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

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #gay #bear #Teddy #LOL #WTF #gaymen #instagay #toys #Disney #Strobist

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

/ #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

# 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

And then a model stopped during runway and start to manipulate them.

# 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: Metamorphosis / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17161

/ #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

Nice eyewear.

# 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 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17063

/ #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

Purple and gold are the school colors for The Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大學 CUHK), and so I feel that it would be fitting to process this night-time long exposure as such.

In ancient times, purple was the color worn by Roman Emperors and magistrates, and later by Roman Catholic bishops. Since that time, it has been commonly associated with royalty and piety. The color gold is likely to represent the phoenix in the university’s emblem.

This is a 60-second long exposure using the 6D + 24-70 f/2.8L mounted on Manfrotto tripod, remote release with the Canon TC-80N3.

# SML Translate: 春夜霧朦朧 紫空燦金輝

+ 春: spring (describes the season).

+ 夜: night (describes the time).

+ 霧: fog, foggy (describes the weather).

+ 朦朧: fogginess (descries the scene due to the foggy weather).

+ 紫: purple (the color).

+ 空: sky.

+ 燦: sparkles (with).

+ 金: gold (color).

+ 輝: bright lights.

+ 春夜霧朦朧 紫空燦金輝: On a foggy spring night, golden lights shine brightly under the purple sky.

# References

1. Chinese University of Hong Kong: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong

2. Purple: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple

3. Gold: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_(color)

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-13T22:48:09+0800

+ Dimensions: 5318 x 3534

+ Exposure: 60.0 sec at f/11

+ Focal Length: 24 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 remote release, Canon Angle C Finder, Manfrotto tripod.

+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'25" E

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

+ Subject: 香港中文大學 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) + 吐露港 Tolo Harbour

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20130513.6D.06547

+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 長時間曝光 Long Exposure

# Media Licensing

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

“春夜霧朦朧 紫空燦金輝” / 香港中文大學夜之寧 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Night Serenity (60-sec LE) / SML.20130513.6D.06547

/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #LongExposure #LE #SMLLE #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #Landscape #夜 #Night #城市 #Urban #中文大學 #CUHK

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

1 2

3 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

# 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 4 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16996

/ #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

To further make the point that you do not need an expensive camera for photography, here is a long exposure shot using the EOS M with EF-M 22mm f/2 STM prime lens which came with the camera. The main reason that I don’t use this lens is because it requires a lot more work for me when processing—and as you can see the leaves against the sun is really not very well exposed with a lot of chromatic aberration.

But certainly you do not need to use a DSLR with an expensive lens to do long exposure. Just play with the settings. Also I should note that this was taken without a tripod—just banked on the fence.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-04T12:21:44.14+0800

+ Dimensions: 4471 x 2981

+ Exposure: 2.5 sec at f/22

+ Focal Length: 22 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

+ Lens: Canon EF-M f/2 STM

+ GPS: 22°25'8" N 114°13'16" E

+ Altitude: 21.9m

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆明街2號聽濤雅苑二樓花園 Garden, 2nd Floor, Vista Paradiso, 2 Hang Ming St, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130404.EOSM.03736

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature

“假山流水 Water flowing amongst rockery” / 寧 Serenity /SML.20130404.EOSM.03736

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #水 #Water #石 #Rocks #山水 #Landscape #longexposure

# 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 4 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16920

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #JoyceKun #KunTszYan #SoLongFarewellMyStranger #men #people #mens #WTF

The Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM lens has a fairly severe vignette. When I switched on the profile lens corrections settings in Lightroom 4, I can see it fairly well. But for some captures the vignette is not really a bad thing—especially when what you wish to focus on is in the center of the frame.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-16 23:00:33 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4956 x 3304

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/2.0

+ Focal Length: 22 mm

+ ISO: 1250

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°25'12" N 114°13'37" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山馬鐵恆安站對出西沙路行人天橋 中国香港马鞍山马铁恒安站对出西沙路行人天桥 Footbridge at Sai Sha Road near the MTR Heng On Station in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130216.EOSM.02223

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms

“光速隧道 Light Speed Tunnel” / 人流建築夜之形 Human Logistics Architecture Forms at Night / SML.20130216.EOSM.02223

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

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

The 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple is situated at the top of 泰山 Mount Tai. It is a grand building complex which was built using a special combination of metal components, wood, and bricks and stone structures.

In the historic age (though I am unclear when it was actually built), workers must travel on foot to the mountain top. The temple is situated at the tallest peak—the 玉皇頂 Jade Emperor Peak—which is commonly reported as 1,545 metres (5,069 ft) tall, but is described by the PRC government as 1,532.7 metres (5,029 ft).

It is a living monument that anything—no matter how crazy—can be accomplished as long as you have the determination and the will. (1, 2)

# SML Notes:

1. SMLPhil: You can do it if you want to.

2. SMLPhil: Crazyisgood.

# SML References:

+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tai

碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09574.ChinaTourism.CN.QingDao.MountTai

I have originally sequenced this as 4K cinema output, but it seems that not a single video sharing site supports beyond 1080p so to save some bandwidth and rendering time, this is hereby rendered as 1080p.

