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I am obsessed with this plant, but I have no idea what it is called. I think that it might be the same plant that people used to use in ancient times for human-powered fanning. Trust that I will go and investigate.
It is a bit hard to figure out what things are called with just a visual image. Yes I did try Google Goggles but Goggles is not really good at finding images unless there is a visual exact match.
This is essentially what Flickr is training its engines to do: associating words with images so people can search better. Yes, really. And if they are not really doing that then trust that this is what I will do if I own an image search engine.
Yes, it is planned but probably not going to be for public consumption til 10 years from now so it is useless for you to know about what is going on at the moment.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-31T16:05:26.09+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'31" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆明街2號聽濤雅苑二樓花園 Garden, 2nd Floor, Vista Paradiso, 2 Hang Ming St, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130331.7D.37380
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“綠葉扇 Green Leaf Fan” / 自然之形 Nature Forms / SML.20130331.7D.37380
/ #自然 #Nature #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #植物 #Plants #綠 #green #葉 #叶 #leaf
“This collection is inspired by global riot initiated by teenagers, local political and social issues. Traces of it can be seen from the pattern on fabrics, details on accessories to the vibe of the final outfits as a whole. This collection is also one of the so many ways to celebrate the waking up of youngsters from ignorance, self-egos and work their ways out against the corrupted social value, ideology and bureaucracy, of which their actions are always regarded as a form of social disturbance. on top of that, it allows me to express my own personal perspective.”—Rhyox Wan, designer
"…and we live off of the unsettling soul”
# WAN Wai Kit, Rhyox
…and we live off of the unsettling soul
# Sponsors
+ Fang Brothers Knitting Ltd.
+ UPW
+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd.
+ Awesome Mojito Handmade Leather Products
+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited
Rhyox Wan (WAN Wai-Kit): …and we live off of the unsettling soul: Look 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16847
30-second long exposure with an ND filter.
Personally I would have preferred the 4-inch filters so I can drop in after I have set the focus, but I can’t seem to find them in Hong Kong. But I found this variable filter recently: the H&Y ND2-ND400 specifically. It is a screw in, and when set to minimum ND2 I can still see the scene fairly clearly as well as able to focus using the AF on the camera. After I have the parameters set, I dialled it to ND400 and expose everything manually.
I think that I should be able to push a little longer next time. What I observed is that because of the wind, the plants appear to move quite a bit and thus rendering a blur. So next time I would try to do a 2-minute if I am able to.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-10T14:44:17.63+0800
+ Dimensions: 4743 x 3162
+ Exposure: 30.0 sec at f/22
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Remote, Manfrotto Tripod, H&Y ND2-ND400
+ GPS: 22°25'8" N 114°13'16" E
+ Altitude: 21.9m
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆明街2號聽濤雅苑二樓花園 Garden, 2nd Floor, Vista Paradiso, 2 Hang Ming St, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130410.7D.37680.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“假山流水 Water flowing amongst rockery” / 寧 Serenity (Long exposure with ND Filter) / SML.20130410.7D.37680.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #水 #Water #石 #Rocks #山水 #Landscape #longexposure #ND
There is this odd-shaped building with very wonderful forms at the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade (西九龍海濱長廊), a park near the West Kowloon Cultural District (西九文化區 WKCD) which was built completely on reclaimed lands [1, 2].
With its very sculpted forms and striking yellow paint, it looks almost like Bumblebee from the Transformer series [3]. I have always wonder what it was when I photograph West Kowloon from Tsim Sha Tsui.
It looks like a sculpture, but I was told that it was likely a ventilation structure for the Western Harbour Crossing (WHC 西隧), the third tunnel to cross Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong [4, 5]. Based on its architectural style, it might very well be the property of MTR, Hong Kong’s metro system, whose Airport Express passes this junction from the Kowloon station to Hong Kong station.
MTR buildings tend to have very recognisable forms like this, and is the reason why I picked that. But if I find someone in the know I will definitely ask. Unfortunately, even on Google Maps this building is unmarked.
# Notes
1. West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kowloon_Waterfront_Promenade
2. 西九龍海濱長廊: Wikipedia: ZH-HK: zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/西九龍海濱長廊
3. Bumblebee (Transformers): Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumblebee_(Transformers)
4. Western Harbour Crossing: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Harbour_Crossing
5. 西區海底隧道: Wikipedia: ZH-HK: zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/西區海底隧道
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-08T18:23:40+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 320
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: CanonEF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°17'58" N 114°9'26" E
+ Location: 香港西九龍海濱長廊 West Kowloon Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130508.6D.05524
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, Crazyisgood
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“無名大黃蜂 Anonymous Bumblebee” / 香港基礎設施建築之形 Hong Kong Infrastructural Architecture Forms / SML.20130508.6D.05524
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #Crazyisgood #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #西九 #WestKowloon #Yellow #FormFollowsFunction #WTF
At night, the yellow line divides the sky.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-17 18:57:44 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3240 x 4860
+ Exposure: 1/20 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 29 mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'44" N 114°10'19" E
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔盧押道和謝斐道交界 Intersection at Jaffe Road and Luard Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130317.7D.35310
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 界 Division
“黃線 Yellow Line” / 香港建築形之界 Hong Kong Architecture Forms Division / SML.20130317.7D.35310
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #界 #Division #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban
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
I went to PolyU to see a drama performance last week, and just like my sources at the university has mentioned, the bamboo scaffolding on the Innovation Tower is completely gone, and now you can see the organic forms of this magnificent architecture soaring to the sky.
