The boys were at it today again—with a super short dragon boat—6 paddlers, to be exact. Wow! I have never seen this before. This was awesome.

The funny bit observed is that although the men rowing the boats are all in top shape, the sweep/steersman and the one in front (the drummer—though here without a drum) did not seem to be all that. In fact, this seems to suggest that SML would make an excellent “training partner”—you know, I sit in front so you need to work harder. It does seem like a good view up front.

…I shall see if I can contact some of these managers and get a front seat at the scull… (to be continued)

Yes I would love to get closed into the action, but the lens is not long enough. Will look into investing in a 100-400 soon.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-23T15:44:10.046 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/800 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'7" N 114°13'15" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

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

+ Serial: SML.20130323.7D.35861.P1.L1

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men

# Media Licensing

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

“六人小龍舟 Six-person Tiny Dragon Boat” / 香港水上運動 Hong Kong Water Sports / SML.20130323.7D.35861.P1.L1

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

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

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

# 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

# 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

# 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 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16922

/ #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

# 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.17008

/ #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

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/

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

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

More gorgeous forms of utility. This one was taken inside the multi-function space which was being used as badminton courts at Kowloon Park.

Badminton is one of my favourite sports. You might think that since it weighs nothing you don’t really exercise much. You would be wrong. It can get quite extreme. One of my cousins used to play badminton a lot in high school and his right arm is one handful longer than his left.

Seriously crazyisgood. :)

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-27 15:39:38 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5079 x 3386

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 250

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°18'8" N 114°10'12" E

+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀柯士甸道22號龍公園羽毛球場 中国香港九龙尖沙咀柯士甸道22号龙公园羽毛球場 Kowloon Park Badminton Court, 22 Austin Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130227.EOSM.02620

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 形 Forms

“九龍公園羽毛球場 Kowloon Park Badminton Court” / 香港體育建築之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Forms / SML.20130227.EOSM.02620

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #尖沙咀 #TsimShaTsui #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #羽毛球 #Badminton

I came from a very academic family. Growing up, books are the only constant which surround me, and sport is the last thing on any activity list. I do play tennis and squash, but not very serious about it.

So I never really notice until recently that the infrastructure in sports contain so many wonderful forms. But of course they do—there are lines which lead, lines which separate and divide, and they are fitting for my forms series.

Pictured is the oh-so-lovely tree-lined blue jogging trail at the Ma On Shan Promenade. While I dislike many of the color choices built by the Hong Kong Government, this jogging trail is the best subject that has landed near my home in Hong Kong. Some day, I will jog on it. I really don’t jog, but I probably should…

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-21T13:17:24+0800

+ Dimensions: 3402 x 5103

+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 400 mm

+ ISO: 320

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'26" E

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

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130421.6D.02478

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 形 Forms

# Media Licensing

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

“沿虛線緩跑 Jog along the dashed line” / 馬鞍山海濱長廊緩跑徑 Ma On Shan Promenade Jogging Trail / 香港體育建築之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Forms / SML.20130421.6D.02478

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #地 #Floor #Lines #Curves #跑 #Run #Jog

The back of the red dress opens up like a Chinese lantern. Sweet.

# LEUNG Shuk Han, Stella

Kyotokyo

shukhan0126@hotmail.com

+852 9201 5598

# Sponsors

+ Colorway Graphics Limited

+ Numb

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-06-26T16:09:58+0800

+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 400 mm

+ ISO: 4000

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°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.20130626.6D.16793

+ Series: PolyU Fashion Show 2013, 新聞攝影 Photojournalism

# Media Licensing

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

LEUNG Shuk Han, Stella: Kyotokyo: Look 4 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / ML.20130626.6D.16793

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #events #people #LeungShukHan #StellaLeung #Kyotokyo #womens #Japan

At night, the Ma On Shan Sports Ground (馬鞍山運動場) is a multi-use facility. On the left near the stadium seats, a group of mostly senior citizens practice tai-chi. On the track, locals jog outdoor. The soccer field usually has a game on but it appears that it is currently on maintenance. To the right of the field, a group from Longrun.hk came for their Thursday practice.

# Workflow

This was shot with the 6D + 17-40 on tripod with the new Manfrotto 303SPH pano head. The trick for pano heads is setting the nodal point / entrance pupil / no-parallax point correctly. And it would seem based on this perfect stitch that I did do a pretty good job (self-pat on the back).

In my first processing, I enabled profile correction in Lightroom and export stills to Autopano Giga (APG) and it came out terribly—because I did not realize that APG also apply lens correction. So I did another try and import RAW directly into APG and it appeared ok now. Pretty handy. I used to have to export JPGs to Hugin because Hugin does not read RAW files.

