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Here is a super close-up look of the changing of the guards against the red facade at the main shrine. The honor guards seen here are from the Air Force, as depicted by the badge on their jacket (空軍儀隊).
The heavy 100-400 saw its first (and only) use for the entire trip. I have to think hard every time I pack when I travel, mostly because of the dead weight, but then every now and then I am so glad that I did bring it along. So these days it’s a keeper unless I envision that I will be trekking long distances.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM. Processed in Lightroom 5.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Revolutionary_Martyrs'_Shrine
空軍儀隊 Air Force Honor Guards / 國民革命忠烈祠儀隊交接儀式 Changing of the Guards at the National Revolutionary Martyrs’ Shrine / 台灣台北 Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140211.7D.51759
/ #台灣 #臺灣 #Taiwan #台北 #Taipei #SMLTravel #旅遊 #旅游 #Travel #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #男 #Men #SMLMen #人 #people #兵 #soldier #軍 #military #shrine #紅 #红 #red
The rooftop of this Buddhist temple features intricate details of dragons painted in vibrant colors. These figures are traditionally used to decorate Chinese imperial roof tops, and it shows influence here towards temple designs. In historic China, the color yellow and the dragon figure is reserved for the emperors only. Here in Taiwan, such restriction obviously does not apply.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L. Processed in Lightroom 5.
# More Information
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_roof_decoration
佛寺蹲獸 Chinese imperial roof decoration (roof-figures) of a Buddhist temple / 台灣台北 Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140210.7D.51740
/ #台灣 #臺灣 #Taiwan #台北 #Taipei #SMLTravel #旅遊 #旅游 #Travel #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #architecture #建筑 #建築 #tradition #roof #decoration #dragon #Buddhist #figures #vibrant #colors #orange
Inside the main hall sits a large bronze statue of Chiang Kai-shek. The figure is shown smiling, seated and wearing traditional Chinese dress. Inscribed on the wall above and behind the seated figure are the Chinese characters for Ethics (倫理), Democracy (民主), and Science (科學).
An elaborate caisson is set into the ceiling, decorated with the emblem of the Kuomintang (KMT). Representatives of the armed forces guard the main hall during its open hours.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Chiang_Kai-shek_Memorial_Hall
中正紀念堂正堂 Main Hall, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall / 台灣台北 Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140213.6D.30753
/ #台灣 #臺灣 #Taiwan #台北 #Taipei #TW #SMLTravel #旅遊 #旅游 #Travel #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #landmark #memorial
This is where I live. Not this particular tower but another one close to the promenade. No feng shui holes here but who needs feng shui holes when you the air is free of pollution and birds are singing outside?
When this place was first built, there was absolutely nothing around the complex, and it truly felt like a paradise. But alas the space in Hong Kong is tight but very soon the development is surrounded by other buildings, including some public housing development which is seen also at the top of the capture.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-09T13:56:12+0800
+ Dimensions: 5384 x 3589
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/10
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'18" N 114°13'30" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山恆明街2號聽濤雅苑 Vista Paradiso, 2 Hang Ming Street, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130509.6D.05679
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“聽濤望藍天 Vista Paradiso against the blue sky” / 香港住宅建築之形 Hong Kong Residential Architecture Forms / SML.20130509.6D.05679
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #聽濤雅苑 #VistaParadiso #住宅 #residential
I have to take a break from my photojournalism, so here is a panoramic view of the Hong Kong Coliseum (香港體育館), photographed recently when I went to attend a lecture but could not hear a thing because the sound projection at the “mountain top” was dismal at best. So as usual, I took the opportunity to do photography instead.
The coliseum is better known amongst the public as the Hung Hom Coliseum (紅磡體育館, 紅館). Although it was built for sports originally, it was mostly used for pop music concerts and other large performance events which need to house a large amount of audience. Opened in 1983, it seats 12,500 people and is the second largest indoor facility in Hong Kong, only behind the AsiaWorld-Arena opened in 2005.
The seats to the top of the audience stage is intimately known as the “山頂” (mountain top) mostly because it was so far away from the stage. But as you can see, it offers a fantastic view for panoramic photography.
Stitched using 10 full res RAW captures with the 6D + 17-40 f/4L. Processed using Autopano Giga 3, a new pano stitching software I just bought and am trying out.
# References
+ Hong Kong Coliseum: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Coliseum
+ 香港體育館: Wikipedia: ZH-HK: zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/香港體育館
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-27T19:336:05+0800
+ Dimensions: 9253 x 4433
+ Exposure: 1/15 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 12800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Panorama FOV: 176 degree horizontal, 93 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°17'4" N 114°9'39" E
+ Location: 香港九龍油尖旺區紅磡灣暢運道9號香港體育館 Hong Kong Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130527.6D.15089-SML.20130527.6D.15098-Pano.Spherical.176x93
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“紅館山頂觀” / 香港體育館全景 Hong Kong Coliseum Panorama / SML.20130527.6D.15089-SML.20130527.6D.15098-Pano.Spherical.176x93
/ #建築 #建筑 Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #香港體育館 #紅館 #Autopano
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8556232281/sizes/o/ (7783 x 3280 original)
Sunset is the perfect time for landscape photography, and it is clear from this panorama why that is. This is stitched together using 11 full res RAW captures with the 7D + 17-40 /f4L. It is handheld, but as you see Hugin 2012 does a beautiful job.
On the left hand side is a row of old-style public housing development. In the center is some new private housing development. And to the right is the New Town Plaza as well as the Shatin City Hall.
Different pricing, same view. Hong Kong is awesome, yes?
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-06 17:35:19 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 7783 x 3280
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 166 degree horizontal, 72 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°22'46" N 114°11'29" E
+ Altitude: 9.2 m
+ Location: 中國香港新界沙田城門河瀝源橋 中国香港新界沙田城门河沥源桥 Lek Yuen bridge, Shing Mun River in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130306.7D.26953-SML.20130306.7D.26963-Pano.Cylindrical.166x72
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“沙田城門河日落 Sunset in Shatin Shing Mun River” / 香港全景攝影 Hong Kong Panoramic Photography / SML.20130306.7D.26953-SML.20130306.7D.26963-Pano.Cylindrical.166x72
/ #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #沙田 #Shatin #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #城市 #Urban #街 #Street
Chinese celebrates the Lantern Festival (元宵節) [1] on the fifteenth day of the first month the lunar calendar. It is celebrated because it is the first full moon of that lunisolar year.
It is customary during this festival to hang lots of colorful lanterns for people to appreciate. Word puzzles are often written directly on these lanterns to be solved with prizes to be won. I do not see any riddles here, but if you look closely, you will see that the lanterns are marked with individualised numbers, which suggests that the puzzles may very well be present inside.
These were seen at a temple [2] filled with festive red lanterns while I was walking around the Shilin Night Market (士林夜市).
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM. Processed in Lightroom 5.
