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Hmm... I checked my account today and my safety level is blank. What does it mean? Am I in trouble? Am I no longer safe? Looks like I'm still viewable in public (1), so that's a good thing. Does it mean that someone is reviewing my account? I'm having an anxiety attack now.
Notes
1. Flickr Hacks tip: You can view your account in the public eye without signing off. Just go to www.flickr.mud.yahoo.com/seeminglee (this syntax works across the entire site)
www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/27/supreme-court-recording...
“The 1st and 7th circuit decisions mean that it is now technically legal to record on-duty police officers in every state in the country. Unfortunately, people are still being arrested for it. Police officers who want to make an arrest to intimidate would-be videographers can always use broadly written laws that prohibit public disorder, interfering with a police officer, or similar ordinances that give law enforcement wide discretion.”
Recording police illegal in the US? Supreme Court’s refusal to review recent case suggests otherwise.
/ SML.20130322.SC.PublicMedia.Huffingtonpost.20121127.supreme-court-recording-police_n_2201016
/ #SMLScreenshots #CCBY #SMLPublicMedia #SMLUniverse
/ #US #police #law #HuffingtonPost #ACLU #Enforcement #gov #policy #photography #videography #rights #public #media #SupremeCourt #WTF #Facts
Schools in Hong Kong has a very recognisable form. You don’t even need to look for the sign and you can immediately recognise that this is a school. It is a bit like SimCity that way. Education institutes with more funds can obviously afford to hire an architect to design something different, but most public schools follow the same design pattern. Often the only thing which differentiate one from another is the color of their facade, and that’s about it.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-19 13:38:59 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5046 x 3364
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 127 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'7" N 114°13'48" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山保良局胡忠中學 中国香港马鞍山保良局胡忠中学 Plk Wu Chung College, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130219.7D.23218
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms
“正方形交響樂 Symphonic Squares No. 4” / 香港教育建築之形 Hong Kong Education Architecture Forms / SML.20130219.7D.23218
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #正方形 #squares #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 #學校 #学校 #School
For quite some time now, and especially after “normal humans” started using Facebook, that fun which unites us all became an extreme boredom of emptiness. Similarly, while Twitter was fun I'm 2007, it is now filled with spam and marketing. I was so fed up with the BS in social media that I kind of unplugged from it for a while.
But then came along this very fun and crazy people in a group named “Generation WTF” who are supremely active in sharing everything crazy and everything awesome. Visual culture requires no word yet it touches the soul. I often tell people, to appreciate art, you need only to look at it. Art is a form of communication by itself. If you don’t get it, then move on, that message is not for you. But if you do get it, then that is the message for you.
So if WTF communicates to you, read more WTF. That is all.
Screenshot: www.facebook.com/pages/Generation-WTF-ASIA/137949303033295 — the new Facebook page with apparently Asian content.
Crazyisgood. SML Love. SML Rec.
/ SML.20130130.SC.NET.Facebook.Pages.Generation-WTF-ASIA
/ #SMLScreenshots #CCBY #SMLOpinions #SMLFineArt #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLNET #SMLFacebook #SMLLove #SMLRec
/ #screenshots #facebook #GenerationWTF #Generation #WTF #socialmedia art opinions #streetart #LOL #crazy #people #visual #communication #fun #pages #normal #humans #asia
Vectora is the corporate font for SML Universe. SML picked it mostly for his love for Adrian Frutiger. Another criteria which makes Vectora special is that Frutiger designed it after realizing that there was a need for sans serif type that could be read easily at small sizes, which in many ways make it ideal for designers who love setting tiny type. Yet more of importance to SML, is that it is not a very popular font, as such the typography set by SML would not look like everyone else’s, yet its character has all the sweetness seen in other more popular Frutiger fonts such as of course the Frutiger and Avenir family. The only unfortunate thing with using a not-so-popular font is that it does not have the niceties which SML cares about, such as real small caps and figure numerals (aka x-height numerals). So SML is considering drawing his own some time soon unless of course Linotype would be so kind to consider creating Vectora Next or equivalent.
www.linotype.com/1577/Vectora-family.html
Corporate font for SML Universe: Vectora by Adrian Frutiger, Linotype / SML.20130324.SC.Linotype.Vectora
/ #SMLScreenshots #CCBY #SMLOpinions #SMLUniverse #SMLBrands
/ #Vectora #typography #identity #design #branding #Frutiger #AdrianFrutiger #Linotype #opinions #fonts #screenshots #hongkong #china #corporateidentity #brands
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
+ 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.
Related SML Channel Videos
SML Google: SML Skydive = See-ming Lee + Skydiving = Crazy is Good!
SML YouTube: SML Skydive = See-ming Lee + Skydiving = Crazy is Good!
Related SML Universe
SML Copyright Notice
©2007 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Flickr / SML Universe. All rights reserved.
The straight and curve lines of a wooden bench under a late afternoon sun at a park in Hong Kong.
The numbers 3, 6 and 9 have special numerological properties in Chinese culture.
+ 三: 3 sounds like the character 生 which means life.
+ 九: 9 has the same pronunciation as 久, which means longevity.
+ 六: 6 is the reverse of 9 pictographically. The two numbers 69 together forms the yin and the yang.
