Basketball courts in Hong Kong are maintained by the 香港政府康樂及文化事務署 Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. Reservations of different facilities can be done online via the Leisure Link Internet Booking Service [1] by any Hong Kong identity card (HKID) holders.

Pictured is a man playing 籃球 basketball at the 修頓遊樂場 Southorn Playground in 灣仔 Wan Chai which is right next to the 灣仔地鐵站 Wan Chai MTR station.

# Notes

1. Leisure Link for Facilities Booking and Programmes Enrolment www.gov.hk/en/residents/culture/recreation/leisurelink/le...

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-11 15:44:11 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3995 x 2663

+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 183 mm

+ ISO: 500

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°16'41" N 114°10'25" E

+ Location: 中國香港灣仔軒尼詩道修頓遊樂場籃球場 中国香港湾仔轩尼诗道修顿游乐场篮球场 Basketball Court, Southorn Playground, Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.22897

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: Photojournalism

“腳起手鉤向天奔 功夫高強神射手” / 香港康樂活動 Leisure Activities in Hong Kong / SML.20130211.7D.22897

/ #Photojournalism #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMen

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #灣仔 #WanChai #籃球 #Basketball #男 #men #人 #people #體育 #体育 #sports #康樂 #Leisure

Purple and gold are the school colors for The Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大學 CUHK), and so I feel that it would be fitting to process this night-time long exposure as such.

In ancient times, purple was the color worn by Roman Emperors and magistrates, and later by Roman Catholic bishops. Since that time, it has been commonly associated with royalty and piety. The color gold is likely to represent the phoenix in the university’s emblem.

This is a 60-second long exposure using the 6D + 24-70 f/2.8L mounted on Manfrotto tripod, remote release with the Canon TC-80N3.

# SML Translate: 春夜霧朦朧 紫空燦金輝

+ 春: spring (describes the season).

+ 夜: night (describes the time).

+ 霧: fog, foggy (describes the weather).

+ 朦朧: fogginess (descries the scene due to the foggy weather).

+ 紫: purple (the color).

+ 空: sky.

+ 燦: sparkles (with).

+ 金: gold (color).

+ 輝: bright lights.

+ 春夜霧朦朧 紫空燦金輝: On a foggy spring night, golden lights shine brightly under the purple sky.

# References

1. Chinese University of Hong Kong: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong

2. Purple: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple

3. Gold: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_(color)

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-13T22:48:09+0800

+ Dimensions: 5318 x 3534

+ Exposure: 60.0 sec at f/11

+ Focal Length: 24 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 remote release, Canon Angle C Finder, Manfrotto tripod.

+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'25" E

+ Location: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong

+ Subject: 香港中文大學 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) + 吐露港 Tolo Harbour

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130513.6D.06547

+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 長時間曝光 Long Exposure

# Media Licensing

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

“春夜霧朦朧 紫空燦金輝” / 香港中文大學夜之寧 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Night Serenity (60-sec LE) / SML.20130513.6D.06547

/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #LongExposure #LE #SMLLE #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #Landscape #夜 #Night #城市 #Urban #中文大學 #CUHK

The Divisional Fast Patrol Craft (abbreviation DFPC) is 11m long, 2.5m wide with a 0.6m water displacement. It has 6 seats. It is driven by two 275-horsepower outboard engine with a water displacement of up to 4.8 tons. It get reach a speed of up to 50 nautical miles, and is equipped with state-of-the-art instruments, including differential global positioning system, electronic compass, electronic charts, detectors and radars, etc. The boats are made in Australia with a price tag of HK$2 million (~US$125k). A total of 23 crafts were introduced to Hong Kong since 2008 in four batches to replace the harbor patrol boats which were in service since the early 1980s. [1, SML Translate]

分區快速巡邏艇（英文：Divisional Fast Patrol Craft，縮寫DFPC）船長約11米、闊2.5米、吃水0.6米，設有6座；由兩台275匹馬力的舷外機推動，排水量達4點8噸，船速可以高達50海里，配有先進儀器，包括差分全球定位儀、電子羅盤、電子海圖、探測器及雷達等等，澳洲製造，每艇價值逾兩百萬港元。於2008年開始分4批引進，共23艘，用以取代自1980年代初服役至今的港口巡邏艇等。[1]

Bonus: a marine police can be seen using his cellphone if you zoom up close. :)

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-05 08:57:36 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'12" N 114°13'8" 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.20130305.7D.26308

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 寧 Serenity

# Notes

1. Wikipedia: ZH: 水警總區: 分區快速巡邏艇 zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/水警總區#.E5.88.86.E5.8D.80.E5....

“分區快速巡邏艇 PV 8 Divisional Fast Patrol Craft (DFPC) PV 8” / 香港水警 Hong Kong Marine Police / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130305.7D.26308

/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #china #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #水警 #marine #警察 #police #船 #ships #海 #sea

# 錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca

Time Sculptor

francesca_chin@hotmail.com

+852 6220 5377

# Sponsors

+ Fenix Group Ltd.

+ UPW

+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

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

錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca: Time Sculptor: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17071

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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #錢騁新 #ChinChunSan #FrancescaChin #TimeSculptor #WTF #models #womens #women

It looks as if it was going to rain but it did not. The circular dome houses Hong Kong Space Museum’s planetarium [1]. The square-ish structure is the Hong Kong Museum of Art [2]. The rectangular architecture is in fact the IFC Building [2] in Central across the Victoria Harbor—crazyisgood!

