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Changbaishan (長白山 Chang Bai Mountain) has two separate areas: the northern slope and the western slope. Each offers a different view of the mountain. The photo here depicts the western slope of the mountain.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM. 10 captures stitched using cylindrical projection covering a FOV of 68.08 x 29.10.
長白山西坡 Western Slope, Chang Bai Mountain (Changbaishan) / 中國東北 Dongbei, China / SML.20140725.6D.33117-SML.20140725.6D.33126-Pano.i10.C.68.08x29.10(-7.32).P1
Colorful boats parked at the dock inside Jilin Beishan Park, a scenic park in Dongbei, China.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM. Panorama stitched using 12 images covering a FOV of 11.71 x 4.05.
Rainbow Boats / 中國東北吉林市北山公園 Jilin Beishan Park, Dongbei, China / SML.20140727.7D.52140-SML.20140727.7D.52151-Pano.i12.P.11.71x4.05(6.90)
This panorama shows the indoor view of the Bird’s Nest National Stadium used for the Olympics 2008 in Beijing, China. Here you see the chairs fade gradually from red in the bottom to white at the top. It also shows that when the stadium is not used, tourists are invited to ride Segways around the stadium.
This image is stitched together using 22 handheld captures. The original photo shows a 360-degree view but I find the “back” of the photo a bit distracting so I have cropped it to show a 180-degree sweep only. Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
鳥巢北京國家體育場 Bird’s Nest Beijing National Stadium (Panorama) / 中國北京體育建築之形 Sports architecture forms in Beijing, China / SML.20140502.6D.31746-SML.20140502.6D.31767-Pano.i22.C.360.00x79.32.P1
This panorama shows the path leading towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿) after entering the Gate of Supreme Harmony (太和門). It can easily be seen that all the roofs inside the Forbidden City are glazed in the Imperial yellow (reserved for the emperor), and their walls painted in red for good fortune in Chinese culture.
17 captures were stitched together using cylindrical projection, with a field of view (FOV) of 132.63 x 45.69. Photographed handheld with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM.
太和殿全景 Hall of Supreme Harmony (Panorama) / 中國北京故宫 Forbidden City, Beijing, China / SML.20140430.6D.31390-SML.20140430.6D.31406-Pano.i17.C.132.63x45.69.P1
Nothing can quite describe the excitement of seeing a parallax-free render after spending the time to make the series of shots—not to mention carrying the gear to the location in the middle of the night.
The Manfrotto 303 SPH pano head is not cheap, but at last I do not have to make excuses of why the seams do not match and try to fix them post-processing unsuccessfully. This is the best purchase in recent years yet again.
I found this open space near Pier 10 at Central Pier. All the architectural landmarks in Central can be clearly seen here, as well as the Central Plaza to the right in Wan Chai.
The IFC is quite tall, and I photographed this with the 6D + 17-40 angled 15-degree from the horizon. Stitched together using 15 captures set at 24-degree each. With the 303SPH (the 300N rotating head component) it becomes very easy to photograph at intervals covering everything equally without much guess work.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-23T22:02:16+0800
+ Dimensions: 21166 x 4855
+ Exposure: 4.0 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 21 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Remote release, Manfrotto 303 SPH pano head, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 87 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°17'7" N 114°9'44" E
+ Location: 香港中環碼頭 Central Ferry Piers, Central, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港中環 Central, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130623.6D.16533-SML.20130623.6D.16547-Pano.i15.360x87
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
夜深雲湧 Cloudy night / 香港中環全景 Central, Hong Kong Panorama / SML.20130623.6D.16533-SML.20130623.6D.16547-Pano.i15.360x87
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #城市 #Urban #中環 #Central #雲 #Cloud #天 #空 #Sky #山水 #landscape
And now we take a short break from photojournalism and marvel at some truly incredible cloudscape seen recently outside my window stitched together using 5 full resolution RAWs with the 6D + 17-40 f/4L.
I switched to using Autopano Giga for my panorama stitching as I noticed that Hugin kept on removing resolution from my high res captures—but I couldn’t figure out why. APG has been pretty good so far though so it is nice.
# SML Translate: 白雲如棉挺山青 水映黃昏藍天明
+ 白: white.
+ 雲: clouds.
+ 如: (appears) like.
+ 棉: cotton (describe the clouds).
+ 挺: erect, holding up.
+ 山: mountains.
+ 青: blue / green (describes the color of the mountains).
+ 水: water.
+ 映: reflects.
+ 黃: yellow (color of the sunset)
+ 昏: sunset.
+ 藍: blue.
+ 天: sky.
+ 明: bright.
+ 白雲如棉挺山青 水映黃昏藍天明: during the yellow sunset, the water brightly reflects that of the blue sky with puffy white clouds.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-29T18:57:50+0800
+ Dimensions: 14616 x 5304
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 320
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 98 degree horizontal, 64 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Planar
+ GPS: 22°22'42" N 114°9'42" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China)
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) + 吐露港 Tolo Harbour
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130529.6D.15293-SML.20130529.6D.15298-Pano.Planar.98x64
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“白雲如棉挺山青 水映黃昏藍天明” / 香港中文大學全景之寧 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Panoramic Serenity / SML.20130529.6D.15293-SML.20130529.6D.15298-Pano.Planar.98x64
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #雲 #Cloud #Cloudscape #自然 #Nature #CUHK
It is not a skyscraper if it does not touch the sky. And on a foggy day like this, the International Commerce Centre (環球貿易廣場 ICC) certainly does [1] (pictured right). Besides being the tallest building in Hong Kong, it is currently the world’s fourth tallest building and the five-star Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong hotel currently occupies floors 102 to 118.
The red building to the left is The Arch (凱旋門). It is an 81-floor 231-metre (758 feet) tall skyscraper completed in 2006. It is currently the third-tallest residential building in Hong Kong and is made up of four towers. The towers join at the 69th floor to form an arch with the top floors and thus was named “The Arch” [2].
In the middle is another residential skyscraper called The Harbourside (君臨天下) [3]. It is a 255 m (836.6 ft) tall residential skyscraper which features many “Feng Shui Holes 風水洞” originally seen only at the luxury high-rise at the Southern District in Hong Kong. In Chinese mythology, the dragons flow from the north to the south and so architects decided to make “holes” for the dragon to pass through. Accordingly, the apartments near these holes are more expensive than the rest.
Altogether these building complex together with several other few and the shopping mall Elements make up what is called the “Union Square” area of Hong Kong in West Kowloon.
# Notes
1. The International Commerce Centre (Chinese: 環球貿易廣場) (abbr. ICC Tower) is a 118-storey, 484 m (1,588 ft) skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Commerce_Centre
2. The Arch (凱旋門 / 凯旋门) at Union Square Hong Kong. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Square_(Hong_Kong)
3. The Harbourside (君臨天下) is a 255 m (836.6 ft) tall residential skyscraper located at 1 Austin Road West, in the Union Square complex. Construction of the 74-storey building began in 2001 and was completed in 2004 under the design by P & T Architects & Engineers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Square_(Hong_Kong)
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-08T16:47:27+0800
+ Dimensions: 5301 x 3534
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 160
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°18'15" N 114°9'43" E
+ Location: 香港西九龍柯士甸道西一號 Union Square, 1 Austin Road, West Kowloon, Hong KOng
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, Crazyisgood
“摩天 Scraping the Sky” / 凱旋門 The Arch + 君臨天下 The Harbourside + 環球貿易廣場 International Commerce Centre / 香港摩天大廈建築之形 Hong Kong Skyscrapers Architecture Forms / SML.20130508.6D.05489
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #ICC #Arch #Harbourside #skyscraper #sky
# Updates
+ Published in a Fotopedia story about ICC: www.fotopedia.com/reporter/stories/dqb0kROHZIV/view
This was shot handheld with the 7D + 100-400 during sunset last week. The color information is rather tricky in this shot, so I processed it mainly inside Photoshop Lab mode. If processed in black and white then the drama is somewhat gone, but leaving them in tact looks odd also. I might circle back and work on it more later.