Each frame in this 24fps videography is a full-resolution RAW capture. The photographs have not been tweaked so I have a record of what the RAW capture is like.

A total of 1,014 frames full resolution RAW files are used to create this video which span 42 seconds during playback at 24fps spanning 10080 seconds or 2.8 hours in capture time.

This is mainly a technical proof-of-concept so I can validate my hunch that working on time-lapse videography by enables better source as well as final render. Also, there is no way that I would be able to photograph something spanning 3 hours on video. But doing this at 10-second intervals only took up 11 GB on the 32 GB card.

I will try to do some capture in longer intervals in the future.

# Soundtrack

These counterpoints were written in 2007 as a remix—writing I like writing counterpoints but I don’t really have time to write something original for this video so it is stuck here for convenience. soundcloud.com/seeminglee/arcus-sml-alto-recorder-solo-sy... (mainly as without music it might be too boring for most to watch).

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-08 16:52:54 GMT+0800

+ Time: 16:52:54 to 19:41:44 (10-second time-lapse intervals) GMT+0800

+ Exposure: 1250 sec at f/4.0 to 1/10 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 29 mm

+ ISO: 100 - 3200 (If I did not use automatic ISO the exposure at night would go beyond the 10 second limit)

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'8" N 114°13'26" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Subject: 香港中文大學 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

+ Setup: Manfrotto tripod + Canon TC-80N3 timer remote

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4 for RAW import. Output directly without tweaks to Premiere Pro CS6 as 24fps.

+ Serial: SML.20130308.7D.27566-SML.20130308.7D.28579-Timelapse.001

+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 延時攝影 Time Lapse Photography

# SML 1080p Simulcast:

+ SML Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8544957548/

+ SML YouTube: youtu.be/FdTjzRa1nNU

+ SML Vimeo: vimeo.com/61457285

+ SML Universe YouTube: youtu.be/II0W9f3GeaI

# Licensing

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

“日落西山三時變 The changes within 3 hours of sunset” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130308.7D.27566-SML.20130308.7D.28579-Timelapse.001

/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #延時 #TimeLapse #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMusic #SMLVideography #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #城市 #Urban #Music #Soundtrack

It takes someone with a vision to steer a company, and it takes someone with principles to be the gate keeper for optimal user experience. Having the guts to believe in something will likely upset many people in the process. Doing so will often facilitate hate from the team. It will not make you popular, but the fate of the company rests in that person’s hand.

I cannot help but notice that Apple’s user experience went to dust after Steve Jobs died. I am not even a member of the Mac cult myself, as I use every single OS in the market. I started using OSX as my main operation system after falling in love with Gnome with Ubuntu in 2008. So my conversion is dissimilar to most. It was not because of my hate for Microsoft, but my love for Linux.

Pictured is the latest iTunes update. I was looking for Genius but I cannot find it. For the first time I consulted with the help for iTunes. I have never once before used the help docs for doing anything inside iTunes. It seems that to evoke Genius you now have to Control-click to start a genius play. Who the __ came up with this unusable nonsense? What is wrong with the UX team? Is there massive fight overs now that Steve Jobs died? One can only imagine the politics inside this US technology business after the powers that be is no longer alive.

SML2AAPL: take care of your customers. When you fail that you will see your stock plummet like a free-fall. Just look at $FB. Stop the infighting if it exists. I hope that I can expect better from you in the future. Like you said, think different. After Jobs’ death I can hardly differentiate you from other technology business anymore.

/ #SMLOpinions #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFinance

/ #Apple UX opinions #UserExperience #SteveJobs #OSX #iTunes #genius #Mac #apps #Microsoft #Windows #Linux #Ubuntu #Gnome #US #technology #business #customers #future #finance #facebook #usability #vision #company #politics #help

It appears that the strings do serve a function.

# 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 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17163

/ #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 then came the collection which short-circuited my tiny brain.

# 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.17117

/ #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

Here I tried it with ISO 25600—yes, seriously. The colors of the body is a bit off—but I can’t really tell if it has to do with the lighting or not. At ISO 25600, I can expose at 1/320 sec so overall the image is sharper because the focal length is at 246mm — and as I wrote earlier, technically speaking the minimum speed for sharpness would be 1/246 sec and faster. These rule-of-thumbs are useful when determining on the field whether to push or not.

No noise reduction (NR) has been applied so you can see the grain. It is usable for journalism still, I think.

# SML Data

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

+ Dimensions: 5444 x 3629

+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 246 mm

+ ISO: 25600

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'43" E

+ Altitude: 7.1 m

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

+ Serial: SML.20130416.6D.00871

+ 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

“踢 Kick” / 香港夜間足球 Hong Kong Nighttime Soccer / SML.20130416.6D.00871

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

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

More works by Korean artist 양혜규 Haegue Yang (b. 1971 Seoul, South Korea).

In the foreground, “Feather Dew Point - Blue Orbit” is a mixed media installation featuring a cluster of insect-like creatures hovering around globes, light bulbs and wires. This appear to be part of the artist’s “Series of Vulnerable Arrangement” which was shown in 2009 at Kukje Gallery.

