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Hong Kong is one of the densest city in the world. In order to discourage private car ownership, cars are subjected to a first-time registration tax, which varies from 35% to over 100% depending on the size and value of the car [1]. Despite this, the number of private car ownership increases every year, and exotic cars abound—and you can get a glimpse of just how wealthy the population is.
Besides MTR (metro in Hong Kong), double deckers are a primary transportation options. I too prefer to ride the bus when time is not of essence. While MTR is faster, you can usually find a seat on the buses—which you never really can on the metro. And there are many express routes which connects downtown to remote areas. For example, there is a bus which goes door-to-door from Central to where I live so I can do my social media undisturbed for the whole trip. So what’s not to love?
Pictured is the rush hour traffic in Central on a rainy day. Here you observe just how busy the traffic is, and hopefully you can then perhaps appreciate the pedestrian footbridges which connect all the buildings together? The building to the left is the Exchange Square. The building on the right is Jardine House. The sign on the road points to the metro stations Hong Kong Station and Central Station respectively.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-26T17:57:37.57+0800
+ Dimensions: 4980 x 3320
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.7L USM
+ GPS: 22°17'0" N 114°9'31" E
+ 中國香港中環干諾道中及民耀街交界 Intersection at Connaught Road C and Man You Street in Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130326.7D.36557.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 黑白 Black and White
# Notes
1. Wikipedia: Transport in Hong Kong: Private Cars: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Hong_Kong#Private_cars
“中環雨天繁忙時間交通 Rush Hour Traffic in Central on a Rainy Day” / 香港人流 Hong Kong Human Logistics / SML.20130326.7D.36557.BW
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #Photography #城市 #Urban #街 #street #雨 #Rain #中環 #Central #交通 #Traffic
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.
I found these exotic flowers while walking around at the Royal Botanic Gardens. I have no ideas what they are. Perhaps a botanist can help me out? This place is filled with wonderful flowers. I was meditatively relaxed after spending a quiet afternoon there.
Technically, I was reminded how well the 24-70 double-duty as a macro lens. It doesn’t do it as well as the 100 macro does, but it does it well enough on the get-go, thus making it a great always-on walk-around lens. The only thing I wish mine had an IS. Yes, there is a Mark II out now with the IS, but this baby (Mk 1 or 2) doesn’t come cheap and I can’t say I am able to buy another one any time soon.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Sydney
Exotic flowers in green, purple and yellow / Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia / SML.20140314.6D.30880.P1
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
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I bought these wireless HDMI units in order to do video projection at a piano concert next month. The first time I did it, I didn’t realize the projector would have to be placed so close to the stage.
For the concert in May, I thought that I would instead send the HDMI signal wirelessly, then I would be able to sit far away from the stage.
I decided on the Hollyland Mars 300 Pro units because it’s one of the items available at B&H. Although I now live in Hong Kong, I continue to do research at B&H because they only carry items that are useful to professional photographers and videographers, with reviews that are helpful.
I bought these from a photography shop locally.
Hollyland Mars 300 Pro Dual HDMI 300ft (100m) Wireless Video Transmission System / SML.20240427.R8.03334
Canon EOS R8
Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM
24mm, 1/80 sec, 1/f10, ISO 10000
Because of being accused of “illusion of grandeur,” countless people commit suicide every year. Whenever I have the urge to kill myself, I send an email to my sister, and she will then proceed to call me and make sure that I am ok, usually with these same words. They are helpful to me. For everyone who is desperate because all those assholes out there is giving you crap just because of who you are, don't.
“You are important. You matter.” / SML.20121202.PHIL / #smlphil #ccby #smluniverse
Handheld long exposure at night. The cars are moving very fast so all is left behind is the beautiful forms left behind of their headlights.
Here you also see more elongated signage on the road intended for drivers. In Hong Kong, signage on the road is typical, and one can reason that it is a lot safer this way to keep the drivers’ eyes on the road instead of up above.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-17 21:12:33 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3408 x 5112
+ Exposure: 6.0 sec at f/10
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'44" N 114°10'15" E
+ Altitude: 79.0 m
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔告士打道和分域街交界 Intersection at Fenwick Street and Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130317.7D.35433.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, 黑白 Black and White
“夜間快車告士打道 Nighttime Fast Track Gloucester Road” / 香港人流之形 Hong Kong Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130317.7D.35433.BW
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #街 #Street #灣仔 #Wanchai #夜 #Night
The Fischer design appears to have some merits. From the top-down view, it's easier to spot the bishops vs the pawns!
