Chiharu Shiota (塩田 千春 Shiota Chiharu) is my favorite artist seen at Art Basel Hong Kong 2013. There are at least four sculptures from this series seen at the show. By the end of my visit I have learned her name intimately [1].

  

These series of sculptures all feature the same three raw materials: metal, threads and an everyday object. Their structural construction is the same. Color threads are secured to the metal frame where they travel in midair organically to form a cocoon-like structure to hold an everyday item—a children’s dress in this case—in mid air.

  

Great art to me always hold one property which is universal—pure magic through the process of an artist’s imagination. This is one such instance. Its presence is beyond what an image or words alone can transpire.

  

Highly recommended.

  

# Art Info

Chiharu Shiota

Zustand des Seins (Kinderkleid) / State of Being (Children’s Dress), 2013

Metal, children’s dress, red thread

120 x 80 x 45 cm

47.24 x 31.5 x 17.72 in

  

# Chiharu Shiota

  

Chiharu Shiota (塩田 千春 Shiota Chiharu?) is a Japanese installation artist born in 1972 in Osaka. She has been living and working in Berlin since 1996.

  

She studied at the Seika University in Kyoto and at various schools in Germany and is represented by ARNDT in Berlin and Galerie Daniel Templon in Paris.

  

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiharu_Shiota

  

# ARNDT

  

Arndt & Partner was established in 1994 as one of the first contemporary art galleries in former East Berlin with an international profile. In the gallery's eighteen years of operation, it has presented more than 270 exhibitions, produced sixty publications, and participated in approximately ninety international art fairs. Within this period the gallery has also operated spaces and offices in Zurich and New York City.

  

In 2010, the gallery changed its structure and location from Arndt & Partner at Zimmerstrasse, Checkpoint Charlie, to Arndt at Potsdamer Strasse, Schöneberg – again launching a new gallery district and adding to the everexpanding Berlin art scene.

  

In addition to the ongoing exhibition program of the Berlin gallery, Arndt is expanding its operations to the vibrant art landscapes of Asia – particularly Southeast Asia and the Pacific Region. While Arndt Berlin continues to present shows of international talents from around the world and to organize curatorial projects, Arndt also stages pop-up shows in unconventional, temporary spaces in Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, and Jakarta.

  

In January 2013 Arndt opened a project space, viewing room, and Asian office in Singapore: Arndt Singapore is situated in Gillman Barracks, the new art destination located in the center of Singapore, which houses galleries and creative businesses as well as the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), opening in 2013.

  

Potsdamer Strasse 96

10785 Berlin

Germany

  

Lock Road 22 #01-35

108939 Singapore

Singapore

  

www.arndtberlin.com/

  

# Notes

1. It usually takes me years to learn any one artist’s name, and for me to fall in love with one within an afternoon says something.

  

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T14:05:28+0800

+ Dimensions: 3258 x 4523

+ Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/2.0

+ Focal Length: 22 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E

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

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130523.EOSM.03954

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

  

# Media Licensing

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

  

“Mixed Media Sculpture by Chiharu Shiota: Zustand des Seins (Kinderkleid) / State of Being (Children’s Dress), 2013” / ARNDT / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.EOSM.03954

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“Tracking the trackers: Gary Kovacs explains Mozilla Collusion” #data #privacy #opinions

 

It was said that data is the new oil [1]. The data mining industry is an annual US$39 billion business. Like it or not, data is being collected about you surf the web. The technology was not intended as evil, but as Internet citizens we have the right to know what data is being collected and how it might affect us.

 

During a recent TED Talk, Gary Kovacs, the CEO of the Mozilla Corporations, demonstrated Collusion, a free Firefox add-on which visualizes your browsing behavior in real time. [2, 3]

 

In the visualization: the blue dots are sites which you have visited, the red dots are third party sites which are tracking you, and the gray dots are tracking data which could not be identified.

 

In his demo, Gary showed that 25+ sites started tracking him by checking emails during breakfast. An even more alarming aspect of this was installing the addon on his 9 year-old daughter’s computer and visualizing what companies are tracking through her browsing kids’ sites.

 

What Gary showed is the tip of an iceberg. Through my own consulting gigs in New York, several multi-national corporations have demonstrated what their own tech can track—which goes far beyond what is thought to be humanly possible. A very alarming feat indeed.

 

Recommended.

