Lens : Phenix 50mm f1.7 MC, f/5.6

After sweating in direct sunlight for an hour, I managed a seamless panorama without parallax horizontally, but it would appear that while I have setup the horizontal nodal point correct, I have failed the vertical nodal point so there are vertical seams.

But this is far better than my previous shot without a pano head [1], so it is definitely an improvement. (self pat on the back). Calibrating for the vertical nodal point is tricky, as it requires comparing horizontal lines. For vertical lines I just bring a light-weight light stand with me and compare with buildings far away. For horizontal lines I have to come up with something different.

Pictured is one of the public housing development in Hong Kong, where as you can see, the view is spectacular and the air is fresh.

68-image stitch. Captured with the 6D + 17-40 mounted on Manfrotto 303 SPH pano head + 190XPro tripod. TC-80N3 remote release.

# Notes

1. 馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade / 香港360度全景之寧 Hong Kong 360-degree Serenity Panorama / SML.20130308.7D.27330-SML.20130308.7D.27356-Pano.Cylindrical.360x62.8: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8538184863/

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-06-30T15:38:09+0800

+ Dimensions: 18473 x 6818

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 136 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical

+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'29" E

+ Location: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong

+ Subject: 頌安邨 Chung On Estate, 錦豐苑 Kam Fung Court, 吐露港 Tolo Harbour

+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130630.6D.17608-SML.20130630.6D.17682-Pano.i68.360x136.Spherical

+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

# Media Licensing

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

夏日熱度 Summer Heat / 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊360度全景之寧 Hong Kong Ma On Shan Promenade 360-degree Panoramic Serenity / SML.20130630.6D.17608-SML.20130630.6D.17682-Pano.i68.360x136.Spherical

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Teenagers playing a game of football (soccer) on the hard-surface football pitch adjacent to a primary school located inside a public housing estate in Hong Kong.

As I mentioned previously, “standard” architecture in Hong Kong follow recognizable design patterns. Locals will be able to tell that the blue building the background is a school immediately based on how it looks [1].

Sport and recreation facilities are usually surrounded green fence. They do usually cause quite a bit of problem for my photography, but luckily there is a pedestrian footbridge right next to the soccer pitch—thus you see they are not only good for traffic but photography as well.

This is the same place where I took a photo for my abstract photography with the G12 last year [2].

This is a handheld panorama stitched together using 9 full resolution 7D RAW captures. Shot handheld. The keen viewer will note that the cars are completely chopped off and hanging in midair although their imperfection is shielded by the fences—so in some ways they might be good for some things? :)

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-31T15:28:15+0800

+ Dimensions: 6067 x 3765

+ Exposure: 1/30 - 1/60 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 24 mm

+ ISO: 800

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ Panorama FOV: 114 degree horizontal, 82 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Panini

+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'36" E

+ Altitude: 70.8 m

+ Location: 中國香港新界馬鞍山頌安邨硬地足球場 Hard-Surface Soccer Pitch, Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan, NT, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130331.7D.37218-SML.20130331.7D.37226-Pano.Panini.114x82

+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

# Notes

1. “正方形交響樂 Symphonic Squares No. 4” / 香港公屋娛樂全景 Hong Kong Education Architecture Forms / SML.20130219.7D.23218: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8489006182/

2. Division / SML.20120831.G12.00112: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/7928296004/

# Media Licensing

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

“雨天不是讀書天 Rainy day is not for studying” / 香港公共屋邨足球康樂全景 Hong Kong Public Housing Football (Soccer) Recreation Facilities Panorama / SML.20130331.7D.37218-SML.20130331.7D.37226-Pano.Panini.114x82

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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #足球 #Football #Soccer #雨 #rain #reflection

In 2005, a site-specific installation called “The Gates” by Bulgarian artist Christo Yavacheff and French artist Jeanne-Claude (aka Christo and Jeanne-Claud) was seen at Central Park in New York City [1].

This was not an art installation—just a pathway at a public housing development in Hong Kong. But its resemblance is uncanny.

The Chinese character 门 came to mind, which is the simplified version of the character 門 — and it means literally the “gate” or the “door”, thus giving new meaning to both the high art and this everyday object.

