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

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

Leaving the clothes outside the window to air-dry is a Chinese specialty. I didn’t use to think much of it until I have traveled the world and noticed that no one else does this except people in Hong Kong.

So many people does this that metal racks are often built in on the building itself. If the building does not come with a rack to hang anything, people in Hong Kong will hack their way out to crate racks themselves.

Pictured here is the facade of a public housing development in Hong Kong. You can see that several households have decided to create their own outdoor structures. Drying clothes outside the window requires some skills though—it is easy to lose clothes this way, and clearly one of the towels (or tshirt?) has fallen to the floor below.

These outside hanging racks are not unique to public housing either, they are seen everywhere. In more affluent neighbourhoods the racks are usually installed outside of the maids’ quarters.

Crazyisgood. Hong Kong Specialty.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-08 11:10:48 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5087 x 3391

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 1000

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'16" N 114°13'33" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山錦豐苑J座錦蘭閣 中国香港马鞍山锦丰苑J座锦兰阁 Kam Fung Court Block J Kam Lan House, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130208.7D.21399

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 形 Forms, Crazyisgood

“窗外晾杉 Drying Clothes Outside the Window” / 香港公共屋邨建築之形 Hong Kong Public Housing Architecture Forms / SML.20130208.7D.21399

/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #錦豐苑 #KamFungCourt #公共 #Public #屋邨 #Housing #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #晾 #Dry #杉 #Clothes

龍舟 Dragon boat is an important part of Chinese culture with over 2000 years of history. Dragon boat races are traditionally held as part of the annual 端午節 Duanwu Festival held on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese Lunar Calendar (usually in June on the Gregorian calendar).

While ‘competition’ has taken place annually for more than 20 centuries as part of religious ceremonies and folk customs, dragon boat racing has emerged in modern times as an international sport, beginning in Hong Kong in 1976.

Pictured is one team practicing their rowing skill today at Tolo Harbour—four months ahead of the game. I suspect that more will be seen in coming months, and I look forward to the spectacle. I was born in the Year of the Dragon and I suspect that my affinity to this watersport is not completely without grounds.

For more information, visit Wikipedia:

+ EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_boat

+ ZH: zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/龍舟

# SML Translate: 端午未臨 龍舟已到

+ 端午: Duanwu Festival

+ 未: not (yet)

+ 臨: arrive

+ 龍: dragon

+ 舟: boat

+ 已: already

+ 到: arrive, here

+ 端午未臨 龍舟已到: Duanwu Festival has not arrived yet but the dragon boats are already here.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-23 10:50:05 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/10

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 320

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'20" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Serial: SML.20130223.7D.24605.P1.L1

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 寧 Serenity, 男 men

“端午未臨 龍舟已到” / 香港體育之寧 Hong Kong Sports Serenity / SML.20130223.7D.24605.P1.L1

/ #體育 #Sports #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #男 #men #SMLMen #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #自然 #Nature #水 #water #龍舟 #dragonboat #人 #people

You either love it or you hate it, but one thing is clear—it is impossible to not notice Chinese artist 岳敏君 Yue Minjun’s works, which depict men frozen in laughters.

The large sculpture in the foreground is part of a series titled “The Tao of Laughter,” which was previously on view in Hong Kong at Harbour City in 2012. They were inspired by Chinese traditional philosophical text 道德經 Tao Te Ching [1] written by 老子 Laozi, which supports the power of laughter as a path to inner peace.

Yue is commonly associated with the “Cynical Realism” by art critics. The painting in the background can be seen earlier in the stream [2].

岳敏君 YUE Minjun (b. 1962 China)

The Tao of Laughter No. 4, 2012

Stainless Steel

# Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun (Chinese: 岳敏君; born 1962) is a contemporary Chinese artist based in Beijing, China. He is best known for oil paintings depicting himself in various settings, frozen in laughter. He has also reproduced this signature image in sculpture, watercolour and prints.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yue_Minjun

# Galerie Daniel Templon

Founded in 1966

www.danieltemplon.com/

30, rue Beaubourg

75003 Paris

France

# Notes

1. The Tao Te Ching, Daodejing, or Dao De Jing (道德經: 道 dào "way"; 德 dé "virtue"; 經 jīng "classic" or "text") also simply referred to as the 老子 Laozi, is a Chinese classic text. According to tradition, it was written around the 6th century BC by the sage Laozi (or Lao Tzu, "Old Master"), a record-keeper at the Zhou Dynasty court, by whose name the text is known in China.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching

2. “Painting by 岳敏君 Yue Minjun: 自由的天空 Free Sky No. 1, 2012 (Oil on canvas)” / Galerie Daniel Templon / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14035: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8923407982/

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:56:21+0800

+ Dimensions: 3588 x 5383

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 17 mm

+ ISO: 1250

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E

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

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14053

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

# Media Licensing

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

“Sculpture by 岳敏君 YUE Minjun (b. 1962 China): The Tao of Laughter No. 4, 2012 (Stainless Steel)” / Galerie Daniel Templon / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14053

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #岳敏君 #YueMinjun #WTF #LOL #GalerieDanielTemplon #sculpture #laughter

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9034705356/

A pure delight in forms. Crazyisgood. SML Love.