# Notes
1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival
2. As suggested earlier, temples appear to pop up everywhere unexpectedly in Taipei.
元宵燈籠 Red lanterns during the Lantern Festival (CN: Yuan Xiao / HK: Yuen Siu) / 台灣台北士林夜市 Shilin Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140210.6D.30696
/ #台灣 #臺灣 #Taiwan #台北 #Taipei #SMLTravel #旅遊 #旅游 #Travel #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #temple #士林 #Shilin #燈籠 #lantern #紅 #红 #red #festival #tradition #元宵 #YuanXiao #YuenSiu #LanternFestival
# 黃嘉麗 WONG Ka Lai, Kali
Monsters Family
kalai.w1990@gmail.com
+852 6849 7416
# Sponsor
+ China Union (Cashmere) International Group Limited
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
黃嘉麗 WONG Ka Lai, Kali: Monsters Family: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43076
/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #WongKaLai #KaliWong #黃嘉麗 #MonstersFamily #womens #women #models #cashmere
Whereas the Bird’s Nest has red chairs accented with whites, the Water Cube has blue chairs accented with whites. Like the Bird’s Nest, the chairs also form a gradated patterns moving from the bottom to the top.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_National_Aquatics_Center
水立方北京國家游泳中心 The Water Cube, Beijing National Aquatics Center / 中國北京體育建築之形 Sports architecture forms in Beijing, China / SML.20140502.6D.31855.P1
New York-based artist Petah Coyne has taken the term “mixed media” to new heights. Seen at the Galeries Lelong at Art Basel Hong Kong 2013, the “Untitled #1378 (ZELDA, Alabama Slammer Series)” has a media listing which reads like a laundry list of ingredients on a piece of candy. It is eye candy in this case, which includes silk flowers, a personal wax formula, candles, stands of ribbons, knitting needles, steel rods and more.
I do not know if it is specific to the very “friendly” Chinese audience, a lot of these sculptures seen at the art fair comes with a gigantic glass display case. There is a fantasy world housed inside her cage, waiting to come alive.
Enchanting. Crazyisgood. SML Love.
# Art Info
Petah Coyne
Untitled #1378 (ZELDA, Alabama Slammer Series), 1997-2013
Silk flowers, specially-formulated wax, candles, acrylic paint, white pigment, pearl-head pins, artificial pearl strands, cast wax, statuary figure, cast wax hand sculptures, ribbon, knitting needles, steel rods, chicken-wire, washers, fabric, thread, wire, horse hair, Masonite, plywood, drywall, plaster, glue, filament, rubber, steel, wood and metal screw, maple, laminated Luxar.
81.2 x 35.75 x 35.75 inches (206.2 x 90.8 x 90.x cm)
# Petah Coyne
Born in New York, USA, 1953
Lives and works in New York
Petah Coyne is well known for her beautifully hand-crafted sculptures made from innovative materials such as silk flowers, velvet, ribbons, and pearls. In many of her works, Coyne adds layers of floral elements to adorn central figures, carefully covering the composition in her own unique blend of wax. Her sculptures often convey a complex narrative about innocence and seduction, life and death, and vulnerability and redemption as a mirror to real life. In 2010, Coyne presented a major solo exhibition at one of the United States’ largest contemporary art museums, MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petah_Coyne
# Galerie Lelong
Galerie Lelong is located in Paris, New York and Zurich.
The Paris gallery has been exhibiting recent works from artists of international standing since 1981. The 1980s were notable for artists who went on to become household names, including Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies, Francis Bacon, Eduardo Chillida, Paul Rebeyrolle and Pierre Alechinsky, but also for the next generation of artists: Konrad Klapheck, Jan Dibbets, Jannis Kounellis, Arnulf Rainer, Nicola De Maria and Jan Voss.
In the 1990s, the gallery hosted artists who represented major movements in contemporary art: Sean Scully, Günther Förg, Andy Goldsworthy, Karel Appel, Ernest Pignon-Ernest and Antonio Saura.
Since the turn of the century, Galerie Lelong has accentuated the geographical and expressive diversity of its artists: from sculpture and objects by Jaume Plensa, David Nash, Wolfgang Laib, Rebecca Horn, Barry Flanagan and Urs Lüthi to installations by Barthélémy Toguo, without forgetting painting, namely Robert Motherwell, Ryan Mendoza and Kate Shepherd.
Following the first personal exhibition of Louise Bourgeois in France in 1985, Galerie Lelong has also exhibited Nancy Spero, Ana Mendieta, Kiki Smith, Nalini Malani and Jane Hammond.
Galerie Lelong has a large publishing department which produces and distributes engravings, lithographs, digital prints and multiple objects, and collates these works in catalogues raisonnés.
It produces monumental sculptures to order for public spaces and private clients.
The gallery is present at the leading international contemporary art fairs (Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach, Fiac Paris, Art HK, Arco Madrid, Art Brussels, Art Cologne).
The directors of the Gallery are Daniel Lelong, Jacques Dupin and Jean Frémon (Paris); Patrice Cotensin (editions); Mary Sabbatino (New York) and Anne Blümel (Zürich).
13, rue de Téhéran
75008 Paris
France
528 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001
USA
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:21:37+0800
+ Dimensions: 2874 x 4672
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 35 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ 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.13930
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Mixed Media Sculpture by Petah Coyne: Untitled #1378 (ZELDA, Alabama Slammer Series), 1997-2013” / Galerie Lelong / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13930
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #Crazyisgood #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #MixedMedia #PetahCoyne #GalerieLelong #untitled #sculpture #AlabamaSlammer
This capture has a weird dimensions because it was shot while I was in video mode—I shot the full video of this, to be posted once I am done with it.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-04T17:43:50.092 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 2916
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 38 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°26'11" N 114°13'2" E
+ Altitude: 3157.5 m
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Serial: SML.20130304.EOSM.03030.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature
“日落雲海觀 Sunset Cloudscape” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130304.EOSM.03030.P1.L1
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #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
Situated in the middle of buzzing streets of Hong Kong, there lies a 3.5-hectare Chinese Classical Garden called Nan Lian Garden (南蓮園池) built in the Tang Dynasty style with hills, water features, trees, rocks and wooden structures.
Whenever visitors to Hong Kong asked me where they should go, I always recommend them to visit here. Not only is the garden filled with exotic plants unique to Chinese landscape, it also has one of the best vegetarian restaurant and tea house in the city.
The garden is completed in 2006 as a joint project of the Chi Lin Nunnery and the Hong Kong Government.
Photographed handheld, this panorama is stitched using eleven 7D RAW captures.
# More information
+ Wikipedia: EN: Nan Lian Garden: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan_Lian_Garden
+ Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department: www.lcsd.gov.hk/parks/nlg/en/index.php
+ Hong Kong Tourism Board: www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/see-do/culture-heritage/chin...
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-29T15:42:24+0800
+ Dimensions: 9690 x 3474
+ Exposure: 1/50 - 1/80 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 154 degree horizontal, 58 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°24'12" N 114°12'25" E
+ Altitude: 21.6 m
+ Location: 中國香港九龍鑽石山鳳德道60號南蓮園池 Nan Lian Garden, 60 Fung Tak Road, Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130329.7D.37068-SML.20130329.7D.37078-Pano.Cylindrical.154x58
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“南蓮園池 Nan Lian Garden” / 香港園林建築全景 Hong Kong Landscape Architecture Panorama / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20130329.7D.37068-SML.20130329.7D.37078-Pano.Cylindrical.154x58
/ #中國旅遊 #中国旅游 #ChinaTourism #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #鑽石山 #DiamondHill #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #園林 #Garden #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #自然 #Nature
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8602303024/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8602303024/sizes/o/ (9690 x 3474)
You don’t normally talk about sex in China, so it was fun to see this gigantic installation at Art Basel Hong Kong recently.
