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“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

“Do it.

Do it for you.

Do it for your own happiness.

Do it so your life has meaning.

Do it so you can be.”

 

blog.seeminglee.com/2012/12/do-it.html

 

Countless humans I have interfaced with in the past have mentioned to me that they want to do something but they don't because they don't know what other people would think about them when they do it.

 

In his book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” author Stephen R. Covey suggests that moving from dependence to independence (i.e. self-mastery) is key to one’s happiness and sanity. In other words, caring about what other people think is a self-destruction act.

 

The happiness of others is not your concern—especially if you have not yet mastered self-happiness. You are however responsible for your own happiness. Everything that I do, I do it for myself. I don’t do anything because it makes other people happy. I do it because it makes me happy. The same philosophy applies for what I do for work. Work should be 100% fun. Work should be play and play only.

 

Once you learn to let go and not mind about other people‘s business, you can move on with your life. Opinionated people who “thoughtfully” offer suggestions to others are everywhere. They will continue to “care” about you and proceed to drive you nuts. In these scenarios, I find it best to initiate a dialog with them. Make sure that they understand that what they are suggesting is not helpful. Ask them to stop. Have the ability to “agree to disagree.”

 

Unfortunately some of these “caring people” will not stop even after prolonged discussions. In my experience, some humans—for reasons which escapes me—simply do not have a logic unit in their CPUs. These types of humans will continue to send negative waves in the form of opinions and comments as “suggestions” about what you do. When these are constantly present and leeching into your sanity, terminate relationships with them right away. If you can't cut them loose then just move as far away as possible.

 

Remember: be independent. Be yourself. Be happy. Be responsible for you and yourself only.

 

Disclaimer: Brainhacking results vary. What works for SML might not work for you.

 

/ SML Philosophy / SML.20121212.PHIL.Life.Do.It

/ #smlphil #ccby #smluniverse

/ #生 #life #思想 #philosophy #opinions #mind #brain #做 #do #人 #people #humans #開心 #happiness #hacks #brainhacks #lifehacks #mindhacks

# 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

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

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

# 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

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

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

# 王敏芝 WONG Man Chi, ManG

Contemporary Pinocchio

mang.wong0104@gmail.com

+852 9718 2302

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

王敏芝 WONG Man Chi, ManG: Contemporary Pinocchio: Look 6: Back / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17178

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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 #王敏芝 #WongManChi #ManGWong #womens #women #WTF #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 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16954

/ #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

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/

Tai Wai Station is an interchange station on the East Rail Line and the Ma On Shan Line of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. The station was originally opened in 1983 as an intermediate station of East Rail Line. In 2001, the station underwent expansion and construction ended in September 2004. The new concourse part was opened at first in the same month. Since 21 December 2004, the station has served as the terminus of the Ma On Shan Line, as well as the interchange station between these two lines. [1].

 

Pictured is the super long escalator which leads passengers from the ground station level to the platform. To cope with large amount of passenger traffic, most escalators go up only, and the exit going down are usually in the forms of staircases.

 

I usually try to leave photographs in colors when they work. Black and white photography does have its charms, but sometimes the colors add quite a bit.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-26T17:22:59.97+0800

+ Dimensions: 3387 x 5080

+ Exposure: 1/80 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 46 mm

+ ISO: 1250

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°22'23" N 114°10'39" E

+ Altitude: 84.4 m

+ Serial: SML.20130326.7D.36503

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms

 

# Notes

1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Wai_Station

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

“港鐵大圍站 MTR Tai Wai Station” / 香港人流建築之形 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130326.7D.36503

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #MTR #Metro

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.16827

Lens caps are for pussies. I don’t use them but I always use my lens hoods.

 

The lens hoods are functional objects. For one, they shield the rain and stray lights entering the lens. For another, it allows me to store my camera in my camera bag without a lens cap while providing enough space between the lens and the bag.

