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This green fence surrounding the soccer pitch has my name written all over it. I see it, because I am not normal. You don’t, because maybe you are human.
Also you from this you can see why I had to use a long lens. It is close to impossible to use a wide angle lens to photograph people playing sports inside because there are no elevated platforms surrounding these fields, and so the only way to photograph what is happening inside is through these frames with extremely tight openings.
# SML Translate:
+ 日: sun.
+ 月: moon.
+ 明: Putting the sun and the moon together is very bright. And that’s what this character means. It means bright, clear, and understanding. It is pronounced as “ming,” and is the second character of my first name—which is why I said that this green fence has my name written all over it.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-22 16:57:46 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 180 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°13'41" E
+ 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.20130222.7D.24350.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms, 體育 Sports
“日月日月日月明” / 香港體育建築之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Forms / SML.20130222.7D.24350.P1.L1
/ #形 #Form #SMLForms #體育 #Sports #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #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 #欄 #fence #綠 #green
“This collection is inspired by global riot initiated by teenagers, local political and social issues. Traces of it can be seen from the pattern on fabrics, details on accessories to the vibe of the final outfits as a whole. This collection is also one of the so many ways to celebrate the waking up of youngsters from ignorance, self-egos and work their ways out against the corrupted social value, ideology and bureaucracy, of which their actions are always regarded as a form of social disturbance. on top of that, it allows me to express my own personal perspective.”—Rhyox Wan, designer
"…and we live off of the unsettling soul”
# WAN Wai Kit, Rhyox
…and we live off of the unsettling soul
# Sponsors
+ Fang Brothers Knitting Ltd.
+ UPW
+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd.
+ Awesome Mojito Handmade Leather Products
+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited
Closed to the 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple on the other side of the 玉皇頂 Jade Emperor Peak is a “Guest House” (aka hotel) which is enclosed in radio satellites. The very traditional architecture of the tower suggests that it was probably originally built as a watch tower in ancient times. But in modern days it is now filled with satellite dishes, likely for intelligence use as well as radio broadcast use.
I did not have the time to check out the facilities, but I think that if and when I decide to revisit Mount Tai for some more photography, this would be my only lodging option.
“电台宾馆” (電台賓館 Radio Station Guest House) / 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.09596.ChinaTourism.CN.Qingdao.Shandong.MountTai
A three-legged pot hung from the ceiling is heated by the piles of wood in the large fire pit.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM in Sanya, Hainan, China.
煮食 Cooking / 黎苗少數民族文化 Culture of the Li and Miao minorities / 中國海南三亞 Sanya, Hainan, China / SML.20140506.6D.32025.P1.BW
Contrast makes for interesting compositions.
In colors: orange vs blue. In materials: reflective vs matte surfaces. In age: old vs new. In size: large vs small. In forms: curves vs lines. In proportion: majority vs minority. In brightness: dark vs light.
When all the elements are there they sing to my eyes. Everyday found art in the urban landscape is a living poetry waiting for the eyes to explore.
The thing which applies to photography also applies to design. The visual art language is the same for food—food tastes best when it hits all the taste buds: sweet, sour, salty, heat. Visual pleasures work best when it hits all the visual notes: hues, colors, brightness, proportion, size.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-01-11 12:33:56 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 183 mm
+ ISO: 160
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°16'43" N 114°10'24" E
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔謝斐道香海大廈附近 中国香港湾仔谢斐道香海大厦附近 Near the Heung Hoi Mansion at Jaffe Road in Wan Chai, Hong Kong SAR, China
+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.22547.P1
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6
+ Series: 形 Forms
“對比 Contrast” / 城市建築之形 Urban Architecture Forms / SML.20130211.7D.22547.P1
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #抽象 #abstract #SMLAbstracts #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #SMLOpinions
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #Wanchai #建築 #建筑 #architecture #攝影 #摄影 #photography #對比 #Contrast #opinions
Some captures are prime candidates for black and white—and this is one of those instances, and it will probably eventually also processed as such.
But there is something interesting about that little bit of color—the very fainted yellow from the sun contrast with the blue gray clouds.
The bird is technically both over and under exposed, and there is nothing I could do about it. Following things flying in air is a lot harder than I first imagined. Hopefully I can get better at this—maybe use spot metering next time. But again, when it is in black and white, the hard white / black is much less distracting. There is something magical about B+W that can often turn fail into win!
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-09T13:42:12+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 160
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'29" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130509.7D.41593.P1.L1
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 鳥 Birds
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“亞洲水鳥藍空獨航 Asian Waterbird in Flight” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130509.7D.41593.P1.L1
/ #自然 #Nature #鳥 #Birds #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #亞洲水鳥 #AsianWaterbird #水鳥 #waterbird #雲 #Cloud #Cloudscape #天 #空 #Sky
This highly recognisable building requires no introduction. It is of course the Bird’s Nest in Beijing. Officially known as the National Stadium, it was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
I have wanted to photograph this architecture since its inception, and am happy to finally have seen it. The architecture was designed by Herzog & de Meuron. It is both a visual as well as structural marvel.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_National_Stadium
鸟巢 Bird’s Nest (National Stadium) / 中國北京體育建築之形 Sports architecture forms in Beijing, China / SML.20140502.6D.31732.P1.BW
In March 2014, I went to the Sydney to attend a wedding. After four months, I finally have the time to process those photographs. These are what I saw…
Pictured is the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the Australian flag high on top. The bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore.
Photographed with the 6D + 100-400.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge
Flags of Australia + Sydney Harbour Bridge / Sydney, Australia / SML.20140315.6D.30923.P1
Galería Leandro Navarro in Madrid, Spain gave a solo show to Picasso during Art Basel Hong Kong 2013.
Titled “Les Trois Baigneuses” or “The three bathers” in English, this painting was drawn on September 15, 1932 while Picasso is having his summer vacations in the South of France—at Boisgeloup.
