http://post.g-tang.com a photo a day by godfrey tang Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:32:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/32b715b94f35ae46390e3087bc6e1205?s=96&d=http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://post.g-tang.com http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/17/031710/ http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/17/031710/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:00:32 +0000 gotang20 http://post.g-tang.com/?p=2065 ]]> columns and foundations are seen or can be seen as obtrusive visual elements in the modern day. some argue in the elegance and purity of hiding columns or pillars within clean and “perfect” walls. other people prefer to be honest, by showing the truth and fundamental support that lies beneath structures and rooftops. and the rest of the people don’t even think about it, but how many layers do we reduce or come down to show honesty to be faithful in purity?

Filed under: new york, united states Tagged: city, column, layers, new york, paint, peel, scratch ]]> http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/17/031710/feed/ 0 gotang20 031710 http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/16/031610/ http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/16/031610/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:31 +0000 gotang20 http://post.g-tang.com/?p=2059 ]]> a red-eye flight into detroit with a two to three hour connection seemed to be the end of the world as we rushed back from short weekend trip to seattle back to an all-nighter ahead of us. regardless of the fact that me and my partner were already halfway through failing our most important class, these northern sunrays from an approaching winter managed to spread a slight contagious possitive feeling through our bodies. we smiled and carried on to pursue that “a” we got for our final.

Filed under: detroit Tagged: airport, detroit, domestic, northwest terminal, sunrise, tram ]]> http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/16/031610/feed/ 0 gotang20 031610 http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/15/031510/ http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/15/031510/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:00:35 +0000 gotang20 http://post.g-tang.com/?p=2052 ]]> look around, always. thre is often more than one way to look behind without actually turning your head. look back, not literally, just maybe though.. and think, about you, about life, what’s happened, what’s happening, and what will happen. what do you want to change? what makes you stand out? what’s so good about it? wait, does it even matter?
happy birthday adriana.

Filed under: seattle, united states Tagged: cars, glass, mirrors, reflection, seattle, seattle library, taxi ]]> http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/15/031510/feed/ 0 gotang20 031510 http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/14/031410/ http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/14/031410/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:00:27 +0000 gotang20 http://post.g-tang.com/?p=2048 ]]> i thought spring was kicking in.. or so we were told. yet winter didn’t give up and blessed us with a last feeling of snow, all day long today. as nice as it was, i couldn’t help but think of the warm caribbean waters and its warm breezes. this including visual pleasure with a bit of a confusion between the gold, blue, and green sea waters and the multiplied sunrays in my face diminishing by the second. a paradox, where the nice warm days come to an end as well, just as the nice cold days meets up with these on the ‘other sides’ of the world.

Filed under: caribbean, water Tagged: atlantic, caribbean, cruise, horizon, sea, sunset, water ]]> http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/14/031410/feed/ 0 gotang20 031410 http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/13/031310/ http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/13/031310/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:38 +0000 gotang20 http://post.g-tang.com/?p=2043 ]]> beyond the touristy areas of the world heritage site of pingyao is a contrast of lifestyle compared to the everyday life in the old west. the low season hits hard in this streets as winter kicks in, finding myself and my small group to be the only people that actually stand aliens in the cold streets. looking deeper into the alleys i was able to find where the rest of the locals hid and sheltered from the cold.

Filed under: asia, china, pingyao Tagged: china, chinese, door, entrance, heritage, house, old city, pingyao ]]> http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/13/031310/feed/ 0 gotang20 031310 http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/12/031210/ http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/12/031210/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:32 +0000 gotang20 http://post.g-tang.com/?p=2038 ]]> closely observing this fallen branch, i thought to myself about how the wooden shell starts to dry out and fall out. just like our skin changes, it is happening as our earth turns and our hearts beat without us knowing but just taking it for granted. i just wondered when these properties would be lost or even removed physically from this public park.

Filed under: canada, plants, toronto Tagged: canada, grain, park, texture, toronto, tree, trunk ]]> http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/12/031210/feed/ 0 gotang20 031210 http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/11/031110/ http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/11/031110/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:27 +0000 gotang20 http://post.g-tang.com/?p=2030 ]]> just during last year’s chinese new year’s celebration, i was in the san francisco china town with my best friend. we found ourselves celebrating, enjoying and witnessing a massive congregation of different nationalities and cultures where a majority where from an asian background, but others were just busy learning, enjoying, experiencing and capturing the asian warmth halfway around the globe.

Filed under: people, san francisco, united states Tagged: celebrations, china town, chinese new year, documentation, double camera, enthusiast, photographer ]]> http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/11/031110/feed/ 0 gotang20 031110 http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/10/031010/ http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/10/031010/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:00:59 +0000 gotang20 http://post.g-tang.com/?p=2002 ]]> a perfection of the earth’s wrinkles with a few splashes of grees and yellow, some soil here and there with heaps of tiny precious rocks and fine black volcanic sand, a few streams of pure and refreshing water, some incredibly friendly people, some mist and just throw in a pair of rainbows while you’re there too… and voila, we have iceland.

Filed under: europe, iceland, water Tagged: aerial, double, mist, rainbow, river, skógarfoss, waterfall ]]> http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/10/031010/feed/ 0 gotang20 031010 http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/09/030910/ http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/09/030910/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:35 +0000 gotang20 http://post.g-tang.com/?p=1998 ]]> i’m not sure, but it didn’t seem as the common sunflower we tend to see. the inner florets appear to be darker and larger in a messy way. they might be dry, but since this took place in one of the largest flower markets in china, i thought it could have been a different kind too. the petals are lighter and the “golden” interconnecting spriral is not that obvious. by different kind and taking in account that the flower comes from a massive wholesale market, i just meant to think of the bio-genetical engineering aspects of it. food for thought.
happy birthday brittney!

Filed under: asia, china, flowers, kunming Tagged: china, florets, flower, inflorescence, kunming, market, spiral, sunflower ]]> http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/09/030910/feed/ 0 gotang20 030910 http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/08/030810/ http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/08/030810/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:00:56 +0000 gotang20 http://post.g-tang.com/?p=1995 ]]> ah, savannah at night. personally, one of the most relaxing places i could be right now. to some, it can be a little creepy to go to forsyth, or any park in general to just sit back and enjoy the night. as for myself, i listen to the night, breathe the grass, and feel the moisty southern airs from the atlantic breeze. walk around the fountain, lay down in the grass and submerge into the quick clouds reveling with the stars.

Filed under: savannah, united states, water Tagged: forsyth, georgia, night, park, savannah, water, water fountain ]]> http://post.g-tang.com/2010/03/08/030810/feed/ 0 gotang20 030810