As I last wrote [1], Zaha Hadid is one of my all-time favorite architects, and this will be her first permanent fixture in Hong Kong. Truly it is incredible.
I was just passing by, and it was super late at night, but here you see why usable high ISO matters. This was shot with the 6D + 17-40. It was shot handheld with 3 exposures. Without a tripod it is not really technically ideal to try at HDR but thanks to the modern marvels of technology, the features are aligned nicely.
Trust that I will go back during the daytime when I have a chance.
# Notes
1. “Bamboo Scaffolding Unveiling: Innovation Tower by Zaha Hadid” / 香港理工大學建築之形 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Architecture Forms / Crazyisgood / SML.20130425.6D.03058: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8683120814/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-30T21:44:40+0800
+ Dimensions: 3376 x 5107
+ Exposure: 1/13 sec - 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 500 - 12800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°18'20" N 114°10'49" E
+ Location: 香港理工大學 Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5, Photomatix Pro 4.2.5
+ Serial: SML.20130730.6D.24784_5_6.HDR.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Zaha Hadid: Innovation Tower / 香港理工大學建築之形 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Architecture Forms / Crazyisgood / SML.20130730.6D.24784_5_6.HDR.BW
/ #建築 #建筑 Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #BW #SMLBW #HDR #SMLHDR #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #理工大學 #PolyU #攝影 #摄影 #photography #ZahaHadid
Thank you for Your Visit, Have a Nice Day is a performance piece by Agata Olek (Facebook / Flickr / Portfolio) created for Art in Odd Places:SIGN, an annual festival exploring the odd, ordinary and ingenious in the spectacle of daily life.
Curated by Erin Donnelly and Radhika Subramaniam
Director of AIOP: Ed Woodham
Artist Statement
"Inspired by a uniformed attendant holding the sign Hold the Handrail in a Taipei metro station, I've created this moving installation/performance piece. In wearable sculptures of multicolored crocheted camouflage, my performers appear in various sites on 14th Street, displaying photographs of signs I've collected from different countries that are in emphatic, ironic or amused dialogue with their location."
See also video by Technology Artist filmed on the same day at www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfjXrKQVwPU
More information about the festival
Press
+ Timeout New York: Fall Preview 2009
+ Timeout New York: Own this City
Related SML Univese
+ SML Fine Art (Flickr Group) (FriendFeed / Twitter)
We walked by a shopping mall that looked abandoned, but the construction has not started yet. I like the irony of the mess inside contrasted with the Chinese writing on the front, which translates to: “Happy Families Shopping Mall Welcomes You”. I was in a hurry so I did not explore further.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM in Sanya, Hainan, China.
被遺棄的商場 Abandoned shopping mall / 中國海南三亞 Sanya, Hainan, China / SML.20140506.6D.32068.P1.BW
Escaping the 2D plane appears to be a trending theme in recent works. It is starting to be a challenge to categorise works because they these contemporary works are neither sculpture nor painting nor installation — which might explain why almost everything is “mixed media” these days.
Japanese artist 川俣正 Tadashi Kawamata (b. 1953) is well known for his large scale installation works which combines architecture and urban planning with other social science fields.
This architectural plan constructed with plywood and balsa and accented with acrylic in pencil is both sculptural and two-dimensional. It is three-dimension in its construction, but intended to be viewed as a 3D-projection on a 2D plane.
川俣正 Tadashi Kawamata
Plan for Beaufort
2003
plywood, balsa, acrylic, pencil
122 x 162.5 x 10 cm
# Tadashi Kawamata 川俣正 (b. 1953)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadashi_Kawamata
# Annely Juda Fine Art
Annely Juda Fine Art is based in London and represents contemporary British, European and International artists. The gallery also exhibits masters of the 20th century avant-garde, specialising in Russian constructivism.
23 Dering Street (off New Bond St)
London
Greated London W1S 1AW
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7629 7578
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:07:37+0800
+ Dimensions: 3752 x 2824
+ Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13887
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“川俣正 Tadashi Kawamata (b. 1953 Japan): Plan for Beaufort, 2003 (plywood, balsa, acrylic, pencil)” / Annely Juda Fine Art / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13887
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #TadashiKawamata #川俣正 #AnnelyJudaFineArt #sculpture #mixedmedia #plan #architecture #wood
Using his full body as thrust, a man covered in wet suit rows a long thin boat at Tolo Harbour in Hong Kong.
Gorgeous forms -<- — also love the bright colors. I wish that I can wear that on the street and not get weird looks. This looks like fun. I might go and exercise a bit.
