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Located on the 20th floor of iSquare in Tsim Sha Tsui, the Canon Customer Care Center provides support for both in-warranty and out-of-warranty care for its customers.
I went there yesterday mainly to get the battery grip for 6D as the retailer who sold me the body did not carry it, and also to send my 7D to be looked at.
None of the camera bodies except the 1D series are weather-sealed, and after leaving the 7D near my opened window during stormy weathers in Hong Kong, it kept on going to Err 70 which bothered me. My 7D is well out-of-warranty but paying 300 HKD (38.65 USD) is a fair price to pay to make sure that everything is operational inside.
Aside from providing excellent service, the interior architecture filled with organic forms is a feast to the eyes, making the experience quite pleasant.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-12T14:55:41.09+0800
+ Dimensions: 3406 x 5108
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17m
+ ISO: 160
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Camera: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°17'47" N 114°10'22" E
+ Altitude: 137.3 m
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀彌敦道63號國際廣場20樓佳能客戶服務中心 Canon Customer Care Center, 20/F, iSQUARE, 63 Nathan Road,Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130412.6D.00124.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“香港佳能客戶服務中心 Hong Kong Canon Customer Care Center” / 形 Forms / SML.20130412.6D.00124.BW
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #Photojournalism #SMLLifeLog #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #china #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #佳能 #Canon #CRM #people #urban
A lot of the shopping malls I have visited in Hong Kong features open skylight ceilings, which makes it much less claustrophobic as well as being energy efficient.
I discovered that the autofocus on the 50/1.4 was dead, and I probably will never go fix it because it is probably not worth it, but luckily manual focus is rarely an issue.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-20 13:33:57 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3312 x 4968
+ Exposure: 1/1000 sec at f/1.4
+ Focal Length: 50 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
+ GPS: 22°25'27" N 114°13'54" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山新港城中心 Sunshine City Plaza, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130320.EOSM.03531.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 商場 Shopping Malls, 形 Forms
“新港城中心 Sunshine City Plaza” / 香港商場建築之形 Hong Kong Shopping Malls Architecture Forms / SML.20130320.EOSM.03531.BW
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #商埸 #ShoppingMalls #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
Recently I went to meet up with the founders of Nomiku, the first immersion circulator designed for the home cook who got its start from a successful Kickstarter campaign and successfully raised $600,000 over its targeted $200,000 from 1,800 backers back in 2012.
The team is now in Hong Kong as they work on getting their production lines going in China to fulfil orders. After many delays, I was told that it should be shipped by July in 2013.
Pictured is the Nomiku founders Lisa Q. Fetterman (CEO, currently pregnant), Abe Fetterman (CTO, Lisa’s husband) and Wipop Bam Suppipat (product design) doing tricks with the spoon after a meal at a Spanish restaurant in Hong Kong.
# References
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomiku
+ nomiku
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-08T21:51:19+0800
+ Dimensions: 3341 x 5012
+ Exposure: 1/25 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 12800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'40" N 114°9'34" E
+ Location: 香港中環德己立街55號蘭桂坊大廈蘭桂坊酒店 Hotel LKF, LKF TOWER, 55 D'Aguilar Street, Central, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130608.6D.15651.BW
+ Series: Crazyisgood, 香港人 Hong Kong Humans, Hackers
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Crazyisgood: Nose spooning Hackers / Nomiku Founders: Lisa Q. Fetterman + Abe Fetterman + Wipop Bam Suppipat / 香港人 Hong Kong Humans / SML.20130608.6D.15651.BW
/ #Crazyisgood #香港人 #HKHumans #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #Nomiku #startups #LisaFetterman #AbeFetterman #WipopBamSuppipat #WTF #LOL #Hackers
When I document events I find it more interesting to capture both the subjects _and_ the photographers rather than the subjects alone.
Leung Kwok-hung 梁國雄 (born 27 March 1956 in Hong Kong) is a Left-wing political activist and a member of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. He is also known as “長毛” (Long Hair) in Hong Kong because he has long hair, which is an uncommon feature among politicians in Hong Kong (and perhaps in the global arena as well).
