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# 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 is a 360-degree panorama of the bus terminal located at the Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier in Hong Kong. Located at the south-most corner of Kowloon, it is the ideal location for bus companies to plan their last stop shuttling to other parts of Hong Kong.
The KMB (Kowloon Motor Bus) company started many of its first bus routes from this terminus, as noted by the bus numbers on the station, which ranges only in single digits — as opposed to the double- or triple-digit route numbers seen in most parts of Hong Kong.
Directly adjacent to the station (center in this photo) is the Star Ferry pier, which provides passenger ferry service to Hong Kong Island.
In this panorama, I have heightened the shadow area to expose the rust and dust of the awning covering the station. I am attracted to its geometric architectural forms and years of decay. You probably would not notice them when you walk by as they are well within the shadow areas, but as a lover for deadly objectives, it was a wonderful find for me.
Stitched together with 12 captures with the 6D + 17-40 mounted on the Manfrotto 303SPH pano head.
# References
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsim_Sha_Tsui_Ferry_Pier
+ zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/尖沙咀天星碼頭
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-08T15:39:50+0800
+ Dimensions: 18417 x 4648
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/16
+ 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, Manfrotto 303SPH pano head, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 365 degree horizontal, 96 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°17'38" N 114°10'8" E
+ Location: 香港尖沙咀天星碼頭巴士總站 Bus Terminal, Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130808.6D.26177-SML.20130808.6D.26189-Pano.i12.360x96
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 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
尖沙咀天星碼頭巴士總站 Bus Terminal, Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui / 香港人流建築360度全景 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture 360-degree Panorama / SML.20130808.6D.26177-SML.20130808.6D.26189-Pano.i12.360x96.BW
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #people #bus #traffic
In Beijing, hutongs (胡同) are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan (四合院), traditional courtyard residences. Neighborhoods were formed by the interconnection of these alleys, and the word hutong can also sometimes be used to refer to such neighborhoods.
The alleys are long and narrow, so while you can walk around on foot, the best way to see the hutongs is to go with one of these rickshaw rides (pictured), which functions similar to a hop-on / hop-off transport around the neighbourhoods.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM in Beijing, China.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutong
胡同三輪車 Hutong rickshaw ride / 中國北京 Beijing, China / SML.20140503.6D.31918.P1.BW
I went out to have a boat ride. Marks are left on the ocean by boats long sailed by. Faintly at a distance you can see a boat along the horizon.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM in Sanya, Hainan, China.
Swoosh / 中國海南三亞 Sanya, Hainan, China / SML.20140507.6D.32141.P1.BW
I had always assumed that the best lens to do macro with a creamy bokeh like this is to use a wide angle lens. I was wrong. The best lens to use appear to be a super telephoto.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-21 14:23:01 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3074 x 4611
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'40" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130221.7D.24028
+ Series: 形 Forms, 體育 Sports
“藍色體育場座椅 Blue Stadium Seats” / 香港體育建築之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Forms / SML.20130221.7D.24028
/ #形 #Form #SMLForms #體育 #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 #藍 #藍 #blue
I did not begin to appreciate the magic of cloudscapes until I started working with time-lapse photography. The clouds during sunset in Hong Kong’s typhoon season is most incredible, and combined with sunset the color fidelity is second to none.
The time-lapse which I have shot in the past were output directly from camera without much processing, mainly as I did not see it possible to process each RAW capture by hand to create a video. However, a friend on Instagram recommended that I checked out LRTimelapse, which allows me to set a few shots in the RAW captures as keyframes and then batch it over the entire sequence.
With this new tool in hand, I am able to process each capture to my standards and then sequenced it together inside Premiere Pro.
The title of this sequence is by my auntie Rita Lee in Hong Kong. The soundtrack is found on SoundCloud on tracks licensed via Creative Commons. This video could not have been made without all the fantastic creative resources available. Once again, CC rocks!
# Soundtrack
Alrus Cathleen and Alrus - Cloud Kingdom (ft. Laura Conway)
soundcloud.com/alrus/alrus-cloud-kingdom-preview
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-06 (recorded) 2013-07-08 (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, Premiere Pro CC
+ Video: 1920x1080 (1080p), 24fps, Progressive
+ Location: SML Universe Limited, Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject:Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Science Park, Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography
+ Chinese Title (提字): Rita Lee
+ Soundtrack: Cathleen and Alrus - Cloud Kingdom (ft. Laura Conway) by Alrus (SoundCloud CCBY)
+ Media Production: SML Universe
+ License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)
+ Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Universe Limited
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
+ Serial: SML.20130706.6D.18062-SML.20130706.6D.18889-TL
# SML Simulcast
+ youtube.com/watch?v=VnG5egmMsWg
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
風起雲湧 變幻萬千 Everchanging Cloudscape / 寧 Serenity 延時攝影 Time Lapse Photography / SML.20130706.6D.18062-SML.20130706.6D.18889-TL
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #自然 #Nature #山 #mountains #日落 #sunset #延時 #TimeLapse #Alrus
In more academic settings, I have a particular fondness for geometric constructive forms, so many of these works speak to me — even though they are abstract in nature.
Heinz Mack (born March 8, 1931) is a German artist. Together with Otto Piene he founded the ZERO movement in 1957. He exhibited works at documenta in 1964 and 1977 and he represented Germany at the 1970 Venice Biennale. He is best known for his contributions to op art, light art and kinetic art.
Heinz Mack
Untitled (Dynamische Struktur), 1958
Resin on canvas
64 x 86.5 cm
25.2 x 32.06 in
# Heinz Mack
Heinz Mack was born in 1931 in a small German village. Between 1950 and 1956 he studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. In 1967 together with Otto Piene he started a series of what were called Abendausstellungen (evening exhibitions) at their studio in Düsseldorf. This series was the initial event for the formation of the group ZERO (with Mack, Piene and Günther Uecker as its nucleus) and the international ZERO movement. Among the participants of the ZERO movement were Yves Klein, Lucio Fontana, Piero Manzoni and Jean Tinguely.
In 1964 Mack, Piene and Uecker arranged the “ZERO Lichtraum (Hommage á Lucio Fontana)” at the 1964 documenta in Kassel. From 1964 to 1966 Mack lived and worked in New York where the Howard Wise Gallery presented a solo exhibition in 1966.
1970 Mack was invited as visiting professor to Osaka, Japan. In the same year he represented Germany at the 1970 Venice Biennale (together with Günther Uecker, Georg Karl Pfahler and Thomas Lenk).
For the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he created an illuminated “Wasserwolke” (Water cloud).
In 1972 he was asked to create a 230 ft tall sculpture for the United Nations headquarters in New York (not realized).
