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These gigantic letters “LHA” which identify the ship can be seen on the hull of the USS Peleliu.
The ship’s structural metal beams create an interesting contrast with the extruded letterings. Visually they bear similarities to the Hollywood sign echoed by some beam lights as seen in the animated identity of 20th Century Fox. It is probably just a coincidence but it is interesting to me nonetheless.
So what are LHAs exactly? According to the United States Navy, an LHA is the largest of all amphibious warfare ships. It resembles a small aircraft carrier and is capable of Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL), Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL), Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) tilt-rotor and Rotary Wing (RW) aircraft operations [1, 2].
# Notes
1. The US Navy: Fact File: Amphibious Assault Ships - LHA/LHD/LHA®: www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&ct=4&...
2. USS Peleliu (LHA-5): Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Peleliu_(LHA-5)
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T18:02:39+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 340 mm
+ ISO: 12800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°17'48" N 114°9'60" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: USS Peleliu (LHA-5), US Navy
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01830
+ Series: Photojournalism, 形 Forms
“LHA” / 美國軍艦字形 US Navy Typographic Forms / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01599
/ #Photojournalism #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #US #Navy #USS #Peleliu #LHA5 #military #ships #LHA #typography #letterforms
These are lamp posts situated around the Olympic Park. See how similar they look to the observation tower they are building? I have a feeling that the observation tower is somewhat inspired by the designs of these lighting fixtures. They could also have been built by the same people—which I am unsure.
The little dotted lines in the background are Chinese kites being flown near the park.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
奥林匹克公園燈柱 Lamp posts, Olympic Park / 中國北京建築之形 Architecture forms in Beijing, China / SML.20140502.6D.31816.P1.SQ.BW
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
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #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 #公共 #Public #屋邨 #Housing
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
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/ #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #香港 #HongKong #中國 #中国 #china #牆 #墙 #walls #洞 #holes #art
Getty selected an image I photographed for my own stock use for their stock library [1] — SML Thank You!
So I thought that I would go back to the sports ground and take some more. This place is filled with raw materials in minimalistic form elements.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-03 15:22:37 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3367 x 5050
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 140 mm
+ ISO: 125
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'17" N 114°13'42" 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.23986
+ Series: 形 Forms, 體育 Sports, 界 Division
# Notes
1. “跑道 Tracks” / 香港體育建築之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Forms / SML.20130220.7D.23625: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8494226040/
“紅色跑道 Red tracks” / 體育運動指示形之界 Sports Signage Forms Division / SML.20130303.7D.25480
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #體育 #Sports #界 #Division #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #攝影 #摄影 #photography #跑 #Run #Running #跑道 #Track
Very soon I should have a whole collection of rowing. :)
A coxed four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coxed_four
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-03 (recorded) 2013-03-03 (processed)
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080 (1080p), 25fps, Progressive
+ Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo
+ Length: 33 sec
+ Color: Color
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山海濱長廊對外的吐露港 Tolo Harbour near the Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong, China
+ Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography
+ Soundtrack: SML Music
+ Media Production: SML Universe
+ License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)
+ Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 形 Forms
+ Serial: SML.20130303.EOSM.03018-03019-03020.Sports.Rowing
# SML 1080p Simulcast
+ SML Vimeo: vimeo.com/60946641
+ SML Universe YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=4ebeGepdAV8
+ SML Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8523976969/
+ SML Facebook: www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10151544041163035
“四人單槳連舵手艇 Coxed Four 4+ Rowing” / 香港水上體育運動之形 Hong Kong Water Sports Forms / SML.20130303.EOSM.03018-03019-03020.Sports.Rowing
/ #體育 #Sports #形 #Forms #SMLForms #男 #Men #SMLMen #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMusic #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #赛艇 #Rowing #1080p #HD #videography #CanonEOSM #Canon70200f4L
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
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
I used to do my own photography for my designs. But sometimes it was challenging to get something together quickly last minute and so I ended up using stock, which is never really in a way that I want them.