# Notes

1. 香港太空館 Hong Kong Space Museum

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

The Hong Kong Space Museum (Chinese: 香港太空館) is a museum of astronomy and space science in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Space_Museum

2. 香港藝術館 Hong Kong Museum of Art

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

The Hong Kong Museum of Art (Chinese: 香港藝術館; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 ngai6 seot6 gun5) is the main art museum of Hong Kong. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Museum_of_Art

3. 香港國際金融中心 International Finance Centre

香港中環金融街8號

香港中环金融街8号

8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong SAR, China

The International Finance Centre (abbr. IFC, branded as "ifc") is an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Finance_Centre

# SML Translate

+ 夜: night

+ 怒: angry

+ 雲: cloud

+ 觀: view, observation

# SML Workflow

Photographed with iPhone 5, processed in Lab mode in Photoshop CS6, luminance and color noise reduction in Lightroom 4.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-01-20 22:59:31 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 2448 x 3264

+ Exposure: 1/20 sec at f/2.4

+ Focal Length: 4.13 mm

+ ISO: 1600

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Apple iPhone 5

+ GPS: 22°17'40" N 114°10'22" E

# Media Licensing

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

“夜怒雲觀 夜怒云观 Nighttime angry cloudscape” / 香港文化建築之形 香港文化建筑之形 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Forms / SML.20130120.IPH5.09653.P1

So the Hover Bar kept on getting better. I have now found it to be most useful in controlling music surface. Here shown again with Griid Pro and the Ableton Live set of Orphion Ping Pong on the Dell U2711 monitor.

The great thing about the arm is that I can position it where my left hand rests way out from the desk. No more holding the 1.5 lb iPad 3 with two hands. Now this is how controllers should be. It is also useful with other music apps I own. Vibration is still an issue but otherwise I do recommend it.

This is working so well that I am thinking of having monitor arms for all my monitors now.

Photographed with iPhone 5, processed in Snapseed on the iPad.

“Twelve South Hover Bar + Ableton Live + Griid Pro” #music #tools #opinions

/ SML.20130123.IPH5.SQ.Opinions

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/ tools opinions #geekporn #tools #ipad #Apple #Mac #Apps music #audio #TwelveSouth #HoverBar #AbletonLive #GriidPro #Liine #photography nerds geeks

/ #HongKong #China #reviews IPH5 SQ #recommended Dell U2711 monitor computers

/ #SMLLove #SMLRec

Today must be a good day for water sports because the guy seen a couple of weeks ago was back with more paddling [1].

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-17 15:17:06 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/800 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'18" 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.20130316.7D.35141

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men

# Notes:

1. “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: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8520959005/

“單人雙槳赛艇 Single Scull Rowing“ / 香港水上體育運動 Hong Kong Water Sports Forms / SML.20130316.7D.35141

/ #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

The 警輪 Police Launch No 51 rushes briskly by at the 沙田海 Sha Tin Hoi in Hong Kong outside SML Universe HKG. I love these ships. I have always wanted to get the model boats when I was little but my parents deemed model boats to not be “educational” enough so I don’t get to play with them. My mom said me that if I want a model boat I should make one from scratch from wood. Although I did do a lot of things which she asked me, I never figured out how to make a boat from scratch so I never did.

For more seriously wtf things which my mom made me do when I was little, see: blog.seeminglee.com/2007/09/moms.html

Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + the Canon EF 70-200 f/4L lens. Processed in Lightroom 4.

# About the 香港水警 Hong Kong Marine Police

The Marine Region is a branch of the Hong Kong Police Force, more widely known as the Marine Police. The marine police patrol 1,651 km2 (637 sq mi) of waters within the territory of Hong Kong, including 263 islands. The Marine Region with about 3,000 officers, and a fleet of 142 in total, made up of 70 launches and 72 craft is the largest of any civil police force.

水警總區（副名水警；英语：Marine Region，副名：Marine Police）於1842年成立，隸屬於香港警務處行動處行動部，主要責任為維持香港海域及離島的公共安全，在香港海域範圍內執行水上巡邏，防止偷渡及水上走私活動，並且在香港及鄰近海域進行搜索及拯救。水警總區管轄香港1,651平方公里的海域及261個香港島嶼。水師有123艘輪艇，包括62艘警輪和61警艇，共2,424名人員，為世界上最大規模的水上警察。[1]

# Notes

1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Region

2. zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/水警總區

# SML Data

+ Series: 寧 Serenity

+ Date: 2013-01-31 09:17:23 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/1000 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 200 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'3" N 114°12'59" E

“警輪51 Police Launch 51”

/ 寧 Serenity

/ SML.20130131.7D.20782

It seems that sports photography is definitely the 7D’s forte. So I think that I just might go and photograph some action at real matches soon.

Pictured is a guy shooting a hoop at a basketball court nearby. His identity is concealed because of the bokeh. The hoop in focus is located at the basketball court right next to his.

Identity concealed = no model release necessary. Excellent.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-03 15:45:44 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3230 x 4845

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 320

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'12" N 114°13'37" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場籃球場 中国香港马鞍山游乐场篮球场 Basketball Court, Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130303.7D.25963

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men

“射籃 Shoot the Hoop” / 男籃球運動員 Men in Sports (Basketball) / SML.20130303.7D.25963

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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #籃球 #篮球 #Basketball #人 #people

Since this was my favorite look of all, I tried to do live-action panorama again with the 100-400, so you can see the detail as well as the construction. Stitched together using 6 captures on the 6D live. Just look at those shoes. Truly. I am thinking that I would go find a shoemaker and cut out holes for me also. Crazyisgood. SML Love.

# 童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit

Ziggy Stardust

twk1402@gmail.com

+852 6855 8214

# Media Licensing

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

童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit: Ziggy Stardust: Look 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43083

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My favorite look of the bunch. The backpack holds a display, I believe—crazyisgood!

# 童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit

Ziggy Stardust

twk1402@gmail.com

+852 6855 8214

# Media Licensing

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

童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit: Ziggy Stardust: Look 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17081

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLMen

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This is the setup for a panorama of the Ma On Shan Sports Ground to be posted later. While the panoramas done handheld in the past have yielded decent results, the near planes have not been perfect. To get perfect seams you really need to do things right—with a tripod and cable release. Ideally you would also use a pano head, which I do not own. But really you need a pano in the old days when you have to do it by hand. These days any pano stitching software, including both the excellent and free Hugin as well as Photoshop, can correct geometric distortions so even if your image sensor is not located at the perfect spot (which is basically what a pano head allows you to do), the results can be excellent. As you can see many of the handheld panoramas I have posted earlier on the stream, in the digital age, that bit is mostly a luxury.

When doing panoramas, having a leveled camera would save pixels, so the built-in electronic leveling on the 7D (pictured) is super useful.

Photographed with iPhone 5, processed in Snapseed.