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.
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
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2007-09-21 at Von, NYC.
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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.
I walked by Sai Sha Road on my way home. It was June 23rd, 2013 — the weekend where there was a super moon.
I usually carry two camera bodies + the 17-40 + the 100-400 everywhere I go but the Manfrotto 303SPH and the tripod together added a lot of weight so I did not have it with me. So I could not take a photo of the super moon with the super telephoto. Instead, I took a panorama with the 6D + 17-40 photographing people walking home.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-23T23:57:25+0800
+ Dimensions: 18463 x 4748
+ Exposure: 0.4 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Remote release, Manfrotto 303 SPH pano head, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 96 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°25'19" N 114°13'40" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山西沙路 Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130623.6D.16533-SML.20130623.6D.16547-Pano.i15.360x96
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
夜半霧濃 月下回家 Going home under the foggy moonlight / 馬鞍山西沙路 Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan / 香港全景夜之寧 Hong Kong Night Serenity Panorama / SML.20130623.6D.16640-SML.20130623.6D.16654-Pano.i15.360x96.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #城市 #Urban #landscape #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan
Manufacturer in Greece of hair, body and face care products with highly concentrated natural active ingredients.
SML Thank You
I would like to thank Joshua van der Broek (Flickr / LinkedIn) for recommending that I check it out.
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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.
Rainy foggy days like these—with a really low contrast over the whole frame—is best for photography.
# SML Translate: 風雨晦暝 霧暗雲深
+ 風: wind.
+ 雨: rain.
+ 晦暝: dark, obscure.
+ 霧: fog.
+ 暗: dark.
+ 雲: cloud.
+ 深: deep + dark.
Yes they pretty much all describe the the gray and dark colors—but the characters are different. Unfortunately, to translate a poetic language such as Chinese to a relatively more descriptive language such as English is not very easy. Chinese are pictograms and ideograms—so mostly it needs to be “interpreted” and not really very “direct”. Its meaning can be rather obscure. To appreciate it best, learn it. :)
# ZDic: 風雨晦暝
指風雨交加，天色昏暗猶如黑夜。
唐·王度《古鏡記》：“遂起視之，則風雨晦暝，纏繞此樹，電光晃耀，忽上忽下。”
www.zdic.net/cy/ch/ZdicE9ZdicA3Zdic8E8574.htm
# ZDic: 霧暗雲深
迷蒙渺远。比喻相距之遥远。
www.zdic.net/cy/ch/ZdicE9Zdic9BZdicBE20482.htm
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-30T12:27:21.35+0800
+ Dimensions: 2999 x 4499
+ Exposure: 0.6 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 35 mm
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°24'56" N 114°13'20" E
+ Altitude: 30.0 m
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港八仙嶺和吐露港 Tolo Harbour + Pat Sin Leng, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130330.7D.37143.C23.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
“風雨晦暝 霧暗雲深” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130330.7D.37143.C23.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #自然 #Nature #山水 #Landscape #山 #Mountains #水 #Water #霧 #Fog
Taiwan reminds me a little bit of Macau, with lots and lots of scooters. In Cantonese, we call scooters 綿羊仔, which literally means “small sheep,” as in they are not as powerful as the standard motorcycles, but rather small in stature.
These scooters run rampant on the narrow alleys of the Shilin Night Market (士林夜市), where merchants were seen using them to shuttle merchandises back and forth the busy street. While a van might seem to be more useful, the streets get so packed that it made sense to use these bikes as motor transports to navigate haphazardly among the crowds.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM. Processed in Lightroom 5.
# More Information
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilin_Night_Market
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooter_(motorcycle)
綿羊仔 Scooter Motorbikes / 台灣台北士林夜市 Shilin Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140210.6D.30694.BW
/ #台灣 #臺灣 #Taiwan #台北 #Taipei #SMLTravel #旅遊 #旅游 #Travel #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #黑白 #BW #SMLBW
/ #market #士林夜市 #ShilinNightMarket #士林 #Shilin #street #Scooter #motorcycle
Someone [1] on SML Facebook [2] commented that SML should be careful to not trip from the cables on the desk. While cable management continues to be an issue, the real issue with the current work space is not cable management but work surface availability.