In the background titled “Kaleidoscopic Jewel Glow - Trustworthy #193” is a series of abstract paper collage construction using various envelope security patterns and grid paper.

Haegue Yang’s work has a more academic approach and follow a more western tradition despite her Korean upbringing. Not my favorite series from her, though I do love her window blind installation very much seen earlier in my stream [1].

Haegue Yang

Feather Dew Point - Blue Orbit

2013

Mixed media

197 x 85 x 87

Haegue Yang

Kaleidoscopic Jewel Glow - Trustworthy #193

2013

5 paper collages, various envelope security patterns, grid paper

270 x 270 cm

# Haegue Yang

Haegue Yang (Hangul: 양혜규; born 1971 in Seoul, South Korea) is a visual artist. Yang represented South Korea in the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009. She has exhibited at Portikus, Frankfurt and Walker Art Center (Brave New Worlds), she also participated in the 2006 Sao Paulo Biennial.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haegue_Yang

# Galerie Chantal Crousel

www.crousel.com/

10, rue Charlot

75003 Paris

France

11F, rue Léon Jouhaux

75010 Paris

France

# Notes

1. “Mixed Media Installation by Haegue Yang: Journal of Mundane and Uncertain Days, 2012” / Kukje Gallery, Seoul / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.EOSM.03939: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8803569724/

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T15:30:44+0800

+ Dimensions: 3389 x 5084

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 30 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.13822

+ 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

“양혜규 Haegue Yang (b. 1971 South Korea): Feather Dew Point - Blue Orbit, 2013 (Mixed media) + Kaleidoscopic Jewel Glow - Trustworthy #193, 2013 (5 paper collages)” / Galerie Chantal Crousel / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13822

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #양혜규 #HaegueYang #GalerieChantalCrousel #mixedmedia #installation #Korea #collage

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9023886570/

Usually when you cross any tunnels inside a cab in Hong Kong, you pay double the toll fee so they can travel back.

But some taxi stands are special. This is known as the “過海的士 cross harbour taxis” taxis. As the name suggests, these are taxis which most likely originated from the other side of the 維多利亞港 Victoria Harbour so the cab driver would like a trip back on the other side (either Hong Kong Island side or Kowloon side) so that they can get off work without a long trip without customers. For these rides, the customer pays only single trip toll, so it is a win-win for both the customer and the driver.

Disgruntled cab drives abound during late night if you wish to travel across the harbour where getting a customer to come back with is not easy. This is not quite the reality where I get yelled at every day traveling from Manhattan to Brooklyn but actually made friends with a few cab drivers when I used to take a cab from Brooklyn to Manhattan every morning for work while I lived in New York.

Pictured: rows of red cabs line up at the 過海的士站 Cross-harbour taxi stand in 灣仔駱克道 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai waiting for customers. If you look closer there is a sign saying “Cross-harbour trips only; single toll charge” below the taxi stand sign. I have no idea why the taxi stand sign is half covered.

# SML Workflow

This photograph is stitched using 15 RAW image shot with the Canon EOS 7D + 70-200 f/4L handheld. Using long lenses create much less distortion for stitching and is generally preferred over wide-angle lenses—though there is more work as there are also more images to stitch. but the bright side of it is that the resulting panoramic photograph is also much higher in resolution.

For pano jobs like this I use Hugin, a free pano stitcher which handles the job much better than Photoshop. After stitching all fifteen of the 16-bit AdobeRGB TIFFs inside Hugin, it is then further processed inside Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4.

As with most handheld pano, it is sometimes challenging for me to figure out which area is covered so you see the staggering. I don’t want to crop it because field of view matters for context. I will probably go back and photograph it with a tripod when I have time in the future.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-11 12:32:30 GMT +0800

+ Dimensions: 6540 x 7437

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°16'41" N 114°10'25" E

+ Location: 中國香港灣仔駱克道過海的士站 中国香港湾仔骆克道过海的士站 Cross-harbour taxi stand on Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong SAR, China

+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.Pano.22528-22542

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics

+ Workflow: Hugin PTGUI, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

“香港過海的士站 Hong Kong Cross-harbour taxi stand” / 人流全景攝影 Human Logistics Panoramic Photography / SML.20130211.7D.Pano.22528-22542

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #WanChai #的士 #taxi #cab #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #urban #交通 #transportation

And they are holding acrylic purses also.

# 錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca

Time Sculptor

francesca_chin@hotmail.com

+852 6220 5377

# Sponsors

+ Fenix Group Ltd.

+ UPW

+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

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

錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca: Time Sculptor: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17068

/ #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

I got yelled at by the security guard at the car park so I guess I won’t be able to study forms here anymore. I don’t know why but photography seems to always get me into trouble. I just like the way the lines move. They do not identify anything. But then the police or security guards will woo me away—which is very annoying.

I guess I will just need to find a car show in LA near where my sister live instead. Hong Kong does not seem to have any car shows, though the street itself is basically a living car show, with people driving the latest anything all day long.

When I say the latest. I meant the latest—last month I went to do some shoe shopping and picked out a pair which I liked, and the salesman looked at me and said: “You _do_ realise that that model is 2 months old, right?” Like I was crazy or something.