Stitched with 4 captures.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-06T18:02:15+0800
+ Dimensions: 14160 x 3702
+ Exposure: 1/800 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Panorama FOV: 9 degree horizontal, 2 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Planar
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'26" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Vista Paradiso, Ma On
Shan, Hong Kong)
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 5, Photoshop CC
+ Serial: SML.20130706.7D.43781-SML.20130706.7D.43784-Pano.i4.9x2.L1.P1
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
黃昏雲影 Evening Cloudscape / 香港日落全景之寧 Hong Kong Sunset Panoramic Serenity / SML.20130706.7D.43781-SML.20130706.7D.43784-Pano.i4.9x2.L1.P1
This is a panorama of the Houhai Lake (後海, literally: “Rear Sea”), one of the largest lake in central Beijing. I past by this lake during my hutong rickshaw ride. The water is clear, the trees wiggle ever so gently, and the smog of Beijing seems to all dissipate.
Stitched together with 15 captures on the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM. FOV is 169.12 x 59.84. It is cropped so the vertical FOV is much less than the original. Cylindrical projection.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houhai
後海 Houhai Lake / 中國北京 Beijing, China / SML.20140503.6D.31939-SML.20140503.6D.31953-Pano.i15.C.169.12x59.84(2.58).P1
As usual, I feel that one cannot fully comprehend an architectural space without a panorama, so here is one such. This shows the inside of the main arena, with the exposed skylight, which is both functional and beautiful. Form follows function.
This panorama is stitched together using 16 images captured with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM. It covers a FOV (field of view) of 219.20 x 74.48 degrees.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_National_Aquatics_Center
水立方北京國家游泳中心全景 The Water Cube, Beijing National Aquatics Center (Panorama) / 中國北京體育建築之形 Sports architecture forms in Beijing, China / SML.20140502.6D.31824-SML.20140502.6D.31839-Pano.i16.C.219.20x74.48(2.56).P1
It has been raining heavily in the past few days, but the rain does something incredible to the air — it cleanses it.
The Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade (尖沙咀海濱長廊) is a high tourist-traffic spot, and it is easy to see why, because it offers an incredible view of the Hong Kong Island across the Victoria Harbour.
Today Rainbow Teddy and I packed the pano gear and gave this place a visit and it did not disappoint. Slaving 30 lbs (15 kg) of metal and glass across town was no fun, but sometimes it is worth the tug.
Here at last the curves are smooth and continuous with the pano head unlike my previous attempts. And look at the clouds! Hong Kong can be quite incredible sometimes—especially on days like this before the pollution comes back to clog the perfect harbor view.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-08T14:39:00+0800
+ Dimensions: 18430 x 4556
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto 303SPH pano head, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 365 degree horizontal, 95 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°17'35" N 114°10'10" E
+ Location: 香港尖沙咀海濱長廊 Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港維多利亞港 Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130808.6D.25746-SML.20130808.6D.25757-Pano.i12.360x95
+ Series: 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
香港尖沙咀海濱長廊維多利亞港全景 Victoria Harbour Panorama from Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Hong Kong / SML.20130808.6D.25746-SML.20130808.6D.25757-Pano.i12.360x95
/ #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #urban #harbor #sky #clouds #people #travel
Since the dawn of civilisation, humans look upon the heavens and are in awe of its ever-changing patterns. Although completely abstract in configuration, it never ceases to amaze. Exactly what it is that makes these puffy clouds so delightful to see?
So I started to use a telephoto lens to do panoramic shots of these sceneries. Yes, if you use a wide-angle lens you could very possibly capture the same moment and then crop out the sky — but you see, when you crop a digital image, you lose all the details and subtleties in the abstract painting, and all you are left with are pixels in white and blue. And in this panorama stitched using 18 RAW captures, you get instead an image which can be printed with all the resolution in its glory.
Across social media networks, be it Facebook, Google Plus, or the recent rather unfortunate redesign of Flickr, there is an increasing need for some imageries which extend a very wide field of view. Call it a banner or cover photo if you will, and based on analytics reports I was surprised to find my panoramas making their ways to blogs as banner images. Well here is another one for you… though I did not really see my photography as part of a background image, for the sake of Creative Commons, at least that would be a possible use…
I decided to use the 70-200 f/4L for this after noting that it was mostly sitting ducks ever since I bought the 100-400 — and without a doubt, the vaccuum-pump action on the 100-400 does not keep a very nice steady hand.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-06T15:09:56+0800
+ Dimensions: 29398 x 4024
+ Exposure: 1/800 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 200 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 61 degree horizontal, 12 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'26" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Vista Paradiso, Ma On
Shan, Hong Kong)
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130806.6D.25010-SML.20130806.6D.25027-Pano.i18.61x12
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
藍天白雲棉 Puffy clouds in blue sky / 香港夏日全景之寧 Hong Kong Summer Panoramic Serenity / SML.20130806.6D.25010-SML.20130806.6D.25027-Pano.i18.61x12
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #自然 #Nature #天 #sky #雲 #clouds
Full res (10524x2955): www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8354397056/sizes/o/
Left: 青雲洞 (青云洞 “Green Cloud Cave”)
Right: 象鼻峰 (象鼻峰 “Elephant Trunk Peak”)
Center: 泰安市 (泰安市 The city of Tai'an) in 山東省 (山东省 Shandong Province), 中國 (中国 China).
# SML Setup
+ Canon EOS 7D
+ Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L
# SML Data
+ SML.20121011.7D.09602 / ISO 100 - 35mm - f/2.8 - 1/1250 sec
+ SML.20121011.7D.09603 / ISO 100 - 35mm - f/2.8 - 1/800 sec
+ SML.20121011.7D.09604 / ISO 100 - 35mm - f/2.8 - 1/1250 sec
+ SML.20121011.7D.09605 / ISO 100 - 35mm - f/2.8 - 1/800 sec
# SML Workflow
+ Adobe Photoshop CS6
+ Adobe Lightroom 4
Pano: 象鼻峰青雲洞 (象鼻峰青云洞 “Elephant Trunk Peak Green Cloud Cave”) / 山東省泰安市泰山 (山东省泰安市泰山 Mount Tai, Tai'an City, Shandong Province) / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09602-09605.Pano.ChinaTourism.Shandong.MountTai
Photography mostly has to do with framing, but photographing 360-degree panoramas possess a different kind of challenge as the frame is continuous, so it is mostly a matter of finding where to align the center point. For location which has perfect symmetry, I have found that putting everything dead center works out the best.
This was taken at the flag pole of the Ma On Shan Sports Ground. It has a relatively long exposure so as to hide the identity of participants. There was another shot where a man was seen stretching near me but noting that all the attention was given to him in this shot, I have chosen to publish this one instead. I will probably post the other one on my B-Reel Flickr account, which, since everyone is given unlimited space now, it might make sense for me to make use of them.
Also of note here is that the RGB combinations are not as pleasing as the CMYK spot colors. For those who asked me why I don’t use RGB as my identity, this is a perfect example why…
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-23T19:10:27+0800
+ Dimensions: 18618 x 4589
+ Exposure: 0.8 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 remote release, Manfrotto 303 SPH pano head, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 96 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'44" 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: Autopango Giga 3, Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130823.6D.26789-SML.20130823.6D.26800-Pano.i12.360x96
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 建築 Architecture, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
馬鞍山運動場 Ma On Shan Sports Ground / 香港夜間體育建築360度全景 Hong Kong Sports Architecture at Night 360-degree Panorama / SML.20130823.6D.26789-SML.20130823.6D.26800-Pano.i12.360x96
/ #體育 #Sports #建築 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #panorama #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #夜 #Night #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #people
Recently during sunset, a line of disparate and lingering clouds caught my attention. They hung in mid-air, against a vast mountain with very delicate power lines running on its top. In the shadow area, you can briefly make out that it was captured near urban areas—it is that of the Tai Po district in Hong Kong. But it is not the focus here. The silhouette forms is what interest me, so I left them hidden in the shadow. Could I have pumped them up with some Photoshopping? Yes, I guess I could but then you would miss the delicate lines. Minimalism is the aim. When we remove the details, we can see the tiny details more succinctly, I believe.
13 Canon EOS 7D + 100-400 captures. Stitched with Autopano Giga 3. Processed in Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-04T19:10:18+0800
+ Dimensions: 19510 x 5720
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 640
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Panorama FOV: 12 degree horizontal, 4 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Planar
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'26" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Vista Paradiso, Ma On
Shan, Hong Kong)
+ Subject: 香港大埔 Taipo, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130704.7D.43437-SML.20130704.7D.43449-Pano.i13.12x4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
靜夏 Quiet summer / 香港日落全景之寧 Hong Kong Sunset Panoramic Serenity / SML.20130704.7D.43437-SML.20130704.7D.43449-Pano.i13.12x4
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #自然 #Nature #山 #mountains #日落 #sunset
In a city plagued with air pollution and noise, I find peace and serenity on a path deep within a park, completely enveloped in the color green.