Titled “Play - (201301)”, it is a gigantic gothic cathedral made completely out of leather fetish gear. The artist responsible is 没顶公司 MadeIn Company, a contemporary art creation company founded by Chinese artist 徐震 Xu Zhen.
Quite a showpiece. When I saw this a crowd of high school girls were giggling non-stop around the installation. This might be the first and last time they would have ever experienced this—perhaps no one really knew what they are looking at except me?
Crazyisgood. SML Love.
MadeIn Company
Play - (201301), 2013
# MadeIn Company
MadeIn Company was established in 2009 in Shanghai by Xu Zhen, it is a contemporary art creation company, focused on the production of creativity, and devoted to the research of contemporary culture’s infinite possibilities.
没顶公司是由艺术家徐震创办于2009年。 是一个当代艺术创作型公司，以生产艺术创造力为核心，致力于探索当代文化的无限可能。这对当代艺术的创作模式、收藏消费系统以及作者权等问题开始了全面挑战和标准的刷新。
沒頂公司是由藝術家徐震創辦於2009年。是一個當代藝術創作型公司，以生產藝術創造力為核心，致力於探索當代文化的無限可能。這對當代藝術的創作模式、收藏消費系統以及作者權等問題開始了全面挑戰和標準的刷新。
Personnel:
徐震 Xu Zhen, 金利萍 Vigy Jin, 关超群 (關超群) Alexia Dehaene, 俞玮 (俞瑋) Yu Wei, 陆平原 (陸平原) Lu Pingyuan, 郁天柱 (鬱天柱) Yu Tianzhu, 奶粉 Nathan Zhou, 林晓彤 (林曉彤) Louise Lam, 沈崴崴 Shen Weiwei, 汪嘉伦 (汪嘉倫) Wang Jialun, 沈卿 Shen Qing, 朱慧 Zhu Hui, 郭利 Guo Li, 余菲菲 Yu Feifei, 周菁 Zhou Jing, 王强 Wang Qiang, 张俐 (張俐) Zhang Li, 夏云飞 (夏雲飛) Xia Yunfei, 孙崴 (孫崴) Sun Wei, 何越 He Yue, 何雪峰 He Xuefeng, 仇银美 (仇銀美) Chou Yinmei, 李强 Li Qiang, 江国雄 (江國雄) Jiang Guoxiong
1/F, Bldg 8, 18 Wuwei Road, 200331 Shanghai, CHINA
上海普陀区武威路18号桃浦创意园8号楼1楼
# Long March Space 长征空间 (長征空間)
Founded by Lu Jie in the 798 Art District of Beijing in 2002, Long March Space plays a vital role in pursuing new avenues of production, discourse, and promotion of contemporary art in China. Working to advance the careers of eighteen artists across three generations, the gallery looks to establish a portfolio of the most progressive artists working in contemporary China today.
4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100015
China
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T17:10:15+0800
+ Dimensions: 5433 x 3622
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14071
+ 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
“Installation by 没顶公司 (沒頂公司) MadeIn Company: Play (201301), 2013 (leather, rope, mixed media)” / 长征空间 (長征空間) Long March Space / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14071
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #Crazyisgood #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #没顶公司 #MadeInCompany #LongMarchSpace #长征空间 #installation #leather #rope
Screenshot: hongkong.edushi.com
Can I just say that this is the coolest thing ever created using the Google Maps API?!
At first you would think that this was Simcity but it's not. This is a map of Hong Kong in its full 3d glory. I had wished for something like this for a long time but I was surprised to see that the Chinese developers did it first. Kudos!!!
Edushi E都市
1. 3D Map of Hong Kong (with UI)
3. 3D Map of Beijing (with labels)
via Google Maps API по-русски: Невероятная трехмерная карта Гонгконга
Here is another shot of those same “god rays” [1] as you guys call it shot on the same day with the 7D + 100-400.
Crepuscular rays [2] are rays of sunlight which radiate from the sun through gaps in clouds. Interestingly I don’t know anything about it but when I see the Chinese name I immediately knows what it means. Chinese is great that way, as the name 雲隙光 [3] literally means lights from the gaps of cloud—so basically cloud as gobo…
This shot was processed in Photoshop Lab color mode as the colors require a very delicate balance. Lightroom’s RGB only editing poses some limitations as to what you can do, and for the sky specifically using two sliders for color temperature tweaking is closed to impossible to get what I wanted. Maybe some day we will see Lab color mode in Lightroom, maybe? Adobe?
# Notes
1. “天開 Opening of the sky” / 香港國際機場之寧 Hong Kong International Airport Serenity / SML.20130425.6D.02896: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8680281995/
2. Crepuscular ray: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepuscular_rays
3. 雲隙光: Wikipedia: ZH: zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/雲隙光
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-25T08:25:41+0800
+ Dimensions: 4962 x 3308
+ Exposure: 1/2000 sec at f/4.5
+ Focal Length: 105 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°18'50" N 113°56'13" E
+ Location: 香港國際機場 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130425.7D.40078.P1.L1
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“雲隙光 Crepuscular rays (God Rays)” / 香港國際機場之寧 Hong Kong International Airport Serenity / SML.20130425.7D.40078.P1.L1
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The bovine soul array (牛魂陣) originates from the witchcraft tradition of the Miao minorities in China. They enjoy a bullfighting game called “bull robbing,” where the horn is treated as a symbol of bravery. They believe that wearing artefacts from the bulls would transform them into brave warriors. By adorning their bodies with the horns, bull heads and bull tooth, they would then be able to communicate with deities and ghosts.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM in Sanya, Hainan, China.
牛魂陣 Bovine Soul Array / 苗族文化 Culture of the Miao minorities / 中國海南三亞 Sanya, Hainan, China / SML.20140507.6D.32199.P1.BW
Here is another piece of work by Georgia Russell. Paper has been cut to form layers abstract brush strokes. It shows skills, determination and artistry by the artist.
Papercutting (Jianzhi 剪紙) is an art practiced in China since at least the 6th century AD. Red is the color for fortune and good luck in China. So when I say that the works from Art Basel Hong Kong has a very strong Asian representation—either through the origin of the artists or that with motifs originating from Asia, I do mean that quite literally. And some of the gallerists spoke to have expressed that they do intentionally curate the show for the Chinese audience, showing some of the pieces which they would not usually show if the art fair is held at other places in the world.
Another one of my favourite pieces of the show. Highly recommended.