Right now I am using a MUJI dining table [3] fully extended which measures 130cm (4.3 ft) L x 80cm (2.6 ft) D as my working surface. It is barely holding all the input control surfaces which I use. The Wacom is mostly now resting on my arm rest because this is the only way I can do all of my work.
I would rather not have to have all of input surfaces, too, but they all serve a purpose:
+ Apple Wireless Keyboards. I have two (one not shown) because Apple’s bluetooth pairing won’t allow easy machine toggle and I have two Macs running side by side.
+ Apple Wired keyboard. I need this so I can use InDesign keyboard shortcuts for Paragraph and Character styles.
+ Apple Trackpad. Sometimes when I have all these wireless devices running (especially if the Eye-fi is running) the Bluetooth Mouse is very unresponsive and have lags so I use the trackpad.
+ Apple Magic Mouse. I need this because it is the fastest.
+ Novation Remote SL 25. My trusty MIDI input surface. The best velocity-sensitive synth-action keyboards I have played on. Highly recommended.
+ Wacom Intuous Touch 5 Medium. I used to have the Wireless version but Mac does not pair with it very well, which is very annoying. So I upgraded to the Intuous Touch 5 which supports multi-touch and comes with a wire.
Aside from Photoshop work and sometimes Illustrator work for drawing type, I also use the Wacom for writing Chinese characters. Apple’s native handwriting recognition would only do it with the Trackpad. The Inking app does not support Chinese. So I use VisionObjects’ MyScript Stylus [4] which supports multiple international languages including all the the CJK languages, latin languages as well as Arabic. It is the best handwriting app available on the OSX that I have tried. Recommended.
So you see, what I really need is a larger desk and a larger space. Which for now I cannot really afford because Hong Kong properties are ridiculously high now. And I am in no hurry to go enslave myself under some gigantic agencies any time soon.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-12 13:14:37 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 19mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'26" E
+ Location: SML Universe (Hong Kong) Limited
+ Serial: SML.20130212.EOSM.01920.P1.L1
+ Series: Order + Chaos
# Notes
1. Dollaz Nsense. An awesome curator of visual culture which SML Love: www.facebook.com/dollaz.nsense.9
2. SML Facebook: www.facebook.com/seeminglee
3. Ash Wood Extendable Table S [item number 8120987] www.muji.com.hk/2012AW%20Furniture%20Catalogue_Final.pdf
4. MyScript Stylus, a text input method replacing the keyboard by handwriting recognition www.visionobjects.com/en/webstore/myscript-stylus/descrip...
“Comparatively speaking, cable management is not really an issue.” / Order + Chaos / SML.20130212.EOSM.01920.P1.L1
/ #Chaos #SMLChaos #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMusic #SMLOpinions #SMLBW
/ #BW #opinions #nerds #technology #workspace #management #hongkong #china #Mac #Dell #Wacom #keyboards #mouse #input #MIDI #surfaces #audio #hardware #tools #MUJI #desk
Our eyes are used to seeing what we see daily. What is different makes it interesting. Thus the view upis always more interesting than what is down below. So point your camera everywhere, even if there does not seem like there is anything to photograph. This fact is especially apparent when you use a wide angle lens.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-10 15:42:38 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3439 x 3439
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'57" N 114°13'22" E
+ Location: 中國香港西灣河文娛中心後門 中国香港西湾河文娱中心后门 Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre backdoor, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130210.EOSM.01842.BW.SQ
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms
“更上一層樓 Up” / 香港文化建築之形 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Forms / SML.20130210.EOSM.01842.BW.SQ
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #西灣河 #SaiWanHo #街 #Street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #建築 #建筑 #architecture
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.
When there are way too many categories in the notebook, the best way to sort them out is color labeling.
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SML Copyright Notice
©2007 See-ming Lee / SML Flickr / SML Universe. All rights reserved.
What does Chinese culture look like to the Western eyes? Here is one abstract sculptural interpretation by English sculptor and draughtsman Nigel Hall.
