He looks like a lion.

# 李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois

Steipnir in pastel

likinglois@gmail.com

+852 9050 8758

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois: Steipnir in pastel: Look 6 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17124

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLWomen

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #李璟希 #LiKingHei #LoisLi #mens #men #WTF

The Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM lens has a fairly severe vignette. When I switched on the profile lens corrections settings in Lightroom 4, I can see it fairly well. But for some captures the vignette is not really a bad thing—especially when what you wish to focus on is in the center of the frame.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-16 23:00:33 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4956 x 3304

+ 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°25'12" N 114°13'37" E

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山馬鐵恆安站對出西沙路行人天橋 中国香港马鞍山马铁恒安站对出西沙路行人天桥 Footbridge at Sai Sha Road near the MTR Heng On Station in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130216.EOSM.02223

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms

“光速隧道 Light Speed Tunnel” / 人流建築夜之形 Human Logistics Architecture Forms at Night / SML.20130216.EOSM.02223

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #夜 #Night #街 #Street #城市 #Urban #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #攝影 #摄影 #photography

Here I tried it with ISO 25600—yes, seriously. The colors of the body is a bit off—but I can’t really tell if it has to do with the lighting or not. At ISO 25600, I can expose at 1/320 sec so overall the image is sharper because the focal length is at 246mm — and as I wrote earlier, technically speaking the minimum speed for sharpness would be 1/246 sec and faster. These rule-of-thumbs are useful when determining on the field whether to push or not.

No noise reduction (NR) has been applied so you can see the grain. It is usable for journalism still, I think.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-16T20:36:28+0800

+ Dimensions: 5444 x 3629

+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 246 mm

+ ISO: 25600

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III

+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'43" E

+ Altitude: 7.1 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.20130416.6D.00871

+ 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

“踢 Kick” / 香港夜間足球 Hong Kong Nighttime Soccer / SML.20130416.6D.00871

/ #體育 #体育 #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 #夜 #Night #足球 #Soccer #Football

Eee-eee-aww-aww eee-eee-aww-aww… That was what it sounded like against some tribal beats blasted out from the heavily amplified speakers. These aboriginal tribes painted with patterns and colors could be seen playing their didgeridoos all day long near the pier which was frequented by both locals and tourists.

For the week that I stayed in Sydney, this was most of the music I heard when I walked out the door. It was hypnotically delicious.

Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L at the Rocks in Sydney, Australia.

# More Information

+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo

Aboriginal tribesman + didgeridoo / Sydney, Australia / SML.20140314.6D.30837.P1.BW

It appears that the strings do serve a function.

# 王敏芝 WONG Man Chi, ManG

Contemporary Pinocchio

mang.wong0104@gmail.com

+852 9718 2302

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

王敏芝 WONG Man Chi, ManG: Contemporary Pinocchio: Look 2 + Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17163

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLWomen

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #王敏芝 #WongManChi #ManGWong #womens #women #WTF #models

And then came the collection which short-circuited my tiny brain.

# 李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois

Steipnir in pastel

likinglois@gmail.com

+852 9050 8758

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

李璟希 LI King Hei, Lois: Steipnir in pastel: Look 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17117

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLWomen

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #李璟希 #LiKingHei #LoisLi #womens #women #WTF

I have originally sequenced this as 4K cinema output, but it seems that not a single video sharing site supports beyond 1080p so to save some bandwidth and rendering time, this is hereby rendered as 1080p.

Each frame in this 24fps videography is a full-resolution RAW capture. The photographs have not been tweaked so I have a record of what the RAW capture is like.

A total of 1,014 frames full resolution RAW files are used to create this video which span 42 seconds during playback at 24fps spanning 10080 seconds or 2.8 hours in capture time.

This is mainly a technical proof-of-concept so I can validate my hunch that working on time-lapse videography by enables better source as well as final render. Also, there is no way that I would be able to photograph something spanning 3 hours on video. But doing this at 10-second intervals only took up 11 GB on the 32 GB card.

I will try to do some capture in longer intervals in the future.

# Soundtrack

These counterpoints were written in 2007 as a remix—writing I like writing counterpoints but I don’t really have time to write something original for this video so it is stuck here for convenience. soundcloud.com/seeminglee/arcus-sml-alto-recorder-solo-sy... (mainly as without music it might be too boring for most to watch).

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-08 16:52:54 GMT+0800

+ Time: 16:52:54 to 19:41:44 (10-second time-lapse intervals) GMT+0800

+ Exposure: 1250 sec at f/4.0 to 1/10 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 29 mm

+ ISO: 100 - 3200 (If I did not use automatic ISO the exposure at night would go beyond the 10 second limit)

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EOS 17-40 f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'8" N 114°13'26" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Subject: 香港中文大學 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

+ Setup: Manfrotto tripod + Canon TC-80N3 timer remote

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4 for RAW import. Output directly without tweaks to Premiere Pro CS6 as 24fps.

+ Serial: SML.20130308.7D.27566-SML.20130308.7D.28579-Timelapse.001

+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 延時攝影 Time Lapse Photography

# SML 1080p Simulcast:

+ SML Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8544957548/

+ SML YouTube: youtu.be/FdTjzRa1nNU

+ SML Vimeo: vimeo.com/61457285

+ SML Universe YouTube: youtu.be/II0W9f3GeaI

# Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Music / SML Universe Limited

“日落西山三時變 The changes within 3 hours of sunset” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130308.7D.27566-SML.20130308.7D.28579-Timelapse.001

/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #延時 #TimeLapse #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMusic #SMLVideography #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #城市 #Urban #Music #Soundtrack

彩熊 Rainbow Teddy (RT) volunteers his precious time to help SML out for some video motion tracking.

RT: Oh SML, you seem to fail every time you do motion tracking on your videography.

SML: I know, right? Would you be so kind to appear in this test video so I can test this in a lab condition?

RT: Alright, but make this quick ok? Unlike you, I am very busy.

SML: Thank you!

