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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
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #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
I like it when I can find human participants in the collage of street forms.
A young high school student is leaving the tunnel lit with yellow lights, as an old man is entering it from afar. Their direction adds a bit of life to an otherwise cold composition while the architecture hides their identity (as usual, I am conscious of limited use without a model release).
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-03 15:07:45 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3247 x 4870
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'21" N 114°13'41" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山西沙路恆康街行人隧道 中国香港马鞍山西沙路恒康街行人隧道 Pedestrian tunnel at the intersection of Heng Hong Street and Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan, NT, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130303.7D.25219
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
”我來你往 I come, you leave“ / 人流之形 Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130303.7D.25219
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #隧道 #Tunnel #街 #Street #人 #people
This video is done for my 人流 Human Logistics series. What I tried to do is to show that even without specific signage or directions, we as humans also travel in the flow similar to the flock of birds and school of fish.
This particular video is assembled using footage shot from the ground level. Some parts are more successful than the others. But in some earlier videography shot from the aerial view, the pattern and formation are very obvious.
This is a 10 year project of mine. And I hope that at the end of the decade I will be able to assemble enough clips to make a feature film. The soundtrack is written quickly inside Ableton Live.
Everything is licensed via Creative Commons. The video should be downloadable from Vimeo and the soundtrack from SoundCloud.
# SML Music
Beat samples mixed with sounds from the videography.
Download 24-bit 48 kHz AIFF at
soundcloud.com/seeminglee/hk-mtr-human-logistics-sml-2013...
# SML Data
Series: Human Logistics 人流
Camera: Canon EOS M
Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080 25fps, Progressive, 8 Mbps
Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo
Length: 1 min 2 sec
Color: Color
Language: Cantonese, English
Location: Prince Edward MTR Station, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China 中國香港太子地鐵站
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)
Date: 2013-02-07 (recorded) 2013-02-08 (processed)
Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography
Soundtrack: SML Music
Media Production: SML Universe
Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
Serial: SML.20130207.EOSM.10x.1080p
中國香港太子地鐵站 Prince Edward MTR Station, Hong Kong, China / 人流 Human Logistics / SML.20130207.EOSM.10x.1080p
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLMusic #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #CanonEOSM #Canon1740f4L #人 #people #crowd #MTR #metro #HongKong #China #YouTube #SoundCloud
#中國 #香港 #太子 #地鐵 #人流 #music #soundtrack
Adding things is a human fallacy. People have a tendency to create value through adding. Add more features, add more colors, add more fonts, add more things, add more people, add more likes. Everything is lost in chaos. Nothing is seen.
I photograph this, because it depicts a balance of forms, color and composition. It is a good example of how to use colors, in particular. Colors are utilized as accents. If you want to accent anything, use it sparingly. The pipes of the ceiling forms are in a relatively neutral off-gray, with strokes of red and blue just here and there, the overall composition is formed. It has contrast. It is balanced.
The same principle can be used in design. Use one font, make one huge, make others small. Use red sparingly, contrast with sea of black. Of course, the reverse is also true. If you fill the page with red, you can accent by having a small point of white also. Everything just need to have contrast. Without contrast everything is just a blur.
# SML Workflow
Photographed with the Canon 7D + Canon EF 70-200 f/4L. Processed in Adobe Lightroom 4 + Photoshop CS6.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-01 11:10:52 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3431 x 5147
+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 87 mm
+ ISO: 640
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'20" N 114°13'36" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆安商場巴士總站天花 中国香港马鞍山恒安商场巴士总站天花
Ceiling, Bus Terminal, Heng On Shopping Mall, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China
“色形線對比的平衡 Balance of contrasts in forms, colors and lines” / 形 Forms / SML.20130201.7D.20894.P1
/ #SMLOpinions #SMLPHIL #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse
/ #opinions #設計 #design #形 #forms #線 #lines #色 #color #攝影 #photography #平衡 #balance #對比 #contrast #理念 #philosophy
Buses in Hong Kong run on time, have routes which make sense, are air-conditioned, some with wifi on board, and are tidy in clean. Compare this to the MTA bus system in New York, which is never on time, with routes which make no sense, and filled with filth, and you know why I don’t miss New York.
