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Since posting the waxing crescent moon [1], Tom Giebel (aka Atomische) [2] commented on Facebook that the movement in the full res might have come not from the vibration of the camera but rather from the transmit of the moon [3]. That is, the moon moves quite swiftly and he thinks that 1/4 sec is probably not fast enough to track it properly.
So I put on the 1.4x again with the 100-400 on the 7D again tonight but dial it up to ISO 2000 to expose at 1/40 sec. This seems to fair quite well. I did not use the mirror lockup even though I said I would—mostly actually because I couldn’t seem to find it in my settings so I just shot and see if it works. And it works well with this higher shutter speed. The cavit is that ISO 2000 on the 7D is noisy.
The capture is exposed manually. Lightroom has some limits as to how I can “extract” more details using its very generalised controls so I processed this photo mostly inside Photoshop using multiple USM settings layered on top of each other and afterwards tweak some more inside Lightroom. That “clarity” setting is particularly sweet in controlling local contrast within areas which are clustered around shadows and highlights, as I have found, and is a good match when combined with Photoshop’s Shadow+Highlight adjustments.
# Notes
1. “娥眉月 Waxing Crescent Moon” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130513.7D.41748.BW: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8746961665/
2. Tom Giebel (Atomische): Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/atomische/
3. www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151416705462544
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-18T22:15:43+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 560 mm
+ ISO: 2000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Timer Remote Release, Manfrotto tripod
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 月 Moon
+ Serial: SML.20130518.7D.41851.P1.L1.BW
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“上弦月 First quarter moon” / 夜之寧 Night Serenity / SML.20130518.7D.41851.P1.L1.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #天 #空 #Sky #月 #Moon
GettyImages: gty.im/175635205
Many of the photographs shot for the serenity series suffer from one problem: the buildings on the horizon lack details as they are technically facing against the sun.
There is a need for HDR in these instances, mostly so you can get the necessary details of the clouds (the star for this capture) as well as the necessary details of the buildings (the shadow area). By compressing the luminance information spanning -3 to +3, you get something like this.
In processing HDR images, I am not interested in creating “effects,” I am only interested in getting the details which are otherwise lost in a straight 14-bit range afforded by the camera RAW.
I used to use Photomatix but increasingly I am finding its quality to be favoring the artificial looks rather than pure tone compression, so for this I used Photoshop HDR Pro, which lately has been giving fairly promising results.
P.S. Per request I will post some unprocessed RAW capture info to see the before and after so you can clearly see that there is a need for HDR processing to get the results which I want.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-26T17:02:49+0800
+ Dimensions: 3577 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec (0EV), 1/3200 sec (-3EV), 1/50 sec (+3EV) at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'12" N 114°13'27" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Ma On Shan, Hong Kong)
+ Subject: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Photoshop CC, Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130726.6D.24188-89-90.HDR.P1.L1.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
風暴 Storm / 香港吐露港之寧 Hong Kong Tolo Harbour Serenity HDR / SML.20130726.6D.24188-89-90.HDR.P1.L1.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #HDR #SMLHDR #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 #自然 #Nature #cloudscape #clouds #storm
If I can pair traditional Chinese poetry with photography, surely there is nothing wrong pairing music with images? :)
Photographed with the 645pro app on iPad 3, 6x6 back, E6K film, processed in Snapseed. Taken at SML Universe HKG.
“Venus as a boy”—Björk #HK #夜
/ 夜之寧 Serenity at Night
/ SML.20130203.IP3.08361
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLMusic #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #夜 #night #bokeh IP3 SQ #645pro #E6K #攝影 #摄影 #photography #香港 #HongKong #中國 #中国 #china #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #bjork #venus #boy #pairing #music
One challenge in posting pano photography on social media is that you simply don't see the details in the “normal” aspect ratio. But that's ok. I can reformat and let you see the goods. :)
GettyImages: gty.im/161735622
It is hard to decide which white point to balance to in total darkness. This is one the challenges I face everyday. It is very subjective. In rendering these I usually try to develop the mood which I seek. Having a POV matters. And yellow/magenta seems to work well for this foggy night.
# SML Translate
+ 紅: red. Describes the color.
+ 夢: dream, dreaming. Metaphor for foggy view.
+ 尋: to seek and to find. Metaphor for finding oneself.
The reference to the Chinese classical literature titled 紅樓夢 [1] Dream of the Red Chamber [2] is intentional. The Chinese character 樓 means building / chamber, and is depicted as architecture seen here in the foreground (科學園Science Park [4]) and the Tai Po district in the far back.