RT: Enough talk, let’s get moving…

# Soundtrack

FM7 Pong 0.1.2 — written in 2006 / SML Music (CCBY)

soundcloud.com/seeminglee/fm7-pong-0-1-2

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-07-13

+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D

+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM

+ Workflow:Lightroom 5, After Effects CC, Ableton Live 8 Suite

+ Location: SML Universe Limited, Hong Kong

+ Subject: 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy

+ Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography

+ Soundtrack: FM7 Pong 0.1.2 / SML Music

+ Media Production: SML Universe

+ License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)

+ Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited

+ Series: 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy, SML Labs

+ Serial: SML.20130713.6D.20440

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

彩熊跳跳樂 Rainbow Teddy Bounce / SML Labs / SML.20130713.6D.20440

/ #RainbowTeddy #彩熊 #ToyStory #CreativeCommons #CCBY #Crazyisgood #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMusic #SMLProjects #SMLLabs

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #gay #Teddy #WTF #instagay #gaybear #LGBT #LOL #AfterEffects #MotionTracking #experiment #FM7 #ADHD

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9278544992/

And they are holding acrylic purses also.

# 錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca

Time Sculptor

francesca_chin@hotmail.com

+852 6220 5377

# Sponsors

+ Fenix Group Ltd.

+ UPW

+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca: Time Sculptor: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17068

/ #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 #錢騁新 #ChinChunSan #FrancescaChin #TimeSculptor #WTF #models #womens #women

The first thing I thought of when I saw this painting was the special effects for texting seen at the UK british television series Sherlock, where each SMS typography was juxtaposed directly on the frame.

I have no idea who painted this as there are no visible titles anywhere. It is also closed to impossible to photograph it because it was situated at some really bizarre alley at the back of the gallery.

I do recognise the street though—it seems to be somewhere near Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong. The text appears to be mostly nonsensical Cantonese advertising, and I think that it is a commentary on the information-overload age that we are in, always surrounding us — posters, advertising, marketing messages everywhere but for the city dweller it is just a normal day as usual.

If you know the name of the artist please comment below. SML Thank You in advance!

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T15:30:44+0800

+ Dimensions: 5209 x 3473

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 20 mm

+ ISO: 640

+ 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.13825

+ 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

“Hyperrealist Painting by (?) about Hong Kong’s life” / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13825

/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #Hyperrealism #painting #people #street #urban #life

More works by Korean artist 양혜규 Haegue Yang (b. 1971 Seoul, South Korea).

In the foreground, “Feather Dew Point - Blue Orbit” is a mixed media installation featuring a cluster of insect-like creatures hovering around globes, light bulbs and wires. This appear to be part of the artist’s “Series of Vulnerable Arrangement” which was shown in 2009 at Kukje Gallery.

In the background titled “Kaleidoscopic Jewel Glow - Trustworthy #193” is a series of abstract paper collage construction using various envelope security patterns and grid paper.

Haegue Yang’s work has a more academic approach and follow a more western tradition despite her Korean upbringing. Not my favorite series from her, though I do love her window blind installation very much seen earlier in my stream [1].

Haegue Yang

Feather Dew Point - Blue Orbit

2013

Mixed media

197 x 85 x 87

Haegue Yang

Kaleidoscopic Jewel Glow - Trustworthy #193

2013

5 paper collages, various envelope security patterns, grid paper

270 x 270 cm

# Haegue Yang

Haegue Yang (Hangul: 양혜규; born 1971 in Seoul, South Korea) is a visual artist. Yang represented South Korea in the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009. She has exhibited at Portikus, Frankfurt and Walker Art Center (Brave New Worlds), she also participated in the 2006 Sao Paulo Biennial.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haegue_Yang

# Galerie Chantal Crousel

www.crousel.com/

10, rue Charlot

75003 Paris

France

11F, rue Léon Jouhaux

75010 Paris

France

# Notes

1. “Mixed Media Installation by Haegue Yang: Journal of Mundane and Uncertain Days, 2012” / Kukje Gallery, Seoul / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.EOSM.03939: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8803569724/

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-23T15:30:44+0800

+ Dimensions: 3389 x 5084

+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 30 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ 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.13822

+ 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

“양혜규 Haegue Yang (b. 1971 South Korea): Feather Dew Point - Blue Orbit, 2013 (Mixed media) + Kaleidoscopic Jewel Glow - Trustworthy #193, 2013 (5 paper collages)” / Galerie Chantal Crousel / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13822

/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #양혜규 #HaegueYang #GalerieChantalCrousel #mixedmedia #installation #Korea #collage

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/9023886570/

Usually when you cross any tunnels inside a cab in Hong Kong, you pay double the toll fee so they can travel back.

But some taxi stands are special. This is known as the “過海的士 cross harbour taxis” taxis. As the name suggests, these are taxis which most likely originated from the other side of the 維多利亞港 Victoria Harbour so the cab driver would like a trip back on the other side (either Hong Kong Island side or Kowloon side) so that they can get off work without a long trip without customers. For these rides, the customer pays only single trip toll, so it is a win-win for both the customer and the driver.

Disgruntled cab drives abound during late night if you wish to travel across the harbour where getting a customer to come back with is not easy. This is not quite the reality where I get yelled at every day traveling from Manhattan to Brooklyn but actually made friends with a few cab drivers when I used to take a cab from Brooklyn to Manhattan every morning for work while I lived in New York.

Pictured: rows of red cabs line up at the 過海的士站 Cross-harbour taxi stand in 灣仔駱克道 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai waiting for customers. If you look closer there is a sign saying “Cross-harbour trips only; single toll charge” below the taxi stand sign. I have no idea why the taxi stand sign is half covered.

# SML Workflow

This photograph is stitched using 15 RAW image shot with the Canon EOS 7D + 70-200 f/4L handheld. Using long lenses create much less distortion for stitching and is generally preferred over wide-angle lenses—though there is more work as there are also more images to stitch. but the bright side of it is that the resulting panoramic photograph is also much higher in resolution.

For pano jobs like this I use Hugin, a free pano stitcher which handles the job much better than Photoshop. After stitching all fifteen of the 16-bit AdobeRGB TIFFs inside Hugin, it is then further processed inside Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4.