Oh, humans.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-21 10:03:45 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 2916

+ Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 58 mm

+ ISO: 1600

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'32" E

+ Serial: SML.20130221.7D.23934

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms

“Porsche 911 Headlights” / Human Logistics Forms 人流之形 / SML.20130221.7D.23934

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #停車場 #CarPark #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Porsche #cars

彩熊 Rainbow Teddy (RT) volunteers his precious time to help SML out for some video motion tracking.

RT: Oh SML, you seem to fail every time you do motion tracking on your videography.

SML: I know, right? Would you be so kind to appear in this test video so I can test this in a lab condition?

RT: Alright, but make this quick ok? Unlike you, I am very busy.

SML: Thank you!

RT: Enough talk, let’s get moving…

# Soundtrack

FM7 Pong 0.1.2 — written in 2006 / SML Music (CCBY)

soundcloud.com/seeminglee/fm7-pong-0-1-2

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-07-13

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

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

+ Workflow:Lightroom 5, After Effects CC, Ableton Live 8 Suite

+ Location: SML Universe Limited, Hong Kong

+ Subject: 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy

+ Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography

+ Soundtrack: FM7 Pong 0.1.2 / SML Music

+ Media Production: SML Universe

+ License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)

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

+ Series: 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy, SML Labs

+ Serial: SML.20130713.6D.20440

# Media Licensing

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

彩熊跳跳樂 Rainbow Teddy Bounce / SML Labs / SML.20130713.6D.20440

/ #RainbowTeddy #彩熊 #ToyStory #CreativeCommons #CCBY #Crazyisgood #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMusic #SMLProjects #SMLLabs

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #gay #Teddy #WTF #instagay #gaybear #LGBT #LOL #AfterEffects #MotionTracking #experiment #FM7 #ADHD

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9278544992/

Hong Kong is hot, but no worries, there is ventilation.

# 童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit

Ziggy Stardust

twk1402@gmail.com

+852 6855 8214

# Media Licensing

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

童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit: Ziggy Stardust: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17085

/ #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

# 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: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43082

/ #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

The first thing I thought of when I saw this painting was the special effects for texting seen at the UK british television series Sherlock, where each SMS typography was juxtaposed directly on the frame.

I have no idea who painted this as there are no visible titles anywhere. It is also closed to impossible to photograph it because it was situated at some really bizarre alley at the back of the gallery.

I do recognise the street though—it seems to be somewhere near Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong. The text appears to be mostly nonsensical Cantonese advertising, and I think that it is a commentary on the information-overload age that we are in, always surrounding us — posters, advertising, marketing messages everywhere but for the city dweller it is just a normal day as usual.

If you know the name of the artist please comment below. SML Thank You in advance!

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T15:30:44+0800

+ Dimensions: 5209 x 3473

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 20 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.13825

+ 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

“Hyperrealist Painting by (?) about Hong Kong’s life” / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13825

/ #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 #Hyperrealism #painting #people #street #urban #life

2007-10-13 I went skydiving again!

SML Pro Blog: See-ming Lee / SML Skydive / 2007-10-13

SML Channel presents...

An SML Life production...

SML YouTube: SML Skydive: Episode 2: 2007-10-13 = Crazy Again!

SML Google: See-ming Lee - SML Skydive 2007.10.13 - Crazy Again!

I had so much fun last time that I decided to go back Skydive the Ranch for seconds (T2: Tandem 2)

I went with Adam S. Kirschner (Blog / YouTube) and his college buddie Brad for this round of crazy stunt.

Colin Sutherland could not make it because it was CME's birthday on Sunday. Eduardo F. Ortiz just jumped last week so he was not here either.

I am happy that my first skydiving video had generated enough buzz that has convinced Adam to come and he clearly had fun as well. See his video at YouTube: HiKirsch: Adam S. Kirschner - Skydiver

Last time was awesome, but this time I truly felt it. I still freaked a little when I jumped out of the plane, but it was all exciting shortly after... and for the first time around, I actually did enjoy the view very much.

Skydiving... highly recommended!

SML Skydive video remix

Two months have passed and I still have not had the chance to remix my first video, but with these new footage shot by Laszlo Andacs, I should have enough materials to create my upcoming dance track, Crazy is Good. Stay tuned. For more SML Music, visit smlMusic.com.

SML Thank You

thankyou.seeminglee.com

+ Adam S. Kirschner: I would like to thank Adam S. Kirschner for inviting me to go with him on his first skydive! I love people who can work hard and play hard, and as I mentioned in my previous blog post, those are exactly the kind of quality I seek to work with. I am impressed, and I am really glad that Adam had a great time also. I Love ASK! Kudos!

+ Beth Schuman: I would like to thank Beth Schuman for jumpsuit wardrobe assistance. Beth had her first skydive the same day and I am very honored to be her witness as she signed away her life to her tandem instructor.

+ Brad Schwatz: I would like to thank Brad Schwatz for skydiving with us. I am also really glad that I have successfully convinced him to throw close to three hundred bucks to get a video on his first skydive. Brad is a shoe designer, and definitely has an eye for shoes. Fashion fashionistas warning: you have approximately five years to scoop him up before I am ready to build my fashion collection.