I could not readily identify the reporters for this team, but if you know please do comment below. As with most productions, I am always interested in the amount of work which goes behind the scene which the viewer would never see.
# References
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leung_Kwok-hung
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-15T16:35:51+0800
+ Dimensions: 5060 x 3373
+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 100 mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ 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°9'34" E
+ Location: 香港中環聖約翰大廈 St John’s Building, Central, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130615.7D.42747.BW
+ Series: SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden, 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, 香港人 Hong Kong Humans
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“長毛” 梁國雄接受訪問 Leung Kwok-hung “Long Hair” being interviewed / SnowdenHK: 香港聲援斯諾登遊行 Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden / 香港人 Hong Kong Humans / SML.20130615.7D.42747.BW
/ #SnowdenHK #新聞攝影 #Photojournalism #香港人 #HKHumans #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #梁國雄 #LeungKowkHung #長毛 #longhair #politics #people
I knew from experience that long exposure of water would render a blur, but what I did not know is that because of this blur, the reflected forms would be clear and sharp. Obviously this made sense but it is a very welcoming surprise, so I will try more of it in the future.
The 1.4x extender continues to be a wonderful accessory. It turns the 70-200 f/4L effectively into a 98-280 f/5.6L lens. Together with the APS-C sized 7D with a 1.6 crop factor, it is functioning as a 157-448 f/5.6L lens on a full frame body.
Zooming that far also means that there are not much geometric distortion so it has been a really fun ride.
There is a reason that I did not get the 2x extender. Each 1.4x will stop the lens down 1 stop, and what most people might not realise is that with the exception of EOS 1D, none of the Canon EOS line-up can do autofocus with an f/8 lens. For this shot I used manual focus anyway because it was too dark, but for shooting daylight scenes especially birds having autofocus is still much of a blessing.
# SML Translate
More trials at Chinese poetry:
夜氣怡人樹欲静
風平浪停水映形
+ 夜: night.
+ 氣: air.
+ 怡: pleases, joyful.
+ 人: people.
+ 樹: trees.
+ 欲: intends to, wishes to.
+ 静: silence.
+ 夜氣寧人樹欲静: The breezy air at night pleases the spirit of my soul while the trees wish to remain silent.
+ 風: wind.
+ 平: flat. Describes the wind stops.
+ 浪: wave.
+ 停: stops. Describes the wave has stopped (by the long exposure).
+ 水: water.
+ 映: reflection.
+ 形: forms, shapes.
+ 風平浪停水映形: The tree wishes to remain silent (from prose 1), thus the wind stops, the lake remains quiet, so that the water is able to reflect the forms of the shadows. (describes the photograph).
# SML Workflow
Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III mounted on tripod. Processed in Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-08 03:24:06 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4960 x 3307
+ Exposure: 15.0 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°25'10" N 114°13'26" E
+ Location: SML Universe (Hong Kong) Limited
+ Subject: Reflection of trees on the Tolo Highway from Tolo Harbor / Sha Tin Hoi from the vantage point of Ma On Shan in Hong Kong SAR, China. 從中國香港馬鞍山沙田海看吐露港公路上樹的倒影。从中国香港马鞍山沙田海看吐露港公路上树的倒影。
+ Serial: SML.20130208.7D.21339.C23.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 黑白 Black and white, 山水 Landscape.
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“夜氣怡人樹欲静 風平浪停水映形” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130208.7D.21339.C23.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #山水 #Landscape #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #水 #Water #自然 #nature #夜 #nights #樹 #trees #reflection #攝影 #摄影 #photography
/ #中国 #中國 #china #香港 #HongKong #Canon7D #Canon70200f4L
Completely unexpected, someone wakeboarded outside the window yesterday, creating some truly wicked forms on water—sweet. For these kinds of photos you really need an SLR—but if you can do it with a point+shoot + able to focus then kudos to you—please remember to share your secret. :)
Wakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water. It was developed from a combination of water skiing, snowboarding and surfing techniques.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakeboarding
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-17 16:31:58 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 320
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'18" N 114°13'17" 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.20130317.7D.35254.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 形 Forms, 黑白 Black and White
“滑板 Wakeboarding” / 香港水上體育運動之形 Hong Kong Water Sports Forms / SML.20130317.7D.35254.BW
/ #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #滑板 #Wakeboarding
It is extremely rare that I would have the time to walk around the airport to do photography. Usually when I am at the airport I am in a hurry. But I came here last week to hang out with a friend whom I haven’t seen for 20 years when she was passing through. And since I came all the way I thought that I would utilize the opportunity to take some photographs also.