Stitched together using 10 captures at 36-degree angles for a complete 360.

I shot these at ISO 400 with couple-second long exposure so the identity of the people will not be apparent. And you will see that the transit of the moon in the sky is quite fast.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-06-13T19:42:10+0800

+ Dimensions: 18489 x 4608

+ Exposure: 1.6 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 remote release, Manfrotto 303 SPH pano head, Manfrotto tripod

+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 96 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical

+ GPS: 22°25'13" 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: Autopango Giga 3, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130620.6D.16518-SML.20130620.6D.16527-Pano.i10.360x96

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

# Media Licensing

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

馬鞍山運動場 Ma On Shan Sports Ground / 香港夜間體育全景 Hong Kong Sports at Night Panorama / SML.20130620.6D.16518-SML.20130620.6D.16527-Pano.i10.360x96

/ #體育 #Sports #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 #夜 #Night #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #people #longrun #taichi

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/

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

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

# 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 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16936

/ #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

# LIU Chun Ki

Dasein

lck_25@yahoo.com.hk

+852 5132 7223

# Sponsors

+ Hale Textile Ltd.

+ Novetex Textiles Limited

+ Winning Textile Co. Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

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

LIU Chun Ki: Dasein: Look 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16942

/ #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

Love this also. A bit kinky, strangely so…

# 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 6 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17156

/ #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

I have always thought that kilts look great on guys.

# 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 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17183

/ #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 blue yacht from the CUHK Water Sports Centre (香港中文大學水上運動中心) sails in peaceful waters at Tolo Harbour. Its simple triangular forms accents well with the organic reflected forms of the water surface.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-07T12:46:59+0800

+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184

+ Exposure: 1/1000 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 400 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'26" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

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

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130507.7D.41086

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 形 Forms

# Media Licensing

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

“孤舟獨航 Sailing (CUHK WSC)” / 香港水上體育運動之形 Hong Kong Water Sports Forms / SML.20130507.7D.41086

/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #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 #yacht #Sailing #blue #watersports #CUHK

The responsibility for a goalkeeper in football/soccer is crucial, but he also does not get that much action. Other players can roam the field freely for the whole game, but he is just standing there permanently waiting for action to happen.

How do people decide who gets to play the goalkeeper in these casual games? I always wonder…

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-22 16:58:34 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3140 x 4709

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 252 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°25'11" 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.24371

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men

“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

/ #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 #守門員 #goalkeeper

An off-duty sailor trying very hard to get connected with onto the civilian web on his laptop near another opening where the anchor is set.

As I wrote earlier, I can see what they have on their computer monitor from where I am standing and all I see is blank screen. Occasionally they will look up and look at the crowd because the Internet connection (or there lack of) is so poor that all they seem to be doing is to wait around.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-18T17:43:24+0800

+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472

+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 220 mm

+ ISO: 8000

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°17'40" N 114°9'59" E

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

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

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01676

+ Series: Photojournalism, 男 Men

# Media Licensing

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

“美國海軍等待連接 US Navy sailor waiting to be connected” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01676

/ #Photojournalism #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #USS #Peleliu #LHA5 #military #US #Navy #people #computers #ship #Internet #Sailor

The works by Asian artists continue to delight. This metal sculpture titled “Pixelated Heaven” by Thai artist Tawatchai Puntusawasdi (b. 1971) references something old and something new.

The sculpture appears to be that of the roofs seen in many Buddhist temples in Thailand, while the pixelated image references that of modern age.

The pixel-art movement has gone on for a while now, and it is nice to see them in sculptural form. Crazyisgood.

Tawatchai Puntusawasdi

Pixelated Heaven

2013

hand-tooled, cut and lead-welded galvanised sheet metal

300 x 160 x 180 cm approx. (H x W x D)

# Tawatchai Puntusawasdi

b. 1971 Bangkok, Thailand

+ 1993: BFA Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiangmai University, Thailand

+ 2001: MFA Sculpture, Silpakorn University, Bangkok

Tawatchai Puntusawasdi (b. 1971) pursued his art education at Chiangmai University (BFA), and then Silpakorn University (MFA). Based in Chiangmai, he produces architectural three-dimensional sculpture in hard-wood, slate, organic fibres, and various types of metal. In his Tilted series, ongoing since 2002, the artist plays with visual perception and physical balance to challenge audiences’ understanding of volume and space. In so doing, Tawatchai prods his viewers to consider philosophical and spiritual questions, his sculpture/installations translating complex ideas about uncertainty and transcendence into tangible form. His works also revolve around concepts of reality, so tangentially referencing Buddhist thinking. A student of the seminal Thai artist Montien Boonma (1953-2000), Tawatchai marshals formal elegance and grandiose scale to produce works that are simultaneously cerebral and visually seductive. Tawatchai has exhibited in Japan, the United States, Europe, Australia, Taiwan, and wider Southeast Asia. He has participated in both the Venice and Sydney Biennales and has twice been awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant.

www.10chancerylanegallery.com/artists/main/Tawatchai_Punt...