# 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: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43087

/ #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

Love this.

# 梁英傑 LEUNG Ying Kit, Yankee

Futuristic Classic

yankeeleung@hotmail.com

+852 6191 0654

# Media Licensing

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

梁英傑 LEUNG Ying Kit, Yankee: Futuristic Classic: Look 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17149

/ #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 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17186

/ #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

I hope that I can wear black gloves, black shorts and black boots out on the street also. Please make this standard.

# 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 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17134

/ #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

If you are willing to look, interesting forms are everywhere. This look like an art installation to me, but is just marks left on the road. The text is cropped from an upside down “SLOW”, situated next to some road signs. But it is beautiful to my eye. I love seeing typography in the wild—whether they were intended as typography or not. It says something to me.

# SML Translate

+ 人: people, humans, humanity.

# SML Workflow

Photographed handheld with the Canon 7D with the 70-200 f/4L lens. Processed in Lightroom 4.

# SML Data

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, 中文字形 Chinese Typographic Forms

+ Date: 2013-02-01 11:03:45 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5124 x 3416

+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 75 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not Fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'15" N 114°13'36" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆安商場停車場 中国香港马鞍山恒安商场停车场 Car Park, Heng On Shopping Mall, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China

“IS 人!人!人!” (found art installation)

/ 人流指示中文字形 Human Logistics Signage Chinese Typographic Forms

/ SML.20130201.7D.20869

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #中文字形 #ZhTypography #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLProjects

/ #指示 #signage #found #art #installation #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #字形 #typography

“Smoking Lounge”, SML Universe, Hong Kong

I am posting this to let you know that I am _well aware_ of the danger of smoking and how it would affect me. Despite this I _choose_ to do it. So no need to tell me why you think it’s not good for my health. I know so.

The only thing that I am not too happy with is that I can't get natural cigarettes in Hong Kong. In New York I used to smoke Nat Sherman's and when I moved to DUMBO I had to switch to American Spirit. While I know that “natural cigarettes” are not healthier – I think that it is at least a little bit better than commercial cigarettes which has 1,300 chemical additives.

Also, I am annoyed with Hong Kong's 19 cigarette rule because previously I was able to buy the good Davidoff at the Hong Kong airport because the tobacco leaves are better. Now I am stuck with smoking either Dunhill or Davidoff International – lesser quality leaves. I am going to see if I can get a carton and just declare taxes the next time I fly out because this is super annoying – it's not that I want to avoid taxes. I simply want a better product.

Recently I heard that a lot of designers in Hong Kong apparently roll their own so I will have to go seek out some local tobacco shop I suppose. I don't think that I would have the capacity to roll 20 cigarettes a day though! :)

# 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 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17138

/ #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

ne helps another adjust their outfits. It is with this that the collection title actually made sense.

# 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: Metamorphosis / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17174

/ #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

A bizarre triangular configuration landed in Tolo Harbour tonight. I saw it in the dark and had no idea what it was, so I mounted the camera on a tripod and did a long exposure to see if I can make out what it is, but I cannot.

And this is what the “Bulb” mode is for. To do it though you need to use the Canon TC-80N3 timer remote control. Yes, you can do it by hand but if you do bulb by hand then you risk vibrating the capture.

Again, you see the lens flair sparkles, yes? These are results of small aperture captures. To do photography well you do need to know how the machines function and how to achieve everything you need. And so you learn by trying new things. Do things manually. Everything is manual here: exposure, ISO, focus (when it is dark like this you can’t rely on anything automatic). And when you do things manually it is always so much more fun!