# SML Workflow
Photographed with the EOS M + EF 17-40 f/4L mounted on tripod. Processed in Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-13 02:09:06 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3411 x 3411
+ Exposure: 8.0 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'39" N 114°12'36" E
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
+ Serial: SML.20130206.EOSM.01653.P1.SQ
# Notes
1. 《紅樓夢》，原名《石頭記》，是中國的一部古典長篇章回小說，亦是中國四大名著之一。 zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/红楼梦
2. Dream of the Red Chamber (simplified Chinese: 红楼梦; traditional Chinese: 紅樓夢; pinyin: Hóng Lóu Mèng; Wade–Giles: Hung Lou Meng), composed by Cao Xueqin, is one of China's Four Great Classical Novels. It was written in the middle of the 18th century during the Qing Dynasty. It is considered a masterpiece of Chinese literature and is generally acknowledged to be the pinnacle of Chinese fiction. "Redology" is the field of study devoted exclusively to this work. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_of_the_Red_Chamber
3. 香港科學園（Hong Kong Science Park，縮寫HKSP）位於香港新界大埔區白石角，處於吐露港沿岸，毗鄰白石角海濱長廊，鄰近香港中文大學。第一期發展佔地22公頃，第二期及第三期總樓面面積達330,000平方米。第二期工程於2006年竣工，第三期預計於2013年至2016年竣工。 zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/香港科學園
4. The Hong Kong Science Park is a science park in Hong Kong, located in Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, on the boundary of Sha Tin District and Tai Po District. It is also next to the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Ma Liu Shui and is on the Tolo Harbour waterfront. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Science_Park
“紅夢尋” / 夜之寧 Serenity at night / SML.20130206.EOSM.01653.P1.SQ
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #霧 #fog #雲 #clouds #夜 #night #空 #sky #山水 #landscape #攝影 #摄影 #photography
/ #中國 #中国 #china #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #CanonEOSM #Canon1740
Client = Morgan Stanley / Van Kampen Investments
Project = Banner Ads 2005 Concepts
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Mike Pick / Robert Fisher / See-ming Lee
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More apple bobbing. This one shows what happens when you failed to grab any apples. Nice water drops though.
I met Billy Clarke rather randomly—on Instagram.
Most people use social media as an extension of their existing real life contacts, I on the other hand do things in reverse. I find interesting people on social media and then proceed to make human contacts.
Although I have been on Flickr since 2006, I joined only recently in 2012 shortly after moving to Hong Kong. I discovered that Instagram is a great way to know what’s going on about any place quickly and so I think that I found Billy through the #HK tag.
Billy, who works as a writer for many publications in Hong Kong, has now become my eyes-and-years of Hong Kong. It is he who alerted me about USS Peleliu’s arrival at the Harbour City [1]. It was he who gave me the details about the rubber duck [2]. And it was he who told me about the M+ Inflatable sculptures [3].
Every photographer needs a source of good materials, and this 30yo writer in Hong Kong has more than enough to offer. Besides being a good trusty human database, he writes great articles on his blog and has a great sense of humor. Trust that I would be adventuring with him more in the future—stay tuned.
# Billy Clarke
+ Facebook: www.facebook.com/billy.clarke.904
+ Flickr: www.flickr.com/19169305@N08/
+ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/billyclarke
# Notes
1. SML Flickr Set: USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/sets/72157633276022116/
2. “Florentijn Hofman: Rubber Duck: Hong Kong 2013” / Crazyisgood Art Installation / SML.20130508.6D.05448: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8720695784/
3. “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: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8726418892/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-08T17:55:49+0800
+ Dimensions: 2995 x 2995
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 170 mm
+ ISO: 2000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°17'56" N 114°9'19" E
+ Location: 香港西九文化區 West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD), West Kowloon, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130508.7D.41422.L2.BW
+ Series: 香港人 Hong Kong Humans, 男 Men
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Billy Clarke” / 香港人 Hong Kong Humans / SML.20130508.7D.41422.L2.BW
/ #男 #Men #香港人 #HKHumans #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #BillyClarke #writer
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I guess maybe most people photograph things on airlines in order to file complaints so the flight attendants quickly stop me from photographing more. I just like the beauty of utilitarian forms.
The forms from nature is never changing, and it comes as quickly as it goes. Sunset is a perfect time to do photography, so it helps to be living close to the action.
When I lived in New York, I did not really have a view, so I do not really get to take a lot of photographs like this. In that regard I am thankful for the place I am living right now.
It is quite spectacular, and I cherish every day of it.
# SML Translate
+ 日: sun.
+ 落: falling, down.
+ 日落: sunset.
+ 血: blood, bloody. Here used as adjective to describe the color red.
+ 雲: cloud.
