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The first thing I thought of when I saw the reflection at the river was the oil paintings by Gustav Klimt [1] — in particular, the abstract geometric forms seen in his “golden phase.” Although it is often hard to say how an artist pick up his particular style of painting, it does make me wonder if Klimt has passed by some water surface near European castles, which under the afternoon sun create some fantastic abstract as seen here — though in this case it is just some residential building which has no architectural quality to speak of, though within the reflection they are very much desired.
Noting this, I would probably go back and shoot some videos as they are quite interesting to look at.
# Notes
1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Klimt
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-09T16:44:15+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 235 mm
+ ISO: 160
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°23'25" N 114°12'3" E
+ Location: 香港沙田賽艇中心 Shatin Rowing Centre, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港沙田城門河 Shing Mun River, Shatin, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130809.7D.49564.CR2
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 抽象 Abstract, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Ode to Klimt / 自然抽象之形 Nature Abstract Forms / 香港城門河之寧 Hong Kong Shing Mun River Serenity / SML.20130809.7D.49564
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #抽象 #Abstract #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #water #reflection #Klimt
How do you paint with photography? By creating composition of forms from the surroundings around you. I picked up photography because it’s a way to see — it’s how I see the world.
The understanding of forms is best understood when you can find representative structure in space that you could capture on a 2D plane.
It’s like music — but rhythm, melody, and harmony in space. Sometimes it’s hard to even describe what these things are.
Often, it’s a feeling. Emotion is hard to describe. This is an abstract painting about monochromatic blues, accented by the tip of a white paint and shades of gold in the shadow.
Stata Center, officially the Ray and Maria Stata Center and sometimes referred to as Building 32, is a 430,000-square-foot academic complex designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The building opened for initial occupancy on March 16, 2004.
- Camera: Canon EOS 10D
- Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
- Exposure: 70mm, 1/180 sec, f/8, ISO 100
- Series: Forms, Architecture
- Date: 2009-08-01
- Process: 2024-04-28
Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY)
Copyright 2009, 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Rhapsody in Blue / Stata Center, MIT / SML.20090801.10D.50885
Aside from photojournalism, the core focus of my photography from day 1 has been form composition. It is mostly an extension of graphic design education really. In graphic design, the objective is to create a balanced layout using type and images.
Using the urban environment as an ever-changing puzzle, I try to capture what I feel is balanced an interesting, and that is really all there is to it.
I did not get very far in the analog days mainly because there is a hidden cost to time and materials, but when digital photography came about to be reasonably priced, I bought one in 1997—a 640x480 Sony Mavica FD-7 for $999USD which stores images on the floppy disks.
Obviously technology has advanced quite a bit these days but Forms remain an active focus. This was shot at a hard-surfaced soccer pitch in Hong Kong. It is best described as a wet dream for photographers like me—filled with curves and lines ready to be framed and composed.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-10T14:25:02+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 28 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場硬地足球場 国香港马鞍山游乐场硬地足球场 Hard-Surface Soccer Pitch, Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130410.7D.37667.P1.L1.tif
+ Series: 形 Forms, 界 Division, 體育 Sports
“藍白黃綠 Blue White Yellow Green” / 香港體育形之界 Hong Kong Sports Forms Divisions / SML.20130410.7D.37667.P1.L1
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #抽象 #Abstract #SMLAbstracts #界 #Division #體育 #Sports #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #china #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #足球 #Football #Soccer
Nature has a very magical property: under the right condition, one can look like another.
This looks like an aerial view of a snowy mountain, but in fact is a 11 second long exposure of the sea. The white streaks are mostly a result of the sunlight being reflected on the moving water surface. Eleven seconds is a long time for water to travel, and so it renders a rather unexpected capture.
In my mind, I had imagined that it would leave a long trail of something, but I too did not expect these results. Trust that I will be trying this more in the future, perhaps with a wider lens also.