Stitched with 12 captures with the 6D + 17-40 mounted on pano head. As a night time semi-long exposure, you can see the leaves fluttering softly in the wind.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-23T19:36:23+0800
+ Dimensions: 19234 x 4567
+ Exposure: 2.0 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 19 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto 303SPH pano head, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 365 degree horizontal, 93 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°25'12" N 114°13'43" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山遊樂場 Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Hong kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130823.6D.26855-SML.20130823.6D.26867-Pano.i12.360x93
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
綠茵林 Green Forest / 香港馬鞍山遊樂場360度全景 Hong Kong Ma On Shan Recreation Ground 360-degree Panorama / 夜之寧 Night Serenity / SML.20130823.6D.26855-SML.20130823.6D.26867-Pano.i12.360x93
/ #寧 #Serenity #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #park #night #soccer #green #nature
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Besides filled with plants unique to China, there is something special about the architecture seen inside 南蓮園池 Nan Lian Garden. No nails are used to construct any of the buildings—these are techniques developed in China way back in the 唐朝 Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 AD).
Situated in the middle of the garden is 圓滿閣 Pavilion of Perfection (pictured). Perfection (Sanskrit: paripūrna) describes being surrounded by adequacy and not lacking anything.
The Pavilion of Perfection is shaped as an octagon. The ponds surrounding it is also designed as a lotus with with eight petals. It is used to described the eight auspicious function of water used in the Buddhist tradition: 澄淨、清冷、甘美、輕軟、潤澤、安和、除飢渴、長養諸根 — to clean, to clear, sweetness, lightness, soft, moist, peacefulness, to quench thirst, and to enrich one’s roots.
In addition, the Pavilion of Perfection describes the perfectly harmonious human relationships, the perfect morality, the perfect merit, and the perfect wishes. It is used to describe a blessing for the visitors [1].
This panorama is photographed handheld using nine 7D RAW captures.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-29T15:48:20+0800
+ Dimensions: 9857 x 3653
+ Exposure: 1/40 - 1/60 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 156 degree horizontal, 70 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°24'12" N 114°12'25" E
+ Altitude: 21.6 m
+ Location: 中國香港九龍鑽石山鳳德道60號南蓮園池 Nan Lian Garden, 60 Fung Tak Road, Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130329.7D.37104-SML.20130329.7D.37112-Pano.Cylindrical.156x70.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Notes
1. SML Translate: 南蓮園池: 園池景觀: 園池區域: 閣․圓滿閣:
圓滿，梵語paripūrna，是周遍充足，無所欠缺之意。南蓮園池圓滿閣為八角形，下面水池亦為八角蓮瓣造型，表示佛教淨土具有的八種殊勝功能之水，即澄淨、清冷、甘美、輕軟、潤澤、安和、除飢渴、長養諸根。此外圓滿閣有相好圓滿、萬德圓滿、功德圓滿、所願圓滿之意，表達了對各位遊人的祝福。
www.nanliangarden.org/view.php?cat=16&id=137
# Related SML Flickr
+ “南蓮園池 Nan Lian Garden” / 香港園林建築全景 Hong Kong Landscape Architecture Panorama / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20130329.7D.37068-SML.20130329.7D.37078-Pano.Cylindrical.154x58: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8602303024/
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“南蓮園池圓滿閣 Pavilion of Perfection, Nan Lian Garden” / 香港園林建築全景 Hong Kong Landscape Architecture Panorama / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20130329.7D.37104-SML.20130329.7D.37112-Pano.Cylindrical.156x70.P1.L1
/ #中國旅遊 #中国旅游 #ChinaTourism #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #園林 #Garden #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8609498517/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8609498517/sizes/o/ (9857 x 3653)
GettyImages: gty.im/177603218
This is a 360-degree panorama shot from the docks of the Shatin Rowing Centre. It offers a great view of the residential developments situated around the Shing Mun River. Most of the rowing championships happen here every year.
An array of shoes were left behind on the shore by rowing participants, even though signs are posted everywhere advising people to not do that. For a long while now these “No ___” signs have become a historic snapshot of “what has been done near here” signpost for me around Hong Kong.
Noting that it would be something fun and healthy for me to do a bit of exercise, I am planning to take some rowing classes here in the future. And for that I bought a GoPro Hero3 Black edition specifically to photograph the scenery. So far I am not super impressed with its usability but we shall see what the quality is once I have gotten the chance to give it a ride.
Stitched with 12 captures on the 6D + 17-40.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-08T16:08:09+0800
+ Dimensions: 18488 x 4528
+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/11.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto 303SPH pano head, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 365 degree horizontal, 95 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ 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: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130809.6D.26235-SML.20130809.6D.26246-Pano.i12.360x95.M02.L1
+ Series: 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
城門河 Shing Mun River / 香港沙田賽艇中心碼頭全景 Hong Kong Shatin Rowing Centre Docks Panorama / SML.20130809.6D.26235-SML.20130809.6D.26246-Pano.i12.360x95.M02.L1
/ #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #自然 #Nature #docks #water #ShingMunRiver #shatin #landscape
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9483885209/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9483885209/sizes/o/ (18488 x 4528)
After sweating in direct sunlight for an hour, I managed a seamless panorama without parallax horizontally, but it would appear that while I have setup the horizontal nodal point correct, I have failed the vertical nodal point so there are vertical seams.
But this is far better than my previous shot without a pano head [1], so it is definitely an improvement. (self pat on the back). Calibrating for the vertical nodal point is tricky, as it requires comparing horizontal lines. For vertical lines I just bring a light-weight light stand with me and compare with buildings far away. For horizontal lines I have to come up with something different.
Pictured is one of the public housing development in Hong Kong, where as you can see, the view is spectacular and the air is fresh.
68-image stitch. Captured with the 6D + 17-40 mounted on Manfrotto 303 SPH pano head + 190XPro tripod. TC-80N3 remote release.
# Notes
1. 馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade / 香港360度全景之寧 Hong Kong 360-degree Serenity Panorama / SML.20130308.7D.27330-SML.20130308.7D.27356-Pano.Cylindrical.360x62.8: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8538184863/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-30T15:38:09+0800
+ Dimensions: 18473 x 6818
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 136 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'29" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 頌安邨 Chung On Estate, 錦豐苑 Kam Fung Court, 吐露港 Tolo Harbour
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130630.6D.17608-SML.20130630.6D.17682-Pano.i68.360x136.Spherical
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
夏日熱度 Summer Heat / 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊360度全景之寧 Hong Kong Ma On Shan Promenade 360-degree Panoramic Serenity / SML.20130630.6D.17608-SML.20130630.6D.17682-Pano.i68.360x136.Spherical
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #promenade #sun
The Summer Palace (頤和園 Yíhé Yuán) is a vast ensembles of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing, China. It started out life as the “Garden of Clear Ripples” (清漪園 Qīngyī Yuán) in 1750. In 1888, it was given the current name, Yihe Yuan. It served as a summer resort for Empress Dowager Cixi.
Today, it serves as a popular destination as well as a recreational park. In 1998, UNESCO included the Summer Palace on its World Heritage List.
Pictured is a panorama of the Kunming Lake (昆明湖) with the Longevity Hill (萬壽山) in the background. 18 captures were stitched together using cylindrical projection covering a FOV of 190.92 x 60.21 degrees. Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Palace
頤和園萬壽山昆明湖全景 Summer Palace Panorama: Longevity Hill + Kunming Lake / 中國北京 Beijing, China / SML.20140502.6D.31657-SML.20140502.6D.31674-Pano.i18.C.190.92x60.21.P1
I have to take a break from my photojournalism, so here is a panoramic view of the Hong Kong Coliseum (香港體育館), photographed recently when I went to attend a lecture but could not hear a thing because the sound projection at the “mountain top” was dismal at best. So as usual, I took the opportunity to do photography instead.
The coliseum is better known amongst the public as the Hung Hom Coliseum (紅磡體育館, 紅館). Although it was built for sports originally, it was mostly used for pop music concerts and other large performance events which need to house a large amount of audience. Opened in 1983, it seats 12,500 people and is the second largest indoor facility in Hong Kong, only behind the AsiaWorld-Arena opened in 2005.