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-20 23:18:15 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5153 x 3435

+ Exposure: 60.0 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 70 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, tripod

+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'23" E

+ Altitude: 153.9 m

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Serial: SML.20130320.7D.35743

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 山水 Landscape, 長時間曝光 Long Exposure

“不明飛行物體降落中國 UFO Landed in China” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130320.7D.35743

/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #山水 #Landscape #長時間曝光 #LongExposure #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #夜 #Night #城市 #Urban #UFO

Photo by request. Chinese men playing soccer at night. Panorama stitched using 17 7D RAW captures with the 17-40 f/4L. Again, seams are not perfect and you might seem more players then there really are because it is technically a time-lapsed image.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-17 22:19:41 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 12404 x 3147

+ Exposure: 1/20 - 1/15 sec at f/5.0

+ Focal Length: 40 mm

+ ISO: 3200

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ Panorama FOV: 118 degree horizontal, 36.7 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical

+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'44" E

+ Altitude: 15.7 m

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

+ Serial: SML.20130317.7D.35562-SML.20130317.7D.35578-Pano.Cylindrical.118x36.7

+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

“夜間足球 Nighttime Football (Soccer)” / 香港體育全景攝影 Hong Kong Sports Panoramic Photography / SML.20130317.7D.35562-SML.20130317.7D.35578-Pano.Cylindrical.118x36.7

/ #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #足球 #Football #Soccer #夜 #Night

The one thing I noticed from photographing this game is that there really aren’t many captures which contain the ball and the guy. As soon as something of interest is happening, the ball is already fast gone. I feel that it is somewhat important to actually see the ball in the frame so I picked to process this.

This is Luca Marinelli (HKF Number 16). He is the defender for the team and is originally from Varese, Italy [1].

I photograph this across the width of a standard soccer pitch, so this lens is definitely a keeper for sports photography. I would have preferred to get the frame rate of the 7D but this was at night and only the 6D had the usable 12800 ISO, which this is shot at. No Noise Reduction is applied. Like I said, very usable.

# Notes

1. Hong Kong Falcon Football Club: 16. Luca Marinelli: Born in 1986 (age 27) from Varese, Italy. Defender. www.hkfalconfc.com/?tb_player=luca-marinelli

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-28T19:54:33+0800

+ Dimensions: 2962 x 4444

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/4.5

+ Focal Length: 400 mm

+ ISO: 12800

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'15" N 114°13'43" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130428.6D.03359

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, Photojournalism

“HKF 16: Luca Marinelli” / Sunday League: Hong Kong Falcon vs Paulista / 香港足球 Hong Kong Football (Soccer) / SML.20130428.6D.03596

/ #Photojournalism #體育 #体育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #足球 #Football #HongKongFalcon #LucaMarinelli #Nike #Adidas

With a Crisply fried dough inside and a steamed smooth texture outside, this traditional Hong Kong dim sum is one of my favorite, and can usually only be had in noodle and congee shops. While most places often render the fried dough (twisted cruller) soggy inside, 正斗 Tasty Congee & Noodle Wantun Shop at IFC Central gave a nice rendition. Comes with soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and sesame paste. A nice side dish for the evening.

# Location

Shop 3016-3018, Podium Level 3, IFC Mall, 1 Harbour View Street, Central, Hong Kong

# Workflow

Photographed with iPad 3, processed in Snapseed.

“香油條腸粉 (炸兩) Rice noodle rolls filled with twisted cruller”

/ 中國飲食文化 中国饮食文化 Chinese Food Culture

/ SML.20130121.IP3.SQ

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

/ #飲食 #饮食 #food #文化 #culture #opinions

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #正斗 #TastyCongee #IFC #中環 #Central #點心 #dimsum

/ SML:Projects=CNFoodCulture #攝影 #摄影 #photography SQ IP3

Give me a camera, and I am never bored.

The urban life is filled with deadweight time. For this photo, I was waiting for the bus to go home. But once I have a camera in hand then I can be stuck in traffic all day long without a moment of boredom.

This is why there is a photography series for shopping malls, a photography series for human logistics, a photography for almost everything—even for when I go to bathrooms.

Photography is my creative outlet. It brings me happiness. It prevents me from killing myself. It is in many ways my biohack. I have ADHD+Bipolar, so I get bored very easily. But photography keeps life interesting to me. And having an interesting life is what makes life worthy to live for.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-18 18:12:25 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/2.0

+ Focal Length: 22 mm

+ ISO: 160

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°25'33" N 114°13'52" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山鞍駿街馬鞍山中心北面外檣 中国香港马鞍山鞍骏街马鞍山中心北面外樯 Northern Exterior Facade, Ma On Shan Centre, On Chun Street, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130218.EOSM.02337.P1.L1

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 商場 Shopping Malls, 形 Forms

“無題 Untitled” / 商場建築之形 Shopping Malls Architecture Forms / SML.20130218.EOSM.02337.P1.L1

/ #商場 #ShoppingMalls #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

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

More shorts

# 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 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17133

/ #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 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16957

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

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

This is a handheld panoramic photograph of West Kowloon from the vantage point of 中港城 China Hong Kong City in 尖沙咀 Tsim Sha Tsui stitched together in Hugin using 8 RAW capture with the Canon EOS M + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM lens.