+ 怒: angry. Here used as metaphor for the vigorous forms of the clouds.
+ 海: sea. Here used as adjective to describe the sea of clouds which looks like waves of the ocean.
+ 空: sky.
+ 日落血雲怒海空: As the sun sets, the clouds reflects the redness of the sun and form a vigorous cloudscape which spans as wide as the sea.
# SML Workflow
Photographed handheld at SML Universe HKG with Canon EOS M + EF 17-40 f/4L USM. Noise reduction inside Lightroom 4. Processed in Lab color mode inside Photoshop CS6.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-04 18:06:33 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 35 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'3" N 114°13'25" E
+ Serial: SML.20130204.7D.21635.P1
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“日落血雲怒海空”
/ 寧 Serenity
/ SML.20130204.7D.21635.P1
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #日落 #sunset #雲 #clouds #cloudscape #空 #sky #山水 #landscape #攝影 #摄影 #photography
/ #中國 #中国 #china #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #CanonEOSM #Canon1740
The Grand Hotel (圓山大飯店) is a landmark located at Yuanshan (圓山) in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. Completed in 1973, it has played host to many foreign dignitaries who have visited Taipei.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Hotel_(Taipei)
圓山大飯店 The Grand Hotel / 台灣台北 Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140213.6D.30725.P1.BW
I was told this form of art is known as “apple bobbing.” I don't really understand why people would do such a thing but I guess nerds are just crazy like that. :)
Tied-up water hoses and empty fish tanks at the fish market after the market closes in the afternoon.
Photographed in Lau Fau Shan (流浮山), Hong Kong.
香港流浮山魚市場 Fish Market, Lau Fau Shan, Hong Kong / 中國飲食文化 Chinese Food Culture / SML.20131118.6D.30219.P1.BW
f/8 at night! Seriously. Clearly for the Canon EOS 6D—impossible is nothing! I can’t wait til the 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L arrives. I ordered it last week so I should get it any day now.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-13T21:59:57+0800
+ Dimensions: 5388 x 3592
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 27 mm
+ ISO: 10000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'42" E
+ Altitude: 15.7 m
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場人造草地足球場 中国香港马鞍山游乐场人造草地足球场 Artificial Turf Soccer Pitch, Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130413.6D.00556
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“夜間足球 Nighttime Football (Soccer)” / 香港體育男運動員 Hong Kong Men in Sports / SML.20130413.6D.00556
/ #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #足球 #Football #Soccer #夜 #Night
As promised, here is the black and white rendering of the color photo you saw earlier [1].
I have taken the opportunity to also crop out the bits which I do not like. Other than the bits which create an imperfect seams, my intention for this photo is to show the mountains sandwiched between the clouds, and all that scenery on the left hand side, while interesting, distracts from the overall composition.
As you can see, you can push + pull quite a bit in black and white. People often think that black and white is more difficult—the reverse is true. It does take some artistry to get a beautiful black and white, but it is mostly because color photography often contains way too much distracting information which makes them troublesome to work with.
If you want to get better at photography, I recommend that you work with B+W first before venturing into color territory. Learn to walk before you run, so the saying goes.
Since the photograph is cropped the horizontal FOV is no longer 50 degree but I don’t really know how much it is anymore. Lightroom, unlike Hugin, is not smart like that, unfortunately.
# SML Translate: 雲內有山 水中無人
+ 雲: clouds.
+ 內: inside.
+ 有: has, contains.
+ 山: mountains.
+ 水: water.
+ 中: inside.
+ 無: no, does not have.
+ 人: people.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-20 18:25:13 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 6497 x 3350
+ Exposure: 1/60 - 1/125 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 67 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 50 degree horizontal, 37.1 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Rectilinear
+ GPS: 23°43'27" N 111°17'43" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港八仙嶺和吐露港 Tolo Harbour + Pat Sin Leng, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130320.7D.35728-SML.20130320.7D.35734-Pano.Rectilinear.50x37.1.P1.L1.BW
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 山水 Landscape, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography, 黑白 Black and White
# Notes
1. “雲內有山 山中有雲 Mountains inside clouds, Clouds inside mountains” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130320.7D.35728-SML.20130320.7D.35734-Pano.Rectilinear.50x37.1: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8573813969/
“雲內有山 水中無人” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130320.7D.35728-SML.20130320.7D.35734-Pano.Rectilinear.50x37.1.P1.L1.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #全景 #SMLPano #山水 #Landscape #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #雲 #Clouds #山 #Mountains #水 #Water
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8575087266/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8575087266/sizes/o/ (6497 x 3350)
This photo has been stuck in processing for a while. Mostly I thought that it has a lot of potential, but I do not feel that I have quite finished it, though I do not really know what is bothering me concretely—except that it is not at its best form yet.