“Panorama Setup: Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM + Canon TC-80N3 + Manfrotto tripod” / 20130326.IPH5.11158

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Finding perfection in life is going to be very difficult, but the imperfection adds to its interest, I think. If I wanted a perfect leaf, I could have just drawn it. But try drawing imperfection. It is very hard. I am imperfect. The leaf is imperfect. It feels closer to heart. Like the leaf which is imperfect, I find my own imperfection adds to my overall interest. If people are perfect life would be very boring, I think.

# Related SML Universe

+ SML Pro Blog: 2012-02-01: Delete Perfection + Zero expectations / Happiness Life Hacks: blog.seeminglee.com/2012/12/delete-perfection-zero-expect...

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-03T15:52:37.12 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 257 mm

+ ISO: 800

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'38" E

+ Altitude: 21.7 m

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號遊馬鞍山樂場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130303.7D.26124

+ Series: 自然 Nature, 形 Forms, 界 Division

“三木三” / 自然形之界 Nature Forms Division / SML.20130303.7D.26124

/ #自然 #Nature #形 #Forms #SMLForms #界 #Division #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #植物 #Plants #green #葉 #叶 #leaf

I kept on seeing this boat from my apartment up above peering down and now I have spotted the same boat at eye level.

The word 海鮮 in Chinese means seafood, but it is in fact made up with two characters: 海 is sea and 鮮 is fresh. Thus you can see that seafood according to the Chinese must be eaten fresh. This is why when you go to Chinese restaurants you will see a lot of fish tanks. Simply put, dead seafood is nasty.

I have no idea what is in its nets but those look like squids to me. Oh yummy!

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-01T10:31:46+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 400 mm

+ ISO: 400

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'18" N 114°13'27" E

+ Location: 香港新界馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, New Territories, Hong Kong

+ Subject: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong

+ Serial: SML.20130501.7D.40739

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 香港人 Hong Kong Humans, 男 Men, 中國飲食文化 中国饮食文化 Chinese Food Culture

“海鮮漁農 Fisherman: Fresh catch from the sea” / 香港人 Hong Kong Humans / SML.20130501.7D.40739

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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #飲食 #饮食 #Food #文化 #culture #攝影 #摄影 #photography #海鮮 #Seafood

# 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: Look 4 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16911

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/ #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 #WTF

It never “gets better.” The campaign which tells you that it does has no idea wtf they are talking about.

People who are narrow minded will continue to hate and discriminate you for who you are. But when you grow older you will learn to understand that their hating you is not your fault. You can try to educate and help them understand you better. You can also try to understand why they think the way they do. Investigate. Research. Do not give up. Don't hate them for hating you. Invite a dialog with them.

When you understand where other people are coming from and why they form the opinion that they do, you can choose to agree or to disagree. Being able to agree to disagree is a sign of maturity. You have power when you recognize that your being you is your own business. Life is too short caring about what other people think. You are not responsible for their happiness. You are however responsible for your own happiness.

You are you. You have you. You will always have you. If you believe in yourself, you need not care what other people think. If they hate you for your being you, just tell them to fuck off. Be yourself. Never change for others.

“________ can be assholes, too.

If people hate you for your being you, tell them to fuck off.”

/ SML.20121207.PHIL

/ #smlphil #LifeCelebratesDiversity #ccby #smluniverse #smlprojects

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/ #philosophy #思想 #gay #lgbt #同志 #people #人 #diversity #多樣 #activism #life #生 #opinions

Skyscrapers and reflections are fun—especially through a layer of glass with dotted patterns. I don’t really know the reason for it—maybe it shields heat better this way? I will ask an architect and get back to you on that. For now I am just glad that the camera has enough resolution to not turn all that into a moire mess.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-11 15:32:23 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°16'51" N 114°10'26" E

+ Location: 中國香港灣仔華潤大廈 中国香港湾仔华润大厦 China Resources Building, Wan Chai, Hong Kong SAR, China

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6

+ Series: 形 Forms

+ Serial: SML.20130211.EOSM.01894.P1

“玻璃外看 Through the looking glass” / 城市建築之形 Urban Architecture Forms / SML.20130211.EOSM.01894.P1

/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #WanChai #攝影 #摄影 #photography #reflection #windows #玻璃 #glass

Previously I have mistaken some mini yachting activities as windsurfing. I stand corrected. But this is windsurfing for sure.

My lens is not long enough so it is cropped. I also noticed that since the 70-400 f/4L I have is the non-IS edition, it does have some limits on this far end.

So I have ordered the 100-400 f/5.6L IS today. Oddly the reseller said that they do not have a lot of stock so I have to wait, but hopefully soon!

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-06T13:52:37+0800

+ Dimensions: 2311 x 3466

+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 257 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'23" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Subject: 中國香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130406.7D.37521.C23

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men

“滑浪風帆 Windsurfing” / 香港水上運動 Hong Kong Water Sports / SML.20130406.7D.37521.C23

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #自然 #Nature #滑浪風帆 #Windsurfing #水 #water

This is the site of a (con)temporary sculpture park that is currently on view at the construction site where Museum M+ was to be built.

Titled “Mobile M+ Inflation” or “M+流行充氣” in Chinese, it features multiple inflated art installations by a roster of international artists including Cao Fei (China), Choi Jeong Hwa (South Korea), Jeremy Deller (UK), Jiakun Architects (China), Paul McCarthy (USA), Tomás Saraceno (Argentina) and Tam Wai Ping (Hong Kong).

The site was unfortunately closed due to the Hong Kong’s very unpredictable weather when I visited but I am planning to revisit on another day.

As a bonus, there will be a special performance titled “Audio Lotus” by architect-artist duo Eskyiu and sound artist Wong Chung-fai this coming Sunday (2013-05-12) at 3pm. It is a walking sound sculpture which is inspired by Benoît Maubrey’s “Audio Peacock” and Choi Jeong-Hwa's "Emptiness of Form. Form is Emptiness.".

Visit 藝游西九 WKCD Events Facebook Page www.facebook.com/WKCDevents for more information.

I was made aware of this mostly thanks to Billy Clarke — a highly talented writer who seems to know everything about what is going on in Hong Kong — SML Thank You!