As usual with these panorama done handheld, the seams are not perfect, so I left the imperfect seams here as otherwise there is no way to cover the tall 環球貿易廣場 International Commerce Centre (ICC) in the middle.

ICC is the tallest building in Hong Kong as well as the fifth tallest building in the world. Notable tenants include Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, and ABN-AMRO.

Also in view are the shopping mall 圓方 Elements as well as many luxury condos featuring gigantic Feng Shui holes—a bizarre feature in Hong Kong architecture.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-27 16:05:01 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 9407 x 2631

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°17'60" N 114°10'1" E

+ Location: 中國香港尖沙咀中港城 中国香港尖沙咀中港城 China Hong Kong City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

+ Subject: 香港西九龍 West Kowloon, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Hugin, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130227.EOSM.02690-SML.20130227.EOSM.02697-SML.Pano.P1.L1

+ Series: 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

“城市永遠的建設 A city never stops building” / 香港西九龍全景 Hong Kong West Kowloon Panorama / SML.20130227.EOSM.02690-SML.20130227.EOSM.02697-SML.Pano.P1.L1

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #西九龍 #WestKowloon #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #城市 #Urban

Makibox = 3D printer for 200 USD! The catch is that you have to assemble it yourself. The more well known MakerBot is a 3D printer for 2500 USD although that printer does come assembled.

I am thinking of getting one. The 200 is definitely a chewable R&D cost. Its founder Jonathan Buford is based in Hong Kong so I figured that if I failed miserably in my assembly there is at least someone close by to give me some help.

Will let you know how it goes once my order is in. I figured that if I successfully got this to work I can probably graduate from geekdom into nerddom so it would be a very worthy thing to do.

Screenshot: makibox.com/products

“Makibox 3D Printer” / SML Shopping Opinions / SML.20130509.SC

/ #SMLScreenshots #SMLShopping #SMLOpinions #SMLUniverse #SMLHacks #Crazyisgood

/ #nerds #geekporn #3d #3dprinter #printer #shopping #opinions #Hongkong #China #hacks #products #Makibox #geeks #JonathanBuford

All 6 looks. For men and women. Title of the collection is “Steipnir in pastel” but I wonder if it was a typo and that it was supposedly “Sleipnir in pastel”.

# 李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois

Steipnir in pastel

likinglois@gmail.com

+852 9050 8758

# Media Licensing

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

李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois: Steipnir in pastel: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43089

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

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

Rainy day is the perfect time for photography. Not only is the contrast relatively low, the reflective surface on the floor adds interests to almost all compositions.

The faces are cropped off here to hide the athletes’ identities, but the essence of their playing is all there.

This is, as usual, a photograph by requests by some of my social media friends in Europe—specifically they asked to see photographs of Chinese men playing all kinds of random sports. Your wish is my command.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-31T15:45:34.66+0800

+ Dimensions: 4601 x 3067

+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 196 mm

+ ISO: 1000

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'38" E

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

+ Serial: SML.20130331.7D.37321

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men

# Media Licensing

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

“雨天踢足球 Football (Soccer) on a rainy day” / 男運動員 Men in Sports / SML.20130331.7D.37321

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #足球 #Football #Soccer #雨 #rain #reflection

Richard Patterson (born 1963 in Leatherhead, Surrey) is an English artist and one of the Young British Artists (YBAs).

YBA is essentially a collective born out of a group show which successfully got its relevant media attention because of various marketing strategy of getting “important people” to notice them. Before the age of Internet / social media, getting “taste makers” to give a positive review appears to jump start your career quite nicely.

So what is the significance to his green butt of a toy minotaur figure? If you somehow fell in love with the YBAs many years ago then you would love it regardless what is on the paint. For the recently initiated, I do not see much in this judging purely from a singular art work point of view.

It is cute. That’s about it. If you are looking to art as a financial investment though, it is worth a look.

Richard Patterson

‘Half Minotaur’, 2000

Oil on canvas

38 1/8 x 38 1/8 in

97 x 97 cm

# Richard Patterson

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

# Timothy Taylor Gallery

15 Carlos Place

London W1K 2EX

United Kingdom

www.timothytaylorgallery.com/

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T17:40:56+0800

+ Dimensions: 3085 x 3085

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 36 mm

+ ISO: 640

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E

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

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14113.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

“Painting by Richard Patterson: Half Minotaur, 2000 (Oil on canvas)” / Timothy Taylor Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14113.SQ

/ #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 #RichardPatterson #TimothyTaylorGallery #WTF #Toys #bokeh #YBA

Rally co-organizers Oiwan Lam (with mic) and Tom Grundy (with portable loudspeaker) lead several hundred Snowden supporters holding signs and banners as they marched towards US Consulate General on Saturday in Hong Kong.