So I thought that I would just go and photograph some stock for myself to use, which is why there are a bunch of very minimalist abstract forms on my stream now.
I have had a fairly difficult time finding a good angle for this because the basketball courts are surrounded by these very tight green frames, but also because of that, they added a bit of front bokeh to these captures, which is interesting to me.
I might just have to reserve a court next time so I can photograph these properly, but at least it helps to figure out where this is available nearby.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-21 14:31:30 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3363 x 5044
+ Exposure: 1/800 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 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°25'12" N 114°13'38" E
+ Location: + 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場籃球場 中国香港马鞍山游乐场篮球场 Basketball Courts, Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130221.7D.24069
+ Series: 形 Forms, 體育 Sports
“籃球網 Basketball Net” / 體育之形 Sports Forms / SML.20130221.7D.24069
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #體育 #Sports #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #籃球 #Basketball #網 #Net
The Exchange Square 交易廣場 is a building complex located in Central, Hong Kong.
The property is the home of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since the 1980s. It also houses many international banking and law firms ncluding Credit Suisse, Bank of Montreal, Lloyd George Management, Latham & Watkins, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen & Overy and Allens Arthur Robinson. It is also home to the consulates in Hong Kong of Argentina, Canada, Japan, and the American Club of Hong Kong.
Pictured is One Exchange Square and Two Exchange Square from the point of view from the entrance level—which, like many hotels in Hong kong, is not on the ground floor but at the elevated footbridge level.
This photo was taken at night so it is a bit grainy. And as usual, I find this extreme wide angle view up to be more interesting than other perspectives.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-09 22:29:08 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4979 x 3319
+ Exposure: 1/13 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
+ GPS: 22°17'0" N 114°9'27" E
+ Location: 中國香港中環交易廣場 中国香港中环交易广场 Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130209.7D.21836.P1.L1.BW
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms
“香港中環交易廣場 Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong” / 城市建築夜之形 Urban Architecture Forms at Night / SML.20130209.7D.21836.P1.L1.BW
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLBW #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #黑白 #BW #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #中環 #Central #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #城市 #Urban #夜 #night #攝影 #摄影 #photography\
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
There is something beautiful about where building touch—especially when they are almost touching but not quite. That oh-so-sweet soft shadow is left behind.
The facade on the architecture are distinctive from one another: one old, one new. One weathered, battered and used. The other shiny and new. But the older one always has so much more character—texture, color, inconsistency—in other words, imperfection.
Imperfection is always so much more interesting. Perfection is boring, cold and uninteresting. Embrace imperfection. It would make a happier life—true to nature.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-23T18:38:40.20+0800
+ Dimensions: 4980 x 3320
+ Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/4.0
+ ISO: 1000
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°9'42" E
+ Altitude: 26.3 m
+ Location: 中國香港中環愛丁堡廣場5號香港大會堂 中国香港中环爱丁堡广场5号香港大会堂 Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130323.EOSM.03599
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 界 Division
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“香港大會堂 Hong Kong City Hall” / 香港文化建築形之界 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Forms Division / SML.20130323.EOSM.03599
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #界 #Division #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #中環 #Central
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There is something gritty about this scene. I was reminded of some of iD Software’s many first person shooter games when I saw this. There are the pipes, the dirt, the multiplied boxes of no-one-knows-what. And then of course there are the lights.