Featuring very articulated structural forms and designed by Norman Foster, the Hong Kong International Airport is a perfect marriage of form and function—form follows function—which is precisely what I love about it.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-25T06:15:36+0800
+ Dimensions: 3639 x 5499
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°18'52" N 113°56'12" E
+ Location: 香港國際機場 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130425.6D.02816.BW
+ Series: 形 Forms, 建築 Architecture, 人流 Human Logistics
“Norman Foster: 香港國際機場一號客運大樓 Terminal One, Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)” / 旅遊人流建築之形 Travel Human Logistics Architecture Forms / SML.20130425.6D.02816.BW
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #機場 #Airport #FormFollowsFunction
Aside from writing, Billy Clarke (Instagram:@rollhk) [1] also does aggressive inline skating with a bunch of other street kids in Hong Kong.
I did not know that rollerblading has its own lingo until now. This particular move here is called “Alley-oop Fishbrain”. According to a rollerblading glossary [2], “Alley-oop” is a move where you turn one way while rotating (to land the grind) another, where as “Fishbrain” is a topside makio grind named by Aussie skater Tom Fry. Definitely will need an illustrated guide.
# Workflow
I was not really prepared for this shoot—it was ad hoc and out of the blue. It was also midnight, so there was only so much I could do. This is a good example of strobist in action though — just plop the 580EX closed to the subject and boom there’s light. Billy is not too happy with it showcasing his rear but technically speaking that _is_ where the action is at…
I have asked him to invite me when there is actually light next time. Seriously.
# Billy Clarke
+ Facebook: www.facebook.com/billy.clarke.904
+ Flickr: www.flickr.com/19169305@N08/
+ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/billyclarke
# Notes
1. “Billy Clarke” / 香港人 Hong Kong Humans / SML.20130508.7D.41422.L2.BW: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8729028938/
2. www.rollerblading.com.au/skating_glossary.htm
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-24T23:07:33+0800
+ Dimensions: 2790 x 2790
+ Exposure: 1/180 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Canon 580EX
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°17'57" N 114°10'34" E
+ Location: 香港九龍尖沙咀 Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130524.6D.14911.SQ.BW
+ 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
Billy Clarke: Alley-oop Fishbrain / 香港街頭滑旱冰 Hong Kong Aggressive Skating (Rollerblading) on the Street / SML.20130524.6D.14911.SQ.BW
/ #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Skating #rollerblade #street #Alleyoop #fishbrain #WTF #BillyClarke #people
I got sick of processing this set of photos so I took a short break from it. Most likely I will be processing one every now and then as it is no longer “timely” so to speak but I do still intend to write a blog post about it so here we go.
Pictured is a row of Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knights on the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) when it recently visited Hong Kong. The CH-46 is a medium-lift tandem root transport helicopter. It is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to provide all-weather, day-or-night assault transport of combat troops, supplies and equipment [1].
From the marking on the plane we can see that these are from the HMM-364 squadron, which is part of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The squadron, known as the "Purple Foxes", is based at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 39 (MAG-39) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) [2].
Although Wikipedia suggests that the HMM-364 squadron should only contain the CH-46, the markings on the helicopters suggest that it might also consist of the CH-53 Sea Stallions, as seen on a previous photo [3]. I am not part of the military so I do not know which is more accurate, though photography does not lie, maybe?
# Notes
1. Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CH-46_Sea_Knight
2. HMM-364: Wikipedia: EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMM-364
3. “AV-8B Harrier + CH-53 Sea Stallion against the Hong Kong skyline” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01606.BW: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8664481541/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T16:26:39+0800
+ Dimensions: 5335 x 3557
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 1000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°17'20" N 114°9'52" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight (USMC) on USS Peleliu (LHA-5), United States Navy.
