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It was a quiet and sunny afternoon, and Rainbow Teddy (彩熊 RT @rainbowteddy8) wanted to play with the kids outside. In a kids playground nearby, RT found a metal jeep designed for his tiny figure. At first, there was another boy playing there also, but RT was quickly dismissed because of how he looks.

 

Boy: You are so weird. You have hair all over you.

 

SML: But he is a very good boy. He won’t hurt you.

 

Boy’s dad: Get away from my boy at once! Bears are dangerous. I saw it on TV. Why would you be such a careless parent to bring a bear to the playground?!

 

SML: He really doesn’t harm anyone…

 

(The dad and son team disappeared quicker than wind into thin air)

 

RT: It’s ok, SML, I am used to it. People always look at me and said that I am small, furry, ugly, weird, crazy, different, but I am perfectly happy playing by myself. Would it be nice to be loved by others? Sure, but learning to survive on my own makes me stronger.

 

SML: I am glad that you see the world that way. Now say cheese to the camera and let’s enjoy this wonderful day!

 

P.S. Rainbow Teddy now has an Instagram account at instagram.com/rainbowteddy8 but he has not had the time to post anything yet. Stay tuned.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-07-13T14:51:30+0800

+ Dimensions: 4557 x 3038

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/9.0

+ Focal Length: 24 mm

+ ISO: 250

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'2" N 114°13'10" E

+ Location: 香港馬鞍山錦豐苑兒童遊樂場 Children’s Playground, Kam Fung Court, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Lightroom 5

+ Serial: SML.20130713.6D.20411

+ Series: 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy, Life Celebrates Diversity, Crazyisgood, Toy Story

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

彩熊樂遊吉普車 Rainbow Teddy drives the jeep / Crazyisgood Toy Story / SML.20130713.6D.20411

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #gay #Teddy #instagay #gaybear #LGBT #LOL #WTF #jeep #playground #diversity #life #HK

 

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As an interaction designer, I love art works which uses technology and are interactive. I also love truly crazy ideas. So this piece by japanese collective Chim↑Pom is a by-chance encounter of pure awesomeness.

 

This work intends to provide an alternative source to energy by converting “libido” to electricity. Chim↑Pom inserted tiny erotic ads in newspaper to solicit calls from “needy” male adults. When they call this number, the machine will convert radio waves into electricity by an optical sensor with a relay. This “invention” is currently patent-pending, apparently.

 

When this work is shown at Art Basel Hong Kong, a similar ad was placed in a newspaper in Hong Kong. To figure out how this works, I called the number—if you zoom into the photo you will see my number on the iPhone. When it rings, the light bulb lights up through the machine. The calls are real, also — as the director of the gallery told me that quite a few people called multiple times thinking that it is a legit number.

 

Crazyisgood. SML Love.

 

Chim ↑ Pom an artist group formed in August 2005 in Tokyo and is consisted of six members: Erii, Ryuta Ushiro, Yasutaka Hayashi, Toshinori Mizuno, Takashi Okada, and Inaoka.

 

Chim↑Pom

Libido-Electricity Conversion Machine “EROKITEL” third and practical model “KIBOU”, 2011

Mixed media, sports paper ad

 

# Chim↑Pom(チン↑ポム)

Chim↑Pom(チン↑ポム)は、2005年8月、東京で結成されたアーティスト集団。メンバーはエリイ、卯城竜太、林靖高、水野俊紀、岡田将孝、稲岡求の6人編成。

 

ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chim↑Pom

chimpom.jp/

 

# Mujin-to Production

2-12-6 Miyoshi Koto-ku

Tokyo 135-0022

Japan

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:44:22+0800

+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 32 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.14290

+ 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

 

‘Interactive Installation by Chim↑Pom: Libido-Electricity Conversion Machine “EROKITEL” third and practical model “KIBOU”, 2011 (Mixed media, sports paper ad)’ / Mujin-to Production / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14290

/ #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 #ChimPom #チンポム #MujintoProduction #Japan #WTF #interactive #mixedmedia #installation

 

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8854840205/

“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 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16818

Not my favorite look — but I love this model. Wearing oddly shaped garments with super high heels on the runway is no joke. I am always amazed how graceful they are to maintain the poise required for the catwalk.

 

# 黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty

Unfolding

kitty92624@hotmail.com

+852 6427 1294

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty: Unfolding: Look 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17111

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #黃倩汶 #WongSinMan #KittyWong #womens #women #WTF #Forms

Here is the side view of the sculpture seen previously [1]. As you can see, the sculpture is formed by four curvatures, and from this view it appears as a bent square.

 

It is so minimal yet so magical at the same time. Genius—I wish more art is like this.

 

Troika (Eva Rucki b. 1976 Germamny, Conny Freyer b. 1976 Germany, Sebastien Noel, b. 1977 France)

Squaring a Circle

2013

Mirror, steel, matte black flock

77.5 (D) x 139 (H) x 139 (W) cm

 

# Description

 

Constructed from steel and wrapped in a dense black flock flannel that absorbs light, 'Squaring the Circle' challenges the viewers sensibilities: on entering the room they see a black circular sculpture, but in the huge mirror opposite their ‘impossible reflection’ reveals them viewing a black square. 'Squaring the Circle' argues that if every method of inquiry reveals a particular facet of the truth or the nature of reality; their seemingly antithetical forms should find reconciliation in the knowledge, that ‘one-ness’ has a plurality of embodiments.

 

'Squaring the Circle' was premiered at OMR as one of 5 new works shown in Troika's solo exhibtion 'The far side of reason' in April 2013.

 

troika.uk.com/squaringthecircle

  

# Troika

Eva Rucki b. 1976 Germamny

Conny Freyer b. 1976 Germany

Sebastien Noel, b. 1977 France

 

Troika is a London based studio founded by Eva Rucki, Conny Freyer and Sebastien Noel who are known for their experimental practise and projects that employ a cross-disciplinary approach and intersect between sculpture, architecture, and contemporary installation.

 

They met while studying at the Royal College of Art and subsequently started their studio in 2003, emerging as an integrated practice that creates work collectively through detailed research, dialogue and experiment.

 

Often merging technology with their projects as a point of departure paired with a particular interest in perception and the spatial experience, their work explores the intersection of rational thought, observation and the changing nature of reality and human experience.

 

And while their work is often filled with polarities — solitude and interaction, transition and permanence, the artificial and the natural — their interest lies within man's resolve to synthesize these opposites.

 

Since establishing the studio in 2003 Troika's work has been exhibited, amongst others, at the Victoria & Albert Museum London, The Art Institute of Chicago, Tate Britain and MoMA New York. In 2010 Troika were selected to create three art installations for the UK Pavilion at the World Expo Shanghai. Troika's work is represented in the permanent collections of the Israel Museum Jerusalem, British Council, The Art Institute of Chicago, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Museum Of Modern Art New York.