# Oiwan Lam

Oiwan Lam is a media activist in Hong Kong. She writes for inmediahk.net, interlocals.net and globalvoicesonline.org

+ twitter.com/oiwan

+ oiwan.wordpress.com/

# Tom Grundy

Tom Grundy is a photographer, filmmaker and political activist in Hong Kong.

+ www.globalcitizen.co.uk/

+ twitter.com/tomgrundy

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-06-15T15:41:40+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.0

+ Focal Length: 170 mm

+ ISO: 1600

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°16'43" N 114°9'39" E

+ Location: 香港中環花園道 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130615.7D.42292

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

# Media Licensing

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

Co-organizers Oiwan Lam + Tom Grundy / SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden / SML.20130615.7D.42292

/ #SnowdenHK #新聞攝影 #Photojournalism #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 #OiwanLam #TomGrundy #Oiwan

Crying in Public by Civic Center @civctr vimeo.com/59738042 #hk #cn #art

The world around us is plastered with messages telling us how to dress, what to drink, and how to behave. DETOUR 2012, Design Renegade, is an experiment in reclaiming our public place, to restore a sense of dignity, curiosity, and basic empathy.

Crying in Public is an experiment in defining the city by our emotions. Through a series of street signs, stickers, and chalkboards, passers-by are prompted to pause, reflect, and consider their emotional connection to the city: “Where was the last place you cried?” “Where was your first kiss?” Other signs will redefine specific and often overlooked alleys, parks, and verandas as ideal places for specific emotions like: “This is a good place to feel calm” or “This is a good place to freak out.”

Removable vinyl stickers with similar messaging will be distributed across Wan Chai, encouraging citizens to claim their own special places throughout the city. All these materials will encourage people to share their stories on a website customised for the project.

Civic Center is a creative studio based in New Orleans. Founded by Candy Chang and James A. Reeves in 2010, Civic Center blend art, design, education, writing, and music into projects inspired by cities. Civic Center believes that our public spaces should spark conversation among strangers, make the machinery of the city more accessible, and restore a sense of dignity to all.

civiccenter.cc

# SML Photography

Series: Photojournalism

Cameras: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS M

Lens:Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM, Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM

Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 25fps, Progressive, 10 Mbps

Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo

Length: 2 min 32 sec

Color: Color

Location: Old Wan Chai Police Station, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China

License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)

Date: 2012-11-29 to 2012-12-01 (recorded) 2013-02-15 (processed)

Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography

Soundtrack: SML Music

Media Production: SML Universe

Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited

Serial: SML.20130215.Videography.CivicCenter.CryingInPublic

# SML Music

Written in Ableton Live using some crazy drum loops at 160bpm, with Kontakt 5 bass, mastered with Ozone 5

Download 24-bit 48kHz AIFF at:

soundcloud.com/seeminglee/civic-center-crying-in-public

# Media Licensing

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

“Crying in Public by Civic Center / DETOUR 2012: Design Renegade”

/ SML.20130216.SC.Vimeo.59738042

/ #Photojournalism #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #Crazyisgood #SMLMusic

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #WanChai #public #art #installation #interactive #CivicCenter #Vimeo #video #music #soundtrack #街 #Street

“How the Vatican built a secret property empire using Mussolini's millions”

m.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/21/vatican-secret-propert...

#finance #religion

Papacy used offshore tax havens to create £500m international portfolio, featuring real estate in UK, France and Switzerland

Behind a disguised offshore company structure, the church's international portfolio has been built up over the years, using cash originally handed over by Mussolini in return for papal recognition of the Italian fascist regime in 1929.

Since then the international value of Mussolini's nest-egg has mounted until it now exceeds £500m. In 2006, at the height of the recent property bubble, the Vatican spent £15m of those funds to buy 30 St James's Square. Other UK properties are at 168 New Bond Street and in the city of Coventry. It also owns blocks of flats in Paris and Switzerland.

via Facebook:SML#P#MN — SML Thank You!

/ SML.20130121.SC.PublicMedia.UK.Guardian.20130121.vatican-secret-property-empire-mussolini

/ #SMLScreenshots #CCBY #SMLPublicMedia #SMLFinance #SMLUniverse #SMLFacebook #SMLNET

/ religion finance #Vatican #Mussolini #catholic #church #scandal #pope #world #EU

#guardian #UK #Barclays #JPMorgan #banks #offshore #world #news #secret #property #public #media

It has been cloudy the past few days in Hong Kong so I did not notice the moon. Tonight when I went out to do some panorama shots nearby I noticed the moon in a clear sky. It seems larger than usual.