The seats to the top of the audience stage is intimately known as the “山頂” (mountain top) mostly because it was so far away from the stage. But as you can see, it offers a fantastic view for panoramic photography.
Stitched using 10 full res RAW captures with the 6D + 17-40 f/4L. Processed using Autopano Giga 3, a new pano stitching software I just bought and am trying out.
# References
+ Hong Kong Coliseum: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Coliseum
+ 香港體育館: Wikipedia: ZH-HK: zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/香港體育館
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-27T19:336:05+0800
+ Dimensions: 9253 x 4433
+ Exposure: 1/15 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 12800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Panorama FOV: 176 degree horizontal, 93 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°17'4" N 114°9'39" E
+ Location: 香港九龍油尖旺區紅磡灣暢運道9號香港體育館 Hong Kong Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130527.6D.15089-SML.20130527.6D.15098-Pano.Spherical.176x93
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“紅館山頂觀” / 香港體育館全景 Hong Kong Coliseum Panorama / SML.20130527.6D.15089-SML.20130527.6D.15098-Pano.Spherical.176x93
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www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8556232281/sizes/o/ (7783 x 3280 original)
Sunset is the perfect time for landscape photography, and it is clear from this panorama why that is. This is stitched together using 11 full res RAW captures with the 7D + 17-40 /f4L. It is handheld, but as you see Hugin 2012 does a beautiful job.
On the left hand side is a row of old-style public housing development. In the center is some new private housing development. And to the right is the New Town Plaza as well as the Shatin City Hall.
Different pricing, same view. Hong Kong is awesome, yes?
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-06 17:35:19 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 7783 x 3280
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 166 degree horizontal, 72 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°22'46" N 114°11'29" E
+ Altitude: 9.2 m
+ Location: 中國香港新界沙田城門河瀝源橋 中国香港新界沙田城门河沥源桥 Lek Yuen bridge, Shing Mun River in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130306.7D.26953-SML.20130306.7D.26963-Pano.Cylindrical.166x72
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“沙田城門河日落 Sunset in Shatin Shing Mun River” / 香港全景攝影 Hong Kong Panoramic Photography / SML.20130306.7D.26953-SML.20130306.7D.26963-Pano.Cylindrical.166x72
/ #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #沙田 #Shatin #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #城市 #Urban #街 #Street
Situated in the middle of buzzing streets of Hong Kong, there lies a 3.5-hectare Chinese Classical Garden called Nan Lian Garden (南蓮園池) built in the Tang Dynasty style with hills, water features, trees, rocks and wooden structures.
Whenever visitors to Hong Kong asked me where they should go, I always recommend them to visit here. Not only is the garden filled with exotic plants unique to Chinese landscape, it also has one of the best vegetarian restaurant and tea house in the city.
The garden is completed in 2006 as a joint project of the Chi Lin Nunnery and the Hong Kong Government.
Photographed handheld, this panorama is stitched using eleven 7D RAW captures.
# More information
+ Wikipedia: EN: Nan Lian Garden: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan_Lian_Garden
+ Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department: www.lcsd.gov.hk/parks/nlg/en/index.php
+ Hong Kong Tourism Board: www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/see-do/culture-heritage/chin...
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-29T15:42:24+0800
+ Dimensions: 9690 x 3474
+ Exposure: 1/50 - 1/80 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 154 degree horizontal, 58 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°24'12" N 114°12'25" E
+ Altitude: 21.6 m
+ Location: 中國香港九龍鑽石山鳳德道60號南蓮園池 Nan Lian Garden, 60 Fung Tak Road, Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130329.7D.37068-SML.20130329.7D.37078-Pano.Cylindrical.154x58
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“南蓮園池 Nan Lian Garden” / 香港園林建築全景 Hong Kong Landscape Architecture Panorama / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20130329.7D.37068-SML.20130329.7D.37078-Pano.Cylindrical.154x58
/ #中國旅遊 #中国旅游 #ChinaTourism #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #鑽石山 #DiamondHill #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #園林 #Garden #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #自然 #Nature
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8602303024/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8602303024/sizes/o/ (9690 x 3474)
This is the setup I currently use for most of my panorama shots. It includes the following:
+ Canon EOS 6D. An affordable (and my first) digital full-frame body. Here shown without the battery grip, as it the Manfrotto 303SPH does not extend far enough for me to use the grip in order to setup the nodal center point correctly.
+ Canon EF 17-40 f/4L. The widest lens I own. This allows me to capture for as far as I can.
+ Manfrotto 303SPH pano head. For a cool 670 USD, this baby certainly does not come cheap for a slab of metals, but after wrangling with parallax I made the plunge to buy it. I have now shot several scenes both with and without the panoramic head and you can see that it does make a huge difference. It is quite heavy though.
+ Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod. This is a versatile tripod with an easily rotatable center-column which is nothing short of genius. It replaces the 3021BPro tripod which I previously own.
+ Canon TC-80N3. My remote release. You do need this to minimize vibration. A lot of my photos shot in crowdy areas are somewhat long-exposures. Longer exposure renders moving objects as a blur, and thus hides the identity of people, so if I choose to publish it I will not need to get model release from every single one.
This setup was used to photograph www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9404825673/ — some of my followers have expressed that the tutorials are helpful so I will try to do some more tutorials presentations in the future.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-30T23:30:38+0800
+ Dimensions: 2903 x 3817
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22 mm
+ ISO: 125
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°18'10" N 114°10'56" E
+ Location: 香港紅磡火車站 (港鐵紅磡站) Hung Hom MTR Station, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130730.EOSM.04089
+ Series: SML Setup, SML Opinions
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
SML Panorama Setup: Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L + Manfrotto 303SPH + Manfrotto 190XPROB + Canon TC-80N3 / SML Opinions / SML.20130730.EOSM.04089
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/ #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #Canon #Manfrotto #tripod #camera #setup #config #nerds #geekporn #攝影 #摄影 #photography #opinions
I was going to PolyU to see a drama performance yesterday. Noting that I would pass through the Hung Hom MTR Station for this performance, I took the tripod and the Manfrotto 303SPH pano head with me so I can photograph the station on my way back home.
You can see that I have a similar shot earlier [1], which was a 360-degree pano shot without a panoramic head, and it was full of parallax error. But the earlier shot was done during rush hour so there were definitely more interesting things happening—you could do people watching, for example.
For this shot, the architecture is more pronounced, but more succinctly, you can see that although pano heads are not exactly cheap, they do serve a very functional purpose.
Stitched with 12 captures with the 6D + 17-40 f/4L. To accentuate the ceiling, these shots were angled 30-degree to the horizon, and thus require spherical projection to stitch accurately.
# References
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hung_Hom_Station
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-30T23:29:09+0800
+ Dimensions: 18741 x 4628
+ Exposure: 1/4 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 remote release, Manfrotto 303 SPH panoramic head, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 96 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°18'10" N 114°10'56" E
+ Location: 香港紅磡火車站 (港鐵紅磡站) Hung Hom MTR Station, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130730.6D.24926-SML.20130730.6D.24937-Pano.i12.360x96.Spherical
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 建築 Architecture, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
# Notes
1. 紅磡火車站 Hung Hom MTR Station / 香港人流建築全景 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Panorama / SML.20130527.6D.15067-SML.20130527.6D.15088-Pano.i22.360x97: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9075901907/
港鐵紅磡站 Hung Hom MTR Station / 香港人流建築全景 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Panorama / SML.20130730.6D.24926-SML.20130730.6D.24937-Pano.i12.360x96.Spherical
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #people #metro #MTR #station
Someone on Facebook asked me how I could love the architectures designed Frank Gehry as well as Norman Foster. He sees them in different genres because they follow very different methods of construction, but I see them as the same—as pure expression of forms. While Gehry’s architecture is sculpturally organic and Foster’s designs feature very geometric compositions, they are ultimately about the beauty of forms. My art education from Yale is based in Bauhaus, so perhaps my appreciation of forms differs from his Harvard GSD background.
This is a handheld panorama of Terminal 1 at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKG). It was stitched together using nine 6D full-res RAW captures with the 17-40. I still haven’t bought a pano head yet so parallax is a bit of an issue, but I am planning on getting one any day now.