 

When I go out and shoot I often see people putting the hood the wrong way—well if you put it the other way around it does nothing except obstruct your control of the lens. I see that often enough that I wonder if Canon should perhaps put something in the instruction manuals so people will know why it was included in the first place.

 

Pictured is the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM and the Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM with their lens hood. It is photographed with the Canon EOS M with the EF-M 22mm f/2 STM. And as you can see, this EF-M prime is not too shabby in doing macro photography. On the far end though the chromatic aberration is quite noticeable, however, so it definitely is not an ideal lens—but you definitely cannot beat its weight.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-09T16:42:01.34+0800

+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/2.8

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'28" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130409.EOSM.03822

+ Series: SML Opinions

 

“Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM + Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM with lens hoods” / SML Opinions / SML.20130409.EOSM.03822

/ #SMLOpinions #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 photography #tools #opinions #lens #lenshood #hood #macro #Canon #Canon2470 #Canon1740 #EOS

A 1953 VW Beetle Formed into a Perfect Sphere

 

This work is by Indonesian artist Ichwan Noor (b. 1963), an artist born in Jakarta and studied at the Indonesian Art Institute, Yogyakarta. He got his idea of this piece from his personal perception that objects are products of a transportation culture, which induced hints and signs of spiritual emotion.

 

Ichwan Noor

Beetle Sphere, 2013

Aluminium, polyester, real parts from VW beetle '53, paint

180 x 180 x 180 cm

 

# Ichwan Noor

www.artbaselhongkong-online.com/?Action=showProduct&i...

www.mondecor.com/kuratorial/ichwan-noor-solo-exhibition-e...

 

# Art:1 by Mondecor Gallery

Jl. Rajawali Selatan Raya no. 3

Jakarta 10720

Indonesia

www.mondecor.com/

  

“Skype screen share becomes premium; Google+ Hangout = free;” $MSFT $GOOG

 

I just went onto Skype to screen share for a conference but apparently after Microsoft bought Skype, all these features which used to be free comes with a $ sign. You can’t even just pay with credit anymore. To use premium features you must subscribe to a monthly €6.99/month or annual plan: €3.49/month.

 

Thankfully you don’t need to stick with Skype. First off, for video conferencing I have found Apple’s FaceTime (free) to have the best quality so this is where I do the actual video conferencing, which is free. Google Plus’ Hangout (also free) supports screen share so that is what I use to share the actual screen.

 

Relying on monthly subscriptions to drive revenue is terrible. Companies can make more money doing data analytics for businesses, I think. But some companies are filled with financial advisors who just want to make quick easy bucks. Ah well, shortsighted business people abound.

 

Screenshots:

+ www.skype.com/intl/en/prices/premium/

+ sml8.it/smlplus

 

/ SML.20130123.SC.NET.Comm.Tools.Skype.Google.Plus.Opinions

/ #SMLScreenshots #CCBY #SMLOpinions #SMLPublicMedia #SMLNET #SMLUniverse

/ #screenshots #Microsoft #Skype #Google #GooglePlus #Hangout #video #conferencing #Apple #FaceTime #free #subscription #pay #money #tools #communication #telecom #opinions #finance #business #us #technology #screenshare

 

# 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

/ #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 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

/ #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

# 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

/ #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 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

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

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

 

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

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

Somewhat deconstructed.

 

# 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.17135

/ #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

# 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 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16973

/ #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

# 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 + 6 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17073

/ #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

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

/ #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

My favorite look — and favorite model of the show :)

 

# 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.17185

/ #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

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/

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)

Last year, I asked a question on Quora asking why Apple ($AAPL) does not violate antitrust laws to default Safari as its browser on iOS devices while Microsoft ($MSFT) was fined billions for defaulting Internet Explorer in Windows. An anonymous user reasoned that Apple’s practice cannot be considered as monopolistic because it does not hold the majority share of the market [1].