Pictured is the bus terminal in Ma On Shan for 286M, a bus which goes to the Diamond Hill MTR station. The suffix M means that the bus stops at MTR (Hong Kong metro) stations. Similarly, if you see a suffix K to the bus route, you know that it stops at a KCR (Hong Kong train) station. KCR and MTR used to be two companies but after the merger they are the same—but you will see that the stations are slightly different as well as the trains which they use. For visitors to Hong Kong all you need to know is that buses which have a K or M will connect to the metro network at one of its stops, usually at the terminal, thus making travel planning easy.
Photographed with the iPhone 5, processed in Snapseed on the iPad.
“286M”
/ 人流之形 Human Logistics Forms
/ SML.20130204.IPH5.10033.C23
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLProjects #形 #Forms #SMLForms #SMLOpinions
/ #巴士 #bus #交通 #transportation #香港 #HongKong #中國 #中国 #China #站 #station #MTR #metro #地铁 #地鐵 #opinions
Car parks are awesome, aren’t they?
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-28T18:39:38.31+0800
+ Dimensions: 5060 x 3373
+ Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 43 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°24'11" N 114°12'24" E
+ Altitude: 22.9 m
+ Location: 中國香港沙田香港賽馬會會所停車場 Car Park, Hong Kong Jockey Club Shatin Clubhouse, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130328.7D.37021
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“2 << << << Speed Limit 5 MPH 時速限制” / 人流指示之形 Human Logistics Signage Forms / SML.20130328.7D.37021
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #停車場 #Carpark #指示 #Signage
中國深圳地鐵華僑城站A出口
Exit A, OCT Station, Shenzhen Metro, Shenzhen, China
中国深圳地铁华侨城站A出口
Full res 25403 × 2136:
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8300195591/sizes/o/
360-degree panoramic stiched using 27 fullres RAW image shot with the Canon EOS 7D and Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L. Processed in Lightroom, stitched using freeware Hugin—because Photoshop could not handle it.
RAW images serial:
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The video which started it all. I started filming the logistics of cargoes and then realized that human logistics are just as interesting, if not more – and goes hand in hand with signage and direction and maps and navigation.
It's handheld so it's a bit shaky though moderate stabilization has been applied in Premiere Pro. Should have used Nuke next time but no time to manual tweak these raw footages.
It seems that photographing “nothing of interest” is a personal specialty. This is the beautiful forms from the side of a concrete bridge. The curvature are natural and are not a result of geometric distortion from the lens. Bridges are just so beautiful, especially when used and decayed.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-22 17:18:51 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5030 x 3353
+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 117 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'36" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆安地鐵站天橋 中国香港马鞍山恒安地铁站天桥 Metro Bridge, Heng On MTR Station, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130222.7D.24532.P1.L1
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
“|||||| |||||||||||| ||” / 香港人流建築之形 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130222.7D.24532.P1.L1
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #SMLPaintings #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #地鐵 #地铁 #Metro #橋 #桥 #Bridge
Dogs have a better view than humans, I think. I am 188cm (6 ft 2 in) tall so things look very different for me. The good thing about being tall is that although I do get claustrophobic easily, riding on the jam-packed metro in Hong Kong I still only see open space. But things always seem so much more interesting near the ground level. Maybe I just don’t see this view much.
This was photographed near where I live: 聽濤雅苑 Vista Paradiso (in the background). The pathway on the right is the bicycle lane. If you walk all the way down you will reach the 馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan promenade. A lot of bicycles are parked here because it is connected directly to the 恆安地鐵站 Heng On MTR (Hong Kong metro) Station . So I guess people would bike to the station, park their bikes here and get on the subway.