Mack is represented by ARNDT Berlin.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Mack
# ARNDT
Arndt & Partner was established in 1994 as one of the first contemporary art galleries in former East Berlin with an international profile. In the gallery's eighteen years of operation, it has presented more than 270 exhibitions, produced sixty publications, and participated in approximately ninety international art fairs. In January 2013 Arndt opened a project space, viewing room, and Asian office in Singapore: Arndt Singapore is situated in Gillman Barracks, the new art destination located in the center of Singapore, which houses galleries and creative businesses as well as the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), opening in 2013.
Potsdamer Strasse 96
10785 Berlin
Germany
Lock Road 22 #01-35
108939 Singapore
Singapore
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:29:32+0800
+ Dimensions: 3039 x 2242
+ Exposure: 1/80 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 409 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.13957
+ 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 Heinz Mack: Untitled (Dynamische Struktur), 1958
(Resin on canvas)” / ARNDT / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13957
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #HeinzMack #ARNDT #forms #abstract #opart #resin #Germany #DE
There’s a lot of running in soccer. I don’t really play sports—not that I don’t want to but maybe no one would play with me because I am not very “athletic” so to speak.
What I liked was the pair of running between two teams in the foreground together with the pair of two teams in the background.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-28T19:44:15+0800
+ Dimensions: 5414 x 3046
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.0
+ Focal Length: 210 mm
+ ISO: 6400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'15" N 114°13'41" 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.20130428.6D.03394.C169
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, Photojournalism
“一起跑 Running together” / Sunday League: Hong Kong Falcon vs Paulista / 香港足球 Hong Kong Football (Soccer) / SML.20130428.6D.03394.C169
/ #Photojournalism #體育 #体育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #足球 #Football #HongKongFalcon #跑 #Run #people
“This collection is inspired by global riot initiated by teenagers, local political and social issues. Traces of it can be seen from the pattern on fabrics, details on accessories to the vibe of the final outfits as a whole. This collection is also one of the so many ways to celebrate the waking up of youngsters from ignorance, self-egos and work their ways out against the corrupted social value, ideology and bureaucracy, of which their actions are always regarded as a form of social disturbance. on top of that, it allows me to express my own personal perspective.”—Rhyox Wan, designer
"…and we live off of the unsettling soul”
# WAN Wai Kit, Rhyox
…and we live off of the unsettling soul
# Sponsors
+ Fang Brothers Knitting Ltd.
+ UPW
+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd.
+ Awesome Mojito Handmade Leather Products
+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited
Rhyox Wan (WAN Wai-Kit): …and we live off of the unsettling soul: Look 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16847
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
Fantastic understructures of staircases which leads to a restaurant somewhere on the podium level of 海港中心 Harbour Centre in Wan Chai.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-11 15:23:21 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5092 x 3394
+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 121 mm
+ ISO: 1000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°16'50" N 114°10'29" E
+ Altitude: 169.8 m
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔海港中心平台 中国香港湾仔海港中心平台 Podium, Harbour Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.22756
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
“」」」” / 城市人流建築之形 Urban Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130211.7D.22756
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #WanChai #建築 #建筑 #城市 #Urban #樓梯 #Stairs #攝影 #摄影 #photography
The Hung Hom Station (紅磡站), formerly known as Kowloon Station (九龍車站), is an MTR station on the East Rail Line and West Rail Line in Hong Kong. It is located next to the Cross Harbour Tunnel in Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon. It is one of the three Hong Kong ports-of-entry on the MTR network which connect directly to mainland China.
This 360-degree panorama was shot handheld with the 6D + 17-40 f/4L. It is handheld, so parallax error is unavoidable. I do not generally do location scouting for my photography, but with a proof-of-concept capture in hand I will definitely go back with my tripod — when I get my pano head. Any day now—seems it is a must buy item in my arsenal now that I started doing so many panoramic shots.
22 captures stitched using Autopano Giga 3, processed in Lightroom 4.
# References
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hung_Hom_Station
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-27T19:01:24+0800
+ Dimensions: 18669 x 4155
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 2500
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 97 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°18'8" N 114°10'54" E
+ Location: 香港紅磡火車站 Hung Hom MTR Station, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130527.6D.15067-SML.20130527.6D.15088-Pano.i22.360x97
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 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
紅磡火車站 Hung Hom MTR Station / 香港人流建築全景 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Panorama / SML.20130527.6D.15067-SML.20130527.6D.15088-Pano.i22.360x97
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #people #metro #MTR #station
I went to PolyU to see a drama performance last week, and just like my sources at the university has mentioned, the bamboo scaffolding on the Innovation Tower is completely gone, and now you can see the organic forms of this magnificent architecture soaring to the sky.
As I last wrote [1], Zaha Hadid is one of my all-time favorite architects, and this will be her first permanent fixture in Hong Kong. Truly it is incredible.
I was just passing by, and it was super late at night, but here you see why usable high ISO matters. This was shot with the 6D + 17-40. It was shot handheld with 3 exposures. Without a tripod it is not really technically ideal to try at HDR but thanks to the modern marvels of technology, the features are aligned nicely.
Trust that I will go back during the daytime when I have a chance.
# Notes
1. “Bamboo Scaffolding Unveiling: Innovation Tower by Zaha Hadid” / 香港理工大學建築之形 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Architecture Forms / Crazyisgood / SML.20130425.6D.03058: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8683120814/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-30T21:44:40+0800
+ Dimensions: 3376 x 5107
+ Exposure: 1/13 sec - 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 500 - 12800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°18'20" N 114°10'49" E
+ Location: 香港理工大學 Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5, Photomatix Pro 4.2.5
+ Serial: SML.20130730.6D.24784_5_6.HDR.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Zaha Hadid: Innovation Tower / 香港理工大學建築之形 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Architecture Forms / Crazyisgood / SML.20130730.6D.24784_5_6.HDR.BW
/ #建築 #建筑 Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #BW #SMLBW #HDR #SMLHDR #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #理工大學 #PolyU #攝影 #摄影 #photography #ZahaHadid
I am obsessed with this plant, but I have no idea what it is called. I think that it might be the same plant that people used to use in ancient times for human-powered fanning. Trust that I will go and investigate.
It is a bit hard to figure out what things are called with just a visual image. Yes I did try Google Goggles but Goggles is not really good at finding images unless there is a visual exact match.
This is essentially what Flickr is training its engines to do: associating words with images so people can search better. Yes, really. And if they are not really doing that then trust that this is what I will do if I own an image search engine.
Yes, it is planned but probably not going to be for public consumption til 10 years from now so it is useless for you to know about what is going on at the moment.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-31T16:05:26.09+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'31" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆明街2號聽濤雅苑二樓花園 Garden, 2nd Floor, Vista Paradiso, 2 Hang Ming St, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130331.7D.37380
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“綠葉扇 Green Leaf Fan” / 自然之形 Nature Forms / SML.20130331.7D.37380
/ #自然 #Nature #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #植物 #Plants #綠 #green #葉 #叶 #leaf
Teenagers playing a game of football (soccer) on the hard-surface football pitch adjacent to a primary school located inside a public housing estate in Hong Kong.