As with most handheld pano, it is sometimes challenging for me to figure out which area is covered so you see the staggering. I don’t want to crop it because field of view matters for context. I will probably go back and photograph it with a tripod when I have time in the future.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-11 12:32:30 GMT +0800

+ Dimensions: 6540 x 7437

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III

+ GPS: 22°16'41" N 114°10'25" E

+ Location: 中國香港灣仔駱克道過海的士站 中国香港湾仔骆克道过海的士站 Cross-harbour taxi stand on Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong SAR, China

+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.Pano.22528-22542

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics

+ Workflow: Hugin PTGUI, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

“香港過海的士站 Hong Kong Cross-harbour taxi stand” / 人流全景攝影 Human Logistics Panoramic Photography / SML.20130211.7D.Pano.22528-22542

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #WanChai #的士 #taxi #cab #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #urban #交通 #transportation

This is the reception area of DETOUR 2012: Design Renegade: (非常) 瞬變公共空間 Prototyping Public Space, an event organised by 香港設計大使 Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design.

The identity of the event is designed by Civic Center, a creative studio based in New Orleans. Founded by Candy Chang and James A. Reeves in 2010, Civic Center blend art, design, education, writing, and music into projects inspired by cities. Civic Center believes that our public spaces should spark conversation among strangers, make the machinery of the city more accessible, and restore a sense of dignity to all.

# SML Workflow

Unlike most of my panoramic photography, this one is stitched using a video source. I wanted to document the event in videography anyway, so I shot the video and then created frame grabs from the videos. Then I placed selected stills inside Hugin, an open source PT GUI editor available for OSX / Windows / Linux. The capture is handheld so the seams are not perfect, but it should still shows how the site is like.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2012-11-29 16:19:23 GMT+0800

+ Diemnsions: 2933 x 1316

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°16'47" N 114°10'29" E

+ Location: 中國香港灣仔謝斐道舊灣仔警署 中国香港湾仔谢斐道旧湾仔警署 Old Wan Chai Police Station, Jaffe Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong SAR, China

+ Workflow: Hugin, Lightroom 4

+ Serial: SML.20121129.EOSM.01437.pano

+ Series: Photojournalism, Pano Photography

“(非常) 瞬變公共空間 Prototyping Public Space” Event Identity Design by Civic Center / DETOUR 2012: Design Renegade / SML.20121129.EOSM.01437.pano.P1

/ #Photojournalism #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #攝影 #摄影 #Photography

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #WanChai #謝斐道 #JaffeRoad #灣仔警署 #WanChaiPoliceStation #CivicCenter #CandyChang #JamesAReeves #USA #NewOrleans #Detour2012 #DesignRenegade #DetourHK #Events #香港設計大使 #HongKongAmbassadorsOfDesign #設計 #Design #Identity #Red #color #reception #人 #people

# 錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca

Time Sculptor

francesca_chin@hotmail.com

+852 6220 5377

# Sponsors

+ Fenix Group Ltd.

+ UPW

+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca: Time Sculptor: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43082

/ #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 #錢騁新 #ChinChunSan #FrancescaChin #TimeSculptor #WTF #models #womens #women

# KUN Tsz Yan, Joyce

so long, farewell, my stranger.

kunjoyce@yahoo.com.hk

+852 6442 2216

# Sponsors

+ Full Charm Knitters Ltd.

+ Novetex Textiles Limited

+ Jetco Zipper Limited

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

Joyce Kun (KUN Tsz Yan): so long, farewell, my stranger: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16899

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMen #Crazyisgood

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #JoyceKun #KunTszYan #SoLongFarewellMyStranger #men #people #mens #WTF

Original size: 40611 x 2292: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8492208280/sizes/o

The 馬鞍山運動場 Ma On Shan Sports Ground is a multi-use sports ground built at 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Sha Tin, Hong Kong at a cost of HK$153 million (~US$19.73 million). It opened in 1999. The sports ground is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong.

This pano was shot handheld with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III. The 24 RAW files are first imported to Lightroom 4, then exported as 16-bit AdobeRGB files, and then stitched together using the open source Hugin software using a Rectilinear projection.

Conventional wisdom might suggest that it would be easier to photograph pano using a wide angle lens. The truth is, it is easier to use a long lens if it is possible because telephoto lens have much less geometric distortion and as such makes it easier to stitch even when you don’t have tripod with you.

The resulting TIF flat is 745 MB big with a 40611 x 2292 resolution. If you are still wondering why I am shopping for a RAID config + buying at 24" large format printer. This is why.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-20 15:52:20 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 40611 x 2292

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III

+ GPS: 22°25'13" N 114°13'44" 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: Hugin, Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6

+ Serial: SML.20130220.7D.23598-SML.20130220.7D.23621-Pano.P1.L1

+ Series: 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography, 形 Forms, 體育 Sports

“馬鞍山運動場 Ma On Shan Sports Ground” / 香港體育建築全景之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130220.7D.23598-SML.20130220.7D.23621-Pano.P1.L1

/ #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #形 #Form #SMLForms #體育 #Sports #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography

# 錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca

Time Sculptor

francesca_chin@hotmail.com

+852 6220 5377

# Sponsors

+ Fenix Group Ltd.

+ UPW

+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca: Time Sculptor: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43082

/ #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 #錢騁新 #ChinChunSan #FrancescaChin #TimeSculptor #WTF #models #womens #women

SML’s obsession with G continues.

G says that he likes the rendering. He is now using it as his Facebook profile photo. But SML feels that particular rendering is not really a reflection of who G is.

SML asked if G has a choice, which colors would those be. G said he likes black, white, and blue. SML asked which kinds of blue? G said gray blue. SML observed that G likes Olek, and Olek has a lot of camouflaged crochet species. So SML picked a range of gray blues which would appear like camouflaged.

G said that he wanted to turn these into a Tshirt for himself. So SML picked three Pantone swatches blue black to make silkscreening easy. Also by request, designator switched to GWTF — which stands for Generation WTF, an awesome group on Facebook about everything awesome and sweet.