The yellow stripe paint serves the function of alerting the elderly. I quite like it. Form follows function.

# Notes

1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gates

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-12T11:42:18+0800

+ Dimensions: 3373 x 5060

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 34 mm

+ ISO: 125

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'35" E

+ Location: 香港馬鞍山頌安邨 Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130512.6D.05734

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 中文字形 Chinese Typographic Forms (ZhTypography)

# Media Licensing

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

“门 (Gate)” / 香港公共屋邨建築中文簡體字形 Hong Kong Public Housing Estate Architecture Simplified Chinese Typographic Forms / SML.20130512.6D.05734

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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan

A collage of forms, accented by the echoes of colors and lines.

The afternoon sun casts a warm shadow of a baby carriage on the footbridge. Below the bridge, a man in blue sweater walks casually across a zebra crossing. The lines of the zebra crossing is shielded by the bridge, thus it would appear as if the man is on the same plane when in fact is is very far away. The S in “SLOW” is obscured so you see the word “LOW” instead. The white markings not the road leads the eye to the lower right as well as the upper right, which is the entrance to a car park, where the yellow warning signs echo nicely with the warm glow of the afternoon sun.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-13 16:37:17 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4931 x 3287

+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'16" N 114°13'34" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山頌安商場 中国香港马鞍山颂安商场 Chung On Shopping Centre, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130213.EOSM.01949.P1.L1

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms

“頌安商場 Chung On Shopping Centre” / 人流之形 Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130213.EOSM.01949.P1.L1

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More intersections between different buildings. This one is between a car park and a trash room for a shopping mall. Looks like tree branches in winter, or it could also be a leaf. :)

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-13 16:58:56 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3433 x 5149

+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'16" N 114°13'37" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山頌安商場停車場 中国香港马鞍山颂安商场停车场 Chung On Shopping Mall Car Park, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130213.EOSM.01992

+ Series: 形 Forms

“頌安商場停車場 Chung On Shopping Mall Car Park” / 城巿建築交界之形 Urban Architecture Intersection Forms / SML.20130213.EOSM.01992

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A Mercedes-Benz sped by a bus stop outside a public housing development in Hong Kong. These architectural designs with supremely clean lines appear to be a mainstay in these newer properties. Open air corridors appear to be an energy-saving feature which is seen in both public housing old as well as new.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-21T14:58:30.83 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4378 x 3251

+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 70 mm

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°25'25" N 114°13'47" E

+ Altitude: 220.2 m

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山西沙路 Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Subject: 中國香港馬鞍山頌安邨頌和樓 Chung Wo House, Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130321.EOSM.03570.C23

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms

“頌安邨頌和樓 Chung Wo House, Chung On Estate” / 香港公共屋邨建築之形 Hong Kong Public Housing Architecture Forms / SML.20130321.EOSM.03570.C23

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Identifiable humans in photos have traditionally caused me problems in the past because of various laws covering model releases for licensing. But I have now identified the solution to this—photographing their legs only, with caps, thus completely anonymous but yet add every bit of life to otherwise cold forms.

人氣 (literally human air) is the technique used in Chinese traditional paintings. The idea is that having a human figure, no matter how faint, adds a bit of life to the composition. And it seems to be working better now.

I really enjoy this collage of forms seen at a public housing development near me. There are very interesting lines moving the eye across different parts of the image, while the person gives it a bit of suggestive motion leading off the page.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-13 16:38:23 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 125

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'16" N 114°13'35" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山頌安邨 中国香港马鞍山颂安村 Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130213.EOSM.01951.P1.L1

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms

“無題 Untitled” / 人流建築之形 Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130213.EOSM.01951.P1

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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #街 #Street #攝影 #摄影 #Photography #頌安邨 #ChungOnEstate #人 #people #humans #樹 #trees #樓梯 #stairs #色 #color

At night, the commercial use car park at Chung On Shopping Centre is almost empty, leaving behind a couple of white vans. But the trash that was left behind at the loading docks are still seen everywhere.