As usual, these were taken right outside my window. Crazy things do happen all the time. You just have to be swift at it so the rapid-fire action of the 7D is key here. I have enough stills from photographing him to make a stop-motion movie, which I shall post in the future.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-02 15:46:23 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4948 x 3298
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'23" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港馬鞍山聽濤雅苑對外的吐露港 中国香港马鞍山听涛雅苑对外的吐露港 Tolo Harbour outside Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130302.7D.24919.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 形 Forms
“單人雙槳赛艇 Single Scull Rowing“ / 香港水上體育運動之形 Hong Kong Water Sports Forms / SML.20130302.7D.24919.P1.L1
/ #體育 #Sports #形 #Forms #SMLForms #男 #Men #SMLMen #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #赛艇 #Rowing
I never tried doing bokeh on the 70-200 but it seems that it is very good at it. In one test I managed to get 6 circles covering the entire capture—crazy. But when they are so large I also saw that the dusts are everywhere so I will go clean my lens and try again later.
# SML Translate
+ 朦朦朧朧隱隱約約 (Simplified Chinese: 朦朦胧胧隐隐约约) is probably best translated as “Blurry Hazy Foggy Vague”. When you double-up Chinese characters it implies more of that. So it is blurrier than blurry and hazier than haze. Somewhat bizarre. Hard to translate. Chinese is challenging because unlike other languages which have specific grammar and structure, you can really lump Chinese characters up in anyway you like—Yes, seriously WTF awesome.
# SML Workflow
Photographed with the Canon EOS M + EF 70-200 f/4L on tripod. Processed in Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-09-03 21:05:32 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3416x5124
+ Exposure: 1/13 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 70 mm
+ ISO: 6400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°24'58" N 114°12'49" E (SML Universe HKG)
+ Subject: Science Park’s reflection on Tolo Harbor, Hong Kong, China.
”朦朦朧朧隱隱約約”
/ 寧 Serenity
/ SML.20130203.EOSM.01610
/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #夜 #night #水 #water #ocean #山水 #landscape #攝影 #摄影 #photography #bokeh #lights #reflection #香港 #HongKong #中國 #中国 #China
Today, when I went out to the Ma On Shan Promenade to do panoramic photography, I ran into some people wake boarding at Tolo Harbour. I promised @Ortelpa that I would do some “correct focusing” on subjects which he is “mostly interested in” so here ya go!
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-30T15:49:29 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/7.1
+ Focal Length: 275 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'28" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130630.7D.43329
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
滑水快艇 Wakeboarding speedboat / 香港水上體育運動 Hong Kong Water Sports / SML.20130630.7D.43329
/ #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #滑板 #Wakeboarding #WaterSports
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
This is a pair of Vans with Brawl Stars characters. They’re a gift from Supercell, the developer of the 3v3 mobile game.
I don’t make content for Brawl Stars, but I have played it since Alpha. As a “Super Creator” — I make a website for Clash Royale called RoyaleAPI — I receive perks and swags from the company often.
These are the only Vans I have ever owned. They are super comfy. I know that Vans exists as a brand, but I have never bought them myself.
I received this pair as a gift towards the end of 2021, and have been wearing them everyday throughout 2022. So comfortable!
I shot this phto in 2022 because I wanted to share them on Twitter, but I never posted them anywhere — tbh, I have felt somewhat embarassed about what I do for a long time. Most people give me blank stares — the kids would light up knowing who I am, but most people my age would not know who Supercell is and I would often feel ridiculous having to explain / justify why I do what I do. I learned to care less.
These were shot inside Orangemonkie Foldio3 — it‘s a brilliant lightbox that I bought because I wanted to photograph the merchandise I received from Supercell. Often, I have to make designs for the giveaway items, and I prefer to shoot my own photographs for them, because the standard product shots from Supercell don’t always meet my design needs.
- Camera: Canon EOS 6D
- Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
- Exposure: 100mm, 1/160 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100
- Date: 2022-01-30
- Lightbox: Orangemonkie Foldio3
Vans, Custommade by Brawl Stars, Gift from Supercell for Super Creators / SML.20220130.6D.37815
The semi-reflective marble facade of this financial architecture in Hong Kong reminds me of the forms and color palette often used by George Braque, a French painter and sculptor who, along with Pablo Picasso, developed the art style known as Cubism.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-11 12:36:32 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3172 x 4758
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 113 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°16'45" N 114°10'25" E
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔告士打道108號大新金融中心 中国香港湾仔告士打道108号大新金融中心 Dah Sing Financial Centre, 108 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.22563.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms, 抽象 Abstracts
“À la Braque” / 香港金融建築之形 Hong Kong Financial Architecture Forms / SML.20130211.7D.22563.P1.L1
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #抽象 #Abstract #SMLAbstracts #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #Wanchai #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #金融 #Finance #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Braque
Imi Knoebel (born Klaus Wolf Knoebel; 1940) is a German artist known for his minimalist abstract paintings and sculptures. His work explores the relationship between space, picture support and color, and his works often draw comparisons with modern principles of both Kazimir Malevich and the Bauhaus.
The "Messerschnitt" or "knife cuts," are a recurring technique he employs, along with his regular use of the primary colors, red, yellow and blue.
Knoebel lives and works in Düsseldorf.