Nigel Hall’s grandfather was a stonemason working on churches and cathedrals. Nigel’s observation of the precision carving of stones growing up would influence his sculptures and drawings intimately.
There is a delicate balance of forms through an organic visual language cast in a material as concrete as phosphor bronze. The two droplet-like forms are intended as “Chinese whispers”. Two separate forms connected like the yin and the yang. The interplay of shadows and balance is important to the artist, and that intention is quite evident in this minimal yet powerful piece.
Nigel Hall
Chinese Whispers III, 2010
Phosphor bronze, ed. 2/3
133.5 x 47 x 20 cm
奈杰爾•霍爾
中國式私語 III, 2010
磷青銅, 2/3 版本
133.5 x 47 x 20 cm
# Nigel Hall (b. 1943)
Nigel Hall (born 30 August 1943 in Bristol, Gloucestershire) is an English sculptor and a draughtsman. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Hall_(sculptor)
# Annely Juda Fine Art
Annely Juda Fine Art is based in London and represents contemporary British, European and International artists. The gallery also exhibits masters of the 20th century avant-garde, specialising in Russian constructivism.
23 Dering Street (off New Bond St)
London
Greated London W1S 1AW
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7629 7578
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:07:57+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 32 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13889
+ 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 Nigel Hall: Chinese Whispers III, 2010 (Phosphor Bronze ed 2/3)” / Annely Juda Fine Art / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13889
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #NigelHall #AnnelyJudaFineArt #UK #sculpture #Forms #simplicity #Whispers
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.
Form follows function is the reason why I enjoy photographing bridges. They are always built for utility, but are always so interesting.
This is the understructure of a bridge for the MTR (Hong Kong’s metro) near the Ma On Shan station in Hong Kong. It is filled with pipes—large and small.
Lines in space. Not a single bit of ornament, but every bit beautiful.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-18 17:41:02 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°25'30" N 114°13'56" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山地鐵站 中国香港马鞍山地铁站 Ma On Shan MTR Station, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130218.EOSM.02281.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
“橋底風光 Scenic view underneath the bridge” / 城市人流建築之形 Urban Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130218.EOSM.02281.P1.L1.BW
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #街 #Street #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #橋 #Bridge #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #地鐵 #地铁 #metro
At night, the elderly practice tai chi with Chinese traditional swords while a man from the LongRun.HK weekly meet up jog on the track at the Ma On Shan Sports Ground in Hong Kong.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-16T20:31:23+0800
+ Dimensions: 4704 x 3136
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 260 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°13'39" 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.20130516.6D.06629.BW
+ Series: 體育 Sports
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
太極與長跑 Tai Chi + Long Run (Marathon) / 香港體育 Hong Kong Sports / SML.20130516.6D.06629.BW
/ #體育 #Sports #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #跑 #Run #長跑 #Marathon #太極 #people
I found out today that I’m known as “SML Artist Yale” on someone’s phone. I thought that it’s brilliant. Her reasoning is sensible — a bit like how I think, actually:
If she forgot my name (this happens to all of us!), then she would remember me as an artist from Yale. This feels very special. I’ve been called an “artist” in the past, but most of the time, people call me that mostly as an insult (LOL) — you know, “artist personality” etc…
I think that Ivy actually sees me as one, and I’m very happy about that. Most people had no idea that I studied art, especially since I work with programming and technology so much.
To me, computer is mostly a tool. I do enough of it so I can create things — but the things I create are intended to be art — that is, they are a representation of me, my emotion, and my ideas. Even when I create an app or a website, they’re concepts and ideas. Just because they’re additionally functional doesn’t mean that it’s no longer art.
What is art anyway if not a concept?
“SML Artist Yale” / Contact List Entry / SML.20240504.IPH13.02.E1
#crazyisgood #sml2sml
An unexpected use of the 100-400 is for macro photography. I also own the 100 f/2.8 Macro but it is mostly good for things which do not move. For birds—especially little ones as seen here, it is best to remain very far away and approach very slowly.
Chinese have a saying: “麻雀雖小, 五臟俱全” which literally means that “a sparrow may be small, but it has every organ it needs.” It is used to describe small things are very functional despite its size, e.g. the MacBookAir.