Most parts of Ma On Shan are connected with bicycle lanes. If I could do this in New York I would so do it. Unfortunately it is not.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-16 23:06:46 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4573 x 3049
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22 mm
+ ISO: 1000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'36" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆安站對出單車徑聽濤雅苑後門 中国香港马鞍山恒安站对出单车径听涛雅苑后门 Bicycle Lane at the backdoor of Vista Paradiso and the northern exit of Heng On MTR Station in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130216.EOSM.02247.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics
“城市週末夜人流 Urban Weekend Nighttime Human Logistics ” / SML.20130216.EOSM.02247.BW
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #人 #people #夜 #Night #街 #Street #單車 #Bicycle #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography
Hung Hom Train Departure 紅磡火車開出 / Human Logistics 人流 / SML.20120913.G12.00308.720p.h264.mp4
Series: Human Logistics 人流
Camera: Canon G12
Video: H264 MP4, 1280x720, 24fps, Progressive, 8 Mbps
Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo
Length: 42 sec
Color: Color
Language:Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Location: Hung Hom MTR Station, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)
Date: 2012-09-13 (recorded) 2012-12-30 (processed)
Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography
Media Production: SML Universe
Copyright: 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
Serial: SML.20120913.G12.00308
One challenge in posting pano photography on social media is that you simply don't see the details in the “normal” aspect ratio. But that's ok. I can reformat and let you see the goods. :)
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
/ #商場 #ShoppingMalls #人流 #HumanLogistics #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #夜 #Night
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8585404338/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8585404338/sizes/o/ (10358 x 3237)
This is the tunnel from where I live leading to the closest MTR station. It is somewhat bizarre. Looks like an alien egg — but you can see the Chinese character can you not — even in color? :)
# SML Translate
+ 圓: circle. Fitting as this is also circular.
# SML Workflow
+ Captured with iPad 3 using the 360pano app.
+ Uploaded to server as 360.io/fMcd4N
+ Downloaded as streographic pano image: 360.io/fMcd4N/s
+ Processed in Photoshop CS6.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-01-28
+ Dimensions: 2048 x 2048
+ Camera: Apple iPad 3
+ GPS: 22°25'7" N 114°13'32" E
“圓”
/ 人流建築全景中文字形 Human Logistics Architecture Panorama Chinese Typographic Forms
/ SML.20130126.IP3.360pano.fMcd4N.s.P1
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #SMLPano #SML360Pano
This is what happened when I stuck a pano posted earlier into an iPad app called TinyPlanets Pro. Fun!
Original image: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8585404338/
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Tiny Planets: 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
/ #商場 #ShoppingMalls #人流 #HumanLogistics #全景 #SMLPano #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #夜 #Night #TinyPlanets
Porsches are everywhere in Hong Kong, so I’ve wised up—there is no reason to go look for them on the street really, all I need to do is go downstairs to the car park and there is a healthy dose of them in very bright colors.
The 911s are my favorite Porsche model—the duck which speeds. Beautiful forms and very humanistic. It is an unassuming form which roars when it runs.
Crazyisgood. SML Love.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-19 12:41:30 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5044 x 3363
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'27" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山聽濤雅苑停車場 中国香港马鞍山听涛雅苑停车场 Car Park B1 Level, Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130219.EOSM.02364.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, Crazyisgood
“Orange Porsche 911 Carrera” / Crazyisgood 人流 Human Logistics / SML.20130219.EOSM.02364.P1.L1
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #Crazyisgood #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLOpinions #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #停車場 #CarPark #攝影 #摄影 #photography
#opinions #SMLLove #design #Porsche #forms #cars #carpark
A city never sleeps. At night, the traffic in Central is much less busy, but in this 5-sec capture, it can be seen that the streets are still quite busy.
This is captured handheld while banking the camera on the pedestrian footbridge. I am thinking of getting a lightweight tabletop tripod for this purpose as it is getting somewhat ridiculous to get on these weird position just to get a photo.