(Pardon the reflection from the glass. Sometimes I think that they intentionally place shiny materials on these installation so no one can get a good shot of the artwork…)
Georgia Russell 喬治亞•羅素
Brushstroke (red)
2013
Cut Paper 剪紙; plexiglass 塑膠玻璃
70 x 89 x 11 cm
27 1/2 x 35 x 4 1/3 in
Titled verso lower left: Brushstroke
Signed and dated verso lower right: Georgia Russell 13
# Galerie Karsten Greve
Drususgasse 1-5
50667 Cologne
Germany
5, rue Debelleyme
75003 Paris
France
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T15:59:36+0800
+ Dimensions: 4099 x 3190
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 32 mm
+ ISO: 640
+ 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.13863
+ 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
“Georgia Russell: Brushstroke (red), 2013. (Cut paper; plexiglass)” / Galerie Karsten Greve AG St. Moritz / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13863
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #GeorgiaRussell #paper #papercutting #GalerieKarstenGreve #UK #剪紙 #Red
People hung out by the lake inside the Beishan Park (北山公園) with the cityscape of Jilin (吉林) in the far back.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-40mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
Bridge / 中國東北吉林市北山公園 Jilin Beishan Park, Dongbei, China / SML.20140727.7D.52133.P1.BW
The best time to photograph photographers is where there are rallies. I wonder if it may be too hot to keep a beard in Hong Kong. Good posture, nice shirt.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-15T16:28:38+0800
+ Dimensions: 3831 x 2554
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 180 mm
+ ISO: 2500
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°16'40" N 114°9'32" E
+ Location: 香港中環花園路26號美國總領事館 US Consulate General, 26 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130615.7D.42650.C23
+ Series: 香港人 Hong Kong Humans, 男 Men
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
新聞攝影 Photojournalism / 香港人 Hong Kong Humans / SML.20130615.7D.42650.C23
/ #香港人 #HKHumans #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
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The hyperrealist / surrealist (hyper surrealist?) painting “Paradox” by Turkish artist Rasim Aksan is a collage of facial features from different people.
In the age of Photoshop I often wonder if I would like these as much if they are done on the computer instead of by hand. If done on the computer I would have expected better workmanship. When I spoke to many hyperrealist painters in the past they too told me that they work from photographs instead of painting from memories. So what you are looking is a very skilled human producer of a Photoshop rendering, perhaps?
The painting peeked my interest enough to take a photograph but in regarded to whether I would consider purchasing it for my collection my feeling is a bit lukewarm. It might also simply not be my “thing,” but it is interesting nevertheless.
Rasim Aksan
Paradox
2011
Acrylic airbrush on canvas
100 x 150 cm
# Rasim Aksan
Lives and works in Turkey. (no further data available)
# Galerist
Founded in 2001, Galerist is the pioneering contemporary art gallery that hosts exhibitions for Turkish and international artists in Istanbul’s two different locations, Tepebaşı and Hasköy.
Mesrutiyet Cad. No. 67/1 Beyoglu
34430 Istanbul
Turkey
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T17:44:06+0800
+ Dimensions: 4260 x 2817
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 31 mm
+ ISO: 320
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14124
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Painting by Rasim Aksan (Turkey): Paradox, 2011 (Acrylic airbrush on canvas)” / Galerist / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14124
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This is the setup I currently use for most of my panorama shots. It includes the following:
+ Canon EOS 6D. An affordable (and my first) digital full-frame body. Here shown without the battery grip, as it the Manfrotto 303SPH does not extend far enough for me to use the grip in order to setup the nodal center point correctly.
+ Canon EF 17-40 f/4L. The widest lens I own. This allows me to capture for as far as I can.
+ Manfrotto 303SPH pano head. For a cool 670 USD, this baby certainly does not come cheap for a slab of metals, but after wrangling with parallax I made the plunge to buy it. I have now shot several scenes both with and without the panoramic head and you can see that it does make a huge difference. It is quite heavy though.
+ Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod. This is a versatile tripod with an easily rotatable center-column which is nothing short of genius. It replaces the 3021BPro tripod which I previously own.
+ Canon TC-80N3. My remote release. You do need this to minimize vibration. A lot of my photos shot in crowdy areas are somewhat long-exposures. Longer exposure renders moving objects as a blur, and thus hides the identity of people, so if I choose to publish it I will not need to get model release from every single one.
This setup was used to photograph www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9404825673/ — some of my followers have expressed that the tutorials are helpful so I will try to do some more tutorials presentations in the future.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-30T23:30:38+0800
+ Dimensions: 2903 x 3817
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22 mm
+ ISO: 125
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°18'10" N 114°10'56" E
+ Location: 香港紅磡火車站 (港鐵紅磡站) Hung Hom MTR Station, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130730.EOSM.04089
+ Series: SML Setup, SML Opinions
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
SML Panorama Setup: Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L + Manfrotto 303SPH + Manfrotto 190XPROB + Canon TC-80N3 / SML Opinions / SML.20130730.EOSM.04089
/ #SMLSetup #SMLOpinions #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLPano
/ #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #Canon #Manfrotto #tripod #camera #setup #config #nerds #geekporn #攝影 #摄影 #photography #opinions
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
- Exposure: 40mm, 1/125 sec, f/8, ISO 100
- Series: 寧 Serenity
- Location: Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
- Date: 2013-04-09
- Process: 2024-04-24
Copyright 2013, 2024 See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited seeminglee.com
IFC Tower 2 is currently the second tallest architecture in Hong Kong. It is 415 meters in length, and is quoted as having 88 storeys and 22 high-ceiling trading floors [1]. The number 8 in Cantonese sounds like “fortune” whereas the number 2 in Cantonese sounds like “easy”—together it means get rich easily. Chinese are crazy like that.
The building is designed by César Pelli & Association Architects and Rocco Design Architects Limited. Besides being very tall I am never really quite fond of them. I like architecture with character, not just another phallic skyscraper.
However, I have always found the “claws” on its roof to be interesting, and I can finally reached its height! This was shot from ground level with the 100-400 at 400mm so you can see just how amazing it is. I am still getting used to the zoom level and it simply is incredible—along with the 6D this is one of my best buys in recent years.
# Notes
1. The International Finance Centre (abbr. IFC, branded as "ifc") is an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Finance_Centre
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T15:51:46+0800
+ Dimensions: 5293 x 3529
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°9'17" E
+ Location: 香港中環金融街8號國際金融中心二期 Two International Finance Centre, 8 Financial Street, Central, Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01022
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms
“國際金融中心二期 Two International Finance Centre (IFC2)” / 香港中環金融建築之形 Hong Kong Central Financial Architecture Forms / SML.20130418.6D.01022
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #中環 #Central #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #skyscraper #IFC
I wanted to see what the depth of field, bokeh and sharpness when the 100-400 is wide open at f/5.6 at 400mm, so I shot this. If you zoom in up close you can see that the lens resolution is good, ads I can make out pieces of hair under the sparrow’s cheeks. The bokeh is creamy but it does look somewhat odd at these geometric forms as it also seems like there is a ghosted image. It could also have been the IS. It is unclear.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-21T12:38:01+0800
+ Dimensions: 5403 x 3602
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 640
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'13" N 114°13'37" E
+ Location: + 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場籃球場 中国香港马鞍山游乐场篮球场 Basketball Courts, Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130421.6D.02045
+ Series: 形 Forms, 體育 Sports, 自然 Nature
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“籃球場麻雀 Sparrow at the Basketball Court” / 自然與體育之形 Nature and Sports Forms / SML.20130421.6D.02045
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #體育 #体育 #Sports #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #鳥 #Birds #籃球 #Basketball #自然 #Nature #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan
J. Ariadhitya Pramuhendra (b. 1984 in Indonesia) is an Indoensian artist who is famous for his realistic black and white charcoal drawings. And it is easy to see why — from afar I had thought that it was a black and white photograph mainly because of the way he depicts lights and shadows with deep emotion.