# 10號贊善裡畫廊 10 Chancery Lane Gallery

www.10chancerylanegallery.com/

G/F, 10 Chancery Lane

Hong Kong, SoHo, Central

China

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T18:33:09+0800

+ Dimensions: 2936 x 4404

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 21 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.14249

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

# Media Licensing

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

Sculpture by Tawatchai Puntusawasdi (b. 1971 Thailand): Pixelated Heaven, 2013 (hand-tooled, cut and lead-welded galvanised sheet metal) / 10號贊善裡畫廊 10 Chancery Lane Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14249

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #TawatchaiPuntusawasdi #10ChanceryLaneGallery #sculpture #metal #WTF #pixel #Thailand

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9132602047/

If you have a plane which averaged US$24–30 million per unit [1] lying on a completely open space while the ship set sail, you would bind it security on the deck also, with multiple chains, as seen here on the deck of the USS Peleliu (LHA-5).

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-18T17:38:44+0800

+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/7.1

+ Focal Length: 400 mm

+ ISO: 4000

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°17'41" N 114°10'2" E

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

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

Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01599

+ Series: Photojournalism, 形 Forms

# Notes

1. McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_AV-8B_Harrier_II

“飛機鎖鏈 The chains which bind the planes” / 美國軍艦保安之形 US Navy Security Forms / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01599

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #USS #Peleliu #LHA5 #USMC #planes #chains #security #lines #AV8B #Navy

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8668864912/

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

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

“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 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16815

# 黃嘉麗 WONG Ka Lai, Kali

Monsters Family

kalai.w1990@gmail.com

+852 6849 7416

# Sponsor

+ China Union (Cashmere) International Group Limited

# Media Licensing

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

黃嘉麗 WONG Ka Lai, Kali: Monsters Family: Look 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17006

/ #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

Here is another sculpture of “Goni” by Indonesian artist Samsul Arifin (b. 1979) seen earlier [1]. According to the gallery, Goni is quite well known in Indonesia, though this is the first time they are showing his work in the international stage.

When I first these works, I was reminded of Gumby [2], the green clay humanoid character created and modelled by Art Clokey.

Titled “Pembajak Seni Rupa” or “Art hijackers” in English, Goni is seen here with artist tools ready to take on the world.

Samsul Arifin

Pembajak Seni Rupa #1

2013

resin, wood, steel

210 x 60 x 60 cm

# Samsul Arifin

b. March 5, 1979 in Malang, Indonesia

# Nadi Gallery

Based in Jakarta, Nadi Gallery is an art gallery founded by Biantoro Santoso, a young collector of Indonesian art. The Indonesian word nadi means "aorta", "artery", "vein" that evokes the idea of signaling pulsation. Without pulsation, the aorta soon looses its significance for life. As the name indicates, the Gallery's principal programs of exhibitions have been aspiring to present the pulses of recent developments in contemporary art in Indonesia.

Jl. Kembang Indah III Blok G3 no. 4-5 Puri Indah

Jakarta 11610

Indonesia

www.nadigallery.com/

# Notes

1. “Mixed Media Sculpture by Samsul Arifin (b.1979): Musafir Artist #1, 2013 (“Goni”: Resin, leather, jute, steel, wood)” / Nadi Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13970: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8909814961/

2. Gumby is a green clay humanoid character created and modeled by Art Clokey, who also created Davey and Goliath. Gumby has been the subject of a 233-episode series of American television as well as a feature-length film and other media. Since the original series' run, he has become well known as an example of stop motion clay animation and an influential cultural icon, spawning many tributes and parodies, including a video game and toys. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumby

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T14:29:14+0800

+ Dimensions: 3406 x 5109

+ Exposure: 1/125 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.03999

+ 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 Samsul Arifin (b. 1979 Indonesia): Pembajak Seni Rupa #1, 2013 (resin, wood, steel)” / Nadi Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.EOSM.03999

/ #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 #SamsulArifin #NadiGallery #Indonesia #Goni #sculpture #mixedmedia

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9023497884/

Hong Kong policemen (and policewomen) stood by in front of the Consulate General of United States of America before the rally made their way to the consulate. Journalists from different international public media outlets were all wrangling to try to find a good spot at the site.