It is a panorama stitched together using 5 captures, though I have decided to crop to a square as I am mostly interested in the “extension” of the cloud immediately next to the mountains, and the additional area to the right of where the frame is cropped is somewhat unnecessary.
Keeping only what is necessary to complete an image is what I generally aim for. When I made the shot it seems useful, but it feels more successful when cropped as a square.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-07T18:48:53+0800
+ Dimensions: 4423 x 4423
+ Exposure: 1/80 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 131 degree horizontal, 94 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China)
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
+ Workflow: Autopango Giga 3, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130607.6D.05426-SML.20130607.6D.05430-Pano.i5.131x94.SQ.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
日落山雲觀 Sunset cloudscape / 香港中文大學全景之寧 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Panoramic Serenity / SML.20130607.6D.05426-SML.20130607.6D.05430-Pano.i5.131x94.SQ.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #雲 #Cloud #天 #空 #Sky #山水 #landscape #CUHK #sunset
At night, the commercial use car park at Chung On Shopping Centre is almost empty, leaving behind a couple of white vans. But the trash that was left behind at the loading docks are still seen everywhere.
This is a handheld panorama stitched together using 14 full res 7D RAW. I photographed this at night because during the day there is no way I can see the venting pipes on the ceiling so clearly. It is beautiful. On the right are the gates to the carpark. To the far side you can see more densely populated public housing development in Hong Kong.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-23 23:46:49 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 10358 x 3237
+ Exposure: 1/25 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 224 degree horizontal, 67.1 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°25'18" N 114°13'37" E
+ Altitude: 35.1
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山頌安邨頌安商場 Chung On Shopping Centre, Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130323.7D.36202-SML.20130323.7D.36215-Pano.Cylindrical.224x67.1.BW
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 商場 Shopping Malls, 人流 Human Logistics, 建築 Architecture, 全景 Panoramic Photography, 形 Forms, 黑白 Black and White
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“頌安商場商用停車場 Chung On Shopping Centre Commercial Use Car Park” / 香港商場人流建築全景夜之形 Hong Kong Shopping Malls Human Logistics Architecture Panoramic Night Forms / SML.20130323.7D.36202-SML.20130323.7D.36215-Pano.Cylindrical.224x67.1.BW
/ #商場 #ShoppingMalls #人流 #HumanLogistics #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #夜 #Night
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8585404338/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8585404338/sizes/o/ (10358 x 3237)
There are a lot of seagulls in Sydney—as it should be. Beaches in Hong Kong have no birds… Actually, even the place to watch birds in Hong Kong—the Wetland Park—does not have many birds… which make this all the more special.
Photographed at Manly Beach with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
Seagulls fly / Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia / SML.20140317.7D.51943
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, along with AsiaWorld-Expo.
The venue was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, in association with Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Larry Oltmanns led the design as the Design Partner with SOM.
Pictured is the second phase of the centre, located on an artificial island completely landfilled. The rooftop is designed to look like birds in flight. Amazingly the whole project took only 48 months from land reclamation to completion.
This panorama is stitched together using 15 full resolution RAW on the 7D with the 100-400 set to max and photographed from Central. It might not be the best vantage point for this photo so I might go back and photograph from the pier.
I could have used a wide angle lens but I wanted the resolution.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-24T16:32:47+0800
+ Dimensions: 15859 x 3331
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Panorama FOV: 24 degree horizontal, 8 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Rectilinear
+ GPS: 22°17'8" N 114°9'38" E
+ Location: 香港中環 Central, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港灣仔港灣道1號香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130424.6D.02666-SML.20130424.6D.02680-Pano.Rectilinear.24x8.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)” / 香港商業建築全景之形 Hong Kong Commercial Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130424.6D.02666-SML.20130424.6D.02680-Pano.Rectilinear.24x8.BW
Spy vs Spy.
The radar towers of the USS Peleliu with a distant view of The Center (Chinese: 中環中心) makes for an interesting contrast of forms. In the front, the radars are used for telecommunication in the battlefield while the antennas on the top of the office building is likely used for civil telecom uses.
The Center is the fifth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong. With a height of 346 m (1,135 ft), it comprises 73 stories. The Center is one of the few skyscrapers in Hong Kong that is entirely steel-structured with no reinforced concrete core [1].
Also pictured at the lower right corner of the capture you can see the top of the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港四季酒店), a five-star hotel building in the International Finance Centre complex in Central, Hong Kong [2].