As I mentioned previously, “standard” architecture in Hong Kong follow recognizable design patterns. Locals will be able to tell that the blue building the background is a school immediately based on how it looks [1].
Sport and recreation facilities are usually surrounded green fence. They do usually cause quite a bit of problem for my photography, but luckily there is a pedestrian footbridge right next to the soccer pitch—thus you see they are not only good for traffic but photography as well.
This is the same place where I took a photo for my abstract photography with the G12 last year [2].
This is a handheld panorama stitched together using 9 full resolution 7D RAW captures. Shot handheld. The keen viewer will note that the cars are completely chopped off and hanging in midair although their imperfection is shielded by the fences—so in some ways they might be good for some things? :)
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-31T15:28:15+0800
+ Dimensions: 6067 x 3765
+ Exposure: 1/30 - 1/60 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 114 degree horizontal, 82 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Panini
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'36" E
+ Altitude: 70.8 m
+ Location: 中國香港新界馬鞍山頌安邨硬地足球場 Hard-Surface Soccer Pitch, Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan, NT, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130331.7D.37218-SML.20130331.7D.37226-Pano.Panini.114x82
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Notes
1. “正方形交響樂 Symphonic Squares No. 4” / 香港公屋娛樂全景 Hong Kong Education Architecture Forms / SML.20130219.7D.23218: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8489006182/
2. Division / SML.20120831.G12.00112: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/7928296004/
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“雨天不是讀書天 Rainy day is not for studying” / 香港公共屋邨足球康樂全景 Hong Kong Public Housing Football (Soccer) Recreation Facilities Panorama / SML.20130331.7D.37218-SML.20130331.7D.37226-Pano.Panini.114x82
/ #體育 #体育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #足球 #Football #Soccer #雨 #rain #reflection
Using his full body as thrust, a man covered in wet suit rows a long thin boat at Tolo Harbour in Hong Kong.
Gorgeous forms -<- — also love the bright colors. I wish that I can wear that on the street and not get weird looks. This looks like fun. I might go and exercise a bit.
As usual, these were taken right outside my window. Crazy things do happen all the time. You just have to be swift at it so the rapid-fire action of the 7D is key here. I have enough stills from photographing him to make a stop-motion movie, which I shall post in the future.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-02 15:46:23 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4948 x 3298
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'23" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港馬鞍山聽濤雅苑對外的吐露港 中国香港马鞍山听涛雅苑对外的吐露港 Tolo Harbour outside Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130302.7D.24919.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 形 Forms
“單人雙槳赛艇 Single Scull Rowing“ / 香港水上體育運動之形 Hong Kong Water Sports Forms / SML.20130302.7D.24919.P1.L1
/ #體育 #Sports #形 #Forms #SMLForms #男 #Men #SMLMen #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #赛艇 #Rowing
We walked by a shopping mall that looked abandoned, but the construction has not started yet. I like the irony of the mess inside contrasted with the Chinese writing on the front, which translates to: “Happy Families Shopping Mall Welcomes You”. I was in a hurry so I did not explore further.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM in Sanya, Hainan, China.
被遺棄的商場 Abandoned shopping mall / 中國海南三亞 Sanya, Hainan, China / SML.20140506.6D.32068.P1.BW
Today, when I went out to the Ma On Shan Promenade to do panoramic photography, I ran into some people wake boarding at Tolo Harbour. I promised @Ortelpa that I would do some “correct focusing” on subjects which he is “mostly interested in” so here ya go!
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-30T15:49:29 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/7.1
+ Focal Length: 275 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'28" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130630.7D.43329
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
滑水快艇 Wakeboarding speedboat / 香港水上體育運動 Hong Kong Water Sports / SML.20130630.7D.43329
/ #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #滑板 #Wakeboarding #WaterSports
The semi-reflective marble facade of this financial architecture in Hong Kong reminds me of the forms and color palette often used by George Braque, a French painter and sculptor who, along with Pablo Picasso, developed the art style known as Cubism.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-11 12:36:32 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3172 x 4758
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 113 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°16'45" N 114°10'25" E
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔告士打道108號大新金融中心 中国香港湾仔告士打道108号大新金融中心 Dah Sing Financial Centre, 108 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.22563.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms, 抽象 Abstracts
“À la Braque” / 香港金融建築之形 Hong Kong Financial Architecture Forms / SML.20130211.7D.22563.P1.L1
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #抽象 #Abstract #SMLAbstracts #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #Wanchai #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #金融 #Finance #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Braque
I never tried doing bokeh on the 70-200 but it seems that it is very good at it. In one test I managed to get 6 circles covering the entire capture—crazy. But when they are so large I also saw that the dusts are everywhere so I will go clean my lens and try again later.
# SML Translate
+ 朦朦朧朧隱隱約約 (Simplified Chinese: 朦朦胧胧隐隐约约) is probably best translated as “Blurry Hazy Foggy Vague”. When you double-up Chinese characters it implies more of that. So it is blurrier than blurry and hazier than haze. Somewhat bizarre. Hard to translate. Chinese is challenging because unlike other languages which have specific grammar and structure, you can really lump Chinese characters up in anyway you like—Yes, seriously WTF awesome.
# SML Workflow
Photographed with the Canon EOS M + EF 70-200 f/4L on tripod. Processed in Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-09-03 21:05:32 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3416x5124
+ Exposure: 1/13 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 70 mm
+ ISO: 6400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°24'58" N 114°12'49" E (SML Universe HKG)
+ Subject: Science Park’s reflection on Tolo Harbor, Hong Kong, China.
”朦朦朧朧隱隱約約”
/ 寧 Serenity
/ SML.20130203.EOSM.01610
/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #夜 #night #水 #water #ocean #山水 #landscape #攝影 #摄影 #photography #bokeh #lights #reflection #香港 #HongKong #中國 #中国 #China
At night, the yellow line divides the sky.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-17 18:57:44 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3240 x 4860
+ Exposure: 1/20 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 29 mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'44" N 114°10'19" E
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔盧押道和謝斐道交界 Intersection at Jaffe Road and Luard Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130317.7D.35310
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 界 Division
“黃線 Yellow Line” / 香港建築形之界 Hong Kong Architecture Forms Division / SML.20130317.7D.35310
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #界 #Division #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban
Escaping the 2D plane appears to be a trending theme in recent works. It is starting to be a challenge to categorise works because they these contemporary works are neither sculpture nor painting nor installation — which might explain why almost everything is “mixed media” these days.
Japanese artist 川俣正 Tadashi Kawamata (b. 1953) is well known for his large scale installation works which combines architecture and urban planning with other social science fields.
