“孤舟蓑笠翁 獨釣寒江雪” / 寧 Serenity/ SML.20130128.EOSM.01593.C23.BW

柳宗元《江雪》

千山鳥飛絕，萬徑人蹤滅。

孤舟蓑笠翁，獨釣寒江雪。

 

Technically there is no snow in this photo but every time I see a tiny boat sail by the sea outside my window, I am reminded of this poem by poet 柳宗元 Liu Zongyan [1], especially in the winter.

 

# SML Translate

+ 孤: single, alone, lonely.

+ 舟: ship.

+ 蓑笠: 蓑衣與笠帽。 《儀禮·既夕禮》：“道車載朝服，稾車載蓑笠。” 鄭玄注：“蓑笠，備雨服。”《後漢書·蔡邕傳下》：“故當其有事也，則蓑笠並載。” 清唐甄《潛書·明鑑》：“茅舍無恙，然後寳位可居；蓑笠無失，然後袞冕可服。” [2]. Coat and hat for the rainy day.

+ 獨: single, on one’s own.

+ 釣: fish (v), fishing.

+ 寒: cold.

+ 江: sea, lake, ocean.

+ 雪: snow.

 

# Notes

1. Liu Zongyuan (Chinese: 柳宗元; pinyin: Liǔ Zōngyuán; Wade-Giles: Liu Tsung-yuan) (773–November 28, 819), courtesy name Zihou (子厚; Wade-Giles: Tzu-hou), was a Chinese writer who lived in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty. Liu was born in present-day Yongji, Shanxi, along with Han Yu, he was a founder of the Classical Prose Movement. He was traditionally classed as one of the Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Zongyuan

2. ZDic: 蓑笠: www.zdic.net/cd/ci/13/ZdicE8Zdic93Zdic91231378.htm

 

# SML Workflow

Taken with the Canon EOS M with Canon EF 17-40 f/4L. Handheld. Processed in Lightroom 4.

 

# SML Data

+ Series: 寧 Serenity

+ Date: 2013-01-28 16:04:37 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3268 x 4902

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 25 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

+ Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°24'58" N 114°12'49" E (SML Universe HKG)

+ Serial: SML.20130128.EOSM.01593

 

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