 

A couple of days ago, Bloomberg reported that Apple has—for the first time—taken over Samsung to become the top mobile-phone maker in the U.S. [2]

 

Does this mean that it is finally possible to pressure Apple to give users the option to customize which browser is used by default on iOS? That would be very welcome, as Google ($GOOG) Chrome on iOS in my opinion gives a far better user experience than Safari, and frankly it is wasting a lot of time for me to be copying URLs from Safari just so that I can paste into Google Chrome.

 

# Notes

1. Bloomberg: 2013-02-01: Apple Overtakes Samsung With 34% of U.S. Mobile Market: www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-01/apple-overtakes-samsung...

 

Apple Inc. (AAPL) passed Samsung (005930) Electronics Co. to become the top mobile-phone maker in the U.S. for the first time, scoring a victory in the companies’ battle for global dominance of the mobile-device market.

 

The U.S. market is a stronghold for Apple as it faces intensifying competition from Samsung and other smartphone makers using Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Android operating system. Samsung, which also makes cheaper handsets with less sophisticated functions, is the global leader in mobile phones with more than 100 million units sold last quarter.

 

2. Quora: Antitrust: If Microsoft’s inclusion of Internet Explorer is anti-competitive, why is it ok for Apple to force people to use Safari on iOS devices? www.quora.com/Antitrust/If-Microsofts-inclusion-of-Intern...

 

“Apple became US top mobi = antitrust law now applicable?” $AAPL $GOOG $MSFT

/ SML.20130204.SC.PublicMedia.Bloomberg.20130201.apple-overtakes-samsung-by-taking-34-u-s-mobile-phone-market

/ #SMLQuery #SMLOpinions #CCBY #SMLFinance #SMLData #SMLUniverse #SMLPublicMedia

/ #AAPL #Apple #GOOG #Google #MSFT #Microsoft #UX #UserExperience #questions #antitrust #law #Quora #opinions #Bloomberg #technology #US #Safari #iOS #GoogleChrome #Samsung #Android

# 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 4 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17190

/ #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

Men in skirts.

 

# 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.17180

/ #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

Similar to BW photography, the removal of color in fashion design allows us to more readily appreciate the forms of the construction.

 

# 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 2 + Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17102

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

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

Central Plaza (中環廣場) is a 78-storey, 374 m (1,227 ft) skyscraper completed in August 1995. Unlike what the name may have suggested, it is not located in Central by Wan Chai (灣仔), and is currently the third tallest architecture in Hong Kong after ICC and IFC [1, 2].

 

Designed by Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd, the building was design to be in triangular shape in order to allow 20% more office area to enjoy the harbour view as compared with a square or rectangular shaped buildings.

 

As with the HKCEC next door (pictured at the lower left corner), the Central Plaza was built on reclaimed land. And as you can see, even more construction is taking place in the land in front of it—though exactly what is unclear at this point.

 

Stitched using 15 full resolution RAW captures with the 6D and 100-400 in order to achieve a high enough resolution for the building as well as minimise geometric distortions.

 

# Notes

1. Central Plaza (Hong Kong): Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Plaza_(Hong_Kong)

2. 中環廣場: Wikipedia: ZH: zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/中環廣場

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-24T16:26:34+0800

+ Dimensions: 3567 x 12575

+ Exposure: 1/1250 - 1/1600 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 400 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ Panorama FOV: 6 degree horizontal, 24 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Rectilinear

+ GPS: 22°17'4" N 114°9'39" E

+ Location: 香港中環 Central, Hong Kong

+ Subject: 香港灣仔港灣道2號中環廣場 Central Plaza, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130424.6D.02603-SML.20130424.6D.02617-Pano.Rectilinear.6x24

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

“中環廣場 Central Plaza” / 香港商業建築全景之形 Hong Kong Commercial Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130424.6D.02603-SML.20130424.6D.02617-Pano.Rectilinear.6x24

/ #建築 #建筑 Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #中環廣場 #CentralPlaza

As usual I find it strange to photograph photography, so here is a capture of the people visiting the Atlas Gallery booth at Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 instead.