Thus 3, 6 and 9 together is a metaphor for a continually evolving long life of longevity. This is why I picked these numbers for my landline phone numbers. Although most Chinese people prefer the number 8 which sounds like 發 (fortune). Personally I prefer 6 and 9 as money for me is unimportant, but I would love to make a mark some time in history. Hopefully, maybe.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-22 16:55:26 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4831 x 3221
+ Exposure: 1/400 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 + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'40" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場 中国香港马鞍山游乐场 Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130222.7D.24340
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms
“三6三6三9三” / 香港園林建築之形 Hong Kong Landscape Architecture Forms / SML.20130222.7D.24340
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #園林 #Garden #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #木 #wood #長椅 #bench
Here’s the same photo as before, except in stereographic view.
Interactive version: 360.io/Z9YU6g
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-20
+ Dimensions: 4096 x 1952
+ Camera: Apple iPhone 5
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 360 degree vertical
+ GPS: 22°25'35" N 114°13'50" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山鞍駿街14號馬鞍山公共圖書館 Ma On Shan Public Library, On Chun Street, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130320.360pano.Z9YU6g.stereographic
+ Workflow: 360pano, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“馬鞍山公共圖書館 Ma On Shan Public Library” / 香港建築全景攝影 Hong Kong Architecture Panoramic Photography / SML.20130320.360pano.Z9YU6g.stereographic
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #書 #书 #books #圖書館 #library
The incredible cloudscape today after the storm has passed.
# SML Translate: 雨過藍天白雲錦
+ 雨: rain.
+ 過: after (the rain).
+ 藍: blue.
+ 天: sky.
+ 白: white.
+ 雲: clouds.
+ 錦: brocade (describe the clouds).
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-30T11:26:10+0800
+ Dimensions: 3553 x 3553
+ Exposure: 1/3200 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'3" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130430.6D.03713.SQ
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
“雨過藍天白雲錦” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130430.6D.03713.SQ
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #雲 #Cloud #Cloudscape #自然 #Nature #CUHK #SciencePark
“Great architecture is not only about creating beautiful spaces, but also about creating spaces that inspire and uplift people.” — I. M. Pei
I. M. Pei (Ieoh Ming Pei) is one of my favorite architects of all time. I have watched a documentary about him years ago, and he also mentioned something along the lines of “the building doesn’t come alive until the people come inside”.
That highly paraphrased and possibly misquoted quote touched me, for that’s how I feel about apps and websites — you can design an app for a long time, but you don’t get to experience it until users start interacting with it.
This photo is a sculpture of a Barbarian, seen in games like Clash Royale and Clash of Clans, at the lobby of Supercell Headquarters in Helsinki. The Supercell HQ was famously built completely in wood, which has the nickname “Wood City”.
I don’t know which artist created the sculpture, but it brings the same excitement and energy as the characters in the game.
This was taken during CRL World Finals 2022, when creators (aka mostly YouTubers) around the world were invited to visit the office and enjoy the event.
Architect: Anttinen Oiva Architects, Finland
Interior Design: Firm 151 | Futudesign | Fyra, Pinata | AOA, Finland
- Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro
- Lens: iPhone 13 Pro back triple camera 5.7mm f/1.5
- GPS Altitude: 7.8 m Above Sea Level
- GPS Latitude: 60 deg 9' 38.62" N
- GPS Longitude: 24 deg 55' 17.31" E
- Date: 2022-09-22 09:57:35 UTC+3
- Process: 2024-05-08 23:26:58 UTC+8
- Location: Supercell Headquarters, Jätkäsaarenlaituri 1, 00180 Helsinki, Finland
- Series: Clash Royale, Photojournalism, Crazyisgood
Wooden Barbarian Sculpture from Clash Royale and Clash of Clans at the Lobby of Supercell Headquarters in Helsinki, Finland / SML.20220922.IPH13.09870
Copyright 2022, 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe
All rights reserved. Can’t get model releases, sorry.
信號山 信号山 Signal Hill (HDR) / 青島 青岛 Qingdao / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121013.G12.00880-00881-00882.HDR.ChinaTourism.CN.Qingdao.SignalHill
信號山是中國山東省青島市市中心的一座山頭公園，正門設在龍山路17號。海拔98米，1984年開闢為公園，山頂修建3幢紅色的蘑菇樓，1989年建6層旋轉觀景樓，為登高觀賞青島建築及海景的佳處。信號山原名龍山（俗稱“大石頭山”），德國占領時期以艦隊司令命名為迪德里希斯山(Diederichs-Berg)（又名信號山(Signal-Berg)），日本佔領時期更名為神尾山，1922年，中國政府接收青島後，定名為信號山。
信号山是中国山东省青岛市市中心的一座山头公园，正门设在龙山路17号。海拔98米，1984年开辟为公园，山顶修建3幢红色的蘑菇楼，1989年建6层旋转观景楼，为登高观赏青岛建筑及海景的佳处。 信号山原名龙山（俗称“大石头山”），德国占领时期以舰队司令命名为迪德里希斯山 (Diederichs-Berg)（又名信号山 (Signal-Berg)），日本占领时期更名为神尾山，1922年，中国政府接收青岛后，定名为信号山。
SML Translate:
Signal-Berg (literally Signal Mountain) is a park opened in 1984 and situated 98 meters above sea level at the top of a mountain in the center of Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China. Its main entrance located at 17 Longshan Road.
At the top of the mountain is three large red domes (pictured) and a 6-storey high rotating observation deck which provides an ideal spot for observing the architecture and harbor view of Qingdao.