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01115.BW
+ Series: Photojournalism
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“美國海軍陸戰隊中型直升機 Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knights Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (USMC HMM-364)” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01115.BW
/ #Photojournalism #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Marines #USS #Peleliu #LHA5 #mil #military #helicopter #USMC #ships #US
I am eye’ing at the Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L now. But at US$2,599 it is not exactly affordable. So for now I continue to photograph with the 17-40mm f/4L and do post-processing work inside Lightroom and Photoshop to get the perspective in order.
Pictured is an alley found while walking around 西灣河 Sai Wan Ho. The highway to the left is the 東區走廊 [1] Island East Corridor [2], an expressway which rungs along the Hong Kong Island from Causeway Bay to Chai Wan. The architecture to the right is the back facade of 西灣河文娛中心 [3] Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre [4], a cultural community arts center in Hong Kong.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-10 15:42:06 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4815 x 3235
+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'57" N 114°13'22" E
+ Location: 中國香港西灣文娛中心後門 中国香港西湾文娱中心后门 Backdoor, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Hong Kong SAR, China
+ Serial: SML.20130210.EOSM.01841.C23.BW.P1.L1
+ Series: 形 Forms
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6
# Notes
1. 東區走廊（俗稱東廊），是香港4號幹線的快速公路路段（佔約7.9公里），亦是4號幹線的起始路段，沿香港島區銅鑼灣至柴灣海岸興建，連接銅鑼灣及柴灣。全線為三線及部份二線或四線雙程分隔公路，主要為高架道路。車速限制為每小時70公里。 zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/東區走廊
2. Island Eastern Corridor (IEC; Chinese: 東區走廊; Cantonese Yale: dung1 keui1 jau2 long4) is an expressway along the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It starts from Causeway Bay in the west and ends in Chai Wan in the east. It is part of Route 4. The section between Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay consists mainly of viaducts built along Victoria Harbour. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Eastern_Corridor
3. 西灣河文娛中心（英文：Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre）是香港的一個文娛中心，1987年啟用，由康樂及文化事務署管理。西灣河文娛中心也是設於欣景花園第3座之下，毗鄰西灣河市政大廈。文娛中心共有三層，設有文娛廳、音樂練習室、劇院、美術室及城市電腦售票網等設施。 zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/西灣河文娛中心
4. Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre (Chinese: 西灣河文娛中心) is a community arts centre in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong and maintained by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, one of the successors to the territory's Urban Council. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Wan_Ho_Civic_Centre
“東區走廊 Island Eastern Corridor + 西灣河文娛中心 Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre” / 城市建築之形 Urban Architecture Forms / SML.20130210.EOSM.01841.C23.BW.P1.L1
/ #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #黑白 #BW #SMLBW
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #西灣河 #SaiWanHo #建築 #建筑 #architecture #城市 #urban #街 #street
There is an almost cardinal rule in visual arts to not place anything in dead center, but sometimes the objects are dead center and you cannot really move them. In those instances, I just leave them dead center—the sun in this case.
Would I have preferred the sun to be located to the left? Probably. So I probably should venture up north (to the right) and photograph this. But if I venture up north then I would not be able to see the entire university campus.
Or perhaps wait til another season. If I remember correct the sun used to set a bit way further to the left in the winter.
That winged object on the left in the sky is not a bird. It is a plane. I had no idea that planes fly on this part of the sky until yesterday.
# SML Translate: 水映雲中日
+ 水: water.
+ 映: reflect, reflection.
+ 雲: clouds.
+ 中: center, middle, inside.
+ 日: sun
+ 水映雲中日: the water reflects the sun amidst the clouds. The character 中 is also used to describe the position of the sun in the capture.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-16T17:12:42+0800
+ Dimensions: 4932 x 3378
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/11
+ 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°14'2" E
+ Location: SML Universe (Hong Kong) Limited
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) + 吐露港 Tolo Harbour + 香港科學園 Hong Kong Science Park
+ Serial: SML.20130516.6D.06567.C23.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“水映雲中日” / 香港吐露港日落之寧 Hong Kong Tolo Harbour Sunset Serenity / SML.20130516.6D.06567.C23.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #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 #seascape #sunset
My sister commented on a photograph from the serenity series, saying that it needs a tiny little figure to complete the Chinese painting. Well, nature has a way of delivering tiny men for me to photograph, and look, there he is—alone, fishing in the middle of nowhere.