My mom saw some panorama shots I took recently and asked me if it was a single shot because I have been raving about the super wide angle I was able to achieve with the 17-40 + full frame 6D body. No—a full frame body cannot really achieve wider than 180-degree shots—perhaps a fish eye lens can but I do not yet have one. 8-15 f/4L looks good, will do some research perhaps.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-25T06:22:08+0800
+ Dimensions: 5622 x 2575
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 400-640
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 190 degree horizontal, 154 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Equirectangular
+ GPS: 22°18'52" N 113°56'11" E
+ Location: Terminal 1, 香港國際機場 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130425.6D.02842-SML.20130425.6D.02850-Pano.Equirectangular.190x154
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“香港國際機場一號客運大樓 Terminal One, Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)” / 香港旅遊建築全景之形 Hong Kong Travel Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130425.6D.02842-SML.20130425.6D.02850-Pano.Equirectangular.190x154
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #機場 #Airport #NormanFoster
The path on the Great Wall is tough. 20 years ago, when I visited Badaling (八達嶺), the northern section of the Great Wall, I was lifted by cable cars. There is no help at Juyongguan (居庸關). You must walk the miles on your feet. The path is steep—almost at 45-degree angles. Even though the steps were made of stone, many were already worn out. With the foggy weather in Beijing, it was downright dangerous. But still scores of people hold their will and climb up to the top. I was tired half-way through, and did not reach the top for this pass. If I visit the Great Wall again, I would certainly remember to train for it.
Juyongguan is much closer to Beijing, so the air pollution also seems to have affected the area. I had to do a lot of pushing and pulling to get some contrast back into this image, which is stitched together with 9 different captures with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juyong_Pass
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China
居庸關長城 Juyong Guan, Great Wall (Panorama) / 中國北京 Beijing, China / SML.20140501.7D.52000-SML.20140501.7D.52008-Pano.i9.C.P1.SQ.BW
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8558922303/sizes/o/ (7973 x 3033 original)
The Landmark (Chinese: 置地廣場) is an office and shopping development owned by Hongkong Land in Central, Hong Kong. It is commonly known as the home of numerous prestigious international brands and the gathering place of well-heeled shoppers.
This panorama is stitched together using 9 full res RAW of the EOSM by photographing in portrait mode with the 17-40 f/4L.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-15 14:33:22 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 7973 x 3033
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 500-640
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 156 degree horizontal, 68.5 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°16'53" N 114°9'28" E
+ Location: 中國香港中環皇后大道中15號置地廣場 中国香港中环皇后大道中15号置地广场 The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130315.EOSM.03305-SML.20130315.EOSM.03313-Pano.Cylindrical.156x68.5
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 商場 Shopping Malls, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“中環置地廣場 The Landmark, Central” / 香港商場建築全景攝影 Hong Kong Shopping Malls Architecture Panoramic Photography / SML.20130315.EOSM.03305-SML.20130315.EOSM.03313-Pano.Cylindrical.156x68.5
/ #商場 #ShoppingMalls #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #中環 #Central #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #建築 #建筑 #Architecture
GettyImages: gty.im/177596047
There is a beach at the end of the Ma On Shan Promenade (馬鞍山海濱長廊). It is called Wu Kai Sha (烏溪沙) [1]. Just a few years ago, it was quite a hike to get here, but with the recent urban development of Ma On Shan, you can now get here rather quickly by taking the MTR to Ma On Shan station and walking for another 10 minutes.
Noting that this is rather close by, Rainbow Teddy (彩熊 RT) asked me to take him to photograph the sunset. I thought that since I will be at the beach for quite a while anyway, I took the pano head with me to do a 360-degree panorama.
As the sun starts to set, the place has transformed from a beach to be a photographer’s heaven, and even in the view here you can see a slew of photographers joining RT to capture the scenery on the beach.
Because of the extreme lighting conditions, I shot this as an HDR. Altogether, 36 images were shot covering the -3 to +3 range in a 12-capture stitch.
# Notes
1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Kai_Sha
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-09T18:29:39+0800
+ Dimensions: 18424 x 4529
+ Exposure: 1/40 - 1/100 sec at f/11.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100 - 2500
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto 303SPH pano head, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 95 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°25'40" N 114°14'1" E
+ Location: 香港烏溪沙 Wu Kai Sha, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 5, Photoshop CS6
+ Serial: SML.20130809.6D.26354-SML.20130809.6D.26392-Pano.i36.360x95.HDR
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography, HDR, 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
烏溪沙 Wu Kai Sha / 香港日落全景之寧 Hong Kong Sunset HDR Panoramic Serenity / SML.20130809.6D.26354-SML.20130809.6D.26392-Pano.i36.360x95.HDR
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #彩熊 #RainbowTeddy #HDR #SMLHDR #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #自然 #Nature #Beach #Sunset
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9477691330/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9477691330/sizes/o/ (18424 x 4529)
Original: 12417 x 2313: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8509778677/sizes/o
I brought my tripod to the Ma On Shan Promenade and photographed this panorama of 香港中文大學 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) today. It is a bit cloudy so I had to push it quite a bit inside Photoshop to give it a bit of color. Will definitely go again. You can see 火炭 Fotan on the left side and Science Park on the right as well.
This is stitched using 8 RAW images shot with the Canon EOS M + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM lens. As usual I have found Hugin to be the best pano stitching software available. Once processed, it is tweaked inside Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-26 14:20:32 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 12417 x 2313
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 中国香港马鞍山海滨长廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 The Chinese University of Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130226.EOSM.02539-SML.20130226.EOSM.02546-SML.Pano.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Hugin, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“香港中文大學全景 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Panorama” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130226.EOSM.02539-SML.20130226.EOSM.02546-SML.Pano.P1.L1
/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #中文大學 #CUHK #大學 #University
The Rotunda annex of the National Library of Finland, completed in 1906, is a six-story structure with bookshelves placed around an open central space. Gazing up or down in the Rotunda offers stunning views of the library’s interior architecture
The National Library of Finland (Kansalliskirjasto) serves as the foremost research library in the country and is a vital institution for preserving Finnish cultural heritage. Located in Helsinki, near the iconic Senaatintori square, it is both a repository of knowledge and a cultural hub.
I visited this place in August during my week in Helsinki, per recommendation by Alexander. I only had a 24-105 with me during the visit and was unable to capture its beauty in a single shot, so I have stitched together 14 captures to make a vertical pano.
- Canon EOS R8
- Canon RF 24-107 f/4L IS USM
- Unioninkatu 36, 00170 Helsinki, Finland
- Architect: Carl Ludvig Engel
National Library of Finland, Helsinki / SML.20240813.R8.08556-08569-Pano
I photographed this panorama stitched using five RAW captures on the 6D while riding the Star Ferry across the Victoria Harbour, so camera shake is a bit of an issue for some of the images. But I feel that it is important to have an image which shows the complete length of the ship.
If you zoom in closer on the right hand side near the helicopters, you will see some people hanging around closed to the deck. Those people are in fact not standing on the ship but photographers lining up to photograph this boat on the entire roof of 海運大廈 Ocean Terminal [1] where the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) was docked in Hong Kong.
The rows of architecture on the left are residential development in Union Square, West Kowloon [2] featuring many gigantic “feng shui holes” whereas the architecture to the right are commercial architecture in Tsim Sha Tsui which are part of the 海港城 Harbour City shopping mall complex.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T16:27:34+0800
+ Dimensions: 8018 x 2014
+ Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/4.5
+ Focal Length: 100 mm
+ ISO: 160
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Panorama FOV: 42 degree horizontal, 22 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Rectilinear
+ GPS: 22°17'25" N 114°9'58" 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 at Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01133-SML.20130418.6D.01137-Pano.Rectilinear.42x22
+ Series: Photojournalism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Notes
1. Ocean Terminal (Chinese: 海運大廈) is a cruise terminal and shopping centre located on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Terminal,_Hong_Kong
2. Union Square is a commercial and residential real estate project in Hong Kong on the West Kowloon reclamation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Square_(Hong_Kong)
3. Harbour City (Chinese: 海港城) is a large shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It is part of a series of office blocks and hotels. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbour_City_(Hong_Kong)
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“海運大廈美國軍艦 USS Peleliu (LHA-5) Docked at Ocean Terminal” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / 香港全景攝影 Hong Kong Panoramic Photography / SML.20130418.6D.01133-SML.20130418.6D.01137-Pano.Rectilinear.42x22
/ #Photojournalism #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #US #Navy #USS #Peleliu #LHA5 #planes #ships #military #Police #Architecture #OceanTerminal
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8667485483/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8667485483/sizes/o/ (8018 x 2014)
The view from Ocean terminal looking towards Hong Kong Island.