The hill was originally called Longshan (literally dragon hill) which is also commonly known as “Large Stone Mountain”). During the German occupation period, it was named Mount Diederichs (Diederichs-Berg) (also known as Signal Hill (Signal-Berg). During the Japanese occupation period, it was renamed as 神尾山 (Kamio Hill). In 1922 when Qingdao was finally returned to China, the Chinese government official named it as 信號山 信号山 Signal Hill.
SML References:
SML Setup:
+ Canon G12 / handheld / HDR merged with Photoshop HDR Pro
+ SML.20121013.G12.00880 / ISO 80 - 6.1mm - f/4.5 - 1/80 sec
+ SML.20121013.G12.00881 / ISO 80 - 6.1mm - f/4.5 - 1/500 sec
+ SML.20121013.G12.00882 / ISO 80 - 6.1mm - f/4.5 - 1/100 sec
SML Pro Blog: Project Rebirth / 2004 / SML
Project Rebirth (www.ProjectRebirth.org)
Chronicling the Rebirth of Ground Zero in New York City
Screens (11 Total)
+ 1. Home
+ 2. Timeline: Camera C: View Cone
+ 3. Timeline: Camera C: Information
+ 4. Timeline: Today: 2004-11-17
+ 5. Timeline: Project Journal: 2003-11-23: Event: Opening of the PATH Train: Documentary
+ 6. Timeline: Project Journal: 2003-11-23: Event: Opening of the PATH Train: Journal
+ 7. Timeline: Project Journal: 2003-11-23: Event: Opening of the PATH Train: Journal Detail
+ 8. The Film: Project Journal
+ 10. The Rebuild about Ground Zero
Awards
+ Design Interact Site of the Week: 2004-12-20
+ Graphis Interactive Annual 3, 2005
+ One Show Interactive 2005 Merit Award
+ Web Marketing Association's WebAwards 2005: Best Non-Profit Website
IconNicholson Team (IconNicholson / LBi International)
+ Claudia Chow (Google / LinkedIn)
+ Katharine English (Google / LinkedIn)
+ Leslie Freeman (Google / LinkedIn)
+ Larry Burks (Google / LinkedIn)
+ Miles Kafka (Google / LinkedIn)
+ Paul Wood (Google)
+ See-ming Lee (Blog / Flickr / Google / LinkedIn)
+ Tim Murtaugh (Flickr / Google / LinkedIn)
Design Interact: Web Site of the Week (www.designinteract.com/sow/122004/)
Week of December 20: Project Rebirth Web Site
Project Rebirth is an online chronicle of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site. As immediate and compelling as a physical visit, this project gives people the opportunity to observe and share in the progress of the reconstruction.
Newly released at the time the team was considering technical specifications, thisProject Rebirth Web site site uses the FlashMX development environment to full effect. Functioning as a portal to extensive content, the beauty of this Web site lies in its ability to be current and historical. With a visual design that appropriately takes a back seat to the content, it records ideas, images and interviews in their original context while also allowing for their evolution.
Primary content consists of a series of video images (presented in a timeline format) captured by six, 35mm time-lapse cameras positioned by Project Rebirth around the World Trade Center site. They shoot one frame every five minutes—and will continue to do so for ten years. The images enable the viewing of the rebuild as it occurs on any date; in seconds, visitors can see the footage of a single day. There are also interviews with reconstruction overseers, journals by filmmakers and video of major milestones in the redevelopment efforts.
Project Rebirth Web siteThe key challenge for the developers was to create an interface that would incorporate what would ultimately be ten years of film footage, that didn’t inundate visitors and yet communicated the passage of substantial amounts of time. Their solution is an interactive, XML-driven timeline that delivers fluid viewing of time-lapse footage. It provides an appropriate time-based metaphor that also does a nice job of integrating video, audio, imagery and text-based content into a single interface. The time-based experience allows access to any moment in time and provides the ability to navigate the Web site by date and/or event. Our one complaint: The link from the home page, to this main feature, looks far too much like header art. We would have liked to see billing more in line with its importance.
This collaborative effort between Project Rebirth and IconNicholson began in the summer of 2003 and the site launched in September 2004. On average, visitors are staying on the site 19 minutes, which is significant in comparison to Internet-wide stays at sites with similar content. Interestingly, international users comprise 30% of all visitors.
Robert Fisher, creative director
Claudia Chow, art director
See-ming Lee, timeline art director/developer
Larry Burks, information architect
Miles Kafka, CGI programmer/engineer
Tim Murtaugh, HTML developer
Leslie Freeman, producer
Katharine English, Project Rebirth, general manager
Paul Wood, Project Rebirth, technical producer
IconNicholson, site design and development
Web site: www.projectrebirth.org
Web site: www.iconnicholson.com
©2004 Coyne & Blanchard, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
SML Copyright Notice
©2007 See-ming Lee / SML Flickr / SML Universe. All rights reserved.
Screenshot: pipes.yahoo.com/seeminglee/smluniversetwitterrtmentions
There are many Twitter tools now that allow you to access multiple Twitter accounts at once but there is no tool available that I know of that give you an at-a-glance overview of Twitter RT mentions across multiple Twitter accounts. This pipe is created specifically to serve this purpose.
It uses the Twitter Search API to look for Twitter mentions of @smluniverse @smlbw @smlfineart @smlgfxdesign @sml_photography @seeminglee @crazy_is_good @smlmen @smlviz @lifecelebrates.