Later tonight I saw on Louis Seigal’s Facebook feed [1, 2] that supposedly there would be an extreme super moon this weekend. Perhaps that is why?

I had my 7D + 100-400 out with my tripod anyway so here it is. I am learning more and more about moon phases working on these photos. In this almost full configuration, it is known as the Waxing Gibbous Moon (盈凸月).

# Notes

1. www.facebook.com/louis.seigal

2. seigalphotography.com/

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-06-20T19:54:24+0800

+ Dimensions: 2518 x 2518

+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 400 mm

+ ISO: 1250

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto tripod

+ GPS: 22°25'13" N 114°13'40" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Subject: 月 Moon

+ Serial: SML.20130620.7D.42930.SQ.BW

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature

# Media Licensing

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

盈凸月 Waxing Gibbous Moon / 香港夜之寧 Hong Kong Night Serenity / SML.20130620.7D.42930.SQ.BW

/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #天 #空 #Sky #月 #Moon #盈凸月 #WaxingGibbous

# 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: Front / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17169

/ #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

Fully deconstructed, in white.

# 梁英傑 LEUNG Ying Kit, Yankee

Futuristic Classic

yankeeleung@hotmail.com

+852 6191 0654

# Media Licensing

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

梁英傑 LEUNG Ying Kit, Yankee: Futuristic Classic: Look 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17143

/ #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

He looks like a lion.

# 李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois

Steipnir in pastel

likinglois@gmail.com

+852 9050 8758

# Media Licensing

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

李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois: Steipnir in pastel: Look 6 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17124

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

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

The “Ziggy Stardust” collection by designer 童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit (Wai-Kit Tung) features asymmetric cuts which I adore.

# 童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit

Ziggy Stardust

twk1402@gmail.com

+852 6855 8214

# Media Licensing

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

童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit: Ziggy Stardust: Look 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17078

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

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

Those shoes are dandy.

# 李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois

Steipnir in pastel

likinglois@gmail.com

+852 9050 8758

# Media Licensing

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

李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois: Steipnir in pastel: Look 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17118

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

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# KUN Tsz Yan, Joyce

so long, farewell, my stranger.

kunjoyce@yahoo.com.hk

+852 6442 2216

# Sponsors

+ Full Charm Knitters Ltd.

+ Novetex Textiles Limited

+ Jetco Zipper Limited

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

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

Joyce Kun (KUN Tsz Yan): so long, farewell, my stranger: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16899

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Of interest to me are the similar styling as with other Hong Kong designers shown at the show, where shorts are common in the fall / winter collection, apparently.

# 童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit

Ziggy Stardust

twk1402@gmail.com

+852 6855 8214

# Media Licensing

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

童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit: Ziggy Stardust: Look 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17080

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This is a vertical panorama stitched using seven 7D RAW captures (at 98mm) of the entrance to 中環廣場 Central Plaza in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Escalators at the entrance of the building are typical in Chinese architecture, as the ever flowing energy is similar to that of water, an important element in 風水 Feng Shui.

I never liked the design of the building. Most of the people in Hong Kong also question the naming of the building when it was built—although its name suggest that it is in 中環 Central, it is in fact located at Wan Chai—which is two MTR stops away.

# About 中環廣場 Central Plaza

This 78-storey, 374 m (1,227 ft) skyscraper was completed in August 1995 and is located at 18 Harbour Road, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

It is the third tallest tower in the city after 2 IFC in Central and the ICC in West Kowloon. It was the tallest building in Asia from 1992 to 1996, until the Shun Hing Square in neighbouring Shenzhen was built. Central Plaza surpassed the Bank of China Tower as the tallest building in Hong Kong until the completion of 2IFC.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Plaza_(Hong_Kong)

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-11 12:42:17 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3410 x 7867

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ Focal Length: 98mm

+ Panorama FOV: 14 degree horizontal, 33 degree vertical

+ GPS: 22°16'50" N 114°10'28" E

+ Location: 中國香港灣仔港灣道18號中環廣場 中国香港湾仔港湾道18号中环广场 Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.22610-SML.20130211.7D.22616-SML.Pano.001.Rectilinear.14x33

+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

“中環廣場 Central Plaza” / 香港商業建築人流全景之形 Hong Kong Business Architecture Human Logistics Panoramic Forms / SML.20130211.7D.22610-SML.20130211.7D.22616-SML.Pano.001.Rectilinear.14x33

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #建築 #建筑 Architecture #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban

Here is another panorama shot on Saturday when Edward Snowden supporters protest outside the Hong Kong SAR Central Government Complex.