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8559021391/sizes/o/ (8261 x 2483 original)
From left to right:
+ The Star Ferry (Chinese: 天星小輪), or The "Star" Ferry Company, is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. Its principal routes carry passengers across Victoria Harbour, between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It was founded in 1888 as the Kowloon Ferry Company, adopting its present name in 1898. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Ferry
+ The International Finance Centre (IFC, Chinese: 國際金融中心) is an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Finance_Centre
+ Ocean Terminal (Chinese: 海運大廈) is a cruise terminal and shopping centre located on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Terminal,_Hong_Kong
+ The International Commerce Centre (Chinese: 環球貿易廣場) (abbr. ICC Tower) is a 118-storey, 484 m (1,588 ft) skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project built on top of Kowloon Station. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Commerce_Centre
Stitched together with 11 full res RAW of EOS M with the 17-40 f/4L
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-15 15:15:06 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 8261 x 2483
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 178 degree horizontal, 71.2 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°17'41" N 114°10'7" E
+ Location: 中國香港尖沙咀梳士巴利道海運大廈 中国香港尖沙咀梳士巴利道海运大厦 Oean Terminal, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130315.EOSM.03388-SML.20130315.EOSM.03398-Pano-Cylindrical-178x71.2
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“海運大廈 + 維多利亞港 Ocean Terminal + Victoria Harbour” / 香港全景攝影 Hong Kong Panoramic Photography / SML.20130315.EOSM.03388-SML.20130315.EOSM.03398-Pano-Cylindrical-178x71.2
/ #商場 #ShoppingMalls #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #尖沙咀 #TsimShaTsui #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #建築 #建筑 #Architecture
As Hong Kong’s only university offering degrees in fashion design, the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (紡織及製衣學系, ITC) of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (香港理工大學, PolyU) organizes a fashion show for their best and brightest students from their graduating class each year.
This year, 24 students from the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Scheme in Fashion and Textiles or the Higher Diploma Scheme in Fashion and Textile Studies were showcased, each showing 6 looks on the runway.
The event was held on June 26th, 2013 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (香港會議展覽中心, HKCEC).
Pictured is a panorama of the stage at the afternoon show before it started. It is handheld, so you will see imperfect seams everywhere, but it should hopefully illustrate the crowd and stage nicely. Stitched together using 13 captures with the 6D and 24-70 f/2.8L.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-23T15:51:46+0800
+ Dimensions: 27530 x 12161
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 143 degree horizontal, 70 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130626.6D.16729-SML.20130626.6D.16741-Pano.i13.143x70
+ Series: PolyU Fashion Show 2013, 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
天橋走秀全景 Catwalk Runway Panorama / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16729-SML.20130626.6D.16741-Pano.i13.143x70
/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #時裝 #fashion #設計 #design #events #people
Designed by Arquitectonica, the building complexes at 貝沙灣 Residence Bel-Air located at 數碼港 Cyberport feature many of the key ingredients in Hong Kong’s luxury residential properties, as well as some WTF sceneries:
+ “風水洞 Feng Shui Hole”, the hole in the middle of the building which allows the dragon to fly through.
+ High density which soars to the sky. Higher density means more space around for scenery. This allows everyone to have a good view.
+ Ocean view. No one wants to be looking at humans when they are indoors. Well, I don’t.
+ Clothes hanging dry on the balcony. Hong Kong does not have a lot of space so everyone regardless of their income level dry their clothes outside. Truly WTF, yes I know.
+ Swimming pool with a view. This seems almost standard. There is a swimming pool at my place, too. But alas they are always surrounded by buildings so if you are super-private like me you will never swim there. Public swimming pools actually are more private because at least no one can see you.
Pictured is the view from the balcony of one of the apartments at 貝沙灣 Residence Bel-Air. Stitched together using 16 RAW captures with the 6D + 17-40 f/4L, processed with Autopano Giga 3.0 and Lightroom 4.
# References
1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberport
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arquitectonica
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-08T15:36:07+0800
+ Dimensions: 11226 x 3996
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 262 degree horizontal, 95 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°15'20" N 114°7'57" E
+ Location: 香港數碼港貝沙灣 Residence Bel-Air, Cyberport, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130608.6D.15455-SML.20130608.6D.15471-Pano.Spherical.262x95.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“數碼港貝沙灣 Residence Bel-Air, Cyberport” / 香港住宅建築全景之形 Hong Kong Residential Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130608.6D.15455-SML.20130608.6D.15471-Pano.Spherical.262x95.BW
/ #建築 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #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 #landscape #城市 #Urban
Photo by request. Chinese men playing basketball at night. Panorama stitched using 18 7D RAW handheld capture. Thus seams are not perfect and people are seen with their body chopped off, some even have body doubles. But what was requested is depicted. You can always crop out what you want to have a perfect photo. This beats posting 18 boring image on my stream.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-17 21:30:10 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 19388 x 3289
+ Exposure: 1/30 - 1/80 sec at f/4.5
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 2000 - 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 196 degree horizontal, 36.9 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°16'37" N 114°10'21" E
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔莊士敦道111號修頓遊樂場 Southorn Playground, 111 Johnston Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130317.7D.35490-SML.20130317.7D.35510-Pano.Cylindrical.196x36.9
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“夜間籃球 Nighttime Basketball” / 香港體育全景攝影 Hong Kong Sports Panoramic Photography / SML.20130317.7D.35490-SML.20130317.7D.35510-Pano.Cylindrical.196x36.9
/ #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #街 #Street #灣仔 #Wanchai
The elevated footbridge in Central near Exchange Square. Here you see one expect about pano which makes things interesting—it is possible to capture the same person twice. The guy on the right is the same person walking in the middle ground. The seams are not perfect because it is handheld but it shows just how extensive the footbridge network is in Hong Kong.
Stitched in Hugin using 7 RAW captures of the EOS M + 17-40 f/4L.
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8562303588/sizes/o/ (8214 x 2805)
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-15 14:39:25 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 8214 x 2805
+ Exposure: 1/60 - 1/125 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 174 degree horizontal, 72 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°9'30" E
+ Location: 中國香港中環康樂廣場2號交易廣場 中国香港中环康乐广场2号交易广场 Exchange Square, 2 Connaught Pl, Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130315.EOSM.03319-SML.20130315.EOSM.03325-Pano.Cylindrical.174x72
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“中環行人天橋 Pedestrian Footbridge in Central” / 香港人流全景攝影 Hong Kong Human Logistics Panoramic Photography / SML.20130315.EOSM.03319-SML.20130315.EOSM.03325-Pano.Cylindrical.174x72
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #街 #Street #中環 #Central
The Kowloon skyline from the vantage point on the 6th floor of Hong Kong Arts Centre in Wan Chai, where I had dinner last night.
The tallest building to the left is International Commerce Centre (ICC) in West Kowloon, a superskyscraper in Hong Kong which is also the world’s 5th tallest. In the center is the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, together with the original Peninsula Hotel, with the Intercontinental Hotel (the original Regent) on the right. On the far right, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island side.
Stitched together using 16 RAW capture. Also handheld, but as you can see, handheld pano is doable when objects are far away.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-17 19:20:47 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 10220 x 3331
+ Exposure: 1/15 - 1/25 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 100 degree horizontal, 38.5 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°16'32" N 114°10'20" E
+ Altitude: 52.9 m
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔港灣道2號香港藝術中心 Hong Kong Art Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: 九龍 Kowloon + 灣仔 Wan Chai
+ Serial: SML.20130317.7D.35358-SML.20130317.7D.35373-Pano.Cylindrical.100x38.5
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“九龍 + 灣仔 + 維多利亞港 Kowloon + Wan Chai + Victoria Harbour” / 香港建築全景攝影 Hong Kong Architecture Panoramic Photography / SML.20130317.7D.35358-SML.20130317.7D.35373-Pano.Cylindrical.100x38.5
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #夜 #Night
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8568729700/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8568729700/sizes/o/ (10220 x 3331)
Technically speaking, this does not really need to be a panorama stitch. But I am obsessed with details, and if I use a wide angle lens to photograph this then the resulting resolution will not be as high as I want it to be. Also, what I pictured in my head is the sheer width of the ship.