# Notes
1. Wikipedia: EN: The Center: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Center
2. Wikipedia: EN: Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Seasons_Hotel_Hong_Kong
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T18:12:37+0800
+ Dimensions: 3460 x 5190
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 640
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°17'46" N 114°10'6" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: USS Peleliu (LHA-5), United States Navy + The Center + Four Seasons Hotel
Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01910.BW
+ Series: Photojournalism, 形 Forms, 建築 Architecture
# Media Licensing
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“軍用與民用電信形之別 Contrast of Telecommunication Forms: Military vs Civil” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01910.BW
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This is the tunnel from where I live leading to the closest MTR station. It is somewhat bizarre. Looks like an alien egg — but you can see the Chinese character can you not — even in color? :)
# SML Translate
+ 圓: circle. Fitting as this is also circular.
# SML Workflow
+ Captured with iPad 3 using the 360pano app.
+ Uploaded to server as 360.io/fMcd4N
+ Downloaded as streographic pano image: 360.io/fMcd4N/s
+ Processed in Photoshop CS6.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-01-28
+ Dimensions: 2048 x 2048
+ Camera: Apple iPad 3
+ GPS: 22°25'7" N 114°13'32" E
“圓”
/ 人流建築全景中文字形 Human Logistics Architecture Panorama Chinese Typographic Forms
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Every time I go to Wu Kai Sha, I see an old man with long flowing silver beard picking stones at the beach.
After some research, it turns out that he has been manually organising the stones on the beach for years voluntarily after noting that quite a number of people swim at the public beach which is not looked after by government officials.
And so day and night, he comes to the beach to sort the stones out into neatly organised piles so that other people can enjoy the beach.
What an incredible story — I was planning to shoot some documentary here perhaps but the locals told me that his story is quite well known and has been covered by televisions in Hong Kong already — though I have no idea where. When I get the courage to speak to strangers, I will go investigate further.
Stay tuned.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-09T18:12:38+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.0
+ Focal Length: 135 mm
+ ISO: 500
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'40" N 114°14'1" E
+ Location: 香港烏溪沙 Wu Kai Sha, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130809.7D.50058.BW
+ Series: 香港人 Hong Kong Humans (HKHumans), 男 Men
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
烏溪沙拾石老翁 Stone-picking old men at Wu Kai Sha (Beach) / 香港人 Hong Kong Humans / SML.20130809.7D.50058.BW
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I came here originally because I saw some asian waterbirds but by the time I came they were already gone. I have no idea what time they come out, so instead I ended up photographing sparrows—which is a bird but definitely much smaller.
This was photographed with the 7D with the 100-400, and here you see that at ISO 1000 the 7D is quite grainy when compared to the 6D. This is why I pretty much stop bothering carrying the 7D when I do night shots these days.
Again, bokeh is creamy but even with nature forms I see some oddity to it. I can’t quite describe it except that it feels somewhat “articulated” to my taste. Lens resolution is decent as you can make out some spider web on the left.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-01T10:41:39+0800
+ Dimensions: 5035 x 3357
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 1000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'15" 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.20130501.7D.40798
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 自然 Nature
# Media Licensing
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“鐵絲網麻雀 Sparrow on barbed wire” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130501.7D.40798
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #鳥 #Birds #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #鐵絲網 #barbedwire #麻雀 #Sparrow #Green
Residents of Parkview (陽明山莊) wait for their shuttle to come after a day of work. Many residential developments in Hong Kong have private shuttles which allow residents to live far away from city center while having convenient transportation options.
Central (中環) is the financial district of Hong Kong. The tallest building in the center is the IFC complex, to its right on the far side of the ocean is ICC. Norman Foster’s HSBC HQ is near the left, and the Bank of China by IM Pei can be see on the far left.
This 360-degree panorama was taken handheld (thus parallax errors) on the balcony level of the City Hall when I went to see Jörg Demus last month. I have a tendency to be late so these days I try to go a bit earlier and use the extra time before to do photography nearby.
Stitched with 29 captures on the 6D + 17-40 f/4L, processed in Autopano Giga 3 and Lightroom 4. Will definitely haul my pano head back soon.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-28T19:05:10+0800
+ Dimensions: 18548 x 4179
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 1250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 98 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°9'40" E
+ Location: 中國香港中環愛丁堡廣場5號香港大會堂 中国香港中环爱丁堡广场5号香港大会堂 Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: 香港中環 Central, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130528.6D.15195-SML.20130528.6D.15223-Pano.i29.360x98.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
中環 Central / 香港建築全景 Hong Kong Architecture Panorama / SML.20130528.6D.15195-SML.20130528.6D.15223-Pano.i29.360x98.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #中環 #Central #people
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This is what happened when I stuck a pano posted earlier into an iPad app called TinyPlanets Pro. Fun!