# SML Translate: 霧中獨釣寒江水
This is a reference to the a Chinese poem titled “江雪” by 柳宗元, where somewhere in the prose: 獨釣寒江雪. But there is no snow here, so…
+ 霧: fog.
+ 中: inside, within, center.
+ 獨: alone.
+ 釣: fish (verb).
+ 寒: cold.
+ 江: lake, open water.
+ 水: water.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-21 15:28:28 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4352 x 2901
+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 98 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'19" N 114°13'40" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130321.7D.35777.P1.L1.BW
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 山水 Landscape, 黑白 Black and White
“霧中獨釣寒江水” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130321.7D.35777.P1.L1.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #山水 #Landscape #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #水 #Water #sea #霧 #fog
25-second long exposure with the new 100-400 mounted on tripod. The 7D is in the shop right now so here with the 6D. Pretty sweet. I am testing the long end right now so this frame is probably a little bit too tight—but the fact that I can see the doors on in the building across the harbor is nice, I must say.
With these new toys I think that it is easy to get carried away with tech—sorry. Someone said that a self portrait of me playing with the 6D looks like a kid in the candy store—well maybe because I am [1]. :)
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-17T20:02:17+0800
+ Dimensions: 5115 x 3410
+ Exposure: 25.0 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Remote, Manfrotto tripod
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'28" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港吐露港公路 Tolo Highway, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130417.6D.00921.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 長時間曝光 Long Exposure
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
# Notes
1. “SML + Canon EOS 6D Remote shooting via wifi with the iPhone app” / SML Me / SML.20130413.6D.00472: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8644004997/
“吐露港公路 Tolo Highway” / 香港夜之寧 Hong Kong Night Serenity (25-sec LE) / SML.20130417.6D.00921.BW
/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #LongExposure #LE #SMLLE #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #Landscape #夜 #Night #城市 #Urban
Oh, the things you see under long exposure.
I was photographing the reflection of the lights of the 吐露港公路 Tolo Highway against the 吐露港 Tolo Harbour way across on the other side of the harbor where SML Universe HKG is at. But when I process it I noticed that there was a ship in the middle. I would not have seen it had it not been this shot.
The shot was mounted on a tripod and done in a delayed-time release to minimise vibration, so the blur is likely a result of the natural blur — it is on water after all.
A generous amount of S/H is applied in Photoshop to extract some details. I am thinking of getting a Holga because it seems like that toy camera is quite good at rendering these kinds of things.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-02 14:58:22 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4651 x 3101
+ Exposure: 13.0c sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'3" N 114°12'53" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港中文大學水上活動中心對外的吐露港 中国香港中文大学水上活动中心对外的吐露港 Tolo Harbour outside The Chinese University Of Hong Kong University Water Sports Centre at Science Park Road, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130302.7D.24841.P1.L1.BW
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
“水影 Water Reflection” / 夜之寧 Serenity at Night / SML.20130302.7D.24841.P1.L1.BW
/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #黑白 #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #夜 #night #水 #water #山水 #landscape #船 #ship #城市 #Urban
Two asian waterbirds chasing the tail of a Keka-class patrol boat of the Hong Kong Marine police launch at Tolo Harbour in Hong Kong. I think that I might be able to complete the full line-up by year end. :)
According to Wikipedia, Keka class patrol boats are vessels designed by ASC Pty. Ltd. (formerly named Australian Submarine Corporation) originally for the Royal Thai Navy (3 vessels). A second variant series was designed for the Hong Kong Marine Police (6 vessels) [1].
Also, please note that the “seagulls” referenced earlier on the stream are apparently all asian waterbirds. I just didn’t realise that. And apparently they are under WWF protection [3].
Regarding the black and white processing, I know that it is a bit of extreme. But doing scientific reproduction too long and I get bored. So a bit of fun for me.