To me this lives in the game world. It is interesting to me.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-13 16:57:57 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5140 x 3427
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 24mm
+ ISO: 320
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L
+ GPS: 22°25'17" N 114°13'37" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山頌安商場垃圾房 中国香港马鞍山颂安商场垃圾房 Garbage Room, Chung On Shopping Mall, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6
+ Serial: SML.20130213.EOSM.01989.P1.L1
+ Series: 死園 Deadyard, 形 Forms, 商場 Shopping Malls
“死園總部之形 Deadyard Headquarters Forms” / 中國香港馬鞍山頌安商場垃圾房 Garbage Room, Chung On Shopping Mall, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China / SML.20130213.EOSM.01989.P1.L1
/ #死園 #Deadyard #形 #Forms #SMLForms #商場 #ShoppingMalls #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #垃圾 #trash
Schools in Hong Kong has a very recognisable form. You don’t even need to look for the sign and you can immediately recognise that this is a school. It is a bit like SimCity that way. Education institutes with more funds can obviously afford to hire an architect to design something different, but most public schools follow the same design pattern. Often the only thing which differentiate one from another is the color of their facade, and that’s about it.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-19 13:38:59 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5046 x 3364
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 127 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°25'7" N 114°13'48" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山保良局胡忠中學 中国香港马鞍山保良局胡忠中学 Plk Wu Chung College, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130219.7D.23218
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms
“正方形交響樂 Symphonic Squares No. 4” / 香港教育建築之形 Hong Kong Education Architecture Forms / SML.20130219.7D.23218
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #正方形 #squares #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #學校 #学校 #School
The straight and curve lines of a wooden bench under a late afternoon sun at a park in Hong Kong.
The numbers 3, 6 and 9 have special numerological properties in Chinese culture.
+ 三: 3 sounds like the character 生 which means life.
+ 九: 9 has the same pronunciation as 久, which means longevity.
+ 六: 6 is the reverse of 9 pictographically. The two numbers 69 together forms the yin and the yang.
Thus 3, 6 and 9 together is a metaphor for a continually evolving long life of longevity. This is why I picked these numbers for my landline phone numbers. Although most Chinese people prefer the number 8 which sounds like 發 (fortune). Personally I prefer 6 and 9 as money for me is unimportant, but I would love to make a mark some time in history. Hopefully, maybe.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-22 16:55:26 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4831 x 3221
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 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°25'10" N 114°13'40" E
+ 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.20130222.7D.24340
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms
“三6三6三9三” / 香港園林建築之形 Hong Kong Landscape Architecture Forms / SML.20130222.7D.24340
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #園林 #Garden #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #木 #wood #長椅 #bench
Clouds divided by lines in space.
Sydney Business School. Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM near Circular Quay Station, Sydney, Australia.
Cloud forms division / Sydney, Australia / SML.20140315.6D.30983.P2.BW
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
Citibank Plaza (花旗銀行大廈) is a modern glass and steel office complex in Hong Kong that comprises Citibank Tower, ICBC Tower, a 3 level basement garage capable of accommodating 558 vehicles, as well as a retail podium. With a gross floor area of almost 1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m2)., Citibank Plaza is one of the biggest office complexes in Hong Kong, capable of serving a working population of over 10,000. At 205 metres tall, Citibank Tower reaches up to the 50th floor. The highest floor on ICBC Tower is the 40th. Completed in 1992, it was one of the first office buildings in Hong Kong to incorporate intelligent building and environmentally friendly features.
# References
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citibank_Plaza
+ zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/花旗銀行大廈
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-15T15:40:16+0800
+ Dimensions: 3375 x 5063
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/9.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 160
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'47" N 114°9'39" E
+ Location: 香港金鐘花園道3號花旗銀行大廈 Citibank Tower, 3 Garden Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130524.7D.42089.BW
+ Series: 形 Forms, 建築 Architecture
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
花旗銀行大廈 Citibank Tower / 香港商業建築之形 Hong Kong Commercial Architecture Forms / SML.20130524.7D.42089.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #中環 #Central #花旗銀行 #Citibank #lines
Photographed with iPad 3 using the 360pano app, uploaded to server, downloaded as Stereographic panoramic image, processed in Snapseed.
Unprocessed source:
+ interactive pano: 360.io/qAy6yV/
+ 360 flat: 360.io/qAy6yV/f
+ Stereographic flat: 360.io/qAy6yV/s
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Q”
/ 香港公共屋邨全景之形 Hong Kong Public Housing Panoramic Forms
/ SML.20130126.IP3.360pano.qAy6yV.s.07868
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/ 形 Forms 建築 建筑 architecture 全景 pano #攝影 #摄影 #photography #中國 #中国 #China CN #香港 #HongKong HK HKG #公共 #public #屋邨 #housing #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan
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
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/ #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
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
DragonAir 港龍航空 — now a subsidiary of Cathay Pacific 國泰航空 — is probably the best airline to fly from Hong Kong (HKG) to China destinationas these days. The economy class is spacious and comfortable. Haven't tried their business class yet so cannot comment on that. Recommended.