Titled “The Forgotten Robe,” a catholic priest is seen pondering at a moment of regrets. He is known for appropriating famous art works while replacing himself as the central figure as he explores the inner struggles of the being facing himself, the social order or the moral dictates.
I rarely see charcoal works these days, so it definitely left a strong mark in my databank. Yet another Indonesian artist — only in ABHK.
J.A. Pramuhendra (b. 1984 Indonesia)
The Forgotten Robe
2013
charcoal on canvas
190 x 300 cm
# J. Ariadhitya Pramuhendra
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Ariadhitya_Pramuhendra
# Langgeng Gallery
Cempaka 8B
Magelang 56123
Indonesia
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T17:56:15+0800
+ Dimensions: 5177 x 3227
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 29 mm
+ ISO: 160
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14162
+ 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
J. Ariadhitya Pramuhendra (b. 1984 Indonesia): The Forgotten Robe, 2013 (charcoal on canvas) / Langgeng Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14162
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I was going to PolyU to see a drama performance yesterday. Noting that I would pass through the Hung Hom MTR Station for this performance, I took the tripod and the Manfrotto 303SPH pano head with me so I can photograph the station on my way back home.
You can see that I have a similar shot earlier [1], which was a 360-degree pano shot without a panoramic head, and it was full of parallax error. But the earlier shot was done during rush hour so there were definitely more interesting things happening—you could do people watching, for example.
For this shot, the architecture is more pronounced, but more succinctly, you can see that although pano heads are not exactly cheap, they do serve a very functional purpose.
Stitched with 12 captures with the 6D + 17-40 f/4L. To accentuate the ceiling, these shots were angled 30-degree to the horizon, and thus require spherical projection to stitch accurately.
# References
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hung_Hom_Station
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-30T23:29:09+0800
+ Dimensions: 18741 x 4628
+ Exposure: 1/4 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 panoramic head, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 96 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°18'10" N 114°10'56" E
+ Location: 香港紅磡火車站 (港鐵紅磡站) Hung Hom MTR Station, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3.0, Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130730.6D.24926-SML.20130730.6D.24937-Pano.i12.360x96.Spherical
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 建築 Architecture, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
# Notes
1. 紅磡火車站 Hung Hom MTR Station / 香港人流建築全景 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Panorama / SML.20130527.6D.15067-SML.20130527.6D.15088-Pano.i22.360x97: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9075901907/
港鐵紅磡站 Hung Hom MTR Station / 香港人流建築全景 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Panorama / SML.20130730.6D.24926-SML.20130730.6D.24937-Pano.i12.360x96.Spherical
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #people #metro #MTR #station
Chiharu Shiota (塩田 千春 Shiota Chiharu) is my favorite artist seen at Art Basel Hong Kong 2013. There are at least four sculptures from this series seen at the show. By the end of my visit I have learned her name intimately [1].
These series of sculptures all feature the same three raw materials: metal, threads and an everyday object. Their structural construction is the same. Color threads are secured to the metal frame where they travel in midair organically to form a cocoon-like structure to hold an everyday item—a children’s dress in this case—in mid air.
Great art to me always hold one property which is universal—pure magic through the process of an artist’s imagination. This is one such instance. Its presence is beyond what an image or words alone can transpire.
Highly recommended.
# Art Info
Chiharu Shiota
Zustand des Seins (Kinderkleid) / State of Being (Children’s Dress), 2013
Metal, children’s dress, red thread
120 x 80 x 45 cm
47.24 x 31.5 x 17.72 in
# Chiharu Shiota
Chiharu Shiota (塩田 千春 Shiota Chiharu?) is a Japanese installation artist born in 1972 in Osaka. She has been living and working in Berlin since 1996.
She studied at the Seika University in Kyoto and at various schools in Germany and is represented by ARNDT in Berlin and Galerie Daniel Templon in Paris.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiharu_Shiota
# ARNDT
Arndt & Partner was established in 1994 as one of the first contemporary art galleries in former East Berlin with an international profile. In the gallery's eighteen years of operation, it has presented more than 270 exhibitions, produced sixty publications, and participated in approximately ninety international art fairs. Within this period the gallery has also operated spaces and offices in Zurich and New York City.
In 2010, the gallery changed its structure and location from Arndt & Partner at Zimmerstrasse, Checkpoint Charlie, to Arndt at Potsdamer Strasse, Schöneberg – again launching a new gallery district and adding to the everexpanding Berlin art scene.
In addition to the ongoing exhibition program of the Berlin gallery, Arndt is expanding its operations to the vibrant art landscapes of Asia – particularly Southeast Asia and the Pacific Region. While Arndt Berlin continues to present shows of international talents from around the world and to organize curatorial projects, Arndt also stages pop-up shows in unconventional, temporary spaces in Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, and Jakarta.
In January 2013 Arndt opened a project space, viewing room, and Asian office in Singapore: Arndt Singapore is situated in Gillman Barracks, the new art destination located in the center of Singapore, which houses galleries and creative businesses as well as the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), opening in 2013.
Potsdamer Strasse 96
10785 Berlin
Germany
Lock Road 22 #01-35
108939 Singapore
Singapore
# Notes
1. It usually takes me years to learn any one artist’s name, and for me to fall in love with one within an afternoon says something.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T14:05:28+0800
+ Dimensions: 3258 x 4523
+ Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.EOSM.03954
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Mixed Media Sculpture by Chiharu Shiota: Zustand des Seins (Kinderkleid) / State of Being (Children’s Dress), 2013” / ARNDT / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.EOSM.03954
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American painter Tom Wesselmann (1931 – 2004) is regarded as one of the founding members of American Pop Art. Alongside his contemporaries Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and James Rosenquist, Wessellmann produced artworks using imagery seen in everyday popular culture.
He is famous for his “Great American Nude” series beginning in the 1960s, which played on the “corruption of Eros by a consumer society.” This series feature female figures in highly suggestive forms and painted in very patriotic primary colors in red, white, yellow and blue.
In the 1970s, Wesselmann’s work became increasingly sculptural and started working with constructions and assemblages, but in his final years, Wesselmann returned to the female form in the “Sunset Nudes” series (pictured) with very simple lines and forms. The artist acknowledge the influence of Mondrian by choosing titles that recall the earlier painter’s works, and is he seen with his own still life painting, but painted in a style which bears influence from Henri Matisse.
Tom Wesselmann
Sunset Nude with Wesselmann Still Life, 2004
Oil on canvas
142.9 x 198.1 cm
56 1/4 x 78 inches
Signed and dated on canvas overlap verso: "Wesselmann 04"
www.artbaselhongkong-online.com/index.php5?id=1411584&...
# Tom Wesselmann
1931 Born Cincinnati, US
1949-1951 Hiram College, transferred to major in Psychology at the University of Cincinnati
1952 US Army
1954 Art Academy of Cincinnati
1956 Cooper Union
2004 Died (age 73)
Tom Wesselmann (February 23, 1931, Cincinnati – December 17, 2004) was an American artist associated with the Pop art movement who worked in painting, collage and sculpture.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wesselmann
# Bernard Jacobson Gallery
17 East 71st Street
New York, NY 10021
USA
6 Cork Street
London W1S 3NX
United Kingdom
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:58:47+0800
+ Dimensions: 3487 x 2459
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length:40 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14062
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Painting by Tom Wesselmann: Sunset Nude with Wesselmann Still Life, 2004 (Oil on canvas)” / Bernard Jacobson Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14062
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #TomWesselmann #Wesselmann #BernardJacobsonGallery #US #Pop #Popart #oiloncanvas #painting
Someone on Facebook asked me how I could love the architectures designed Frank Gehry as well as Norman Foster. He sees them in different genres because they follow very different methods of construction, but I see them as the same—as pure expression of forms. While Gehry’s architecture is sculpturally organic and Foster’s designs feature very geometric compositions, they are ultimately about the beauty of forms. My art education from Yale is based in Bauhaus, so perhaps my appreciation of forms differs from his Harvard GSD background.
