萬古挺立 (万古挺立) / 山東省泰山 山东省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09496.PS.C23
Original: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8369475568/sizes/o/ 3337 x 5005
# SML Translate
+ 萬: Ten thousand (count). Metaphor for a large number.
+ 古: Ancient, old.
+ 挺: straight, erect, stiff (as adjective)
+ 立: standing upright.
+ 萬古: For thousands of years
+ 挺立: standing up straight and stiff / not moving.
+ 萬古挺立: describes 泰山 Mount Tai standing tall for thousands of years despite everything that is happening in the world (e.g. wars, hazards, disasters which affect both nature and humanity); implies: the calligrapher praises the mountain for having a “principal” and being able to stand still and be itself regardless of external forces.
Most Chinese literature has an implied subtext. To understand precisely what they mean often it is useful to know about the person who wrote it. I don’t know who wrote this text so I can only interpret it in the most “objective” way.
# SML Workflow
This photo was taken into Photoshop for some H+S specifically for the shadow area. The color cast is somewhat troubling so it was taken into the L*a*b mode for curve adjustments — which is by far the best method to tweak Lightness curves without affecting color information. The Lab mode additionally allows for color contrast tweaks which are more natural because it does not affect the lightness information (unlike RGB mode where color + lightness is intertwined.)
# SML Data
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09496.PS.C23
+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:46:56 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3337 x 5005
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Setup: Handheld
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 36°15'32" N 117°5'57" E (approximate. GPS unit not available)
萬古挺立 (万古挺立) / 山東省泰山 山东省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09496.PS.C23
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr Set: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism: sml8.it/smlflickr-chinatourism
萬古挺立 (万古挺立) / 山東省泰山 山东省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09496.PS.C23
Original: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8369475568/sizes/o/ 3337 x 5005
# SML Translate
+ 萬: Ten thousand (count). Metaphor for a large number.
+ 古: Ancient, old.
+ 挺: straight, erect, stiff (as adjective)
+ 立: standing upright.
+ 萬古: For thousands of years
+ 挺立: standing up straight and stiff / not moving.
+ 萬古挺立: describes 泰山 Mount Tai standing tall for thousands of years despite everything that is happening in the world (e.g. wars, hazards, disasters which affect both nature and humanity); implies: the calligrapher praises the mountain for having a “principal” and being able to stand still and be itself regardless of external forces.
Most Chinese literature has an implied subtext. To understand precisely what they mean often it is useful to know about the person who wrote it. I don’t know who wrote this text so I can only interpret it in the most “objective” way.
# SML Workflow
This photo was taken into Photoshop for some H+S specifically for the shadow area. The color cast is somewhat troubling so it was taken into the L*a*b mode for curve adjustments — which is by far the best method to tweak Lightness curves without affecting color information. The Lab mode additionally allows for color contrast tweaks which are more natural because it does not affect the lightness information (unlike RGB mode where color + lightness is intertwined.)
# SML Data
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09496.PS.C23
+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:46:56 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3337 x 5005
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Setup: Handheld
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 36°15'32" N 117°5'57" E (approximate. GPS unit not available)
萬古挺立 (万古挺立) / 山東省泰山 山东省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09496.PS.C23
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr Set: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism: sml8.it/smlflickr-chinatourism