Vienna and Beyond

Posted by Vienna on Jan 30, 2012

Loving/Missing Snow

We’ve got very little snow this season and we’re hoping for more. It was a usual school day, took the kids to school, went about my daily routines and picked them up again…I had to shoot and did very few but I’m glad I still did because I’m not so sure if we’re still having snow this season. *sigh* ...

Posted by Vienna on Dec 18, 2011

Souvenir from Canada #1 – Miniature Craigdarroch Castle

A week into hubby’s vacation I received a lovely postcard of the Craigdarroch Castle, it was in pink and really cute. I haven’t received a letter from hubby for the longest time so I didn’t recognize his handwriting at all. He said the place was a bit creepy (contrasts the outside appearance). Maybe because the Victorian castle has had an awfully large...

Posted by Vienna on Oct 3, 2011

Prague, the City of a Hundred Spires

The weather is the same in Vienna, cold mornings and warm afternoons that will confuse you what to wear. The buildings are the same in Vienna, gothic and influenced by Roman architecture, for the city has been permanent seat of two Holy Roman Emperors and thus was also once the capital of the Holy Roman Empire. – This perhaps explain why there are so many churches in the city – thus a hundred...

Posted by Vienna on Apr 15, 2011

Sakura Road

April 14,2011 This is the road we take everyday when going to school. We wait every year for spring to take photos of the cherry blossoms. This year is a bit sad for us but the flowers keep our hopes up. Have a lovely weekend. Join! — Passion for photography? Check out great degrees at Guide to Online Schools Keep up with their scholarship opportunities and...

Private airplanes

Posted by Vienna on Feb 18, 2012 in Airplanes | 0 comments

Having ridden airplanes numerous times, I know how thrilling (or horrible) the entire experience could be. I can imagine what goes on in the minds of first time fliers, perhaps like mine; not so smooth as I had a toddler in tow. Surely, they’re anxious not knowing what lies ahead of them. Actually, the experience is both exciting and frightening. Frightening because you’re up there suspended thousands of feet up in the sky, and at the same time, the thought of being that high up there is a cause for excitement. It could be painful too when air pressure starts to annoy your ears. (It did my little girl on our first flight and she cried until the plane landed.) Traveling by air doesn’t come cheap. Hence, one should enjoy the moment while it’s there. Although there are people who can well afford to buy private airplanes for sale as if these were toy airplanes on bargain.

Display at Charles de Gaulle, Paris

If I had the money to buy an airplane of my own, I would use it for some sky photography. Hubby and I enjoy photographing the cloud formations from the plane window; even the islands that are visible when the plane takes off or is about to land. I just hope I get to see the day when I’d/we’d have a Mirage Aircraft of our own…for now I’m just happy when hubby brings home toy plane souvenirs for the boys and I believe he’s happy with his RC Choppers too!

souvenir toy plane rc chopper

Wednesday Windows #5

Posted by Vienna on Feb 15, 2012 in Wednesday Windows, Windows of the World | 4 comments

kids by the window

Apartment window, Vienna

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While on our way to watch Batman Live at Vienna’s Stadthalle, I saw these two kids by a window. I’m assuming they’re inside their apartment playing – the boy hiding behind the curtains.

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Wednesday Windows # 4 – Cottage Window

Posted by Vienna on Feb 7, 2012 in Wednesday Windows | 1 comment

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Not a real cottage though but one in Disneyland Paris…It was actually there that my fascination with doors and windows started. I took a lot of photos because the buildings were differently made to represent different films. This is, if I’m not mistaken, the cottage of the seven dwarves.

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Wednesday Windows #3

Posted by Vienna on Feb 2, 2012 in Wednesday Windows | 0 comments

Gasthaus

Gasthaus’ Window, Vienna

Quite busy image here…This is across the street and all the things from the other side and from the side lane is reflected while a lamp from the inside can also be seen. This is a window of a Gasthaus that we pass by on our way home. You can’t really see the subject in this photo because everything is thrown in to give you the whole picture!

Loving/Missing Snow

Posted by Vienna on Jan 30, 2012 in Featured, Snowscapes | 20 comments

abc snow play

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What Type of Photo Frame Are You?

Posted by Vienna on Jan 27, 2012 in Photo Frames | 10 comments

Photo frames are obviously for framing photos, but they are also an extension of you! If you are an outgoing extrovert-type of person, chances are that you have brightly colored digital picture frames for your pictures – red, blue, silver or with designs on the frames.

An ‘artsy’ type person will have unusual frames that complement each photo. An organized person will try to have the same type of frame for all photos. The work-aholic business person tends to gravitate to black frames. Really laid-back person? Doesn’t matter – this personality type will have antique wood, plastic, metal, modern wood, what ever! And, they will all somehow hang together in harmony.

No matter what type of personality you are, at some point in time you will have a ‘special’ photo, print or project that simply has to have the ‘perfect’ photo frame. The search is on. There are literally thousands of ready-made photo frames out there, but you cannot find one that is right for your special photo. Guess you’ll just have to settle for second best. WRONG!

There is still an option or two out there. Have your photo professionally framed. You would get to choose the frame material and color, mat, no mat, oddly shaped mat, whatever you desire. I guarantee you will be pleased with the outcome. But, there is another way to get the perfect photo frame, much less expensive than using a professional. Find a frame shop that allows you to make your own frame; most cities have them. You will have the same exact options as you would having it done professionally. The shop personnel will train you: how to measure your photo to get a good frame fit, how to put the frame together, how to clean the glass, how to apply the paper on the back, and what type of hanging mechanism to have. The shop cuts and miters your frame material and mat.

Now you have your prize photo in the perfect photo frame, and you have the self satisfaction of having made the frame yourself. Congratulations!

Wednesday Windows #2

Posted by Vienna on Jan 25, 2012 in Windows of the World | 3 comments

Mr. Linky has chose our winner from last week’s Wednesday Window giveaway. Please click here to see our winner. Congratulations! and Thank you everyone for joining in.

Here’s our second post.

Vienna’s 7th District

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I am pretty sure I’ve shared this photo here before. I just can’t help posting this again as I’ve always seen this spot nostalgic in a way. This was taken at Vienna’s 7th district…would you believe that it’s at a McDonald’s shop?

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