 

1. Data is the new oil - Human Face of Big Data © Nigel Holmes 2012 www.flickr.com/photos/emcuki/8008798697/

 

2. TED: Gary Kovacs: Tracking the trackers: www.ted.com/talks/gary_kovacs_tracking_the_trackers.html

 

3. Mozilla: Collusion: discovers who is tracking you online: www.mozilla.org/en-US/collusion/

 

“Tracking the trackers: Gary Kovacs explains Mozilla Collusion” #data #privacy #opinions / SML.20130202.SC.Data.Privacy.Opinions

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I didn’t think that it was possible to fit two cameras inside the Lowepro Fastpack 200. I was wrong.

 

Pictured: Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L USM + Canon EOS M + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM. Increasingly I am loving these f/4L lenses.

 

Although image quality is unbeatable with the f/2.8’s, it is no fun lugging deadweight when I travel. Comparatively speaking, the EF 100 f/2.8 Macro (not pictured) has both supreme image quality while being relatively light, thus making it ideal for travel use as well.

 

This bag is awesome. Highly recommended. As all the lenses and cameras, of course.

 

Taken with the iPad 3, processed in Snapseed.

 

“Big Daddy + Mini Me”

/ Lowepro Fastpack 200 + Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L USM + Canon EOS M + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM

/ SML.20130204.IP3.08435

/ #Geekporn #Crazyisgood #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLOpinions #SMLLove #SMLRec

/ #geeks #nerds #photography #tools #opinions #recommended #crazy #awesome #good #love #reviews #CanonEOSM #Canon7D #Canon1740f4L #Canon70200f4L #Lowepro #Fastpack200 #cameras #bags #hongkong #china

I have often formed the opinion that artworks which you cannot relate is not the artwork for you. In usual fashion, I am drawn to works which I find to be slightly bizarre.

 

From the espresso maker which I am planning to buy, an “object and its unreliable witnesses,” the “talking clock” to the witty form juxtaposed near one”s belly, I find this piece of work to be a feast to the eye.

 

I haven’t had a chance to speak to the gallerists so I can only respond to this as candidly as I can. I am certain that there will be far more “high-brow” mumbo-jumbo which you can chow down on various art sites. The links are below. Meanwhile as a layman this South African piece is calling to me in more ways than one.

 

(Note: You do much prefer my nonsensical analysis more so than the impossible-to-read essays written by people who get As in English from Yale, right?)

 

Seriously WTF. Crazyisgood. SML Love. Highly recommended.

 

# Art Info

William Kentridge & Marguerite Stephens

Self Portrait as a Coffee Pot, III, 2012

Mohair Tapestry

283 x 230 cm

 

# William Kentridge

William Kentridge (born 28 April 1955) is a South African artist best known for his prints, drawings, and animated films. These are constructed by filming a drawing, making erasures and changes, and filming it again. He continues this process meticulously, giving each change to the drawing a quarter of a second to two seconds' screen time. A single drawing will be altered and filmed this way until the end of a scene. These palimpsest-like drawings are later displayed along with the films as finished pieces of art.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kentridge

www.goodman-gallery.com/artists/williamkentridge

 

# Goodman Gallery

Goodman Gallery is at the forefront of contemporary art in South Africa. Its focus is on artists – from South Africa, the greater African Continent, and other countries – who engage in a dialogue with the African context.

 

163 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood

2193 Johannesburg

South Africa

 

www.goodman-gallery.com/

twitter.com/Goodman_Gallery

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T14:02:11+0800

+ Dimensions: 3456 x 4137

+ 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.03944

+ 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

 

“William Kentridge & Marguerite Stephens. Self Portrait as a Coffee Pot, III, 2012. Mohair tapestry (Detail). Edition of 6” / Goodman Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.EOSM.03944

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www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8794216467/

彩熊 Rainbow Teddy (RT) is super psyched with the EOS M.

 

“Wow, this camera is the bomb!” RT said. “Finally there is a camera that I can control. I don’t even need a shutter release. I just point and it focuses. And the mirrorless body is light like me [1]. Best yet, I can even reach the lens for zooming.”

 

Pictured here with the Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM lens [2], the Canon EOS M is the first mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera produced by Canon [3]. It is effectively a miniature version of the Canon EOS 650D with a simpler physical interface. Like the 7D, it contains a 18 megapixel APS-C crop frame CMOS chip. But unlike the 7D, it's focusing performance is rather poor.

