Posted on July 23, 2021, 10:24 pm, by QT Luong, under
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Thank you again for the answers and comments on the multiple surveys of this winter. Now that Our National Monuments has been printed (but not yet bound) and the rush is over, I am sharing the results and commenting on the choices made. Location sharing Treasured Lands set a precedent for information sharing, but the […]
Posted on April 29, 2021, 3:28 pm, by QT Luong, under
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Thank you to everybody who commented on the beginning of my introduction to “Our National Monuments”. If you get the book, you’ll find that I have taken your comments to heart: I’ve re-organized and streamlined it. Here is the final part that I didn’t include because that was already quite long. Thank you also for […]
Posted on February 26, 2021, 3:07 pm, by QT Luong, under
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Here are the draft first two parts of the introduction I wrote for “Our National Monuments”. I would appreciate any feedback, either through the linked poll or via comments. I Ask a person on the street to name a national monument, and you will probably hear about the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, or memorials […]
Posted on January 29, 2021, 7:28 pm, by QT Luong, under
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Whether to share locations of photographs has been debated for a while, but the question has taken a new urgency in the age of mass travel and social media. In view of that, I’d like to ask you about your opinion on that subject, and what information you’d like included in my next book about […]
Posted on January 1, 2021, 1:47 pm, by QT Luong, under
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While 2020 has been a challenging year, I am grateful to have been able to find a bit of comfort, hope, and escape in our public lands. For the first time in decades, I spent almost no time in the national parks. Instead, I traveled for several weeks in national monuments, working on my forthcoming […]
Posted on June 12, 2020, 4:41 pm, by QT Luong, under
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At the start of 2020, nobody could have imagined that we’d see the pandemic flu of 1918, great depression of 1929, and riots of 1968 rolled into the first half of a single year. They are all linked together. Although it has been a time of fear and anxiety, I kept posting about photography and […]
Posted on February 20, 2020, 10:25 pm, by QT Luong, under
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Trying to clean up my closet, I have assorted gear for sale: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and others, you name it. Even if you are not looking to add to your kit, some of the information may be of interest. email me for photos, more details, or to make an offer. Canon EF teleconverter 1.4x. $175. […]
Posted on January 1, 2020, 10:07 pm, by QT Luong, under
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2019 was an eclectic year bookended by two new national parks. In between, I visited several national monuments and resumed international travel. Links below point to blog posts with more images and details. in February, Indiana Dunes became the 61st national park. This was a challenging time for me, since not only it was the […]
Posted on November 28, 2019, 8:09 pm, by QT Luong, under
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Today is a day to remember what we should be thankful for. While I have many people and things to be grateful for both in my personal and professional life, this autumn, I am simply happy to be alive and in good health. On Sept 30, half an hour after dropping off nine large framed […]
Posted on October 31, 2019, 3:33 pm, by QT Luong, under
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Last month, I invited readers to provide input to influence the direction of this blog for the next ten years. I am thankful to the 133 of you who provided responses. I am sharing those results since you may be interested in your fellow readers’ reactions. For instance, seeing that a large percentage share the […]