The lens flare shows a star shape. Again, it is not done with filters inside Photoshop. You can do this with your camera by using a small aperture with the lens—which if you wish to do night time long exposure it is somewhat a required element unless you use an ND filter. But ND filter at night is a bit nuts—oh but crazyisgood…
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-26T20:44:38.26+0800
+ Dimensions: 3028 x 4543
+ Exposure: 5.0 sec at f/14
+ Focal Length: 25 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'60" N 114°9'28" E
+ Altitude: 100.1 m
+ Location: 中國香港中環干諾道中及民耀街交界 Intersection at Connaught Road C and Man You Street in Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130326.7D.36733.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 黑白 Black and White
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“干諾道中夜間交通 Connaught Road C Nighttime Traffic” / 香港中環人流 Hong Kong Central Human Logistics / SML.20130326.7D.36733.BW
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #Photography #城市 #Urban #街 #street #中環 #Central #交通 #Traffic #夜 #Night
Hong Kong is one of the densest city in the world. In order to discourage private car ownership, cars are subjected to a first-time registration tax, which varies from 35% to over 100% depending on the size and value of the car [1]. Despite this, the number of private car ownership increases every year, and exotic cars abound—and you can get a glimpse of just how wealthy the population is.
Besides MTR (metro in Hong Kong), double deckers are a primary transportation options. I too prefer to ride the bus when time is not of essence. While MTR is faster, you can usually find a seat on the buses—which you never really can on the metro. And there are many express routes which connects downtown to remote areas. For example, there is a bus which goes door-to-door from Central to where I live so I can do my social media undisturbed for the whole trip. So what’s not to love?
Pictured is the rush hour traffic in Central on a rainy day. Here you observe just how busy the traffic is, and hopefully you can then perhaps appreciate the pedestrian footbridges which connect all the buildings together? The building to the left is the Exchange Square. The building on the right is Jardine House. The sign on the road points to the metro stations Hong Kong Station and Central Station respectively.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-26T17:57:37.57+0800
+ Dimensions: 4980 x 3320
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.7L USM
+ GPS: 22°17'0" N 114°9'31" E
+ 中國香港中環干諾道中及民耀街交界 Intersection at Connaught Road C and Man You Street in Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130326.7D.36557.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 黑白 Black and White
# Notes
1. Wikipedia: Transport in Hong Kong: Private Cars: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Hong_Kong#Private_cars
“中環雨天繁忙時間交通 Rush Hour Traffic in Central on a Rainy Day” / 香港人流 Hong Kong Human Logistics / SML.20130326.7D.36557.BW
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Handheld long exposure at night. The cars are moving very fast so all is left behind is the beautiful forms left behind of their headlights.
Here you also see more elongated signage on the road intended for drivers. In Hong Kong, signage on the road is typical, and one can reason that it is a lot safer this way to keep the drivers’ eyes on the road instead of up above.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-17 21:12:33 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3408 x 5112
+ Exposure: 6.0 sec at f/10
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'44" N 114°10'15" E
+ Altitude: 79.0 m
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔告士打道和分域街交界 Intersection at Fenwick Street and Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130317.7D.35433.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, 黑白 Black and White
“夜間快車告士打道 Nighttime Fast Track Gloucester Road” / 香港人流之形 Hong Kong Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130317.7D.35433.BW
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Form follows function is the reason why I enjoy photographing bridges. They are always built for utility, but are always so interesting.
This is the understructure of a bridge for the MTR (Hong Kong’s metro) near the Ma On Shan station in Hong Kong. It is filled with pipes—large and small.
Lines in space. Not a single bit of ornament, but every bit beautiful.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-18 17:41:02 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°25'30" N 114°13'56" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山地鐵站 中国香港马鞍山地铁站 Ma On Shan MTR Station, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130218.EOSM.02281.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
“橋底風光 Scenic view underneath the bridge” / 城市人流建築之形 Urban Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130218.EOSM.02281.P1.L1.BW
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Recently I came across a WTF question on Quora asking why queuing in China is less orderly than most Western countries [1]. Really? Seriously? I never witnessed this behavior in China. Often people in Hong Kong queue up better than any queues I have seen in the US.
Pictured is the queuing at bus stops at night. Most of these buses arrive completely empty, making the act of queuing completely unnecessary, but people do queue up regardless. Since queuing is unnecessary, I usually don’t and I usually take my time to run around the neighborhood doing photography until the bus arrives and I will wait til everybody is aboard before getting on.