 

However its saving grace is its ability to do full HD 1080p videography in AI servo mode—which is what SML now uses for lightweight travel use. Also now semi-permanently mounted on tripod to do videography for the Serenity series. Recommended.

 

# Notes

1. Weight: 262 g (0.58 lb)

2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_17-40mm_lens

3. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EOS_M

 

# SML Workflow

Photographed with the 7D, processed in Lightroom 4.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-01-21 20:53:43 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3311 x 4967

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 24 mm

+ ISO: 2500

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

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

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

“彩熊玩佳能EOSM相機 彩熊玩佳能EOSM相机 Rainbow Teddy plays with Canon EOSM” #camera #opinions

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/ #SMLLove #SMLRec

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #HK #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #攝影 #摄影 #photography #工具 #tools

/ SML:Projects=RainbowTeddy SML:Projects=ToyStory

 

I have a camera annex in my closet. You won’t see the Canon EOS 7D or the Canon EOS M here because those body is always with me in the camera bag. You also won’t see the 24-70 or the 17-40 here as those are semi-permanent fixture on the 7D and EOS M respectively. What you will find here are, from left to right (approximately):

    

1. Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite Flash. The perfect flash for the 100 f/2.8, but with limited use. Recommended if you do macro photography, otherwise it is a bit pricey. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/239656-USA/Canon_2357A002_...

    

2. Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Lens. Lightweight with amazing lens resolution. Highly recommended. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/183198-USA/Canon_2578A002_...

    

3. PocketWizard FlexTT5 Transceiver Radio Slave for Canon E-TTL II System. Before the Canon 600EX was introduced, this is the only way to do radio flash. Useful. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/605720-REG/PocketWizard_80...

    

4. PocketWizard MiniTT1 Radio Slave Transmitter for Canon E-TTL & E-TTL II Systems. This one is mounted on the camera body. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/605713-REG/PocketWizard_80...

    

5. Canon Speedlite 430EX. Pretty good though I am letting my dad use it because differences in power output makes it difficult to do manual strobes with the 580EX. Now replaced by 430EX II: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/571297-USA/Canon_2805B002_...

    

6. Canon Speedlite 580EX. Super bright goodness. Highly recommended. Now replaced by 580EX II: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/486706-USA/Canon_1946B002_...

    

7. Canon CP-E4 Compact Battery Pack. Improves flash recycle times by 3 times for the 580EX. Nothing special about it except that it houses 8 more AA batteries so I guess that it just cycles faster. If you use Ni-MH rechargeable batteries it should already be pretty fast. Though Ni-MHx12 is obviously super crazy fast. Recommended. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/498738-REG/Canon_1947B001_...

    

8. Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Autofocus Lens. The non-L lens which has image quality which rivals other L lenses. This is a must-buy. Good for macro as well as portraits. Highly recommended. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/194451-USA/Canon_4657A006_...

    

9. Canon Angle Finder C. Allows you to adjust viewing angle while providing 1.25x to 2.5x switchable magnification. Super useful for doing macros and other odd camera placement when eyeing from the back is not really possible. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/183200-REG/Canon_2882A001_...

    

10. Canon EOS 10D. My first DSLR. 6.3 megapixel ACPS-C crop frame goodness. It is at its 60,000+ cycles and still going strong. Used as my spare as well as perms-loan to dad. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EOS_10D

    

11. Canon EOS 100. My first SLR bought by my dad when I went to Yale in 1995. It is my only film camera and yes it still works. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EOS_100

    

12. Canon PowerShot G12. My point+shoot camera. Highly recommended for photographers but not recommended for amateurs, this shoots JPEG and RAW on SD cards. 10MP CCD sensor with the usual Av / Tv / Manual functions. But for amateurs it can be somewhat daunting—my dad gave up on it and gave it back to me. But he is using the 10D and loving it. This is why I told amateur photographers that they should just get a DSLR because it is easier. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/734743-REG/Canon_4342B001_...

    

13. Canon PowerShot G2. My first Canon P+S. I loved it. I don’t know if it still works but after moving back to Hong Kong I found something in the memory card taken in 2007. Super awesome. Recommended. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_PowerShot_G

    

14. Canon ST-E2 Speedlite Transmitter. Before Canon got into the radio transmitting game, this is the only wireless off-camera flash controller. (although the MT-24EX also can do that up to 3 groups). The ST-E2 controls up to 2 groups. Super useful is that it emits AF-assist beam in very low-light conditions so I sometimes mount it on the camera even when I don’t use flash. Recommended. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/164264-REG/Canon_2478A002_...