# Notes
1. Wikipedia: EN: Keka-class patrol boat: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keka_class_patrol_boat
2. Wikipedia: EN: Marine Region: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Region
3. www.wwf.org.hk/en/reslib/resources/asianwaterbirdreport/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-25 11:15:09 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/6.3
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'17" N 114°13'19" E
+ Serial: SML.20130225.7D.24695.P1.L1.BW
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
“警輪61 Police Launch 61” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130225.7D.24695.P1.L1.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #china #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #水警 #marine #警察 #police #船 #ships #海 #sea #鳥 #鸟 #Birds
There is something about very narrow and tight space…
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-25 19:32:25 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3207 x 4811
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/2.0
+ Focal Length: 22mm
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'36" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山西沙路頌安邨附近行人天橋底 中国香港马鞍山西沙路颂安村附近行人天桥底 Under the footbridge at Sai Sha Road near Chung On Estate in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130225.7D.22438.P1.L1.BW
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, 界 Division
“黑與白之間 The space between black and white” / 人流建築形之界 Human Logistics Architecture Forms Division / SML.20130225.7D.22438.P1.L1.BW
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #界 #Division #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #橋 #桥 #Bridge
中國山東省泰安市泰山
中国山东省泰安市泰山
Taishan Mountain in Tai'an City, Shandong Province, China
/ 中國旅遊 中国旅游 China Tourism
/ SML.20121011.7D.09601.BW.SQ SML.20121011.7D.09514.SQ
I finally figured out what those weird patterns on the water surface is. They are tracks left behind by ships. You don’t see this normally in open waters. But 沙田海 Sha Tin Hoi is part of 吐露港 Tolo Harbor. As water mass surrounded by land, it is far easier for tracks to be left behind.
Lights get reflected based on the angle of the water surface, so when viewed afar they look like an ever-evolving abstract painting. It is wonderfully amazing.
This leads me to think that if I am to model something inside RealFlow [1] and then place a few ships on it I should be able to create an ever-evolving abstract painting also. But who has the time and computer processing power to do that? So I will leave it up to nature to produce art for me for my ceiling-to-floor “wall” outside, I think.
# Notes
1. RealFlow is a fluid and dynamics simulator for the 3D industry, created by Madrid-based Next Limit Technologies. Currently at version 2012, the stand-alone application can be used to simulate fluids, water surfaces, fluid-solid interactions, rigid bodies, soft bodies and meshes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealFlow
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-01-30 09:09:44 GMT+0800
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
+ Dimensions: 3311 x 4966
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 78 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Handheld
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E (SML Universe HKG)
+ Subject: 中國香港馬鞍山沙田海 Sha Tin Hoi, Hong Kong SAR, China
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
# SML Workflow
Photographed with the Canon 7D with the 70-200 f/4L lens, processed in Lightroom 4.
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“海面上的麵包屑 Breadcrumbs on the sea”
/ 寧 Serenity
/ SML.20130130.7D.20752.BW
Sketches during the process which eventually lead to Numbers in a City: New Haven, CT / 1997 / SML Projects (Flickr Set)
Process (8 pages)
+ 4: Photo tracking matrix (to-do list)
+ 5: Photo tracking matrix (to-do list)<
Summary
Typographic landscape of a city described through visually counting from 1 to 100.
Setup
These were shot with my first digital camera, the Sony Mavica FD7.
Statement
This was my first photography project. It started out as a project for a typography class while I was in college. Like most graphic design assignments at Yale, it was very open ended. We were asked to show the experience of a city through the language of typography. I have always been interested in numbers, and I as such I decided to run around New Haven and photograph numbers which represent the city, from 1 to 100.
The series is to be projected on the wall as slideshow. The numbers are recognizably New Haven, and most who have been in New Haven can recognize the sense of time and space as they go through the series. Some commented that it reminded them of Sesame Street.
It was so successful that I thought of extended this to different neighborhoods in New York, but I never had the time to work on more of them after college, and as such I have only completed the first and only one...
The original series was displayed via a conventional slide projector. In order to best-simulate the original intention on a computer, view the set as a slideshow and set the speed to fast.