 

Troika has authored 'Digital by Design', Thames and Hudson, 2008; and, in 2009, won the D&AD Yellow Pencil for their digital sculpture 'Cloud' in London Heathrow Terminal 5 and ‘Palindrome’ at the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2011.

 

# Galería OMR

Plaza Río de Janeiro 54, Colonia Roma

06700 Mexico City

Mexico

www.galeriaomr.com/

 

# Notes

1. “Installation by Troika (Eva Rucki b. 1976 Germamny, Conny Freyer b. 1976 Germany, Sebastien Noel, b. 1977 France): Squaring a Circle, 2013 (Mirror, steel, matte black flock)” / Galería OMR / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13962.SQ: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8994001483/

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:31:11+0800

+ Dimensions: 5148 x 3432

+ Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 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.13964

+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

“Installation (side view) by Troika (Eva Rucki b. 1976 Germany, Conny Freyer b. 1976 Germany, Sebastien Noel, b. 1977 France): Squaring a Circle, 2013 (Mirror, steel, matte black flock)” / Galería OMR / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13964

/ #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 #Troika #GaleriaOMR #Mexico #Forms #sculpture #installation #genius

 

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8995933250/

        

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8559038308/sizes/o/ (7855 x 3363 original)

 

Here’s the flip side looking east at the same location, stitched together using 10 full res RAW on the 7D.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-06 17:35:19 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 7855 x 3363

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ Panorama FOV: 172 degree horizontal, 65.7 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical

+ GPS: 22°22'46" N 114°11'29" E

+ Altitude: 9.2 m

+ Location: 中國香港新界沙田城門河瀝源橋 中国香港新界沙田城门河沥源桥 Lek Yuen bridge, Shing Mun River in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130306.7D.26942-SML.20130306.7D.26951-Pano.Cylindrical.172x65.7

+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

 

“沙田城門河東日落 Sunset in Shatin Shing Mun River East” / 香港全景攝影 Hong Kong Panoramic Photography / SML.20130306.7D.26942-SML.20130306.7D.26951-Pano.Cylindrical.172x65.7

/ #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

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

Using thousands of yellow plastic straws as raw materials, Italian artist Francesca Pasquali created a landscape like no others. It matters not if you can paint or not, if you have the will to create, magic always follows.

 

In her own words, “Even if plastic is a new material, the technique of interlacing it in pre-constituted nets is connected to the past. It makes it live again in the shape of sculpture, which spreads out towards the space around, creating various texturised effects. Observing nature itself, I transfer the essential being of it. The interlacing forms transform the industrial material into soft and sensual shapes.”

 

Francesca Pasquali

Light Yellow Straws

2013

 

# Francesca Pasquali

www.francescapasquali.com/

 

# Tornabuoni Art

16 Avenue Matignon

75008 Paris

France

www.tornabuoniart.fr/

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:47:12+0800

+ Dimensions: 2970 x 4158

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 40 mm

+ ISO: 320

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E

+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14022

+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

“Installation by Francesca Pasquali: Light Yellow Straws, 2013” / Tornabuoni Art / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14022

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #FrancescaPasquali #TornabuoniArt #yellow #plastic #straw #installation #Italy

This is one of my favorite Chinese snack. It is very popular in South East Asia and it has different names depending on region. It is known as krupuk or kerupuk in Indonesia; keropok in Malaysia; kropek in the Philippines; bánh phồng tôm in Vietnam and xiapian (蝦片 虾片 "prawn chips") in Chinese.

 

The ones seen in the photo was photographed at 東海酒家 East Ocean Restaurant in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It is served as a light hors d’oeuvre before the meal and is infused with black pepper, which is very yummy.

 

Recommended.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-11 13:04:24 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 38 mm

+ ISO: 1600

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°16'52" N 114°10'32" E

+ Location: 中國香港灣仔港灣道25號海港中心3樓東海酒家 中国香港湾仔港湾道25号海港中心3楼东海酒家 East Ocean Restaurant, 3/F, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130211.EOSM.01866

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 中國飲食文化 中国饮食文化 Chinese Food Culture

 

“黑胡椒蝦片 Prawn Cracker with Black Pepper” / 中國飲食文化 中国饮食文化 Chinese Food Culture / SML.20130211.EOSM.01866

/ #中國飲食文化 #中国饮食文化 #CNFoodCulture #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #SMLOpinions #SMLLove #SMLRec

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #飲食 #饮食 #Food #文化 #culture #攝影 #摄影 #photography #opinions #recommended #蝦片 #PrawnCracker

“I am sorry.

I suck at ______.

Thanks for being patient with me.”

/ SML.20121211.Apologies.ThankYou

 

Being able to identify what I am not good at is difficult, so being diagnosed with ADHD + Bipolar was mostly a blessing as it became far easier for me to identify possible weaknesses using available statistics models.

 

What I suck at: time management, organization of physical space, people skills. By noting what I am not good at, I can then tackle the problem by delegating work which I cannot complete to others who are excellent at it.

 

+/ Since I suck at time management, I do not sign myself up on any large projects unless it has an excellent project manager.

 

+/ Since I suck at physical space organization, I find that it's often best if I date OCD people — ADHD/Bipolar + OCD = match made in heaven.

 

+/ Since I suck at people skills, I make sure that there is a “people person” co-host present when I wish to organize any event.

 

Apologies notes and thank you notes run through most of my daily communication. As such I was surprised to see that the majority of business stationary design jobs do not include these as standard deliverables. For my own business, I rarely find the need for business cards so I don't really print them (yet). However the first thing that I will be printing which I find to be most crucial are thank you notes and apologies notes such as these.

 

This will likely be printed on postcards so I can write + mail as needed.

 

Related see SML Pro Blog: Delete Perfection + Zero expectations / Happiness Life Hacks: Method 2: Ensure that people know that I am imperfect: blog.seeminglee.com/2012/12/delete-perfection-zero-expect...

 

/ #smlapologies #smlthankyou #ccby #smluniverse #設計 #design #identity #branding #notes #greetings #crazyisgood #smlprojects #香港#hongkong #中國 #china #馬鞍山 #maonshan #business #communication #cards #ADHD #bipolar #crazy #smlphil #smlprojects

 

This work by Chinese artist Xu Zhen 徐震 (b.1977, Shanghai) is titled “Jiang Shan 江山”. The English translation said that means “land” but there is much more to that word. 江 is the lake, 山 is mountains. On the surface it just says mountains + lakes, but it is in fact the word used by Chinese emperors to describe the kingdom which they own.