    

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-01-22 12:53:18 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184x2916

+ Exposure: 1/25 sec at f / 4.0

+ Focal Length: 17mm

+ ISO: 6400

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

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

+ Series: Life Celebrates Diversity

    

# SML Workflow

Taken with the Canon EOS M with the Canon EF 17-40 f/4L lens, processed in Lightroom 4.

    

# SML Flickr

+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8404860712/

+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8404860712/sizes/o (5184x2916)

    

# Media Licensing

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

    

“攝影器材之多樣 摄影器材之多样 Photography Tools Diversity”

/ Life Celebrates Diversity

/ SML.20130122.EOSM.01555

    

乳豬 Baby suckling pig is a Chinese delicacy. Pictured is how it is served at 翠亨邨 Tsui Hang Village — where SML had his Chinese New Year dinner with the mom’s side of the family. Super yummy. It was said that SML’s sister MSL can eat one by herself. I can too. In previous visits 翠亨邨 Tsui Hang Village used to have the best 乳豬 Baby suckling pig SML has had in Hong Kong, but perhaps because the restaurant was too busy during the holiday seasons (Chinese Near Year) it was not as spectacular as before. Still it was very good. SML Love. SML Rec.

 

# SML Workflow

Photographed with Canon EOS M + EF 17-40 f/4L. Processed in Lightroom 4.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-09 20:00:02 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4853 x 3235

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 500

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°16'50" N 114°9'25" E

+ Serial: SML.20130209.EOSM.01783

+ Series: 中國飯食文化 Chinese Food Culture

 

# About 翠亨邨 Tsui Hang Village

2/F New World Tower

16-18 Queen's Road Central Central

+852 2524 2012

inquiry.cthv@tsuihangvillage.hk

11:30-23:30 (mon - sat)

10:30-23:30 (sun and ph)

www.tsuihangvillage.hk/

 

# About 乳豬 Baby suckling pig

 

A suckling pig (or sucking pig) is a piglet fed on its mother's milk (i.e., a piglet which is still a "suckling"). In culinary, a suckling pig is slaughtered between the ages of two and six weeks. It is traditionally cooked whole, often roasted, in various cuisines. It is usually prepared for special occasions and gatherings.

 

The meat from suckling pig is pale and tender and the cooked skin is crisp and can be used for pork rinds. The texture of the meat can be somewhat gelatinous due to the amount of collagen in a young pig.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suckling_pig

 

燒乳豬（亦稱烤乳豬）是傳統食品的一種。製法是將二至六個星期大，仍未斷奶的乳豬宰殺後，以爐火燒烤而成。世界不同的飲食文化中都有燒乳豬這種菜色。中國在西周時相信便已有食用燒豬。當時八珍之一的「炮豚」相信便是指燒豬。在西方，古羅馬的傳統菜譜中亦有燒乳豬一項。現今的中國菜中以粵菜的燒乳豬最廣為流傳；而在西方國家中，葡萄牙及西班牙俱以燒乳豬為特色菜。

 

zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/燒乳豬

 

“燒乳豬 Barbecued Baby Suckling Pig” / 中國飯食文化 Chinese Food Culture / SML.20130209.EOSM.01783

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Balancing with the subwoofer [1] as well as the strap for the camera, 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy (RT) mounted the Canon EOS 7D [2] first on the Canon BG-E7 Battery Grip [3] onto the Manfrotto 3030 Pan/Tilt Head with Quick Release [4] on the Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod [5].

    

“Together with the Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM lens [6], this setup weighs more than 1000 times my total weight,” RT said. “My hands cannot really reach the shutter release on the camera, but thankfully the battery grip has another shutter release which allows me to do portrait photography easy. Perfect for me!”

    

# Notes

1. Canton AS 22 is a 70-Watt, a 220mm woofer, 22-150 Hz frequency response, floor-standing bass-reflex subwoofer. Recommended. canton.de

    

2. The Canon EOS 7D is an 18.0 effective megapixel APS-C crop CMOS digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. Recommended. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EOS_7D

    

3. BG-E7 grip allows use of 6 AA cells, a single LP-E6 or two LP-E6 batteries. Highly recommended. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EOS_7D

    

4. Now replaced by the Manfrotto 804RC2 and 200PL-14 QR Plate, 3030 is a popular tripod head made in Italy by Manfrotto. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/434497-REG/Manfrotto_804RC...