Related SML Universe
Copyright Notice
Copyright 1997, 2007 See-ming Lee. All rights reserved.
Sketches during the process which eventually lead to Numbers in a City: New Haven, CT / 1997 / SML Projects (Flickr Set)
Process (8 pages)
+ 4: Photo tracking matrix (to-do list)
+ 5: Photo tracking matrix (to-do list)<
Summary
Typographic landscape of a city described through visually counting from 1 to 100.
Setup
These were shot with my first digital camera, the Sony Mavica FD7.
Statement
This was my first photography project. It started out as a project for a typography class while I was in college. Like most graphic design assignments at Yale, it was very open ended. We were asked to show the experience of a city through the language of typography. I have always been interested in numbers, and I as such I decided to run around New Haven and photograph numbers which represent the city, from 1 to 100.
The series is to be projected on the wall as slideshow. The numbers are recognizably New Haven, and most who have been in New Haven can recognize the sense of time and space as they go through the series. Some commented that it reminded them of Sesame Street.
It was so successful that I thought of extended this to different neighborhoods in New York, but I never had the time to work on more of them after college, and as such I have only completed the first and only one...
The original series was displayed via a conventional slide projector. In order to best-simulate the original intention on a computer, view the set as a slideshow and set the speed to fast.
Related SML Universe
Copyright Notice
Copyright 1997, 2007 See-ming Lee. All rights reserved.
There are many old and living trees inside the Kowloon Park in Hong Kong. Manmade structures have been built around them but their roots are so deep that they will grab hold on anything in order to survive.
No doubt life is not very pleasant for them either, but they are survivors. They live. Learn from nature. Don’t give up.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-27 15:48:39 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 2916 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°18'0" N 114°10'11" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀柯士甸道22號九龍公園 中国香港九龙尖沙咀柯士甸道22号九龙公园 Kowloon Park, 22 Austin Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130227.EOSM.02640.C169.P1.L1.BW
+ Series: 自然 Nature
“永遠堅持 Forever Holding On” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130227.EOSM.02640.C169.P1.L1.BW
/ #自然 #Nature #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #尖沙咀 #TsimShaTsui #攝影 #摄影 #photography #植物 #Plants #樹 #树 #tree
Division, Forms at Sea.
Neko Harbour is a notable inlet located on the eastern shore of Andvord Bay, off the coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache during his 1897-1899 expedition and named after the Norwegian whaling ship, Neko, which operated in the area between 1911 and 1924.
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- Exposure: 400mm, 1/2500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 160
- Series: Forms, Travel, Antarctica 2015
- Copyright: 2015, 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Iceberg, Neko Harbour, Antarctica 2015 / SML.20151214.7D.54997.E1
People asked why I include all the data information on my description. Well, although you can view the EXIF info on Flickr, on most sites they are invisible. And in the past when I look at photography I often wonder how people do what they do technically. Ultimately photography is a synergy of art and science. Sometimes to get the effect you want you need to tinkle with the machines. So the data is provided so hopefully they will be useful. I wish that everyone would be so nice to include them—I do try to be a nice person. :)
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-18 16:37:16 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3417 x 5125
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'8" N 114°13'28" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 Chinese University of Hong Kong
+ Serial: SML.20130318.7D.35682.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 山水 Landscape, 黑白 Black and White
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“如上以下 As above, so below” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130318.7D.35682.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #山水 #Landscape #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山 #Mountains #水 #Water #雲 #Clouds
It has been mostly foggy outside the past few days. When it is foggy you don’t see anything. The tonal range has already been expanded somewhat so you can at least make out something. This would fall into the minimalism category. The empty sky is necessary to contrast with what is present. The emptiness is intentional—nothing can be something. Sometimes something in fact would be nothing.
有即是空，空即是有。
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-14T13:05:01+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'3" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: Tolo Habour, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130414.6D.00615.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
“霧中尋 Seek amidst the fog” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130414.6D.00615.BW
/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #霧 #Fog #水 #Water #空 #Sky #Minimalism #mnml
I downloaded a new app for panorama on the iPhone yesterday. This one is called Photosynth, which is created by Microsoft. I actually remembered Photosynth when it was first introduced for the desktop years ago. The interface is slightly better than 360pano, but for stitching the pano itself I think that 360pano is still better. Here you see the seams are very bizarre. You can blame it on the poor GPS reception but at least 360pano will not try to stitch things which physically do not belong together, whereas Photosynth would.