+ Denes Gutai: I would like to thank Denes Gutai for being my T2 skydive instructor. Denes is also the U.S. exclusive distributor for Intrudair, a line of quality jumpsuit products from Hungary. I checked out the site last night and those pants are hot! I also find the logo design of Intrudair to be really inspiring. Go check it out at intrudair.hu!

+ Jeff Daniels: I would like to thank Jeff Daniels for skydiving with Brad.

+ Laszlo Andacs: I would like to thank Lazslo Andacs for shooting and editing the wonderful video above. Originally I was expecting this video to be similar to the first one shot by Oren Peri, as such I am very impressed to see the diversity in creativity in not just how the same subject can be explored, but also in terms of style and perspective. Very well done!

If you are interested in freefall videography, digital imaging and computer editing by this professional skydiver stunt cameraman, check out his website at www.laszloimage.com.

+ Marcos (SML Data: no last name data unavailable): Thank you for being Adam's T1 skydive instructor.

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This is the reception area of DETOUR 2012: Design Renegade: (非常) 瞬變公共空間 Prototyping Public Space, an event organised by 香港設計大使 Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design.

The identity of the event is designed by Civic Center, 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.

# SML Workflow

Unlike most of my panoramic photography, this one is stitched using a video source. I wanted to document the event in videography anyway, so I shot the video and then created frame grabs from the videos. Then I placed selected stills inside Hugin, an open source PT GUI editor available for OSX / Windows / Linux. The capture is handheld so the seams are not perfect, but it should still shows how the site is like.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2012-11-29 16:19:23 GMT+0800

+ Diemnsions: 2933 x 1316

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ GPS: 22°16'47" N 114°10'29" E

+ Location: 中國香港灣仔謝斐道舊灣仔警署 中国香港湾仔谢斐道旧湾仔警署 Old Wan Chai Police Station, Jaffe Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong SAR, China

+ Workflow: Hugin, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20121129.EOSM.01437.pano

+ Series: Photojournalism, Pano Photography

“(非常) 瞬變公共空間 Prototyping Public Space” Event Identity Design by Civic Center / DETOUR 2012: Design Renegade / SML.20121129.EOSM.01437.pano.P1

/ #Photojournalism #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #攝影 #摄影 #Photography

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #WanChai #謝斐道 #JaffeRoad #灣仔警署 #WanChaiPoliceStation #CivicCenter #CandyChang #JamesAReeves #USA #NewOrleans #Detour2012 #DesignRenegade #DetourHK #Events #香港設計大使 #HongKongAmbassadorsOfDesign #設計 #Design #Identity #Red #color #reception #人 #people

Swarm of seagulls chase the back of the PL1 51 Protector, a police launch of the Hong Kong Marine Police. [1]

The Protector (Pacific Forum) class small patrol boats are vessels built and used by the Hong Kong Police for marine patrols off Hong Kong. They are based on the Pacific class patrol boat built in Australia for several Pacific island nations. [2]

Commissioned in 1993, six boats were delivered and in service:

+ PL1 51 Protector

+ PL2 52 Guardian

+ PL3 53 Defender

+ PL4 54 Preserver

+ PL5 55 Rescuer

+ PL6 56 Detector

# SML Workflow

Photographed handheld with the Canon 7D + EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + 1.4x. Processed in Lightroom 4.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-05 15:03:49 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'15" N 114°13'12" E (SML Universe HKG)

+ Subject: Hong Kong Marine Region Police Launch 51 Protector at Sha Tin Hoi in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China. 中國香港水警輪51 號在馬鞍山沙田海行駛。中国香港水警轮51 号在马鞍山沙田海行驶。

+ Series: 寧 Serenity

+ Serial: SML.20130205.7D.21286

# Media Licensing

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

# Notes

1. Hong Kong Marine Police

The Marine Region is a branch of the Hong Kong Police Force, more widely known as the Marine Police. The marine police patrol 1,651 km2 (637 sq mi) of waters within the territory of Hong Kong, including 263 islands. The Marine Region with about 3,000 officers, and a fleet of 142 in total, made up of 70 launches and 72 craft is the largest of any civil police force. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Region

水警總區（副名水警；英語：Marine Region，副名：Marine Police）於1842年成立，隸屬於香港警務處行動處行動部，主要責任為維持香港海域及離島的公共安全，在香港海域範圍內執行水上巡邏，防止偷渡及水上走私活動，並且在香港及鄰近海域進行搜索及拯救。水警總區管轄香港1,651平方公里的海域及261個香港島嶼。水師有123艘輪艇，包括62艘警輪和61警艇，共2,424名人員，為世界上最大規模的水上警察。 zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/水警總區

2. Protector (Pacific Forum) class small patrol boat

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protector_(Pacific_Forum)_class_small_patrol_boat

“中國香港水警輪51號 HK Marine Police Launch PL1 51 Protector” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130204.7D.21286

/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #水警 #marine #警察 #police #船 #ships #海 #sea #攝影 #摄影 #photography

/ #中国 #中國 #china #香港 #HongKong #Canon7D #Canon70200

Original size: 40611 x 2292: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8492208280/sizes/o

The 馬鞍山運動場 Ma On Shan Sports Ground is a multi-use sports ground built at 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Sha Tin, Hong Kong at a cost of HK$153 million (~US$19.73 million). It opened in 1999. The sports ground is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong.