The uneven exposure on the left side of the frame is somewhat unfortunate—it comes from the shadow of the building I am in. I tried to fix it a bit inside Photoshop but perhaps I should just try to avoid this spot next time.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-19T15:04:03+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 11.0 sec at f/32
+ Focal Length: 84 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Timer Remote Release, Manfrotto tripod, H&Y ND2-ND400
+ GPS: 22°25'7" N 114°13'18" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130519.6D.06942.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 抽象 Abstract, 形 Forms, Long Exposure 長時間曝光
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“自然抽象之形: 白浪如雪山 Nature Abstract Forms: Waves as snowy mountains” / 香港吐露港之寧 Hong Kong Tolo Harbour Serenity (11-sec ND LE) / SML.20130519.6D.06942.P1.L1
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #抽象 #Abstract #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #Seascape #LongExposure #LE #ND
Contrast makes for interesting compositions.
In colors: orange vs blue. In materials: reflective vs matte surfaces. In age: old vs new. In size: large vs small. In forms: curves vs lines. In proportion: majority vs minority. In brightness: dark vs light.
When all the elements are there they sing to my eyes. Everyday found art in the urban landscape is a living poetry waiting for the eyes to explore.
The thing which applies to photography also applies to design. The visual art language is the same for food—food tastes best when it hits all the taste buds: sweet, sour, salty, heat. Visual pleasures work best when it hits all the visual notes: hues, colors, brightness, proportion, size.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-01-11 12:33:56 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 183 mm
+ ISO: 160
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°16'43" N 114°10'24" E
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔謝斐道香海大廈附近 中国香港湾仔谢斐道香海大厦附近 Near the Heung Hoi Mansion at Jaffe Road in Wan Chai, Hong Kong SAR, China
+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.22547.P1
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6
+ Series: 形 Forms
“對比 Contrast” / 城市建築之形 Urban Architecture Forms / SML.20130211.7D.22547.P1
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #抽象 #abstract #SMLAbstracts #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #SMLOpinions
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #Wanchai #建築 #建筑 #architecture #攝影 #摄影 #photography #對比 #Contrast #opinions
A collage of forms seen at the Ma On Shan Sports Grounds. Bright colors seem to be a main stay in sporting arena regardless of location in the world. Blue and yellow stripes always work. It looks like an Adidas retro sneaker to me. The circular rubber band and the curvature from the seats add a little bit of contrast without dominating.
If I could paint, this is what I would paint as well. As such this is part of the SML Paintings series also.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-21 14:21:47 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3261 x 4891
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 137 mm
+ ISO: 125
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'40" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130221.7D.24023
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, SML Paintings
“<<<” / 香港體育建築人流之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130221.7D.24023
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #體育 #体育 #Sports #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 #樓梯 #Stairs
The semi-reflective marble facade of this financial architecture in Hong Kong reminds me of the forms and color palette often used by George Braque, a French painter and sculptor who, along with Pablo Picasso, developed the art style known as Cubism.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-11 12:36:32 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3172 x 4758
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 113 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°16'45" N 114°10'25" E
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔告士打道108號大新金融中心 中国香港湾仔告士打道108号大新金融中心 Dah Sing Financial Centre, 108 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.22563.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms, 抽象 Abstracts
“À la Braque” / 香港金融建築之形 Hong Kong Financial Architecture Forms / SML.20130211.7D.22563.P1.L1
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #抽象 #Abstract #SMLAbstracts #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #Wanchai #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #金融 #Finance #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Braque
I enjoy works which have multiple levels of reading — the macro view vs the micro views. For these kinds of captures, however, I have wished that I would have the tools which have a high enough resolution (detail) for both views to register.
From afar (or if you view the photo as a thumbnail), you should see some very abstract lines. There are horizontal lines running from top to bottom, large strokes which are left behind by ships. From left to right, there are curves which is a reflection of the water current, ever so slightly.
But as you look closer, you would see that there are some tiny lines which go across the the frame. There is a tiny figure on the lower left, which is in fact a person windsurfing on the surface. There is in fact another person windsurfing at the far end of the sea also.
At the macro level, you will see the reflected sun as molten silver, which is another level of reading.
The figures in this photographs are participants of an otherwise abstract image. If the windsurfers are the focus, I would have photographed him directly with a long lens, which you can in an earlier capture shot at 400mm [1].
Life action shots cannot really be tiled easily, so as much as I would have loved to shoot the whole image with a 400mm, it could not possibly register as a single continuous image. Maybe if I have an array of 400mm + cameras? Or maybe a large format can do. 20 years later when I have that budget, perhaps. For now, just this bit.