This is a handheld panorama of Terminal 1 at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKG). It was stitched together using nine 6D full-res RAW captures with the 17-40. I still haven’t bought a pano head yet so parallax is a bit of an issue, but I am planning on getting one any day now.
My mom saw some panorama shots I took recently and asked me if it was a single shot because I have been raving about the super wide angle I was able to achieve with the 17-40 + full frame 6D body. No—a full frame body cannot really achieve wider than 180-degree shots—perhaps a fish eye lens can but I do not yet have one. 8-15 f/4L looks good, will do some research perhaps.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-25T06:22:08+0800
+ Dimensions: 5622 x 2575
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 400-640
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 190 degree horizontal, 154 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Equirectangular
+ GPS: 22°18'52" N 113°56'11" E
+ Location: Terminal 1, 香港國際機場 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130425.6D.02842-SML.20130425.6D.02850-Pano.Equirectangular.190x154
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“香港國際機場一號客運大樓 Terminal One, Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)” / 香港旅遊建築全景之形 Hong Kong Travel Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130425.6D.02842-SML.20130425.6D.02850-Pano.Equirectangular.190x154
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #機場 #Airport #NormanFoster
The path on the Great Wall is tough. 20 years ago, when I visited Badaling (八達嶺), the northern section of the Great Wall, I was lifted by cable cars. There is no help at Juyongguan (居庸關). You must walk the miles on your feet. The path is steep—almost at 45-degree angles. Even though the steps were made of stone, many were already worn out. With the foggy weather in Beijing, it was downright dangerous. But still scores of people hold their will and climb up to the top. I was tired half-way through, and did not reach the top for this pass. If I visit the Great Wall again, I would certainly remember to train for it.
Juyongguan is much closer to Beijing, so the air pollution also seems to have affected the area. I had to do a lot of pushing and pulling to get some contrast back into this image, which is stitched together with 9 different captures with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juyong_Pass
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China
居庸關長城 Juyong Guan, Great Wall (Panorama) / 中國北京 Beijing, China / SML.20140501.7D.52000-SML.20140501.7D.52008-Pano.i9.C.P1.SQ.BW
A sparrow grabs onto a metal stick readying self for flight.
I am mostly attracted to how the angle of its tail and body echo with the rope and metal structure it is standing on. The metal structure is used as man made bones for a young tree at the promenade (I am not exactly sure what they are called, but I am certain that the biologists from my extensive social media network would know better).
Every time I post photographs of birds, I am surprised by how loved they are by humans, so I will try to post more of these in the future, now that I realize that the 100-400 makes for an excellent macro lens.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-02T13:22:06+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/5.6
+ 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°25'15" N 114°13'26" E
+ Location: 香港新界馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, New Territories, Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130502.7D.40881
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“麻雀飛行前之形 Sparrow Pre-Flight Forms” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130502.7D.40881
/ #自然 #Nature #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #鳥 #Birds #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #麻雀 #Sparrow #bokeh #rope #metal
Aside from photojournalism, the core focus of my photography from day 1 has been form composition. It is mostly an extension of graphic design education really. In graphic design, the objective is to create a balanced layout using type and images.
Using the urban environment as an ever-changing puzzle, I try to capture what I feel is balanced an interesting, and that is really all there is to it.
I did not get very far in the analog days mainly because there is a hidden cost to time and materials, but when digital photography came about to be reasonably priced, I bought one in 1997—a 640x480 Sony Mavica FD-7 for $999USD which stores images on the floppy disks.
Obviously technology has advanced quite a bit these days but Forms remain an active focus. This was shot at a hard-surfaced soccer pitch in Hong Kong. It is best described as a wet dream for photographers like me—filled with curves and lines ready to be framed and composed.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-10T14:25:02+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 28 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場硬地足球場 国香港马鞍山游乐场硬地足球场 Hard-Surface Soccer Pitch, Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130410.7D.37667.P1.L1.tif
+ Series: 形 Forms, 界 Division, 體育 Sports
“藍白黃綠 Blue White Yellow Green” / 香港體育形之界 Hong Kong Sports Forms Divisions / SML.20130410.7D.37667.P1.L1
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #抽象 #Abstract #SMLAbstracts #界 #Division #體育 #Sports #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #china #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #足球 #Football #Soccer
f/8 at night! Seriously. Clearly for the Canon EOS 6D—impossible is nothing! I can’t wait til the 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L arrives. I ordered it last week so I should get it any day now.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-13T21:59:57+0800
+ Dimensions: 5388 x 3592
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 27 mm
+ ISO: 10000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'42" E
+ Altitude: 15.7 m
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場人造草地足球場 中国香港马鞍山游乐场人造草地足球场 Artificial Turf Soccer Pitch, Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130413.6D.00556
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“夜間足球 Nighttime Football (Soccer)” / 香港體育男運動員 Hong Kong Men in Sports / SML.20130413.6D.00556
/ #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #足球 #Football #Soccer #夜 #Night
Born in 1933 in a family of Swedish and Norwegian descent in North Dakota, American artist James Rosenquist grew up as the only child. His parents were amateur pilots and they moved from town to town looking for work before eventually settling in Minneapolis.
In this early years, he earned his living as a billboard painter. Such training would eventually allow the artist to flourish in the pop art scene by applying sign-painting techniques to the large-scale paintings he began creating in 1960.
Although he is well considered by critics to be a protagonist of the pop art movement, his work emerged separately from other pop art icons such as Warhol and Lichtenstein. He is especially known for combining fragmented images in abstract and provocative ways.
# Art Info
James Rosenquist (b. 1933)
Females and Flowers, 1984
Oil on canvas
68 x 112 inches (173 x 285 cm)
占士·勞森傑斯 (生於 1933)
女性與花, 1984
帆布油畫
68 x 112 英寸 (173 x 285 厘米)
# James Rosenquist
James Rosenquist (born November 29, 1933) is an American artist and one of the protagonists in the pop-art movement. Rosenquist was a 2001 inductee into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rosenquist
# Richard Gray Gallery
Founded in 1963. Specializing in contemporary art and European and American modern master paintings, drawings, and sculpture.
1018 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10075
USA
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:00:11+0800
+ Dimensions: 4229 x 2092
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 33 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ 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.13865
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Painting by James Rosenquist: Females and Flowers, 1984 (Oil on canvas)” / Richard Gray Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13865
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #Crazyisgood #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #Painting #oil #JamesRosenquist #Rosenquist #US #RichardGrayGallery #Female #Flowers
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8558922303/sizes/o/ (7973 x 3033 original)
The Landmark (Chinese: 置地廣場) is an office and shopping development owned by Hongkong Land in Central, Hong Kong. It is commonly known as the home of numerous prestigious international brands and the gathering place of well-heeled shoppers.