Perhaps that would make me “less orderly” but I am not normal and certainly in this photo you would see that people do line up very orderly. Point.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-17T21:41:08.75 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3281 x 4921
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'39" N 114°10'23" E
+ Altitude: 134.5 m
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔軒尼詩道與柯布連道交界 Intersection at Hennessy Road and O’Brien Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130317.7D.35558.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 黑白 Black and White
# Notes
1. Quora: Chinese Etiquette and Behavior: Why does it seem that queuing in China is less orderly than in most Western countries? www.quora.com/Chinese-Etiquette-and-Behavior/Why-does-it-...
“排隊等巴士 Queue up and wait for the bus” / 香港夜人流 Hong Kong Nighttime Human Logistics / SML.20130317.7D.35558.BW
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It is extremely rare that I would have the time to walk around the airport to do photography. Usually when I am at the airport I am in a hurry. But I came here last week to hang out with a friend whom I haven’t seen for 20 years when she was passing through. And since I came all the way I thought that I would utilize the opportunity to take some photographs also.
Featuring very articulated structural forms and designed by Norman Foster, the Hong Kong International Airport is a perfect marriage of form and function—form follows function—which is precisely what I love about it.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-25T06:15:36+0800
+ Dimensions: 3639 x 5499
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°18'52" N 113°56'12" E
+ Location: 香港國際機場 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130425.6D.02816.BW
+ Series: 形 Forms, 建築 Architecture, 人流 Human Logistics
“Norman Foster: 香港國際機場一號客運大樓 Terminal One, Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)” / 旅遊人流建築之形 Travel Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130425.6D.02816.BW
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I am eye’ing at the Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L now. But at US$2,599 it is not exactly affordable. So for now I continue to photograph with the 17-40mm f/4L and do post-processing work inside Lightroom and Photoshop to get the perspective in order.
Pictured is an alley found while walking around 西灣河 Sai Wan Ho. The highway to the left is the 東區走廊 [1] Island East Corridor [2], an expressway which rungs along the Hong Kong Island from Causeway Bay to Chai Wan. The architecture to the right is the back facade of 西灣河文娛中心 [3] Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre [4], a cultural community arts center in Hong Kong.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-10 15:42:06 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4815 x 3235
+ 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 17-40 mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'57" N 114°13'22" E
+ Location: 中國香港西灣文娛中心後門 中国香港西湾文娱中心后门 Backdoor, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Hong Kong SAR, China
+ Serial: SML.20130210.EOSM.01841.C23.BW.P1.L1
+ Series: 形 Forms
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6
# Notes
1. 東區走廊（俗稱東廊），是香港4號幹線的快速公路路段（佔約7.9公里），亦是4號幹線的起始路段，沿香港島區銅鑼灣至柴灣海岸興建，連接銅鑼灣及柴灣。全線為三線及部份二線或四線雙程分隔公路，主要為高架道路。車速限制為每小時70公里。 zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/東區走廊
2. Island Eastern Corridor (IEC; Chinese: 東區走廊; Cantonese Yale: dung1 keui1 jau2 long4) is an expressway along the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It starts from Causeway Bay in the west and ends in Chai Wan in the east. It is part of Route 4. The section between Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay consists mainly of viaducts built along Victoria Harbour. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Eastern_Corridor
3. 西灣河文娛中心（英文：Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre）是香港的一個文娛中心，1987年啟用，由康樂及文化事務署管理。西灣河文娛中心也是設於欣景花園第3座之下，毗鄰西灣河市政大廈。文娛中心共有三層，設有文娛廳、音樂練習室、劇院、美術室及城市電腦售票網等設施。 zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/西灣河文娛中心
4. Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre (Chinese: 西灣河文娛中心) is a community arts centre in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong and maintained by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, one of the successors to the territory's Urban Council. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Wan_Ho_Civic_Centre
“東區走廊 Island Eastern Corridor + 西灣河文娛中心 Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre” / 城市建築之形 Urban Architecture Forms / SML.20130210.EOSM.01841.C23.BW.P1.L1
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There is something about very narrow and tight space…
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-25 19:32:25 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3207 x 4811
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'36" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山西沙路頌安邨附近行人天橋底 中国香港马鞍山西沙路颂安村附近行人天桥底 Under the footbridge at Sai Sha Road near Chung On Estate in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130225.7D.22438.P1.L1.BW
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, 界 Division
“黑與白之間 The space between black and white” / 人流建築形之界 Human Logistics Architecture Forms Division / SML.20130225.7D.22438.P1.L1.BW
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I downloaded a new app for panorama on the iPhone yesterday. This one is called Photosynth, which is created by Microsoft. I actually remembered Photosynth when it was first introduced for the desktop years ago. The interface is slightly better than 360pano, but for stitching the pano itself I think that 360pano is still better. Here you see the seams are very bizarre. You can blame it on the poor GPS reception but at least 360pano will not try to stitch things which physically do not belong together, whereas Photosynth would.