# Notes
1. 滑浪風帆 Windsurfing / 香港水上運動 Hong Kong Water Sports / SML.20130526.7D.42169: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9107548809/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-26T16:29:26+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/800 sec at f/9.0
+ Focal Length: 70 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'33" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5, Photoshop CC
+ Serial: SML.20130526.6D.15016.P1.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 抽象 Abstract, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
水 Water / 自然抽象之形 Nature Abstract Forms / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130526.6D.15016.P1.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #抽象 #Abstract #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #Seascape #windsurfing #sports
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9709341714/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9709341714/sizes/o/ (5472 x 3648)
Like I said, the urban jungle is filled with interesting forms—especially through the reflective surfaces of skyscrapers whose windows were never perfectly flat.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-11 15:25:01 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3354 x 5032
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 98 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°16'49" N 114°10'31" E
+ Altitude: 61.5 m
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔告士打道132號樂高大廈 中国香港湾仔告士打道132号乐高大厦 Lok Go Building, 132 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong,
+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.22763.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms, 抽象 Abstracts
“紅白藍 Red, White and Blue” / 城市建築抽象之形 Urban Architecture Abstract Forms / SML.20130211.7D.22763.P1.L1
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #抽象 #Abstracts #SMLAbstracts #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #WanChai #建築 #建筑 #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography
A symphony of lines, forms, reflections and lights at night in 香港中環 Central, Hong Kong.
The structure to the right is 置地廣場 The Landmark, a shopping mall which features most of the world’s luxury brands. The net like structure in the background is Giorgio Armani’s facade at 遮打大廈 Chater House. The upside-down T clip-like structure is the electricity wire for 電車 trams. And the silhouette human figure in the window is the upper deck of double-decker buses.
Shot at 280mm, the large focal length compresses everything into a flat still. Remarkable. I am loving the 1.4x Extender.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-09 22:09:40 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°16'53" N 114°9'24" E
+ Location: 中國香港中環畢打街置地廣場外 中国香港中环毕打街置地广场外 Outside The Landmark at Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong SAR, China
+ Serial: SML.20130209.7D.21684.P1
+ Series: 形 Forms, 商埸 Shopping Malls, 人流 Human Logistics, 抽象 Abstracts
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6
“城市夜之形 Urban Night Forms” / 香港中環商場建築與人流之形 Shopping Malls and Human logistics Forms in Central, Hong Kong / SML.20130209.7D.21684.P1
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #商埸 #ShoppingMalls #人流 #HumanLogistics #抽象 #Abstracts #SMLAbstracts #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #中環 #Central #夜 #night #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography
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
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #抽象 #Abstracts #SMLAbstracts #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #建築 #建筑 #architecture #街 #Street #攝影 #摄影 #photography
If I could paint, this is what would be on my canvas. But I can’t paint, so I paint through photography. Since I publish everything via Creative Commons (CCBY), in the past some people would turn my photographs into paintings. Maybe some day someone would do that for my “paintings”. Meanwhile I will continue to paint my abstract paintings using my camera.
# SML Workflow
Photographed handheld with the Canon 7D and the 70-200 f/4L lens. Processed in Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Series: 形 Forms, 抽象 Abstracts, 界 Division
+ Date: 2013-02-01 11:05:24 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3451 x 5177
+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 81 mm
+ ISO: 500
+ Flash: Did not Fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'16" N 114°13'34" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆安商場停車場 中国香港马鞍山恒安商场停车场 Car Park, Heng On Shopping Mall, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China
“形之界 Form Division” #abstract / 形 Forms / SML.20130201.7D.20873
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #抽象 #Abstract #SMLAbstracts #界 #Division #SMLPaintings #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLProjects
/ #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #香港 #HongKong #中國 #中国 #china #牆 #墙 #walls #洞 #holes #art
Sometimes nature creates the most beautiful paintings on its own, and I have to capture it.
The river reflected buildings from afar. The white little egret took a briefer by the pebbles. The sun hits the pebbles from behind. Everything poetry.
For me, photography is part memories but also a way to paint. It recorded a state of mind that I felt as I mindfully looked for beauty among what appeared to be a pile of dirty from afar.
It’s urban, but it’s also nature. Urbanism is simply a result of humans gathering together.