With its striking geometric facade, Murray Building (美利大廈)—a government office building located in Central, Hong Kong—is one of my favorite architectures in Hong Kong.
Form follows function—its facade is designed to be super functional. The windows were meticulously oriented such that every office would avoid the intrusion of excessive direct sunlight. The design won the Certificate of Merit of the Energy Efficient Building Award in 1994.
This building used to house many of the key decision making bureaus of the Hong Kong government, but the site will soon be auctioned off for re-development into a hotel as the government bureaus which used to be located there have moved to the Central Government Complex, Tamar in 2011.
Also in view is part of the Citibank Tower complex, and in the reflection, the HSBC headquarters designed by Norman Foster.
# References
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Building
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-15T16:39:04+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/22
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 1000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'41" N 114°9'36" E
+ Location: 香港中環紅棉路22號美利大廈 Murray Building, 22 Cotton Road, Central, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130615.6D.15880.BW
+ Series: 形 Forms, 建築 Architecture
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
美利大廈 Murray Building / 香港政府辦公建築之形 Hong Kong Government Office Architecture Forms / SML.20130615.6D.15880.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #中環 #Central #Gov #Office
I guess maybe most people photograph things on airlines in order to file complaints so the flight attendants quickly stop me from photographing more. I just like the beauty of utilitarian forms.
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)
Division, Forms at Sea.
Neko Harbour is a notable inlet located on the eastern shore of Andvord Bay, off the coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache during his 1897-1899 expedition and named after the Norwegian whaling ship, Neko, which operated in the area between 1911 and 1924.
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- Exposure: 400mm, 1/2500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 160
- Series: Forms, Travel, Antarctica 2015
- Copyright: 2015, 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Iceberg, Neko Harbour, Antarctica 2015 / SML.20151214.7D.54997.E1
Spy vs Spy.
The radar towers of the USS Peleliu with a distant view of The Center (Chinese: 中環中心) makes for an interesting contrast of forms. In the front, the radars are used for telecommunication in the battlefield while the antennas on the top of the office building is likely used for civil telecom uses.
The Center is the fifth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong. With a height of 346 m (1,135 ft), it comprises 73 stories. The Center is one of the few skyscrapers in Hong Kong that is entirely steel-structured with no reinforced concrete core [1].
Also pictured at the lower right corner of the capture you can see the top of the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港四季酒店), a five-star hotel building in the International Finance Centre complex in Central, Hong Kong [2].
# Notes
1. Wikipedia: EN: The Center: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Center
2. Wikipedia: EN: Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Seasons_Hotel_Hong_Kong
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T18:12:37+0800
+ Dimensions: 3460 x 5190
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 640
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°17'46" N 114°10'6" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: USS Peleliu (LHA-5), United States Navy + The Center + Four Seasons Hotel
Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01910.BW
+ Series: Photojournalism, 形 Forms, 建築 Architecture
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“軍用與民用電信形之別 Contrast of Telecommunication Forms: Military vs Civil” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01910.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #USS #Peleliu #LHA5 #Radar #telecom #communication
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, along with AsiaWorld-Expo.
The venue was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, in association with Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Larry Oltmanns led the design as the Design Partner with SOM.
Pictured is the second phase of the centre, located on an artificial island completely landfilled. The rooftop is designed to look like birds in flight. Amazingly the whole project took only 48 months from land reclamation to completion.
This panorama is stitched together using 15 full resolution RAW on the 7D with the 100-400 set to max and photographed from Central. It might not be the best vantage point for this photo so I might go back and photograph from the pier.