Original image: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8585404338/
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Tiny Planets: 頌安商場商用停車場 Chung On Shopping Centre Commercial Use Car Park” / 香港商場人流建築全景夜之形 Hong Kong Shopping Malls Human Logistics Architecture Panoramic Night Forms / SML.20130323.7D.36202-SML.20130323.7D.36215-Pano.Cylindrical.224x67.1.BW
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Continuing the theme of intrinsically unphotographable subject matters, this is a beautiful collage of forms seen on the ground at the Ma On Shan Sports Ground after the rain. The hard surface is accented by pale reflection of from the rain of the nearby plants and architecture.
The simplest thing is the most beautiful.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-31T15:40:14.18+0800
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 252 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°25'15" N 114°13'38" E
+ Altitude: -3.9 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: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130331.7D.37298.BW
+ Series: 形 Forms, 界 Division, 黑白 Black and White
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“雨後彎 Swoosh after the rain” / 香港體育建築形之界 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Forms Division / SML.20130331.7D.37298.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #地 #Floor #雨 #Rain
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Photography as an art form is different than photography as a scientifically accurate portrayal of reality. This is something I struggle with daily. When I photograph things which are in particular journalism worthy then I think that accuracy matters. But when it is to assert your own point of view then you do not really need to worry about how close to reality your photo is. Since any monkey can operate a technologically advanced optical instrument to reproduce reality, the job for a photographer is to assert his own processing, I think.
By processing in black and white and using different channels for color mixing, you can achieve tonal differences which are far different than the original luminance values of the photo.
Plums. Photographed in 2009 at the Farmers’ Market in Union Square in New York with the Canon EOS 10D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM. Exposure: 24mm, f/2.8, 1/45 sec, ISO 100.
As a comparison, see the scientific reproduction of the same photo here: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3868243457/ — I originally shot this for personal stock use as fruits and veggies make for great backgrounds in graphic design.
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晶 Farmers Market / 20090828.10D.51929.P2.SQ.BW / SML
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When I first started the 寧 Serenity, I expected that it could not last too long because how much could someone photograph the view outside one’s window?
But I was wrong. In every single capture, I observe how the same become different, and how I am getting better at photographing something as mundane as the view outside my window—simply because my standards also go up as a result of doing it over and over again.
Some artists I see will try to paint / photograph something different every time they utilise their medium. I think that trying new things is great, but so is doing the same thing repeatedly. Like nature, life never really does repeats itself. And so when you do things repeatedly it also tend to be different each time. When you add all these minute differences over time you will see a dramatic difference to your art over time.
I believe in that. So this series will continue. It would, I think, be interesting 10 years from now to look back and see just how crappy these photos are…
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-09T13:11:18+0800
+ Dimensions: 3158 x 4737
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港八仙嶺和吐露港 Tolo Harbour + Pat Sin Leng, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130409.7D.37534.P1.L1.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
# Media Licensing
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“雨過雲海山乍露” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130409.7D.37534.P1.L1.BW
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Porsches are everywhere in Hong Kong, so I’ve wised up—there is no reason to go look for them on the street really, all I need to do is go downstairs to the car park and there is a healthy dose of them in very bright colors.
The 911s are my favorite Porsche model—the duck which speeds. Beautiful forms and very humanistic. It is an unassuming form which roars when it runs.
Crazyisgood. SML Love.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-19 12:41:30 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5044 x 3363
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'27" 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.EOSM.02364.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, Crazyisgood
“Orange Porsche 911 Carrera” / Crazyisgood 人流 Human Logistics / SML.20130219.EOSM.02364.P1.L1
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Some people on social media mentioned that they miss seeing hot men on my stream. So here are some instant Nike basketball advertising for you, seen at 香港灣仔修頓球場 [1] Southorn Playground [2] in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Basketball gazing man—most definitely should be a model, Mr Bobcats. :)
# SML Translate
+ 男: men
+ 望: watch
+ 籃: basketball
Word play. 男 and 籃 has the same pronunciation in Cantonese. Thus it is men watching the basket (which also has its own humor in English) :)
# SML Workflow
Photographed with the Canon 7D + 70-200 f/4L + 1.4x Extender. Processed in Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-11 15:55:46 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3817 x 2545
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 183 mm
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4 Extender III.