Picasso is one of my favorite artists of all times. As a creator, his work is always changing and fresh, independent of gallery demands. His lines are brief, which shows decisiveness and maturity of a painter.
Pablo Picasso
Les Trois Baigneuses
Signed and dated lower right Picasso
Boisgeloup 15 Septembre 1932
Oil on canvas
10 5/8 x 16 1/8 in
27 x 41 cm
Painted 1932-09-15
# Description by the Gallery
In 1932, inspired by his summer vacations in the South of France, Picasso executed a number of paintings of figures on a beach. This work is most closely related to two similar sized compositions, both titled Baigneuses, painted during the same period (Zervos, vol.8, nos. 61 and 62). The first (no. 61) was painted one week earlier on September the 6th and was also dean with a dense line and darkly coloured passages in the background. That work appears to contain four figures in a mostly triangular grouping. The present work contains three figures and the added element of the dressing huts in the right background. The final work (no. 62) painted on the 28th of November shows the figures more clearly delineated and the whole composition is far more sophisticated. While the last work most clearly shows the figures as play, this and the earlier painting both have an element of foreboding as the lower figure relates to the image of the drowned woman which appears in other beach scenes. With this association in mind, the scene shifts between exuberant play and a moment of highly charged distress.
# Provenance
Paris Galleries, New York
Richard A. Loeb, New Jersey
Constance W. Stafford
Private collection, California
# Exhibited
Stuttgart, Staastgalerie, Picasso - Betende, 18 June - 16 Ocrober 2005, no. 72, p. 111 (Illustrated in colour)
# Bibliography
The Picasso Project, ed. Picasso’s Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture: Surrealism, 1930-36, San Francisco 1996, no. 32-128, p. 136 (Illustrated)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Maya Widmeiser Picasso and dated Paris, 22 January 2007.
# Galería Leandro Navarro
Amor de Dios, 1
28014 Madrid
Spain
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:39:31+0800
+ Dimensions: 3895 x 2508
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 360 mm
+ ISO: 160
+ 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.13976
+ 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
“Painting by Pablo Picasso: Les Trois Baigneuses (Signed and dated lower right Picasso, Boisgeloup 15 Septembre 1932, Oil on canvas)” / Galería Leandro Navarro / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13976
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #PabloPicasso #Picasso #GaleriaLeandroNavarro #paintings #oiloncanvas #masters #FR #ES
A pair of birds hanging out on the roof at the Forbidden City.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Love birds / 中國北京故宫 Forbidden City, Beijing, China / SML.20140430.7D.51995.P1
A city never sleeps because inside which lives humans which never stops going somewhere. This time-lapse video shows the pulse of a city through the rush hour traffic in Central in Hong Kong one gloomy evening.
For the soundtrack I had wanted something repetitive and Philip Glass came to mind. I had originally written something but thought that the video works best with something by Glass. To avoid licensing issues (mostly because I publish everything via CCBY), I found a MIDI file performed by Bertrand Robion on the web [1] and mixed it with some piano samples.
# Notes
1. www.glasspages.org/audio.html
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-17 (recorded) 2013-07-20 (processed)
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto tripod, Manfrotto head
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5, LRTimelapse 2, After Effects CC, Ableton Live Suite 8
+ Video: 1920x1080 (1080p), 24fps, Progressive
+ Location: 香港中環 Central, Hong Kong
+ Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography
+ Soundtrack: Philip Glass: Metamorphosis 1 by Bertrand Robion (solo piano) mixed by SML Music
+ Media Production: SML Universe
+ License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)
+ Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Universe Limited
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics
+ Serial: SML.20130717.6D.20604-SML.20130717.6D.21490-TL
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Music / SML Universe Limited
香港中環 Hong Kong Central / 人流 Human Logistics 延時攝影 Time Lapse Photography / SML.20130717.6D.20604-SML.20130717.6D.21490-TL
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLMusic #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #延時 #TimeLapse #PhilipGlass #BertrandRobion #piano #中環 #Central #Urban #city #people
Photographing birds was not as easy as I originally expected. Pictured is a wild eagle flying into the sea to catch a fish swimming near the surface. Seriously.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-02T15:05:12+0800
+ Dimensions: 2948 x 2948
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/7.1
+ Focal Length: 360 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ 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°13'27" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Location: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130502.7D.40945.SQ
+ Series: 自然 Nature
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“痛下殺手 In for the kill” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130502.7D.40945.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 #鷹 #Eagle #海 #Sea
In May 2008, just months before the Beijing Olympics, a devastating earthquake struck Sichuan Province, killing hundreds of thousands of people. Chinese artist 陳秋林 Chen Qiulin’s 漂浮Floating series responds directly to that catastrophe, adding a distinctly personal tenor to an event many only learned about through the media.
These floating human figures, sculpted in papier-mâché made primarily with paper scavenged from the detritus of the disaster, have the rough surfaces of industrial materials. At first glance, their texture, heft, and mass resemble that of concrete structures—a reference to the recent industrialization of the artist’s homeland.
Yet as the forms sway gently in space, suspended by nearly invisible pieces of fishing line, their apparent heaviness gives way to an essential weightlessness. The sculptures’ movements likewise suggest multiple possible readings, alternately evoking the graceful postures of dance and traumatic visions of bodies falling in space. Personal history drives Chen’s practice, but in creating such plays between opposites, she asks viewers to bring their own histories to their encounters with her work.
(retrieved from gallery description with some edits, 1)
陳秋林 Chen Qiulin
漂浮 Floating No. 1, 2008-2009
Edition 3
Sculpture, Wastepaper Pulp
172 x 89 x 60 cm
# Notes
1. www.artbaselhongkong-online.com/index.php5?id=1411158&...