The Pantone specs are:

+ GWTF Light Blue: Pantone 628 C

+ GWTF Blue: Pantone 7702 C

+ GWTF Dark Blue: 7700 C

+ GWTF Black: Pantone Process Black C

Typography:

+ Helvetica Black. Seems something neutral is good for now. Might switch to Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk later because SML prefers that it has more character, But Akzidenz does not have the weight needed and SML does not yet have the time to draw custom fonts for G yet.

“Blue Camouflaged Anonymous GWTF” / SML.20130214.Design

/ #GWTF #DollazNsense #CCBY #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #SMLMen #Crazyisgood #SMLFacebook

/ #G #GenWTF #GenerationWTF #GWTF #crazy #awesome #people #SMLLove #men #humans #biobots #identity #tshirts #design #illustration #typography #logo #Helvetica #camouflage #obsession #WTF

I got yelled at by the security guard at the car park so I guess I won’t be able to study forms here anymore. I don’t know why but photography seems to always get me into trouble. I just like the way the lines move. They do not identify anything. But then the police or security guards will woo me away—which is very annoying.

I guess I will just need to find a car show in LA near where my sister live instead. Hong Kong does not seem to have any car shows, though the street itself is basically a living car show, with people driving the latest anything all day long.

When I say the latest. I meant the latest—last month I went to do some shoe shopping and picked out a pair which I liked, and the salesman looked at me and said: “You _do_ realise that that model is 2 months old, right?” Like I was crazy or something.

Oh, humans.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-21 10:03:45 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 2916

+ Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 58 mm

+ ISO: 1600

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'32" E

+ Serial: SML.20130221.7D.23934

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms

“Porsche 911 Headlights” / Human Logistics Forms 人流之形 / SML.20130221.7D.23934

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #停車場 #CarPark #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Porsche #cars

Stunning collection in white.

# 黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty

Unfolding

kitty92624@hotmail.com

+852 6427 1294

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty: Unfolding: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.7D.43085

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLWomen

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #黃倩汶 #WongSinMan #KittyWong #womens #women #WTF #Forms

The poetic forms of people swimming at the Kowloon park in Hong Kong.

# Soundtrack by Tomo Nakaguchi (CCBY)

I’ve shot a lot of videography but they are often stuck in queue because writing music is not my forte. But I have found a solution. SoundCloud now supports Creative Commons search, and I found this beautiful composition composed by Japanese musician Tomo Nakaguchi. The piece is titled “Swim” and it has the dreamy quality which I seek for this video.

I publish everything via Creative Commons when I can, so it is nice to also be able to use other people’s assets. Creative Commons make the world go round. SML Thank You!

soundcloud.com/tomo-nakaguchi/swim

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-27 (recorded) 2013-02-27 (processed)

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM

+ Video: H264 MP4, 1280x720, 24fps, Progressive, 10 Mbps

+ Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo

+ Length: 1 min

+ Color: Color

+ Location: Kowloon Park Swimming Pool, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China

+ License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)

+ Soundtrack:Swim by Tomo Nakaguchi, Tokyo, Japan (CCBY License via SoundCloud)

+ Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography

+ Media Production: SML Universe

+ Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited

+ Serial: SML.20130227.EOSM.02610

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 形 Forms

“泳 Swim” / 體育之形 Sports Forms / SML.20130227.EOSM.02610

/ #體育 #Sports #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #SMLVideography

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #泳 #Swim #九龍公園 #KowloonPark #泳池 #Pool

The 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple is situated at the top of 泰山 Mount Tai. It is a grand building complex which was built using a special combination of metal components, wood, and bricks and stone structures.

In the historic age (though I am unclear when it was actually built), workers must travel on foot to the mountain top. The temple is situated at the tallest peak—the 玉皇頂 Jade Emperor Peak—which is commonly reported as 1,545 metres (5,069 ft) tall, but is described by the PRC government as 1,532.7 metres (5,029 ft).

It is a living monument that anything—no matter how crazy—can be accomplished as long as you have the determination and the will. (1, 2)

# SML Notes:

1. SMLPhil: You can do it if you want to.

2. SMLPhil: Crazyisgood.

# SML References:

+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tai

碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple / 山東省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province 山东省泰山 / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09574.ChinaTourism.CN.QingDao.MountTai

This is the setup for a panorama of the Ma On Shan Sports Ground to be posted later. While the panoramas done handheld in the past have yielded decent results, the near planes have not been perfect. To get perfect seams you really need to do things right—with a tripod and cable release. Ideally you would also use a pano head, which I do not own. But really you need a pano in the old days when you have to do it by hand. These days any pano stitching software, including both the excellent and free Hugin as well as Photoshop, can correct geometric distortions so even if your image sensor is not located at the perfect spot (which is basically what a pano head allows you to do), the results can be excellent. As you can see many of the handheld panoramas I have posted earlier on the stream, in the digital age, that bit is mostly a luxury.

When doing panoramas, having a leveled camera would save pixels, so the built-in electronic leveling on the 7D (pictured) is super useful.

Photographed with iPhone 5, processed in Snapseed.

“Panorama Setup: Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM + Canon TC-80N3 + Manfrotto tripod” / 20130326.IPH5.11158

/ #SMLSetup #SMLOpinions #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #Canon #Canon7D #Canon1740 #tripod #Manfrotto #setup #config #opinions #sports

I have been hunting for a location to photograph the skyline in Central for a while, but it has not been easy, as it is very crowded everywhere.

But I found a spot last night when I went to the City Hall for a drama performance—right here. This is the entrance to City Hall, and it is an empty car park right old side with a perfect view of the entire downtown financial district.

As a handheld panorama, I could not really evaluate the the FOV I needed, so you will see that I did not crop it at all. But the important bits is that I now know where to get to with my tripod. Trust that you will see a better rendering of this on my stream some time in the future.

In the front is the City Hall, then progressing all the way to the right is International Finance Centre (IFC), one of the tallest office buildings in Hong Kong.