 

With that in mind it would be easier to understand why there is a warrior in seen with a horse in this collage which looks more like a sculpture (mostly because it is). Although the landscape resembles that of China, the warrior’s outfit is nothing that of Chinese origin, but appears more like that they originated from Europe. This reminded me of 八國聯軍 Eight-Nation Alliance [1], the joint alliance of Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, whose military forces invaded China in 1900.

 

Countless wars happened in the beginning of 1900s in China to take hold of the “Jiang Shan 江山” of China all in the name of “democracy”. The same wars are being fought in the Middle East where third parties intervene in the name of “good” but there is only evil as I see it.

 

I do not know what is intended by the artist. I would love to know his intention, but art as a form of communication is rarely linear and is somewhat magical that way.

 

Xu Zhen 徐震 (Produced by MadeIn Company)

Jiang Shan 江山 (Land), 2011

Collage on canvas

167 x 300 cm

65 3/4 x 118 1/8 inches

  

# Notes about the artist attribution

 

Almost all well known living artists no longer make art on their own, though most artists will try to hide this fact so it is interesting to see that Chinese artist provide credits to his team of minions for works produced this way.

 

Xu Zhen 徐震 is a Chinese artist born in 1977 in Shanghai. MadeIn Company 没顶公司 (沒頂公司) is an art production company created by him to produce artworks.

  

# Xu Zhen 徐震

b. 1977. Lives and works in Shanghai

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Zhen_(artist)

www.shanghartgallery.com/galleryarchive/artists/name/xuzhen

 

# Galerie Nathalie Obadia

www.galerie-obadia.com/

 

18, rue du Bourg-Tibourg

75004 Paris

France

 

8, rue Charles Decoster

1050 Brussels

Belgium

 

# Notes

1. Eight-Nation Alliance: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-Nation_Alliance

八國聯軍: zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/八國聯軍

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:40:08+0800

+ Dimensions: 4887 x 2767

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8

+ Focal Length: 24 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.13986

+ 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

 

“Xu Zhen 徐震 (Produced by MadeIn Company): Jiang Shan 江山 (Land), 2011 (Collage on canvas)” / Galerie Nathalie Obadia / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13986

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #徐震 #XuZhen #GalerieNathalieObadia #Collage #Landscape #warrior #WTF

 

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8932264849/

 

In most parts of the world, seeing high-performance sports cars on the road is a rare sighting. In Hong Kong, these exotic birds are everywhere are such a commonplace that no one really pays attention to them.

 

Pictured is a green Porsche 911 GT3 RS [according to Wikipedia it is also known as 977 GT3 RS (Porsche’s internal designator)] waiting impatiently behind a traffic light for his turn to roar while cranking his engines for all to hear—but as seen in the photo, no one pays much attention to its presence.

 

Designed as a higher performance version of the Porsche 911 sports car, the GT3 begins its lineage way back in 1973 as the 911 RS. The RS is short for the German RennSport, literally "racing sport" in English. 997 GT3 RS is the road car version of the 911 RS racing series.

 

I don’t know how to drive but I get my fair share of what is available in the market just walking around in random neighbourhoods in Hong Kong. Getting the newest + greatest + shiniest toys of all is a bizarre consumerism culture in Hong Kong. Observation is often a far better indicator for what may trend in the future than reading analytics reports (which are, by definition, history already).

 

For more information, visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911_GT3 + en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_997

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-10 16:09:38 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5075 x 3384

+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 170 mm

+ ISO: 640

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°16'55" N 114°13'15" E

+ Location: 中國香港西灣河筲箕灣道 中国香港西湾河筲箕湾道 Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong SAR, China

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6

+ Serial: SML.20130210.7D.21986.P1.L1

+ Series: Crazyisgood, 人流 Human Logistics

 

“Porsche 911 GT3 RS” / Crazyisgood 人流 Human Logistics / SML.20130210.7D.21986.P1.L1

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #西灣河 #SaiWanHo #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Porsche #911 #GT3RS #車 #车 #cars #automobiles #街 #street

# 梁英傑 LEUNG Ying Kit, Yankee

Futuristic Classic

yankeeleung@hotmail.com

+852 6191 0654

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

梁英傑 LEUNG Ying Kit, Yankee: Futuristic Classic: Look 4 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17146

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #梁英傑 #LeungYingKit #YankeeLeung #Mens #men #boys #WTF

The warm late afternoon sun casts long shadows along a row of stairs and handrails seen at an outdoor drama theater space within the Ma On Shan Recreation Ground in Hong Kong.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-22 16:52:47 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4753 x 3168

+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 196 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°13'40" E

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

+ Serial: SML.20130222.7D.24266.P1.L1

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms

 

“樓梯 Stairs” / 人流建築之形 Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130222.7D.24266.P1.L1

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #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 #樓梯 #Stairs

 

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8497842482/

These smaller fish are being dried directly under the sun on open-air racks.

 

I do not eat these, but they must be quite popular among locals as the fish market is filled with them.

 

Photographed in Lau Fau Shan (流浮山), Hong Kong.

 

日曬魚乾 Sun-Dried Fish / 中國飲食文化 Chinese Food Culture / SML.20131118.7D.51346

“Unfolding” is a fitting title for this collection, as they look like paper sculptures.

 

# 黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty

Unfolding

kitty92624@hotmail.com

+852 6427 1294

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty: Unfolding: Look 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17098

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #黃倩汶 #WongSinMan #KittyWong #womens #women #WTF #Forms

I found it funny that there is a “Manly Ferry” at the pier. Is there a girly ferry somewhere also? It turns out that Manly is a surf beach in Sydney frequented by both locals and tourists. I did eventually go and it did not disappoint.

 

Photographed at Wharf 3, Circular Quay in Sydney with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L.

 

Manly Ferry / Sydney, Australia / SML.20140314.6D.30902.BW

Full video on SML Universe YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT4W0TkGy68

 

The instruments we use changes the way we play. The track was recorded and played live directly on the iPad using Orphion’s “3rds Matrix” grid.

 

The natural position of my right hand touches A4 and A#4. The natural position of my left hand touches F4 and D4. By shifting my hands a note to the left and to the top right, I get RH: F4 F#4 LH: C#4 A#3 and then RH: A#4 B4 LH: F#4 D#4.

 

The whole song are essentially repeated notes of the following

1L: D4 F4 1R: A4 A#4

2L: A#3 C#4 2R: F4 F#4

3L: D#4 F#4 3R: A#4 B4

 

I don't know what key these are in. I just play. And so while as a classically trained pianist I am conscious of the notes and key signature when I play on a conventional keyboard, Orphion’s seemingly illogical layout renders some nice experimental results which I enjoy.