 

Works from left to right:

 

1. Jeremy Hunter

50,000 teenagers prepare for ARIRANG

Pyongyang, North Korea, August 2010, 2010

Digital C-type

Signed and numbered by artist

101.6 x 127 cm

Edition of 8

 

2. Jeremy Hunter

Perfect Synchronisation 50,000 teenagers with flip-charts create this mosaic.

Red is the colour of the Working Class.

ARIRANG. Pyongyang, August 2010, 2010

Digital C-type

Signed and editioned by the artist

76.2 x 101.6 cm

Edition of 12

 

3. René Burri

São Paulo, Brazil, 1960, printed 2012

Gelatin silver print

Signed, numbered and dated by artist

Limited edition

131.76 x 189.5 cm

 

4. René Burri

Former Summer Palace, Dead Lotus Flowers on the Kunming Lake, Beijing, China, 1964, printed 2012

Gelatin silver print

Signed, numbered and dated by artist

Limited edition

110.5 x 163.8 cm

 

# Atlas Gallery

 

Founded in 1994 by director and owner Ben Burdett, Atlas Gallery is London’s foremost fine art photography gallery specializing primarily in classic and modern twentieth-century vintage photography, photojournalism, and fashion photography, in addition to representing an exclusive group of highly influential contemporary photographers.

 

49 Dorset Street

London W1U 7NF

United Kingdom

 

www.atlasgallery.com/

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:40:50+0800

+ Dimensions: 4900 x 3267

+ Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E

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

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13990

+ 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 + Photojournalism by Jeremy Hunter + René Burri” / Atlas Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13990

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #JeremyHunter #RenéBurri #ReneBurri #AtlasGallery #UK

Almost all buildings at the PolyU campus features red brick facades with very geometric compositions. I have passed by it many times but this is the first time I have been inside, and it was actually a lot nicer than I had expected.

 

Although the buildings officially have a name (usually in reference to their donors), they are usually referenced by students and their staff via their “core” name—a letter from the English alphabet for speedy way finding.

 

Pictured is the intersection between two buildings: Anita Chan Lai Ling Building (陳麗玲樓 Core P) and the Pao Yue-Kong Library (包玉剛圖書館 Core L).

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-25T15:56:28+0800

+ Dimensions: 5289 x 3526

+ Exposure: 1/1600 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 25 mm

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°18'15" N 114°10'49" E

+ Location: 香港理工大學 Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130425.6D.03013

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

“展翅 Spread your wings” / 香港理工大學建築之形 Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU) Architecture Forms / SML.20130425.6D.03058

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #理工大學 #PolyU #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #大學 #University

   

Part 3 of 3

  

Then I do the same for the water area. Note that at this point this image is very similar to by 0EV capture—no surprises there. This was what I saw when I photographed this photo. I do HDR not for effect, but just so that I can have some details on the shadow area.

  

At this point you see that really there is not much color to this scene. In fact, they stand to distract the overall image, so I removed it. Here since I have been working in Lab mode I just quickly removed the color channels or just removed the color saturation. If I work with images filled with color I usually would use the channel mixer in RGB mode or use the black and white tweaking modules inside Lightroom. But as you can see there is not much color in this image to start with so I can simply just remove the color saturation.

  

After importing back into Lightroom, I tweak things further as I feel that I can still get some more details in the shadow area. If I were inside Photoshop I would do a image-wide shadows/highlights tweak but since Lightroom version 4 there is this new Clarity parameter which works very well in manipulating local contrast so I used it.

  

And that’s it. But remember, every single image is different. This is not a recipes. There are no rules. Now go have some fun!

  

Cheers.

  

# Full video

+ vimeo.com/71165098

+ youtube.com/watch?v=0N9RWxVO5gw

  

# Presentation PDF

+ www.slideshare.net/seeminglee/hdr-process002

  

# Final photo

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9370400032/

  

# Notes

Hope this is useful for some…

  

# Media Licensing

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

  

HDR Photography Workflow: Part 3 of 3 / SML Tutorials

/ #SMLPhotography #SMLTutorials #SMLEDU #SMLUniverse

/ #HDR #photography #workflow #tutorials #video #edu

# 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 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17196

/ #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

An international roster of photojournalists stood by at the footbridge crossing Garden Road between Cheung Kong Centre and Bank of China Tower waiting for the rally to go underneath them.