This is stitched together using 12 fullres 7D RAW portrait captures handheld. Color balance is a bit of an issue here, so when I go back and work on it again I might process it as black and white.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-23 21:52:22 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 9510 x 5107

+ Exposure: 1/25 - 1/30 sec at f/4.0

+ ISO: 1250 - 3200

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

+ Panorama FOV: 218 degree horizontal, 110 degree vertical

+ Panoramic Projection: Cylindrical

+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°9'43" E

+ Altitude: 18.2 m

+ Location: 中國香港中環愛丁堡廣場5號香港大會堂 中国香港中环爱丁堡广场5号香港大会堂 Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130323.7D.35884-SML.20130323.7D.35895-Pano.Cylindrical.218x110.P1.L1

+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 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

“從大會堂到國際金融中心 From City Hall to International Financial Centre (IFC)” / 香港中環建築夜之全景 Hong Kong Central Architecture Night Panorama / SML.20130323.7D.35884-SML.20130323.7D.35895-Pano.Cylindrical.218x110.P1.L1

/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #中環 #Central #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #夜 #Night #CityHall #IFC

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8585643708

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8585643708/sizes/o/ (9510 x 5107)

To further make the point that you do not need an expensive camera for photography, here is a long exposure shot using the EOS M with EF-M 22mm f/2 STM prime lens which came with the camera. The main reason that I don’t use this lens is because it requires a lot more work for me when processing—and as you can see the leaves against the sun is really not very well exposed with a lot of chromatic aberration.

But certainly you do not need to use a DSLR with an expensive lens to do long exposure. Just play with the settings. Also I should note that this was taken without a tripod—just banked on the fence.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-04T12:21:44.14+0800

+ Dimensions: 4471 x 2981

+ Exposure: 2.5 sec at f/22

+ Focal Length: 22 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

+ Lens: Canon EF-M f/2 STM

+ GPS: 22°25'8" N 114°13'16" E

+ Altitude: 21.9m

+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆明街2號聽濤雅苑二樓花園 Garden, 2nd Floor, Vista Paradiso, 2 Hang Ming St, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130404.EOSM.03736

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature

“假山流水 Water flowing amongst rockery” / 寧 Serenity /SML.20130404.EOSM.03736

/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #水 #Water #石 #Rocks #山水 #Landscape #longexposure

Noting that there seems always a football (soccer) game going on at the Ma On Shan Sports Ground near me, I brought the 6D and the 100-400 with me to see if I can photograph live action sports as I have intended to. It was a lot harder than I thought originally. I shot most of these in ISO 12800 so you see that on the 6D they are quite usable, but the 6D lacks the fast frame rate which the 7D has—but the 7D is not fast enough. Compromises. I might have to think of saving money for a 1Dx at some point…

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-28T19:58:22+0800

+ Dimensions: 5244 x 3496

+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 400 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°13'41" 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.20130428.6D.03596

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, Photojournalism

“Sunday League: Hong Kong Falcon vs Paulista” / 香港足球 Hong Kong Football (Soccer) / SML.20130428.6D.03596

/ #體育 #体育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #足球 #Soccer #Football #HongKongFalcon #Paulista

Hong Kong is hot, but no worries, there is ventilation.

# 童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit

Ziggy Stardust

twk1402@gmail.com

+852 6855 8214

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit: Ziggy Stardust: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17085

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLMen

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #童偉杰 #TungWaiKit #ZiggyStardust #WTF #models #mens #men

# LIU Chun Ki

Dasein

lck_25@yahoo.com.hk

+852 5132 7223

# Sponsors

+ Hale Textile Ltd.

+ Novetex Textiles Limited

+ Winning Textile Co. Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

LIU Chun Ki: Dasein: Look 4 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16961

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMen #Crazyisgood

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #LIUChunKi #Dasein #womens #women #models

Even the shoes are unfolding.

# 黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty

Unfolding

kitty92624@hotmail.com

+852 6427 1294

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty: Unfolding: Look 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17099

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLWomen

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #黃倩汶 #WongSinMan #KittyWong #womens #women #WTF #Forms

Accented with accessories.

# 黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty

Unfolding

kitty92624@hotmail.com

+852 6427 1294

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty: Unfolding: Look 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17101

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLWomen

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #黃倩汶 #WongSinMan #KittyWong #womens #women #WTF #Forms

It has been cloudy the past few days in Hong Kong so I did not notice the moon. Tonight when I went out to do some panorama shots nearby I noticed the moon in a clear sky. It seems larger than usual.

Later tonight I saw on Louis Seigal’s Facebook feed [1, 2] that supposedly there would be an extreme super moon this weekend. Perhaps that is why?

I had my 7D + 100-400 out with my tripod anyway so here it is. I am learning more and more about moon phases working on these photos. In this almost full configuration, it is known as the Waxing Gibbous Moon (盈凸月).

# Notes

1. www.facebook.com/louis.seigal

2. seigalphotography.com/

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-06-20T19:54:24+0800

+ Dimensions: 2518 x 2518

+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 400 mm

+ ISO: 1250

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto tripod

+ GPS: 22°25'13" N 114°13'40" 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

+ Subject: 月 Moon

+ Serial: SML.20130620.7D.42930.SQ.BW

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

盈凸月 Waxing Gibbous Moon / 香港夜之寧 Hong Kong Night Serenity / SML.20130620.7D.42930.SQ.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 #盈凸月 #WaxingGibbous

This is the facade of Jardine House (Chinese: 怡和大廈), one of my favourite architecture in Hong Kong. It was formerly known as Connaught Centre (康樂大廈), but it was renamed some time later. Since I was not aware of its renaming until moving back to Hong Kong in 2012, I deduced that it was likely renamed between 1995-2012. Wikipedia did not say when, but this was the period when I was not living in Hong Kong.

Jardine House is an office tower in Hong Kong. It features these gorgeous circular windows on its facade. With a time-lapse series, it could very possibly be seen playing digital notes, but I don’t yet have access to a secure location in Hong Kong with a view of this architecture, and I am not about to hang out on the street the whole night to photograph that. So until then, here is a still, photographed from the vantage point of City Hall late at night.