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-08T18:22:35+0800

+ Dimensions: 5357 x 3571

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 400

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°17'59" N 114°9'24" E

+ Location: 香港西九文化區 West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD), West Kowloon, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130508.6D.05523

+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art

# Media Licensing

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

“M+流行充氣當代戶外雕塑展覽 Mobile M+ Inflation (Con)temporary Sculpture Park” / 香港西九文化區 West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) / SML.20130508.6D.05523

/ #新聞攝影 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #文化 #Culture #西九 #WestKowloon #藝術 #Art #Fineart #雕塑 #Sculpture #Events

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8538471479/sizes/o/ (3249 x 6795 full res)

With the recent success doing handheld pano with Hugin 2012, I tried my hands at some handheld vertical panorama today.

This was taken on the path which I take to walk to the Ma On Shan Promenade. The buildings on the top right is 聽濤雅苑 Vista Paradiso, where SML Universe HKG is. The architectural complex to the left is 錦豐苑 Kam Fung Court—a series of public housing estates in Hong Kong. The forms you see in the middle is a primary school, as you should no doubt recognise by now from my photography of schools. The mountain in the background is 馬鞍山 Ma On Shan. And that’s not an airplane in the sky, it was a bird in the midst of flight.

This is a stitch of 12 RAW captures stitched together using the Trans Mercator projection so the buildings are not straight as it should, but it is the best projection I have tried out which would tile this well without losing too much materials in the process.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-08T14:10:40 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3249 x 6795

+ Exposure: 1/400 - 1/2000 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ Panorama FOV: 179 degree horizontal, 311.4 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Trans Mercator

+ GPS: 22°25'16" N 114°13'30" E

+ Altitude: 56.6 m

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山 中国香港马鞍山 Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130308.7D.27543-SML.20130308.7D.27554-Pano.02.TransMercator.179x311.4

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

“馬鞍山住宅建築之形 Ma On Shan Residential Architecture Forms” / 香港全景攝影 Hong Kong Panoramic Photography / SML.20130308.7D.27543-SML.20130308.7D.27554-Pano.02.TransMercator.179x311.4

/ #建築 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #城市 #Urban #街 #Street

“DJ Rainbow Teddy mixing his next hit after Madonna called” #CCBY #Crazyisgood

Bert+Ernie are no longer with me. They stayed behind in New York along with 95% of my other friends. But I took rainbow bear with me. It was given to me by a dear friend. So toy stories from now on will be about mostly Rainbow Teddy.

I remembered what my mom says when she saw Rainbow Teddy. She says: “有冇搞錯呀?!” Which literally means “did you get it wrong?” Or rather most appropriately mean in modern language WTF?!

Well, evidently Teddy doesn't give a ___ about my mom’s comment either because he is working on a new single right now. But he won’t tell me what it is because when Teddy is busy he hates it when someone disturbs his “flow”—which SML totally “gets”. :)

DJ Rainbow Teddy was handmade with love in Vermont in the US by Vermont Teddy Bear in case you are wondering. Here photographed with his mastering headphones AKG K701 and the Denon X800.

/ SML.20130112.IP3.SQ.ToyStory

/ #ToyStory #RainbowTeddy CCBY Crazyisgood #LifeCelebratesDiversity #SMLPhotography #SMLMusic #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #Rainbow #Teddy #DJ #Music #Remix #Gay #LGBT #activism #Denon X800 #AKG K701

/ #香港 #HongKong HK HKG #中國 #中国 #China CN IP3 SQ color 攝影 摄影 photography

A bizarre sighting during sunset yesterday. Dark smokes appear in the middle of nowhere towards the brocade cloudy sky.

It is good then perhaps that I am not a religious fanatic, otherwise I would see this as a sign that something dark is coming.

That said, nature has a way of talking to me all the time. Maybe it is a sign. You decide.

# SML Translate: 日落雲錦現髒霧

+ 日: sun.

+ 落: down.

+ 雲: clouds.

+ 錦: brocade.

+ 現: short for 表現 reveal.

+ 髒: dirty. Describes the color black.

+ 霧: fog, smoke.

+ 日落雲錦現髒霧: a strand of dark smokes appears near the brocade of clouds during sunset.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-28T18:39:38.31+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 70 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'26" E

+ Altitude: 83.7 m

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Serial: SML.20130328.7D.37018

+ 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

“日落雲錦現髒霧” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130328.7D.37018

/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #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 #WTF

A collage of forms, accented by the echoes of colors and lines.

The afternoon sun casts a warm shadow of a baby carriage on the footbridge. Below the bridge, a man in blue sweater walks casually across a zebra crossing. The lines of the zebra crossing is shielded by the bridge, thus it would appear as if the man is on the same plane when in fact is is very far away. The S in “SLOW” is obscured so you see the word “LOW” instead. The white markings not the road leads the eye to the lower right as well as the upper right, which is the entrance to a car park, where the yellow warning signs echo nicely with the warm glow of the afternoon sun.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-13 16:37:17 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4931 x 3287

+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°25'16" N 114°13'34" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山頌安商場 中国香港马鞍山颂安商场 Chung On Shopping Centre, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130213.EOSM.01949.P1.L1

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms

“頌安商場 Chung On Shopping Centre” / 人流之形 Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130213.EOSM.01949.P1.L1

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #街 #Street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #人 #people

The beauty of utilitarian forms continues. This is the view down under the MTR (Hong Kong’s metro) bridge at Heng On station in Ma On Shan. The only way to photograph this in its entirety is via panoramic photography because there is simply no lens this wide.

Often photographs don’t work because everything feels very “framed”. Here the pedestrians are on the either side of this extreme FOV which leads the eye out of the frame, and I think that photographs which do these are generally more successful.

This panorama is stitched using 16 5184 x 3456 RAW images and resulting in a 10916 x 4411 image which spans 179-degree field of view (FOV) horizontally and 79-degree FOV vertically.

You can use a fisheye, I guess, but you will still be limited by resolution. Not to mention that fish eye lenses will distort the image and I prefer vertical lines because straight lines.