Tada! No more going into multiple Twitter accounts just to look at them. :)
I have been cheating and doing time-lapse videography with video sped up at 1000% but it does not have the quality which I seek. So now I am doing things the proper way.
Pictured is the Canon EOS 7D + the Canon EF 17-40 f/L USM mounted on tripod and set to shoot at 10-second intervals using the Canon TC-80N3 remote.
This way I get full resolution RAW for every frame, thus good enough even to play as a 4K cinema movie while having the sharpness I needed for the video and require no unnecessary time spent rendering the 10x speed increase inside Premiere. Not to mention that it saves space also.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-08
+ Camera: Apple iPad 3
+ Workflow: Snapseed
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Serial: SML.20130308.IP3.09675
+ Series: Workflow
“Serenity time-lapse work in progress” / SML.20130308.IP3.09675
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #workflow
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #Landscape
To help you get a sense of where everything is located, here is a screenshot of The Photographer Ephemeris (TPE), an iPad app which is designed for the landscape photographer to get the natural light source bearing as well as other goodies like shadow length etc.
The blue point is where I take most of the photos for the serenity series, where SML Universe HKG is located at. The great span of ocean is the Tolo Harbour in Hong Kong. And the pin point location is where Yim Tin Tsai [1] seen in the previous photo is located at.
The luxury residential area is midway between the golf club and the pin drop. It is actually quite far away from the burial grounds. Telephoto lens have a way of compressing distance so this is why you feel that they are very close away but in fact they are not.
1. www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8703994950/
TPE: Serenity map / SML.20130503.SC.TPE
/ #SMLScreenshots #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLOpinions #SMLSerenity #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse
/ #Hongkong #China #HK #CN #Maps #TPE #Ipad #Apps #photography #opinions #ThePhotographerEphemeris
US Mobile phones are always locked so I never really had any SIM cards to play with til I moved to Hong Kong. What I find interesting is that they all comes in the form of a credit card size with information on them. The SIM card is cased in a breakout – then the micro SIM is further broken out from its larger brother. A fairly usable design. I dig it.
"You can't fool"
us presidential election 2012
art: Crocheted Olek (Olek)
photography: See-ming Lee (SML)
nov 6th 2012
paraphrasing how to live by simon munnery
Photography CCBY SML Photography
Production CCBY SML Universe
Soundtrack CCBY SML Music
+ soundcloud.com/seeminglee/you-cant-fool-2012-olek-sml
SML Simulcast
+ Olek YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6_GF3_o2b4
+ SML Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8160686627
+ SML Facebook: www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151315842558035
+ SML Vimeo: vimeo.com/52918698
+ SML YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bvVgFXuado
+ SML Universe YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSMx_kQu0yI
Original: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8369475568/sizes/o/ 3337 x 5005
# SML Translate
+ 萬: Ten thousand (count). Metaphor for a large number.
+ 古: Ancient, old.
+ 挺: straight, erect, stiff (as adjective)
+ 立: standing upright.
+ 萬古: For thousands of years
+ 挺立: standing up straight and stiff / not moving.
+ 萬古挺立: describes 泰山 Mount Tai standing tall for thousands of years despite everything that is happening in the world (e.g. wars, hazards, disasters which affect both nature and humanity); implies: the calligrapher praises the mountain for having a “principal” and being able to stand still and be itself regardless of external forces.
Most Chinese literature has an implied subtext. To understand precisely what they mean often it is useful to know about the person who wrote it. I don’t know who wrote this text so I can only interpret it in the most “objective” way.
# SML Workflow
This photo was taken into Photoshop for some H+S specifically for the shadow area. The color cast is somewhat troubling so it was taken into the L*a*b mode for curve adjustments — which is by far the best method to tweak Lightness curves without affecting color information. The Lab mode additionally allows for color contrast tweaks which are more natural because it does not affect the lightness information (unlike RGB mode where color + lightness is intertwined.)
# SML Data
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09496.PS.C23
+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:46:56 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3337 x 5005
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Setup: Handheld
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 36°15'32" N 117°5'57" E (approximate. GPS unit not available)
萬古挺立 (万古挺立) / 山東省泰山 山东省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09496.PS.C23
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr Set: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism: sml8.it/smlflickr-chinatourism
We stopped by the Siberian Tiger Park (東北虎林園) at Harbin (哈爾濱) during our trip to Dongbei (東北). The park was built in 1996 and contains an open area with hundreds of tigers. At present, it is the largest natural park for wild Siberian tigers in the world.
You can definitely see the tigers up close and personal here. And there are so many of them. The ride through the open area takes approximately 30-45 minutes and is well worth it. I took my 100-400 with the 7D with me but even this photo was shot at 200mm because it was that close.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
88 松北街, Songbei, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Tiger’s Stare / 東北虎林園 Siberian Tiger Park / 中國黑龍江哈爾濱 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China / SML.20140729.7D.52252
30-second long exposure on tripod with ND400. This was mainly used to illustrate more clearly how blurry the leaves can get with just a little bit of breeze.
With this capture, I figured out why it is that people who does ND LE always have a bit of architecture or rocks in the scene that sit still, as they provide interesting contrast to an exposure which looks almost fake otherwise.
It is an interesting way to show motion also, as I have learned.
I will take my tripod to the shore as requested. Stay tuned.
# SML Translate: 輕風綠葉水流間
+ 輕: light (describes the wind).