# Chen Qiulin 陈秋林 (陳秋林)
Chen Qiulin (b. 1975) is an emerging artist who is deeply concerned with the impact of urbanization in China. Her practice includes performance, photography, video, installation and most recently sculpture. She combines personal history with themes of demolition, migration, and transformation to express the reality for "ordinary people" living in China today. Born in Hubei Province, Chen Qiulin graduated from the Printmaking Department at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts and currently divides her time between Chengdu and Beijing.
www.chartcontemporary.com/artist_chen_qiulin.html
# A Thousand Plateaus Art Space 千高原艺术空间 (千高原藝術空間)
87 Fangqin Street
Chengdu 610041
China
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T15:42:20+0800
+ Dimensions: 5316 x 3544
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8
+ Focal Length: 30 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ 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.13846
+ 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
“Sculpture by Chen Qiulin 陈秋林 (陳秋林 b. 1975 China): Floating 漂浮 No. 1, 2008-2009 (Wastepaper Pulp)” / A Thousand Plateaus Art Space 千高原艺术空间 (千高原藝術空間) / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13846
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #陈秋林 #陳秋林 #ChenQiulin #1000plateaus #千高原艺术空间 #千高原 #sculpture #papiermache
This capture has most of the elements that I look for in this series. God rays: check. Wild patterns on the water surface: check. Tiny boats on the water surface which references that of Chinese traditional paintings: check. Puffy clouds on the distant: check. The only thing it lacks is some more dramatic clouds on the top. But still, what are the chances? I shall meditate on this to will it to happen…
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-25T17:58:43+0800
+ Dimensions: 5038 x 3358
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'26" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130825.6D.26876.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
風暴雲光 God rays during the storm / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130825.6D.26876.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 #godrays
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9688106256/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9688106256/sizes/o/ (5038 x 3358)
As Hong Kong’s only university offering degrees in fashion design, the Institute of Textiles & Clothing (紡織及製衣學系, ITC) of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (香港理工大學, PolyU) organizes a fashion show for their best and brightest students from their graduating class each year.
This year, 24 students from the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Scheme in Fashion and Textiles or the Higher Diploma Scheme in Fashion and Textile Studies were showcased, each showing 6 looks on the runway.
The event was held on June 26th, 2013 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (香港會議展覽中心, HKCEC).
Pictured is a panorama of the stage at the afternoon show before it started. It is handheld, so you will see imperfect seams everywhere, but it should hopefully illustrate the crowd and stage nicely. Stitched together using 13 captures with the 6D and 24-70 f/2.8L.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-23T15:51:46+0800
+ Dimensions: 27530 x 12161
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 143 degree horizontal, 70 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130626.6D.16729-SML.20130626.6D.16741-Pano.i13.143x70
+ Series: PolyU Fashion Show 2013, 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
天橋走秀全景 Catwalk Runway Panorama / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16729-SML.20130626.6D.16741-Pano.i13.143x70
/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #時裝 #fashion #設計 #design #events #people
Round 3: The lines becomes curve for this one.
The building on the left is Exchange Square. The one on the right is still Jardine House. With its circular windows, Jardine House has an interesting facade which makes it beautiful to photograph. In many ways, when I first saw the Maritime Hotel in New York, the first thing I was reminded of is how much better Jardine House looks comparatively speaking.
This photo might look better in black and white—so it will be processed as such later—if I have learned anything looking at the Flickr stream of Thomas Hawk, it is that interleaving photographs from different places and series generally look better than streaming the same kind of photos continuously. Diversity makes life interesting…
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-26T18:02:31.40+0800
+ Dimensions: 3069 x 4589
+ Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/2.8
+ ISO: 1250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°17'1" N 114°9'30" E
+ Altitude: 122.0 m
+ Location: 中國香港中環交易廣場 Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: 中國香港中環交易廣場和怡和大廈 Exchange Square and Chater House, Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130326.7D.36607
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“曲線與圓點: 交易廣場與怡和大廈 Curves vs Dots: Exchange Square vs Jardine House” / 香港金融建築之形 Hong Kong Financial Architecture Forms / SML.20130326.7D.36607
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #中環 #Central #Office #lines #circles
I just started watching Fringe season 5 [1], which was just concluded. I generally prefer to do season-long marathons over watching things weekly. Pacing is better for me this way.
What I used to do is chain-smoke while watching TV. But I can’t do it in Hong Kong so I started eating pistachios instead. One bag of pistachios span approximately 3 40min episodes. A bit fattening I think.
For those of you who commented that I should quit smoking, I think that I will pick getting skinny with a potentially shorter lifespan over getting fat and thus minimizing chance to get suitable mates.
Besides, SML Family has a history of long life anyway. Everybody who has passed away in the previous generations are over 90yo. I would much rather rip the benefits of smoking over living til I am over 100.
# Notes
1. Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_(TV_series)
# SML Workflow
Photographed with the iPad 3 at SML Universe HKG, processed in Snapseed.
“過道開心開心果 Fringe + OD’ing on pistachios” #biohacks #food #tv / SML.20130201.IP3.08258.SQ
/ Biohacks #SMLOpinions #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLLifeLog #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood
/ #OD #overdose #Fringe #US #television #media #opinions #life #pistachio food TV #fat #SMLFamily #crazy #snacks #hongkong #china #香港 #中國 #中国 IP3 SQ
Chinese artist 朱金石 Zhu Jinshi’s abstract paintings are incredible—mostly as they resemble more as sculptures than paintings. Born in Beijing in 1954, the artist is known to apply his oil paint with spatulas and shovels.
“Thickness … visually guides you to change your worldview,” he said. “It can be used as a point of breakthrough.”
This head-on view does not really showcase the brilliance of this work, so I have also photographed another one from the side so you can see how the oil paints leave the canvas and protrude a great few inches from the surface.
Zhu Jinshi was born in Beijing, China in 1954, where he currently lives and works.