 

I use the in-app recorder to record my live playing which I then email myself as an M4A file. The file is then placed into Ableton Live where I manually wrap my human-playing into something which sounds somewhat on time — though obviously the nice rubato are lost. I will work on getting something that is less machine like perhaps.

 

Then I layered some repeated tracks, and added some ping pong to the piece to give it some nuance together with some Lexicon reverb goodness. Mastered with Ozone 5 and voila.

 

24-bit 48kHz WAV download:

SML SoundCloud: sml8.it/ToyppS

 

Album: Bits + Pieces

Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 24fps, Progressive, 8 Mbps

Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo

Length: 1 min 43 sec

Size: 14 MB

License: CCBY: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported

Date: 2012-12-29 (recorded) 2012-12-29 (processed)

Music: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Music

Media Production: SML Universe

Copyright: CCBY 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Music / SML Universe Limited

 

/ SML.20121229.Music.OrphionPingPong.005

/ SML.20121229.Music.OrphionPingPong.005.1920x1080p.h264.mp4

 

/ #ccby #seeminglee #smlmusic #smluniverse #smlprojects

/ #Orphion #AbletonLive #iPad #music #Lexicon #PSP #iPad #apps #iZotope #Ozone5 #ping #pong #album #cover #bits #pieces #design #branding

  

# SML Translate

+ 靜: quiet

+ 夜: night

+ 靜夜: in the midst of night

+ 文: literature, cultural

+ 建: build, architecture

+ 文建: cultural architecture

+ 自: self

+ 行: walk, walking

+ 人: person

+ 自行人: person walking alone

+ 靜夜文建自行人: In the midst of night, a person walks by itself near cultural architecture.

 

# Location

香港文化中心 Hong Kong Cultural Center

中國香港九龍尖沙咀梳士巴利道10號

中国香港九龙尖沙咀梳士巴利道10号

10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-01-19 19:38:57 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 2241 x 2989

+ Exposure: 1/15 sec at f/2.4

+ Focal Length: 4.13 mm

+ ISO: 800

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Apple iPhone 5

+ GPS: 22°17'39" N 114°10'15" E

 

# SML Workflow

+ Taken with iPhone 5, imported into Lightroom 4 and metadata tagged, processed in Photoshop CS6.

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

“靜夜文建自行人” / 香港文化建築夜之形 香港文化建筑夜之形 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Night Forms / SML.20130119.IPH5.09453.P1

No noise reduction on this one. I think that what I wish to stress is that it is usable at ISO 12800—not that it is grain free.

 

The main challenge with the 6D is that it does not have as much AF point in low light, so for fast moving objects you don’t really have time to “recompose” so to speak. But certainly you would not see me running around with a 70-200 f/4 + 1.4 Extender at night with the 7D.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-16T20:36:28+0800

+ Dimensions: 5411 x 3607

+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 222 mm

+ ISO: 12800

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'44" E

+ Altitude: 4.9 m

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場人造草地足球場 中国香港马鞍山游乐场人造草地足球场 Artificial Turf Soccer Pitch, Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130416.6D.00841

+ 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

 

“腿部運動 Leg Exercise” / 香港夜間足球 Hong Kong Nighttime Soccer / SML.20130416.6D.00841

/ #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 #城市 #Urban #夜 #Night #足球 #Soccer #Football

 

# 李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois

Steipnir in pastel

likinglois@gmail.com

+852 9050 8758

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois: Steipnir in pastel: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17121

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #李璟希 #LiKingHei #LoisLi #womens #women #WTF

Wrangling with cables is every nerd’s daily routine. I don’t actually think that there is a solution to this. I think that I have bought at least 4 strips of power outlets since moving back to Hong Kong in 2012.

 

Pictured is one of the power strips for charging batteries for photography equipment alone.

 

From left to right: Canon LP-E6 for the Canon EOS 7D (I have two of these). Canon LP-E12 for the Canon EOS M. Canon NB-7L for the Canon G12. Then there are two Energizer AAx4 together with another BP AAx4 unit.

 

NiMH batteries are the best if you want to get rapid firing action on flash. You know why I can strobe non-stop and keep up the high frame rate of the 7D? NiMH. Use them. They are awesome.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-17 10:50:33 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5105 x 3403

+ 1/30 sec at f/2.0

+ Focal Length: 22 mm

+ ISO: 3200

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'27" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山SML環球有限公司 中国香港马鞍山SML环球有限公司 SML Universe Limited, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130217.EOSM.02267.P1

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4,

+ Series: Order + Chaos, SML Opinions

 

“Cable management is for pussies” (paraphrasing Olek) / Order + Chaos / Nerds Opinions / SML.20130217.EOSM.02267.P1

/ #OrderChaos #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #SMLOpinions

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #工具 #Tools #Charger #Nerds #Opinions #Order #Chaos #電池 #电池 #battery #Canon #Energizer #Cable #Management

Well known for her use of polka dots and her thematic interest in psychedelic colors in environmental installations, the artworks by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (草間 彌生 or 弥生, Kusama Yayoi) is hard to miss. Although she is well in her 80s (b. 1929), her work has a child-like curiosity which is like no other.

 

These larger-than-life flowers bear more resemblance to one which could be found on video games like Mario Brothers than reality, but it is precisely their magical qualities which made them so appealing to the masses. It is thus no wonder that Kusama’s work has consistently performed strongly in the art market world wide and is considered one of the most important living artists today.

 

# Art Info

Yayoi Kusama

Flowers that Bloom Tomorrow, 2012

FRP (Fibre-reinforced plastic), metal, paint

H200 x 200 x 426 cm

78 3/4 x 78 3/4 x 167 3/8 in

 

# Yayoi Kusama

 

Yayoi Kusama (草間 彌生 or 弥生 Kusama Yayoi, born March 22, 1929) is a Japanese artist and writer. Throughout her career she has worked in a wide variety of media, including painting, collage, sculpture, performance art and environmental installations, most of which exhibit her thematic interest in psychedelic colors, repetition and pattern. A precursor of the pop art, minimalist and feminist art movements, Kusama influenced contemporaries such as Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg. Although largely forgotten after departing the New York art scene in the early 1970s, Kusama is now acknowledged as one of the most important living artists to come out of Japan, and an important voice of the avant-garde

 

www.yayoi-kusama.jp/‎

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yayoi_Kusama/

 

# Ota Fine Arts

 

Established in Tokyo in 1994, over the past nineteen years Ota Fine Arts has defined itself as a pioneer of Japanese contemporary art. Since its foundation, the gallery has promoted diverse Japanese artists, including the internationally acclaimed Yayoi Kusama and Hiraki Sawa.

