Darren Melrose Photography http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog Thu, 17 May 2012 14:52:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 three 6 six – May 17th http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=450 http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=450#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:58:11 +0000 Darren http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=450
The News
Reading the paper in the Wellspring Theater Market.
]]> http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=450 0 three 6 six – May 16th http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=444 http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=444#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 13:33:56 +0000 Darren http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=444
Front of the Shop
Looking in on a small restaurant in Taipei.
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Howling
A construction worker in Taipei reacts to my camera.
]]> http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=443 0 three 6 six – May 14th http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=442 http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=442#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 12:58:44 +0000 Darren http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=442 Back to regular, daily posts.

Solemn
Time for prayer in Taipei.
]]> http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=442 0 And I’m Done… http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=441 http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=441#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 13:13:54 +0000 Darren http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=441 OK, I am doing this differently than I had planned, it just seems easier this way. This will be my last catch up post on my 366 project, but it will also include today’s photo. Feels good to be back and feels good to be caught up.

May 11th
Sitting Up. An artist at work on the grounds of CKS Memorial in Taipei.
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May 12th
Ode to Bleeding Gums Murphy: At 228 Peace Park in Taipei.
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May 13th
Pieces: Chess in Bitan
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Again, thanks for having a look and hope you come back often.

]]> http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=441 0 May: The First Ten http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=440 http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=440#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 16:19:30 +0000 Darren http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=440 Almost caught up now. This will include the first ten of my photo a day shots from May. After this, I will be back to one photo per post. I am happy to be caught up.

May First
BCNH: They are as common as chips in Taiwan, but the Black Crowned Night Heron is still one of my favorite birds. Just because of their standard pose I always think that if they played hockey, they would take on the roll of a third line instigator, maybe one of the Sutter Brothers.
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May Second
Indifference: A slow day in the Dongmen Market.
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May Third
Stuffing: Dessert being prepared in Gongguan.
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May Fourth
Buffet Service: Ready to eat market food in Taipei.
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May Fifth
Cornered: Cosplayer in Taipei.
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May Sixth
End of the Day: A bit of a glare as the sun goes down in Xindian.
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May Seventh
Up and Down: Escalators at the Xindian MRT Station.
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May Eighth
Circle Game: More chess from Taipei.
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May Ninth
Apothecarist: Traditional medicine is doled out in Taipei.
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May Tenth
Flag Waver: A demonstrator at a rally for the Taipower Labor Union.

OK, thanks again for looking and I hope you can keep checking in with my soon to come daily(ish) posts. Cheers.

]]> http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=440 0 April’s Selections http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=439 http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=439#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:04:34 +0000 Darren http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=439 Almost caught up now; this being my fourth post in four days, I will now be posting my three 6 six selections from within the proper month. In just a few days, I will actually be posting on the exact day.

That being said, here are my 10 favorite daily photos from the month of April.

April Third
Incense: A big stick of incense in a small temple.
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April Fifth
For the Ancestors: Ghost money gets burned in a temple in Taipei.
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April Ninth
Shoe Repair: In a small stand in the Dongmen Market in Taipei.
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April 12th
Market Game. Time out from work for a game of chess in the Dongmen Market in Taipei.
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April 14th
Chloe Runs
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April 15th
Group of Friends: At a small streetside restaurant in Xindian.
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April 21st
Dog in the Market: This would not pass health laws in Canada, but in Taiwan nobody really bats an eye.
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April 22nd
Filtered: In Taiwan, chess and smoking go together like Gin and Tonic.
Not everyone uses a filter that is longer than their ciggy though.
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April 27th
Under the Umbrella. Another photo from another rainy spring day in Taipei.
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April 29th
Rosette: Looking down upon a toothpick container.

So, this gets me caught up to May. Tomorrow, I will do a post, also with 10 photos, but covering each of the first ten days of May. After that, it will be a single photo per day per post, as I have done in previous photo a day projects. Thanks for having a look.