Stitched using Hugin 2012’s Panini projection.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-28 13:49:45 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 10916 x 4411

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'37" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山西沙路恆安地鐵站天橋底 中国香港马鞍山西沙路恒安地铁站天桥底 Under the bridge at Sai Sha Road near Heng On MTR Station in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130228.EOSM.02991-SML.20130228.EOSM.03006-SML.Pano.001.179x79.Panini.P1.L1

+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 形 Forms, 人流 Human Logistics, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

“]>凹<[” / 人流建築全景之形 Human Logistics Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130228.EOSM.02991-SML.20130228.EOSM.03006-SML.Pano.001.179x79.Panini.P1.L1

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #橋 #桥 #Bridge #街 #Street

Unlike mainland China, bicycles are not considered a primary form of transportation. But bicycle lanes are everywhere in Ma On Shan, and people do ride it everywhere. Cycling is a good form of exercise.

In Hong Kong, you can ride along the 3.2 km long Ma On Shan promenade spanning an area of 5.2 hectares (sometimes pictured in my “Serenity” series) while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Tolo Harbor and Sha Tin Hoi.

I don’t exercise much these days so I might get a bike to do it. Of interest: although the promenade itself is a smoke-free zone, ashtrays are provided along the cycling lane. I don’t think that I have ever biked and smoked before. There will always be a first time, I suppose.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-01 11:19:05 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184

+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 200 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'34" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆安地鐵站 中国香港马鞍山恒安地铁站 Heng On MTR Station, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China

/ 人流 Human Logistics / SML.20130201.7D.20934

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #單車 #自行车 #bicycle #徑 #Lane #path #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HK #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan

I feel that it is important to have a shot with the name clearly spelled out so this is a shot for that.

I bought the 100-400 rather recently and have not tested fully how far the depth of field would go so I shot many of the photos for this set in the f/8 range where possible.

For most of the Canon lenses, the f/8 is generally the sweet spot. Many people think that stopping further would be sharper, but actually when you go towards f/22, optical diffraction would become noticeable and thus rendering the image “less sharp” overall.

I only had one shot at this so not having had much experience with this lens, I just went with something at f/8 range—thankfully the Canon EOS 6D’s high ISO range is quite usable, unlike the 7D.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-18T17:38:24+0800

+ Dimensions: 3417 x 5125

+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/7.1

+ Focal Length: 130 mm

+ ISO: 4000

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°17'41" N 114°10'2" 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)

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01593

+ Series: Photojournalism, 字形 Typography

# Media Licensing

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

“美國海軍軍艦船名 US Navy’s USS Peleliu (LHA-5) Name Inscription” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01593

/ #Photojournalism #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #US #Navy #USS #Peleliu #LHA5 #military #ships #LHA #typography #letterforms

SML Pro Blog: Morgan Stanley: Van Kampen Investments: 2005 Concept: Folders

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Yin and Yang motifs seen at an open air plaza in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Unlike Western modernist architectural forms in the Bauhaus tradition which are heavily driven by orthogonal forms, curves play a big part in connecting elements together in China to create flows which echo with the humanistic qualities better than straight lines.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-11 15:20:20 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 2825 x 4237

+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 98 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°16'52" N 114°10'29" E

+ Location: 中國香港灣仔港灣道18號中環廣場 中国香港湾仔港湾道18号中环广场 Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.22728.P1.L1

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 形 Forms

“青棚曲流綠茵林 Blue awning flowing in curves against green plants” / 香港園林建築之形 Hong Kong Landscape Architecture Forms / SML.20130211.7D.22728.P1.L1

/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #園林 #Garden #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography

Over-complication is a human fallacy. So when I photograph anything, I try to maintain focus and make sure that every form in the frame matters and contributes something to the capture. If it does not belong then I make sure that they are not included.

For photographs which there is no time to think (live action), I just shoot and then crop after the fact. But for things which stay put I take my time to compose before clicking the shutter.

In digital photography, cropping means lose of resolution and detail, so it is best to do it right at the moment of capture then trying to fix things in Photoshop after the fact. Photoshop is not magic, you know. The best Photoshop jobs do not look like it was ever Photoshopped. And I am not a one of those wizards who can wield magic. So I try to do it right where I can.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-19 13:39:11 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3429 x 5144

+ Exposure: 1/1000 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'0" N 114°13'41" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆安商場 中国香港马鞍山恒安商场 Heng On Shopping Centre, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130219.7D.23216.P1.L1

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 商場 Shopping Malls, 形 Forms

“三角形交響樂 Symphonic Triangles No. 3” / 商場建築之形 Shopping Malls Architecture Forms / SML.20130219.7D.23216.P1.L1

/ #商場 #ShoppingMalls #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #三角形 #Triangles #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography

1. Boy Scouts of America.

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/2598864945/

2. Poseidon (Hello Gorgeous).

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/610997609/

3. Lady in Pink.

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/2599244378/

4. Temet Nosce.

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/611547010/

# Media Licensing

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

“面容多樣 Faces of Diversity: 紐約康尼島美人魚遊行 NYC Coney Island Mermaid Parade”

/ SML.20130205.PHIL.LifeCelebratesDiversity

/ #SMLPhil #SMLOpinions #CCBY #LifeCelebratesDiversity #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #SMLFlickr #SMLMen #Crazyisgood

/ #NYC #NewYork #US #photography #people #humans #humanity #equality #activism #philosophy #photojournalism #diversity #life #opinions #men #women #ConeyIsland #Brooklyn

As promised, here’s the video of the guy see earlier in the stream breaking bricks with bare hands, seen at the 11th Hong Kong Wushu International Championship (HKWSJ) 第11屆香港國際武術節. Crazyisgood!

# Soundtrack

Written quickly using loops and synths to keep you going.