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- Exposure: 400mm, 1/640 sec, f/8, ISO 320
- GPS: 22°23'25" N 114°12'3" E
- Location: Shing Mun River, Shatin, Hong Kong
- Date: 2013-08-09
Copyright 2013, 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Little Egret by the River. Blue, Black, White and Gold. Shing Mun River, Shatin, Hong Kong / SML.20130809.7D.49504.SQ
I cannot always explain why I photograph the things which I do. Photography is my canvas. I paint on it through photographing existing forms, but the forms itself may not be a representation of anything. I just like the way the lines intersect in space.
The photograph is of something, so it is not intrinsically abstract, but what I wish to say is. As such it is abstract. Often people comment on the fact that abstract photography does not exist, in reality it does — it is the intention of the photographer which matters.
This was taken on a trip to Jinan, Shandong Province, China with the Canon G12 while I was smoking outside after lunch. It is the wall of a back alley where the kitchen is.
“混合媒體死園之形 混合媒体死园之形 Mixed Media Deadyard Forms”
/ SML.20121011.G12.00730
Our eyes are used to seeing what we see daily. What is different makes it interesting. Thus the view upis always more interesting than what is down below. So point your camera everywhere, even if there does not seem like there is anything to photograph. This fact is especially apparent when you use a wide angle lens.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-10 15:42:38 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3439 x 3439
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'57" N 114°13'22" E
+ Location: 中國香港西灣河文娛中心後門 中国香港西湾河文娱中心后门 Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre backdoor, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130210.EOSM.01842.BW.SQ
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms
“更上一層樓 Up” / 香港文化建築之形 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Forms / SML.20130210.EOSM.01842.BW.SQ
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #西灣河 #SaiWanHo #街 #Street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #建築 #建筑 #architecture
The urban landscape is filled with billboards and other distraction, so it is often hard to find a perspective which is void of all the visual distraction when using a wide angle lens. However, I think that I have identified the way out—look up and remove everything except the sky.
This is another shot of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Unlike the previous shot which is about the architecture’s overall recognisable form [1], this one is a minimalist take on one of the facade which lights up with tiny spots at night.
The irregular and almost organic light fixtures echoes the slightly cloudy sky, whereas the linear angular architecture creates contrast to the otherwise dark sky.
# Notes
1. “香港文化中心 Hong Kong Cultural Centre” / 香港文化建築夜之形 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Night Forms / SML.20130426.6D.03214.BW: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8683034427/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-26T22:42:41+0800
+ Dimensions: 3359 x 5038
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°17'35" N 114°10'14" E
+ Location: 香港九龍尖沙咀梳士巴利道10號香港文化中心 Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130426.6D.03230.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 抽象 Abstracts
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“上 Up” / 香港文化中心 Hong Kong Cultural Centre / 香港文化建築夜之形 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Night Forms / SML.20130426.6D.03230.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #夜 #Night #城市 #Urban
The space between the buildings which almost collide create a visual tension which allows for a dynamic play between positive and negative space.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-19T18:57:49+0800
+ Dimensions: 3310 x 3310
+ Exposure: 1/125 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
+ GPS: 22°18'17" N 114°10'48" E
+ Location: 香港理工大學 Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130619.6D.16393.SQ
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 抽象 Abstract
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
直線條紋匯聚Gathering of lines and stripes / 香港理工大學建築之形 Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU) Architecture Forms / SML.20130619.6D.16393.SQ.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #城市 #Urban #大學 #University
Simplicity. Division. Accented by surprise on top.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-24T18:33:31+0800
+ Dimensions: 4960 x 3307
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 220 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°17'35" N 114°10'11" E
+ Location: 香港尖沙咀海濱長廊 Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港九龍尖沙咀梳士巴利道10號香港文化中心 Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130524.7D.42089.BW
+ Series: 形 Forms, 界 Division, 建築 Architecture
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
香港文化中心 Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC) / 香港文化建築形之界 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Forms Division / SML.20130524.7D.42089.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #尖沙咀 #TsimShaTsui #城市 #Urban
In art school, we were taught to “draw what [we] see.” The philosophy is simple: when the left brain get involved and proceed to interpret what “must” be reality, what is drawn is never a representation of reality. Of course, an artist is up to his/her own interpretation, but if the intention is to represent reality, then this is a very good way of achieving it.
These bizarre patterns are seen every night outside my window. Photography captures reality so it is interesting to note how it seems completely illogical that water should appear like this—but yet it does.