    

5. Newly redesigned, the Manfrotto 190XB is lighter in weight and slightly more compact. The ergonomics of the leg angle release mechanism and the quick action leg locks themselves have also been greatly improved. Highly recommended. www.manfrotto.com/aluminium-tripod-black-without-head

    

6. The Canon EF 24–70mm is a family of professional EF mount wide-to-normal zoom lenses manufactured and sold by Canon. The first of the family, the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L (pictured), was introduced in 2002 to replace the well-regarded 28-70mm f/2.8L. Two later versions were announced in 2012. Highly recommended. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_24%E2%80%9370mm_lens

        

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-01-23 11:28:41 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 1779 x 1779

+ Exposure: 1/15 sec at f/2.4

+ Focal Length: 4.28mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: did not fire

+ Camera: Apple iPad 3

+ GPS: 22°25'8" N 114°13'27" E

+ Series: Rainbow Teddy

    

# SML Workflow

+ Photographed with iPad 3.

+ Imported into Lightroom 4 and cropped as square.

+ Opened in Photoshop CS6 and tweaked inside Lab color mode.

+ Metadata tagged in Lightroom 4.

    

# Location

Photographed at SML Universe HKG.

    

# Media Licensing

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

    

“彩熊玩佳能數碼單反相機 彩熊玩佳能数码单反相机 Rainbow Teddy plays with Canon DSLR” #photography #tools

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/ #SMLRec

 

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

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

 

— Steve Jobs, You’ve got to find what you love, 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech

 

blog.seeminglee.com/2007/08/youve-got-to-find-what-you-lo...

 

/ SML.20121211.PHIL.Steve.Jobs.Youve.got.to.find.what.you.love.excerpt

/ #smlphil #ccby #smluniverse #stevejobs #philosophy #life #hacks #smllove #smlrec #humans #people #voice #important #courage #intuition #opinions #stanford #speech #love

Most of the non-L lenses from Canon is pretty bad, but the 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM is one exception. As a prime lens, its sharpness is second to none. The large aperture makes it perfect for portrait shooting. Its ability to focus at 0.38 m distance makes it great for macro photography. All these and it is super light. So I am taking it with me on the EOS M for a run around town tonight.

 

In this particular config it does look kind of phallic though :)

 

Photographed with the iPhone 5, processed in Snapseed.

 

“Canon EOS M + Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM” / SML.20130316.IPH5.11010

/ #setup #config #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse

#Canon #cameras #lens #photography #tools #hongkong #China #HK #CN #EOSM #CanonEOSM #Canon100Macro #SMLOpinions #SMLRec #opinions

I have had shark’s fins many times now but I have never had 斑翅 garoupa fins. The two should not really be compared as they are technically different, but part of the it has the texture of shark’s fins which is quite wonderful.

 

Pictured is how the dish is served at 翠亨邨 Tsui Hang Village, a cantonese restaurant at the 香港中環新世界大廈 New World Tower in Central, Hong Kong.

 

The braised garoupa fins come with the tail of the garoupa. Served with Chinese cabbage in a sweet succulent sauce. Super yum. Highly recommended.

 

# About 翠亨邨 Tsui Hang Village

2/F New World Tower

16-18 Queen's Road Central Central

+852 2524 2012

inquiry.cthv@tsuihangvillage.hk

11:30-23:30 (mon - sat)

10:30-23:30 (sun and ph)

www.tsuihangvillage.hk/

 

# SML Workflow

Photographed with the Canon EOS M + EF 17-40 f/4L. Processed in Lightroom 4.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-09 20:40:03 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4780 x 3187

+ Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 800

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°16'50" N 114°9'25" E

+ Serial: SML.20130209.EOSM.01788

+ Series: 中國飯食文化 Chinese Food Culture

 

“炆斑翅 Braised Garoupa Fins” / 香港中環翠亨邨 Tsui Hang Village, Central, Hong Kong / 中國飯食文化 Chinese Food Culture / SML.20130209.EOSM.01788

/ #中國飲食文化 #中国饮食文化 #CnFoodCulture #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #斑翅 #GaroupaFins #斑 #石斑 #Garoupa #魚 #Fish #炆 #braised #翅 #fins #飲食 #饮食 #food #文化 #culture #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong

According to an SML trusted source [1] as well as available public media sources, Japanese fashion retail brand Uniqlo is considering a public listing by introduction on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2013 with no additional funding. The main purpose of the IPO is believed to be further establishment of brand image.

