Honeymoon in Paradise - Part 1

Happy Monday everyone! It's been couple weeks since I updated the blog, so I hope this post was worth the wait.  My wife (still feel little odd to say) and I celebrated an awesome wedding with 450+ of our family and friends.  Then after couple days of recovery, we kicked off our new chapter in life with a honeymoon in French Polynesia (Moorea & Bora Bora).

The trip was definitely a first for me, since I rarely did any vacations where all we do is relax and sit under the sun.  Regardless, we brought 4 different cameras and my iPhone to document as much as we can.  So for the next couple of blog posts, you'll see plenty of photos (and maybe couple videos) of scenic and activities.  Don't worry, by "activities" I meant water sports and it'll be PG13.

Here are some iPhone shots via instagram & hipstamatic:

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Check out our resort in Moorea (Sofitel Moorea Ia Ora Beach Resort)

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P.S.  Make sure to follow & LIKE my FB page for more up to date photos.

My Love

For today's photo post, let me introduce you, my best friend, my partner in crime, my love and now, my wife... After months of wedding planning stress, I got to say it was amazing to see how everything comes together.   It also made me appreciate and realize all the things our family and friends had sacrificed just to celebrate our wedding day with us.  Here's some wise words from my wife:

"I'm a touched by all the kindness, love and support we've received through our family and friends throughout this process. Be it thru actions, words, or just being present in our lives, it moves us knowing what great people surround us. Thank you all!"

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HDR Friday: Anticipation

Growing up in LA you get accustom to the aggressive drivers and daily rush hours, but it's definitely nothing compares to the streets of Manhattan.  It would be the one place I would hate to drive in, but then again I haven't yet traveled to China or India yet.  

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P.S. - I've once hear that 95% of life is anticipation, and that couldn't be more true for me.  A whole year of planning will be for one single day to kick off the next chapter of our lives next week.    So if you don't see any posts from me next week then it only means that I'm off getting married!

P.P.S. - Happy Friday!

Mobile Monday: Bachelor Weekend in Vegas

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Few weeks ago I spent the weekend in Vegas to celebrate my last days of single-hood, and for the guys, an excuse to party their asses off!  So for this session of Mobile Monday, here are some photos from the weekend.   Unfortunately I took out all the incriminating photos (including photos of everyone who partied with me) for the sake of keeping this blog PG-13.  ;) Thanks to everyone who made it out that weekend!

***All photos were shot via iPhone4; Apps - Camera+ & Instagr.am

HDR Friday: Double Helix

I tend to be drawn to bridges when I'm out traveling and shooting HDRs.  From one of the most photographed bridge in the world, the Golden State Bridge to Brisbane's Story Bridge in the OZ, I've photographed them as I find them.   For the photo below, I honestly have no knowledge of its existence until a wrong detour in Seattle had caused me to pull over and while I was trying to figure out a direction back to the main road I saw this amazing looking structure.  Sometime it's not the destination but rather the journey that matters, and that definitely applied in this case.

Location: Helix Pedestrian Bridge - Seattle, Washington

P.S. - Happy Friday folks!!!

Mobile Monday: Waiting...

Happy Monday everyone! Hope everyone's weekend was good in the sense of either productive or relaxed.  My weekend consist of doggie sitting and wedding planning errands. I can't wait to get this show started already, but for now, like Dum Dum (my doggie, see photo below) I'll just wait patiently.  

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Photo taken with Hipstamatic App on iPhone4

-Lens: Lucifer VI

-Film: Ina's 1969

I'm back!!!

After couple weeks of hiatus, I'm back!  After all, I needed some time to recover from my Vegas bachelor party.  We also did an amazing Fashion Editorial Shoot last sunday that I can't wait to share (hopefully in the next few weeks once the art director approves it).  With that said, I'll resume the Mobile Monday sessions and HDR Fridays starting next week. For today's post, let me present to you my awesome and supportive bride to be...  can't believe it's only 3 weeks away, let the countdown began!

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Happy Friday everyone!

HDR Friday: On the road to...

Too bad there's no business in photographing a bachelor (or bachelorette) parties, but I'm sure there's a good reason for it though.  Anyhow, by the time any of you read this, I'm probably getting ready or on my way off to Vegas this weekend.  No DSLR to record the event but I'm sure I'll have plenty using my mobile, after all it is my own bachelor party! So in celebration of a weekend of drunken fun, here's a HDR sunset shot taken at the Nevada/California border.

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Mobile Monday: A Typical Night

One thing I love about phones these days are its capability to capture memories where ever you go without lugging a 5+ lbs of a DSLR! Of course having apps like Hipstamatic, Camera+ and Instagram are a huge plus. As of today I have exactly 5461 photos on my iPhone, I guess you can call me trigger happy.

For this week's Mobile Monday, here our typical night out for dinner in San Gabriel Valley.  Some Asian food and dessert to get away from all the daily stress.

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If you have instagram and would like to follow my foodie-ventures and random snapshots,  you can always find me at @RonLimPhotog

HDR Friday: Somewhere in Queens

Happy Friday Folks!