Ships disturbs the flow of water, so under long exposure, it renders a matte surface which reflects the lights + shadows from the tree-lined Tolo Highway. The undisturbed water is left behind with a clear dark divide, brightened only by the light anchor floating in the sea.
The capture is mounted on a tripod and captured using a remote, so trust that everything is lying still, but the water moves, so the light anchor is moving quite a bit, even though we might think that it should not.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-21 00:27:34 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4265 x 2843
+ Exposure: 29.0 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 176 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 + Canon GP-E2 + tripod
+ GPS: 22°25'4" N 114°13'7" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130321.7D.35757.C23.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 形 Forms, 自然 Nature, 黑白 Black and White,
“自然城市夜倒影之形 Nature Reflected Urban Night Forms” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130321.7D.35757.C23.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #自然 #nature #夜 #night #山水 #landscape
Detail of a tree bark. Each year, the layers get shredded and allow new skin to be exposed.
Some people fear death—what is there to fear? The old passes away to allow opportunities for the youth. If life does not possess a limit, you would likely be wasting it all. It is through the limits of the time availability, that you realize how precious every second is.
In prioritising my own valuable time, my criteria is the same as Steve Jobs’: “Would I do this if I am going to die tomorrow? If I won’t, then it is not worthy of my time.”
If I am going to die tomorrow, will I process this image? Yes, because I love it. If I were a painter, this is what I would paint.
# SML Data:
+ Date: 2013-03-26T13:47:19.56+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'12" N 114°13'37" E
+ Altitude: 1.0 m
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場 中国香港马鞍山游乐场 Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130326.7D.36447.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 抽象 Abstracts, 形 Forms
“樹皮 Tree Bark” / 自然抽象之形 Nature Abstract Forms / SML.20130326.7D.36447.BW
/ #自然 #Nature #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #形 #Forms #SMLForms #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #自然 #nature #抽象 #abstract #樹 #Tree
Did you know that hairy things grow on the petals of lilies? I did not. I always thought that they were just textures on the petals, but it seems that they are like pores on the human skin.
The joy of macro photography is similar to that of super telephoto range—it allows me to see things beyond which my eyes can normally reach.
I photograph this for its almost abstract formation through the bokeh. As magnification goes up, the landscape starts to shift. I can see why some photographers on Flickr are fixated on the craft of macro, as there lies pure beauty surrounding us waiting to be explored—when we are willing.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-16T23:09:10+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/180 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 100 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Canon MT-24EX Macro Twinlite on light stands / A:B 2:1 ratio top left / bottom right
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Remote Release, Manfrotto tripod
+ GPS: 22°23'29" N 114°16'5" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Serial: SML.20130516.6D.06810
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 花 Flowers, 微距攝影 Macro Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“粉紅色的夢 Pink Dream” / 占星百合花花瓣 Petals of the Stargazer Lily (Lilium) / 自然微距攝影 Nature Macro Photography / SML.20130516.6D.06810
/ #花 Flowers #自然 #Nature #微距 #Macro #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #百合 #Lily #Lilium #占星百合 #Stargazer #Pink #strobist #bokeh
Did you know that hairy things grow on the petals of lilies? I did not. I always thought that they were just textures on the petals, but it seems that they are like pores on the human skin.
The joy of macro photography is similar to that of super telephoto range—it allows me to see things beyond which my eyes can normally reach.
I photograph this for its almost abstract formation through the bokeh. As magnification goes up, the landscape starts to shift. I can see why some photographers on Flickr are fixated on the craft of macro, as there lies pure beauty surrounding us waiting to be explored—when we are willing.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-16T23:09:10+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/180 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 100 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Canon MT-24EX Macro Twinlite on light stands / A:B 2:1 ratio top left / bottom right
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Remote Release, Manfrotto tripod
+ GPS: 22°23'29" N 114°16'5" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Serial: SML.20130516.6D.06810
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 花 Flowers, 微距攝影 Macro Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“粉紅色的夢 Pink Dream” / 占星百合花花瓣 Petals of the Stargazer Lily (Lilium) / 自然微距攝影 Nature Macro Photography / SML.20130516.6D.06810
/ #花 Flowers #自然 #Nature #微距 #Macro #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #百合 #Lily #Lilium #占星百合 #Stargazer #Pink #strobist #bokeh