 

Every time I go do photojournalism I would notice people trying to get a spot in the front. Actually the best vantage point is not down there—it’s up there. Grab a telephoto lens and start shooting.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-06-15T15:36:10+0800

+ Dimensions: 4690 x 3127

+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.0

+ Focal Length: 135 mm

+ ISO: 500

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°16'47" N 114°9'40" E

+ Location: 香港中環長江中心花園道行人天橋 Garden Road footbridge near Cheung Kong Centre, Central, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SSML.20130615.7D.42276

+ Series: SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden, 新聞攝影 Photojournalism,

22°16'47" N 114°9'40" E

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

攝影記者 Photojournalists / SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden / SML.20130615.7D.42298

/ #SnowdenHK #新聞攝影 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLPublicMedia #SMLOpinions

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Rally #Snowden #EdwardSnowden #events #people #photographer

I went to the Ma On Shan Promenade originally to photograph birds, but I couldn’t find any. Instead, crew teams from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU 香港城市大學) were seen rowing a variety of boats in Tolo Harbour.

 

Some of their tshirts said STGRC but I could not find anything under those designator, but my guess is that it is some kind of rowing club name in Hong Kong as that name does show up on PDF documents on the Hong Kong, China Rowing Association (中國香港賽艇協會) server [1].

 

# Notes

1. www.rowing.org.hk/imglib/comp/C345I1293.pdf

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-01T10:22:32+0800

+ Dimensions: 4193 x 2795

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/4.5

+ Focal Length: 115 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'28" E

+ Location: 香港新界馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, New Territories, Hong Kong

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

+ Serial: SML.20130501.7D.40640.C23

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 體育 Sports

 

“賽艇 Rowing” / 香港水上體育運動 Hong Kong Water Sports / SML.20130501.7D.40640.C23

/ #體育 #体育 #Sports #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #賽艇 #Rowing #Crew #WaterSports #Water #Boats #STGRC #CityU #城市大學

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

Researchers find millions of vulnerable Net-facing printers, cams, and routers.

 

Security experts are advising that a networking feature known as Universal Plug and Play be disabled on routers, printers, and cameras, after finding it makes tens of millions of Internet-connected devices vulnerable to serious attack.

 

UPnP, as the feature is often abbreviated, is designed to make it easy for computers to connect to Internet gear by providing code that helps devices automatically discover each other over a local network. That often eliminates the hassle of figuring out how to configure devices the first time they're connected. But UPnP can also make life easier for attackers half a world away who want to compromise a home computer or breach a business network, according to a white paper published Tuesday by researchers from security firm Rapid7.

 

Screenshot: arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/to-prevent-hacking-disab...

 

“To prevent hacking, disable Universal Plug and Play now” by @dangoodin001 @arstechnics #security #opinions

/ SML.20130202.SC.PublicMedia.Arstechnica.Security.2013.01.to-prevent-hacking-disable-universal-plug-and-play-now

/ #SMLScreenshots #CCBY #SMLPublicMedia #SMLUniverse #SMLOpinions #SMLIxD #SMLHacks #SMLData #SMLResearch

/ #screenshots #Arstechnica security opinions #hacking #hacks #technology #UPnP #research #IT #journalism #media #public #computers #opinions #network #Rapid7

Perhaps because of the efficiency of the public transportation system, e-commerce in Hong Kong is not popular – but it more than makes up for it in its category-specific shopping malls.

 

––

 

Once infamous for pirated software but today considered one of the cheapest places in Hong Kong (if not the world) to get (or buy parts to build) a personal computer, the Golden Shopping Centre is a prominent IT shopping center. Golden Shopping Center Shops has extensive lines computer products from components like motherboards, RAM, and CPUs, complete systems, to various peripherals. Unlike purely consumer-oriented IT shopping centers, Golden features several stores specializing in professional and esoteric network equipment.