Imi Knoebel
Cut-up 9, 2011
227 x 273 x 15.8 cm
89.4 x 107.5 x 6.2 in
Acrylic and aluminium
# Imi Knoebel
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imi_Knoebel
# Galerie Hans Mayer
Grabbeplatz 2
40213 Dusseldorf
Germany
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:01:32+0800
+ Dimensions: 3645 x 3645
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 23 mm
+ ISO: 320
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13870.SQ
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Mixed Media Sculpture by Imi Knoebel: Cut-up 9, 2011 (Acrylic and aluminium)” / Galerie Hans Mayer / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13870.SQ
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #MixedMedia #Sculpture #ImiKnoebel #GalerieHansMayer #abstract #forms
With one hand tucked inside his pocket and another holding the handle strapped with backpack wrapped onto the front, this cycler shows you how to cycle in the way that only Chinese knew how.
Like I said, almost all Chinese people in Hong Kong are 1337 hackers. They might not call themselves that way, but they most definitely know how to repurpose things in the way they see fit — aka hackers.
Crazyisgood. SML Love.
# SML Translate: 高技單車自行人
+ 高: high, tall, advanced.
+ 技: technique.
+ 單: single.
+ 車: car, automobile.
+ 自: self.
+ 行: walking.
+ 人: people
+ 高技: advanced technical.
+ 單車: bicycle.
+ 自行人: pedestrian.
# SML Workflow
Photographed handheld looking down from the 27th Fl at the Ma On Shan Promenade with the Canon EOS 7D + EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + 1.4x Extender III. Processed in Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-07 12:03:08 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4879 x 3253
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'27" E (SML Universe HKG)
+ Subject: 中國香港馬鞍山海濱公園單車徑 中国香港马鞍山海滨公园单车径 Bicycling Lane, Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong SAR, China.
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, Crazyisgood
+ Serial: SML.20130207.7D.21315.C23.P1
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“高技單車自行人” / 人流之形 Crazyisgood Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130207.7D.21315.C23.P1
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #Crazyisgood #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse
/ #人 #humans #people #男 #men #單車 #自行车 #bicycle #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography
/ #中国 #中國 #china #香港 #HongKong #Canon7D #Canon70200
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
How do you capture the wind which is invisible? By long exposure, naturally.
This is an aerial view of the Ma On Shan Promenade. You should recognise it by now by the oh-so-lovely blue jogging trail. Everything is at a stand still, but by using the ND filter and expose for eight full seconds under bright day light, all of a sudden you noticed the invisible wind because the trees wiggle to a blur, and in turn reveal the very defined architectural patterns on the floor.
A baby stroller walked by on the pavement within this capture, but you do not see it, because it has only registered very few pixels.
ND is useful in more ways then I imagined. Sweet.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-19T15:07:25+0800
+ Dimensions: 3488 x 3488
+ Exposure: 8.0 sec at f/25
+ Focal Length: 140 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Timer Remote Release, Manfrotto tripod, H&Y ND2-ND400
+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'24" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130519.6D.06945.SQ
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 形 Forms, Long Exposure 長時間曝光
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“静物微風中 Still life amidst the breeze” / 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊之寧 Hong Kong Ma On Shan Promenade Serenity (8-sec ND LE) / ML.20130519.6D.06945.SQ
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #Landscape #LongExposure #LE #ND #風 #Wind
Smoked Eggs again — here with the EOS M + 17-40f4L again. With a more “horizontal shot” you can somewhat see the bokeh in the far end. Being able to mount an EF lens is really sweet. I would *never* pull out an SLR during dinner *ever* but in this instance since it doesn't look much like a “weapon” it's an “easy take”. Pardon the pen — I was not here to take photos of the food — I was having a client meeting. :)
金滿庭京川滬菜館
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場3樓312A舖
Modern China Restaurant
Shop 312A, Level 3, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
Team members line up before their daily practice at the track.
As usual, to avoid model release licensing issues, I found an angle at the stadium which blocked their identity while having just enough details to describe the activity.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-21 14:27:40 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3052 x 2035
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'40" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130221.7D.24045.P1.L1
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men
“紀律 Discipline” / 男性運動員 Men in Sports / SML.20130221.7D.24045.P1.L1
/ #體育 #体育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #人 #people #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #跑 #Run #紀律 #Discipline
# KUN Tsz Yan, Joyce
so long, farewell, my stranger.
kunjoyce@yahoo.com.hk
+852 6442 2216
# Sponsors
+ Full Charm Knitters Ltd.
+ Novetex Textiles Limited
+ Jetco Zipper Limited
+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Joyce Kun (KUN Tsz Yan): so long, farewell, my stranger: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43062
/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMen #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #JoyceKun #KunTszYan #SoLongFarewellMyStranger #men #people #mens #cute
Todd Lehman
Venice Afternoon No.3
Oil on paper
11" x 15", 2006
Todd Lehman – Artist Statement
Nineteenth-century English critic Walter Pater said that all art aspires to be music. More recently, in a ''New York Times'' interview, Spanish painter Antoni Tapies said, "One should compare modern art to music." Who can argue with that? Abstract painting then is about visual noise and energy-and about the beauty of silence-all of which are certainly related to music.
While I sometimes work on large canvases, I prefer the hard surface of paper and often collage newspaper or various handmade papers, including rice papers, into a painting. Tools? Brushes, of course, but also a variety of scraping and scratching tools.