This pano was shot handheld with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III. The 24 RAW files are first imported to Lightroom 4, then exported as 16-bit AdobeRGB files, and then stitched together using the open source Hugin software using a Rectilinear projection.

Conventional wisdom might suggest that it would be easier to photograph pano using a wide angle lens. The truth is, it is easier to use a long lens if it is possible because telephoto lens have much less geometric distortion and as such makes it easier to stitch even when you don’t have tripod with you.

The resulting TIF flat is 745 MB big with a 40611 x 2292 resolution. If you are still wondering why I am shopping for a RAID config + buying at 24" large format printer. This is why.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-20 15:52:20 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 40611 x 2292

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'13" N 114°13'44" 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: Hugin, Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6

+ Serial: SML.20130220.7D.23598-SML.20130220.7D.23621-Pano.P1.L1

+ Series: 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography, 形 Forms, 體育 Sports

“馬鞍山運動場 Ma On Shan Sports Ground” / 香港體育建築全景之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130220.7D.23598-SML.20130220.7D.23621-Pano.P1.L1

/ #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #形 #Form #SMLForms #體育 #Sports #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

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

“SMLGYM” $GOOG $YHOO $MSFT

SML Opinions:

Yahoo has had a good year. I reason that it largely has to do with the economy of China. Although in Google is the defacto search engine in the US, when you move around the world you will notice that different parts of the world’s primary search engine differs greatly.

For example, in Hong Kong, the number 1 search engine that people reference (just by casual conversation) is Yahoo. In the UK, it seems that people reference Bing often. This is unusual to me. But if you think deeply, Google has many properties which are blocked by China’s Great Firewall. Google could not survive in China so if China is slowly becoming the creditor of the world, then it would make sense for companies which are able to survive in China to do well.

One must also not forget Baidu. There are a ton of amazing content available in Chinese. Just because you cannot read it does not mean that data is not available. This is often the number 1 thing I noticed about technology companies based in the US—they ignore the audience in other parts of the world while trying to be a global products and services company. You can’t force your language and culture onto others. Learn from history regarding world peace and diplomacy. Then you will go far.

/ SML.20121228.Finance.Data.GOOG.YHOO.MSFT.US.Search.Business.Opinions

/ #smlscreenshots #ccby #smlfinance #smldata #smlanalytics #smlopinions #smluniverse #smlgym #smlsearch

/ #US #tech #technology #Google #Yahoo #Microsoft #finance #opinions #search #business #biz

/ #diplomacy #history #customs #world

/ #HongKong #中國 #中国 #China

The poetic forms of people swimming at the Kowloon park in Hong Kong.

# Soundtrack by Tomo Nakaguchi (CCBY)

I’ve shot a lot of videography but they are often stuck in queue because writing music is not my forte. But I have found a solution. SoundCloud now supports Creative Commons search, and I found this beautiful composition composed by Japanese musician Tomo Nakaguchi. The piece is titled “Swim” and it has the dreamy quality which I seek for this video.

I publish everything via Creative Commons when I can, so it is nice to also be able to use other people’s assets. Creative Commons make the world go round. SML Thank You!

soundcloud.com/tomo-nakaguchi/swim

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-27 (recorded) 2013-02-27 (processed)

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

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

+ Video: H264 MP4, 1280x720, 24fps, Progressive, 10 Mbps

+ Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo

+ Length: 1 min

+ Color: Color

+ Location: Kowloon Park Swimming Pool, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China

+ License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)

+ Soundtrack:Swim by Tomo Nakaguchi, Tokyo, Japan (CCBY License via SoundCloud)

+ Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography

+ Media Production: SML Universe

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

+ Serial: SML.20130227.EOSM.02610

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 形 Forms

“泳 Swim” / 體育之形 Sports Forms / SML.20130227.EOSM.02610

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

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #泳 #Swim #九龍公園 #KowloonPark #泳池 #Pool

SML’s obsession with G continues.

G says that he likes the rendering. He is now using it as his Facebook profile photo. But SML feels that particular rendering is not really a reflection of who G is.

SML asked if G has a choice, which colors would those be. G said he likes black, white, and blue. SML asked which kinds of blue? G said gray blue. SML observed that G likes Olek, and Olek has a lot of camouflaged crochet species. So SML picked a range of gray blues which would appear like camouflaged.

G said that he wanted to turn these into a Tshirt for himself. So SML picked three Pantone swatches blue black to make silkscreening easy. Also by request, designator switched to GWTF — which stands for Generation WTF, an awesome group on Facebook about everything awesome and sweet.