Zhu Jinshi 朱金石
Great White Shark No. 1, 2012
Oil on canvas
70 7/8 x 63 inches
180 x 160 cm
# Zhu Jinshi 朱金石 (b. 1954 Beijing, China)
www.blumandpoe.com/exhibitions/zhu-jinshi
# Blum & Poe
2727 S. La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90034
USA
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:15:53+0800
+ Dimensions: 2656 x 2961
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/9.0
+ Focal Length: 20 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ 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.13919
+ 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
“Painting by 朱金石 Zhu Jinshi: Great White Shark No. 1, 2012 (oil on canvas)” / Blum & Poe / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13919
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #朱金石 #ZhuJinshi #Blumandpoe #paintings #oil #abstract #Shark #Beijing
With its signature blue jogging lane and wonderful sea breeze, the Ma On Shan Promenade was one of the nicest thing available in my neighborhood. It looks great up on top peering from the 27th floor down [1], and is relaxing just to walk around or do some landscape photography, as can be seen in my serenity photo series [2].
Completed in three phases between 2009 and 2010, the whole stretch of the promenade is 3.2km long and covers an area of 5.2 hectares. Besides jogging trails, it has children’s playgrounds, elderly fitness corners as well as fitness stations.
It is also a great place to photograph Pat Sin Leng (the long stretch of mountains in the back) as well as Tolo Harbour, as can be seen on my stream as well.
# References
1. GovHK: Leisure and Cultural Services Department: Ma On Shan Promenade: www.lcsd.gov.hk/parks/mospd/en/index.php
# Notes
1. “晨光慢跑 Morning Jog” / 體育之形 Sports Forms / SML.20130418.6D.00964: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8685039597/
2. 寧 Serenity / SML Projects: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/sets/72157631563218620/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-09T13:46:23+0800
+ Dimensions: 5049 x 3366
+ Exposure: 1/1250 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'29" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130509.6D.05668
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 體育 Sports
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“馬鞍山海濱長廊緩跑徑 Ma On Shan Promenade Jogging Trail” / 香港康樂建築 Hong Kong Leisure Architecture / SML.20130509.6D.05668
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #體育 #体育 #Sports #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #海濱長廊 #Promenade #緩跑 #jogging
# SML Thank You
+ Cathay Pacific: discovery.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en/hong-kong/walk/seaside...
More work from A.R. Penck (Ralf Winkler) seen at the Art Basel Hong Kong which I liked.
The primitive cave paintings at Lascaux are often considered by art historians as the beginning of art, and in many ways Penck’s stick figures and his flat and pictographic symbols resemble that of the past as well. In some ways they remind me of the drawings by Keith Haring, but obviously Penck came from a completely different line.
It looks almost like an artefact justifying the “ancient aliens” theory by many ufologists, but of course it was painted rather recently. It is fantastic though.
Crazyisgood. SML Love.
A.R. Penck (b. 1939-10-05, Germany)
The Cosmonaut (Center), 1991
Oil on canvas
67 x 59 inches
170 x 150 cm
RP 738
# A.R. Penck
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._R._Penck
www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=4546
# Michael Werner Gallery
4 East 77th Street
New York, NY 10075
USA
22 Upper Brook Street
London W1K 7PZ
United Kingdom
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:11:29+0800
+ Dimensions: 2405 x 2709
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 32 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13901
+ 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
“Painting by A.R. Penck (Ralf Winkler): The Cosmonaut (Center), 1991 (oil on canvas)” / Michael Werner Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13901
/ #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 #painting #oiloncanvas #ARPenck #Penck #MichaelWerner #Germany #DE #neoprimitivist
# 黃嘉麗 WONG Ka Lai, Kali
Monsters Family
kalai.w1990@gmail.com
+852 6849 7416
# Sponsor
+ China Union (Cashmere) International Group Limited
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
黃嘉麗 WONG Ka Lai, Kali: Monsters Family: Look 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17004
/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #WongKaLai #KaliWong #黃嘉麗 #MonstersFamily #womens #women #models #cashmere
Designed by Arquitectonica, the building complexes at 貝沙灣 Residence Bel-Air located at 數碼港 Cyberport feature many of the key ingredients in Hong Kong’s luxury residential properties, as well as some WTF sceneries:
+ “風水洞 Feng Shui Hole”, the hole in the middle of the building which allows the dragon to fly through.
+ High density which soars to the sky. Higher density means more space around for scenery. This allows everyone to have a good view.
+ Ocean view. No one wants to be looking at humans when they are indoors. Well, I don’t.
+ Clothes hanging dry on the balcony. Hong Kong does not have a lot of space so everyone regardless of their income level dry their clothes outside. Truly WTF, yes I know.
+ Swimming pool with a view. This seems almost standard. There is a swimming pool at my place, too. But alas they are always surrounded by buildings so if you are super-private like me you will never swim there. Public swimming pools actually are more private because at least no one can see you.
Pictured is the view from the balcony of one of the apartments at 貝沙灣 Residence Bel-Air. Stitched together using 16 RAW captures with the 6D + 17-40 f/4L, processed with Autopano Giga 3.0 and Lightroom 4.
# References
1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberport
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arquitectonica
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-08T15:36:07+0800
+ Dimensions: 11226 x 3996
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 262 degree horizontal, 95 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°15'20" N 114°7'57" E
+ Location: 香港數碼港貝沙灣 Residence Bel-Air, Cyberport, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130608.6D.15455-SML.20130608.6D.15471-Pano.Spherical.262x95.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“數碼港貝沙灣 Residence Bel-Air, Cyberport” / 香港住宅建築全景之形 Hong Kong Residential Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130608.6D.15455-SML.20130608.6D.15471-Pano.Spherical.262x95.BW
/ #建築 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #城市 #Urban
This temple is called 慈誠宮 “Temple of Compassion and Sincerity” (Cíchéng Gōng), and is where I see the festive lanterns. The temple was built in 清嘉慶元年 (1796). It is considered a “Level-3 Historic Site” (三級古蹟) in Taiwan, and is a representative model of Chinese historic temple architecture.
It is located at Great South Road, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan (台灣台北市士林區大南路).
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM. Processed in Lightroom 5.