 

My being a lover of Uniqlo’s products, it is a no-brainer that it is on my buy-list.

 

1. SML#P#KHL — SML Thank You

2. www.morningwhistle.com/html/2013/Company_Industry_0123/21...

 

/ SML.20130125.SC.PublicMedia.Finance.HK.IPO.Uniqlo

/ #SMLOpinions #CCBY #SMLFinance #SMLPublicMedia #SMLUniverse #SMLThankYou #SMLLove #SMLRec #SMLData

/ #screenshots #MorningWhistle #Uniqlo #fashion retail finance HK JP #日本 #Japan #香港 #HongKong #中国 #中國 #China #IPO #stocks #buy #opinions

 

Data is important to me. Some humans commented that I have a lot of tags. If you have no data, sure, you don’t need tags. But if you have 10,000+ media items on Flickr like I do, you tag, you organize, you make sure that everything you do is searchable so that when someone asked you for a photo, you are able to find it under 10 seconds. I can do that. Can you?

 

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1. I use Adobe Lightroom, because it has tight integration with the EXIF metadata storage scheme implemented by Flickr.

 

2. When I enter information in the title / description area of Lightroom, it automatically populates the relevant fields on Flickr. www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8429087032/

 

3. When I assign keywords inside Lightroom, they get populated as Flickr tags. Lightroom has an awesome feature which allows you to create synonyms for tags, and is what I currently do for Chinese tags. I am bilingual, Flickr is not. So assigning synonyms inside Lightroom, I tag once but then Flickr shows both Chinese and English on the page. www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8429087032/

 

4. The JPEG format stores metadata information in the form of EXIF. Add /meta to the Flickr URL and you see it instantly. JPEG EXIF on Flickr is text only, making it very indexable by search engines. All that info you spend time organizing in Lightroom is reflected automatically. www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8429087032/meta

 

Some people said that they have no idea where I find the time to popular these fields. I don’t. Everything is automatic. Things just get smartly embedded everywhere. With a few scripts anything is possible.

 

/ SML.20130131.Opinions.Photography.Tools.Lightroom.Flickr.Data

/ #SMLOpinions #CCBY #SMLData #SMLPhotography #SMLFlickr #SMLUniverse #SMLScreenshots #SMLEDU #SMLSearch #SMLLove #SMLRec

/ #photography #tools #opinions #screenshots #adobe #lightroom #yahoo #flickr #data #metadata #exif #JPEG #edu #search #technology #tags #tagging #nerds #geeks

 

Tabac Mono www.suitcasetype.com/tabac-mono/specimen by Suitcase Type Foundry = the best monospace font I have seen since… possibly never.

 

Design: Tomáš Brousil

Release date: 2012

Format: OpenType, WOFF, EOT, SVG

Glyphs per font: 725

 

Language support: Latin Std

 

SML Love. SML Rec.

 

“Tabac Mono by Suitcase Type” / SML.20130325.SC

/ #SMLScreenshots #CCBY #SMLGraphicDesign #SMLTypography #SMLUniverse #SMLOpinions #SMLLove #SMLRec

/ #typography #fonts #monospace #mono #TomasBrousil #OpenType #SuitcaseTypeFoundry #Suitcase #2012 #love #screenshots #recommended

 

So the Hover Bar kept on getting better. I have now found it to be most useful in controlling music surface. Here shown again with Griid Pro and the Ableton Live set of Orphion Ping Pong on the Dell U2711 monitor.

 

The great thing about the arm is that I can position it where my left hand rests way out from the desk. No more holding the 1.5 lb iPad 3 with two hands. Now this is how controllers should be. It is also useful with other music apps I own. Vibration is still an issue but otherwise I do recommend it.

 

This is working so well that I am thinking of having monitor arms for all my monitors now.

 

Photographed with iPhone 5, processed in Snapseed on the iPad.