Unlike the previous shot [1] which was shot at 400mm, this one is shot at 100mm, also handheld. I had originally intended to see if I would be able to stitch the 400mm shots together with the 100mm to get a giant pano with both detail in the people area as well as the context—the flags which designate the location with the flag of Hong Kong and China in the foreground. But alas I was unable to with available software.

But hopefully the two together provide you with comparable details. There was not a lot of available light on Saturday so zooming in will not provide as much detail as the 400mm shot.

The main challenge lies in using body as a robotic arm to cover the entire area. It is not as easy as you think—as in the past I have often missed many areas so for something which I cannot go back and rephotograph, I did overdo it a bit.

Stitched with 70 captures inside Autopano Giga 3.0 with some edits in Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4.

# Notes

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

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-06-15T17:16:28+0800

+ Dimensions: 13642 x 10455

+ Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/4.5

+ Focal Length: 100 mm

+ ISO: 1000

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ Panorama FOV: 69 degree horizontal, 41 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Planar

+ GPS: 22°16'52" N 114°9'59" 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.16066-SML.20130615.6D.16135-Pano.i70.Planar.69x41

+ 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)前抗議全景 Protest outside Hong Kong SAR Central Government Complex Panorama / SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden / SML.20130615.6D.16066-SML.20130615.6D.16135-Pano.i70.Planar.69x41

/ #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

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

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

Here a model helps another to unfold the dress form into different constructions.

# 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 2 + Look 3: Metamorphosis / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17165

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The West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) is a strategic investment by the Hong Kong Government to meet the long-term infrastructure needs of the arts and cultural sector and to position Hong Kong as a world-class city for contemporary arts and cultural entertainments.

The proposed and currently developing site is approximately 40 hectares and when completed will include 17 arts and cultural venues as well as space for arts education. One of these development will be the M+ Museum, which recently made news in the art world by snatching Lars Nittve to be its executive director.

Nittve was the founding Director of Tate Modern in London, former Director of the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, the founding Director of Rooseum – Center for Contemporary Art - in Malmö, Sweden, and Director of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek, Denmark. Many have high hopes that by involving Nittve it would allow Hong Kong to make a mark in the art world—an area where Hong Kong at the moment quite frankly lacks.

At the moment WKCD is still under heavy construction but WKCD has taken the opportunity to organise some temporary art installations such as the “Mobile M+: Inflation!”, which features inflatable sculptures at the future site of M+.

The site was closed because of weather when I visited it but trust that I will go back again when the weather is good. A roster of international artists are involved, including: Cao Fei (China); Choi Jeong Hwa (South Korea); Jeremy Deller (UK); Jiakun Architects (China); Paul McCarthy (USA); Tomás Saraceno (Argentina); Tam Wai Ping (Hong Kong).

# References

1. West Kowloon Cultural District: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kowloon_Cultural_District

2. 西九文化區: Wikipedia: ZH: zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/西九文化區

3. West Kowloon Cultural District Authority: www.wkcda.hk/

4. Lars Nittve: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Nittve

5. Mobile M+: Inflation! www.wkcda.hk/en/newsroom/press_releases/index_id_128.html

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-08T18:13:55+0800

+ Dimensions: 5297 x 3531

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 39 mm

+ ISO: 400

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°17'56" N 114°9'19" E

+ Location: 香港西九文化區 West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD), West Kowloon, Hong Kong

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130508.6D.05503

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, Typography

# Media Licensing

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

“西九文化區 West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD)” / 香港文化建築之形 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Forms / SML.20130508.6D.05503

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #文化 #Culture #西九 #WestKowloon #WKCD #typography

Rainbow Teddy (RT) shared a secret with his new BFF Stitch recently. Although RT has been really happy living on his own, he was secretly hoping for some love life. Luckily, his new BFF Stitch [1] found someone for him from Toysrus—Tigger!

SML: Wow, Tigger, you have grown up a whole lot since I last saw you [2]—almost double in size!

Tigger: I know. I am a big boy now!

RT: Adorable—I love them tall like that—with a long tail.

Tigger: I am so glad that you like it, RT. I do like to bounce around quite a bit though. So you sit still while I bounce, ok?

RT: Weeeee!

