“西灣 (pronounced 西環) Sai Van” / 澳門全景 Macau Panorama / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121031.7D.13282-SML.20121031.7D.13318-Pano.Cylindrical.179x41

西灣 Sai Van is a bay area [1] at the Macau Peninsula [2], the oldest and most populous part of Macau. In the old times, it used to be a place where merchant ships dock, but it has become a residential area in modern times.

 

The locals—including schools and public media—pronounced the character 灣 as 環 even though the character suggest otherwise (different intonation in Chinese). Because of this, even the Macau public bus transport Transmac named the place as “西環” instead of “西灣”.

 

This panorama is stitched using 15 full resolution RAW captures with the 7D and the 24-70. The serial looks off mainly because I originally shot these bracketed intended as HDR but as I wrote earlier the pano processing combined with HDR is somewhat challenging at the moment and I will not attempt it until I have more time in the future.

 

The unmistakeable architecture for Grand Lisboa (新葡京) [3] can be seen on the far left of the frame, where as the Macau Tower is unfortunately chopped off. One unfortunate reality about these panorama shots is that if I had included the full tower then almost the entire frame would be filled with the sky. I would have had shot these with the 17-40 but I lend it to my dad who was traveling with me and he was way too far away for me to get it back so next time.

 

# Notes

1. 西灣 Sai Van: Wikipedia: ZH: zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/西灣_(澳門)

2. Macau Peninsula: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau_Peninsula

3. Grand Lisboa: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Lisboa

4. Macau Tower: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau_Tower

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2012-10-31T13:09:59+0800

+ Dimensions: 11681 x 2027

+ Exposure: 1/200 - 1/400 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 24 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 timer remote release, Manfrotto tripod

+ Panorama FOV: 179 degree horizontal, 41 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical

+ GPS: 22°10'59" N 113°32'1" E (approximate, no GPS unit)

+ Location: 澳門西灣民國大馬路 Avenida da Republica, Sai Van, Macau

+ Serial: SML.20121031.7D.13282-SML.20121031.7D.13318-Pano.Cylindrical.179x41

+ Series: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

 

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

 

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