This architectural plan constructed with plywood and balsa and accented with acrylic in pencil is both sculptural and two-dimensional. It is three-dimension in its construction, but intended to be viewed as a 3D-projection on a 2D plane.
川俣正 Tadashi Kawamata
Plan for Beaufort
2003
plywood, balsa, acrylic, pencil
122 x 162.5 x 10 cm
# Tadashi Kawamata 川俣正 (b. 1953)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadashi_Kawamata
# Annely Juda Fine Art
Annely Juda Fine Art is based in London and represents contemporary British, European and International artists. The gallery also exhibits masters of the 20th century avant-garde, specialising in Russian constructivism.
23 Dering Street (off New Bond St)
London
Greated London W1S 1AW
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7629 7578
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:07:37+0800
+ Dimensions: 3752 x 2824
+ Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13887
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“川俣正 Tadashi Kawamata (b. 1953 Japan): Plan for Beaufort, 2003 (plywood, balsa, acrylic, pencil)” / Annely Juda Fine Art / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13887
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #TadashiKawamata #川俣正 #AnnelyJudaFineArt #sculpture #mixedmedia #plan #architecture #wood
There is this odd-shaped building with very wonderful forms at the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade (西九龍海濱長廊), a park near the West Kowloon Cultural District (西九文化區 WKCD) which was built completely on reclaimed lands [1, 2].
With its very sculpted forms and striking yellow paint, it looks almost like Bumblebee from the Transformer series [3]. I have always wonder what it was when I photograph West Kowloon from Tsim Sha Tsui.
It looks like a sculpture, but I was told that it was likely a ventilation structure for the Western Harbour Crossing (WHC 西隧), the third tunnel to cross Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong [4, 5]. Based on its architectural style, it might very well be the property of MTR, Hong Kong’s metro system, whose Airport Express passes this junction from the Kowloon station to Hong Kong station.
MTR buildings tend to have very recognisable forms like this, and is the reason why I picked that. But if I find someone in the know I will definitely ask. Unfortunately, even on Google Maps this building is unmarked.
# Notes
1. West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kowloon_Waterfront_Promenade
2. 西九龍海濱長廊: Wikipedia: ZH-HK: zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/西九龍海濱長廊
3. Bumblebee (Transformers): Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumblebee_(Transformers)
4. Western Harbour Crossing: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Harbour_Crossing
5. 西區海底隧道: Wikipedia: ZH-HK: zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/西區海底隧道
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-08T18:23:40+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 320
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: CanonEF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°17'58" N 114°9'26" E
+ Location: 香港西九龍海濱長廊 West Kowloon Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130508.6D.05524
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, Crazyisgood
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“無名大黃蜂 Anonymous Bumblebee” / 香港基礎設施建築之形 Hong Kong Infrastructural Architecture Forms / SML.20130508.6D.05524
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #Crazyisgood #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #西九 #WestKowloon #Yellow #FormFollowsFunction #WTF
Imi Knoebel (born Klaus Wolf Knoebel; 1940) is a German artist known for his minimalist abstract paintings and sculptures. His work explores the relationship between space, picture support and color, and his works often draw comparisons with modern principles of both Kazimir Malevich and the Bauhaus.
The "Messerschnitt" or "knife cuts," are a recurring technique he employs, along with his regular use of the primary colors, red, yellow and blue.
Knoebel lives and works in Düsseldorf.
Imi Knoebel
Cut-up 9, 2011
227 x 273 x 15.8 cm
89.4 x 107.5 x 6.2 in
Acrylic and aluminium
# Imi Knoebel
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imi_Knoebel
# Galerie Hans Mayer
Grabbeplatz 2
40213 Dusseldorf
Germany
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:01:32+0800
+ Dimensions: 3645 x 3645
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 23 mm
+ ISO: 320
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13870.SQ
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Mixed Media Sculpture by Imi Knoebel: Cut-up 9, 2011 (Acrylic and aluminium)” / Galerie Hans Mayer / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13870.SQ
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #MixedMedia #Sculpture #ImiKnoebel #GalerieHansMayer #abstract #forms
How do you capture the wind which is invisible? By long exposure, naturally.
This is an aerial view of the Ma On Shan Promenade. You should recognise it by now by the oh-so-lovely blue jogging trail. Everything is at a stand still, but by using the ND filter and expose for eight full seconds under bright day light, all of a sudden you noticed the invisible wind because the trees wiggle to a blur, and in turn reveal the very defined architectural patterns on the floor.
A baby stroller walked by on the pavement within this capture, but you do not see it, because it has only registered very few pixels.
ND is useful in more ways then I imagined. Sweet.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-19T15:07:25+0800
+ Dimensions: 3488 x 3488
+ Exposure: 8.0 sec at f/25
+ Focal Length: 140 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Timer Remote Release, Manfrotto tripod, H&Y ND2-ND400
+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'24" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130519.6D.06945.SQ
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 形 Forms, Long Exposure 長時間曝光
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“静物微風中 Still life amidst the breeze” / 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊之寧 Hong Kong Ma On Shan Promenade Serenity (8-sec ND LE) / ML.20130519.6D.06945.SQ
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #Landscape #LongExposure #LE #ND #風 #Wind
A store named 小城故事 (stories of a little city) is found at a narrow shopping alley up high at a mountain top [1]. As the name suggests, it is filled with culturally related items like traditional clothes and Buddhist statues, which tells the stories of the past and present in modern Taipei.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM. Processed in Lightroom.
# Notes
1. Sorry, I forgot the name of this shopping alley…
小城故事 Stories of a little city / 台灣 Taiwan / SML.20140210.6D.30672
/ #台灣 #臺灣 #Taiwan #台北 #Taipei #SMLTravel #旅遊 #旅游 #Travel #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #store #storefront #shopping #tradition
30-second long exposure with an ND filter.
Personally I would have preferred the 4-inch filters so I can drop in after I have set the focus, but I can’t seem to find them in Hong Kong. But I found this variable filter recently: the H&Y ND2-ND400 specifically. It is a screw in, and when set to minimum ND2 I can still see the scene fairly clearly as well as able to focus using the AF on the camera. After I have the parameters set, I dialled it to ND400 and expose everything manually.
I think that I should be able to push a little longer next time. What I observed is that because of the wind, the plants appear to move quite a bit and thus rendering a blur. So next time I would try to do a 2-minute if I am able to.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-10T14:44:17.63+0800
+ Dimensions: 4743 x 3162
+ Exposure: 30.0 sec at f/22
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Remote, Manfrotto Tripod, H&Y ND2-ND400
+ GPS: 22°25'8" N 114°13'16" E
+ Altitude: 21.9m
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆明街2號聽濤雅苑二樓花園 Garden, 2nd Floor, Vista Paradiso, 2 Hang Ming St, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130410.7D.37680.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“假山流水 Water flowing amongst rockery” / 寧 Serenity (Long exposure with ND Filter) / SML.20130410.7D.37680.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #水 #Water #石 #Rocks #山水 #Landscape #longexposure #ND
With one hand tucked inside his pocket and another holding the handle strapped with backpack wrapped onto the front, this cycler shows you how to cycle in the way that only Chinese knew how.