+ 風: wind.
+ 綠: green.
+ 葉: leaves.
+ 水: water.
+ 流: flow.
+ 間: in between (the rocks).
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-10T14:41:57+0800
+ Dimensions: 3439 x 3439
+ Exposure: 30.0 sec at f/22
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Remote, Manfrotto Tripod, H&Y ND2-ND400
+ 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.20130410.7D.37678.SQ
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“輕風綠葉水流間” / 寧 Serenity (ND LE 30-sec) / SML.20130410.7D.37678.SQ
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #水 #Water #石 #Rocks #山水 #Landscape #longexposure #ND
Why should you invest on a good tripod? Well, for situations like these where you need to give 100% trust that your camera won’t accidentally drop from the sky and fall onto people on the street.
Pictured is the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender mounted on Manfrotto tripod + doing aerial timelapse of 1-second intervals of people jogging + bicycling down on the Ma On Shan Promenade 27 floors below.
I am shooting JPEGs for this round so hopefully I won't spend the whole day exporting JPEGs from Lightroom again.
Photographed with iPad 3.
“Aerial timelapse setup” / SML.20130314.IP3.09791
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #延時 #TimeLapse #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLVideography #SMLProjects #Workflow #SMLLab
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #setup #config #Canon #Manfrotto IP3
Pardon the tutorial interjection – I was working on these photos when someone on Twitter asked me why she should use Foursquare :)
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
+ 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.
Related SML Channel Videos
SML Google: SML Skydive = See-ming Lee + Skydiving = Crazy is Good!
SML YouTube: SML Skydive = See-ming Lee + Skydiving = Crazy is Good!
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Clouds divided by lines in space.
Sydney Business School. Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM near Circular Quay Station, Sydney, Australia.
Cloud forms division / Sydney, Australia / SML.20140315.6D.30983.P2.BW
Seriously, how can you not love this guy? While some religiously affiliated accounts scare me 5h17l355, the tweet of god is my daily bread of supreme awesomeness.
Highly recommended.
“Twitter:@TheTweetOfGod”
/ SML.20130203.SC.NET.Twitter.TheTweetOfGod
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/ #screenshots #crazy #wtf #lol #twitter #socialmedia #TheTweetOfGod #god #recommended #good #love #religion #fun #funny #opinions
A matter of coincidence. A black woman watches the crowd below from the top deck of the “Black Watch” cruise ship.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch_(ship)
MS Black Watch cruise ship. Photographed at the Rocks with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
Black Watch / Sydney, Australia / SML.20140315.6D.30929.P2.BW
1. Searching on my initials on Google puts me on page one again. Not too shabby.
2. Also see Google: Google SML for even more interesting results. :)
3. And note how Google: SML Google renders different results.
More analysis
SML Pro Blog: Thoughts on Google Personalized Search
Related SML Universe
+ SML Data
SML Copyright Notice
© 2007 See-ming Lee (Blog / Facebook / Flickr / Google / LinkedIn / YouTube)
SML Pro Blog: IconNicholson Halloween 2007 Art Installation by Rivka Schoenfeld
Rivka Schoenfeld (Google / SML Wiki), interior architect of IconNicholson (Google / SML Wiki), once again transformed the historic hallway on the 8th floor of the Puck Building into a magical landscape of horror using a mixture of video projection, black lights, birds sculpture and fortune cookie wisdom on Halloween in 2007.
Video projection
The Birds (1963) by Alfred Hitchcock
YouTube: IconNicholson Halloween 2007 (video)
Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr Tags: IconNichoson Halloween 2007
SML Copyright Notice
© 2007 See-ming Lee (Blog / Facebook / Flickr / Google / LinkedIn / YouTube)
The sand is a super sturdy tripod for the Canon EOS M, apparently.
I discovered today that there is a beach near me in walking distance. So I took my EOS M to see if it is too far to lug my SLR with me. 15 minutes. Not too bad at all. Expect to see some long exposure photography with water soon.
Photographed with the iPhone 5, processed in Snapseed.
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Canon EOS M on the beach” / 寧Serenity / SML.20130407.IPH5.11326
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #夜 #Night #山水 #landscape #IPH5 #CanonEOSM #beach #water
Today is my birthday so naturally I am getting greetings all over the globe. This is my thank you card to all of you!!!!
See blog post SML Pro Blog: SML Thank You / 2009-09-25 / SML about the origin of this design.
Test Card 8.5x11 for a black & white photocopy machine / 1998 / SML Graphic Design
Assignment
Art 366a Visual Studies
Fall Semester 1998
T-TH 1:30-3:20, 215 Park Street
Paul Elliman, Instructor
paul.elliman [at] yale.edu
1. Testcard
(Week 1-2) Devise a testcard, 8.5x11, for a black & white photocopy machine
The card is basically a set of questions or exercises - point, type specimen, line, pattern, half-tone, grey-scale spectrum, moire - designed to test the machine's effectiveness or value.
The testcard should explore not only the effective (proper?) function of the photocopier, but also any other qualities (Test the limits of its language/your language)
Investigate both the history and teh working mechanics of thsi machine, then (week 3-4) extend the scope of the testcard to include this kind of informaion.