 

Over the last few years, Ota Fine Arts has injected its programs with more regional character, originality, and qualities prevalent in the Asian cultural belt. The gallery has held exhibitions by various artists from Korea, China, Southeast Asia, and Iran. It opened a new space in Singapore in 2012.

 

For Art Basel in Hong Kong 2013, Ota Fine Arts is presenting a solo show of Yayoi Kusama, in collaboration with Victoria Miro Gallery.

 

47 Malan Road, #01-23 Gillman Barracks

Singapore 109444

Singapore

 

3F Piramide Building, 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku

Tokyo 106-0032

Japan

 

www.otafinearts.com/

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T15:37:47+0800

+ Dimensions: 3422 x 5201

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 160

+ 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.13836

+ 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 Yayoi Kusama: Flowers that Bloom Tomorrow, 2012 (FRP, metal, paint)” / Ota Fine Arts / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13836

/ #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 #MixedMedia #YayoiKusama #OtaFineArts #Japan #草間彌生 #sculpture #installation

 

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8836687696/

 

Shot for personal stock use. Unlike regular photography, the goal (pun intended) is to be simple enough to allow other elements to shine. So it should not contain a lot of distracting details. For this shot the background is a already a bit distracting, but it is left in so when I do use it I can figure out whether to crop them out or not.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-10T14:21:52+0800

+ Dimensions: 5064 x 3376

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 40 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'37" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場硬地足球場 中国香港马鞍山游乐场硬地足球场 Hard-Surface Soccer Pitch, Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130410.7D.37655

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 形 Forms

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

“足球龍門 Soccer Goal” / 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 #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #足球 #Soccer #Football #龍門 #Goal

In usual fashion I am more impressed with the model which managed to work this look then anything else.

 

# 李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois

Steipnir in pastel

likinglois@gmail.com

+852 9050 8758

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois: Steipnir in pastel: Look 6 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17129

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #李璟希 #LiKingHei #LoisLi #mens #men #WTF

Car is the new canvas? Just when you thought that mixed media cannot get more insane, Korean artist Inkie Whang (b. 1951) proves that WTF is the darling in contemporary works.

 

It is a scenery of Chinese (Korean?) traditional painting, but with the aid of computers, Inkie Whang digitalise and pixelated the essence and turn them into an abstract work of the original. Although he works with computer to create the template, the artist applies his building blocks—plastic circles in this case—onto the canvas (or car?!) by hand, which shows crafts and workmanship like no others.

 

Crazyisgood. SML Love.

 

Inkie Whang

An Old Breeze 13-3-2, 2013

Mixed media

144 x 133 cm

 

# Inkie Whang

1951 born in Korea

1971 Seoul National University, College of Engineering

1975 Seoul National university, College of fine Art (BA)

1981 Pratt institute (MFA)

2007 Professor at SungKyunKwan University

 

Whang, Inkie depicts traditional landscape views by employing various materials in his works including Swarovski crystals, silicon and plastic blocks (Legos). He paints the wooden background with thick layers and digitalizes the oriental landscape into small pixels, which is created with no outer lines but only with the materials. The process of authoritative craftsmanship through computer-aided manipulation alters the image that causes the abstract effect of the original image. Through his experimental style, the works connects the contemporary life with Korean traditional history, which is to modernize Korean identity and Korean aesthetics. He represented for the Korean Pavilion of Venice Biennale in 2003.

 

www.galleryihn.com/at/whang/bio.html

 

# Gallery Ihn

73 Cheongwadae-ro Jongno-gu

110 - 220 Seoul

Korea, Republic Of

www.galleryihn.com/

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:43:02+0800

+ Dimensions: 4599 x 3066

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 27 mm

+ ISO: 500

+ 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.14001

+ 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

 

“Inkie Whang (b. 1951 Korea): An Old Breeze 13-3-2, 2013 (Mixed media)” / Gallery Ihn / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14001

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #InkieWhang #GalleryIhn #Korea #mixedmedia #car #WTF

 

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9022150459/

# 李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois

Steipnir in pastel

likinglois@gmail.com

+852 9050 8758

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois: Steipnir in pastel: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17123

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #李璟希 #LiKingHei #LoisLi #womens #women #WTF

“Rainbow Teddy made shorts from Swatch” #LGBT #Crazyisgood #hacks

 

Someone on Instagram commented that Rainbow Teddy (RT) needs a rainbow tshirt [1]. Until then, RT had no idea that he had been a nudist all his life. “Why wear anything if no one complains?” RT said. “I think that I will make myself a pair of rainbow shorts instead.”

 

Being a total hacker that he is, RT went to SML’s Swatch drawer and connected all of them together into a chain around his furry body. “Well SML can’t wear of them at any time anyway, so I might put them to use. Besides, I would never forget the time this way.”

 

“I can make sizes available for human also. I will need a lot of Swatch but if you are too lazy to do it yourself you can email me,” RT said.

 

Rainbow Teddy can be reached at rainbowteddy@crazyisgood.com or for those who are too lazy to type, he can also be reached at rt@sml8.it

 

Captured with iPad 3, processed in Snapseed.

 

# Notes

1. “Teddy should have a Rainbow Tshirt ;)”—@lovelouiseb instagram.com/p/UfhqwZlXFW/

 

/ SML.20130117.IP3.SQ.RainbowTeddy

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

/ LGBT #同志 #gay #bear #toys #Swatch #diversity hacks #hackers #shorts #fashion #design #crazy #wtf #lol

/ IP3 SQ SML:Date=20130114 2013 2013-01 2013-01-17中國 #中国 China CN 香港 #HongKong HK 馬鞍山 MaOnShan 攝影 #摄影 photography SML:Projects=RainbowTeddy SML:Projects=ToyStory

In 2005, a site-specific installation called “The Gates” by Bulgarian artist Christo Yavacheff and French artist Jeanne-Claude (aka Christo and Jeanne-Claud) was seen at Central Park in New York City [1].

 

This was not an art installation—just a pathway at a public housing development in Hong Kong. But its resemblance is uncanny.

 

The Chinese character 门 came to mind, which is the simplified version of the character 門 — and it means literally the “gate” or the “door”, thus giving new meaning to both the high art and this everyday object.

 

The yellow stripe paint serves the function of alerting the elderly. I quite like it. Form follows function.