Like I said, almost all Chinese people in Hong Kong are 1337 hackers. They might not call themselves that way, but they most definitely know how to repurpose things in the way they see fit — aka hackers.
Crazyisgood. SML Love.
# SML Translate: 高技單車自行人
+ 高: high, tall, advanced.
+ 技: technique.
+ 單: single.
+ 車: car, automobile.
+ 自: self.
+ 行: walking.
+ 人: people
+ 高技: advanced technical.
+ 單車: bicycle.
+ 自行人: pedestrian.
# SML Workflow
Photographed handheld looking down from the 27th Fl at the Ma On Shan Promenade with the Canon EOS 7D + EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + 1.4x Extender III. Processed in Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-07 12:03:08 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4879 x 3253
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'27" E (SML Universe HKG)
+ Subject: 中國香港馬鞍山海濱公園單車徑 中国香港马鞍山海滨公园单车径 Bicycling Lane, Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong SAR, China.
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, Crazyisgood
+ Serial: SML.20130207.7D.21315.C23.P1
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“高技單車自行人” / 人流之形 Crazyisgood Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130207.7D.21315.C23.P1
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #Crazyisgood #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse
/ #人 #humans #people #男 #men #單車 #自行车 #bicycle #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography
/ #中国 #中國 #china #香港 #HongKong #Canon7D #Canon70200
Team members line up before their daily practice at the track.
As usual, to avoid model release licensing issues, I found an angle at the stadium which blocked their identity while having just enough details to describe the activity.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-21 14:27:40 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3052 x 2035
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'40" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130221.7D.24045.P1.L1
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men
“紀律 Discipline” / 男性運動員 Men in Sports / SML.20130221.7D.24045.P1.L1
/ #體育 #体育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #人 #people #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #跑 #Run #紀律 #Discipline
I have always wanted to do large format photography, but the cost for the cameras are somewhat prohibitive for me. But I believe that if I have the will, I can do it. So I have been hacking this by stitching 7D captures together for a view which is beyond which a wide angle lens can capture.
This one shows the view from SML Universe HKG, and is the subject for my 寧 Serenity photography series. While the single frame captures can also cover so much, by panning the camera in portrait mode set to 17mm focal length, I am able to cover a large area of the sky as well as the sea.
The sea tiling is imperfect, because it moves. This done handheld, so the seams might not be perfect. Also my window does not open as wide as it could, so I actually had to use two different windows to get this. I wish that I can get roof access but unfortunately not. I would consider going to up to the mountain next to me to see if I can get a better view in the future.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-05 14:30:27 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5101 x 2975
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 120 degree horizontal, 72.5 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 + 科學園 + 大埔工業村 + 八仙嶺 + 吐露港 The Chinese University of Hong Kong + Science Park + Tai Po Industrial Estates + Tolo Harbour
+ Serial: SML.20130305.7D.26344-SML.20130305.7D.26351-SML.Pano.Cylindrical-120x72.5
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“香港中文大學 + 科學園 + 大埔工業村 + 八仙嶺 + 吐露港 The Chinese University of Hong Kong + Science Park + Tai Po Industrial Estates + Tolo Harbour” / 香港全景之寧 Hong Kong Serenity Panorama / SML.20130305.7D.26344-SML.20130305.7D.26351-SML.Pano.Cylindrical-120x72.5
/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #CUHK #SciencePark #TaiPo #PatSinLeng #ToloHarbour
# KUN Tsz Yan, Joyce
so long, farewell, my stranger.
kunjoyce@yahoo.com.hk
+852 6442 2216
# Sponsors
+ Full Charm Knitters Ltd.
+ Novetex Textiles Limited
+ Jetco Zipper Limited
+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Joyce Kun (KUN Tsz Yan): so long, farewell, my stranger: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43062
/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMen #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #JoyceKun #KunTszYan #SoLongFarewellMyStranger #men #people #mens #cute
泰山天街 (“Heavenly Street / Street in the Sky” Tàishān tiān jiē) is a street up on 泰山 (Mount Tai Tàishān) which begins at 南天門 (南天门 “Southern Gate to Heaven” Nán tiānmén) going eastwards and ends at the 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple.
The total length is approximately 一華里 (一华里 1 Chinese mile). The northern section of the street is called 北天街 (“Northern Heavenly Street” Běi tiān jiē) [pictured]. Filled with a diversity of businesses and lodging options, it looks like as city as well as a buzzing street up in the sky, making it an fascinating place to visit. (1 / SML Translate)
泰山天街是指南天門向東到碧霞祠一段街道，全長約一華里南天門向北的一段路，約有100米，稱為北天街，岱頂天街，商舖林立，亦市亦街，形成了特有的風俗．(1 / Google Translate)
泰山天街是指南天门向东到碧霞祠一段街道，全长约一华里南天门向北的一段路，约有100米，称为北天街，岱顶天街，商铺林立，亦市亦街，形成了特有的风俗．(1)
# SML Flickr
+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8366350241/sizes/o/ (7978 x 2295)
# SML Notes
1. 百度百科 Baidu Baike: 泰山天街 Street in the sky at Mount Tai: baike.baidu.com/view/1124113.htm
# SML Data
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09491-09493.pano
+ Dimensions: 7978 x 2295
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Setup: Handheld
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. GPS unit not available)
1. SML.20121011.7D.09491
+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:45:07 GMT+0800
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/3.5
+ Focal Length: 43 mm
2. SML.20121011.7D.09492
+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:45:18 GMT+0800
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/3.5
+ Focal Length: 34mm
3. SML.20121011.7D.09493
+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:45:25 GMT+0800
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/3.5
+ Focal Length: 70mm
泰山天街 Heavenly Street at Mount Tai / 山東省 山东省 Shandong Province / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D. 09491-09493.pano
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr: 南天門摩天閣 / 山東省泰山 山东省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09494: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8365054922
+ SML Flickr: 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09574: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8349283109
+ SML Flickr Set: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism: sml8.it/smlflickr-chinatourism
# SML Media License
+ CC-BY 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
After some recent success photographing panorama with the 100-400, I tried to photograph the cloudscape with the super telephoto to see if I can get similar results. What I aim for, as always, is the resolution which a regular lens would not provide
Unlike landscape which I can easily determine whether or not I have made a shot, I find the abstract forms in the sky a bit harder to track. So I will likely get a pano head soon. For now I have somewhat decided that I would just go with the Manfrotto 303SPH instead of the robotic heads.
