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handbags

Posted on 20 September 2014 by donellis in photography

Japanese ladder, Balinese gecko, Japanese bear.

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our mx-5

Posted on 16 September 2014 by donellis in photography

We bought this car on a whim in 1993 and it served us well for 20 years. When we retired it, we bought a beautiful 2000 model, but it just wasn’t the same, so we sold it. I like this infrared shot because it looks like the car is part of the earth beneath its […]

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east ham meets west ham

Posted on 16 September 2014 by donellis in photography

Leela in England. If there’s any story here, it’s that my heels are hanging over the edge of the platform as I try to get far enough back to frame this properly.

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gladiator

Posted on 14 September 2014 by donellis in photography
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mall

Posted on 30 August 2014 by donellis in photography
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white lotus

Posted on 30 August 2014 by donellis in photography

Of all the infrared photos I’ve taken, this is perhaps my favorite. The charm of infrared photography is that it lets you see things in a different light: people look a bit alien, clouds become dramatic, foliage turns white … as this colorful lotus with its green leaves did. To see lotuses in color, you […]

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closit

Posted on 3 August 2014 by donellis in photography
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rose grape

Posted on 30 July 2014 by donellis in photography

Or medinilla magnifica from Java and the Philippines. This one lives at the Penang Hill Hotel and if you open this post, you’ll find a small family of them.  

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a little lift

Posted on 28 July 2014 by donellis in photography

A 14mm lens is an interesting way to capture a great deal of the lift you’re in. This first image is from the inside of a round lift, and the next photo is from the outside.

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stairway to heaven

Posted on 28 July 2014 by donellis in photography

If you consider the Apple Store to be heaven, that is.

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workspace

Posted on 26 July 2014 by donellis in photography

Sort of clockwise from left: iPad, iPhone in JBL speaker/charger, MacBook Pro on Rain aluminum stand, Nikko teacup, Okion USB hub, Toolbar vacuum flask with Chinese tea, clock given to me by Leela in celebration of our monthly anniversary on 3 May 1996 (we met on 3 January 1992), LaCie 4TB Thunderbolt hard drive, Magic […]

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let’s be frenz

Posted on 26 July 2014 by donellis in photography

Ok, so I wrote on one of my photos, but it seemed appropriate at the time. After looking at the brands available in Hong Kong and checking their credentials online, we decided on Frenz eggs from New Zealand. We know there are legal discrepancies in what “free-range” means, so we just looked at what free-range […]

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ferris wheel

Posted on 25 July 2014 by donellis in photography, travel

The Singapore Flyer – a moving experience at every turn. Really, that’s their slogan (which I would like to go on record right now as not having written). It has 28 pods that can hold 28 people each, and one revolution takes 32 minutes. It’s worth riding.  

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inside/outside

Posted on 25 July 2014 by donellis in photography

Photographed through the glass and into the glass on the 10th floor of Hysan Place in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

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night market

Posted on 24 July 2014 by donellis in photography

Leela and I were walking down a narrow path in Shimla and darkness was falling fast. I love markets and they were just on either side of the path, so I put on a 14mm lens and increased the ISO and shutter speed … because we were walking, not stopping and framing and gently pressing […]

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butterflies are free

Posted on 25 June 2014 by donellis in photography

It’s catching them that’s the problem.

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waspish

Posted on 7 January 2013 by donellis in photography

Thanks to Leela, we have papaya trees on our terrace. This particular tree grew so tall that we could no longer easily harvest the fruit so we left it to the birds. They poke a hole into the fruit with their beaks and then eat for several days before the fruit falls to the ground […]

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justin hill

Posted on 1 January 2013 by donellis in photography, portrait

Even if you haven’t read his books, you have to appreciate the man’s style, especially when it comes to choosing colors that go with the greenery and complement the wood tones of the stage. I was sitting in the audience at the Hong Kong Literary Festival 2012 and Justin was kind enough to notice I […]

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blue sky umbrella

Posted on 1 January 2013 by donellis in photography

Some of the best photos for me are the ones that simply present themselves. You’re sitting in a post-production house waiting to be called into the recording studio and you look up and there’s your photo — all you have to do press the shutter. Later, when you look at it, you’re pleased that Touches, […]

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world view

Posted on 29 December 2012 by donellis in photography

Seeing this young lad confronting the world face-to-face makes me wonder who I might have been had I not been pushed around the park in a pram lying on my back staring at the sky, nibbling my toes and seeing people only when they loomed in for a grinning gape or a tummy tickle. What […]

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v-formation

Posted on 29 December 2012 by donellis in photo story, photography

The man in this Godfather setting is Vishal, and I am related to him and everyone at this table by marriage and good fortune. Now pay attention while I can explain this post’s title. Vishal has two brothers, Valsan and Vishnu. His father is Vivekanandan, who has four sisters and two brothers. The sisters are […]

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muse, musing

Posted on 29 December 2012 by donellis in photography, travel

The last time Leela and I were in Penang we stayed at the Eastern & Oriental Hotel, established in 1885 by the Sarkies Brothers, also famous for having established the Raffles Hotel in Singapore two years after that. It is Penang’s premier hotel and is built in the colonial style and has just four stories. […]

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two boys

Posted on 28 December 2012 by donellis in photography

Penang has quite a bit of public art and it’s always a treat to round a corner and find a new one. We were just a few minutes late for this one, however; there was a family of five taking photos of all three children posing with the wall painting. So we waited … and […]

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seeing eye dog

Posted on 28 December 2012 by donellis in photography

This was the original image on my website … an insightful dog. (I’m a Dog in Chinese astrology and that’s a real replacement human eye.) Now that I’ve changed the website, my first thought was to give him a home of his own … my first post.

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Don Ellis

I'm a copywriter, editor and photographer. I've worked at DDB Needham, Leo Burnett and McCann Erickson for 19 years, and for my own company for 13 years.

If you have a project, please visit my business page for an overview of my experience and a list of my clients ... then email me if you'd like to see my online portfolio.

Some of my early photos are at Kleptography and I'm posting more recent photos on this blog.

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