 

The Golden Shopping Centre is also known for the number of video game stores it contains, where people purchase gaming systems, software and accessories at either a slightly discounted price, or in special in-store packages which might include an extra game or extra accessories. Since the halls are extremely narrow, it is often very congested, especially on weekends. The mall has two floors. The upper floor, Golden Computer Centre (Chinese: 高登電腦中心), mainly sells games and gaming software, while the lower floor, Golden Computer Arcade (Chinese: 黃金電腦商場), focuses on the sales of computer-oriented hardware. They were originally fashion markets named "Golden Shopping Centre" and "Golden Shopping Arcade" respectively.

 

It was the first computer market in Hong Kong and today "Golden" (高登/黃金) is synonymous to "computer market" in the minds of Hong Kong people even though many other similar computer arcades have been established today.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_Shui_Po#Golden_Shopping_Centre

Real time pano again with 5 captures — he really rocks this look.

 

# 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: Look2 + 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17191-SML.20130626.6D.17195-Pano.i5

/ #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

“Q = improved hacked ashtray forms” #crazyisgood #hacks

 

The pot cover edition was not very effective, so I bought a stainless steel strainer today as replacement.

 

# How it works

1. Stainless steel mixing bowl provides large container surface for cigarettes. Easy to clean and dispose of ash.

2. Instead of using oxygen-elimination as extinguishing method, I fill the bowl with water, easily found inside “smoking lounge.”

3. Strainer prevents cigarette from dropping into water accidentally.

4. Since it sits comfortably onto the bowl, the strainer also provides adequate balance to hold cigarettes in place.

5. When done, simply flip the strainer and cigarette extinguishes in water immediately.

 

Intended for personal use, but similar designs can be made to fit a party crowd no doubt.

 

Cost: mixing bowl HK$25 (US$3) 日本城. Strainer HK$18 (US$2) 日本城. Compare to my old Arne Jacobsen Ashtray (US$90) at MOSS NYC this is a bargain.

 

/ SML.20130109.IP3.SQ.Hacks.Ashtray.Forms

/ #smlhacks #smlforms #ccby #smlphotography #smluniverse #smlprojects

/ #hacks #煙灰缸 #ashtray #煙 #cigarettes #stainlesssteel #金屬 #metals #形 #forms

/ #nerds #geeks

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

/ SML:Projects=Forms SML:Projects=Hacks SML:Projects=Ashtray SML:Projects=crazyisgood SML:Projects=SQ #攝影 #摄影 #photography SQ IP3 SML:Workflow=Snapseed SML:Cameras=iPad3 SML:Setup=handheld

SML:Date=20130109 2013

An onlooker checks out a super long banner with the words: “Defend Democratic Values 真正「愛港者」桿衛民主價值” when protestors march on to the Consulate General of the United States from Chater Garden in Central, Hong Kong.

 

The Chinese sentence reads: the true lovers of Hong Kong would uphold the value of democracy.

 

(this pano is stitched with seven 7D RAW captures with the 100-400. As usual, I prefer to shoot panoramas so I can get the necessary resolution otherwise lost with a 17-40 + 6D, for example. The seams of the banner is not perfect as this is a time-variable shot. Also this is my first pano shot for photojournalism)

 

# SML Data

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

+ Dimensions: 13011 x 5281

+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/4.5

+ Focal Length: 100 mm

+ ISO: 250

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ Panorama FOV: 32 degree horizontal, 14 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Planar

+ GPS: 22°16'43" N 114°9'39" E

+ Location: 香港中環紅棉路 Cotton Tree Road, Central, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130615.7D.42357-SML.20130615.7D.42363-Pano.Planar.32x14

+ Series: Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden (SnowdenHK), 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

 