24-bit 48kHz AIFF on SML SoundCloud:

soundcloud.com/seeminglee/brick-breaking-kungfu-martial

# SML Data

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, Crazyisgood

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 25fps, Progressive

+ Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo

+ Length: 56 sec

+ Color: Color

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山體育館 Ma On Shan Sports Centre, Hong Kong, China

+ License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)

+ Date: 2013-04-07 (recorded) 2013-04-08 (published)

+ Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography

+ Soundtrack: SML Music

+ Media Production: SML Universe

+ Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited

+ Serial: SML.20130407.EOSM.03794

# SML 1080p HD Simulcast

+ SML Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8630042847/

+ SML Vimeo: vimeo.com/63554036

+ SML YouTube: youtu.be/DEXiGn68P4Y

# Media Licensing

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

“功夫技高破磚術 Brick-breaking Kungfu Martial Arts” / 第11屆香港國際武術節 The 11th Hong Kong Wushu International Championship (HKWSJ) / 男運動員 Men in Sports / SML.20130407.EOSM.03794.1080p25

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #武術 #Wushu #MartialArts #Kungfu

The boys are at it again at Tolo Harbour today. They are doing a lot better than the last time I saw them. Based on the size of their upper body, it would seem hat this is a good exercise for upper body strength.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-16 11:42:22 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'21" N 114°13'17" E

+ Location: SML Universe Limited, Hong Kong, China

+ Subject: 中國香港吐露港 中国香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130316.7D.35125

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men

“龍舟—中式快艇 Dragon Boat—Chinese style speed boat” / 香港水上體育運動 Hong Kong Water Sports / SML.20130316.7D.35125

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #龍舟 #Dragonboat

Theaster Gates (born 1973 Chicago) is an American Installation artist Social Practice artist. He lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. Gates’ work has been shown at major museums and galleries internationally and deals with issues of urban planning, religious space, and craft. He is committed to the revitalization of poor neighborhoods through combining urban planning and art practices.

Theaster Gates (b. 1973)

Red line with black soot and enthusiasm, 2013

Decommissioned fire hose and wood

59 x 92 x 4.5 in

149 x 233 x 11 cm

KGG-3495

# Theaster Gates

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theaster_Gates

theastergates.com/

# Kavi Gupta

kavigupta.com/artist/theastergates

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T18:31:42+0800

+ Dimensions: 5197 x 3632

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 320

+ 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.14240

+ 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

“Installation by Theaster Gates (b. 1973): Red line with black soot and enthusiasm, 2013 (Decommissioned fire hose and wood)” / Kavi Gupta / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14240

/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #Crazyisgood #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #TheasterGates #KaviGupta #firehose #wood #mixedmedia #installation #foundobjects #Chicago

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8850092003/

I was wrong—it seems that you do still need a pano head even with modern technology.

Previously I made the opinion that modern software should be able to stitch these images shot using normal pan heads [1] and that the pano head is mostly a luxury items. But when I actually worked on the image it appears that I was very wrong about it.

As you see here the seams a highly problematic at the near end of the lens. The far end is always going got be ok, but he near end poses challenge for Hugin it would appear.

SML Apologies—but I never said that I am always right.

This 360-degree pano is stitched using 24 full-resoltion 7D RAW files. Trust that when I get a pano head I will revisit this.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-26T13:21:50+0800

+ Dimensions: 17742 x 3342

+ Exposure: 1/60 - 1/80 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto tripod

+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 78 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Rectilinear

+ GPS: 22°25'17" N 114°13'42" E

+ Altitude: 11.1 m

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130326.7D.36333-SML.20130326.7D.36359-Pano.Cylindrical-360x78

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

# Notes

1. “Panorama Setup: Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM + Canon TC-80N3 + Manfrotto tripod” / 20130326.IPH5.11158: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8591178305/

# 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” / 香港體育建築全景之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130326.7D.36333-SML.20130326.7D.36359-Pano.Cylindrical-360x78

/ #體育 #Sports #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #SMLApologies

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

Often the simplest things are the most beautiful. This is the underside of a leaf of a variety of palm trees grown in Hong Kong. Exact species unknown.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-03 15:52:18 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3369 x 5054

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 1000

+ 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°13'38" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號遊馬鞍山樂場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130303.7D.26122

+ Series: 自然 Nature, 形 Forms

“\\\|\\\” / 自然之形 Nature Forms / SML.20130303.7D.26122

/ #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 #樹 #树 #trees #葉 #叶 #leaf

Rainbow Teddy (RT) decides it’s time to use his writing instrument of choice (Uniball) to express his love and affection for LaLa Ortiz (Instagram:@lala_415)’s creepy dolls.

SML: Oh RT, what are you writing?

RT: I just saw a wonderful post by one of the faeries inside LaLa Ortiz’ magical kingdom and I want to write something back.

SML: What did she write?

RT: She said “I <3 SML Universe” [1].

SML: Wow for real? That’s a very sweet faerie.

RT: I know. I <3 <3 <3 creepy dolls + faeries + everything magical!

SML: Magick rules.

RT: Weeeee!

# Notes

1. www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152828570560298

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-06T19:54:01+0800

+ Dimensions: 3648 x 3848

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 21 mm

+ ISO: 400

+ Flash: Canon 580EX (bounced from ceiling)

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°11'9" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Serial: SML.20130506.6D.05391.SQ

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy, Toy Story, Crazyisgood

# Media Licensing

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

“Uniball Bombers: Rainbow Teddy <3 LaLa Ortiz’ Creepy Dolls” / Crazyisgood / SML.20130506.6D.05391.SQ

/ #彩熊 #RainbowTeddy #ToyStory #CCBY #LifeCelebratesDiversity #Crazyisgood #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #gay #Teddy #LOL #WTF #instagay #gaybear #LGBT #Creepy #Dolls #Uniball #Moleskine #LalaOrtiz #UniballBombers

These wooden shed-like structures were found inside a park in Hong Kong.

Unlike normal sheds which actually shields the rain, it is left bare and slotted with the bare frame. Ivy-like plants are then planted on them to create something which can best be described as half man-made and half naturally formed. When the plants are finally growing, they do function somewhat like a small tree.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-19 13:58:33 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'7" N 114°13'40" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場 中国香港马鞍山游乐场 Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130219.7D.23279

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 形 Forms

“棚 Wooden Shed” / 香港園林建築之形 Hong Kong Landscape Architecture Forms / SML.20130219.7D.23279

/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #園林 #Garden #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography

#木 #wood

The Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis 白頭鵯), also known as the Chinese Bulbul or 白頭翁 in Chinese, is a bird and a member of the bulbul family [1, 2, 3].

These birds are common in East Asia, and they feed on fruits and insects (pictured). They are mostly characterised by their black heads with a large white patch covering the napes and bellies. Their wings are in yellow and green stripes.