This macro gives new understanding of this saying, as I can see every piece of feather and be amazed how great nature really is.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-14T13:40:32+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'15" N 114°13'27" E
+ Location: 香港新界馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, New Territories, Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130514.7D.41797
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 鳥 Bird, 微距攝影 Macro Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“麻雀雖小, 五臟俱全 (A sparrow has everything it needs despite its size)” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130514.7D.41797
/ #自然 #Nature #鳥 #Birds #微距 #Macro #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #麻雀 #Sparrow #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #鐵絲網 #barbedwire #petit
In the middle of the night, factories at the Tai Po Industrial Estate (大埔工業邨) across the Tolo Harbour is still pumping smokes non-stop. Under this long exposure, they are rendered as fans in the air.
# SML Translate: 春夜微風煙如扇 水靜江寧霧滿天
+ 春: Spring (season).
+ 夜: night.
+ 微: soft.
+ 風: wind.
+ 煙: smoke.
+ 如: (looks) like.
+ 扇: fan.
+ 春夜微風煙如扇: the smoke appears as fans under the soft breeze at night in Spring.
+ 水: water.
+ 靜: quiet.
+ 江: ocean.
+ 寧: serene.
+ 霧: fog.
+ 滿: full.
+ 天: sky.
+ 水靜江寧霧滿天: The water is quiet and the sea is serene while the fogs covers the sky.
In essence the couplet describes exactly what you see. I still need to work on this. Hopefully be able to write out some real Chinese poems in the future with the correct 平仄 syntax and everything.
# SML Workflow
People say that they don’t like the EOSM because it has no electronic viewfinder. To be honest when it is so dark at night it was easier to to manual focus on the LCD while zooming in 5x then using a viewfinder. I think that I lost my remote cable release so I photographed this on the EOSM because it was easier to just do a 2sec countdown and snapped it without adding much vibration to the capture.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-25 22:58:43 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5174 x 3450
+ Exposure: 30.0 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°27'17" N 114°10'55" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港大埔工業邨吐露港倒影 中国香港大埔工业村吐露港倒影 Reflection of the Tai Po Industrial Estate on Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, China.
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130225.EOSM.02490.P1.L1.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
“春夜微風煙如扇 水靜江寧霧滿天” / 夜之寧 Serenity at Night / SML.20130225.EOSM.02490.P1.L1.BW
/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #夜 #night #水 #water #山水 #landscape #霧 #fog #城市 #Urban
Part 2 of 3
By keeping everything in 16-bit color space we can manipulate the image further once we have all our materials together.
Most strange looking HDR images found on the web is a result of people exporting to JPEGs after this. But this image was not what I had in mind when I looked at the landscape, so let’s work on this further.
To further reveal details in the shadow, I created a curve which targets only the shadow area. Shown here in the layer blending options you can see that I have targeted the curve adjustment to only affect a graduated area. If I do not do this, the sunlight would have been over-exposed again.
Also note that I am using the Lab color mode inside Photoshop. This allows me to work with the luminance, or lightness, separated from the color a/b channels.
After I am satisfied with the shadow overall contrast, I work with the overall luminance contrast for the overall image. Obviously the curve shown here is specific to this image.
Now I created a layer mask with a basic gradient fill so I can use the curve to adjust the tonal contrast for the sky.
# Full video
+ youtube.com/watch?v=0N9RWxVO5gw
# Presentation PDF
+ www.slideshare.net/seeminglee/hdr-process002
# Final photo
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9370400032/
# Notes
Hope this is useful for some…
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
HDR Photography Workflow: Part 2 of 3 / SML Tutorials
/ #SMLPhotography #SMLTutorials #SMLEDU #SMLUniverse
/ #HDR #photography #workflow #tutorials #video #edu
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.
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.
Outside the stadium where the championship took places, a tattooed-and-muscled up Chinese martial arts (武術 Wushu) competitor concentrated as his coach and crowd cheered on before taking his punch at the piles of brick in front of him—multiple times.
Meanwhile, inside the stadium, the championship went on but I don’t have a telephoto lens with me because I really just walked by the place randomly. Every time I did not bring my SLR, crazy things happen—so you see why I usually bring it with me everywhere I go.