I could have used a wide angle lens but I wanted the resolution.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-24T16:32:47+0800
+ Dimensions: 15859 x 3331
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Panorama FOV: 24 degree horizontal, 8 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Rectilinear
+ GPS: 22°17'8" N 114°9'38" E
+ Location: 香港中環 Central, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港灣仔港灣道1號香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130424.6D.02666-SML.20130424.6D.02680-Pano.Rectilinear.24x8.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)” / 香港商業建築全景之形 Hong Kong Commercial Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130424.6D.02666-SML.20130424.6D.02680-Pano.Rectilinear.24x8.BW
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
Hong Kong is one of the highest density cities in the world, mostly because while most cities in the world are built on flatland, Hong Kong’s geography is mostly made up with mountains and steep hill.
In fact, according to Wikipedia, More people in Hong Kong live or work above the 14th floor than anywhere else on Earth, making it the world’s most vertical city [1].
Pictured is one of the public housing architectures in Hong Kong. It packs a lot of population in a single block, while leaving enough space around buildings for breathing room.
This was shot earlier this month with the 7D. Not wide enough. Trust that I will be going back soon with the 6D.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2014-04-10T15:07:50+0800
+ Dimensions: 3310 x 4965
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 19 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'5" N 114°13'38" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆安邨恆日樓 Heng On Estate Heng Yat House, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130410.7D.37612.BW
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms, 建築 Architecture
# Notes
1. Wikipedia: Hong Kong: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“恆安邨恆日樓 Heng On Estate Heng Yat House” / 香港公共屋邨建築之形 Hong Kong Public Housing Architecture Forms / SML.20130410.7D.37612.BW
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #建築 #建筑 Architecture #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #公共 #Public #屋邨 #Housing
Continuing the theme of intrinsically unphotographable subject matters, this is a beautiful collage of forms seen on the ground at the Ma On Shan Sports Ground after the rain. The hard surface is accented by pale reflection of from the rain of the nearby plants and architecture.
The simplest thing is the most beautiful.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-31T15:40:14.18+0800
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 252 mm
+ ISO: 500
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'15" N 114°13'38" E
+ Altitude: -3.9 m
+ 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.20130331.7D.37298.BW
+ Series: 形 Forms, 界 Division, 黑白 Black and White
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“雨後彎 Swoosh after the rain” / 香港體育建築形之界 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Forms Division / SML.20130331.7D.37298.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #地 #Floor #雨 #Rain
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
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/ #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 collage of architectural forms at night in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The only way this is possible is if you are living in a city where you are surrounded by tall buildings.
On the top is an awning of a restaurant, I think (萬寶樓 Main Pole House). To the left is 利榮大樓 Lee Wing Building. Looks like residential but I am not sure. 修頓花園 Southorn Garden is the building at the bottom. This I believe is residential as the name suggests. The 安康商業大廈 On Hong Commercial Building is the office skyscraper on the right.
Pointing upwards with a wide angle lens affords this. Super sweet. The GP-E2 GPS unit allows me to figure out where I was on Google Maps after the fact. For these kinds of photos the centre is obviously not the focus so I would perform vignette removals on them so you can actually see the forms. S+H also needs to be applied so it is tweaked inside Photoshop. I wish that Lightroom would have S+H also.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-16 22:09:29 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4656 x 3104
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°16'39" N 114°10'25" E
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔軒尼詩道與柯布連道交界 中国香港湾仔轩尼诗道与柯布连道交界 Intersection at Hennessy Road and O'Brien Road in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130216.EOSM.02179.BW.P1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms
“往上看 Look Up” / 城市建築夜之形 Urban Architecture Night Forms / SML.20130216.EOSM.02179.BW.P1
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #WanChai #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #城市 #Urban #夜 #night #攝影 #摄影 #photography
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)
A construction worker working on the bamboo scaffolding at the top floors of the Innovation Tower at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU) [1].
Here you can also see more clearly how they tie the bamboo scaffolding, where they hold the nylon ties on their waists. The striped tshirt worn by the worker creates an interesting contrast of forms with the orthogonal thought organic forms of the bamboo scaffolding, which in turn creates an interesting contrast with the curved metal frame of the architectural structure.