+ GPS: 22°16'38" N 114°10'23" E
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔修頓球場 中国香港湾仔修顿球场 Southorn Playground, Wan Chai, Hong Kong SAR, China
# Notes
1. 修頓球場，正式名稱為修頓遊樂場，位於香港灣仔盧押道（莊士敦道與軒尼詩道之間），是灣仔其中一個露天運動場地。設有1個七人小型足球場及4個籃球場，由康樂及文化事務署管理。修頓球場是很多人在灣仔修頓球場周圍的集合和娛樂地點。很多人以修頓來稱呼灣仔修頓球場一帶的地方，而灣仔區議會亦有B10修頓選區。
2. Southorn Playground (Chinese: 修頓遊樂場, 修頓球場) is a sports and recreational facility in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong. It comprises a football field, four basketball courts, and a children's playground.
Southorn Playground is surrounded by Hennessy Road in the North, Luard Road (West), Johnston Road (South) and Southorn Centre (East). It has been Wan Chai's main recreational area since the early 1970s. Formerly a thriving night market, it was named in 1934 after Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn who was the Colonial Secretary (second highest position of Hong Kong Government) in 1925-1936. Though the site is not big, it is often used for district functions such as fun fairs and sports matches.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southorn_Playground
“男望籃” (Basket gazing men) / 香港灣仔修頓球場 Southorn Playground, Wan Chai, Hong Kong / SML.20130211.7D.23002.C23.BW
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A collage of architectural forms at night in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The only way this is possible is if you are living in a city where you are surrounded by tall buildings.
On the top is an awning of a restaurant, I think (萬寶樓 Main Pole House). To the left is 利榮大樓 Lee Wing Building. Looks like residential but I am not sure. 修頓花園 Southorn Garden is the building at the bottom. This I believe is residential as the name suggests. The 安康商業大廈 On Hong Commercial Building is the office skyscraper on the right.
Pointing upwards with a wide angle lens affords this. Super sweet. The GP-E2 GPS unit allows me to figure out where I was on Google Maps after the fact. For these kinds of photos the centre is obviously not the focus so I would perform vignette removals on them so you can actually see the forms. S+H also needs to be applied so it is tweaked inside Photoshop. I wish that Lightroom would have S+H also.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-16 22:09:29 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4656 x 3104
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°16'39" N 114°10'25" E
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔軒尼詩道與柯布連道交界 中国香港湾仔轩尼诗道与柯布连道交界 Intersection at Hennessy Road and O'Brien Road in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130216.EOSM.02179.BW.P1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms
“往上看 Look Up” / 城市建築夜之形 Urban Architecture Night Forms / SML.20130216.EOSM.02179.BW.P1
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As always, I prefer natural looking HDRs, but then this sky is calling for drama—mostly courtesy of the full frame body + 17-40. To be frank I am super happy with the 6D purchase, and am very glad that I finally get to photograph scenes on the wide end. Nature can be so dramatic.
This is handheld—banking on my window, so the +3 shot was at ISO 320 but it is close enough that the moving boat did not cause too much of a ghosting thanks to 6D’s decent 4fps shooting.
# SML Translate: 日落彩雲孤舟渡
+ 日: sun.
+ 落: down.
+ 彩: colorful.
+ 雲: clouds.
+ 孤: single.
+ 舟: ship.
+ 渡: sail.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-12T18:06:10+0800
+ Dimensions: 3647 x 5471
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ Exposure
++ SML.20130412.6D.00366: 1/80 sec at f/10 - ISO 100
++ SML.20130412.6D.00367: 1/640 sec at f/10 - ISO 100
++ SML.20130412.6D.00368: 1/30 sec at f/10 - ISO 320
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'26" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) + 吐露港 Tolo Harbour
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photomatix Pro 4.2.5b
+ Serial: SML.20130412.6D.00366_7_8.HDR
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 高動態範圍攝影 HDR Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“日落彩雲孤舟渡” / 寧 Serenity HDR / SML.20130412.6D.00366_7_8.HDR
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A city never sleeps. At night, the traffic in Central is much less busy, but in this 5-sec capture, it can be seen that the streets are still quite busy.
This is captured handheld while banking the camera on the pedestrian footbridge. I am thinking of getting a lightweight tabletop tripod for this purpose as it is getting somewhat ridiculous to get on these weird position just to get a photo.
The lens flare shows a star shape. Again, it is not done with filters inside Photoshop. You can do this with your camera by using a small aperture with the lens—which if you wish to do night time long exposure it is somewhat a required element unless you use an ND filter. But ND filter at night is a bit nuts—oh but crazyisgood…
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-26T20:44:38.26+0800
+ Dimensions: 3028 x 4543
+ Exposure: 5.0 sec at f/14
+ Focal Length: 25 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'60" N 114°9'28" E
+ Altitude: 100.1 m
+ Location: 中國香港中環干諾道中及民耀街交界 Intersection at Connaught Road C and Man You Street in Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130326.7D.36733.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 黑白 Black and White
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“干諾道中夜間交通 Connaught Road C Nighttime Traffic” / 香港中環人流 Hong Kong Central Human Logistics / SML.20130326.7D.36733.BW
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A construction worker working on the bamboo scaffolding at the top floors of the Innovation Tower at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU) [1].