The US consulate in Hong Kong is situated on a hill with a very narrow side street (Garden Road) thus making it hard to find a good spot to photograph.

Also, unlike the US, there is no law in Hong Kong which states that it is illegal to photograph the police, so policemen in Hong Kong could only give an annoyed glance at photographers without being able to bully the photographers.

(Stitched together with nine 7D full res RAW captures with the 100-400. As usual the two ingredients which dominate all public events regardless of nation are: photographers + police, my two favorite subjects)

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-06-15T15:45:33+0800

+ Dimensions: 28588 x 7480

+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.0

+ Focal Length: 235 mm

+ ISO: 800

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ Panorama FOV: 20 degree horizontal, 5 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Planar

+ GPS: 22°16'40" N 114°9'32" E

+ Location: 香港中環花園路26號美國總領事館 US Consulate General, 26 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130615.7D.42406-SML.20130615.7D.42414-Pano.Planar.20x5

+ 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

美國總領事館: 警察和新聞攝影記者 US Consulate General: Police and Photojournalists / 香港聲援斯諾登遊行 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden / SML.20130615.7D.42406-SML.20130615.7D.42414-Pano.Planar.20x5

/ #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 #police #consulate

“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.16830

Fantastic lace work here. Acrylic heels come in black also.

# 錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca

Time Sculptor

francesca_chin@hotmail.com

+852 6220 5377

# Sponsors

+ Fenix Group Ltd.

+ UPW

+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

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

錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca: Time Sculptor: Look 3 + 4 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17070

/ #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 #錢騁新 #ChinChunSan #FrancescaChin #TimeSculptor #WTF #models #womens #women

This is half lingerie, half evening gown and a bit of mesh see-through. Pretty sweet.

# 錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca

Time Sculptor

francesca_chin@hotmail.com

+852 6220 5377

# Sponsors

+ Fenix Group Ltd.

+ UPW

+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

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

錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca: Time Sculptor: Look 6 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17075

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

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# 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 4: Back / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17167

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All 6 looks. Post-transformation, though to be frank it is very subtle…

# 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: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43093

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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: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16954

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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #LIUChunKi #Dasein #womens #women #models

“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.16827

# 錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca

Time Sculptor

francesca_chin@hotmail.com

+852 6220 5377

# Sponsors

+ Fenix Group Ltd.

+ UPW

+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

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

錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca: Time Sculptor: Look 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17072

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# 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 5: Back / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17175

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Ballerina forms with edgy accents.

# 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.17110

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I shot this mostly for @Ortelpa :)

# 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 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17142

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

# 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 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17145

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# 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: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17152

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# 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 6 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17197

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

At the Canon iSQUARE Showroom located on the 20th floor at iSQUARE in Hong Kong, a large rotating display case showcases all of the current EF lenses in the current Canon line up.

The sales people were too busy helping other customers so I could not ask if I can take a photo. I have gotten into trouble many times photographing shop displays in Hong Kong so I photographed this rather swiftly with the EOS M, but next time I visit to pick up my 7D currently in repair I will ask to see if I can “test out my camera” and do a better shot of this.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-12T15:11:39+0800

+ Dimensions: 3175 x 4762

+ Exposure: 1/400 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°17'48" N 114°10'19" E

+ Location: 九龍尖沙咀彌敦道63號國際廣場 (iSQUARE) 20樓香港佳能數碼影像坊陳列室 Canon iSQUARE Showroom, 20/F, iSQUARE, 63 Nathan Road

Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130412.EOSM.03837

+ Series: Photojournalism

# Media Licensing

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

“佳能 EOS EF 鏡頭 Canon EOS EF Lenses” / 香港佳能數碼影像坊陳列室 Canon iSQUARE Showroom, Hong Kong / SML.20130412.EOSM.03837

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #佳能 #Canon #EOS #EF #Lenses #Showroom #geekporn #nerds #尖沙咀 #TsimShaTsui #TST #iSquare

With no markings on the facade, anyone who lives in Hong Kong would recognise this as a school because of its very defined design pattern.

Renaissance College, Hong Kong (Chinese: 啓新書院, abbreviated: RCHK) is a private independent international school in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, serving primary and secondary students [1].

The term “design patterns” is mostly attributed to Christopher Alexander, an Austrian born American architect who published a book called “A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction” [2] where it discusses visual language used in designs as common vocabulary.

The book has far-reaching implications as the same term is now used today to discuss software designs, as popularised by “The Gang of Four” in their book “Design Patterns” to discuss reusable object-oriented software engineering [3].