Yes this would look very good in black and white also, and it shall be processed as such later on. For now though I think that the disparate yellow lights add a bit of charm to the overall composition so I kept it.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardine_House

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-23T21:39:38.26 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3351 x 5027

+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 189 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°16'58" N 114°9'43" E

+ Altitude: 11.2 m

+ Location: 中國香港中環愛丁堡廣場5號香港大會堂 中国香港中环爱丁堡广场5号香港大会堂 Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong, China

+ Subject: 中國香港中環康樂廣場1號怡和大廈 Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130323.7D.35869

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

“怡和大廈 (舊稱康樂大廈) Jardine House (aka Connaught Centre)” / 香港中環商業建築夜之形 Hong Kong Central Commercial Architecture Night Forms / SML.20130323.7D.35869

/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #中環 #Central #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #夜 #Night

Swarm of seagulls chase the back of the PL1 51 Protector, a police launch of the Hong Kong Marine Police. [1]

The Protector (Pacific Forum) class small patrol boats are vessels built and used by the Hong Kong Police for marine patrols off Hong Kong. They are based on the Pacific class patrol boat built in Australia for several Pacific island nations. [2]

Commissioned in 1993, six boats were delivered and in service:

+ PL1 51 Protector

+ PL2 52 Guardian

+ PL3 53 Defender

+ PL4 54 Preserver

+ PL5 55 Rescuer

+ PL6 56 Detector

# SML Workflow

Photographed handheld with the Canon 7D + EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + 1.4x. Processed in Lightroom 4.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-05 15:03:49 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III

+ GPS: 22°25'15" N 114°13'12" E (SML Universe HKG)

+ Subject: Hong Kong Marine Region Police Launch 51 Protector at Sha Tin Hoi in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China. 中國香港水警輪51 號在馬鞍山沙田海行駛。中国香港水警轮51 号在马鞍山沙田海行驶。

+ Series: 寧 Serenity

+ Serial: SML.20130205.7D.21286

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

# Notes

1. Hong Kong Marine Police

The Marine Region is a branch of the Hong Kong Police Force, more widely known as the Marine Police. The marine police patrol 1,651 km2 (637 sq mi) of waters within the territory of Hong Kong, including 263 islands. The Marine Region with about 3,000 officers, and a fleet of 142 in total, made up of 70 launches and 72 craft is the largest of any civil police force. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Region

水警總區（副名水警；英語：Marine Region，副名：Marine Police）於1842年成立，隸屬於香港警務處行動處行動部，主要責任為維持香港海域及離島的公共安全，在香港海域範圍內執行水上巡邏，防止偷渡及水上走私活動，並且在香港及鄰近海域進行搜索及拯救。水警總區管轄香港1,651平方公里的海域及261個香港島嶼。水師有123艘輪艇，包括62艘警輪和61警艇，共2,424名人員，為世界上最大規模的水上警察。 zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/水警總區

2. Protector (Pacific Forum) class small patrol boat

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protector_(Pacific_Forum)_class_small_patrol_boat

“中國香港水警輪51號 HK Marine Police Launch PL1 51 Protector” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130204.7D.21286

/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #水警 #marine #警察 #police #船 #ships #海 #sea #攝影 #摄影 #photography

/ #中国 #中國 #china #香港 #HongKong #Canon7D #Canon70200

They left sooner than I can photograph them so this is all that you get.

# 童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit

Ziggy Stardust

twk1402@gmail.com

+852 6855 8214

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit: Ziggy Stardust: Collection / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17091-SML.20130626.6D.17096-Pano.i6

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLMen

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #童偉杰 #TungWaiKit #ZiggyStardust #WTF #models #mens #men

Clearly I am not the only person interested in the shoes…

# KUN Tsz Yan, Joyce

so long, farewell, my stranger.

kunjoyce@yahoo.com.hk

+852 6442 2216

# Sponsors

+ Full Charm Knitters Ltd.

+ Novetex Textiles Limited

+ Jetco Zipper Limited

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

Joyce Kun (KUN Tsz Yan): so long, farewell, my stranger: Look 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16907

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMen #Crazyisgood

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #JoyceKun #KunTszYan #SoLongFarewellMyStranger #men #people #mens #WTF

I developed a new technique for photographing at night without a tripod with the 7D. Specifically, it can be summarised as “wait-and-shoot”.

Previously I have used this technique mostly with point-and-shoots but I did not realize that I could do the same with the 7D. I have always thought that the remote release meant that it had to be wireless, but apparently you can do it with the 7D also:

1. Set the drive to be remote with a 2-sec lag

2. Frame the picture

3. Shutter release and then hold still like a tripod.

4. Click!

The reason that it works is because although there is camera shake while you release the shutter, by holding still you eliminate much of the shake. Obviously it still doesn’t beat having a tripod, but as you can see here if you can hold relatively still, this 1/13 sec exposure is possible.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-04-09T20:51:04.00+0800

+ Exposure: 1/13 sec at f/4.0

+ Focal Length: 22 mm

+ ISO: 3200

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM

+ GPS: 22°25'15" N 114°13'38" E

+ Altitude: -3.9 m

+ 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.20130409.7D.37552

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 建築 Architecture

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

“夜雨明照 Stadium lights shine on a rainy night” / 香港體育建築 Hong Kong Sports Architecture / SML.20130409.7D.37552

/ #體育 #Sports #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 #夜 #Night #Lights

www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8633903371/

As previously noted, socks attached to clothes hanger were seen to be hanging dry on the street [1]. But lately I noticed a blatantly crazy display — the whole block lined with clothes liners.

This was seen at a yet-undeveloped plot next to the Ma On Shan Promenade. On the park sign—which I shall show later—there actually is an item which says “請勿晾曬衣物 No Drying of Linen and Clothes.” I even saw the lady who was doing this. She looks like a maid from the neighborhood, and she had a whole bucket of them.

To make this even more WTF is the fact that technically there is no sign on this particular strip, so she took out the entire block, and meanwhile just a few steps away there was this sign. She saw me photographing and she looked away, but after I am done she is back on putting more clothes on.

I don’t do spy photography and I do not wish to trouble her difficult life, but this is a far cry beyond the singular socks. It downright cheapens the neighborhood. Please don’t do this near me, especially not at the promenade, ok?