 

“Twelve South Hover Bar + Ableton Live + Griid Pro” #music #tools #opinions

/ SML.20130123.IPH5.SQ.Opinions

/ #SMLOpinions #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLMusic #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ tools opinions #geekporn #tools #ipad #Apple #Mac #Apps music #audio #TwelveSouth #HoverBar #AbletonLive #GriidPro #Liine #photography nerds geeks

/ #HongKong #China #reviews IPH5 SQ #recommended Dell U2711 monitor computers

/ #SMLLove #SMLRec

Screenshot here is what the Ableton Live set of Orphion Ping Pong looks like inside Griid Pro. I own many Ableton Live iPad controller apps including TouchOSC and TouchAble. TouchAble is the one with the most features. TouchOSC is a custom hackable version. I also write my own Python OSC hacks to interface with Ableton Live in the shell. So trust that I know how all these things work.

 

Griid Pro, made by Liine, does not have as many features as TouchAble, but it is however the most stable. Stability and user experience is important to me. Sometimes you just want things to work as they are supposed to. You don’t really need a whole lot of features. That said Griid Pro can use an interface update. Regina graphics would be nice.

 

Otherwise it is well worth its slightly higher admission price. Recommended.

 

“iPad Ableton Live Controller: Griid Pro: Bits + Pieces: Orphion Ping Pong: Ableton Live Set” #music #tools #opinions

/ SML.20130122.SC.AbletonLive.Music.20121229.OrphionPingPong.005.iPad.Apps.GriidPro.

/ #SMLScreenshots #SMLOpinions #ccby #seeminglee #smlmusic #smluniverse #smlprojects

/ #Orphion #AbletonLive #iPad music Tools #ipad #apps #Griid #Liine #GriidPro #recommended #OSC #MIDI #controller opinions #audio

/ 馬鞍山 MaOnShan 香港 #HongKong 中國 #中国 #China

/ #SMLLove #SMLRec

“Bjango iStat Menus 4”

    

A nice update from version 3, iStat Menus 4 is a powerful and highly customisable system monitor with nice UI graphics so you can get to all your system data quickly and efficiently.

    

Pictured:

    

1/ Sensors. Displays temperature, voltage, current levels, HDD spin rate etc of all your system components. This is how I know that the MacBookAir often runs at temperature above 100˚C when crunching numbers (e.g. video rendering).

    

2/ Network. Displays current network traffic as well as breaking down who is using how much. Very useful to narrow down which app is using all your network traffic and preventing you to view your streaming video adequately.

    

3/ CPU. Displays CPU usage load broken down by User / System / Nice / Idle. Also displays load average a la “top”. I am fairly sure that the load average of 1 denotes single core levels — so max for a quad core machine is 4 — but the percentage values denotes 4 as 100% (this is a change from iStat Menus 3 where 100% means 1 core).

    

4/ Memory. Does not really require much explanation. Inactive is essentially free-able memory. This touches on the specifics of OSX which is too long to explain so I won‘t bother.

    

5/ Battery. A nice battery breakdown not just about the computer but also all the bluetooth devices which requires charging.

    

6/ Date/Time. My favorite of the bunch. Highly customisable Date/Time display so I can configure everything in ISO 8601 style complete with time zone information. This makes it easy for me to note the order of events if I decided to screenshot anything. Allows additional cities to be added and configured in the way one wishes.

    

Verdict: highly recommended for the Mac data nerds. Normal humans can skip if the review above is all jibberish to you.

    

/ SML.20121229.Opinions.Bjango.iStatMenus.4

/ #smlopinions #ccby #smluniverse #smldata

/ #Bjango #iStat #Menus #iStatMenus #iStatMenus4

/ #opinions #mac #osx #apple #data #nerds #geeks #apps #system #monitor #tools #sensors #network #CPU #memory #battery #date #time #opinions #reviews

/ #HongKong #HK #China #CN

/ #smllove #smlrec

 

Shell is generally the way to go, but for humans who need a holding hand, these web apps and GUI apps should help jump start the process.