極長橫額: 真正「愛港者」桿衛民主價值 Super Long Banner: Defend Demogratic Values / 香港聲援斯諾登遊行 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden (SnowdenHK) / SML.20130615.7D.42357-SML.20130615.7D.42363-Pano.Planar.32x14

/ #SnowdenHK #新聞攝影 #Photojournalism #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLPublicMedia

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Rally #Snowden #EdwardSnowden #events #people #Banner #橫額 #street

These tongue-in-cheek paintings by Indian artist Paribartana Mohanty would put a smile on any Mac cultist’s face. Titled “Different Jobs,” they feature Apple’s founder Steve Jobs working in different professions—that of a shoemaker in this case. Will Steve Jobs be as well known should he choose to pursue the field of shoemaking in India? Is that an Indian Jobs?

 

Seriously WTF. Crazyisgood. SML Love.

 

(I am not particularly drawn to this style of painting, though it feels like that they are referencing the traditional portrait painting for royals in India. That said, perhaps my Indian friends can appreciate this better than I do.)

 

P.S. This is the first artist shown at Art Basel who has a Vimeo account!

 

Paribartana Mohanty

Different Jobs - I

2013

Oil on canvas

54 x 36 in

 

# Paribartana Mohanty

2006M.A. (History of Art), National Museum Institute, New Delhi

2004B.F.A. (Printmaking), Dhauli College of Art & Craft, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa

vimeo.com/paribartanamohanty

 

# Vadehra Art Gallery

D-53 Defence Colony

110 024 New Delhi

India

vadehraart.com/

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T14:08:12+0800

+ Dimensions: 2135 x 3211

+ 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.03988

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

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

“Painting by Paribartana Mohanty: Different Jobs - I, 2013 (Oil on canvas)” / Vadehra Art Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.EOSM.03988

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #ParibartanaMohanty #VadehraArtGallery #SteveJobs #WTF #LOL #Apple #portrait #India

Exactly what are the differences between Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L, Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 and Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lenses besides the difference in pricing, someone on Facebook asked.

 

Quite a bit. When I do any kind of shopping, I perform extensive research. And I can see the differences regarding performances among these lenses. I also asked the opinions of my peers who have worked with these lenses.

 

The number 1 criticism cited by photographers regarding the 50 f/1.8 II is the poor construction. Note that people have problem mostly with the Mark II but not the Mark I. So if you have the Mark I then this criticism does not apply.

 

The other main difference, as can be seen pictured here which comes directly from the Canon EF Lens Book III is the lens elements configuration. Generally speaking the L series contains aspherical lens elements which makes their images superior to others. As one photographer once said to me, although for the consumer line of lenses you often have to pump the saturation quite a bit, when shooing with the L lens you often need to dial the saturation down.

 

I have worked with both lines of lenses and I can speak to this fact.

 

Basically you don’t need expensive lenses if you are willing to work on the photo after the fact, which you should anyways, but working with good input does usually save time and effort in postproduction aka processing workflow.

 

/ SML.20130320.SC.Canon.50mm.Lenses.Opinions

/ #SMLOpinions #CCBY #SMLScreenshots #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse

/ #opinions #Canon #photography #tools #lenses #geekporn #screenshots

 

Eee-eee-aww-aww eee-eee-aww-aww… That was what it sounded like against some tribal beats blasted out from the heavily amplified speakers. These aboriginal tribes painted with patterns and colors could be seen playing their didgeridoos all day long near the pier which was frequented by both locals and tourists.

 

For the week that I stayed in Sydney, this was most of the music I heard when I walked out the door. It was hypnotically delicious.

 

Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L at the Rocks in Sydney, Australia.

 

# More Information

+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo

 

Aboriginal tribesman + didgeridoo / Sydney, Australia / SML.20140314.6D.30837.P1.BW

Dried seafood goods are called 海味, which literally means the “flavor of the sea”. In particular, 鮑 (鮑魚 abalone), 參 (海參 sea cucumber), 翅 (魚翅 shark’s fin) and 肚 (魚肚/花膠 fish maw) are collectively referred to as the the “Big Four Flavor of the Sea” (四大海味). Other common seafood items that can be dried include fish, shrimp, smelt, Aberdeen, scallops, dried squids, fish maw, mussels, razor clams, works and oysters.

