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Ponte Sai Van, Macau
October 2015
Over several weeks, I will be sharing images from two different cities - Macau and Shanghai. Here's the first image from this series.
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On a visit to Auckland, New Zealand, Hong Kong casino billionaire Stanley Ho Hung-Sun was so impressed by the Sky Tower in Auckland that he commissioned a similar one to be built in Macau.
The tower was designed by New Zealand engineering firm Beca Group and Gordon Moller of Craig Craig Moller architects for Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau. Construction work of the tower started in 1998, and the tower was officially opened on December 19, 2001.
(Source: Wikipedea).
西灣 Sai Van is a bay area [1] at the Macau Peninsula [2], the oldest and most populous part of Macau. In the old times, it used to be a place where merchant ships dock, but it has become a residential area in modern times.
The locals—including schools and public media—pronounced the character 灣 as 環 even though the character suggest otherwise (different intonation in Chinese). Because of this, even the Macau public bus transport Transmac named the place as “西環” instead of “西灣”.
This panorama is stitched using 15 full resolution RAW captures with the 7D and the 24-70. The serial looks off mainly because I originally shot these bracketed intended as HDR but as I wrote earlier the pano processing combined with HDR is somewhat challenging at the moment and I will not attempt it until I have more time in the future.
The unmistakeable architecture for Grand Lisboa (新葡京) [3] can be seen on the far left of the frame, where as the Macau Tower is unfortunately chopped off. One unfortunate reality about these panorama shots is that if I had included the full tower then almost the entire frame would be filled with the sky. I would have had shot these with the 17-40 but I lend it to my dad who was traveling with me and he was way too far away for me to get it back so next time.
# Notes
1. 西灣 Sai Van: Wikipedia: ZH: zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/西灣_(澳門)
2. Macau Peninsula: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau_Peninsula
3. Grand Lisboa: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Lisboa
4. Macau Tower: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau_Tower
# SML Data
+ Date: 2012-10-31T13:09:59+0800
+ Dimensions: 11681 x 2027
+ Exposure: 1/200 - 1/400 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 timer remote release, Manfrotto tripod
+ Panorama FOV: 179 degree horizontal, 41 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical
+ GPS: 22°10'59" N 113°32'1" E (approximate, no GPS unit)
+ Location: 澳門西灣民國大馬路 Avenida da Republica, Sai Van, Macau
+ Serial: SML.20121031.7D.13282-SML.20121031.7D.13318-Pano.Cylindrical.179x41
+ Series: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
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Date: 2010.Mar.28
Place: 澳門西灣。Macau Sai Van
Camera: konica C35EF3+konica VX film ISO 100
這是一個定律還是物以類聚？
藝術家的世界，
你看得到，聽得到，摸得到，
但懂不懂得了，就要看自己了。
他，連說的話，都是外星語。
Date: 2010.Mar.28
Place: 澳門西灣。Macau Sai Van
Camera: konica C35EF3+konica VX film ISO 100
小情侶的世界。
從來都只有2個人。
容不下多出的人事物。
那種狀態，對於熱愛自由的人來說，
是幸福還是...？
Date: 2010.Mar.28
Place: 澳門西灣。Macau Sai Van
Camera: konica C35EF3+konica VX film ISO 100
那個陽光滿溢的下午，
我們決定帶著那本未完成的小品，
悠閒地在南灣湖邊喫茶聊天看書。
工作了這些年來，離赤子，似遠還近。
The Sai Van bridge, the third and last bridge (opened in dec 2004), connecting the Macau peninsula and the Taipa island
DSC_0041
Picture of Macau Tower (澳门旅游塔) and Sai Van Bridge (西湾大桥) was taken from Sai Van Lake (西湾湖), Macau (澳门).
East Asia Games Roundabout, Sai Van Bridge and Macau Skyline with Macau Tower [(Rotunda dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental, Ponte de Sai Van e Linha do Horizonte com Torre de Macau)]
Sheva Chaya Saivan grew up in Denver and studied art at Princeton. Now the "glassblower of Tzfat," she maintains a unique studio and gallery in the Artists' Colony.
East Asia Games Roundabout, Sai Van Bridge and Macau Skyline with Macau Tower [(Rotunda dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental, Ponte de Sai Van e Linha do Horizonte com Torre de Macau)]
East Asia Games Roundabout, Sai Van Bridge and Macau Skyline with Macau Tower [(Rotunda dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental, Ponte de Sai Van e Linha do Horizonte com Torre de Macau)]