Marie Bui Photography

Downtown Houston skyline- Autumn 2009

marie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:19:01 +0000

I was at the Aquarium couple of weeks ago, and I got some great shots of Houston’s skyline. The view of Houston’s skyline from the aquarium was s-p-e-c-t-a-c-u-l-a-r! The different contrasting colors from surrounding buildings were intense. Looking up at these man made wonders, it made me breathless. The weather was kinda damp and chilly. I recalled as a young girl, living near the Ozark Mountain, we had the most beautiful Autumn. Now that I am many States away, i have learned to substitute these beautifully colored high-rises for Fall foliages. So, here is me ‘building peeping’ not ‘leaf peeping’.

Posted in Autumn, Fine art, Four Seasons, garden, holidays, Houston, Houston skyline, leaf peepers

Happy Thanksgiving

marie — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:01:06 +0000

Posted in Children, country garden, Fine art, Flower, garden, Holliday, Houston, organic garden, Tropical plant

Downtown Aquarium, Houston

marie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:44 +0000

Houston Aquarium front entrance.

Staring in the eyes of the white tiger of the Maharaja's Temple

A Shark Voyage that takes you under a shark tank.

Watch out for the Great White Shark!

Posted in aquarium, Children, country garden, crawfish, Families, fish, Flower, garden, Houston, Infant, Tropical plant, white tiger

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion’s 14th Annual Children’s Festival 2009

marie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:54:53 +0000

Children’s Festival in the Woodlands, Texas
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion’s
November 14 & 15, 2009

Strollers parking lot.

**Everyone’s favorite purple dinosaur, Barney™, as he brings a celebration as big as kids’ imaginations to the Pepsi Main Stage with three interactive sing-along performances** Woodlandsonline website

**The Huggies® Little Movers Activity Tent and Lounge where moms and tots can enjoy an interactive play area that allows little ones to move, crawl or scoot freely over a baby-friendly terrain of mock mountains, ski slopes and bridges.**Woodlandsonline website

Hands-on activities, arts, crafts.

One of local children’s groups entertained the crowd.

The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir, Houston TX

**Using 2 Computers, over 300lbs of batteries, and 5 miles of control system wire the Sashimi Tabernacle Choir’s singing, dancing, fish and lobsters perform everything from Opera to Pop to Punk Rock.** Sashimi Tabernacle Choir

Posted in babies, Children, Children Festival, Families, Fine art, Newborn, Toddler, Woodland TX

Nikah ceremony (Faisal+Roberta wedding part 1)

marie — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:18:41 +0000

Date: November 6, 2009
Bride & Groom: Roberta & Faisal Shah
Venue: Monarch Ballroom@Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas
Makeup Artist: Shirin Ragas

Last week we have so much FUN shooting Faisal and Roberta’s wedding. The two days celebration started on Friday night with the traditional Nikah ceremony at the Monarch Ballroom inside The Westin Galleria in Houton, Texas.

Definition of “Nikah” The legal contract between a bride and groom as part of an Islamic marriage.

It was a great PARTY. Faisal and Roberta looked amazing. Roberta is a photographer dream subject. The glamorous couple was so wonderful to work with.

Thank you Roberta and Faisal for letting us document your special day.

Don’t forget to log back in to see more pix of the Saturday event: Valima.

Here are some of our favorite images below… enjoy!

This is one of my favorite pix.

On her way to the reception/ceremony.

Imam performed the ceremony.

Signing of the marriage document.

The wedding cake.

A very happy couple.

Congratulation Mr. & Mrs. Shah.

Posted in Houston, Islamic Wedding, Nikah, wedding, Wedding Venue, Westin Galleria Houston tx

Kaeden first bike for his 2nd Birthday

marie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:51:50 +0000

Kaeden loves his Diego bike, a character from Dora the explorer. Dora is Kaeden favorite tv show. This is Kaeden early birthday present from his Aunt and Uncle in San Diego. Although Kaeden’s feet haven’t reach the pedals yet; still he is determine to ride his bike. Below are pix of Kaeden cruising and joyriding thru his grandpa green manicured lawn .

Posted in babies, Children, Families, Fine art, Houston, Infant, Toddler

Her new hair highlights

marie — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:46:20 +0000

This was a really fun photo session… or not. It was hot and muggy here in Houston during September,and the heat alone turn my pool into boiling soup. Thao was the buffet for the local skitters. She was visiting from the West Coast…mild climate,and zero humidity. Though she shrugged it off for the sake of capturing that one perfect image of her new hair style/highlights. In the end, we were able to immortalize her new hairdo (yellow, orange, red highlights) with many Canon’s moments. Here are a few pics that i picked out for the blog.

Posted in Families, Senior Portrait

What a cute puppy!

marie — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:57:39 +0000

Here are the girls and their new puppy. The girls decide to name the new puppy, Jadoo. Jadoo is the name of a famous alien character from a Hindi movie Koi Mil Gaya starring Hrithik Roshan. Since Friday, Jadoo got so much attention from the girls and their friends that i think it gonna spoil him. Jadoo is so soft, cute and huggable. Best of all, Jadoo is sporting a tuxedo with white bow tie (his fur). Way cool…!

new member of the girls family

meet Jadoo ( "magic" in Hindi language )

fascinated with the new puppy

charmed by the puppy

let run...

more running and playing

meet my new puppy

look, he just kiss me ...!

begging for some treat

Posted in babies, Children, Families, Fine art, Houston, Infant, puppy, Toddler

Pineapple part deux

marie — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:02:58 +0000

Yes, the pineapple does come in these cool colors of red, white, blue, purple hues. The colors are so awesome that is why i posted it so all can see. In my previous blog the colors were intensified for the sake of photographic art.

I bought this pineapple over 2 years ago at one of the local grocery store somewhere in Houston (maybe at Food Town, HEB, Kroger, Hong Kong Market). The ripe fruit that i bought was yellowish green, like your typical pineapple. Last week to my amazement when i saw the young fruit bursting with colors like Skittle candy, I knew i had to blog it.

Below is the original pix straight out from my Canon 5d on a Canon 24-70 glass. I hope this help. And thank you all for viewing my pineapple blog.

Straight out of camera

Posted in country garden, Fine art, Flower, fruit trees, garden, Houston, organic garden, project, Tropical plant

Growing pineapple in Houston, Texas

marie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:56:41 +0000

Go to the store and buy a nice juicy pineapple. Pick one with a crown, leafy green spike protruding from the top of the pineapple, that is green and healthy.

Then take your hand and twist off the crown. If you can’t do this then cut the crown off with some flesh attach to it. Then trim away the flesh until you see the base of the crown.

Take the crown and air dry it about a day, dig a hole and plant the crown in a nice sunny place. Make sure you have nice loamy soil; otherwise the crown will rot in poor draining soil. Another way is take the crown and soak it in water until the root starts to form, make sure you keep your water clean while rooting the crown.

Now is the fun part, you have to wait about 2 years to see result. For me, from crown to fruit has been about 2.4 years. As you can see the pineapple is a gorgeous plant.

Top view of pineapple plant

Pineapple close up

Pineapple with so many beautiful colors

Close up of my pineapple fruit

Full view of my pineapple plant bearing fruit

Posted in country garden, Fine art, Flower, fruit trees, garden, Houston, organic garden, project, Tropical plant