santa cruz beach

• full gallery at: http://picasaweb.google.com/jonairten/20090615SantaCruzBeach#
  

jpeg vs... RAW

This post is for those of you SLR users who shoot jpeg only (including ME, lol).
Click HERE for a link to an awesome pro-shooting-RAW argument.
After reading that, I might just start shooting jpeg+RAW! (jpeg because I'm afraid I won't have the time to process all those RAW files)

P.S. Need a RAW-file editor? Look no further!
RawTherapee (it's free!)

international convention 2009!

International convention was so AWESOME!! Sorry for taking so long to upload the pics, but here they are finally!!...

neat architecture!

reflections...

more reflections..

Vietnamese, Tagalog, Japanese

Chinese, Vietnamese

Baptism candidates!! I think it was 25+!!!
*congrats to everyone! Including:
Kevin, Helen (Vancouver BC, Canada)
Krystie Phan, Daisy (Seattle, WA)
Vi Vo, Karen Thai (San Jose, CA)
Richard (Oklahoma City, OK)

Vietnamese, Japanese

*smooch!*

• FULL GALLERY at: http://picasaweb.google.com/jonairten/20090621InternationalConvention#
• feel free to download the pictures from there if u'd like! :)
• picnic/volleyball/after-party pics coming soon!...
  

It was such an amazing experience being there, and seeing all the brothers and sisters from around the world - there were over 3000 delegates total (mostly from Korea/Japan)...and they were all sooo happy to see us and to be at the convention =D Many of em also wore their traditional dress - as you'll see in my pics... I can't wait til the next one!!

multnomah falls

• this is the waterfall that was on the black and white bookmarks Portland Vietnamese Cong. was giving out :)
  

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