 

# Notes

1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gates

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-12T11:42:18+0800

+ Dimensions: 3373 x 5060

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 34 mm

+ ISO: 125

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'35" E

+ Location: 香港馬鞍山頌安邨 Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130512.6D.05734

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 中文字形 Chinese Typographic Forms (ZhTypography)

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

“门 (Gate)” / 香港公共屋邨建築中文簡體字形 Hong Kong Public Housing Estate Architecture Simplified Chinese Typographic Forms / SML.20130512.6D.05734

/ #建築 #建筑 #architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #中文字形 #ZhTypography #中文 #typography #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

The MTR stations in Hong Kong are color coded. Pictured is the station for 西灣河 Sai Wan Ho. Color coding stations serve a few purpose:

 

+ Recognizable during rush hours. If you have been on the metro in Hong Kong or Tokyo, you know that what NYC consider “crowdy” is no comparison. When you can barely move, there is no chance that you would be able to see what station it is in. But it is easy to see that you are surrounded by colors—yellow in this case.

 

+ Trans-cultural. Color coding transcends all language barrier. Although Chinese and English combined cover most of the languages spoken by the locals, travels to Hong Kong might not read these languages well. But most people (with the exception of the color blind, which is 1% male) would be able to recognise colors—so all they need to know is that they have to get off at the yellow station. This strategy works well for all.

 

+ Mood stabilising. Most of the colors utilised are in a heavy saturated spectrum. Colors have a psychological effect to humans. Whether you like it or not, cheery colors do relieve some of the stress. And workers in Hong Kong are highly stressed. Daily overtime is expected to most—and not just the bankers. I have found cheery paints painted on various public housing architecture in Hong Kong and I reason that perhaps any bit of ambient device can help.

 

I love design which serves a function. And the MTR is a great example of well done information design at work.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-10 12:00:09 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4972 x 3315

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 27 mm

+ ISO: 500

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°16'54" N 114°13'20" E (approximate. GPS unit not functional without clear view of the sky)

+ Location: 中國香港西灣河地鐵站 中国香港西湾河地铁站 Sai Wan Ho MTR Station, Hong Kong SAR, China

+ Serial: SML.20130210.EOSM.01805

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

 

“西灣河地鐵站 Sai Wan Ho MTR Station” / 香港人流建築之形 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130210.EOSM.01805

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #西灣河 #SaiWanHo #地鐵 #地铁 #metro #攝影 #摄影 #photography #人 #people #黃 #yellow #色 #color #設計 #design #information #design #wayfinding

One of my favorite of the show.

 

# KUN Tsz Yan, Joyce

so long, farewell, my stranger.

kunjoyce@yahoo.com.hk

+852 6442 2216

 

# Sponsors

+ Full Charm Knitters Ltd.

+ Novetex Textiles Limited

+ Jetco Zipper Limited

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

Joyce Kun (KUN Tsz Yan): so long, farewell, my stranger: Look 6 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16927

/ #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 #WTF

# 王敏芝 WONG Man Chi, ManG

Contemporary Pinocchio

mang.wong0104@gmail.com

+852 9718 2302

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

王敏芝 WONG Man Chi, ManG: Contemporary Pinocchio: Look 6: Front / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17176

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #王敏芝 #WongManChi #ManGWong #womens #women #WTF #models

# 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 6 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17013

/ #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

Landscape photographers know that sunsets and sunrises are the best time for photography. The sun’s brightness is greatly diminished when at the horizon. At a relatively lower altitude, the clouds are rendered in a golden shade of off-white, thus balancing the overall color composition.

    

Human’s color vision is governed by two axis: Green ←→ Magenta and Blue ←→ Yellow [1], which is precisely why working in Photoshop’s Lab color space [2] has an advantage as you are balancing the what humans see and not what the monitor represents (which is RGB).

    

Pictured: The amazing cloudscape at sunset above 香港中文大學 The Chinese University of Hong Kong [3].

    

# SML Translate

+ 日: sun

+ 落: down, falling down, coming down

+ 日落: sunset

+ 西: west, western

+ 山: mountain

+ 日落西山: the sun sets at the mountain to the West

+ 雲: cloud

+ 海: sea

+ 觀: view, observation

+ 日落西山雲海觀: the sun sets at the mountain to the West while we observe the beautiful scenery of the sea of clouds.

    

# Notes

1. The color opponent process is a color theory that states that the human visual system interprets information about color by processing signals from cones and rods in an antagonistic manner.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opponent_process

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_vision

    

2. A Lab color space is a color-opponent space with dimension L for lightness and a and b for the color-opponent dimensions, based on nonlinearly compressed CIE XYZ color space coordinates.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lab_color_space

    

3. 香港中文大學 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Abbreviation: CUHK or The Chinese University) is the second oldest university in Hong Kong. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong

    

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-01-21 17:21:02 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3154 x 4731

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 24 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E (SML Universe HKG)

+ Series: 寧 Serenity

    

# SML Workflow

Photographed with Canon 7D, processed in Lab mode in Photoshop CS6, noise reduction in Lightroom 4.

    

# Media Licensing

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

    

“日落西山雲海觀 日落西山云海观 Sunset Cloudscape” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130121.7D.20684.C23.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: Look 4 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16964

/ #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

Yes these people are walking on books, for real. Crazyisgood!

 

# KUN Tsz Yan, Joyce

so long, farewell, my stranger.

kunjoyce@yahoo.com.hk

+852 6442 2216

 

# Sponsors

+ Full Charm Knitters Ltd.

+ Novetex Textiles Limited

+ Jetco Zipper Limited

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

Joyce Kun (KUN Tsz Yan): so long, farewell, my stranger: Look 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16897

/ #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 #WTF #LOL

The amount of work put into making these clothes are uncanny. If you have seen the US reality TV show Project Runway, you would note that the level of standards here in Hong Kong is much much higher…

 

# 黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty

Unfolding

kitty92624@hotmail.com

+852 6427 1294

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty: Unfolding: Look 6 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17112

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #黃倩汶 #WongSinMan #KittyWong #womens #women #WTF #Forms

#OnlyInHK—“Torino Lamborghini cigarettes” #wtf #crazyisgood

 

Branded as the L6 and L8, the Lamborghini cigarettes designate their product lines with respect to the amount of nicotine in each cigarette. Hong Kong cigarette packaging is very informational. You know exactly how much nicotine and tar you are consuming. Unlike in the US where cigarettes’ nicotine content is a complete guessing game, at a glance you know on the packaging that the L8 contains 8mg tar and 0.8mg nicotine. The Davidoff which I smoke usually contains 10mg tar and 0.9mg nicotine. Knowing this also makes buying Nicorettes easier.