Bulbuls breed in the fall seasons, and tend to cluster together in the woods to call in a “cha-ko-lee...cha-ko-lee…” sound.

# Notes

1. Light-vented Bulbul: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-vented_Bulbul

2. 白頭鵯: Wikipedia: ZH: zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/白頭鵯

3. GovHK: Leisure and Cultural Services Department: EN: Common Wild Birds Seen in Urban Parks: www.lcsd.gov.hk/green/birds/en/bird_7.html

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-07T15:15:06+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6

+ 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

+ GPS: 22°25'23" N 114°13'29" E

+ Location: 香港新界馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, New Territories, Hong Kong

+ Serial: SML.20130507.7D.41240

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 自然 Nature

# Media Licensing

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

“白頭鵯捉蟲 Chinese Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) Catching Insects” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130507.7D.41240

/ #自然 #Nature #SMLForms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #鳥 #Birds #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #白頭鵯 #ChineseBulbul #Bulbul #PycnonotusSinensis #蟲 #Insects

# LIU Chun Ki

Dasein

lck_25@yahoo.com.hk

+852 5132 7223

# Sponsors

+ Hale Textile Ltd.

+ Novetex Textiles Limited

+ Winning Textile Co. Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

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

LIU Chun Ki: Dasein: Look 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16940

/ #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 #LIUChunKi #Dasein #womens #women #models

An Asian waterbird found a piece of trash floating on Tolo Harbour for a brief rest during the stormy weather in Hong Kong.

These birds are currently being protected by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as well as the WWF.

I saw a lot of them last year outside my window and had thought that they were seagulls, but a Swedish friend on Facebook corrected me on this. I had no idea that they are so rare.

This is an extreme crop because while I tried many times to photograph them on the sea level, I could not and so I photographed this one from the 27th floor.

Hopefully I will see more of these later this year.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-03T17:47:16+0800

+ Dimensions: 1376 x 1376

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/11

+ Focal Length: 400 mm

+ ISO: 12800

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°26'12" N 114°28'39" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Location: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130503.6D.03801.SQ

+ Series: 自然 Nature

# Media Licensing

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

“發泡膠上的亞洲水鳥 Asian Waterbirds on Styrofoam” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130503.6D.03801.SQ

/ #自然 #Nature #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #鳥 #Birds #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #水 #Water #亞洲水鳥 #AsianWaterbirds #海 #Sea #亞洲 #Asia #水鳥 #Waterbirds #Pollution

Using his full body as counter-weight, a man windsurfs across Tolo Harbour on a sunny afternoon in Hong Kong. The water appears like molten silver under the shimmering afternoon sun within this split-second capture.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-26T16:30:25+0800

+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184

+ Exposure: 1/1000 sec at f/5.6

+ 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

+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Ma On Shan, Hong Kong)

+ Subject: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong

+ Serial: SML.20130526.7D.42169.CR2

+ 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

滑浪風帆 Windsurfing / 香港水上運動 Hong Kong Water Sports / SML.20130526.7D.42169

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #自然 #Nature #滑浪風帆 #Windsurfing #水 #water #水上運動 #WaterSports

These gigantic letters “LHA” which identify the ship can be seen on the hull of the USS Peleliu.

The ship’s structural metal beams create an interesting contrast with the extruded letterings. Visually they bear similarities to the Hollywood sign echoed by some beam lights as seen in the animated identity of 20th Century Fox. It is probably just a coincidence but it is interesting to me nonetheless.

So what are LHAs exactly? According to the United States Navy, an LHA is the largest of all amphibious warfare ships. It resembles a small aircraft carrier and is capable of Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL), Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL), Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) tilt-rotor and Rotary Wing (RW) aircraft operations [1, 2].

# Notes

1. The US Navy: Fact File: Amphibious Assault Ships - LHA/LHD/LHA®: www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&ct=4&...

2. USS Peleliu (LHA-5): Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Peleliu_(LHA-5)

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-18T18:02:39+0800

+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648

+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 340 mm

+ ISO: 12800

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°17'48" N 114°9'60" E

+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

+ Subject: USS Peleliu (LHA-5), US Navy

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01830

+ Series: Photojournalism, 形 Forms

“LHA” / 美國軍艦字形 US Navy Typographic Forms / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01599

/ #Photojournalism #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #US #Navy #USS #Peleliu #LHA5 #military #ships #LHA #typography #letterforms

The view from inside the 纜車 缆车 cable car going up the summit. Space is very tight on our way up so I took this using the G12. I typically travel with four cameras: Canon EOS 7D, Canon G12, iPad, iPhone — and now also the Canon EOS M.

The Canon G12 supports RAW so it allows greater flexibility even though it is housed inside a point-and-shoot casing. The EOS M I have found to be good at taking video shots but so far its focusing has been very slow so I would likely continue to bring my G12 with me on future travels.

I get annoyed sometimes with the reflection from the window, but sometimes those reflection makes more interesting natural contrast of forms with the scene which I do like.

# SML Data

+ Serial: SML.20121011.G12.00682

+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:45:53 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 2432 x 3648

+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 6.1 mm

+ ISO: 800

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Setup: Handheld

+ Camera: Canon G12

+ 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

纜車 缆车 cable car / 旅遊人流 旅游人流 Travel Human Logistics / 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.G12.00682

Stairs are awesome—especially as a stereographic panorama, as I have found. Maybe Escher had the foresight. This one was created using 360Pano, an freely available iOS + Android app.