But in some ways all these errors makes this somewhat beautiful, in a very cubist kind of way. The colors are distracting so I removed it.
This is a 360-degree stereographic flat of a pedestrian tunnel near where I live. It is somewhat bizarre to see all the exits, yes? Thus the charm.
The interactive version is hosted on Photosynth:
photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=e0306d93-134b-4558-b593-2e6e...
# Related SML Flickr images shot at the same location:
+ ”我來你往 I come, you leave“ / 人流之形 Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130303.7D.25219: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8525373756/
+ “:::>井<:::” / 香港人流建築全景之形 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130303.7D.25226-SML.20130303.7D.25236-SML.Pano.001.Rectilinear.44x19: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8524757840/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-21 15:14:43 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4096 x 1953
+ Camera: Apple iPhone 5
+ App: Photosynth
+ GPS: 22°25'19" N 114°13'40" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山西沙路恆康街行人隧道 中国香港马鞍山西沙路恒康街行人隧道 Pedestrian tunnel at the intersection of Heng Hong Street and Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan, NT, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130321.IPH5.PhotoSynth.e0306d93-134b-4558-b593-2e6e0bba11db.BW
+ Workflow: Photosynth, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography, 黑白 Black and White
“西沙路恆康街行人隧道 Pedestrian Tunnel at Sai Sha Road” / 香港人流建築全景之形 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130321.IPH5.PhotoSynth.e0306d93-134b-4558-b593-2e6e0bba11db.BW
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A collage of forms seen at a 巴士站 bus stop at 西沙路 Sai Sha Road.
The dominating zigzagged V form is a pedestrian footbridge allowing people to cross the highway. The taller bridge going horizontally is the 地鐵馬山鞍山線 MTR Ma On Shan Line (Hong Kong’s metro network) which runs parallel to the highway.
At the bottom tip of the V form is a 雙層巴士 double decker bus. Almost all buses in Hong Kong are double deckers. The vehicle closed by is a 21 seater minibus.
小巴 Minibuses serve routes which do not have many passengers. They have a defined route with a few defined mini bus stops at the terminals, but you can get off anywhere you like. You just alert the driver when you want to get off and they stop for you. It is a bit like a cab with a route.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-13 17:02:32 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3116 x 4674
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 21 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'15" N 114°13'36" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山西沙路巴士站 中国香港马鞍山西沙路巴士站 Bus Stop, Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130213.EOSM.02002.P1.L1.BW
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
“西沙路巴士站 Sai Sha Road Bus Stop” / 人流之形 Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130213.EOSM.02002.P1.L1.BW
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Pedestrian footbridge is one of the unique character about urban planning in Hong Kong. Pictured is an elevated walkway at night near Exchange Square in Central.
By using bridges and tunnels, pedestrians are able to get from point A to point B quickly and efficiently without stopping for traffic lights. The always jammed-pack traffic below also need not be halted by series of traffic light—which I reason is the primary reason why New York’s traffic is so impossible.
Almost every building in Central and Admiralty is connected via bridges. Some are even air-conditioned, allowing traders to visit different investment banks and conduct businesses in a nice calm air even in the very humid summer.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-09 22:27:41 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4781 x 3139
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°9'27" E
+ Location: 中國香港中環交易廣場行人天橋 中国香港中环交易广场行人天桥 Footbridge, Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130209.7D.21814.P1.BW
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
“香港中環行人天橋 Footbridge in Central, Hong Kong” / 人流建築夜之形 Human Logistics Forms at Night / SML.20130209.7D.21814.P1.BW
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