The tower was originally due to be completed by the end of 2011, but some factors including the recent container ports strikes in Hong Kong have affected some of the materials shipment but it is expected to completed by mid year in 2013.
Some of you have asked me how far the 400mm give me, and here you see that from the ground level I can make out the Chinese characters on the construction site on the top floors.
The 400mm with the 7D with an APS-C sensor effectively gives me 400x1.6 = 560mm of zoom factor equivalent on a full frame. You can compare this to the wide angle shot in the previous image [2] shot with the 6D + 17mm — so now I have an effectively 30x optical zoom range using my two cameras, which is precisely why I now carry these two configs daily.
# Notes
1. Innovation Tower: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation_Tower
2. “Bamboo Scaffolding Unveiling: Innovation Tower by Zaha Hadid” / 香港理工大學建築之形 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Architecture Forms / Crazyisgood / SML.20130425.6D.03058: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8683120814/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-25T16:38:39+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°18'13" N 114°10'44" E
+ Location: 香港理工大學 Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130425.7D.40389.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 男 Men
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“香港理工大學賽馬會創新樓竹棚建築工人 Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU) Innovation Tower Bamboo Scaffolding Construction Worker” / 香港人 Hong Kong Humans / SML.20130425.7D.40389.BW
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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
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The Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Chinese: 香港文化中心) is a multipurpose performance facility in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong [1]. The concert hall inside houses an 8,000-pipe organ by Austrian firm Rieger Orgelbau and is the largest in Asia. I have had the pleasure of going to a few Bach Organ Concertos at the concert hall and let’s just say that the organ kicks some serious ass.
I did not use to like this building when it was first built. For some reasons, the architectures for government buildings often feature these very odd shade of pastels which look like toilets to me—mainly because perhaps the public toilets also use the same materials as they are easy to maintain and clean. But at night, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre truly shines—literally.
Since moving back to Hong Kong in 2012, I have been coming here for concerts and drama performances much more frequently than I used to, and in turn allows me to experience this building complex in new ways then before mainly perhaps because I also get to walk around it more often and finding more interesting perspective on this building.
# Notes
1. Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Cultural_Centre
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-26T22:41:14+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 2000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°17'35" N 114°10'13" 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.03214.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms
# 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” / 香港文化建築夜之形 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Night Forms / SML.20130426.6D.03214.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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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
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What does Chinese culture look like to the Western eyes? Here is one abstract sculptural interpretation by English sculptor and draughtsman Nigel Hall.
Nigel Hall’s grandfather was a stonemason working on churches and cathedrals. Nigel’s observation of the precision carving of stones growing up would influence his sculptures and drawings intimately.
There is a delicate balance of forms through an organic visual language cast in a material as concrete as phosphor bronze. The two droplet-like forms are intended as “Chinese whispers”. Two separate forms connected like the yin and the yang. The interplay of shadows and balance is important to the artist, and that intention is quite evident in this minimal yet powerful piece.
Nigel Hall
Chinese Whispers III, 2010
Phosphor bronze, ed. 2/3
133.5 x 47 x 20 cm
奈杰爾•霍爾
中國式私語 III, 2010
磷青銅, 2/3 版本
133.5 x 47 x 20 cm
# Nigel Hall (b. 1943)
Nigel Hall (born 30 August 1943 in Bristol, Gloucestershire) is an English sculptor and a draughtsman. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Hall_(sculptor)
# Annely Juda Fine Art
Annely Juda Fine Art is based in London and represents contemporary British, European and International artists. The gallery also exhibits masters of the 20th century avant-garde, specialising in Russian constructivism.
23 Dering Street (off New Bond St)
London
Greated London W1S 1AW
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7629 7578
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:07:57+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 32 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13889
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Sculpture by Nigel Hall: Chinese Whispers III, 2010 (Phosphor Bronze ed 2/3)” / Annely Juda Fine Art / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13889
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