Here you can also see more clearly how they tie the bamboo scaffolding, where they hold the nylon ties on their waists. The striped tshirt worn by the worker creates an interesting contrast of forms with the orthogonal thought organic forms of the bamboo scaffolding, which in turn creates an interesting contrast with the curved metal frame of the architectural structure.
The tower was originally due to be completed by the end of 2011, but some factors including the recent container ports strikes in Hong Kong have affected some of the materials shipment but it is expected to completed by mid year in 2013.
Some of you have asked me how far the 400mm give me, and here you see that from the ground level I can make out the Chinese characters on the construction site on the top floors.
The 400mm with the 7D with an APS-C sensor effectively gives me 400x1.6 = 560mm of zoom factor equivalent on a full frame. You can compare this to the wide angle shot in the previous image [2] shot with the 6D + 17mm — so now I have an effectively 30x optical zoom range using my two cameras, which is precisely why I now carry these two configs daily.
# Notes
1. Innovation Tower: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation_Tower
2. “Bamboo Scaffolding Unveiling: Innovation Tower by Zaha Hadid” / 香港理工大學建築之形 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Architecture Forms / Crazyisgood / SML.20130425.6D.03058: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8683120814/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-25T16:38:39+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°18'13" N 114°10'44" E
+ Location: 香港理工大學 Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130425.7D.40389.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 男 Men
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“香港理工大學賽馬會創新樓竹棚建築工人 Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU) Innovation Tower Bamboo Scaffolding Construction Worker” / 香港人 Hong Kong Humans / SML.20130425.7D.40389.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #ZahaHadid
At night, the bus terminal at Chung On Shopping Centre is quiet. But rows of taxis can still be found hoping for a midnight ride. A crowd of teenagers hang out on the left hand side on the street in front the 24-hour McDonald’s. This is the road which would eventually lead to the car park, which you can see earlier on my stream. Also seen are the marking on the road which alerts the pedestrian which direction to check for calls. On the far right, you can observe that most people have already gone to sleep, leaving only a few lights on.
I have always wanted to photograph this road, as I love the S curve on the right hand side, but none of my lenses are wide enough, especially on a crop body. This photograph here is stitched together using 11 Canon EOS 7D RAW captures in portrait mode. Although handheld, the subjects are far enough which makes this stitch job relatively smooth.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-23 23:40:54 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 8135 x 3295
+ Exposure: 1/20 - 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 800 - 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 178 degree horizontal, 84 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°25'18" N 114°13'37" E
+ Altitude: 34.9
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山頌安邨頌安商場 Chung On Shopping Centre, Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130323.7D.36190-SML.20130323.7D.36200-Pano.Cylindrical.178x84.BW
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 商場 Shopping Malls, 人流 Human Logistics, 全景 Panoramic Photography, 形 Forms, 黑白 Black and White
“頌安商場公共交通樞紐 Chung On Shopping Centre Public Transportation Hub” / 香港商場人流建築全景夜之形 Hong Kong Shopping Malls Human Logistics Architecture Panoramic Night Forms / SML.20130323.7D.36190-SML.20130323.7D.36200-Pano.Cylindrical.178x84.BW
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www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8591632568/sizes/o/ (8135 x 3295)
Hong Kong is one of the highest density cities in the world, mostly because while most cities in the world are built on flatland, Hong Kong’s geography is mostly made up with mountains and steep hill.
In fact, according to Wikipedia, More people in Hong Kong live or work above the 14th floor than anywhere else on Earth, making it the world’s most vertical city [1].
Pictured is one of the public housing architectures in Hong Kong. It packs a lot of population in a single block, while leaving enough space around buildings for breathing room.
This was shot earlier this month with the 7D. Not wide enough. Trust that I will be going back soon with the 6D.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2014-04-10T15:07:50+0800
+ Dimensions: 3310 x 4965
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 19 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'5" N 114°13'38" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆安邨恆日樓 Heng On Estate Heng Yat House, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130410.7D.37612.BW
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms, 建築 Architecture
# Notes
1. Wikipedia: Hong Kong: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“恆安邨恆日樓 Heng On Estate Heng Yat House” / 香港公共屋邨建築之形 Hong Kong Public Housing Architecture Forms / SML.20130410.7D.37612.BW
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