.


Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 1/5 sec, ISO 50, 16:24, 12 September 2006.


Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 2/5 sec, ISO 50, 17:22, 12 September 2006.


Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 1/13 sec, ISO 50, 17:29, 12 September 2006.

Lotus leaf in Daming Lake

Which one do you like?


A piece of lotus leaf floating in the Daming Lake, Jinan, China
The original photo (the left one) taken by Yao, Xiang
Canon DC 40, F/2.8, 1/90 sec, ISO 100, 12:27, 9 September 2006 (Beijing Time)

The Sunday Tour - Meadowbank to Bondi

The Flemington Station
Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 1/500 sec, ISO 50, 13:17, 3 September 2006.


A memorial fountain in Meadowbank
Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 1/500 sec, ISO 50, 14:09, 3 September 2006.


The Opera House from Sydney Cove
Canon IXUS 50, F/3.5, 1/640 sec, ISO 50, 16:09, 3 September 2006.


A blue glass skyscraper at Circular Quay
Canon IXUS 50, F/5.6, 1/200 sec, ISO 50, 16:22, 3 September 2006.


The Bondi Beach at sunset (the north view)
Canon IXUS 50, F/5.6, 1/250 sec, ISO 50, 17:22, 3 September 2006.


The Bondi Beach at sunset (the west view)
Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 1/80 sec, ISO 50, 17:33, 3 September 2006.


The Bondi Beach at evening (the south view)
Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 1 sec, ISO 50, 18:07, 3 September 2006.


Inside the Tom Thumbs Fish & Chips and its founder Les Mill
Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 1/8 sec, ISO 50, 18:37, 3 September 2006.

The heritage Post Office at Martin Place

The original Sydney General Post Office (GPO), built in 1887, located adjacent to the pedestrian plaza Martin Place, between George Street and Macquarie Street, alisted as one of the most significant heritage building in New South Wales, Australia, now refurbished as a Westin Hotel and Macquarie Bank office tower.


Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 1 sec, ISO 50, 20:42, 1 September 2006.

The Rocks and Sydney CBD at night

I went to several mobile phone stores in the Sydney CBD this afternoon. After then, I roamed to The Rocks, the northern end of George Street in the shade of the Harbour Bridge, and took the following photos there with my Canon IXUS 50, the compact digital cameras always with me.


Under the south end of Harbour Bridge (Dawes Point Park, The Rocks)
F/2.8, 4 secs, ISO 50, 18:45, 29 August 2006.


The west side of Opera House (from Dawes Point Reserve, The Rocks)
F/4, 4 secs, ISO 50, 18:52, 29 August 2006.


The north end of Sydney CBD area (from Dawes Point Reserve)
F/4, 4 secs, ISO 50, 18:54, 29 August 2006.


The wharf of Campbells Cove (from the east side of Park Hyatt)
F/2.8, 2.5 secs, ISO 50, 18:58, 29 August 2006.


The Waterfront Restaurant (from the east side of Park Hyatt)
F/4.5, 3.2 secs, ISO 50, 19:04, 29 August 2006.


The steps to the Elevated Road (from the Waterfront Restaurant)
F/2.8, 3.2 secs, ISO 50, 19:10, 29 August 2006.


The Waterfront Restaurant, one of the best restaurants in Australia
F/2.8 3.2 secs, ISO 50, 19:13, 29 August 2006.


Circular Quay West (from Overseas Passenger Terminal)
F/2.8 2 secs, ISO 50, 19:20, 29 August 2006.


Sydney CBD area and the wharfs of Circular Quay (from Overseas Passenger Terminal)
F/2.8 2 secs, ISO 50, 19:25, 29 August 2006.


The west side of Opera House (from Overseas Passenger Terminal)
F/4.9 10 secs, ISO 50, 19:29, 29 August 2006.


Sydney Harbour Bridge (from the Circular Quay Station)
F/4.9 6 secs, ISO 50, 20:07, 29 August 2006.
View more night-scene photos at:
1 September 2006: The heritage Post Office at Martin Place
24 August 2006: Harbour Bridge at night, Darling Harbour at night
23 August 2006: Inside the QVB