What inspires my paintings? Two things-landscape and architecture. Well, maybe three things. The energy of New York City is inescapable. We New Yorkers are addicted to the visual noise and drive of the city, but for obvious reasons we relish moments of solitude and meditation. So my paintings are sometimes like a raucous traffic jam, other times like the quiet of a leaf falling in a Japanese garden. They are the pages of a visual autobiography.
No books? No problem. The only book I really need is my notebook. Of course it must be a Moleskine!
Related SML
+ SML Flickr Tags: SML Notebook
Updates
+ Used by The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/guardian-masterclasses/reinventing-th...
EL Wire Dress by Diana Eng
Aqua silk chiffon organically draped dress edge with electroluminescent wire controlled by an accelerometer. Circuit boards are housed in 3-D printed neck piece.
SML Pro Blog: Diana Eng's Fairytale Fashion Collection Debut at Eyebeam NYC
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Fairytale Fashion Show
2010-02-24
7pm - 9pm
Eyebeam
Diana Eng presented the Fairytale Fashion Collection in a technology fashion show on Wed., February 24, 7PM, at Eyebeam. Models hit the runway while an orchestra of circuit bending DJ’s create music from hacked video game consoles.
The Fairytale Fashion Collection uses technology to create magical clothing in real life. Electronics, mechanical engineering, and mathematics are used to create clothing with blooming flowers, changing colors and transforming shapes. Research and development for the Fairytale Fashion collection are shared online at FairytaleFashion.org as an educational tool that teaches about science, math, and technology through fashion. Fairytale Fashion was created with the support of Eyebeam Art and Technology Center, the leading not-for-profit art and technology center in the United States.
Diana Eng is a fashion designer who specializes in technology, math, and science. Her designs range from inflatable clothing to fashions inspired by mechanical engineering. She is a designer from Bravo’s Emmy nominated TV show, Project Runway season 2 and author of Fashion Geek: Clothes, Accessories, Tech. Diana is cofounder of NYC Resistor hacker group. Diana is currently a resident artist at Eyebeam.
A 30" Apple Cinema HD Display dominates the desk of Juhan Sonin. Among other gadget galore: a pocket Leica and an AKG 240. SML approves!
The 南天門 (南天门 “Southern Gate to Heavey” Nán tiānmén) is located at the end of 十八盤 (十八盘 Shíbā pán). It was formerly known as 三天門 (三天门 “Three day gate” Sān tiānmén) and 天門關 (天门关 “Gate to Heaven” tiānmén guān).
Located 1460 meters above sea level, the mountain is the most dangerous cliff between 飛龍巖 (飞龙岩 “Flying dragon bounder” Fēi lóngyán) and 翔鳳嶺 (翔凤岭 ”Ridge of phoenix in flight” Xiáng fèng lǐng). It was named so because it looks as if the gate of heaven was opened at the location.
It was built by a monk from 布山 (“Cloth mountain” Bù shān) in 元中統五年 Yuan Dynasty (1264). The gate was built as 閣樓式建築 (“loft style architecture”) with stones formed as an arch.
The imposing form was accented by dots on the red wall and the yellow-glazed roof top. The couplet at the side of the door reads: 門闢九霄仰步三天勝跡；階崇萬級俯臨千嶂奇觀 (门辟九霄仰步三天胜迹，阶崇万级俯临千嶂奇观 Mén pì jiǔxiāo yǎng bù sān tiān shèngjì, jiē chóng wàn jí fǔ lín qiān zhàng qíguān)
(1. Baidu: 山東泰山: 著名景點: 南天門 / SML Translate)
在山東泰安市泰山上十八盤之盡處，舊稱三天門、天門關，海拔1460米，山於此為最危聳，飛龍巖與翔鳳嶺之間的低坳處，雙峰夾峙，彷彿天門自開。元中統五年（1264年）布山道士張志純創建。門為閣樓式建築，石砌拱形門洞，額題“南天門”。紅牆點綴，黃色琉璃瓦蓋頂，氣勢雄偉。門側有楹聯曰“門闢九霄仰步三天勝跡；階崇萬級俯臨千嶂奇觀”。(1. Baidu: 山東泰山: 著名景點: 南天門 / Google Translate)
在山东泰安市泰山上十八盘之尽处，旧称三天门、天门关，海拔1460米，山于此为最危耸，飞龙岩与翔凤岭之间的低坳处，双峰夹峙，仿佛天门自开。元中统五年（1264年）布山道士张志纯创建。门为阁楼式建筑，石砌拱形门洞，额题“南天门”。红墙点缀，黄色琉璃瓦盖顶，气势雄伟。门侧有楹联曰“门辟九霄仰步三天胜迹；阶崇万级俯临千嶂奇观”。(1. Baidu: 山東泰山: 著名景點: 南天門)
# SML Notes
1. Baidu: 山东泰山: 著名景点: 南天门: baike.baidu.com/view/494072.htm
# SML Data
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09494.PS
+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:46:23 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4992 x 3328
+ Exposure: 1/2000 sec at f/3.5
+ Focal Length: 46 mm
+ 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)
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr Set: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism: sml8.it/smlflickr-chinatourism
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.PS
David Kramer b. 1963
Big Cat
oil on canvas
76 x 59 12
Even after all these years...
