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I saw some colorful Xiao Long Bao 小籠包 while looking for a place to eat in Grand Plaza, and decided to check it out.
2/ Specialty Dynasty Xiao Long Bao (8 flavors) 特色皇朝小籠包 (八色)
Xiaolongbao refers to a type of small Chinese steamed bun traditionally prepared in a xiaolong, a small bamboo steaming basket. Xiaolongbao are often referred to as a kind of "dumpling", but are distinct from Chinese jiaozi or wonton. [1]
1. 招牌原味 Signature Original
2. 芝士 Cheese
3. 蟹粉 Crab Roe
4. 蒜香 Garlic
5. 川味 Szechaun
6. 韓式泡菜 Korean Kimchi
7. 鵝肝 Foie Gras
8. 黑松露 Black Truffle
The signature original is definitely the best.
3/ Vinegar 醋 is the only condiment I need for Xiao Long Bao.
4/ But some people also prefer hot sauce and pepper.
5/ 聞香蔥油餅 Scallion Pastry
6/ 聞香蔥油餅 Scallion Pastry - Inside view
Unusual item. Tasty. This pastry seems to be a modern interpretation of the traditional dish — Scallion pancakes 蔥油餅.
7/ 蘿蔔絲酥餅 Radish Pastry
Shredded daikon radish is thinly sliced and wrapped in pastry. Aka Turnip Puff Pastry, Radish Puff.
8/ 香煎豆沙鍋餅 Pan-fried Pancake with Red Bean Paste
Shanghainese dessert. One of my favorite desserts in Chinese cuisine. Often, I would intentionally dine in Shanghainese restaurants just so I know that I could order this dish.
[1] Wikipedia: Xiaolongbao
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樂天皇朝
Paradise Dynasty
Shop 203 and 205
2/F, Grand Plaza
625 and 639, Nathan Road
MongKok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Exit E1, Mongkok MTR Station
Exit B, MongKok East MTR Station
Tel: +852 2177 3456
Canon EOS R8
Canon RF 24-105 f/4L IS USM
Date: 2024-03-16
Series: Chinese Food Culture
Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY)
Copyright 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
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Paradise Dynasty 樂天皇朝 / 2024-03-18 / SML
I found out that my new Canon EOS R8 comes with an iOS program that can connect to the camera, together with live preview with Wi-Fi — greatly simplifying the process of taking self-portraits. Today, I placed the camera on a tripod, and took a series of selfies. It’s all natural light, so the ISO is quite high (ISO 10000), but I post-processed the images with Topaz Photo AI to reduce the noise. I’m quite happy with the results.
Quite happy with the results. Will be doing more in the future!
Spike is a Brawler (playable character) in Brawl Stars, a 3v3 multiplayer mobile game developed by Supercell. He is one of my favorite characters in the game.
The characters in Brawl Stars tend to have short names that are short, descriptive, and quickly references what they do. Spike is a cactus, and he shoots cactus that explodes upon impact, and sends out spikes radially — basically, area attack through projectile.
So adorable — how can you not like this guy?!
I rarely play Brawl Stars now (life happened), but I have been playing Brawl Stars since Beta — possibly Alpha. Not entirely sure — way back when the game was played vertically. 2017?
This sculpture made with grass (presumably artificial grass) is at the lobby at the Supercell Headquarters in Helsinki. I took this in 2022. I might have a better picture elsewhere.
A friend from college told me that his kids are addicted to Brawl Stars, so I processed this photo just for him — mostly his kids.
“So far you’re much cooler than I to my kids,” he said.
Honestly, I haven’t really talked to anyone in college about what I’ve been doing for the past seven years because deep down I feel very awkward about it. When I tried to explain what I do to people my age in the past, the most I got are blank stares.