# More Information (English Unavailable)
+ zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/士林慈誠宮 (the temple)
+ zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/台灣古蹟列表 (the list of Taiwanese historic sites)
慈誠宮 “Temple of Compassion and Sincerity” (Cíchéng Gōng) / 台灣台北士林市 Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140210.6D.30698
/ #台灣 #臺灣 #Taiwan #台北 #Taipei #SMLTravel #旅遊 #旅游 #Travel #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #temple #士林 #Shilin #燈籠 #lantern #古蹟 #HistoricSite #History #architecture #建筑 #建築
Using her feet as supports for her tools, a Miao (苗族) woman sits on the floor to knit traditional Hmong textile art for sale at the store nearby.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM in Sanya, Hainan, China.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hmong_textile_art
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miao_people
苗族紡織藝術 Miao (Hmong) Textile Art / 中國海南三亞 Sanya, Hainan, China / SML.20140507.6D.32163.P1.BW
A collage of forms which create a nice “swoop” in the form of the letter “J“ at the back alley of 港威大道 Gateway Boulevard, the back alley which connects every single shopping mall complex at 廣東道 Canton Road including the 港威大廈 Gateway Tower, 海港城 Harbour City, 海洋中心 Ocean Centre and 海運大廈 in Tsim Sha Shui, Hong Kong.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-27 16:01:46 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3050 x 4575
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°17'58" N 114°10'3" E
+ Location: 中國香港尖沙咀港威大道 中国香港尖沙咀港威大道 Gateway Boulevard, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130227.EOSM.02681.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms, 人流 Human Logistics
“JJ” / 人流建築之形 Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130227.EOSM.02681.P1.L1
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #尖沙咀 #TsimShaTsui #建築 #建筑 Architecture #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #街 #Street
When does street art end and fine art begins? It is hard to make that distinction anymore, and the pieces seen at ABHK certainly reflects the trend.
For over 40 years, two artists in the UK collaborated under the name “Gilbert & George,” which is comprised of Gilbert Proesch (b. 1943-09-17 in San Martin de Tor, Italy) and George Passmore (b. 1942-01-08 in Plymouth, UK).
This mixed media painting titled “Jacksie” were done in 2008, when both artists are well in their 60s, but there is no shortage of WTF in their work—which has elements similar to that of graffiti seen on the streets of London except that they are shown in well known galleries.
It is awesome to find a partner in crime—life long marriage in art. Sweet.
Gilbert & George
Jacksie, 2008
Mixed Media
254 x 453 cm
100 x 178.35 in
# Gilbert & George
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_%26_George
# Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
7, rue Debelleyme
75003 Paris
France
69 avenue du Général Leclerc
93500 Paris-Pantin
France
Mirabellplatz 2
5020 Salzburg
Austria
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T18:28:34+0800
+ Dimensions: 5068 x 2805
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 31 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ 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.14232
+ 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
Gilbert & George: Jacksie, 2008 (Mixed Media) / Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14232
/ #ABHK #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #GilbertGeorge #UK #GalerieThaddaeusRopac #Ropac #mixedmedia #WTF #LOL
Some of you asked me for EOS M samples — Here's one taken tonight at dinner. EOS M with EF 17-40 f4L. It feels really more like holding the lens then holding a camera — it's a weird thing. The CMOS sensor seems the same as the 7D — it creates 25MB RAW files!!! #crazyisgood #smllove :)
金滿庭京川滬菜館
鑽石山龍蟠街3號荷里活廣場3樓312A舖
Modern China Restaurant
Shop 312A, Level 3, Plaza Hollywood, 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill
The elevated footbridge in Central near Exchange Square. Here you see one expect about pano which makes things interesting—it is possible to capture the same person twice. The guy on the right is the same person walking in the middle ground. The seams are not perfect because it is handheld but it shows just how extensive the footbridge network is in Hong Kong.
Stitched in Hugin using 7 RAW captures of the EOS M + 17-40 f/4L.
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8562303588/sizes/o/ (8214 x 2805)
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-15 14:39:25 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 8214 x 2805
+ Exposure: 1/60 - 1/125 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 174 degree horizontal, 72 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°9'30" E
+ Location: 中國香港中環康樂廣場2號交易廣場 中国香港中环康乐广场2号交易广场 Exchange Square, 2 Connaught Pl, Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130315.EOSM.03319-SML.20130315.EOSM.03325-Pano.Cylindrical.174x72
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“中環行人天橋 Pedestrian Footbridge in Central” / 香港人流全景攝影 Hong Kong Human Logistics Panoramic Photography / SML.20130315.EOSM.03319-SML.20130315.EOSM.03325-Pano.Cylindrical.174x72
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #街 #Street #中環 #Central
The 7D is back from the shop (3,000 HKD for main board switching after water damage—ouch!). The first thing I tested is to see how far the 400mm can reach from the aerial view peering down from the 27th floor.
Pretty far it seems.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-24T18:16:19+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港新界馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130424.7D.39918
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 形 Forms
“海濱長跑 Promenade Run” / 體育之形 Sports Forms / SML.20130424.7D.39918
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #跑 #Run
Chinese imperial roof decoration (檐獸 yán shòu) was only allowed on official buildings of the empire. Along the ridges, near the corner, a row of small figures is placed. The imperial yellow glaze is reserved for the emperor.
At the tail of the procession will be an imperial dragon, representing the authority of the state. At the head of the procession will be a man riding a Phoenix, one legend suggests that this represents a minon of the emperor who grew greedy for power and was hanged from the roof gable for treason.
In between will be mythical beasts, usually an odd number of them. The mythical beasts are set to pounce upon the man and devour him should he stray from performing his duties with faithfulness and rectitude.
