“花香鳥語詠春晨” / SML.20130201.7D.20986.C23.P1
Winter in Hong Kong is coming to and end, and the 農曆新年 Chinese New Year is quickly approaching (next week).
I can never really tell when the seasons begin using the Gregorian calendar (the de facto international standard) [1]. But as the name of the Chinese traditional calendar 農曆 (literally agricultural calendar) [2], it is very accurate in predicting when the seasons begin and end.
The flowers are starting to bloom. I am not very sure which one this is, but it looks like 桃花 [3] Peach flower [4] to me. I love peaches, but I love peach flowers even more.
# SML Translate
+ 花: flowers.
+ 香: bouquet.
+ 鳥: birds.
+ 語: talking, speaking.
+ 詠: singing.
+ 春: spring.
+ 晨: morning.
# SML Workflow
Photographed with the Canon 7D + Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM. Processed in Lightroom 4 + Photoshop CS6.
# Notes
1. Calendars in widespread use today include the Gregorian calendar, which is the de facto international standard, and is used almost everywhere in the world for civil purposes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar#Gregorian_calendar
2. The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. It is not exclusive to China, but followed by many other Asian cultures as well. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar
3. 桃花（學名：Prunus persica）是一種果實作為水果的植物，花可以觀賞，果實多汁，可以生食或製桃脯、罐頭等，核仁也可以食用。 zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/桃
4. The peach, Prunus persica, is a deciduous tree, native to China and South Asia, where it was first cultivated. It bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peach
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-01 11:23:04 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4413 x 2942
+ Exposure: 1/800 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 200 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'32" E (中國香港馬鞍山聽濤雅苑 中国香港马鞍山听涛雅苑 Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China)
“花香鳥語詠春晨” / SML.20130201.7D.20986.C23.P1
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“花香鳥語詠春晨” / SML.20130201.7D.20986.C23.P1
Winter in Hong Kong is coming to and end, and the 農曆新年 Chinese New Year is quickly approaching (next week).
I can never really tell when the seasons begin using the Gregorian calendar (the de facto international standard) [1]. But as the name of the Chinese traditional calendar 農曆 (literally agricultural calendar) [2], it is very accurate in predicting when the seasons begin and end.
The flowers are starting to bloom. I am not very sure which one this is, but it looks like 桃花 [3] Peach flower [4] to me. I love peaches, but I love peach flowers even more.
# SML Translate
+ 花: flowers.
+ 香: bouquet.
+ 鳥: birds.
+ 語: talking, speaking.
+ 詠: singing.
+ 春: spring.
+ 晨: morning.
# SML Workflow
Photographed with the Canon 7D + Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM. Processed in Lightroom 4 + Photoshop CS6.
# Notes
1. Calendars in widespread use today include the Gregorian calendar, which is the de facto international standard, and is used almost everywhere in the world for civil purposes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar#Gregorian_calendar
2. The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. It is not exclusive to China, but followed by many other Asian cultures as well. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar
3. 桃花（學名：Prunus persica）是一種果實作為水果的植物，花可以觀賞，果實多汁，可以生食或製桃脯、罐頭等，核仁也可以食用。 zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/桃
4. The peach, Prunus persica, is a deciduous tree, native to China and South Asia, where it was first cultivated. It bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peach
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-01 11:23:04 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4413 x 2942
+ Exposure: 1/800 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 200 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'32" E (中國香港馬鞍山聽濤雅苑 中国香港马鞍山听涛雅苑 Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China)
“花香鳥語詠春晨” / SML.20130201.7D.20986.C23.P1
/ #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse
/＃自然 #nature ＃花 #flowers ＃春 #Spring #新年 #NewYear #桃花 #Peach #PrunusPersica ＃植物 #Botany ＃香港 #HongKong ＃中國 #中国 #China #攝影 #摄影 #photography #聽濤雅苑 #VistaParadiso #Canon7D #Canon70200