Photographed with the 6D + 100-400. 20 image stitch inside Autopano Giga 3, processed in Photoshop CS6.
# SML Transalate: 千層雲匯
+ 千: a thousand.
+ 層: layers.
+ 雲: clouds.
+ 匯: converges.
+ 千層雲匯: a thousand layers of clouds converge.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-13T18:52:13+0800
+ Dimensions: 21440 x 4048
+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 190 mm
+ ISO: 125
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Panorama FOV: 43 degree horizontal, 16 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Planar
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China)
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130617.6D.16226-SML.20130617.6D.16245-Pano.i20.43x16.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
千層雲匯 / 香港日落全景之寧 Hong Kong Sunset Panoramic Serenity / SML.20130617.6D.16226-SML.20130617.6D.16245-Pano.i20.43x16.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #Panorama #Pano #SMLPano #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 #雲 #Cloud #天 #空 #Sky
Getty licenses some of my photos on Flickr. And what have traditionally always gotten me into trouble is property releases. So now I have wised up—I just don’t include any identifiable objects in the photo—no property releases necessary.
Pictured is the gorgeous humanist forms of a Porsche found at the car park downstairs. Like I said, there are a ton of them here.
Mercedes-Benz’s and BMW’s are such a commonplace in Hong Kong that I can usually tell whether I am in Hong Kong or not just by looking at the traffic. If there are no Benz’s running within a minute I most certainly am not in Hong Kong.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-19 14:22:37 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5014 x 3343
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 98 mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'33" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山聽濤雅苑停車場 中国香港马鞍山听涛雅苑停车场 Car Park B1 Level, Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130219.7D.23443.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
“Metallic Blue Porsche 911 + Yellow Stripes” / 人流之形 Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130219.7D.23443.P1.L1
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #停車場 #CarPark #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Porsche #cars
This is a panorama of the Victoria Harbour stitched together using 13 full-resolution handheld 6D RAW captures.
I used to avoid taking photographs at “touristy” spots, but I really hope to document the change of the architectural landscape over time, and so I will be doing more of these in the future.
On the left hand side of the photo, there is a crane doing some heavy lifting on the sea. Most of the newer skyline of Hong Kong were built upon landfills, so my guess is that they are probably in the process of reclaiming more lands.
This was photographed at the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade looking across the harbour so what you see in the middle is Wan Chai with the unmistakeable HKCEC. The tallest building in the center is Central Plaza. The gigantic object rising on the right is IFC (International Financial Centre).
Densely packed skyscrapers against rolling hills is one of the key distinctive features of Hong Kong which is unusual when compared to other international metropolis in the world.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-12T15:37:34+0800
+ Dimensions: 9517 x 2688
+ Exposure: 1/160 - 1/250 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 136 degree horizontal, 60 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°17'36" N 114°10'21" E
+ Location: Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Subject: Hong Kong Island + Victoria Harbour
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130412.6D.00198-SML.20130412.6D.00210-Pano.Cylindrical.136x60
+ Series: 山水 Landscape, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“城市山水 Urban Landscape” / 香港維多利亞港全景 Hong Kong Victoria Harbour Panorama / SML.20130412.6D.00198-SML.20130412.6D.00210-Pano.Cylindrical.136x60
/ #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #Landscape #城市 #Urban #Seascape #Harbor
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日觀峰 (日观峰 “Sun observation peak” Rì guān fēng) is located at the south east to 玉皇頂 (玉皇顶 Yù huáng dǐng). In ancient times it was called 介丘岩 (Jiè qiū yán) and is famed for its view of the sunrise. The entire 觀日長廊 (观日长廊 “Sun view gallery” Guān rì cháng láng) spans 30 meters in length.
At the northern side of the gallery, there is a 6.5-meter-long boulder named 拱北石 (“North cove rock” Gǒngběi shí). It is considered the best location to view the sunrise. (1. Baidu: 日观峰 / SML Translate)
日觀峰，山東遊覽名勝。位於玉皇頂東南，古稱介丘岩，因觀日出而聞名。觀日長廊全長30米，亭廊銜接，似仙閣矗立，鮮豔奪目。拱北石又名觀海石。石長6.5米，北西8度，與地面夾角30度。登臨其上可盡賞旭日東昇場面。(1. Baidu: 日观峰)
日观峰，山东游览名胜。位于玉皇顶东南，古称介丘岩，因观日出而闻名。观日长廊全长30米，亭廊衔接，似仙阁矗立，鲜艳夺目。拱北石又名观海石。石长 6.5米，北西8度，与地面夹角30度。登临其上可尽赏旭日东升场面。(1. Baidu: 日观峰)
Pictured: lodging option: 日觀峰賓館 (日观峰宾馆 “Sun observation Guest House”)
# SML Translate
+ 日: Sun.
+ 觀: Observation, view.
+ 峰: Peak.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2012-10-11 09:47:57 GMT+0800
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09570
+ ISO: 100
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ Exposure 1/1250 sec at f/3.2
+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. GPS Unit not available)
# SML References
1. Baidu: 日观峰 baike.baidu.com/view/133902.htm
“日觀峰賓館” / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09570.SQ.ChinaTourism.CN.Shandong.MountTai
# SML Tags (#N/ZH)
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The Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Chinese: 香港文化中心) is a multipurpose performance facility in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Cultural_Centre
中國香港尖沙咀梳士巴利道10號
中国香港尖沙咀梳士巴利道10号
10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong SAR, China
# SML Workflow
Captured with the iPhone app 360pano, processed in Lightroom 4. Unprocessed original: 360.io/gzrvMq
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-01-19
+ Dimensions: 4096 x 1875
+ Camera: iPhone 5
+ GPS: 22°17'38" N 114°10'16" E
# Related SML Universe
+ SML 360pano: sml8.it/sml360pano
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
”香港文化中心晚上全景 Hong Kong Cultural Center Panorama at Night ” / SML.20130119.IPH5.360pano.gzrvMq
Red ribbons with locks were seen all over the 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple.
Similar sightings were seen in almost every temple I have been to during this trip, so I asked the local what it was about. They told me that Chinese couples visit the temples before they get married, and the locks were used to “bind” their love together forever.
“紅絲帶和鎖” (红丝带和锁 Red Ribbons + Locks) / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09549
# SML Data
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09549
+ Date: 2012-10-11 09:28:05 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4921 x 2181
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 70 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Setup: Handheld
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. GPS unit not available)
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr Set: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism: sml8.it/smlflickr-chinatourism
# SML Flickr
+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8357585327/
+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8357585327/sizes/o/
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#CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #中國旅遊 #中国旅游#ChinaTourism #SMLProjects
Ever since the EOSM has disappeared into the SML Blackhole [1], 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy (RT) has been working hard to continue doing photography with the 7D. Most recently, he became interested in the 100-400 because with the super telephoto he deduced that he might be able to find some other teddies nearby.