So to hear that from a Yalie feels very special. You’ve made my day! #crazyisgood
- Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro
- Exposure: 5.7mm (24mm equiv), 1/50 sec, f/1.5, ISO 200
- GPS Altitude: 12.2 m Above Sea Level
- GPS Latitude: 60 deg 9' 38.66" N
- GPS Longitude : 24 deg 55' 17.49" E
- Date: 2022-09-22 17:27:18 UTC+3
Copyright 2022, 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY)
Spike (Brawl Stars Brawler) Sculpture at the Supercell Headquarters in Helsinki / SML.20220922.IPH13.09883
I saw some colorful Xiao Long Bao 小籠包 while looking for a place to eat in Grand Plaza, and decided to check it out.
2/ Specialty Dynasty Xiao Long Bao (8 flavors) 特色皇朝小籠包 (八色)
Xiaolongbao refers to a type of small Chinese steamed bun traditionally prepared in a xiaolong, a small bamboo steaming basket. Xiaolongbao are often referred to as a kind of "dumpling", but are distinct from Chinese jiaozi or wonton. [1]
1. 招牌原味 Signature Original
2. 芝士 Cheese
3. 蟹粉 Crab Roe
4. 蒜香 Garlic
5. 川味 Szechaun
6. 韓式泡菜 Korean Kimchi
7. 鵝肝 Foie Gras
8. 黑松露 Black Truffle
The signature original is definitely the best.
3/ Vinegar 醋 is the only condiment I need for Xiao Long Bao.
4/ But some people also prefer hot sauce and pepper.
5/ 聞香蔥油餅 Scallion Pastry
6/ 聞香蔥油餅 Scallion Pastry - Inside view
Unusual item. Tasty. This pastry seems to be a modern interpretation of the traditional dish — Scallion pancakes 蔥油餅.
7/ 蘿蔔絲酥餅 Radish Pastry
Shredded daikon radish is thinly sliced and wrapped in pastry. Aka Turnip Puff Pastry, Radish Puff.
8/ 香煎豆沙鍋餅 Pan-fried Pancake with Red Bean Paste
Shanghainese dessert. One of my favorite desserts in Chinese cuisine. Often, I would intentionally dine in Shanghainese restaurants just so I know that I could order this dish.
[1] Wikipedia: Xiaolongbao
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樂天皇朝
Paradise Dynasty
Shop 203 and 205
2/F, Grand Plaza
625 and 639, Nathan Road
MongKok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Exit E1, Mongkok MTR Station
Exit B, MongKok East MTR Station
Tel: +852 2177 3456
Canon EOS R8
Canon RF 24-105 f/4L IS USM
Date: 2024-03-16
Series: Chinese Food Culture
Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY)
Copyright 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
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Paradise Dynasty 樂天皇朝 / 2024-03-18 / SML
A handful of nice product development and sourcing photos I discovered:
Sculpture: Deadly Sins (Snowglobes): Greed, Pure Merchandise USA, by Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese, Eyebeam Open Studios Fall 2009 / 20091023.10D.55558.P1.L1.SQ / SML
Image by See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
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I have been experimenting with using my own photography as a source image to influence image generation with Stable Diffusion. seeminglee.com/blog/serenity-ai-purple/
The rationale behind this is straightforward — I have taken lots of photos over the years, but the conditions under which they were taken were not always ideal. Photography is subject to a myriad of influencing factors, and even with a specific vision in mind, nature may not cooperate to allow that vision to be captured perfectly. Similarly, the ideal setting we imagine might simply not exist in reality.
That’s where the power of AI comes in. I’ve discovered its phenomenal ability to materialize the concepts I feed into it. A potential point of contention is that since these images are AI-generated, they might be perceived as the product of AI rather than my own creativity. This viewpoint occasionally arises among those unfamiliar with AI work. I personally disagree, but I’ll reserve that discussion for a separate post.
Considering these images are the fusion of my original photographs and my descriptive text prompts, the notion that they’re devoid of human creative input seems baseless. As such, in my opinion, they are completely entitled to copyright protection.
I plan on experimenting this further, exploring diverse series and themes. My archive is filled with photographs that I find intriguing but seem to be missing that final touch to elevate them. I’m optimistic that by leveraging text prompts, I’ll be able to address these shortcomings and conceive new creations that blend my photography and the power of imaginative prompting.