Interactive version: 360.io/eK75wy

+ Add /s for the stereographic version: 360.io/eK75wys/s (aka “little planet”)

+ Add /f for the flat image: 360.io/eK75wy/f

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-20

+ Dimensions: 2048 x 2048

+ Camera: Apple iPhone 5

+ GPS: 22°25'34" N 114°13'60" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山鞍駿街1號馬鞍山中心 Ma On Shan Centre, 1 On Chun Street, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130320.IPH5.360pano.eK75wy.s

+ Workflow: 360pano, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

“馬鞍山中心樓梯 Ma On Shan Centre Staircase” / 香港人流建築全景之形 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130320.IPH5.360pano.eK75wy.s

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #360pano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #樓梯 #Stairs

More intersections between different buildings. This one is between a car park and a trash room for a shopping mall. Looks like tree branches in winter, or it could also be a leaf. :)

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-13 16:58:56 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3433 x 5149

+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°25'16" N 114°13'37" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山頌安商場停車場 中国香港马鞍山颂安商场停车场 Chung On Shopping Mall Car Park, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130213.EOSM.01992

+ Series: 形 Forms

“頌安商場停車場 Chung On Shopping Mall Car Park” / 城巿建築交界之形 Urban Architecture Intersection Forms / SML.20130213.EOSM.01992

/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #抽象 #Abstracts #SMLAbstracts #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #建築 #建筑 #architecture #街 #Street #攝影 #摄影 #photography

Sometimes when I photograph physically large things they appear to be microscopic images. This is one of those times. It is the ceiling covering an outdoor escalator in Central, Hong Kong. But it appears almost like some kind of tank tracks in a sci-fi movie. Abstract forms are interesting that way—a single image tinkles the mind for millions of possibilities. I think that this might be why I also have a preference for abstract paintings which evoke emotions and energy.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-09 22:17:44 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 2525 x 4489

+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 113 mm

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°16'57" N 114°9'31" E

+ Location: 中國香港中環環球大廈外的行人天橋電梯 中国香港中环环球大厦外的行人天桥电梯 The pedestrian footbridge escalator outside the World Wide House, Central, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130209.7D.21775.C169.P1.L1

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms

“科幻藍光觀 Sci-fi Blue Glow Macro-scape” / 人流建築夜之形 Human Logistics Architecture Night Forms / SML.20130209.7D.21775.C169.P1.L1

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #中環 #Central #街 #Street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #建築 #建筑 #architecture #藍 #Blue #電梯 #电梯 #escalator

A Mercedes-Benz sped by a bus stop outside a public housing development in Hong Kong. These architectural designs with supremely clean lines appear to be a mainstay in these newer properties. Open air corridors appear to be an energy-saving feature which is seen in both public housing old as well as new.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-21T14:58:30.83 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4378 x 3251

+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 70 mm

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'25" N 114°13'47" E

+ Altitude: 220.2 m

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山西沙路 Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Subject: 中國香港馬鞍山頌安邨頌和樓 Chung Wo House, Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130321.EOSM.03570.C23

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms

“頌安邨頌和樓 Chung Wo House, Chung On Estate” / 香港公共屋邨建築之形 Hong Kong Public Housing Architecture Forms / SML.20130321.EOSM.03570.C23

/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #建築 #建筑 Architecture #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #公共 #Public #屋邨 #Housing

If I could paint, this is what would be on my canvas. But I can’t paint, so I paint through photography. Since I publish everything via Creative Commons (CCBY), in the past some people would turn my photographs into paintings. Maybe some day someone would do that for my “paintings”. Meanwhile I will continue to paint my abstract paintings using my camera.

# SML Workflow

Photographed handheld with the Canon 7D and the 70-200 f/4L lens. Processed in Lightroom 4.

# SML Data

+ Series: 形 Forms, 抽象 Abstracts, 界 Division

+ Date: 2013-02-01 11:05:24 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3451 x 5177

+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 81 mm

+ ISO: 500

+ Flash: Did not Fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'16" N 114°13'34" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆安商場停車場 中国香港马鞍山恒安商场停车场 Car Park, Heng On Shopping Mall, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China

“形之界 Form Division” #abstract / 形 Forms / SML.20130201.7D.20873

/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #抽象 #Abstract #SMLAbstracts #界 #Division #SMLPaintings #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLProjects

/ #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #香港 #HongKong #中國 #中国 #china #牆 #墙 #walls #洞 #holes #art

“鼎香鎖愛情” (鼎香锁爱情 Ding, Incense, Locks and Love)

As previously posted, red ribbons with locks were seen all over the 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple (1). Here at another temple also at 泰山 Mount Tai, the locks were affixed to a 鼎 Ding (2). According to locals, Chinese couples visit temples before they get married. Their names are crapted onto each individual lock and a ritual is performed by the monks to bind their love to eternity.

# SML Data

+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09499

+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:49:40 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4020 x 3216

+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 24 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 Notes

1. “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: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8357585327

2. 鼎是中國古代的一種青銅器，三足或四足，兩耳，通常刻有精細的紋飾。鼎最初是一種炊具，後來因用於烹飪祭祀給神的犧牲，而上升為禮器，成為國家政權中君主、大臣等權力象徵。http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/鼎

2. 鼎是中国古代的一种青铜器，三足或四足，两耳，通常刻有精细的纹饰。鼎最初是一种炊具，后来因用于烹饪祭祀给神的牺牲，而上升为礼器，成为国家政权中君主、大臣等权力象征。http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/鼎

2. A ding (Chinese: 鼎; pinyin: dǐng; Wade–Giles: ting) is an ancient Chinese vessel shape, a cauldron with legs, a lid and two facing handles. They were made in two shapes with round vessels having three legs and rectangular ones four and were used for cooking, storage and the preparation of ritual offerings to ancestors. They can be traced back as early as the Erlitou phase of Chinese history. Both ceramic and bronze ding have been found at the Erlitou site, with some ceramic ding dating back to the Xia Dynasty. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_(vessel)

“鼎香鎖愛情” (鼎香锁爱情 Ding, Incense, Locks and Love) / 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.09499

#中國 #中国 #China #山東 #山东 #Shandong #旅遊 #旅游 #travel #攝影 #摄影 #photography #鎖 #锁 #locks #泰山 #MountTai

#CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #中國旅遊 #中国旅游 #ChinaTourism #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood

Bicycle racks line the entire path on the street outside an MTR station in Hong Kong.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-22

+ Dimensions: 4766 x 3177

+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 215 mm

+ ISO: 1000

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'8" N 114°13'34" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山馬鐵恆安站對出西沙路單車徑 中国香港马鞍山马铁恒安站对出西沙路自行车道 Bicycle lane at Sai Sha Road near the Heng On MTR Station in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130222.7D.24245

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms

“單車架 Bicycle Racks” / 人流設施之形 Human Logistics Infrastructure Forms / SML.20130222.7D.24245

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #街 #Street #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #單車 #自行车 #Bicycle