Pictured is the imperial roof decoration seen at the Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿), featuring the maximum nine mythical beasts. The order of the beasts are: 1. evil-dispelling bull, 2. courageous goat-bull (獬豸), 3. wind-summoning fish (狎魚), 4. storm-summoning fish (狎魚), 5. mythical lion (狻猊), 6. auspicious seahorse, 7. heavenly horse, 8. lion, and 9. chiwen (鴟吻, a son of dragon). Additionally, an immortal guardian (行什, hangshi) is in front of the dragon holding to a sword like a cane.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_roof_decoration
太和殿檐獸 Imperial Roof Decoration, Hall of Supreme Harmony / 中國北京故宫 Forbidden City, Beijing, China / SML.20140430.7D.51965.P1
A few people have commented that the previous motion series was a bit “sinister,” [1] so here I give you another rendering, where I was completely oblivious to the surrounding even now I am logically aware of my intention…
There are still a few of these which I haven’t gotten the time to work on but thanks to my data serialisation methodology I can still find it in my 100,000+ RAW Lightroom catalog…
# Notes
1. SML in Motion / SML Me (See-ming Lee 李思明) / SML.20130723.6D.21600.L1: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9366030820/
# Technical (Strobist) Info
+ Canon 580EX mounted on 6D set to manual 1/128 power and strobe at 10Hz.
+ Canon 430EX with umbrella on left hand side to slave and multi strobe with the 580EX.
+ Canon EOS 6D with EF 70-200 f/4L interval shooting with the Canon TC-80N3 remote.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-23T17:22:32+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1.0 sec at f/7.1
+ Focal Length: 104 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Canon 580EX + Canon 430EX
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon 580EX (hotshoe) + Canon 430EX (umbrella) + Canon TC-80N3 + Manfrotto tripods
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'26" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130723.6D.21584.L1
+ Series: SML Me, SML Labs
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
What I never see… / SML in Motion / SML Me (See-ming Lee 李思明) / SML.20130723.6D.21584.L1
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9642502459/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9642502459/sizes/o/ (5472 x 3648)
# 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: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43065
/ #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
Ernie: Hey look there are some red stripes which matches my shirt, let’s go and take some photos!
Bert: Oh you are right it does, but did you know that it actually means something.
Ernie: Really? What does it mean?
Bert: It is an equal sign. It stands for equality—marriage equality to be exact.
Ernie: Marriage equality? I thought that everyone can get married as long as they love each other.
Bert: Well, apparently not—some gay people in America cannot because some people think that it is not sanctioned by religions.
Ernie: That makes no sense! We should support it! We have been married for so long. We should show them what love is like!
Original photo: Ideal Husbands: Bert and Ernie / SML.20090917.10D.53940.P1.SQ : www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3927734615/
“Bert + Ernie for Marriage Equality” / Toy Story / SML.20130327.IdealHusbands.Remix
Georgia Russell (b. 1974) is a Scottish artist who slashes, cuts and dissects printer matters, music scores, maps, books, newspapers and photographs into beautiful sculpted forms.
This particular piece caught my attention mostly as it bears resemblance to African masks—though its execution is abstract in nature. In some ways it reminded me of the “OMG LOL” sculpture by Michael Mandiberg [1] which I saw in 2009 at Eyebeam in New York. Both use a large hard cover book as their raw materials; both cut them out and turn them into something else. But Manidberg’s piece is one which talks specifically to the technological generation which we are in, where as Russell’s piece is organic in its formation and subconsciously references history in my own memory.
Another fine example of how an everyday object transformed through pure imagination into one such is fantastically extraordinary. Crazyisgood. SML Love.
Georgia Russell studied Fine art at Aberdeen University and the Royal College of Art and is a visiting lecturer at universities and art schools.
Georgia Russell 喬治亞•羅素
Unknown remedy I
2013
Cut Paper 剪紙; plexiglass 塑膠玻璃
91 x 65 x 65 cm
35 3/4 x 25 2/3 x 25 2/3 in
# Notes
1. Sculpture: OMG LOL by Michael Mandiberg / Eyebeam Art + Technology Center Open Studios: Fall 2009 / 20091023.10D.55420.P1.L1. / SML: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4041872282/
# Galerie Karsten Greve
Drususgasse 1-5
50667 Cologne
Germany
5, rue Debelleyme
75003 Paris
France
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T15:38:46+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 320
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13859
+ 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
“Georgia Russell: Unknown remedy II, 2013. (Cut paper; plexiglass)” / Galerie Karsten Greve AG St. Moritz / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13859
/ #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 #GeorgiaRussell #sculpture #paper #GalerieKarstenGreve #UK
GettyImages: gty.im/170024046
After taking some 15-minute shots, I thought why not take some 30-minute ones, and so here it is. Unlike the purple one which was shot from the horizon [1], this one was shot from the 27th floor near my bedroom window.
For this one I left the white balance at the “natural” settings, so you can see that normally the sky is just a very reddish glow . I also had a 15-minute shot for this, and for that capture you can see the clouds more clearly. But for pure illustration of the mood, you can’t beat the sky on this capture.
There is this odd streak in the middle of the frame, which I think might be a boat, but I was not looking at this capture the whole time I was photographing this so I cannot be sure.
This might eventually be reprocessed as black and white. As you can see there is really no “correct” way of setting the white balance on these night long exposure shots, which might be precisely the reason that most photographers just process them as black and white.
# SML Translate: 夜照金空
+ 夜: night. (time)
+ 照: brightens. (describes the lights)
+ 金: golden. (the color)
+ 空: sky.
+ 夜照金空: At night the lights renders a golden sky
# Notes
1. “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: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8737183033/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-20T02:08:32+0800
+ Dimensions: 5051 x 3367
+ Exposure: 1806.0 sec at f/20
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Timer Remote Release, Manfrotto tripod
+ 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
+ Serial: 22°25'12" N 114°13'24" E
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, Long Exposure 長時間曝光
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“夜照金空” / 香港中文大學夜之寧 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Night Serenity (1806-sec / 30-min LE) / SML.20130520.6D.06972
/ #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
Two people face each other. A man on the right sitting on his own giving a glance. The woman does not gaze back—she is too busy texting on her cell phone. In between there are some form of lights—I do not know what they are. Perhaps they are traffic signs. They could also be a reference to the LED pulses of electronic devices. The three paintings are grouped together. They are connected yet separated.