# Notes

1. “街邊晾衫” / HK WTF Crazy good or not / SML.20130208.7D.21356: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8456826975/

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-05-01T10:38:16+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/8.0

+ Focal Length: 100 mm

+ ISO: 320

+ 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.20130501.7D.40776

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: Photojournalism

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

“街邊晾衫第二集 Drying Clothes on the Street: Take Two” / Hong Kong WTF / SML.20130501.7D.40776

/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #WTF #LOL #crazy #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #Clothes #Dry #Humans

Two giant clocks with white marks and handles are fixated on a bright blue background next to the giant digital display at the Ma On Shan Sports Ground. Aside from having tracks for running, there is a standard soccer field inside, so it looks like that these clocks were designed for football.

The one on top shows the standard Hong Kong Time, where as the one below I think is for soccer.

Standard adult football match consists of two periods of 45 minutes each, known as halves. Each half runs continuously, meaning that the clock is not stopped when the ball is out of play. There is usually a 15-minute half-time break between halves. [1]

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-20 15:46:21 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3244 x 4867

+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 102 mm

+ ISO: 125

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III

+ GPS: 22°25'12" N 114°13'42" 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.20130220.7D.23661

+ Series: 形 Forms, 體育 Sports

# Notes

1. Wikipedia: EN: Association Football: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football

“足球藍白巨時計 Giant Football/Soccer Clocks in Blue and White” / 體育之形 Sports Forms / SML.20130220.7D.23661

/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #體育 #Sports #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #足球 #Football #Soccer #時 #Time #鐘 #clocks

Some captures are so challenging to attempt to process in Lightroom I would not even bother to try and I would open it as smart object in Photoshop to process immediately.

The light (sun) is coming directly behind the front gate of the 天街 (“Heavenly Street”), but what I is obviously to show the writing on the gate. In the past it was very challenging because it used to mean having to either do some insane masking (which I generally prefer not to) or letting the sky blow out (which is less ideal but doable). These days H+S (Highlight and Shadow) is the perfect tool for it.

For this particular photo, a fairly heavy handed H+S is applied—see screenshot of particular settings at cl.ly/image/0a081L383e2q I don’t generally recommend pushing tonal width to the max for most photos, but often for extreme cases such as this one it is useful.

Usually if anything is eventually going to print I try to do everything else in Photoshop also but since this one is just intended for Flickr (for now) I imported into Lightroom and tweaked to satisfaction. Mostly I tweaked the sharpening with some heavy masking (hold down “option” to view black+white is a good way to see what you are actually adjusting). Backlit objects usually have fairly severe chromatic aberration so a very heavy-handed chromatic aberration is applied also—normally I don’t do this but like I said, this is an unusual circumstance. Screenshot here: cl.ly/image/3P3F12253L3l Also note in the screenshot that when I work with sky I generally turn on the white point “triangle” so it would show me which areas are blown out. It is easier to work with using Curves in Photoshop so if I eventually decide to print anything I usually rework them but again for Flickr for now it is good enough.

I might eventually turn this into black and white but I did how the clothes that the people are wearing matches the sun glow (yellow) and the cold shadow color (blue) so I picked this capture to process instead of another shot without humans in it.

# SML Flickr

+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8366857753/

+ www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8366857753/sizes/o/ (4866 x 3244)

# About 泰山天街

泰山天街 (“Heavenly Street / Street in the Sky” Tàishān tiān jiē) is a street up on 泰山 (Mount Tai Tàishān) which begins at 南天門 (南天门 “Southern Gate to Heaven” Nán tiānmén) going eastwards and ends at the 碧霞祠 Azure Clouds Temple.

The total length is approximately 一華里 (一华里 1 Chinese mile). The northern section of the street is called 北天街 (“Northern Heavenly Street” Běi tiān jiē). Filled with a diversity of businesses and lodging options, it looks like as city as well as a buzzing street up in the sky, making it an fascinating place to visit. (1 / SML Translate)

泰山天街是指南天門向東到碧霞祠一段街道，全長約一華里南天門向北的一段路，約有100米，稱為北天街，岱頂天街，商舖林立，亦市亦街，形成了特有的風俗．(1 / Google Translate)

泰山天街是指南天门向东到碧霞祠一段街道，全长约一华里南天门向北的一段路，约有100米，称为北天街，岱顶天街，商铺林立，亦市亦街，形成了特有的风俗．(1)

# SML Notes

1. 百度百科 Baidu Baike: 泰山天街 Street in the sky at Mount Tai: baike.baidu.com/view/1124113.htm

# SML Data

+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09500.PS

+ Date: 2012-10-11 08:54:07 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 4866 x 3244

+ Exposure: 1/480 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 43 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Setup: Handheld

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. GPS unit not available)

泰山天街 Heavenly Street at Mount Tai / 山東省 山东省 Shandong Province / 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism / SML.20121011.7D.09500.PS

# Related SML Universe

+ SML Flickr: 泰山天街 Heavenly Street at Mount Tai (Pano) / SML.20121011.7D.09491-09493.pano: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8366350241

+ SML Flickr Set: 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism: sml8.it/smlflickr-chinatourism

# SML Media License

+ CC-BY 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited

#中國旅遊 #中国旅游 #ChinaTourism #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

#中國 #中国 #China #旅遊 #旅游 #travel #攝影 #摄影 #photography #泰山 #MountTai

…in he form of a “hole”. Seriously.

# 童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit

Ziggy Stardust

twk1402@gmail.com

+852 6855 8214

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

童偉杰 TUNG Wai-Kit: Ziggy Stardust: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17087

/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLMen

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #童偉杰 #TungWaiKit #ZiggyStardust #WTF #models #mens #men

# 錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca

Time Sculptor

francesca_chin@hotmail.com

+852 6220 5377

# Sponsors

+ Fenix Group Ltd.

+ UPW

+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd

+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited

# Media Licensing

Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca: Time Sculptor: Look 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17064

/ #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 #錢騁新 #ChinChunSan #FrancescaChin #TimeSculptor #WTF #models #womens #women

This screenshot shows the Ableton Live set used for creating the Orphion Ping Pong piece. Since the piece is played live, you can see that the wrap points are everywhere.