Process (42 pages)
+ 2: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.64: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 3: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.65: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 4: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.66: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 5: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.67: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 6: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.68: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 7: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.69: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 8: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.70: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 9: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.71: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 10: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.72: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 11: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.73: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 12: Research: Anatomy of a Xerox test card
+ 13: Research: Anatomy of a Xerox test card
+ 18: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 1
+ 19: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 2
+ 20: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 3
+ 21: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 4
+ 22: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 5
+ 23: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 6
+ 24: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 7
+ 25: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 8
+ 28: Research: Basic Copier Operation: 1
+ 29: Research: Basic Copier Operation: 2
+ 30: Design: The working of a xerox machine: 1
+ 31: Design: The working of a xerox machine: 2
+ 34: Research: Basic Copier Model: 1
+ 35: Research: Basic Copier Model: 2
+ 36: Design: Anatomy of a Basic Copier
+ 37: Design: The Basic Copy Process
+ 38: Design: Anatomy of a basic copier
+ 39: Design: Anatomy of a basic copier
+ 40: Design: The Basic Copy Process
+ 41: Design: The Basic Copy Process
+ 42: Design: The Basic Copy Process
SML Copyright Notice
Copyright 1998 See-ming Lee / SML Flickr / SML Universe. All rights reserved.
Daily drama theater outside my window. Cloudscapes tend to be tricky to work with so I did most of my processing in Photoshop CS6.
# SML Transalate: 山河怒雲天
+ 山: mountains.
+ 河: lakes.
+ 怒: angry.
+ 雲: clouds.
+ 天: sky.
+ 山河怒雲天: mountains and waters with a vigorous cloudscape in the sky.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-29T18:57:26+0800
+ Dimensions: 5212 x 3475
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 170 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG (Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China)
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130529.6D.15289.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
山河怒雲天 / 香港中文大學日落之寧 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Sunset Serenity / SML.20130529.6D.15289.BW
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #雲 #Cloud #天 #空 #Sky #山水 #landscape #CUHK #sunset
www.pixwithanother.com/featured-artist-humble-dumpling/ #art #interviews
It all started when Humble was six, with a rather gleefully coloured rendition of the Jabberwocky. Recognizing this art thang as a means to get the attention he was otherwise too shy to seek, he stuck with it despite not being very good. In high school, he was somehow talked into drawing an ongoing comic strip for his school magazine. With free reign in regards to content, and a school-wide audience, how could he possibly say no? Tragically, Possum Man only survived to his second adventure, before Humble grew weary of everyone asking, “What’s up with that guys hands?” Or “Did you mean to draw her face like that?”. From there it was straight out of high school and off to university to start a Bachelor of Arts. He flunked out within his first two years, after coming to the enlightened conclusion that getting stoned all day might actually be a viable career path.
(Read full article for more)
via Facebook: Ben William Hines — SML Thank You
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The ferry ride to Manly offers scenic views along the way. Unlike the harbours in many cities where commercial transports dominate, the Sydney Harbour is well used by its occupants for leisure purposes, and there are sail boats everywhere.
Pictured is a fragile sail boat near some beautiful rocks at the tip of an island. Backtracking on the GPS shows that this tip is called the North Head and is part of the Sydney Harbour National Park.
Photographed on the ferry from Circular Quay to Manly, with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
Boat + Rocks at North Head / Sydney, Australia / SML.20140317.7D.51837.P1.BW
Screenshot: www.spezify.com/#/_22_sml+universe_22_
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GettyImages: gty.im/166771257
As promised, here is the panorama shot at the same time earlier. The clouds are the focus here so it is exposed for it instead of the buildings on the mountain (which is part of the Chinese University of Hong Kong).
Technically speaking it should be possible for me to do an HDR to expose for both, which I will try in the future. The last time I try to do HDR with panorama though it was insanely complicated, as I ended up having 100+ images to stitch then HDR with and I feel like that it was not really worth the trouble after working on them for a while. But if I have a day’s time I will probably try to do it again. And definitely for this series I would because some images are worth the trouble, and the scenery like this most definitely is.
Stitched using eight 7D full-resolution RAW captures.
# SML Translate: 日落雲錦 水靜山寧
+ 日: sun.
+ 落: down.
+ 雲: clouds.
+ 錦: brocade (describe thickness of clouds).
+ 水: water (the ocean).
+ 靜: quiet.
+ 山: mountains.
+ 寧: serene (also title of series)
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-02T18:12:22+0800
+ Dimensions: 9583 x 3651
+ Exposure: 1/60 - 1/80 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 125
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 76 degree horizontal, 50 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Rectilinear
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130402.7D.37445-SML.20130402.7D.37452-Pano.Rectilinear.76x50.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“日落雲錦 水靜山寧” / 香港全景之寧 Hong Kong Panoramic Serenity / SML.20130402.7D.37445-SML.20130402.7D.37452-Pano.Rectilinear.76x50.P1.L1
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #雲 #Cloud #Cloudscape #自然 #Nature
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8613908994/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8613908994/sizes/o/ (9583 x 3651)
This series of rings support the aqueduct linking the upper canal (Union Cana), ending with the Falkirk Wheel, used to trasport ship from and to the lower canal (Forth & Clyde Canal).
Historically, these two canal were connected by a series of 11 locks. After the construction of the wheel in 2022, boats can travel the 24 meter (79 feet) difference in 5 minutes.
Falkirk Wheel Pano / SML.20240806.R8.07914-07924.Pano.BW
Sometimes nature creates the most beautiful paintings on its own, and I have to capture it.
The river reflected buildings from afar. The white little egret took a briefer by the pebbles. The sun hits the pebbles from behind. Everything poetry.