And so I made my decision to photograph 10 full-resolution RAW captures at 400mm to be stitched together after the fact. At this resolution, you can clearly make out each bolt on the aircraft as well as the rain drops on the net—details which would likely be lost if a single wide angle capture was made.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T16:27:44+0800
+ Dimensions: 10280 x 3284
+ Exposure: 1/360 - 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 800 - 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Panorama FOV: 16 degree horizontal, 10 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Rectilinear
+ GPS: 22°17'42" N 114°10'7" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: AV-8B Harrier on the USS Peleliu (LHA-5), United States Navy.
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01277-SML.20130418.6D.01286-Pano.Rectilinear-16x10
+ Series: Photojournalism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“AV-8B Harrier on the USS Peleliu (LHA-5)” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / 香港全景攝影 Hong Kong Panoramic Photography / SML.20130418.6D.01277-SML.20130418.6D.01286-Pano.Rectilinear-16x10
/ #Photojournalism #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #US #Navy #USS #Peleliu #LHA5 #planes #flags #America #USA #ships #AV8B #attack #Boeing
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8664813045/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8664813045/sizes/o/ (10280 x 3284)
This is a 360-degree panorama of the bus terminal located at the Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier in Hong Kong. Located at the south-most corner of Kowloon, it is the ideal location for bus companies to plan their last stop shuttling to other parts of Hong Kong.
The KMB (Kowloon Motor Bus) company started many of its first bus routes from this terminus, as noted by the bus numbers on the station, which ranges only in single digits — as opposed to the double- or triple-digit route numbers seen in most parts of Hong Kong.
Directly adjacent to the station (center in this photo) is the Star Ferry pier, which provides passenger ferry service to Hong Kong Island.
In this panorama, I have heightened the shadow area to expose the rust and dust of the awning covering the station. I am attracted to its geometric architectural forms and years of decay. You probably would not notice them when you walk by as they are well within the shadow areas, but as a lover for deadly objectives, it was a wonderful find for me.
Stitched together with 12 captures with the 6D + 17-40 mounted on the Manfrotto 303SPH pano head.
# References
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsim_Sha_Tsui_Ferry_Pier
+ zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/尖沙咀天星碼頭
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-08T15:39:50+0800
+ Dimensions: 18417 x 4648
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/16
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto 303SPH pano head, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 365 degree horizontal, 96 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°17'38" N 114°10'8" E
+ Location: 香港尖沙咀天星碼頭巴士總站 Bus Terminal, Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130808.6D.26177-SML.20130808.6D.26189-Pano.i12.360x96
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 建築 Architecture, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
尖沙咀天星碼頭巴士總站 Bus Terminal, Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui / 香港人流建築360度全景 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture 360-degree Panorama / SML.20130808.6D.26177-SML.20130808.6D.26189-Pano.i12.360x96.BW
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #people #bus #traffic
The Hung Hom Station (紅磡站), formerly known as Kowloon Station (九龍車站), is an MTR station on the East Rail Line and West Rail Line in Hong Kong. It is located next to the Cross Harbour Tunnel in Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon. It is one of the three Hong Kong ports-of-entry on the MTR network which connect directly to mainland China.
This 360-degree panorama was shot handheld with the 6D + 17-40 f/4L. It is handheld, so parallax error is unavoidable. I do not generally do location scouting for my photography, but with a proof-of-concept capture in hand I will definitely go back with my tripod — when I get my pano head. Any day now—seems it is a must buy item in my arsenal now that I started doing so many panoramic shots.
22 captures stitched using Autopano Giga 3, processed in Lightroom 4.
# References
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hung_Hom_Station
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-27T19:01:24+0800
+ Dimensions: 18669 x 4155
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 2500
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 97 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°18'8" N 114°10'54" E
+ Location: 香港紅磡火車站 Hung Hom MTR Station, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130527.6D.15067-SML.20130527.6D.15088-Pano.i22.360x97
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 建築 Architecture, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
紅磡火車站 Hung Hom MTR Station / 香港人流建築全景 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Panorama / SML.20130527.6D.15067-SML.20130527.6D.15088-Pano.i22.360x97
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #people #metro #MTR #station
The entire graffiti is a block long!
Larger
Panoramic stitch using three photos:
RAW conversion to PSD using Lightroom 2.5. Stitched using PhotoMerge in Photoshop CS4. Tweaked further with USM, Curves and Levels in Lab mode. Then imported back into Lightroom for metadata tagging.
13th annual D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® (Sept 25 to Sept 27, 2009)
www.dumboartfestival.org/press_release.html
The three-day multi-site neighborhood-wide event is a one-of-a-kind art happening: where serendipity meets the haphazard and where the unpredictable, spontaneous and downright weird thrive. The now teenage D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® presents touchable, accessible, and interactive art, on a scale that makes it the nation's largest urban forum for experimental art.
Art Under the Bridge is an opportunity for young artists to use any medium imaginable to create temporary projects on-the-spot everywhere and anywhere, completely transforming the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York, into a vibrant platform for self-expression. In addition to the 80+ projects throughout the historical post-industrial waterfront span, visitors can tour local artists' studios or check out the indoor video_dumbo, a non-stop program of cutting-edge video art from New York City and around the world.
The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) has been the exclusive producer of the D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge Festival® since 1997. DAC is a big impact, small non-profit, that in addition to its year-round gallery exhibitions, is committed to preserving Dumbo as a site in New York City where emerging visual artists can experiment in the public domain, while having unprecedented freedom and access to normally off-limit locations.
Related SML
+ SML Flickr Collections: Events
+ SML Flickr Sets: Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009
Teenagers playing a game of football (soccer) on the hard-surface football pitch adjacent to a primary school located inside a public housing estate in Hong Kong.
As I mentioned previously, “standard” architecture in Hong Kong follow recognizable design patterns. Locals will be able to tell that the blue building the background is a school immediately based on how it looks [1].
Sport and recreation facilities are usually surrounded green fence. They do usually cause quite a bit of problem for my photography, but luckily there is a pedestrian footbridge right next to the soccer pitch—thus you see they are not only good for traffic but photography as well.
This is the same place where I took a photo for my abstract photography with the G12 last year [2].
This is a handheld panorama stitched together using 9 full resolution 7D RAW captures. Shot handheld. The keen viewer will note that the cars are completely chopped off and hanging in midair although their imperfection is shielded by the fences—so in some ways they might be good for some things? :)
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-31T15:28:15+0800
+ Dimensions: 6067 x 3765
+ Exposure: 1/30 - 1/60 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 114 degree horizontal, 82 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Panini
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'36" E
+ Altitude: 70.8 m
+ Location: 中國香港新界馬鞍山頌安邨硬地足球場 Hard-Surface Soccer Pitch, Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan, NT, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130331.7D.37218-SML.20130331.7D.37226-Pano.Panini.114x82
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Notes
1. “正方形交響樂 Symphonic Squares No. 4” / 香港公屋娛樂全景 Hong Kong Education Architecture Forms / SML.20130219.7D.23218: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8489006182/
2. Division / SML.20120831.G12.00112: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/7928296004/
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“雨天不是讀書天 Rainy day is not for studying” / 香港公共屋邨足球康樂全景 Hong Kong Public Housing Football (Soccer) Recreation Facilities Panorama / SML.20130331.7D.37218-SML.20130331.7D.37226-Pano.Panini.114x82
/ #體育 #体育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #足球 #Football #Soccer #雨 #rain #reflection
Under the bright stadium lights, people in the Hong Kong exercise after a day of work: a football match in the middle, runners run around the tracks, and a team of folks practicing tai chi in the foreground.
Here you also see the densely populated neighbourhood surrounding the stadium, as well as where I photographed the big lock on the right hand side seen earlier in my stream.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-27 21:01:31 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 9888 x 2474
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'38" 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: Hugin, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130227.EOSM.02843-SML.20130227.EOSM.02848-SML.Pano.L1
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“夜間體育運動 Nighttime Sports” / 香港馬鞍山運動場全景 Hong Kong Ma On Shan Sports Ground Panorama / SML.20130227.EOSM.02843-SML.20130227.EOSM.02848-SML.Pano.L1
/ #體育 #Sports #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #城市 #Urban #夜 #Night
I have always wanted to do large format photography, but the cost for the cameras are somewhat prohibitive for me. But I believe that if I have the will, I can do it. So I have been hacking this by stitching 7D captures together for a view which is beyond which a wide angle lens can capture.
