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f/8 at night! Seriously. Clearly for the Canon EOS 6D—impossible is nothing! I can’t wait til the 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L arrives. I ordered it last week so I should get it any day now.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-13T21:59:57+0800

+ Dimensions: 5388 x 3592

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 27 mm

+ ISO: 10000

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'42" E

+ Altitude: 15.7 m

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場人造草地足球場中国香港马鞍山游乐场人造草地足球场 Artificial Turf Soccer Pitch, Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130413.6D.00556

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men

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

“夜間足球 Nighttime Football (Soccer)” / 香港體育男運動員 Hong Kong Men in Sports / SML.20130413.6D.00556

/ #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #足球 #Football #Soccer #夜 #Night

Andrew Jacobs / 20070811.10D.44455 / SML Skydive by See-ming Lee

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Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

Andrew Jacobs / 20070811.10D.44472 / SML Skydive by See-ming Lee

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Steve (Utah) Webb / 20070811.10D.44777 / SML Skydive by See-ming Lee

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20070811.10D.44637 / SML Skydive by See-ming Lee

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Oren Peri / 20070811.10D.44815 / SML Skydive by See-ming Lee

Oren Peri is the amazing skydiver who shot my video for my first skydive! See his amazing footage of me going down from 15,000-ft above ground at smlSkydive.com

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Sunset on Butterflies / Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

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Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

烏溪沙拾石老翁 Stone-picking old men at Wu Kai Sha (Beach) / 香港人 Hong Kong Humans / SML.20130809.7D.50058.BW by See-ming Lee

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Every time I go to Wu Kai Sha, I see an old man with long flowing silver beard picking stones at the beach.

After some research, it turns out that he has been manually organising the stones on the beach for years voluntarily after noting that quite a number of people swim at the public beach which is not looked after by government officials.

And so day and night, he comes to the beach to sort the stones out into neatly organised piles so that other people can enjoy the beach.

What an incredible story — I was planning to shoot some documentary here perhaps but the locals told me that his story is quite well known and has been covered by televisions in Hong Kong already — though I have no idea where. When I get the courage to speak to strangers, I will go investigate further.

Stay tuned.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-08-09T18:12:38+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.0

+ Focal Length: 135 mm

+ ISO: 500

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

+ GPS: 22°25'40" N 114°14'1" E

+ Location: 香港烏溪沙 Wu Kai Sha, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Lightroom 5

+ Serial: SML.20130809.7D.50058.BW

+ Series: 香港人 Hong Kong Humans (HKHumans), 男 Men

# Media Licensing

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

烏溪沙拾石老翁 Stone-picking old men at Wu Kai Sha (Beach) / 香港人 Hong Kong Humans / SML.20130809.7D.50058.BW

/ #香港人 #HKHumans #男 #Men #SMLMen #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #人 #People #烏溪沙 #WuKaiSha #Beach #stone

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Yahoo Pipes: SML Universe Twitter RT Mentions: Output / 2009-11-24 / SML Pipes by See-ming Lee

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Screenshot: pipes.yahoo.com/seeminglee/smluniversetwitterrtmentions

There are many Twitter tools now that allow you to access multiple Twitter accounts at once but there is no tool available that I know of that give you an at-a-glance overview of Twitter RT mentions across multiple Twitter accounts. This pipe is created specifically to serve this purpose.

It uses the Twitter Search API to look for Twitter mentions of @smluniverse @smlbw @smlfineart @smlgfxdesign @sml_photography @seeminglee @crazy_is_good @smlmen @smlviz @lifecelebrates.

Tada! No more going into multiple Twitter accounts just to look at them. :)

Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

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Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

20070811.10D.44640 / SML Skydive by See-ming Lee

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Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

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“男望籃” (Basket gazing men) / 香港灣仔修頓球場 Southorn Playground, Wan Chai, Hong Kong / SML.20130211.7D.23002.C23.BW by See-ming Lee

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Some people on social media mentioned that they miss seeing hot men on my stream. So here are some instant Nike basketball advertising for you, seen at 香港灣仔修頓球場 [1] Southorn Playground [2] in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Basketball gazing man—most definitely should be a model, Mr Bobcats. :)

# SML Translate

+ 男: men

+ 望: watch

+ 籃: basketball

Word play. 男 and 籃 has the same pronunciation in Cantonese. Thus it is men watching the basket (which also has its own humor in English) :)

# SML Workflow

Photographed with the Canon 7D + 70-200 f/4L + 1.4x Extender. Processed in Lightroom 4.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-11 15:55:46 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3817 x 2545

+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 183 mm

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4 Extender III.

+ GPS: 22°16'38" N 114°10'23" E

+ Location: 中國香港灣仔修頓球場中国香港湾仔修顿球场 Southorn Playground, Wan Chai, Hong Kong SAR, China

# Notes

1. 修頓球場，正式名稱為修頓遊樂場，位於香港灣仔盧押道（莊士敦道與軒尼詩道之間），是灣仔其中一個露天運動場地。設有1個七人小型足球場及4個籃球場，由康樂及文化事務署管理。修頓球場是很多人在灣仔修頓球場周圍的集合和娛樂地點。很多人以修頓來稱呼灣仔修頓球場一帶的地方，而灣仔區議會亦有B10修頓選區。

zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/修頓球場

2. Southorn Playground (Chinese: 修頓遊樂場, 修頓球場) is a sports and recreational facility in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong. It comprises a football field, four basketball courts, and a children's playground.