 

How does it taste? Pretty good. I don’t really think that I will be changing brands any time soon. But I do still miss my additive-free cigarettes in New York: American Spirit and Nat Sherman’s, which I cannot find in Hong Kong at all. International travel is no longer an option either as cigarette allowance is 19 count (1 box of 20 minus 1) which is why the trash bin before custom is a cemetery for that single cigarette disposal. It is stupid really. Hong Kong Gov should just create a cigarette recycling bin I think…

 

Taken with the iPhone 5, processed in Snapseed on the iPad

 

/ SML.20130121.IPH5.Crazyisgood.CN.HK.Lamborghini.cigarettes.Opinions

/ #SMLOpinions #CCBY #Crazyisgood #SMLPhotography #SMLProjects

/ #OnlyInHK #Lamborghini #cigarettes #CircleK #photography IPH5 #HongKong #China #Davidoff #nicotine #shopping #nicorette #tar #drugs #biohacks #AmericanSpirit #NatSherman #gov #policy #WTF #LOL

/ SML:Projects=Crazyisgood SML:Projects=Biohacks

A collage of forms accented by human forms seen at a football (soccer) pitch in Hong Kong.

 

Yes it was shot on the same day as the goalkeeper’s permanent stand [1]. I have started to process photographs independently from each other so I can keep a fresh eye.

 

In the past I always work on the whole series and then post them all by one. Not only does it make my Flickr street incredibly boring to look at, processing very similar photographs on the same day within short intervals is also very boring. So I now just pick on photographs which I want to work with that day. And this works out far better.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-22 16:58:17 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3394 x 5091

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 400

+ 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°13'42" E

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

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130222.7D.24354

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 形 Forms

 

# Notes:

1. “足球守門員永久的站 The permanent stand of a football/soccer goalkeeper” / 男性運動員 Men in Sports / SML.20130222.7D.24371: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8498732740/

 

“呂昌三9三6三昌呂” / 男性足球運動員 Men in Sports: Football (Soccer) Player + 形 Forms / SML.20130222.7D.24354

/ #形 #Forms #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 #足球 #Soccer #Football

I had wished to find a time when no one is hanging anything at the net so I get a good shot of the goal. But every time I went by some kind of clothes is hung there. If not then some water bottles are randomly placed around the net. I suppose this is a good place? This looks like pants, but I can’t really make out what it is.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-22 17:04:37 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3339 x 5009

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 500

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'7" N 114°13'44" 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

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130222.7D.24456.P1.L1

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 形 Forms

 

“足球龍門臨時衣架 Soccer Goal as Makeshift Clothes Hanger” / 體育之形 Sports Forms / SML.20130222.7D.24456.P1.L1

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #足球 #Football #Soccer #衣服 #Clothes #龍門 #球門 #Goal

More WTF artworks which short-circuited my logical unit—Mickey and gas masks. Kata Legrady’s art work is a chance encounter between objects from two distinct universes: weapons of mass destruction vs that of childhood memories.

 

This work speaks to me mostly because I am very against warfare in the international arena—politicians candy-coating messages to instil suffer and pains to others and treating everything as child’s play. Another messaging I see is that messaging with political agenda is being inserted into mainstream media with questionable ethics. Whether these are the artist’s original intentions is unclear, but what is clear is that it summarises the current state of affairs very well.

 

Kata Legrady was born in 1974 at Bacs in Hungary. She studied music and singing at the Pecs Conservatoire before finally opting for the plastic arts. She lives and works in Hanover, Germany.

 

(Pardon the reflection. Nothing I can do about it)

 

Kata Legrady (b. 1974, Barcs, Hungary)

Disney – Mickey, Pearl Harbor 8, 2013

Disney Paper Mask Fitted On Original Gasmask

C – print, on diasec

125 x 174 x 2.8 cm / 180 x 250 x 2.8 cm

2011

Edition 5 / Edition 3

 

# Pékin Fine Arts

www.pekinfinearts.com/

 

No. 241 Cao Changdi Village, Cui Ge Zhuang Xiang, Chaoyang District

100015 Beijing

China

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T17:37:42+0800

+ Dimensions: 2212 x 3076

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 40 mm

+ ISO: 640

+ 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.14101

+ 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

 

“Photography by Kata Legrady. Disney – Mickey, Pearl Harbor 8, 2013 (Disney Paper Mask Fitted On Original Gasmask, C – print, on diasec)” / Pékin Fine Arts / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14101

/ #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 #KataLegrady #PekinFineArts #Mickey #Disney #gasmask #WTF

 

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8849575417/

# Vincent Lam (LAM Chong Yu)

Tonatiuh

lamchongyu@gmail.com

+852 6331 6191

 

# Sponsors

+ Pine Hover Ltd.

+ Winning Textile Co. Ltd.

+ UPW

+ Jetco Zipper

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

Vincent Lam (LAM Chong Yu): Tonatiuh: Look 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16865

Here he is again.

 

# 蔡雅莉 TSOI Nga Li, Ellie (Ellie Tsoi, Nga-Li Tsoi)

Unconscious Blindness

tnlellie@gmail.com

+852 9583 3949

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

蔡雅莉 TSOI Nga Li, Ellie: Unconscious Blindness: Look 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17188

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #蔡雅莉 #TsoiNgaLi #UnconsciousBlindness #models #men #mens #models #WTF

One of the Little Green Men (LGM) from Toy Story was also at the photoshoot with Rainbow Teddy (RT) and Daddy Smurf that night [1] but he has a different opinion regarding how to use the strobe.

 

LGM: I think that a bare bulb is better than SML’s ceiling bounce.

 

SML: Why?

 

LGM: If I hold the flash this way, it highlights how private your date is.

 

RT: But we are just hanging out—SML was lying. We are definitely not on a date. My love is for Tigger.

 

SML: Really? So where is Tigger?

 

RT: Well you did say that he was too big to tag along…

 

LGM: I heard that also!

 

SML: …

 

So basically depending on your needs, different lighting setup gives you a different effect, and this capture illustrates a few things:

 

1. The stadium is very dark.

2. The flash by itself covers a very small area.

3. If you bounce from the ceiling it creates a much larger area.

4. Bounced flash is able to create a big soft light.

5. Unbounced bare bulb flash is able to create a small but harsh light.

 

So which do you use? It depends on the look you are going for.

 

# Notes

1. “彩熊和藍精靈爸爸春天的約會 Rainbow Teddy + Daddy Smurf’s Date in Spring” / Crazyisgood Toy Story / SML.20130513.6D.06491.C23: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8736836883/

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-13T22:14:10+0800

+ Dimensions: 5020 x 3347

+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 35 mm

+ ISO: 400

+ Flash: Canon 90EX on camera as remote, Canon 580EX on Manfrotto tabletop tripod as slave (pictured with LGM)

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'17" 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.20130513.6D.06507

+ Series: Rainbow Teddy, Toy Story, Crazyisgood

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

“綠色三眼仔對彩熊和藍精靈爸爸春天約會閃光設置的另一看法 Little Green Man (LGM)’s alternative off-camera flash (strobist) config for Rainbow Teddy + Daddy Smurf” / SML Opinions / SML.20130513.6D.06507

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #gay #Teddy #WTF #instagay #gaybear #LGBT #藍精靈 #Smurf #LOL #Daddy #toys #strobist

 

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8742477709/

Never let who you are limit what you can do. I honestly believe that anyone can accomplish anything in life if they have the will to do it.