Crazyisgood. Video to follow when I am done with the soundtrack.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-07T19:39:44.61+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ 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°25'34" N 114°13'48" E
+ Altitude: 27.3 m
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山鞍駿街14號馬鞍山體育館 Ma On Shan Sports Centre, 14 On Chun Street, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, 體育 Sports, 男 Men, Crazyisgood, 黑白 Black and White
“破磚前集中精神 Concentrate before brick-breaking” / 第11屆香港國際武術節 The 11th Hong Kong Wushu International Championship (HKWSJ) / 男運動員 Men in Sports / SML.20130407.EOSM.03793.BW
/ #新聞攝影 #Photojournalism #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #武術 #Wushu #MartialArts
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.
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.
I bought the 100-400 originally not to photograph birds but to photograph the moon. But I do not often see it because it was always so cloudy in Hong Kong and even if I have a full view of the sky, I do not see it.
But I did finally. I shot this with the 7D, because it has a crop-frame factor of 1.6x. I used the 1.4x Extender also. Altogether this gives me a 400 x 1.6 x 1.4 = 896 mm equivalent on a full-frame.
The cavit of sticking the 1.4x on the 100-400 is that you lose AF completely because with the exception of the 1D line which can focus at f/8, none of the other camera bodies can. With this in mind I might actually buy a 2x extender to see if I can get any closer.
I used a release cable for this shot but I can see some vibration at full-res. So next time I see it again I will use a mirror-lockup. I am also thinking of buying a geared head for the tripod because it seems that even on the tripod the camera still moves after some adjustments—no matter how small.
The Chinese name is quite descriptive as 娥 is a goose and 眉 is the eyelashes — it describes the moon as looking like the eyelashes of geese.
# Moon phases 月相
The Waxing Crescent Moon is the phase between the new moon and the first quarter, where its right 1–49% visible from the northern Hemisphere.
娥眉月: 北半球可見右側的1-49%
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_phase
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-13T19:44:37+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/4 sec at f/11
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Timer Remote Release, Manfrotto tripod
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 月 Moon
+ Serial: SML.20130513.7D.41748.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“娥眉月 Waxing Crescent Moon” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130513.7D.41748.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #天 #空 #Sky #月 #Moon
Screenshot: Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 custom theme.
GIMP was designed to be a Photoshop replacement. It has many improvement now since I first played with it back in 1999. Things are tidied up quite a bit, as is many crazy things you can do by writing your own extensions.
SML SilverGlass
04 GIMP
The Hong Kong Museum of Art (香港藝術館) is the main art museum of Hong Kong [1]. It was originally established as the City Hall Museum and Art Gallery at the City Hall in Central in 1962 before moving to its present location at 10 Salisbury Road in 1991.
Unlike almost all art museums int the world, the Hong Kong Museum of Art does not take donation—a fact which I thought was somewhat bizarre. When I lived in New York, the annual tax-deductible membership to MoMA and the Whitney is part of my yearly expenses. When I went to the Hong Kong Museum of Art and paid for my annual membership, it was 100 HKD (~13 USD) which is a far cry from the 250 USD which I am used to. I asked the woman if they have other perhaps “patron level membership levels” and she looked at me oddly with a blank stare.
The permanent collections include many Chinese traditional landscape paintings (山水畫) as well as artworks by local artists. The landscape paintings in particular had much impact on my current photography work as it was from there that I learned the concept of 人氣, the presence of humans—no matter how small—to breathe life in otherwise cold compositions.
# Notes
1. Hong Kong Museum of Art: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Museum_of_Art
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-26T22:48:25+0800
+ Dimensions: 3526 x 5138
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.5
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 12800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°17'37" N 114°10'19" E
+ Location: 香港九龍尖沙咀梳士巴利道10號香港藝術館 Hong Kong Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130426.6D.03246.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“香港藝術館 Hong Kong Museum of Art” / 香港文化建築夜之形 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Night Forms / SML.20130426.6D.03246.BW
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #尖沙咀 #TsimShaTsui #夜 #Night #城市 #Urban
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.
The urban landscape is filled with billboards and other distraction, so it is often hard to find a perspective which is void of all the visual distraction when using a wide angle lens. However, I think that I have identified the way out—look up and remove everything except the sky.