...I still couldn't tell you
the difference between
irony and coincidence.
David Kramer Biography
Born 1963
Lives and works in New York
1987 MFA Sculpture, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1985 BA Fine Arts, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
galerie laurent godin
5, rue du Grenier Saint Lazare 75003 Paris
www.laurentgodin.com/img_upload/187DAVIDKRAMERBio.pdf
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The Armory Show is the United States’ leading art fair devoted to the most important artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its twelve years, the fair has become an international institution. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week.
The Armory Show 2010 also features The Armory Show – Modern, specializing in modern and secondary market material on Pier 92. Pier 94 continues to be a venue to premiere new works by living artists. With one ticket, visitors to The Armory Show on March 4–7, 2010 have access to the latest developments in the art world, and to the masterpieces which heralded them.
Piers 92 and 94 on 55th Street and 12th Avenue, NYC
March 4-7, 2010
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
Thanks again for flickr.com/wordster1028 for being such a good sport for helping me identify these veggies!
Mixed media paintings by Dean Russo (Facebook). Photographed inside the artist's studio during Dumbo Art Festival in 2009.
Dean Russo on the Web
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
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
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/ #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
/ #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #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 #Seascape #Harbor
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8671813930/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8671813930/sizes/o/ (9517 x 2688)
Getty licenses some of my photos on Flickr. And what have traditionally always gotten me into trouble is property releases. So now I have wised up—I just don’t include any identifiable objects in the photo—no property releases necessary.
Pictured is the gorgeous humanist forms of a Porsche found at the car park downstairs. Like I said, there are a ton of them here.
Mercedes-Benz’s and BMW’s are such a commonplace in Hong Kong that I can usually tell whether I am in Hong Kong or not just by looking at the traffic. If there are no Benz’s running within a minute I most certainly am not in Hong Kong.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-19 14:22:37 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5014 x 3343
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 98 mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'33" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山聽濤雅苑停車場 中国香港马鞍山听涛雅苑停车场 Car Park B1 Level, Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130219.7D.23443.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
“Metallic Blue Porsche 911 + Yellow Stripes” / 人流之形 Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130219.7D.23443.P1.L1
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #停車場 #CarPark #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Porsche #cars
日觀峰 (日观峰 “Sun observation peak” Rì guān fēng) is located at the south east to 玉皇頂 (玉皇顶 Yù huáng dǐng). In ancient times it was called 介丘岩 (Jiè qiū yán) and is famed for its view of the sunrise. The entire 觀日長廊 (观日长廊 “Sun view gallery” Guān rì cháng láng) spans 30 meters in length.
At the northern side of the gallery, there is a 6.5-meter-long boulder named 拱北石 (“North cove rock” Gǒngběi shí). It is considered the best location to view the sunrise. (1. Baidu: 日观峰 / SML Translate)
日觀峰，山東遊覽名勝。位於玉皇頂東南，古稱介丘岩，因觀日出而聞名。觀日長廊全長30米，亭廊銜接，似仙閣矗立，鮮豔奪目。拱北石又名觀海石。石長6.5米，北西8度，與地面夾角30度。登臨其上可盡賞旭日東昇場面。(1. Baidu: 日观峰)
日观峰，山东游览名胜。位于玉皇顶东南，古称介丘岩，因观日出而闻名。观日长廊全长30米，亭廊衔接，似仙阁矗立，鲜艳夺目。拱北石又名观海石。石长 6.5米，北西8度，与地面夹角30度。登临其上可尽赏旭日东升场面。(1. Baidu: 日观峰)
Pictured: lodging option: 日觀峰賓館 (日观峰宾馆 “Sun observation Guest House”)
# SML Translate
+ 日: Sun.
+ 觀: Observation, view.
+ 峰: Peak.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2012-10-11 09:47:57 GMT+0800
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09570
+ ISO: 100
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ Exposure 1/1250 sec at f/3.2
+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. GPS Unit not available)
# SML References
1. Baidu: 日观峰 baike.baidu.com/view/133902.htm
“日觀峰賓館” / 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.09570.SQ.ChinaTourism.CN.Shandong.MountTai
# SML Tags (#N/ZH)
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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
Red ribbons with locks were seen all over the 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple.
Similar sightings were seen in almost every temple I have been to during this trip, so I asked the local what it was about. They told me that Chinese couples visit the temples before they get married, and the locks were used to “bind” their love together forever.
“紅絲帶和鎖” (红丝带和锁 Red Ribbons + Locks) / 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.09549
# SML Data
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09549
+ Date: 2012-10-11 09:28:05 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4921 x 2181
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 70 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Setup: Handheld
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. GPS unit not available)
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr Set: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism: sml8.it/smlflickr-chinatourism
# SML Flickr
+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8357585327/
+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8357585327/sizes/o/
#中國 #中国 #China #山東 #山东 #Shandong #旅遊 #旅游 #travel #攝影#摄影 #photography #絲帶 #ribbons #紅 #红 #red #鎖 #锁 #locks #泰山 #MountTai
#CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #中國旅遊 #中国旅游#ChinaTourism #SMLProjects
Sometimes the simplest things are the most beautiful. These are water patterns left behind by the boat during my boat ride in Sanya.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
水 Water / 中國海南三亞 Sanya, Hainan, China / SML.20140507.6D.32155.P2.BW
Ever since the EOSM has disappeared into the SML Blackhole [1], 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy (RT) has been working hard to continue doing photography with the 7D. Most recently, he became interested in the 100-400 because with the super telephoto he deduced that he might be able to find some other teddies nearby.