1-9. Night Serenity 夜之寧
Stable Diffusion with SDXL, using my own photography as source image.
- 50 Steps, DPM++ 2S a Karras
- SDXL Base 1.0, SDXL VAE 1.0
- Automatic1111 Version: v1.6.0
10. 春夜霧朦朧 紫空燦金輝 / 香港中文大學夜之寧 CUHK Night Serenity (60-sec LE) / SML.20130513.6D.06547
- Canon EOS 6D
- Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L
- Manfrotto tripod
- Remote release with Canon TC-80N3
- f/11, 24mm, 60 sec, ISO 100
This is what I eat every morning as well as late at night when I need a snack — Greek yogurt, with granola for texture, and dried fruits for natural sugar.
Chobani is my favorite Greek Yogurt brand. I learned about it many years ago ~2006 when I lived in New York. At the time, I was experimenting with frozen yogurt as a healthier alternative to ice cream.
Making homemade ice cream is something that I have been doing since 1995. It is something that I made a lot of. I love making ice cream because most of it is about making the perfect vanilla base and then throwing whatever you want into it to make it special.
The perfect vanilla ice cream I make requires 12 egg yolks per quart. It’s not for the faint of heart. You’d be full with just two spoonful.
To make frozen yogurt, you need yogurt. If you use regular yogurt, you need to first strain them with cheese cloth, which takes a long time. That’s why I usually just buy greek yogurt to speed up the process.
But then I realized that it’s a fantastic product on its own, especially when mixed with granola and fruits. I used to buy all of these things separately, but when I discovered Kellogg’s having this dried fruits and granola mix, I started buy that instead.
Quick and simple. That’s how all food should be.
Untitled Skilllessness is dedicated to Erotocrat (NYC)
I bought the LensBaby 3.0 two years ago and I still don't know *how* to use it!
I saw some colorful Xiao Long Bao 小籠包 while looking for a place to eat in Grand Plaza, and decided to check it out.
2/ Specialty Dynasty Xiao Long Bao (8 flavors) 特色皇朝小籠包 (八色)
Xiaolongbao refers to a type of small Chinese steamed bun traditionally prepared in a xiaolong, a small bamboo steaming basket. Xiaolongbao are often referred to as a kind of "dumpling", but are distinct from Chinese jiaozi or wonton. [1]
1. 招牌原味 Signature Original
2. 芝士 Cheese
3. 蟹粉 Crab Roe
4. 蒜香 Garlic
5. 川味 Szechaun
6. 韓式泡菜 Korean Kimchi
7. 鵝肝 Foie Gras
8. 黑松露 Black Truffle
The signature original is definitely the best.
3/ Vinegar 醋 is the only condiment I need for Xiao Long Bao.
4/ But some people also prefer hot sauce and pepper.
5/ 聞香蔥油餅 Scallion Pastry
6/ 聞香蔥油餅 Scallion Pastry - Inside view
Unusual item. Tasty. This pastry seems to be a modern interpretation of the traditional dish — Scallion pancakes 蔥油餅.
7/ 蘿蔔絲酥餅 Radish Pastry
Shredded daikon radish is thinly sliced and wrapped in pastry. Aka Turnip Puff Pastry, Radish Puff.
8/ 香煎豆沙鍋餅 Pan-fried Pancake with Red Bean Paste
Shanghainese dessert. One of my favorite desserts in Chinese cuisine. Often, I would intentionally dine in Shanghainese restaurants just so I know that I could order this dish.
[1] Wikipedia: Xiaolongbao
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樂天皇朝
Paradise Dynasty
Shop 203 and 205
2/F, Grand Plaza
625 and 639, Nathan Road
MongKok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Exit E1, Mongkok MTR Station
Exit B, MongKok East MTR Station
Tel: +852 2177 3456
Canon EOS R8
Canon RF 24-105 f/4L IS USM
Date: 2024-03-16
Series: Chinese Food Culture
Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY)
Copyright 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
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Paradise Dynasty 樂天皇朝 / 2024-03-18 / SML