For me, photography is part memories but also a way to paint. It recorded a state of mind that I felt as I mindfully looked for beauty among what appeared to be a pile of dirty from afar.
It’s urban, but it’s also nature. Urbanism is simply a result of humans gathering together.
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- Exposure: 400mm, 1/640 sec, f/8, ISO 320
- GPS: 22°23'25" N 114°12'3" E
- Location: Shing Mun River, Shatin, Hong Kong
- Date: 2013-08-09
Copyright 2013, 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Little Egret by the River. Blue, Black, White and Gold. Shing Mun River, Shatin, Hong Kong / SML.20130809.7D.49504.SQ
This is a night-time panorama of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK 香港中文大學).
It is stitched together using 7 RAW captures of 20-sec long exposures mounted on a tripod near my bedroom window. This time I braved it and stuck my camera all the way outside the window so I was able to do it at the same position without using two windows.
Floating on the sea on the left you will see the floating light anchor seen earlier in my stream [1].
# SML translate:
空清水靜如龍鳳
夜夢金輝滿江紅
+ 空: air, sky.
+ 清: clear. Describes the sky.
+ 水: water. sea.
+ 靜: quiet. Describes the water.
+ 如: (appears) like.
+ 龍: dragon.
+ 鳳: phoenix.
+ 空清水靜如龍鳳: the sky is clear, the harbour is quiet, the colors make the scene looks like dragon and phoenix (because of the lights of the Tolo Highway).
+ 夜: night.
+ 夢: dream.
+ 金: gold, golden. Describes the color.
+ 輝: shiny. Describes the light.
+ 滿: entire, full.
+ 江: lake. Tolo Harbour.
+ 紅: red. the color of the lake.
I’ve tried to get the 平仄 right this time. Not sure if I did though? :)
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-06 12:41:54 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4801 x 2290
+ Exposures: 20.0 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 19 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 90 degree horizontal, 94 degree vertical (though cropped further in Lightroom so actual vertical degree unknown)
+ Panoramic Projection: Rectilinear
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
+ Serial: SML.20130306.7D.26377-SML.20130306.7D.26385-Pano.003.Rectilinear.90x94.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Notes
1. “冬夜萬物寧 金輝獨詠春” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130208.7D.21344: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8455872022/in/set-721576...
“空清水靜如龍鳳 夜夢金輝滿江紅” / 香港中文大學全景夜之寧 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Panoramic Night Serenity / SML.20130306.7D.26377-SML.20130306.7D.26385-Pano.003.Rectilinear.90x94.P1.L1
/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #CUHK #夜 #Night
中國深圳地鐵華僑城站A出口
Exit A, OCT Station, Shenzhen Metro, Shenzhen, China
中国深圳地铁华侨城站A出口
Full res 25403 × 2136:
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8300195591/sizes/o/
360-degree panoramic stiched using 27 fullres RAW image shot with the Canon EOS 7D and Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L. Processed in Lightroom, stitched using freeware Hugin—because Photoshop could not handle it.
RAW images serial:
+ SML.20121216.7D.18746
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The moon shines brightly amidst the cloudy dark sky from last night.
# SML Translate: 黑雲掛明月
+ 黑: black, dark.
+ 雲: clouds.
+ 掛: hang, hanging (verb).
+ 明: bright, clear.
+ 月: moon.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-24 00:05:18 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3086 x 4828
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 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
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Time Remote, Tripod
+ GPS: 22°25'8" N 114°13'27" E
+ Altitude: 59.7 m
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Serial: SML.20130324.7D.36231.P1.L1.C23
+ 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
“黑雲掛明月” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130324.7D.36231.P1.L1.C23
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #夜 #Night #月 #Moon #天 #空 #sky #雲 #云 #clouds
Test Card 8.5x11 for a black & white photocopy machine / 1998 / SML Graphic Design
Assignment
Art 366a Visual Studies
Fall Semester 1998
T-TH 1:30-3:20, 215 Park Street
Paul Elliman, Instructor
paul.elliman [at] yale.edu
1. Testcard
(Week 1-2) Devise a testcard, 8.5x11, for a black & white photocopy machine
The card is basically a set of questions or exercises - point, type specimen, line, pattern, half-tone, grey-scale spectrum, moire - designed to test the machine's effectiveness or value.
The testcard should explore not only the effective (proper?) function of the photocopier, but also any other qualities (Test the limits of its language/your language)
Investigate both the history and teh working mechanics of thsi machine, then (week 3-4) extend the scope of the testcard to include this kind of informaion.
Process (42 pages)
+ 2: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.64: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 3: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.65: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 4: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.66: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 5: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.67: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 6: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.68: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 7: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.69: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 8: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.70: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 9: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.71: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 10: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.72: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 11: Research: The Atlantic Monthly: 2006-02: pp.73: Copies in Seconds by David Owen
+ 12: Research: Anatomy of a Xerox test card
+ 13: Research: Anatomy of a Xerox test card
+ 18: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 1
+ 19: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 2
+ 20: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 3
+ 21: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 4
+ 22: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 5
+ 23: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 6
+ 24: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 7
+ 25: Xerox: Historial Highlights: 8
+ 28: Research: Basic Copier Operation: 1
+ 29: Research: Basic Copier Operation: 2
+ 30: Design: The working of a xerox machine: 1
+ 31: Design: The working of a xerox machine: 2
+ 34: Research: Basic Copier Model: 1
+ 35: Research: Basic Copier Model: 2
+ 36: Design: Anatomy of a Basic Copier
+ 37: Design: The Basic Copy Process
+ 38: Design: Anatomy of a basic copier
+ 39: Design: Anatomy of a basic copier
+ 40: Design: The Basic Copy Process
+ 41: Design: The Basic Copy Process
+ 42: Design: The Basic Copy Process
SML Copyright Notice
Copyright 1998 See-ming Lee / SML Flickr / SML Universe. All rights reserved.