# Related

+ A typical public school in Hong Kong: “正方形交響樂 Symphonic Squares No. 4” / 香港教育建築之形 Hong Kong Education Architecture Forms / SML.20130219.7D.23218: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8489006182/

# Notes

1. Renaissance College, Hong Kong: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_College,_Hong_Kong

2. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction is a 1977 book on architecture, urban design, and community livability. It was authored by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein of the Center for Environmental Structure of Berkeley, California, with writing credits also to Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King and Shlomo Angel. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pattern_Language

3. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software is a software engineering book describing recurring solutions to common problems in software design. The book's authors are Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides with a foreword by Grady Booch. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Patterns

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-25T13:08:56+0800

+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'34" E

+ Location: 香港馬鞍山恆明街5號啓新書院 Renaissance College, 5 Hang Ming Street, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130425.6D.02962.P1.L1

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms

# Media Licensing

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

“啓新書院 Renaissance College, Hong Kong (RCHK)” / 香港教育建築之形 Hong Kong Education Architecture Forms / SML.20130425.6D.02962.P1.L1

/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #建築 #建筑 #architecture #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #建築 #建筑 #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #學校 #学校 #School

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8692772114/

A woman sits on top of a strange planet formed by organic found objects and strange landscape. Inside a hole, a demanding person wills with a commanding voice. A tiny figure was seen working near the surface.

This new video installation by Tony Oursler is so WTF funny that I am mostly amused by how the “art world people” look at it with a “serious straight face”.

The “planet” is situated on top of a steel stand, whereas the strange gadget in the background is a mini DLP video projector which projects video directly on top of the sculpture. It is wacky and crazy. Just the type of work for me.

See also Oursler’s previous video projection work at www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4422162363/ and vimeo.com/10068688 (with video interview).

Tony Oursler

Predome Plateau, 2012

163.8 x 20.3 x 52.1 cm

64.5 x 8 x 20.5 inches

Steel stand, projection and mixed media

# Tony Oursler (b. 1957)

+ 1957: born New York City

+ 1979: BFA, California Institute for the Arts, Valencia, California

Lives and works in New York.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Oursler

# Galerie Hans Mayer

Grabbeplatz 2

40213 Dusseldorf

Germany

www.galeriehansmayer.de/

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:02:362+0800

+ Dimensions: 3362 x 3362

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 40 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.13874.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 video projection installation by Tony Oursler

Predome Plateau, 2012 (Steel stand, projection and mixed media)” / Galerie Hans Mayer / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13874.SQ

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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #TonyOursler #GalerieHansMayer #video #projection #installation #sculpture #WTF #LOL

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9029135155/

All 6 looks. Trigger-happy SML failed to do super tele with the 100-400 so this is the only full collection shot.

# 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: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43090

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Hundreds of protestors rally outside the Central Government Offices of Hong Kong yesterday, blowing whistles and shouting to support Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who revealed to the public about the PRISM electronic surveillance program employed by the United States.

Visit gigapan.com/gigapans/132481 to see every individual faces in detail interactively.

# Workflow

I wish to show both the protestors in detail as well as the amount of public media surrounding them, so using my Canon EOS 6D affixed with the EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM and photographed handheld at 400 mm.

All in all, 73 RAW images were stitched together inside Autopano Giga 3.0 and output as Photoshop Large Document Format (PSB). Inside Photoshop I then create a vector mask to remove the edges. Since this was shot handheld, it was fairly difficult for me to make sure that I have had all the shots which I wanted.

I have been thinking of getting a robotic panoramic head for a while now but have not made a final decision between Gigapan EPIC Pro vs the Kolor Panogear. Both are fairly expensive. The other option I looked at as the Manfrotto pano head but since it was almost the same price as the robotic heads I thought that it makes more sense to go with robotics.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-06-15T17:23:42+0800

+ Dimensions: 43847 x 8367

+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 400 mm

+ ISO: 12800

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ Panorama FOV: 45 degree horizontal, 10 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Planar

+ GPS: 22°16'52" N 114°9'58" E

+ Location: 香港政府總部(添馬艦) Central Government Complex, Tamar, Hong Kong SAR, China

+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130615.6D.16150-SML.20130615.6D.16222-Pano.i73.Planar.45x10

+ 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

香港政府總部(添馬艦)前抗議 Protest outside Hong Kong SAR Central Government Complex, Tamar / SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行全景 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden Panorama / SML.20130615.6D.16150-SML.20130615.6D.16222-Pano.i73.Planar.45x10

/ #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

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9057436569/

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9057436569/sizes/o/ (43847 x 8367)

gigapan.com/gigapans/132481/ (interactive)