This one shows the view from SML Universe HKG, and is the subject for my 寧 Serenity photography series. While the single frame captures can also cover so much, by panning the camera in portrait mode set to 17mm focal length, I am able to cover a large area of the sky as well as the sea.
The sea tiling is imperfect, because it moves. This done handheld, so the seams might not be perfect. Also my window does not open as wide as it could, so I actually had to use two different windows to get this. I wish that I can get roof access but unfortunately not. I would consider going to up to the mountain next to me to see if I can get a better view in the future.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-05 14:30:27 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5101 x 2975
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 120 degree horizontal, 72.5 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 + 科學園 + 大埔工業村 + 八仙嶺 + 吐露港 The Chinese University of Hong Kong + Science Park + Tai Po Industrial Estates + Tolo Harbour
+ Serial: SML.20130305.7D.26344-SML.20130305.7D.26351-SML.Pano.Cylindrical-120x72.5
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“香港中文大學 + 科學園 + 大埔工業村 + 八仙嶺 + 吐露港 The Chinese University of Hong Kong + Science Park + Tai Po Industrial Estates + Tolo Harbour” / 香港全景之寧 Hong Kong Serenity Panorama / SML.20130305.7D.26344-SML.20130305.7D.26351-SML.Pano.Cylindrical-120x72.5
/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #CUHK #SciencePark #TaiPo #PatSinLeng #ToloHarbour
泰山天街 (“Heavenly Street / Street in the Sky” Tàishān tiān jiē) is a street up on 泰山 (Mount Tai Tàishān) which begins at 南天門 (南天门 “Southern Gate to Heaven” Nán tiānmén) going eastwards and ends at the 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple.
The total length is approximately 一華里 (一华里 1 Chinese mile). The northern section of the street is called 北天街 (“Northern Heavenly Street” Běi tiān jiē) [pictured]. Filled with a diversity of businesses and lodging options, it looks like as city as well as a buzzing street up in the sky, making it an fascinating place to visit. (1 / SML Translate)
泰山天街是指南天門向東到碧霞祠一段街道，全長約一華里南天門向北的一段路，約有100米，稱為北天街，岱頂天街，商舖林立，亦市亦街，形成了特有的風俗．(1 / Google Translate)
泰山天街是指南天门向东到碧霞祠一段街道，全长约一华里南天门向北的一段路，约有100米，称为北天街，岱顶天街，商铺林立，亦市亦街，形成了特有的风俗．(1)
# SML Flickr
+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8366350241/sizes/o/ (7978 x 2295)
# SML Notes
1. 百度百科 Baidu Baike: 泰山天街 Street in the sky at Mount Tai: baike.baidu.com/view/1124113.htm
# SML Data
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09491-09493.pano
+ Dimensions: 7978 x 2295
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Setup: Handheld
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. GPS unit not available)
1. SML.20121011.7D.09491
+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:45:07 GMT+0800
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/3.5
+ Focal Length: 43 mm
2. SML.20121011.7D.09492
+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:45:18 GMT+0800
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/3.5
+ Focal Length: 34mm
3. SML.20121011.7D.09493
+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:45:25 GMT+0800
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/3.5
+ Focal Length: 70mm
泰山天街 Heavenly Street at Mount Tai / 山東省 山东省 Shandong Province / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D. 09491-09493.pano
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr: 南天門摩天閣 / 山東省泰山 山东省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09494: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8365054922
+ SML Flickr: 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09574: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8349283109
+ SML Flickr Set: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism: sml8.it/smlflickr-chinatourism
# SML Media License
+ CC-BY 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
The entire graffiti is a block long!
Larger
Panoramic stitch using two photos:
RAW conversion to PSD using Lightroom 2.5. Stitched using PhotoMerge in Photoshop CS4. Tweaked further with USM, Curves and Levels in Lab mode. Then imported back into Lightroom for metadata tagging.
13th annual D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® (Sept 25 to Sept 27, 2009)
www.dumboartfestival.org/press_release.html
The three-day multi-site neighborhood-wide event is a one-of-a-kind art happening: where serendipity meets the haphazard and where the unpredictable, spontaneous and downright weird thrive. The now teenage D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® presents touchable, accessible, and interactive art, on a scale that makes it the nation's largest urban forum for experimental art.
Art Under the Bridge is an opportunity for young artists to use any medium imaginable to create temporary projects on-the-spot everywhere and anywhere, completely transforming the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York, into a vibrant platform for self-expression. In addition to the 80+ projects throughout the historical post-industrial waterfront span, visitors can tour local artists' studios or check out the indoor video_dumbo, a non-stop program of cutting-edge video art from New York City and around the world.
The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) has been the exclusive producer of the D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge Festival® since 1997. DAC is a big impact, small non-profit, that in addition to its year-round gallery exhibitions, is committed to preserving Dumbo as a site in New York City where emerging visual artists can experiment in the public domain, while having unprecedented freedom and access to normally off-limit locations.
Related SML
+ SML Flickr Collections: Events
+ SML Flickr Sets: Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009
After some recent success photographing panorama with the 100-400, I tried to photograph the cloudscape with the super telephoto to see if I can get similar results. What I aim for, as always, is the resolution which a regular lens would not provide
Unlike landscape which I can easily determine whether or not I have made a shot, I find the abstract forms in the sky a bit harder to track. So I will likely get a pano head soon. For now I have somewhat decided that I would just go with the Manfrotto 303SPH instead of the robotic heads.
Photographed with the 6D + 100-400. 20 image stitch inside Autopano Giga 3, processed in Photoshop CS6.
# SML Transalate: 千層雲匯
+ 千: a thousand.
+ 層: layers.
+ 雲: clouds.
+ 匯: converges.
+ 千層雲匯: a thousand layers of clouds converge.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-13T18:52:13+0800
+ Dimensions: 21440 x 4048
+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 190 mm
+ ISO: 125
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Panorama FOV: 43 degree horizontal, 16 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Planar
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China)
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130617.6D.16226-SML.20130617.6D.16245-Pano.i20.43x16.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
千層雲匯 / 香港日落全景之寧 Hong Kong Sunset Panoramic Serenity / SML.20130617.6D.16226-SML.20130617.6D.16245-Pano.i20.43x16.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #Panorama #Pano #SMLPano #自然 #Nature #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #雲 #Cloud #天 #空 #Sky
This is a panorama of the Victoria Harbour stitched together using 13 full-resolution handheld 6D RAW captures.
I used to avoid taking photographs at “touristy” spots, but I really hope to document the change of the architectural landscape over time, and so I will be doing more of these in the future.
On the left hand side of the photo, there is a crane doing some heavy lifting on the sea. Most of the newer skyline of Hong Kong were built upon landfills, so my guess is that they are probably in the process of reclaiming more lands.
This was photographed at the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade looking across the harbour so what you see in the middle is Wan Chai with the unmistakeable HKCEC. The tallest building in the center is Central Plaza. The gigantic object rising on the right is IFC (International Financial Centre).
Densely packed skyscrapers against rolling hills is one of the key distinctive features of Hong Kong which is unusual when compared to other international metropolis in the world.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-12T15:37:34+0800
+ Dimensions: 9517 x 2688
+ Exposure: 1/160 - 1/250 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 136 degree horizontal, 60 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°17'36" N 114°10'21" E
+ Location: Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Subject: Hong Kong Island + Victoria Harbour
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130412.6D.00198-SML.20130412.6D.00210-Pano.Cylindrical.136x60
+ Series: 山水 Landscape, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“城市山水 Urban Landscape” / 香港維多利亞港全景 Hong Kong Victoria Harbour Panorama / SML.20130412.6D.00198-SML.20130412.6D.00210-Pano.Cylindrical.136x60
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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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Cultural_Centre
中國香港尖沙咀梳士巴利道10號
中国香港尖沙咀梳士巴利道10号
10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong SAR, China
# SML Workflow
Captured with the iPhone app 360pano, processed in Lightroom 4. Unprocessed original: 360.io/gzrvMq
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-01-19
+ Dimensions: 4096 x 1875
+ Camera: iPhone 5
+ GPS: 22°17'38" N 114°10'16" E
# Related SML Universe
+ SML 360pano: sml8.it/sml360pano
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
”香港文化中心晚上全景 Hong Kong Cultural Center Panorama at Night ” / SML.20130119.IPH5.360pano.gzrvMq