The Pantone specs are:

+ GWTF Light Blue: Pantone 628 C

+ GWTF Blue: Pantone 7702 C

+ GWTF Dark Blue: 7700 C

+ GWTF Black: Pantone Process Black C

Typography:

+ Helvetica Black. Seems something neutral is good for now. Might switch to Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk later because SML prefers that it has more character, But Akzidenz does not have the weight needed and SML does not yet have the time to draw custom fonts for G yet.

“Blue Camouflaged Anonymous GWTF” / SML.20130214.Design

/ #GWTF #DollazNsense #CCBY #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #SMLMen #Crazyisgood #SMLFacebook

/ #G #GenWTF #GenerationWTF #GWTF #crazy #awesome #people #SMLLove #men #humans #biobots #identity #tshirts #design #illustration #typography #logo #Helvetica #camouflage #obsession #WTF

Stunning collection in white.

# 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.43085

/ #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

# LIU Chun Ki

Dasein

lck_25@yahoo.com.hk

+852 5132 7223

# Sponsors

+ Hale Textile Ltd.

+ Novetex Textiles Limited

+ Winning Textile Co. Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

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

LIU Chun Ki: Dasein: Look 4 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16961

/ #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

They left sooner than I can photograph them so this is all that you get.

# 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: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17091-SML.20130626.6D.17096-Pano.i6

/ #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

# 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: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43082

/ #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

Noting that there seems always a football (soccer) game going on at the Ma On Shan Sports Ground near me, I brought the 6D and the 100-400 with me to see if I can photograph live action sports as I have intended to. It was a lot harder than I thought originally. I shot most of these in ISO 12800 so you see that on the 6D they are quite usable, but the 6D lacks the fast frame rate which the 7D has—but the 7D is not fast enough. Compromises. I might have to think of saving money for a 1Dx at some point…

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-28T19:58:22+0800

+ Dimensions: 5244 x 3496

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6

+ 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°25'14" N 114°13'41" 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.03596

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, Photojournalism

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

/ #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 #Soccer #Football #HongKongFalcon #Paulista

“Be yourself.

Be who you are.

Never change for others.”

/ SML.20121205.PHIL

/ #smlphil #ccby #smluniverse

I used to care about what people think about me. So I change the way I am for others. It drives me nuts.

In order to appear “normal” to people and be able to talk at half my normal rate, I started taking 40mg Strattera (ADHD medication) twice a day in 2007. Although people like it, I have also ceased to win any important international design awards because I also lose my creativity as a result. These days I minimize taking any. I noted that if I need to do any public speaking, if I just take 18mg on the morning then it's alright. Excessive Biohacking is bad for the soul.

In order to appeal to the body conscious gay community, I used to go to the gym 3x/week and had a professional personal trainer for two years. Did I feel good? Yes. Did he get me into shape? Yes. Did it increase the chance for me to be in love? No. Did I get happier? Yes and no. I did feel better but it is taking so much of my time that I ended up getting stressed out from not having the time to do my work—which is the most important thing in my life. I have thus decided that it is unimportant to me. I exercise these days from carrying all that photography equipment around town and in remote location. That works well.

Overtime I have stopped doing things just to please the crowd. I have principals. I make it my mission to talk about important issues which no one talks about. I make it my mission to blog about things which mainstream media will not cover. I have learned over time that being popular is unimportant to me. I am happy being on my own. If others don't like me it's ok. By being who I am I am able to do what I love. By being who I am I no longer waste time with people who are unimportant to me.

Self identity is something which defines who you are. Embrace it.

I have been hunting for a location to photograph the skyline in Central for a while, but it has not been easy, as it is very crowded everywhere.

But I found a spot last night when I went to the City Hall for a drama performance—right here. This is the entrance to City Hall, and it is an empty car park right old side with a perfect view of the entire downtown financial district.

As a handheld panorama, I could not really evaluate the the FOV I needed, so you will see that I did not crop it at all. But the important bits is that I now know where to get to with my tripod. Trust that you will see a better rendering of this on my stream some time in the future.

In the front is the City Hall, then progressing all the way to the right is International Finance Centre (IFC), one of the tallest office buildings in Hong Kong.

This is stitched together using 12 fullres 7D RAW portrait captures handheld. Color balance is a bit of an issue here, so when I go back and work on it again I might process it as black and white.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-23 21:52:22 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 9510 x 5107

+ Exposure: 1/25 - 1/30 sec at f/4.0

+ ISO: 1250 - 3200

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ Panorama FOV: 218 degree horizontal, 110 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical

+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°9'43" E

+ Altitude: 18.2 m

+ Location: 中國香港中環愛丁堡廣場5號香港大會堂 中国香港中环爱丁堡广场5号香港大会堂 Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130323.7D.35884-SML.20130323.7D.35895-Pano.Cylindrical.218x110.P1.L1

+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography

# Media Licensing

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

“從大會堂到國際金融中心 From City Hall to International Financial Centre (IFC)” / 香港中環建築夜之全景 Hong Kong Central Architecture Night Panorama / SML.20130323.7D.35884-SML.20130323.7D.35895-Pano.Cylindrical.218x110.P1.L1

/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #中環 #Central #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #夜 #Night #CityHall #IFC

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8585643708

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8585643708/sizes/o/ (9510 x 5107)

This is the facade of Jardine House (Chinese: 怡和大廈), one of my favourite architecture in Hong Kong. It was formerly known as Connaught Centre (康樂大廈), but it was renamed some time later. Since I was not aware of its renaming until moving back to Hong Kong in 2012, I deduced that it was likely renamed between 1995-2012. Wikipedia did not say when, but this was the period when I was not living in Hong Kong.