24-bit 48kHz WAV download on SML SoundCloud:

+ sml8.it/smlsoundcloud-orphion-ping-pong

# SML Data

Album: Bits + Pieces

Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 24fps, Progressive, 8 Mbps

Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo

Length: 1 min 43 sec

Size: 14 MB

License: CCBY: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported

Date: 2012-11-25 (recorded) 2012-11-27 (processed)

Music: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Music

Media Production: SML Universe

Copyright: CCBY 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Music / SML Universe Limited

“Bits + Pieces: Orphion Ping Pong” Ableton Live Set

/ SML.20130122.SC.AbletonLive.Music.20121229.OrphionPingPong.005

/ #SMLScreenshots #ccby #seeminglee #smlmusic #smluniverse #smlprojects

/ #Orphion #AbletonLive #iPad music #Lexicon #PSP #iPad #apps #iZotope #Ozone5 #bits #pieces screenshots

/ #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #香港 #HongKong #中國 #中国 #China

# 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: Look 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16985

/ #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

# 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: Look 3 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16991

/ #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

With the gradual reduction of available fossil fuel reserves and the impact on the environment of fossil fuel use, Hong Kong Government made it its mission to utilise renewable energy whenever possible.

Pictured is a 風力發電機 Wind Turbine seen at the 馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade. Together with the 太陽能及風能燈 Solar and Wind Hybrid Lamps, these facilities provide most of the electricity needed to keep the park running at night by storing the necessary energy during the day.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-21 21:33:41 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 2974 x 4461

+ Exposure: 1/3200 sec at f/2.8

+ Focal Length: 70 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L

+ GPS: 22°24'60" N 114°13'23" 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

+ Serial: SML.20130221.7D.23831.P1.L1

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism

“風力發電機 Wind Turbine” / 香港可再生能源 Hong Kong Renewable Energy / SML.20130221.7D.23831.P1.L1

/ #新聞攝影 #Photojournalism #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 #能源 #Energy

Today must be a good day for water sports because the guy seen a couple of weeks ago was back with more paddling [1].

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-03-17 15:17:06 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456

+ Exposure: 1/800 sec at f/5.6

+ Focal Length: 280 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D

+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III

+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'18" E

+ Location: SML Universe HKG

+ Subject: 中國香港馬鞍山聽濤雅苑對外的吐露港 中国香港马鞍山听涛雅苑对外的吐露港 Tolo Harbour outside Vista Paradiso, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China

+ Serial: SML.20130316.7D.35141

+ Workflow: Lightroom 4

+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men

# Notes:

1. “單人雙槳赛艇 Single Scull Rowing“ / 香港水上體育運動之形 Hong Kong Water Sports Forms / SML.20130302.7D.24919.P1.L1: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8520959005/

“單人雙槳赛艇 Single Scull Rowing“ / 香港水上體育運動 Hong Kong Water Sports Forms / SML.20130316.7D.35141

/ #體育 #Sports #形 #Forms #SMLForms #男 #Men #SMLMen #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #赛艇 #Rowing

Faces are everywhere. I did not take this photo because it looks like a face. I liked the proportion of the forms. But when I started working on it I can’t help but notice the logos from the Transformer movie / toys series. Once registered it is difficult to not see them anymore. Perhaps subconsciously I am drawn to the proportions because it is similar to a face? Feel free to analyse me.

This is a photo of the Ma On Shan MTR station. The ladder like forms are the train tracks. The entire Ma On Shan Line runs parallel and above the highway as an elevated track. The station is located below the tracks in the yellow area, and is connected to two shopping malls.

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-18 17:55:04 GMT+0800

+ Dimensions: 3311 x 4966

+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/2.2

+ Focal Length: 22 mm

+ ISO: 100

+ Flash: Did not fire

+ Camera: Canon EOS M

+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM

+ GPS: 22°25'29" N 114°13'54" 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.02306.P1.L1

+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4

+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms

“變形金剛登陸香港 The Transformers have landed in Hong Kong” / 人流建築之形 Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130218.EOSM.02306.P1.L1

/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects

/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #城市 #Urban #攝影 #摄影 #photography #橋 #Bridge #地鐵 #地铁 #metro #MTR

For reasons which escapes me, my photo of the 警輪 Police Launch 51 [1] was crazy popular in Japan (as reported by Bitly click-throughs), but I don’t really know why. So I thought that I will post more of these ships as they are fun to see.

The 警輪 Police Launch 21 is smaller in size. I guess the Hong Kong Marine Police must have different uses for them, though I don’t really know what the categories are.

Good thing is, I recently met a guy who retired from the 香港水警 Hong Kong Marine Police force not a long while back. Next time I see him I will ask him what they are about. Like I said, knowing random people in the universe is useful.

# SML Workflow

Photographed handheld with the Canon EOS 7D + EF 70-200 f/4L + EF 1.4x Extender. Processed in Lightroom 4.

# About the 香港水警 Hong Kong Marine Police

The Marine Region is a branch of the Hong Kong Police Force, more widely known as the Marine Police. The marine police patrol 1,651 km2 (637 sq mi) of waters within the territory of Hong Kong, including 263 islands. The Marine Region with about 3,000 officers, and a fleet of 142 in total, made up of 70 launches and 72 craft is the largest of any civil police force. [2]

水警總區（副名水警；英语：Marine Region，副名：Marine Police）於1842年成立，隸屬於香港警務處行動處行動部，主要責任為維持香港海域及離島的公共安全，在香港海域範圍內執行水上巡邏，防止偷渡及水上走私活動，並且在香港及鄰近海域進行搜索及拯救。水警總區管轄香港1,651平方公里的海域及261個香港島嶼。水師有123艘輪艇，包括62艘警輪和61警艇，共2,424名人員，為世界上最大規模的水上警察。[3]

# Notes

1. “警輪51 Police Launch 51” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130131.7D.20782: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8430860695/

2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Region

3. zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/水警總區

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