This is a handheld panorama stitched together using 14 full res 7D RAW. I photographed this at night because during the day there is no way I can see the venting pipes on the ceiling so clearly. It is beautiful. On the right are the gates to the carpark. To the far side you can see more densely populated public housing development in Hong Kong.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-23 23:46:49 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 10358 x 3237

+ Exposure: 1/25 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 3200

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

+ Panorama FOV: 224 degree horizontal, 67.1 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical

+ GPS: 22°25'18" N 114°13'37" E

+ Altitude: 35.1

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山頌安邨頌安商場 Chung On Shopping Centre, Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130323.7D.36202-SML.20130323.7D.36215-Pano.Cylindrical.224x67.1.BW

+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 商場 Shopping Malls, 人流 Human Logistics, 建築 Architecture, 全景 Panoramic Photography, 形 Forms, 黑白 Black and White

# Media Licensing

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

“頌安商場商用停車場 Chung On Shopping Centre Commercial Use Car Park” / 香港商場人流建築全景夜之形 Hong Kong Shopping Malls Human Logistics Architecture Panoramic Night Forms / SML.20130323.7D.36202-SML.20130323.7D.36215-Pano.Cylindrical.224x67.1.BW

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www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8585404338/

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8585404338/sizes/o/ (10358 x 3237)

At night, the bus terminal at Chung On Shopping Centre is quiet. But rows of taxis can still be found hoping for a midnight ride. A crowd of teenagers hang out on the left hand side on the street in front the 24-hour McDonald’s. This is the road which would eventually lead to the car park, which you can see earlier on my stream. Also seen are the marking on the road which alerts the pedestrian which direction to check for calls. On the far right, you can observe that most people have already gone to sleep, leaving only a few lights on.

I have always wanted to photograph this road, as I love the S curve on the right hand side, but none of my lenses are wide enough, especially on a crop body. This photograph here is stitched together using 11 Canon EOS 7D RAW captures in portrait mode. Although handheld, the subjects are far enough which makes this stitch job relatively smooth.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-23 23:40:54 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 8135 x 3295

+ Exposure: 1/20 - 1/30 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 800 - 3200

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

+ Panorama FOV: 178 degree horizontal, 84 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical

+ GPS: 22°25'18" N 114°13'37" E

+ Altitude: 34.9

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山頌安邨頌安商場 Chung On Shopping Centre, Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130323.7D.36190-SML.20130323.7D.36200-Pano.Cylindrical.178x84.BW

+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 商場 Shopping Malls, 人流 Human Logistics, 全景 Panoramic Photography, 形 Forms, 黑白 Black and White

“頌安商場公共交通樞紐 Chung On Shopping Centre Public Transportation Hub” / 香港商場人流建築全景夜之形 Hong Kong Shopping Malls Human Logistics Architecture Panoramic Night Forms / SML.20130323.7D.36190-SML.20130323.7D.36200-Pano.Cylindrical.178x84.BW

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www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8591632568/sizes/o/ (8135 x 3295)

I walked by Sai Sha Road on my way home. It was June 23rd, 2013 — the weekend where there was a super moon.

I usually carry two camera bodies + the 17-40 + the 100-400 everywhere I go but the Manfrotto 303SPH and the tripod together added a lot of weight so I did not have it with me. So I could not take a photo of the super moon with the super telephoto. Instead, I took a panorama with the 6D + 17-40 photographing people walking home.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-06-23T23:57:25+0800

+ Dimensions: 18463 x 4748

+ Exposure: 0.4 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 400

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM

+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Remote release, Manfrotto 303 SPH pano head, Manfrotto tripod

+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 96 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical

+ GPS: 22°25'19" N 114°13'40" E

+ Location: 香港馬鞍山西沙路 Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130623.6D.16533-SML.20130623.6D.16547-Pano.i15.360x96

+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

# Media Licensing

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

夜半霧濃 月下回家 Going home under the foggy moonlight / 馬鞍山西沙路 Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan / 香港全景夜之寧 Hong Kong Night Serenity Panorama / SML.20130623.6D.16640-SML.20130623.6D.16654-Pano.i15.360x96.BW

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