This panorama is stitched together using 9 full res RAW of the EOSM by photographing in portrait mode with the 17-40 f/4L.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-15 14:33:22 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 7973 x 3033
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 500-640
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 156 degree horizontal, 68.5 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°16'53" N 114°9'28" E
+ Location: 中國香港中環皇后大道中15號置地廣場 中国香港中环皇后大道中15号置地广场 The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130315.EOSM.03305-SML.20130315.EOSM.03313-Pano.Cylindrical.156x68.5
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 商場 Shopping Malls, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“中環置地廣場 The Landmark, Central” / 香港商場建築全景攝影 Hong Kong Shopping Malls Architecture Panoramic Photography / SML.20130315.EOSM.03305-SML.20130315.EOSM.03313-Pano.Cylindrical.156x68.5
/ #商場 #ShoppingMalls #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #中環 #Central #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #建築 #建筑 #Architecture
GettyImages: gty.im/177596047
There is a beach at the end of the Ma On Shan Promenade (馬鞍山海濱長廊). It is called Wu Kai Sha (烏溪沙) [1]. Just a few years ago, it was quite a hike to get here, but with the recent urban development of Ma On Shan, you can now get here rather quickly by taking the MTR to Ma On Shan station and walking for another 10 minutes.
Noting that this is rather close by, Rainbow Teddy (彩熊 RT) asked me to take him to photograph the sunset. I thought that since I will be at the beach for quite a while anyway, I took the pano head with me to do a 360-degree panorama.
As the sun starts to set, the place has transformed from a beach to be a photographer’s heaven, and even in the view here you can see a slew of photographers joining RT to capture the scenery on the beach.
Because of the extreme lighting conditions, I shot this as an HDR. Altogether, 36 images were shot covering the -3 to +3 range in a 12-capture stitch.
# Notes
1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Kai_Sha
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-09T18:29:39+0800
+ Dimensions: 18424 x 4529
+ Exposure: 1/40 - 1/100 sec at f/11.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100 - 2500
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto 303SPH pano head, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 360 degree horizontal, 95 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Spherical
+ GPS: 22°25'40" N 114°14'1" E
+ Location: 香港烏溪沙 Wu Kai Sha, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Autopano Giga 3, Lightroom 5, Photoshop CS6
+ Serial: SML.20130809.6D.26354-SML.20130809.6D.26392-Pano.i36.360x95.HDR
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography, HDR, 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
烏溪沙 Wu Kai Sha / 香港日落全景之寧 Hong Kong Sunset HDR Panoramic Serenity / SML.20130809.6D.26354-SML.20130809.6D.26392-Pano.i36.360x95.HDR
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #全景 #Pano #Panorama #SMLPano #彩熊 #RainbowTeddy #HDR #SMLHDR #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #自然 #Nature #Beach #Sunset
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9477691330/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9477691330/sizes/o/ (18424 x 4529)
This is the view of Liberty Square (自由廣場) looking down from the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂). The building to the left is the National Theater (國家戲劇院). To the right, the National Concert Hall (國家音樂廳). And in the center, the paifang designating the name of the square as seen earlier in the stream.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Theater_and_Concert_Hall,_...
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Square_(Taipei)
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Chiang_Kai-shek_Memorial_Hall
國家戲劇院 + 自由廣場 + 國家音樂廳 National Theater + Liberty Square + National Concert Hall / 台灣台北 Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140213.6D.30750.P1
I always enjoyed photographing bokeh—the beautiful blur of unfocus. As I was working with some long exposure last night, I experimented with what might happen if I fiddle the zoom when I photograph the unfocused lights from across the harbor, and it gave me this.
Experiments are fun because you never really know what might happen until you do it. Many of these “effects” can be faked in Photoshop but quite frankly it is a lot more interesting when you do it physically in a capture—not to mention how much time you save as there is no need to make them look “real” because a capture is obviously 100% real.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-14 02:57:14 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 8.0 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 98mm (to 280mm)
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'5" N 114°13'33" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Serial: SML.20130314.EOSM.03288
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
“靈光一觸 Ethereal Lights” / 夜之寧 Serenity at Night / SML.20130314.EOSM.03288
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #SMLLab
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #光 #lights #夜 #Night #Bokeh #zoom
Original: 12417 x 2313: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8509778677/sizes/o
I brought my tripod to the Ma On Shan Promenade and photographed this panorama of 香港中文大學 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) today. It is a bit cloudy so I had to push it quite a bit inside Photoshop to give it a bit of color. Will definitely go again. You can see 火炭 Fotan on the left side and Science Park on the right as well.
This is stitched using 8 RAW images shot with the Canon EOS M + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM lens. As usual I have found Hugin to be the best pano stitching software available. Once processed, it is tweaked inside Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-26 14:20:32 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 12417 x 2313
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 中国香港马鞍山海滨长廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 The Chinese University of Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130226.EOSM.02539-SML.20130226.EOSM.02546-SML.Pano.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Hugin, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“香港中文大學全景 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Panorama” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130226.EOSM.02539-SML.20130226.EOSM.02546-SML.Pano.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 #中文大學 #CUHK #大學 #University
A tattoo convention—the first of its kind—was recently held in Hong Kong. Tattoo is traditionally much of a taboo in Chinese culture, so I went to check it out.
This image captures the spirit of the event best. Unlike many conventions which have sales people talking non-stop, this convention is mostly silent, with men (and women) lying down patiently waiting for skilled tattooist to needle ink onto their skin while the artists patiently wait for the work to proceed while layers of skin heals over the entirety of the day.
Most of the photographs I have taken from this day was made possible mostly because of the excellent low-light high ISO performance of the 6D combined with the super 100-400 which allows me to photograph people from afar without alerting their attention.
The event was held at the InnoCentre in Kowloon Tong from October 4-6, 2013. www.hktattoocon.com/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-10-13T19:41:49+0800
+ Dimensions: 5301 x 3534
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 260 mm
+ ISO: 4000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°20'12" N 114°10'32" E
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
男忍 Men of Patience / 第一屆香港國際紋身展 1st International Hong Kong China Tattoo Convention 2013 (HKTattooCon) / SML.20131006.6D.30157.BW
/ #HKTattooCon #TattooCon #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #紋身 #Tattoo #男 #Men #SMLMen #黑白 #BW #SMLBW
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #人 #忍 #patience
The lobby ceiling at the Grand Hotel (圓山大飯店) in Taipei is ornamented with a large plum flower and many golden dragon sculptures.
圓山大飯店大堂天花 Lobby ceiling at the Grand Hotel / 台灣台北 Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140213.6D.30726.P1
When I was young, I took the train to school everyday. Trains in Hong Kong are very crowded during rush hours, and when I was still little, when I look outside the window, all I see are these wires—wires coming together, wires coming apart, wires splitting, wires joining.
I have always wanted to photograph them but they are always so far away. Now that the 100-400 + 7D gives me an effective 640mm zoom, I finally get to have a clear look at them, and they are even more magical then I once imagined.