Southorn Playground is surrounded by Hennessy Road in the North, Luard Road (West), Johnston Road (South) and Southorn Centre (East). It has been Wan Chai's main recreational area since the early 1970s. Formerly a thriving night market, it was named in 1934 after Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn who was the Colonial Secretary (second highest position of Hong Kong Government) in 1925-1936. Though the site is not big, it is often used for district functions such as fun fairs and sports matches.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southorn_Playground

“男望籃” (Basket gazing men) / 香港灣仔修頓球場 Southorn Playground, Wan Chai, Hong Kong / SML.20130211.7D.23002.C23.BW

/ #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMen

/ #men #男 #people #人 #sports #運動 #basketball #籃球

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #WanChai

“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 by See-ming Lee

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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

/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #男 #Men #SMLMen #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #ZahaHadid

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Rhythm of Life / Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

20070811.10D.44490 / SML Skydive by See-ming Lee

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Elevator / 20080119.SD850IS.2052 / SML by See-ming Lee

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On my way to Gregory Hull (Flickr / SML Wiki), American painter.

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Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

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Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

Garlic (Detail) by Gregory Hull / 20080119.SD850IS.2065 / SML by See-ming Lee

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Gregory Hull (Flickr / SML Wiki), American painter.

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“破磚前集中精神 Concentrate before brick-breaking” / 第11屆香港國際武術節 The 11th Hong Kong Wushu International Championship (HKWSJ) / 男運動員 Men in Sports / SML.20130407.EOSM.03793.BW by See-ming Lee

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Outside the stadium where the championship took places, a tattooed-and-muscled up Chinese martial arts (武術 Wushu) competitor concentrated as his coach and crowd cheered on before taking his punch at the piles of brick in front of him—multiple times.

Meanwhile, inside the stadium, the championship went on but I don’t have a telephoto lens with me because I really just walked by the place randomly. Every time I did not bring my SLR, crazy things happen—so you see why I usually bring it with me everywhere I go.

Crazyisgood. Video to follow when I am done with the soundtrack.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-07T19:39:44.61+0800

+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/2.0

+ Focal Length: 22 mm

+ ISO: 1250

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM

+ GPS: 22°25'34" N 114°13'48" E

+ Altitude: 27.3 m

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山鞍駿街14號馬鞍山體育館 Ma On Shan Sports Centre, 14 On Chun Street, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, 體育 Sports, 男 Men, Crazyisgood, 黑白 Black and White

“破磚前集中精神 Concentrate before brick-breaking” / 第11屆香港國際武術節 The 11th Hong Kong Wushu International Championship (HKWSJ) / 男運動員 Men in Sports / SML.20130407.EOSM.03793.BW

/ #新聞攝影 #Photojournalism #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #武術 #Wushu #MartialArts

Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

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Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

20070811.10D.44480 / SML Skydive by See-ming Lee

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Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

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Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

Colin Sutherland / 20070811.10D.44423 / SML Skydive by See-ming Lee

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Colin Sutherland / 20070811.10D.44422 / SML Skydive by See-ming Lee

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Radical Faeries Drum Ritual / Gay Pride New York 2007 / Event by See-ming Lee

Radical Faeries Drum Ritiual / Gay Pride New York 2007

“滑板 Wakeboarding” / 香港水上體育運動之形 Hong Kong Water Sports Forms / SML.20130317.7D.35254.BW by See-ming Lee

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Completely unexpected, someone wakeboarded outside the window yesterday, creating some truly wicked forms on water—sweet. For these kinds of photos you really need an SLR—but if you can do it with a point+shoot + able to focus then kudos to you—please remember to share your secret. :)

Wakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water. It was developed from a combination of water skiing, snowboarding and surfing techniques.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakeboarding

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-17 16:31:58 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 320

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III

+ GPS: 22°25'18" N 114°13'17" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Subject: 中國香港馬鞍山聽濤雅苑對外的吐露港中国香港马鞍山听涛雅苑对外的吐露港 Tolo Harbour outside Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130317.7D.35254.BW

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 形 Forms, 黑白 Black and White

“滑板 Wakeboarding” / 香港水上體育運動之形 Hong Kong Water Sports Forms / SML.20130317.7D.35254.BW

/ #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #滑板 #Wakeboarding

Billy Clarke: Alley-oop Fishbrain / 香港街頭滑旱冰 Hong Kong Aggressive Skating (Rollerblading) on the Street / SML.20130524.6D.14911.SQ.BW by See-ming Lee

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Aside from writing, Billy Clarke (Instagram:@rollhk) [1] also does aggressive inline skating with a bunch of other street kids in Hong Kong.

I did not know that rollerblading has its own lingo until now. This particular move here is called “Alley-oop Fishbrain”. According to a rollerblading glossary [2], “Alley-oop” is a move where you turn one way while rotating (to land the grind) another, where as “Fishbrain” is a topside makio grind named by Aussie skater Tom Fry. Definitely will need an illustrated guide.

# Workflow

I was not really prepared for this shoot—it was ad hoc and out of the blue. It was also midnight, so there was only so much I could do. This is a good example of strobist in action though — just plop the 580EX closed to the subject and boom there’s light. Billy is not too happy with it showcasing his rear but technically speaking that _is_ where the action is at…

I have asked him to invite me when there is actually light next time. Seriously.

# Billy Clarke

+ billy-clarke.com/

+ rollhk.com/

+ Facebook: www.facebook.com/billy.clarke.904

+ Flickr: www.flickr.com/19169305@N08/

+ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/billyclarke

# Notes

1. “Billy Clarke” / 香港人 Hong Kong Humans / SML.20130508.7D.41422.L2.BW: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8729028938/

2. www.rollerblading.com.au/skating_glossary.htm

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-24T23:07:33+0800