 

Pictured is a diversity of items being sold by street vendors at the Lau Fau Shan Fish Market in Hong Kong (香港流浮山魚市場).

 

# More Information

+ zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/海味

 

海味 (乾海產) Dried Seafood / 中國飲食文化 Chinese Food Culture / SML.20131118.6D.30255.P1

At first the strings seem mostly decorative.

 

# 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 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17160

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

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

And again, when two models meet up.

 

# 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 + Look 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17170.SQ

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

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

Rainbow Teddy (RT) does his best to maintain balance between Moleskines and travel guides on the Sapien bookcases to help SML test out some newly purchased umbrellas on Taobao.

 

# Background story

 

SML used to be able to buy umbrellas from B&H fairly easy. Frankly, umbrellas are not that difficult to make. You can fetch a good brand like the Elinchrom 41" for US$43, or get the most economical (and poorly built) Impact 45" for as low as US$14.95. But when SML went to Tin Cheung in Hong Kong, the salesperson wanted HK$800 (~US$100) for the Elinchrom 41". Are you kidding me? No way.

 

So SML went to TMall and found an umbrella for 25 RMB (~US$4) and voila [1]. Sure the quality is not as silky smooth as the Elinchrom but to be frank it was actually better than the US$15 Impact from B&H. So all in all SML is very happy with this purchase, and will definitely go onto Taobao for more goodies in the future.

 

# Notes

1. 鑫威森 攝影器材柔光棚攝影傘/43寸外黑內銀反光傘 detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=4826813424

 

# Strobist Info

+ Canon 580EX with umbrella on top left

+ Canon 430EX with umbrella on top right

+ Canon 90EX as remote strobe (replacing the ST-E2) to trigger the two strobes, which is set to A:B 4:1.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-07-04T14:42:19+0800

+ Dimensions: 4910 x 3273

+ Exposure: 1/180 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 57 mm

+ ISO: 400

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ Flash: Canon 580EX + Canon 430EX + Canon 90EX

+ Accessories: Manfrotto tripod, light stands, 鑫威森 umbrellas

+ GPS: 22°25'3" N 114°13'49" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong)

+ Workflow: Lightroom 5

+ Serial: SML.20130704.6D.17984

+ Series: 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy, Toy Story, Crazyisgood

 

# Media Licensing

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

 

彩熊練功夫 Rainbow Teddy (RT) practices Chinese Kungfu / Crazyisgood Toy Story / SML.20130704.6D.17984

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #gay #Teddy #WTF #instagay #gaybear #LGBT #LOL #Moleskine #strobist #kungfu #toys

  

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Everything is a blur on a foggy day like this. Amazingly I have already tried expanding the dynamic range a bit with curves, but it still takes quite some effort to extract some details. If you have a sharp eye, you will find two ships sailing amidst the serene waters. The color is so muted that they appear almost like color noise—and they do. But there is something comforting about this blue gray hue, so I kept it.

 

In Chinese traditional painting, landscape is called 山水. 山 means mountains. 水 means water. Together they mean landscape—as it appears that those are the two key ingredients which makes up a Chinese landscape. Which this should be one. The ships is the 人氣 life force—another necessary ingredient in Chinese painting. No matter how tiny, they add a bit of life to the overall composition. Thus this is me trying to do Chinese painting, through photography.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-21 12:13:33 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 34 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'31" N 114°13'15" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Subject: 中國香港八仙嶺和吐露港 Tolo Harbour + Pat Sin Leng, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130321.7D.35763

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 山水 Landscape

 

“霧山水 Fog, Mountains, Water” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130321.7D.35763

/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #山水 #Landscape #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山 #Mountains #水 #Water #霧 #Fog

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