Jardine House is an office tower in Hong Kong. It features these gorgeous circular windows on its facade. With a time-lapse series, it could very possibly be seen playing digital notes, but I don’t yet have access to a secure location in Hong Kong with a view of this architecture, and I am not about to hang out on the street the whole night to photograph that. So until then, here is a still, photographed from the vantage point of City Hall late at night.

Yes this would look very good in black and white also, and it shall be processed as such later on. For now though I think that the disparate yellow lights add a bit of charm to the overall composition so I kept it.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardine_House

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-23T21:39:38.26 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3351 x 5027

+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 189 mm

+ ISO: 3200

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°9'43" E

+ Altitude: 11.2 m

+ Location: 中國香港中環愛丁堡廣場5號香港大會堂 中国香港中环爱丁堡广场5号香港大会堂 Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong, China

+ Subject: 中國香港中環康樂廣場1號怡和大廈 Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130323.7D.35869

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms

# Media Licensing

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

“怡和大廈 (舊稱康樂大廈) Jardine House (aka Connaught Centre)” / 香港中環商業建築夜之形 Hong Kong Central Commercial Architecture Night Forms / SML.20130323.7D.35869

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

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

For reasons which escapes me, my photo of the 警輪 Police Launch 51 [1] was crazy popular in Japan (as reported by Bitly click-throughs), but I don’t really know why. So I thought that I will post more of these ships as they are fun to see.

The 警輪 Police Launch 21 is smaller in size. I guess the Hong Kong Marine Police must have different uses for them, though I don’t really know what the categories are.

Good thing is, I recently met a guy who retired from the 香港水警 Hong Kong Marine Police force not a long while back. Next time I see him I will ask him what they are about. Like I said, knowing random people in the universe is useful.

# SML Workflow

Photographed handheld with the Canon EOS 7D + EF 70-200 f/4L + EF 1.4x Extender. Processed in Lightroom 4.

# About the 香港水警 Hong Kong Marine Police

The Marine Region is a branch of the Hong Kong Police Force, more widely known as the Marine Police. The marine police patrol 1,651 km2 (637 sq mi) of waters within the territory of Hong Kong, including 263 islands. The Marine Region with about 3,000 officers, and a fleet of 142 in total, made up of 70 launches and 72 craft is the largest of any civil police force. [2]

水警總區（副名水警；英语：Marine Region，副名：Marine Police）於1842年成立，隸屬於香港警務處行動處行動部，主要責任為維持香港海域及離島的公共安全，在香港海域範圍內執行水上巡邏，防止偷渡及水上走私活動，並且在香港及鄰近海域進行搜索及拯救。水警總區管轄香港1,651平方公里的海域及261個香港島嶼。水師有123艘輪艇，包括62艘警輪和61警艇，共2,424名人員，為世界上最大規模的水上警察。[3]

# Notes

1. “警輪51 Police Launch 51” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130131.7D.20782: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8430860695/

2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Region

3. zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/水警總區

# SML Data

+ Series: 寧 Serenity

+ Date: 2013-02-04 16:28:53 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 200

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

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

+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'10" E

“警輪21 Police Launch 21”

/ 寧 Serenity

/ SML.20130204.7D.21242

/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #水警 #marine #警察 #police #船 #ships #海 #sea #攝影 #摄影 #photography

/ #中国 #中國 #china #香港 #HongKong #Canon7D #Canon70200

This is the setup for a panorama of the Ma On Shan Sports Ground to be posted later. While the panoramas done handheld in the past have yielded decent results, the near planes have not been perfect. To get perfect seams you really need to do things right—with a tripod and cable release. Ideally you would also use a pano head, which I do not own. But really you need a pano in the old days when you have to do it by hand. These days any pano stitching software, including both the excellent and free Hugin as well as Photoshop, can correct geometric distortions so even if your image sensor is not located at the perfect spot (which is basically what a pano head allows you to do), the results can be excellent. As you can see many of the handheld panoramas I have posted earlier on the stream, in the digital age, that bit is mostly a luxury.

When doing panoramas, having a leveled camera would save pixels, so the built-in electronic leveling on the 7D (pictured) is super useful.

Photographed with iPhone 5, processed in Snapseed.

“Panorama Setup: Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM + Canon TC-80N3 + Manfrotto tripod” / 20130326.IPH5.11158

/ #SMLSetup #SMLOpinions #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

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Accented with accessories.

# 黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty

Unfolding

kitty92624@hotmail.com

+852 6427 1294

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Even the shoes are unfolding.

# 黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty

Unfolding

kitty92624@hotmail.com

+852 6427 1294

# Media Licensing

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The vest reminds me of my own Moschino jacket which I love.

# 童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit

Ziggy Stardust

twk1402@gmail.com

+852 6855 8214

# Media Licensing

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# 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

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