 

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1. Github is the leading platform for git repo’s. Public repo hosting is free. Private repo hosting costs $. Many open source projects host on GitHub. Great community. Recommended for public repo hosting. github.com

 

2. BitBucket is a clone of github. One can argue whether it is in fact unethical that they do that. But BitBucket supports free private hosting so SML uses it also. In recent years BitBucket has been gaining traction in the Python community. Most notably the flask framework is hosted on BitBucket and not Github. Recommended for free private repo hosting. bitbucket.org

 

3. SourceTree is a free GUI client for git repo browsing and tracking. It is arguably the best free app available on the OSX. Its UI can use a work over, but again you can’t beat its price. Recommended for free GUI repo browsing. www.sourcetreeapp.com/

 

4. Kaleidoscope is not really a git-specific app, but it is a pretty GUI client for diff’ing. Recently updated, the new version now supports 3-way-diff, image diff, folder digg and other enhancement. Recommended for casual as well as serious users. kaleidoscopeapp.com

 

To learn git, there is a free book written by Scott Chacon and published by Apress: Pro Git licensed CCBY. Printed version also available from Amazon. git-scm.com/book

 

/ SML.20130127.SC.Tools.Git.OSX.Opinions

/ #SMLScreenshots #CCBY #SMLOpinions #SMLUniverse #SMLLove #SMLRec

/ #screenshots #git #scm #github #bitbucket #sourcetree #Kaleidoscope #nerds #free #opensource #recommended #Mac #OSX #apps #nerds #geeks #books #tools #edu

For quite some time now, and especially after “normal humans” started using Facebook, that fun which unites us all became an extreme boredom of emptiness. Similarly, while Twitter was fun I'm 2007, it is now filled with spam and marketing. I was so fed up with the BS in social media that I kind of unplugged from it for a while.

 

But then came along this very fun and crazy people in a group named “Generation WTF” who are supremely active in sharing everything crazy and everything awesome. Visual culture requires no word yet it touches the soul. I often tell people, to appreciate art, you need only to look at it. Art is a form of communication by itself. If you don’t get it, then move on, that message is not for you. But if you do get it, then that is the message for you.

 

So if WTF communicates to you, read more WTF. That is all.

 

Screenshot: www.facebook.com/pages/Generation-WTF-ASIA/137949303033295 — the new Facebook page with apparently Asian content.

 

Crazyisgood. SML Love. SML Rec.

 

/ SML.20130130.SC.NET.Facebook.Pages.Generation-WTF-ASIA

/ #SMLScreenshots #CCBY #SMLOpinions #SMLFineArt #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLNET #SMLFacebook #SMLLove #SMLRec

/ #screenshots #facebook #GenerationWTF #Generation #WTF #socialmedia art opinions #streetart #LOL #crazy #people #visual #communication #fun #pages #normal #humans #asia

Seriously, how can you not love this guy? While some religiously affiliated accounts scare me 5h17l355, the tweet of god is my daily bread of supreme awesomeness.

 

Highly recommended.

 

twitter.com/TheTweetOfGod

 

“Twitter:@TheTweetOfGod”

/ SML.20130203.SC.NET.Twitter.TheTweetOfGod

/ #SMLScreenshots #CCBY #SMLTwitter #SMLNET #SMLOpinions #Crazyisgood #SMLLove #SMLRec #SMLUniverse

/ #screenshots #crazy #wtf #lol #twitter #socialmedia #TheTweetOfGod #god #recommended #good #love #religion #fun #funny #opinions

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1. Mixed Media Painting: ContinentalDivide lr by James Cospito / SML.20090926.10D.54629.P1.L1.SQ

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3969048682/

 

2. Still Life Drawing (Detail) by James Cospito / SML.20090926.10D.54607.P1.L2.SQ

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3967753862/

 

3. Painting: si ves algo II by James Cospito / SML

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3967282342/

 

4. James Cospito, Brooklyn Art Project HQ / SML.20090926.10D.54642.P1.L2.SQ.BW

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3969298992/

 

# Related SML Universe

+ SML Pro Blog: James Cospito / 13th Annual DUMBO Art Under the Bridge Festival NYC 2009: Part 4 of 10 / Art + Artists: blog.seeminglee.com/2009/10/james-cospito-13th-annual-dum...

 

“Amazing artists you may never heard of: James Cospito”

/ SML.20130123.NYC.MixedMedia.Art.JamesCospito

/ #SMLOpinions #CCBY #SMLFlickr #SMLFineArt #SMLPhotography #SMLPublicMedia #Crazyisgood #SMLLove

/ NYC Art #JamesCospito #US #Brooklyn mixedmedia #fineart #opinions #recommended #Flickr #people #love #abstract #paintings #drawings #subway #men #people #artists

/ #SMLLove #SMLRec