But in reality, this photo was mainly to show what that US$4 umbrella looks like. It is not silky smooth—to be frank, it has all kinds of wrinkling on its surface, even the bokeh could not hide that fact. But as you can see, a reflector is a reflector is a reflector. It does its job, and for a starving artist like SML, any penny saved is another bread on the table…
RT needed a stool on the chair because alas the Manfrotto tripod could only go as low as that, apparently.
Pictured: RT with the 7D + battery grip + 100-400 unextended. Shot with the 6D + 24-70 f/2.8L with 90EX as remote strobe + 580EX with bargain umbrella on top left, and another 430EX bargain umbrella on top right. At this rate SML should be able to afford some lightbox + monolights soon. Stay tuned!
# Notes
1. A term coined by Louis Seigal (Instagram:@seigalphoto) on SML’s supreme ability to lose things inside SML Universe’s chaos.
# Strobist Info
+ Canon 580EX with umbrella on top left
+ Canon 430EX with umbrella on top right
+ Canon 90EX as remote strobe (replacing the ST-E2) to trigger the two strobes, which is set to A:B 4:1.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-05T20:04:26+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/180 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 32 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ Flash: Canon 580EX + Canon 430EX + Canon 90EX
+ Accessories: Manfrotto tripod, light stands, 鑫威森 umbrellas
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'26" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130704.6D.17984
+ Series: 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy, Toy Story, Crazyisgood
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Rainbow Teddy (RT) plays with Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400 f/4-5.6L IS USM / Crazyisgood Toy Story / SML.20130705.6D.18046
/ #RainbowTeddy #彩熊 #ToyStory #CreativeCommons #CCBY #LifeCelebratesDiversity #Crazyisgood #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #gay #Teddy #WTF #instagay #gaybear #LGBT #LOL #geekporn #7D #Canon100400 #Canon #Manfrotto #strobist
Supercell invited me to attend the CRL 2022 World Finals in Helsinki. The production happened at Helsingin Messukeskus.
It’s an impressive production from an event production standpoint. Thematically, the stage design utilized the color scheme seen in the game (red and blue) to create a world within an exhibition space — magically transforming the participants into another world.
It’s a well executed event in terms of branding — how to translate IP on a screen into the physical space.
Messukeskus Helsinki, Expo and Convention Centre is the biggest and best-known convention center in Finland. It is located in the capital city of Helsinki, in the district of Pasila, a short walk northwards from the Pasila railway station.
- Camera: Canon EOS 6D
- Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
- Exposure: 30mm, f/8, 1/30 sec, ISO 3200
- Date: 2022-09-24 14:55:20 UTC+3
- Process: 2024-05-28 14:20:19 UTC+8
- GPS Latitude: 60 deg 9' 44.39" N
- GPS Longitude: 24 deg 55' 29.02" E
- GPS Date/Time: 2022-09-24 11:55:05.516Z
- Location: Messukeskus Helsinki, Messuaukio 1, 00520 Helsinki, Finland
- Series: Photojournalism, Clash Royale
Copyright 2022, 2024 See-ming Lee /
SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY)
Clash Royale League 2022 World Finals, Entrance to the Event / SML.20220924.6D.38282
Several hundred people gathered at Chater Garden in Central, Hong Kong yesterday to show their support for Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who recently made the US NSA PRISM electronic surveillance program public.
Since the PRISM program does not really distinguish its users — and specifically if is _really_ is to protect the American public from terrorism, then it is clear that foreign traffic is its target, banners and signs specifically call on the US government to stop spying on foreign data.
Snowden has also mentioned that the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), its being the main backbone of Hong Kong’s internet traffic, has been one of the hacking target by the NSA, including other private businesses and citizens. The locals are specifically enraged by this fact, especially since the US has called on China for doing cyber espionage on American technology companies.
Perhaps China is also trying to do anti-terrorism? Hey, you never know.
# SML Photography Workflow
This panorama covering 360-degree horizontally and 96 degree vertically was stitched doing using 22 full res capture with the 6D + 17-40 f/4L. It is hard to get an aerial vantage point on this gathering, and noting that the event already has many public media presence, I chose to do panoramic photography for the most part of this event.