 

Pictured are two runners seen at the Ma On Shan Promenade after they have finished their run and are walking home. One of the men is visually impaired. But he is able to run outside with the help of a guide runner. A cotton rope binds their hands together, thus allowing the visually impaired athlete to be able to run out in open air.

 

I have never seen anything like this before. Hong Kong is awesome. And very accessible. Crazyisgood. SML Love.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-08 11:20:37 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3196 x 4794

+ Exposure 1/200 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 102 mm

+ ISO: 640

+ 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°13'27" E

+ 中國香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 中国香港马鞍山海滨长廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130208.7D.21490

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: Crazyisgood

 

“領跑員 Guide Runner + 視障運動員 Visually Impaired Athlete” / Crazyisgood / SML.20130208.7D.21490

/ #Crazyisgood #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMen #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #人 #people #男 #Men #街 #Street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #run #體育 #体育 #運動 #运动 #sports

A half-raised American flag was seen hanging at the tail end of the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) next to one of the six AV-8B Harrier attack planes currently deployed on the Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy [1].

 

Made by the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing), the AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) ground-attack aircraft [2]. Since in service, the AV-8Bs have provided close air support for ground troops and performed armed reconnaissance, thus proving themselves versatile assets for the US military.

 

Of particular interest to me is the cockpit—as from far away I had thought that there was a person inside, only to discover during processing that it was just how the seat was designed.

 

I do not know why the flag is half-raised. The ship is not currently in active duty for combat according to available sources, so it might have been lowered to mourn the losses from the Boston Marathon bombings which happened earlier this week [3].

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-18T17:38:48+0800

+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472

+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 360 mm

+ ISO: 400

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°17'42" N 114°10'7" E

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

+ Subject: McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, USS Peleliu (LHA-5), United States Navy

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01306

+ Series: Photojournalism

 

# Notes

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

2. Wikipedia: EN: McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV-8B_Harrier

3. Wikipedia: EN: Boston Marathon Bombings: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Boston_Marathon_bombings

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

“半升美國國旗 Half-raised American Flag + AV-8B Harrier Attack Plane” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01306

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #US #Navy #USS #Peleliu #LHA5 #planes #flags #America #USA #ships #AB8B #attack #Boeing

More work by Julie Roberts (b. 1963, UK) seen recently at Art Basel Hong Kong 2013, which features British boarding school life from bygone years.

 

Much like her oil painting seen earlier [1], her indian ink work features very fine lines accented with dots, rings and bubbles. In some ways, her paintings appear to get its style from strokes mostly associated with markers (which I believe this is — even though it was cryptically designated as “indian ink”).

 

Some true gems in small sizes.

 

(pardon the reflection, as always I wish that they would just frame with matte glass)

 

Julie Roberts (b. 1963, UK)

The Kinder Transport, Journey’s End, 2012

Indian ink on Fabriano paper

48.7 x 41.5 cm

 

# Julie Roberts

Born 1963 in Flint, North Wales, UK

Lives and works in Glasgow, UK

 

# Andréhn-Schiptjenko

Hudiksvallsgatan 8

11330 Stockholm

Sweden

www.andrehn-schiptjenko.com/

 

# Notes

1. “Painting by Julie Roberts (b. 1963, UK): Workhouse / Boys Ward (study), 2013 (Oil on linen)” / Andréhn-Schiptjenko / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13978: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8889103801/

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:38:20+0800

+ Dimensions: 3161 x 4052

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 31mm

+ 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.13981

+ 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

 

“Drawing by Julie Roberts (b. 1963, UK): The Kinder Transport, Journey’s End, 2012 (Indian ink on Fabriano paper)” / Andréhn-Schiptjenko / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13981

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #JulieRoberts #AndrehnSchiptjenko #drawings #school #kids #UK #ink

And the boy from the front. I don’t think that I can work this but I would love to try if I can get my hands on them.

 

# 童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit

Ziggy Stardust

twk1402@gmail.com

+852 6855 8214

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit: Ziggy Stardust: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17088

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #童偉杰 #TungWaiKit #ZiggyStardust #WTF #models #mens #men

Full collection featuring some truly insane accessorizing…

 

# 蔡雅莉 TSOI Nga Li, Ellie (Ellie Tsoi, Nga-Li Tsoi)

Unconscious Blindness

tnlellie@gmail.com

+852 9583 3949

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

蔡雅莉 TSOI Nga Li, Ellie: Unconscious Blindness: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43097

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #蔡雅莉 #TsoiNgaLi #UnconsciousBlindness #models #men #mens #models #WTF

A collage of forms seen in Central, the financial district in Hong Kong. In the background is the facade of Exchange Square. The stripes in the foreground is the awning of the pedestrian footbridge which connects all architecture together.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-15 14:40:22 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184

+ Exposure: 1/800 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 19 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°16'57" N 114°9'28" 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.03327

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms

 

“中環交易廣場 Exchange Square, Central” / 香港金融建築之形 Hong Kong Financial Architecture Forms / SML.20130315.EOSM.03327

/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #中環 #Central #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #金融 #Finance

Oblivious to the chaos surrounding around him, Rainbow Teddy (RT) got into the “zone” trying to figure out the best move to counter SMLBioBot’s opening while the red blitz chess clock is ticking away.

 

“You know, I am a nice guy,” RT said. “SMLBioBot has agreed to play chess over Skype with his Mr G next weekend, so I figured that I would help him out a little bit. There aren’t many gay geeks out there who can play chess well and I am just doing my part to get him up to speed.”

 

RT is pictured here with SML’s beloved Fischer designed chess set with dotted bishops so it is easy to tell the pawns from the bishops even when photographed head on from above. Design SML Love. :)

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-13 21:50:07 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4695 x 3130

+ Exposure: 1/25 sec at f/4.5

+ Focal Length: 27 mm

+ ISO: 6400

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'26" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy, Toy Story, Crazyisgood

 

“彩熊下棋記 Rainbow Teddy helps @SMLBioBot prepare for chess tournament with G next weekend” / Crazyisgood 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy Toy Story / SML.20130213.EOSM.02062.P1.L1

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

/ #toys #teddy #rainbow #chess #nerds #geeks #WTF #LOL #crazy #fun #games #Fischer #design #SMLLove #LGBT #同志 #gay #bear

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