SML Pro Blog: Project Rebirth / 2004 / SML
Project Rebirth (www.ProjectRebirth.org)
Chronicling the Rebirth of Ground Zero in New York City
Screens (11 Total)
+ 1. Home
+ 2. Timeline: Camera C: View Cone
+ 3. Timeline: Camera C: Information
+ 4. Timeline: Today: 2004-11-17
+ 5. Timeline: Project Journal: 2003-11-23: Event: Opening of the PATH Train: Documentary
+ 6. Timeline: Project Journal: 2003-11-23: Event: Opening of the PATH Train: Journal
+ 7. Timeline: Project Journal: 2003-11-23: Event: Opening of the PATH Train: Journal Detail
+ 8. The Film: Project Journal
+ 10. The Rebuild about Ground Zero
Awards
+ Design Interact Site of the Week: 2004-12-20
+ Graphis Interactive Annual 3, 2005
+ One Show Interactive 2005 Merit Award
+ Web Marketing Association's WebAwards 2005: Best Non-Profit Website
IconNicholson Team (IconNicholson / LBi International)
+ Claudia Chow (Google / LinkedIn)
+ Katharine English (Google / LinkedIn)
+ Leslie Freeman (Google / LinkedIn)
+ Larry Burks (Google / LinkedIn)
+ Miles Kafka (Google / LinkedIn)
+ Paul Wood (Google)
+ See-ming Lee (Blog / Flickr / Google / LinkedIn)
+ Tim Murtaugh (Flickr / Google / LinkedIn)
Design Interact: Web Site of the Week (www.designinteract.com/sow/122004/)
Week of December 20: Project Rebirth Web Site
Project Rebirth is an online chronicle of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site. As immediate and compelling as a physical visit, this project gives people the opportunity to observe and share in the progress of the reconstruction.
Newly released at the time the team was considering technical specifications, thisProject Rebirth Web site site uses the FlashMX development environment to full effect. Functioning as a portal to extensive content, the beauty of this Web site lies in its ability to be current and historical. With a visual design that appropriately takes a back seat to the content, it records ideas, images and interviews in their original context while also allowing for their evolution.
Primary content consists of a series of video images (presented in a timeline format) captured by six, 35mm time-lapse cameras positioned by Project Rebirth around the World Trade Center site. They shoot one frame every five minutes—and will continue to do so for ten years. The images enable the viewing of the rebuild as it occurs on any date; in seconds, visitors can see the footage of a single day. There are also interviews with reconstruction overseers, journals by filmmakers and video of major milestones in the redevelopment efforts.
Project Rebirth Web siteThe key challenge for the developers was to create an interface that would incorporate what would ultimately be ten years of film footage, that didn’t inundate visitors and yet communicated the passage of substantial amounts of time. Their solution is an interactive, XML-driven timeline that delivers fluid viewing of time-lapse footage. It provides an appropriate time-based metaphor that also does a nice job of integrating video, audio, imagery and text-based content into a single interface. The time-based experience allows access to any moment in time and provides the ability to navigate the Web site by date and/or event. Our one complaint: The link from the home page, to this main feature, looks far too much like header art. We would have liked to see billing more in line with its importance.
This collaborative effort between Project Rebirth and IconNicholson began in the summer of 2003 and the site launched in September 2004. On average, visitors are staying on the site 19 minutes, which is significant in comparison to Internet-wide stays at sites with similar content. Interestingly, international users comprise 30% of all visitors.
Robert Fisher, creative director
Claudia Chow, art director
See-ming Lee, timeline art director/developer
Larry Burks, information architect
Miles Kafka, CGI programmer/engineer
Tim Murtaugh, HTML developer
Leslie Freeman, producer
Katharine English, Project Rebirth, general manager
Paul Wood, Project Rebirth, technical producer
IconNicholson, site design and development
Web site: www.projectrebirth.org
Web site: www.iconnicholson.com
©2004 Coyne & Blanchard, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
SML Copyright Notice
©2007 See-ming Lee / SML Flickr / SML Universe. All rights reserved.
Public calligraphy is generally reserved for the VIPs in China. The text usually references the beauty of the landscape, but since they are recorded somewhere, they often also works as landmarks in the wild before the age of GPS.
# SML Translate:
+ 日: sun
+ 高: high up
+ 月: moon
+ 同: together
# SML Opinions:
Broadly speaking this suggests the sun is far up in the sky, but the moon is also very nearby. So the writing was probably written some time during the evening, where you can see the sun and the moon together. I don’t know what the calligrapher’s original intention is, but to me it implies a bit of romance.
# SML Notes:
I shot this photograph before I bought the GPS unit for my 7D, so the GPS coordinates here is approximate.
Screenshot: brainstorm.ubuntu.com/contributor/seeminglee/solutions/
Ubuntu Brainstorm Dashboard
1. My Ideas
2. My Solutions