This is stitched together using Autopano Giga 3, with the anti-ghost algorithm. Since the program cannot output layered PSD files with layer masks I can only utilise their algorithms to managing ghosting vs missing body parts. You will see mostly odd time-variable missing body parts in this case.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-15T15:30:33+0800
+ Dimensions: 18543 x 5432
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/9.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 96 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°16'53" N 114°9'37" E
+ Location: 香港中環遮打花園 Chater Garden, Central, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130615.6D.15735-SML.20130615.6D.15756-Pano.i22.Cylindrical.360x96
+ Series: SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden, 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
遮打花園遊行人群 Crowd at Chater Garden / SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行全景 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden Panorama / SML.20130615.6D.15735-SML.20130615.6D.15756-Pano.i22.Cylindrical.360x96
/ #SnowdenHK #新聞攝影 #Photojournalism #全景 #Panorama #Pano #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLPublicMedia
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #people #Rally #Snowden #EdwardSnowden #events #protest #US #NSA #PRISM
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Originally I had come here to do time-lapse of the sunset, though right before I started the timer, I was working on an HDR panorama of the scenery, and had forgotten to turn off AEB (auto-exposure bracketing) setting when the timer started running. So what ended up happening is that I now have a series of HDR time-lapse footage.
In the perfect world, perhaps, these captures will automatically be stacked to HDR, then perhaps with a script I will be able to batch-process them throughout. But since I have not yet figured out how to do this, here I present you with a still capture from one of the series, here I present you with one of the HDR captures instead.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-07T19:02:31+0800
+ Dimensions: 5431 x 3621
+ Exposure: 0.4, 1/20, 1/160 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, Manfrotto tripod / head
+ GPS: 22°23'16" N 114°11'58" E
+ Location: 香港沙田翠榕橋 Banyan Bridge, Shatin, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港沙田城門河 Shing Mun River, Shatin, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Photomatix Pro 4.2.5, Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130807.6D.25123-24-25.HDR.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, HDR
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
如上以下 As above, so below / 香港沙田城門河之寧 Hong Kong Shatin Shing Mun River Serenity (BW HDR) / SML.20130807.6D.25123-24-25.HDR.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #自然 #Nature #cloudscape #clouds
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The Shilin Night Market (Chinese: 士林夜市; pinyin: Shìlín Yèshì) is a night market in the Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan, and is often considered to be the largest and most famous night market in the city.
The food court used to be on ground level, which was probably rather unhygienic. Nowadays the food court has been relocated underground, as can be seen here in this panoramic view. This was taken around 5pm, right before it becomes crowdy. By six o'clock the place was so packed that I could barely move around.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM, handheld, 8 captures. Stitched with Autopano Giga 3. Processed in Lightroom 5.
# More Information
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilin_Night_Market
士林夜市美食區全景 Shilin Night Market Food Court Panorama / 台灣台北 Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140210.6D.30686-SML.20140210.6D.30693-Pano.i8
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I have always wanted to photograph tracks, but I am not athletic so I don’t visit these places often. But I discovered about the Ma On Shan Sports Ground yesterday. And their tracks are pristine, with very beautiful forms.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-20 15:43:19 GMT+0800
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 109 mm
+ ISO: 125
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'13" N 114°13'43" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130220.7D.23625
+ Series: 形 Forms, 體育 Sports
“跑道 Tracks” / 香港體育建築之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Forms / SML.20130220.7D.23625
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A woman in Chinese traditional dress 旗袍 Qipao lies in a bed of colorful flowers served in a highly decorated dinner plate fitting for a banquet. She is headless and armless except with her legs extending out in a highly sexualised pose. She is without identity, and she does not appear to have a choice but to lie there for all to feast on.
This ceramic / porcelain sculpture by Chinese artist Liu Jianhua 刘建华 (劉建華) may be funny at first, but is a social commentary about the anonymous and exploitable exoticism once associated with China in the West.
The imagery of the limbless sends a shock down my memory lane, as it reminds me of one of ancient China’s most torturous punishment: removing every limb from a person and stick them onto a vase as a permanent fixture of shame. And for this commentary it is both brilliant and depressing.
Before Liu Jianhu went to study sculpture in art school, he spent many years working at porcelain factories in Jingdezhen (景德镇市 景德鎮市). Jingdezhen was known to be the finest city for porcelain / china production since the Song Dynasty (宋朝), and it is no doubt from his years of working which allowed the artists to excel in producing such exquisite craftsmanship.
Liu Jianhua 刘建华 (劉建華)
Painted Sculpture Series 彩塑系列 - Play No. 16
porcelain
72.3 x 72.3 x 23.6 cm
2003-2009
Beijing Commune
# Liu Jianhua 刘建华 (劉建華)
b. 1962 in Ji’an, Jiangxi Province, China
生于中国江西省吉安
生於中國江西省吉安
www.artspeakchina.org/mediawiki/Liu_Jianhua_刘建华
# Beijing Commune 北京公社
Founded in 2004, Beijing Commune is located in the 798 Art Zone, Beijing. Its initial programs were mainly group shows exploring various currents in contemporary art, while now it focuses primarily on solo shows to carry on its in-depth research. Beginning with a core list of established artists, the gallery has maintained a sharp awareness of developments in the community and has responded by introducing young artists and new topics of discussion into the program.
P.O. Box 8503, 798 Art Zone, No. 4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100015
China
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:27:44+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 19mm
+ ISO: 1000
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ 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: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13948
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Liu Jianhua 刘建华 (劉建華): Painted Sculpture Series 彩塑系列 - Play No. 16, 2003-2006 (porcelain 陶瓷)” / Beijing Commune 北京公社 / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13948
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