Contemporary Chinese art is interesting to me as they deal with something both familiar and distant. Growing up in Hong Kong, I am well versed in Chinese history, but that of modern communist China is one which is unfamiliar to me. Chinese contemporary works root from something completely alien because the culture of Hong Kong is also very different than that in China.
A graduate of China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, WANG Jianwei 汪建伟 (汪建偉 b. 1958 Sichuan Province, China) is a Chinese artist best known for his installation and video works. ‘Connection’ (鏈接) and ‘relationship’ (關聯) have been the key phrase in his vocabulary.
(Note: the reference image on Art Basel’s website shows the middle panel upside down. It is unclear if the website made a mistake or whoever installed this painting at the HKCEC did)
WANG Jianwei 汪建伟 (汪建偉)
Surface II, 2013
overall: 200 x 429 cm
each panel: 200 x 143 cm
This work is composed of 3 panels
# WANG Jianwei (b. 1958 Sichuan Province, China)
+ Art|Basel Hong Kong: WANG Jianwei: Surface II: www.artbaselhongkong-online.com/index.php5?id=1410208&...
+ 汪建伟 WANG JIANWEI: www.wangjianwei.com/
+ Long March Space: Artists: WANG Jianwei: www.longmarchspace.com/artist/list_28_brief.html
+ 长征空间: 艺术: 汪建伟: www.longmarchspace.com/artist/list_28_brief.html?locale=z...
# Long March Space 长征空间 (長征空間)
Founded by Lu Jie in the 798 Art District of Beijing in 2002, Long March Space plays a vital role in pursuing new avenues of production, discourse, and promotion of contemporary art in China. Working to advance the careers of eighteen artists across three generations, the gallery looks to establish a portfolio of the most progressive artists working in contemporary China today.
4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100015
China
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:23:17+0800
+ Dimensions: 5277 x 2681
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 21 mm
+ ISO: 1250
+ 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.13934
+ 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
“Paintings (Triptych) by WANG Jianwei 汪建伟 (汪建偉): Surface II, 2013” / Long March Space 长征空间 (長征空間) / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13934
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #WANGJianWei #汪建伟 #汪建偉 #LongMarchSpace #长征空间 #長征空間 #Beijing
A man running on red tracks in black shorts and cyan sneakers.
I had originally not wanted to post this because it was shot without a model release. But it is a perfect collage of forms + human forms. So what the heck—if he happened upon my Flickr stream the worse is that he would ask me to put it down for good. Not a big problem.
Maybe what I should do in the future is find a runner who can sign me a model release but I honestly do not know where to find people to do TFCD in Hong Kong.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-21 14:20:42 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4900 x 3266
+ 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°25'14" N 114°13'40" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130221.7D.23986
+ Series: 形 Forms, 體育 Sports, 男 Men
“跑 Run” / 體育之形 Sports Forms / SML.20130221.7D.23986
/ #形 #Form #SMLForms #體育 #Sports #男 #men #SMLMen #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMen #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #人 #people #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #跑 #Run
A collage of forms seen at the Ma On Shan Sports Grounds. Bright colors seem to be a main stay in sporting arena regardless of location in the world. Blue and yellow stripes always work. It looks like an Adidas retro sneaker to me. The circular rubber band and the curvature from the seats add a little bit of contrast without dominating.
If I could paint, this is what I would paint as well. As such this is part of the SML Paintings series also.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-21 14:21:47 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3261 x 4891
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 137 mm
+ ISO: 125
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'40" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130221.7D.24023
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, SML Paintings
“<<<” / 香港體育建築人流之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130221.7D.24023
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #體育 #体育 #Sports #SMLPaintings #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 #樓梯 #Stairs
The Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節) is a significant cultural celebration in Chinese culture. It occurs on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, typically falling in September or October.
The festival coincides with the autumn harvest season, making the full moon a symbol of abundance and gratitude for nature’s blessings.
In the west, this moon is also known as the Super Harvest Moon, when the moon is at its closest point to Earth, making it appear larger and brighter than usual — about 14% larger and 30% brighter than a typical full moon.
Canon EOS R8
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Canon EF-EOS R Mount Adapter
Mid-Autumn Festival, Hong Kong
2024-09-18 (midnight on Sept 17)
Mid-Autumn Moon 中秋月 Super Harvest Moon / SML.20240918.R8.09262.E1.SQ
Clockwise from top left: Strattera, Viagra, Panadol, Nicorette. Yes these are all prescriptions.
Why do I get Viagra? Well one of the reasons I don't like to take Strattera aka the “chill pill for when interfacing with humans” is that although it halves my speed and thus make it possible for me to talk to humans in their “normal speed,” it has very severe sexual side effects. It is very challenging.
People who take psychiatric meds would understand this. Many anti-depressants have this side effect mainly because of their specific mechanism of actions (MOA). So it is rather wtf sometimes. You take meds to help you adjust your mood so you don't get depressed but then you would then completely suck in bed.
Not too good ey? But get this—the blue pill pretty much turns you into a sex god and seriously ever since I get these prescriptions there are more than enough men in New York lining up to “play” with me. Oh the crazy insane world of fun when you are certifiably crazy—like I said, Crazyisgood! :)
# SML Data
+ Date: 2012-12-03 12:13:32 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 1936 x 1936
+ Exposure: 1/17 sec at f/2.4
+ Focal Length: 4.28 mm
+ ISO: 1560
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Apple iPad 3
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'26" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Workflow: Snapseed, Lightroom 4
+ Series: Biohacks
“Mobile Biohacking Travel Case” (by MUJI, naturally) / Biohacks / SML.20121203.IP3.03154.SQ
/ #Biohacks #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #MUJI #travel #case #pills #medication #Strattera #Viagra #Panadol #Nicorette #Crazyisgood
Fun with geometry. Form follows function.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-02T13:03:55+0800
+ Dimensions: 5001 x 3334
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 220 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°25'15" N 114°13'37" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130502.7D.40811
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“直線和曲線 Lines and Curves” / 香港體育建築之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Forms / SML.20130410.7D.37655
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #體育 #体育 #Sports #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #地 #Floor #Lines #Curves #Track #Red #FormFollowsFunction
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”—Hofmann
Hans Hofmann (March 21, 1880 – February 17, 1966) was a German-born American abstract expressionist painter. He believed that abstract art was a way to get at the important reality.