But in reality, this photo was mainly to show what that US$4 umbrella looks like. It is not silky smooth—to be frank, it has all kinds of wrinkling on its surface, even the bokeh could not hide that fact. But as you can see, a reflector is a reflector is a reflector. It does its job, and for a starving artist like SML, any penny saved is another bread on the table…
RT needed a stool on the chair because alas the Manfrotto tripod could only go as low as that, apparently.
Pictured: RT with the 7D + battery grip + 100-400 unextended. Shot with the 6D + 24-70 f/2.8L with 90EX as remote strobe + 580EX with bargain umbrella on top left, and another 430EX bargain umbrella on top right. At this rate SML should be able to afford some lightbox + monolights soon. Stay tuned!
# Notes
1. A term coined by Louis Seigal (Instagram:@seigalphoto) on SML’s supreme ability to lose things inside SML Universe’s chaos.
# Strobist Info
+ Canon 580EX with umbrella on top left
+ Canon 430EX with umbrella on top right
+ Canon 90EX as remote strobe (replacing the ST-E2) to trigger the two strobes, which is set to A:B 4:1.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-05T20:04:26+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/180 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 32 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ Flash: Canon 580EX + Canon 430EX + Canon 90EX
+ Accessories: Manfrotto tripod, light stands, 鑫威森 umbrellas
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'26" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130704.6D.17984
+ Series: 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy, Toy Story, Crazyisgood
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Rainbow Teddy (RT) plays with Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400 f/4-5.6L IS USM / Crazyisgood Toy Story / SML.20130705.6D.18046
/ #RainbowTeddy #彩熊 #ToyStory #CreativeCommons #CCBY #LifeCelebratesDiversity #Crazyisgood #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #gay #Teddy #WTF #instagay #gaybear #LGBT #LOL #geekporn #7D #Canon100400 #Canon #Manfrotto #strobist
Sometimes the simplest things are the most beautiful. These are water patterns left behind by the boat during my boat ride in Sanya.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
水 Water / 中國海南三亞 Sanya, Hainan, China / SML.20140507.6D.32155.P2.BW
Several hundred people gathered at Chater Garden in Central, Hong Kong yesterday to show their support for Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who recently made the US NSA PRISM electronic surveillance program public.
Since the PRISM program does not really distinguish its users — and specifically if is _really_ is to protect the American public from terrorism, then it is clear that foreign traffic is its target, banners and signs specifically call on the US government to stop spying on foreign data.
Snowden has also mentioned that the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), its being the main backbone of Hong Kong’s internet traffic, has been one of the hacking target by the NSA, including other private businesses and citizens. The locals are specifically enraged by this fact, especially since the US has called on China for doing cyber espionage on American technology companies.
Perhaps China is also trying to do anti-terrorism? Hey, you never know.
# SML Photography Workflow
This panorama covering 360-degree horizontally and 96 degree vertically was stitched doing using 22 full res capture with the 6D + 17-40 f/4L. It is hard to get an aerial vantage point on this gathering, and noting that the event already has many public media presence, I chose to do panoramic photography for the most part of this event.
This is stitched together using Autopano Giga 3, with the anti-ghost algorithm. Since the program cannot output layered PSD files with layer masks I can only utilise their algorithms to managing ghosting vs missing body parts. You will see mostly odd time-variable missing body parts in this case.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-15T15:30:33+0800
+ Dimensions: 18543 x 5432
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/9.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 96 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°16'53" N 114°9'37" E
+ Location: 香港中環遮打花園 Chater Garden, Central, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130615.6D.15735-SML.20130615.6D.15756-Pano.i22.Cylindrical.360x96
+ Series: SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden, 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
遮打花園遊行人群 Crowd at Chater Garden / SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行全景 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden Panorama / SML.20130615.6D.15735-SML.20130615.6D.15756-Pano.i22.Cylindrical.360x96
/ #SnowdenHK #新聞攝影 #Photojournalism #全景 #Panorama #Pano #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLPublicMedia
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #people #Rally #Snowden #EdwardSnowden #events #protest #US #NSA #PRISM
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Originally I had come here to do time-lapse of the sunset, though right before I started the timer, I was working on an HDR panorama of the scenery, and had forgotten to turn off AEB (auto-exposure bracketing) setting when the timer started running. So what ended up happening is that I now have a series of HDR time-lapse footage.
In the perfect world, perhaps, these captures will automatically be stacked to HDR, then perhaps with a script I will be able to batch-process them throughout. But since I have not yet figured out how to do this, here I present you with a still capture from one of the series, here I present you with one of the HDR captures instead.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-07T19:02:31+0800
+ Dimensions: 5431 x 3621
+ Exposure: 0.4, 1/20, 1/160 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto tripod / head
+ GPS: 22°23'16" N 114°11'58" E
+ Location: 香港沙田翠榕橋 Banyan Bridge, Shatin, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港沙田城門河 Shing Mun River, Shatin, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Photomatix Pro 4.2.5, Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130807.6D.25123-24-25.HDR.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, HDR
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
如上以下 As above, so below / 香港沙田城門河之寧 Hong Kong Shatin Shing Mun River Serenity (BW HDR) / SML.20130807.6D.25123-24-25.HDR.BW
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www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9501334606/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9501334606/sizes/o/ (5431 x 3621)
GettyImages: gty.im/163186272
I have always wanted to photograph tracks, but I am not athletic so I don’t visit these places often. But I discovered about the Ma On Shan Sports Ground yesterday. And their tracks are pristine, with very beautiful forms.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-20 15:43:19 GMT+0800
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 109 mm
+ ISO: 125
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'13" N 114°13'43" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130220.7D.23625
+ Series: 形 Forms, 體育 Sports
“跑道 Tracks” / 香港體育建築之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Forms / SML.20130220.7D.23625
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A woman in Chinese traditional dress 旗袍 Qipao lies in a bed of colorful flowers served in a highly decorated dinner plate fitting for a banquet. She is headless and armless except with her legs extending out in a highly sexualised pose. She is without identity, and she does not appear to have a choice but to lie there for all to feast on.
This ceramic / porcelain sculpture by Chinese artist Liu Jianhua 刘建华 (劉建華) may be funny at first, but is a social commentary about the anonymous and exploitable exoticism once associated with China in the West.
The imagery of the limbless sends a shock down my memory lane, as it reminds me of one of ancient China’s most torturous punishment: removing every limb from a person and stick them onto a vase as a permanent fixture of shame. And for this commentary it is both brilliant and depressing.
Before Liu Jianhu went to study sculpture in art school, he spent many years working at porcelain factories in Jingdezhen (景德镇市 景德鎮市). Jingdezhen was known to be the finest city for porcelain / china production since the Song Dynasty (宋朝), and it is no doubt from his years of working which allowed the artists to excel in producing such exquisite craftsmanship.
