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Photowalk 2022-08-19
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This image shows how good modern sensors are. When I looked at this scene with the naked eye the candles lit a small area and not much else. The camera sensor has extracted a huge amount of shadow detail whilst retaining the glow I wanted to record.
The cheapest public transport - the trams or ding dings - are mobile hordings too. No prizes for guessing whose livery this is.
The Ding Ding is the affectionate term for HK's old trams. They are eternally popular as the cheapest form of public transport. They are a good way to see HK at a slower pace.
It was incredibly kind of someone to put a green background right behind the purple (pink?) shuttlecock and it was even kinder for the lady to wear a matching shirt.
Interesting forms where building collide.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-10 15:50:01 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5099 x 3399
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 240 mm
+ ISO: 640
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°16'52" N 114°13'22" E
+ Location: 中國香港西灣河筲箕灣道與海寧街交界 中国香港西湾河筲箕湾道与海宁街交界 Intersection at Shau Kei Wan Road and Hai Ning Street, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130210.7D.21906.P1
+ Series: 形 Forms, 抽象 Abstracts
“金寶大廈 Golden Mansion + 協青社賽馬曾大樓 Youth Outreach Jockey Club Building” / 城市建築抽象之形 Urban Architecture Abstract Forms / SML.20130210.7D.21906.P1
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #西灣河 #SaiWanHo #建築 #建筑 #architecture #街 #Street #攝影 #摄影 #photography
In most parts of the world, seeing high-performance sports cars on the road is a rare sighting. In Hong Kong, these exotic birds are everywhere are such a commonplace that no one really pays attention to them.
Pictured is a green Porsche 911 GT3 RS [according to Wikipedia it is also known as 977 GT3 RS (Porsche’s internal designator)] waiting impatiently behind a traffic light for his turn to roar while cranking his engines for all to hear—but as seen in the photo, no one pays much attention to its presence.
Designed as a higher performance version of the Porsche 911 sports car, the GT3 begins its lineage way back in 1973 as the 911 RS. The RS is short for the German RennSport, literally "racing sport" in English. 997 GT3 RS is the road car version of the 911 RS racing series.
I don’t know how to drive but I get my fair share of what is available in the market just walking around in random neighbourhoods in Hong Kong. Getting the newest + greatest + shiniest toys of all is a bizarre consumerism culture in Hong Kong. Observation is often a far better indicator for what may trend in the future than reading analytics reports (which are, by definition, history already).
For more information, visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911_GT3 + en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_997
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-10 16:09:38 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5075 x 3384
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 170 mm
+ ISO: 640
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°16'55" N 114°13'15" E
+ Location: 中國香港西灣河筲箕灣道 中国香港西湾河筲箕湾道 Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong SAR, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6
+ Serial: SML.20130210.7D.21986.P1.L1
+ Series: Crazyisgood, 人流 Human Logistics
“Porsche 911 GT3 RS” / Crazyisgood 人流 Human Logistics / SML.20130210.7D.21986.P1.L1
/ #Crazyisgood #人流 #HumanLogistics #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #西灣河 #SaiWanHo #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Porsche #911 #GT3RS #車 #车 #cars #automobiles #街 #street
The MTR stations in Hong Kong are color coded. Pictured is the station for 西灣河 Sai Wan Ho. Color coding stations serve a few purpose:
+ Recognizable during rush hours. If you have been on the metro in Hong Kong or Tokyo, you know that what NYC consider “crowdy” is no comparison. When you can barely move, there is no chance that you would be able to see what station it is in. But it is easy to see that you are surrounded by colors—yellow in this case.
+ Trans-cultural. Color coding transcends all language barrier. Although Chinese and English combined cover most of the languages spoken by the locals, travels to Hong Kong might not read these languages well. But most people (with the exception of the color blind, which is 1% male) would be able to recognise colors—so all they need to know is that they have to get off at the yellow station. This strategy works well for all.
+ Mood stabilising. Most of the colors utilised are in a heavy saturated spectrum. Colors have a psychological effect to humans. Whether you like it or not, cheery colors do relieve some of the stress. And workers in Hong Kong are highly stressed. Daily overtime is expected to most—and not just the bankers. I have found cheery paints painted on various public housing architecture in Hong Kong and I reason that perhaps any bit of ambient device can help.
I love design which serves a function. And the MTR is a great example of well done information design at work.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-10 12:00:09 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4972 x 3315
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 27 mm
+ ISO: 500
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'54" N 114°13'20" E (approximate. GPS unit not functional without clear view of the sky)
+ Location: 中國香港西灣河地鐵站 中国香港西湾河地铁站 Sai Wan Ho MTR Station, Hong Kong SAR, China
+ Serial: SML.20130210.EOSM.01805
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
“西灣河地鐵站 Sai Wan Ho MTR Station” / 香港人流建築之形 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130210.EOSM.01805
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #西灣河 #SaiWanHo #地鐵 #地铁 #metro #攝影 #摄影 #photography #人 #people #黃 #yellow #色 #color #設計 #design #information #design #wayfinding