Pictured is a small section of them near the Heng On MTR station. The architecture in the back is the roof of some of the public housing development in Hong Kong.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-07T15:23:19+0800
+ Dimensions: 5046 x 3364
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 500
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'12" N 114°13'34" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆安地鐵站 Heng On MTR Station, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130507.7D.41279
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, 建築 Architecture
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“港鐵馬鞍山綫高架電纜 MTR Ma On Shan Line Metro Overhead Power Line” / 香港人流建築之形 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130507.7D.41279
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #港鐵 #MTR #Metro
Whether Edward Snowden is a “hero” is up for debate, but what the NSA PRISM whistleblower did achieve is providing evidence which many have suspected—that the US government is mining valuable data on the Internet.
Big data analysis is nothing new—companies who provide free internet services have been doing this for years. Why did you think that Twitter has no advertising but manage to get so much venture capital investments? It is because it is very easy to decipher trending opinions on the web.
Google’s company tagline has always been “Don’t be evil”—mostly because the same technology that can be used for good can be used for evil. Mint.com uses big data to track consumer spending and financial status. Biomedical researchers can use big data to track virus outbreaks. United State government certainly can use big data to track anti-terrorism activities — but the real question is if they would not mine the data for other purposes also.
The other claims which Snowden made and enraged many Hong Kong citizens are evidence which points to US Government’s active hacking of local universities and businesses. Hacking for personal gain is definitely criminal. When the US pointed at China for cyber attacks, they have utilised the media on the side to paint an ugly picture of China, but pointing fingers first simply shows hypocrisy on the country’s own politics. And this fact provided ample ammunition for political activists world wide.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-15T15:42:31+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.0
+ Focal Length: 190 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°16'43" N 114°9'39" E
+ Location: 香港中環花園道 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130615.7D.42298
+ Series: SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden, 新聞攝影 Photojournalism
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Is Snowden a Hero? / SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden / SML.20130615.7D.42298
/ #SnowdenHK #新聞攝影 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLPublicMedia #SMLOpinions
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Rally #Snowden #EdwardSnowden #events #people #Banner #street #Hero #US #Gov #opinions #bigdata
My philosophy for photography is the same as that I have for my designs—capture what is required and leave the rest out of the frame. One clear thought. You don’t need a whole lot in the frame—just capture the essence.
What is that I want to say about this image? I want to capture the forms which extended from the center out. That’s it. So I don’t need the outside of the leaf. I don’t need to show the location of the place. Just the leaf. So there it is, just the leaf, with a long lens.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-26T13:50:25.31+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/6.3
+ 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
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'37" E
+ Altitude: -0.6m
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號遊馬鞍山樂場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130326.7D.36454
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 形 Forms
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“綠葉扇 Green Leaf Fan” / 自然之形 Nature Forms / SML.20130326.7D.36454
/ #自然 #Nature #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #植物 #Plants #綠 #green #葉 #叶 #leaf
A man jogs on the blue jogging trail at the Ma On Shan Promenade in the morning while an old lady walks behind him.
Although I have a huge problem with most of the color choices that the Hong Kong Government makes regarding most of their architecture, I absolutely love the color for this path against the greens around it.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T09:24:41+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 500
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'24" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港新界馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.00964
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“晨光慢跑 Morning Jog” / 香港體育之形 Hong Kong Sports Forms / SML.20130418.6D.00964
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #跑 #Run
Even if you do not follow the art world, it is hard to not notice the works by Chinese artist 岳敏君 YUE Minjun—a man in tighty whities frozen in his laughter would put a smile in anyone’s face.
The men depicted in his paintings and sculptures are in fact the artist himself, and they are seen doing all kinds of activities which read more WTF than reality. If his work features more than one person, it would be a whole array of them. The joy is so overdone that it seems more like irony than reality. And that seems to be the artist’s intention, as his work has been described by theorist Li Xianting as “a self-ironic response to the spiritual vacuum and folly of modern-day China.”
Art critics have often associated Yue with the Cynical Realism art movement in contemporary Chinese art, although he himself rejects the label, while at the same time “doesn't concern himself about what people call him.”
YUE Minjun (b. 1962 China)
Free Sky No. 1, 2012
Oil on canvas
100 x 90 cm
39 3/8 x 35 3/8 in
岳敏君 (生於 1962年, 中國)
自由的天空 No. 1, 2012
布油畫
100 x 90 cm
39 3/8 x 35 3/8 in
# Yue Minjun
Yue Minjun (Chinese: 岳敏君; born 1962) is a contemporary Chinese artist based in Beijing, China. He is best known for oil paintings depicting himself in various settings, frozen in laughter. He has also reproduced this signature image in sculpture, watercolour and prints.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yue_Minjun
# Galerie Daniel Templon
Founded in 1966
30, rue Beaubourg
75003 Paris
France
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:51:37+0800
+ Dimensions: 2662 x 2971
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/9.0
+ Focal Length: 32 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14035
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Painting by 岳敏君 Yue Minjun: 自由的天空 Free Sky No. 1, 2012 (Oil on canvas)” / Galerie Daniel Templon / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14035
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #Crazyisgood #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #岳敏君 #YueMinjun #WTF #LOL #Beijing #portrait #painting #oiloncanvas
In Turkey, oil wresting is a totally legit sport between men. The rules are simple:
1 2
3 4
1. Get oiled up with lots of olive oil.
2. What happened after you got properly oiled up.
3. Wrestling in oil.
4. What it looks like when you have won.
It seems that Turkey is much of a destination for this year’s world tour. Yes indeed. SML needs to go and do some sports photography once in a while.
Via Derek Holzmacher — SML Thank You.
On the web: Buzzfeed:
www.buzzfeed.com/catesish/turkish-oil-wrestling-is-a-tota...
“Buzzfeed: Turkish Oil Wrestling between men” / SML.20130325.SC.PublicMedia
/ #SMLScreenshots #CCBY #SMLPublicMedia #SMLMen #SMLIdealHusbands #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLLove #SMLThankYou
/ #screenshots #men #people #Turkey #sports #publicmedia #buzzfeed #WTF #LOL #oil #love #oliveoil #public #media #DerekHolzmacher
Nature has a very magical property: under the right condition, one can look like another.
This looks like an aerial view of a snowy mountain, but in fact is a 11 second long exposure of the sea. The white streaks are mostly a result of the sunlight being reflected on the moving water surface. Eleven seconds is a long time for water to travel, and so it renders a rather unexpected capture.
In my mind, I had imagined that it would leave a long trail of something, but I too did not expect these results. Trust that I will be trying this more in the future, perhaps with a wider lens also.
The uneven exposure on the left side of the frame is somewhat unfortunate—it comes from the shadow of the building I am in. I tried to fix it a bit inside Photoshop but perhaps I should just try to avoid this spot next time.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-19T15:04:03+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 11.0 sec at f/32
+ Focal Length: 84 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Timer Remote Release, Manfrotto tripod, H&Y ND2-ND400
+ GPS: 22°25'7" N 114°13'18" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130519.6D.06942.P1.L1
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 抽象 Abstract, 形 Forms, Long Exposure 長時間曝光
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“自然抽象之形: 白浪如雪山 Nature Abstract Forms: Waves as snowy mountains” / 香港吐露港之寧 Hong Kong Tolo Harbour Serenity (11-sec ND LE) / SML.20130519.6D.06942.P1.L1
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #抽象 #Abstract #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #Seascape #LongExposure #LE #ND