Liu Jianhua 刘建华 (劉建華)
Painted Sculpture Series 彩塑系列 - Play No. 16
porcelain
72.3 x 72.3 x 23.6 cm
2003-2009
Beijing Commune
# Liu Jianhua 刘建华 (劉建華)
b. 1962 in Ji’an, Jiangxi Province, China
生于中国江西省吉安
生於中國江西省吉安
www.artspeakchina.org/mediawiki/Liu_Jianhua_刘建华
# Beijing Commune 北京公社
Founded in 2004, Beijing Commune is located in the 798 Art Zone, Beijing. Its initial programs were mainly group shows exploring various currents in contemporary art, while now it focuses primarily on solo shows to carry on its in-depth research. Beginning with a core list of established artists, the gallery has maintained a sharp awareness of developments in the community and has responded by introducing young artists and new topics of discussion into the program.
P.O. Box 8503, 798 Art Zone, No. 4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100015
China
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:27:44+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 19mm
+ ISO: 1000
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13948
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Liu Jianhua 刘建华 (劉建華): Painted Sculpture Series 彩塑系列 - Play No. 16, 2003-2006 (porcelain 陶瓷)” / Beijing Commune 北京公社 / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13948
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The Shilin Night Market (Chinese: 士林夜市; pinyin: Shìlín Yèshì) is a night market in the Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan, and is often considered to be the largest and most famous night market in the city.
The food court used to be on ground level, which was probably rather unhygienic. Nowadays the food court has been relocated underground, as can be seen here in this panoramic view. This was taken around 5pm, right before it becomes crowdy. By six o'clock the place was so packed that I could barely move around.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM, handheld, 8 captures. Stitched with Autopano Giga 3. Processed in Lightroom 5.
# More Information
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilin_Night_Market
士林夜市美食區全景 Shilin Night Market Food Court Panorama / 台灣台北 Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140210.6D.30686-SML.20140210.6D.30693-Pano.i8
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/ #food #market #士林夜市 #ShilinNightMarket #士林 #Shilin
Here is another sculpture by Chiharu Shiota seen at ARNDT during Art Basel Hong Kong 2013.
A sea a black threads attached to a metal frame suspends a horn in mid-air. The threads create a cocoon, a place for the musical instrument to float in air like magic. It feels like that you should be able to reach it, but you cannot as the web is in the way. The thread web creates the volume, even though the volume is mostly made with air. It is contained, yet it is not.
It is an academically sound creation. Serious yet fun at the same time — and it is easy to see why I absolutely adore this artist by the end of the show.
Chiharu Shiota
Zustand des Seins (Horn) / State of Being (Horn)
2013
Metal, vintage horn, black thread
35 x 35 x 35 cm
13.78 x 13.78 x 13.78 in
# Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972 Japan)
Chiharu Shiota (塩田 千春 Shiota Chiharu) is a Japanese installation artist born in 1972 in Osaka. She has been living and working in Berlin since 1996.She studied at the Seika University in Kyoto and at various schools in Germany and is represented by ARNDT in Berlin and Galerie Daniel Templon in Paris.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiharu_Shiota
# ARNDT
Arndt & Partner was established in 1994 as one of the first contemporary art galleries in former East Berlin with an international profile. In the gallery's eighteen years of operation, it has presented more than 270 exhibitions, produced sixty publications, and participated in approximately ninety international art fairs. In January 2013 Arndt opened a project space, viewing room, and Asian office in Singapore: Arndt Singapore is situated in Gillman Barracks, the new art destination located in the center of Singapore, which houses galleries and creative businesses as well as the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), opening in 2013.
Potsdamer Strasse 96
10785 Berlin
Germany
Lock Road 22 #01-35
108939 Singapore
Singapore
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T14:06:37+0800
+ Dimensions: 4342 x 2894
+ Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ 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.EOSM.03958
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Mixed Media Sculpture by Chiharu Shiota: Zustand des Seins (Horn) / State of Being (Horn), 2013 (Metal, vintage horn, black thread)” / ARNDT / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.EOSM.03958
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A man in his 40s running along the red tracks at the Ma On Shan Sports Ground in Hong Kong.
Look at those thighs! I have always thought that Chinese have good thigh jeans. It does not take much exercise to get them into shape. So when they are actually exercised thoroughly they get very interesting.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-03 15:28:30 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4733 x 3155
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 263 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'41" 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.20130303.7D.25690
+ Series: 形 Forms, 體育 Sports, 男 Men
“Runner’s thighs” / 男運動員體育之形 Men in Sports + Form / SML.20130303.7D.25690
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An infinity figure 8 accented with lines and circular spheres. It looks like the top of a gift wrap to me, but when I first saw it I thought of the highway in China.
Haluk Akakçe (born 1970 in Turkey) is a contemporary artist living and working in New York and Istanbul whose work explores the intersections between society and technology through video animations, wall paintings and sound installations.
His other work which integrates technology is more interesting. Though as an expression of forms this is worth a look.
Haluk Akakçe
Untitled
2013
Acrylic on wooden panel and mirror plexi
230 x 170 x 13 cm
# Haluk Akakçe (b. 1970 Ankara)
+ 1970: Born in Ankara
+ 1993: BFA, Bilkent University, Andara, Turkey
+ 1996: MA Erasmus, Royal College of Art, London, UK
+ 1997: MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haluk_Akakçe
# Galerist
Mesrutiyet Cad. No. 67/1 Beyoglu
34430 Istanbul
Turkey
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T17:44:42+0800
+ Dimensions: 5382 x 3588
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 29 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ 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.14127
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Mixed media installation by Haluk Akakçe (b. 1970 Ankara, Turkey): Untitled, 2013 (Acrylic on wooden panel and mirror plexiglass) / Galerist / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14127
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Teenagers playing a game of basketball until the wee hours in Hong Kong.
The basketball courts in New York always appeared somewhat rundown for my taste. Here in Hong Kong the sports facilities are fairly well run and maintained. They have opening hours. The gates are locked after closing. People sign up for use of facilities in person or online (I believe). Typical fees are around HK$20 (~US$2.50) per hour.
Also here you see the interesting urban planning by the Hong Kong Government. They would pack high-rise residential areas really dense and then plant a giant park in the middle. It is a lot like how you would do it SimCity. A bit fun.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-16 22:59:06 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 2995 x 4493
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22 mm
+ ISO: 1000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'40" E
+ 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場籃球場 中国香港马鞍山游乐场篮球场 Basketball Courts, Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130216.EOSM.02219
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
“夜間籃球 Nighttime Basketball” / 馬鞍山遊樂場 Ma On Shan Recreation Ground / SML.20130216.EOSM.02219
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