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-27T16:10:14.00+0800

+ Dimensions: 2545 x 3817

+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 98 mm

+ ISO: 400

+ Flash: Canon 580EX (off-camera left bounce via ceiling) + Canon 90EX (as remote trigger)

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'25" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Serial: SML.20130327.7D.36991

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy, Toy Story

# Notes

1. “Rainbow Teddy shows BFF Stitch how to use the Canon EOS M” / Rainbow Teddy / SML.20130327.7D.37009: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8595227108/

2. Bert and Ernie: When Tigger visit / SML.20090917.10D.53975.P1: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3929909547/

“Rainbow Teddy + Tigger: love weathers the thunder outside” / Rainbow Teddy / SML.20130327.7D.36991

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Joel Shapiro (born September 27, 1941 New York City, New York) is an American sculptor renowned for his dynamic work composed of simple rectangular shapes. He grew up in Sunnyside, Queens, New York. When he was twenty-two he lived in India for two years while in the Peace Corps.

While serving his Peace Corp time in India, Shapiro saw many Indian art works, and has said that “India gave me the sense of … the possibility of being an artist.” In India “Art was pervasive and integral to the society”, and he has said that “the struggle in my work to find a structure that reflects real psychological states may well use Indian sculpture as a model.”

His early work is characterized by some by its small size, but Shapiro has discounted this perception, describing his early works as, “all about scale and the small size was an aspect of their scale”.

His later works (pictured) can have the appearance of flying, falling, being impossibly suspended in space, and/or defying gravity. He has said about this shift in his work that he “wanted to make work that stood on its own, and wasn’t limited by architecture and by the ground and the wall and right angles.”

He received a B.A. in 1964 and an M.A. in 1969 from New York University.

Shapiro is represented by The Pace Gallery in New York and Galerie Daniel Templon in Paris. He lives and works in New York City, with a summer house on the shore of Lake Champlain, in Westport, New York. He is married to the artist Ellen Phelan.

Joel Shapiro

Untitled

2012

Wood and casein

72.1 x 61.6 x 33.7 cm

28 1/2 x 24 1/4 x 13 1/4 in

# Joel Shapiro

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Shapiro

# Galerie Karsten Greve

www.galerie-karsten-greve.com

Drususgasse 1-5

50667 Cologne

Germany

5, rue Debelleyme

75003 Paris

France

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T15:39:41+0800

+ Dimensions: 5288 x 3526

+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 29mm

+ 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.13848

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

# Media Licensing

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

“Sculpture by Joel Shapiro: Untitled, 2012 (Wood and casein)” / Galerie Karsten Greve AG St. Mortiz / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13848

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #JoelShapiro #Sculpture #GalerieKarstenGreve #Wood #Casein #Forms #Abstract

“Mind the gap” is the universal messaging on metros around the world. The 大學(東鐵)火車站 University MTR station’s platform gap is especially wide because the station was built before the modern trains were built.

Originally known as the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR; Traditional Chinese: 九廣鐵路) before merging with the MTR Corporation in 2007, the 東鐵 East Rail was part of a major railway network in Hong Kong since the 1910. In the old days there were no station platform—you get on the train from the ground level—so the gap was not really an issue.

Some gaps along the East Rail are so severe that special “extenders” were built which moves towards the train when the train stops. I will try to find one to show you what I mean the next time I go.

The University MTR station is the railway station for 香港中文大學 The Chinese University of Hong Kong. I know this station well because I spent my first 18 years in Hong Kong living on campus (my dad is a professor at CUHK) before I moved to the US for college.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-11 11:47:05 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5053 x 3369

+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/7.1

+ Focal Length: 98 mm

+ ISO: 125

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°24'48" N 114°12'36" E

+ Location: 中國香港新界沙田區大學地鐵站月台 中国香港新界沙田区大学地铁站月台 University MTR Station Platform, Shatin District, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China

+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.22291.P1

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics

“請小心月台空隙 Please mind the gap” / 人流 Human Logistics / SML.20130211.7D.22291.P1

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

/ #人 #people #火車 #火车 #trains #地鐵 #地铁 #metro

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #大學 #大学 #university #月台 #platform #指示 #signage

# 梁英傑 LEUNG Ying Kit, Yankee

Futuristic Classic

yankeeleung@hotmail.com

+852 6191 0654

# Media Licensing

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

梁英傑 LEUNG Ying Kit, Yankee: Futuristic Classic: Look 4 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17139

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# 黃嘉麗 WONG Ka Lai, Kali

Monsters Family

kalai.w1990@gmail.com

+852 6849 7416

# Sponsor

+ China Union (Cashmere) International Group Limited

# Media Licensing

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

黃嘉麗 WONG Ka Lai, Kali: Monsters Family: Look 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16987

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #WongKaLai #KaliWong #黃嘉麗 #MonstersFamily #womens #women #models #cashmere