Starting at a young age, Hofmann gravitated towards science and mathematics. At age sixteen, he started work with the Bavarian government as assistant to the director of Public Works where he was able to increase his knowledge of mathematics. He went on to develop and patent such devices as the electromagnetic comptometer, a radar device for ships at sea, a sensitized light bulb, and a portable freezer unit for military use. Even with such great abilities in science and mathematics, Hofmann became interested in creative studies, beginning educational art training after the death of his father.
Hofmann’s art work is distinguished by a rigorous concern with pictorial structure, spatial illusion, and color relationships.
Hans Hofmann (1880-1966)
Shifting Planes
1947
Oil on wooden panel
88.9 x 114.3 cm
35 x 45 inches
# Hans Hofmann
+ 1880-03-21: Born Weißenburg, Germany
+ 1966-02-17: Died (aged 85)
+ Movement: Abstract Expressionism (AbEx)
+ Influenced by: Henri Matisse, Robert Delaunay
+ Influenced: Lee Krasner, Clement Greenberg, Helen Frankenthaler, Larry Rivers, Wolf Kahn
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Hofmann
# Galerie Hans Mayer
Grabbeplatz 2
40213 Dusseldorf
Germany
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:01:52+0800
+ Dimensions: 3484 x 2769
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 36 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13872
+ 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
“Painting by Hans Hofmann (1880-1966): Shifting Planes, 1947 (Oil on wooden panel)” / Galerie Hans Mayer / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13872
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #HansHofmann #GalerieHansMayer #abstract #AbEx #AbstractExpressionism #US #DE #painting
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The Kowloon skyline from the vantage point on the 6th floor of Hong Kong Arts Centre in Wan Chai, where I had dinner last night.
The tallest building to the left is International Commerce Centre (ICC) in West Kowloon, a superskyscraper in Hong Kong which is also the world’s 5th tallest. In the center is the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, together with the original Peninsula Hotel, with the Intercontinental Hotel (the original Regent) on the right. On the far right, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island side.
Stitched together using 16 RAW capture. Also handheld, but as you can see, handheld pano is doable when objects are far away.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-17 19:20:47 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 10220 x 3331
+ Exposure: 1/15 - 1/25 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 100 degree horizontal, 38.5 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°16'32" N 114°10'20" E
+ Altitude: 52.9 m
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔港灣道2號香港藝術中心 Hong Kong Art Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: 九龍 Kowloon + 灣仔 Wan Chai
+ Serial: SML.20130317.7D.35358-SML.20130317.7D.35373-Pano.Cylindrical.100x38.5
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“九龍 + 灣仔 + 維多利亞港 Kowloon + Wan Chai + Victoria Harbour” / 香港建築全景攝影 Hong Kong Architecture Panoramic Photography / SML.20130317.7D.35358-SML.20130317.7D.35373-Pano.Cylindrical.100x38.5
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #夜 #Night
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8568729700/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8568729700/sizes/o/ (10220 x 3331)
The National Concert Hall (國家音樂廳) is a performing arts venue at Liberty Square in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The buildings, though modern in function and purpose, recall traditional elements of Chinese palace architecture. The building and its twin, the National Theater (國家戲劇院) located directly across, were completed in 1987.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Theater_and_Concert_Hall,_...
國家音樂廳 National Concert Hall / 台灣台北 Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140213.6D.30738.P1
# 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: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16974
/ #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
This was photographed for someone in France who said he wanted to see Asian men playing sports. I am a nice guy, so I tried to fulfil their requests if I happen upon relevant subjects when I walk around town….
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-15 18:19:06 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/8.0
+ ISO: 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°18'5" N 114°10'46" E
+ Location: 中國香港紅磡理工大學 中国香港红磡理工大学 Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130315.EOSM.03453.SQ
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men,
“籃球 Basketball” / 男運動員 Men in Sports / SML.20130315.EOSM.03453.SQ
/ #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 #籃球 #Basketball
A young boy took a deep breathe and blew out a string of bubbles at Harbin Sidalin Park (斯大林公园), a park situated on the promenade to the Songhua River (松花江). In the background, locals and visitors alike hung out by the river during the brief summer days in Heilongjiang, China.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM.
吹泡泡 Blowing Bubbles / 中国黑龙江哈尔滨斯大林公园 Sidalin Park, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China / SML.20140728.6D.33422.P1.SQ.BW
A man of Li and Miao descent (黎苗族) works on rattan sculptures with his legs fully extended on the floor.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM in Sanya, Hainan, China.
黎苗族籐藝 Rattan arts by Li and Miao minorities / 中國海南三亞 Sanya, Hainan, China / SML.20140507.6D.32177.P1.BW
These Chinese imperial roof decorations were seen at the 慈誠宮 Cíchéng Gōng (lit: “Temple of Compassion and Sincerity”). Although the temple was built in 1796, the color of the figures remain vibrant and theirs details demonstrate expert craftsmanship.
Two competing guilds of woodcarvers were invited to work at the temple, which might reason why the wood carves look particularly daring and intricate. It is considered a “Level-3 Historic Site” (三級古蹟) in Taiwan.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM. Processed in Lightroom 5.
# More Information
+ zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/慈誠宮 (the temple / EN unavailable)
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_roof_decoration
慈誠宮檐獸 Chinese imperial roof decorations at the Cíchéng Gōng (“Temple of Compassion and Sincerity”) / 台灣台北士林市 Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140210.7D.51744
/ #台灣 #臺灣 #Taiwan #台北 #Taipei #SMLTravel #旅遊 #旅游 #Travel #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #temple #古蹟 #HistoricSite #History #architecture #建筑 #建築 #檐獸 #roof #decoration #dragon #phoenix #colorful