]]> http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=439 2 10 For March http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=438 http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=438#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:56:25 +0000 Darren http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=438 The catchup continues. Today it is my 10 favorite photo a day shots from the month of March.

March First
Of Human Bondage: Construction Worker in Taipei.
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March Fifth
Nightly Proceeds: An orange vendor counts his take in the Gongkuan Night Market in Taipei.
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March Sixth
Intersection: At the crossroads of Keelung and Jhongxiao in Taipei. A six shot panorama.
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March Eighth
Three Zones: At the Kuting Market in Taipei.
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March 13th
Noodlin’: At the Wellspring Market in Taipei.
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March 15th
Scaffolding: Waiting to go up in Taipei.
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March 19th
Watchman: Sales and service in a Taipei market.
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March 24th
Inversion: Bad weather on the Bitan Suspension Bridge.
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March 27th
Mobile Recycling: In Taipei.
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March 31st
Everyone’s Involved: Chess in Bitan.

So, that’s it for March, Tomorrow will have my 10 favorites of April and then I will actually be posting from the proper month. Hope everyone enjoyed and I hope you can stop by again tomorrow.

]]> http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=438 0 Catching Up: the February Edition http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=437 http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=437#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 13:10:10 +0000 Darren http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=437 OK, after going dark for more than a year, this is  the second post in two days, with even more to come. Today, it is my 10 favorite photos from my photo a day series in February.

February Second
Bike & Brolly: On his bike, under his umbrella, waiting for the light.
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February Third: At the Lunch Counter
In the Wellspring Theater Market ( 水源市場)
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February Fourth
Powdering: Tangyuen is readied for the Lantern Festival.
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February Fifth
Puppeteer: Outside of a very small temple in Taipei, there was a traditional Taiwanese puppet performance being practiced. Fortunately, we were able to shoot from the side of the trailer where it was being staged.
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February Sixth
Newsie: A newspaper vendor on the streets of Taipei.
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February Eighth
Sweet Potatoes: A street vendor gets sweet potatoes
ready for baking.
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February 15th
While My Guitar Gently Weeps: Part of a group playing
some Beijing Opera on the grounds of CKS in Taipei.
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February 19th
Under the Bridge: Some HDR applied to a set of shots from under the
Bitan Suspension Bridge in Xindian.
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February 20th
Artistic Touch: A painter add to his watercolor at 2/28 Peace Park in Taipei.
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February 29th
Elvis in the Park: I know it was Taichi he was doing, but both is look and his
stance bring to mind the Kungfu Elvis of the 1970s.
In 228 Peace Park in Taipei.

OK, that wraps up February and brings us one month closer to being caught up. Tomorrow I will have my selections from March up.

]]> http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=437 2 Knocking Off the Cobwebs http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=436 http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=436#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:32:26 +0000 Darren http://www.darrenmelrose.com/blog/?p=436 OK, this blog has been in mothballs for far too long; it is time to bring it back to life.

The lack of posting hasn’t really coincided with a lack of shooting. As of January first, I have started another photo a day project.  This time, it is slightly different. Rather than doing “the Daily Someone”, I am widening things a bit and allowing anything to be included. This time the project is simply called three 6 six.

Since I am way behind, what I will do is to show some month by month highlights, with my 10 favorites from each of the first four months of the month. This post will consist of my faves from January.

January Third
Crossings: On the Bitan Suspension Bridge
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January Seventh
Small Offerings: In a small temple in Taipei.
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January Eighth
Books: A shopkeeper does the books in Xindian.
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January 11th
Fishballs: In the Dongmen Market
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January 12th
My Bags are Packed: In Xindian
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January 20th
The Dog, the ‘Brows and the Bridge: In Xindian
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January 25th
Keyhole: Praying against an attractive background in Pingtung
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January 26th
Fish Table: At a wet market in Jinlo
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January 27th
Bean Counter: On the market street in Linlo
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January 28th
Noodlin’: Fresh noodles being made in Xindian.

Thanks for having a look and be ready for a few quick posts over the next few days.

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