This is another shot of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Unlike the previous shot which is about the architecture’s overall recognisable form [1], this one is a minimalist take on one of the facade which lights up with tiny spots at night.
The irregular and almost organic light fixtures echoes the slightly cloudy sky, whereas the linear angular architecture creates contrast to the otherwise dark sky.
# Notes
1. “香港文化中心 Hong Kong Cultural Centre” / 香港文化建築夜之形 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Night Forms / SML.20130426.6D.03214.BW: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8683034427/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-26T22:42:41+0800
+ Dimensions: 3359 x 5038
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°17'35" N 114°10'14" E
+ Location: 香港九龍尖沙咀梳士巴利道10號香港文化中心 Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130426.6D.03230.BW
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 抽象 Abstracts
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“上 Up” / 香港文化中心 Hong Kong Cultural Centre / 香港文化建築夜之形 Hong Kong Cultural Architecture Night Forms / SML.20130426.6D.03230.BW
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #抽象 #Abstract #SMLAbstracts #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #夜 #Night #城市 #Urban
The first time I saw this I wanted to photograph it, but I don’t know how. I usually walk by this place on my way home. It is not really one of these things where I would lug my tripod with me really.
So what’s different now? Usable ISO 12800 on the 6D! I have repeated many times that you do not need an expensive camera to do photography, but for some shots you do need the right tools for it. In most cases a point and shoot will suffice. But for extreme cases like this even the 7D’s ISO 3200 will not cut it.
A generous amount of luminance noise reduction has been applied in Lightroom—but not really out of the ordinary. The 6D sensor is quite good really. This camera really does magic. Very happy with it so far—not to mention not having to lug the GP-E2 to get GPS readings. Less attachment, quicker snap.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-16T20:30:15+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 208 mm
+ ISO: 12800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'38" 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.20130416.6D.00804.BW
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 建築 Architecture
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“球場燈光 Stadium Lights” / 香港體育建築 Hong Kong Sports Architecture / SML.20130416.6D.00804.BW
/ #體育 #体育 #Sports #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #夜 #Night
Telephoto lenses have an amazing way of compressing distances, and you can see this fairly well with this capture.
These are street lights on the highway near the Hong Kong International Airport leading to Terminal 1. On the far side is the ocean and mountains which are approximately 3 km (10k ft) away, but they appear fairly close by because it was shot with the 100-400 at 310mm with the 7D = 496mm on full frame.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-25T08:27:43+0800
+ Dimensions: 4789 x 3193
+ Exposure: 1/800 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 310 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°18'51" N 113°56'12" E
+ Location: 香港國際機場機場路 Airport Road, Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130425.7D.40103.C23.BW
+ Series: 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“機場路街燈 Airport Road Street Lamps” / 香港國際機場 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) / SML.20130425.7D.40103.C23.BW
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A large part of this trip consists of me sitting on the deck doing nothing looking at the sea. But you’d notice the small little things when “nothing” is happening.
A seagull appearing on the surface creates enough interests to take a photo — and so of course this god ray during sunset.
These things happen very quickly. The ship is moving. If you miss it, they’re gone forever. Photography reminds me to treasure every moment — for the things I see and the people I meet.
I saw a few god rays (crepuscular rays) during this trip, but this one was the most spectacular.
Canon EOS 6D
Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
Sunset God Rays, Scotia Sea / Antarctica 2015 / SML.20151204.6D.35159
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
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A black kite (Milvus migrans) holds onto his fresh-caught fish tightly with its big claws near the water surface at Tolo Harbour. I have often seen fishermen nearby so I guess I should be able to find more of these sightings in the future.
Unlike the previous shot which was photographed from the 27th floor down [1], this one was shot on ground level. To be frank was his quick dive into the sea. This shot was mostly made possible by 7D’s fast 8fps burst rate and AI Servo tracking. Everything happens so quickly that there is not really any time to think about how to compose the image, so it was cropped after the fact.
# Notes
1. “痛下殺手 In for the kill” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130502.7D.40945.SQ: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8701585828/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-09T13:42:40+0800
+ Dimensions: 3468 x 2312
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 160
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'29" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130509.7D.41640
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 鳥 Birds, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“V: 麻鷹捕魚記 Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Goes Fish-Hunting” / 自然之形 Nature Forms / SML.20130509.7D.41640
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