But in some ways all these errors makes this somewhat beautiful, in a very cubist kind of way. The colors are distracting so I removed it.
This is a 360-degree stereographic flat of a pedestrian tunnel near where I live. It is somewhat bizarre to see all the exits, yes? Thus the charm.
The interactive version is hosted on Photosynth:
photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=e0306d93-134b-4558-b593-2e6e...
# Related SML Flickr images shot at the same location:
+ ”我來你往 I come, you leave“ / 人流之形 Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130303.7D.25219: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8525373756/
+ “:::>井<:::” / 香港人流建築全景之形 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130303.7D.25226-SML.20130303.7D.25236-SML.Pano.001.Rectilinear.44x19: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8524757840/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-21 15:14:43 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4096 x 1953
+ Camera: Apple iPhone 5
+ App: Photosynth
+ GPS: 22°25'19" N 114°13'40" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山西沙路恆康街行人隧道 中国香港马鞍山西沙路恒康街行人隧道 Pedestrian tunnel at the intersection of Heng Hong Street and Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan, NT, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130321.IPH5.PhotoSynth.e0306d93-134b-4558-b593-2e6e0bba11db.BW
+ Workflow: Photosynth, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography, 黑白 Black and White
“西沙路恆康街行人隧道 Pedestrian Tunnel at Sai Sha Road” / 香港人流建築全景之形 Hong Kong Human Logistics Architecture Panoramic Forms / SML.20130321.IPH5.PhotoSynth.e0306d93-134b-4558-b593-2e6e0bba11db.BW
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #Photosynth #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #街 #street
The 界 Division series is mostly about forms divided by lines for balance. The black cat in this capture adds a bit of life to the space, which I like.
The EOS M will go all the way to ISO 6400 apparently—had to move the luminance noise reduction to 100 to make the capture tolerable—I guess there is a first time for everything.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-25 19:37:58 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/2.2
+ Focal Length: 22mm
+ ISO: 6400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'34" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山西沙路恆安地鐵站天橋底 中国香港马鞍山西沙路恒安地铁站天桥底 Under the bridge at Sai Sha Road near Heng On MTR Station in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130225.7D.22460.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 形 Forms, 界 Division
“白與白之間的黑貓 The black cat between white and white” / 形之界 Forms Division / SML.20130225.7D.22460.BW
/ #形 #SMLForms #界 #Division #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban #橋 #桥 #Bridge #貓 #cats
Those who know me know that I love lilies—especially the white stargazer kind. I never knew that it is a hybrid lily of the Oriental group.
For me, lilium is a symbol for rebirth and a life force. It has beautiful bouquet. When I worked in New York, I often surround myself with white lilies at the office whenever I am depressed. These flowers emit a beautiful bouquet. Besides being wonderful to look, they bring an aura and presence that is second to none.
I bought these for my mom for mother’s day—Happy Mother’s Day to all! :)
Photographed with the 7D + 100-400 with 90EX used as remote-strobe for 580EX on light stand — bare bulb closed to the lilies so that it reflect some texture on the petals.
# References
1. Lilium "Stargazer" (the Stargazer lily) is a hybrid lily of the Oriental group. Oriental lilies are known for their fragrant perfume, blooming mid-to-late summer. When mature, Stargazers can grow to a height of 36 inches with a spread of 12 to 16 inches with 4 to 5 flowers per stem. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_%22Stargazer%22
2. Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group 3.e in much of the world. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium
3. 百合花，又名強蜀、番韭、山丹、倒仙、重邁、中庭、摩羅、重箱、中逢花、百合蒜、大師傅蒜、蒜腦薯、夜合花等，是百合科百合屬（學名：Lilium）多年生草本球根植物，原產於中國，主要分佈在亞洲東部、歐洲、北美洲等北半球溫帶地區，全球已發現有至少120個品種，其中55種產於中國。 zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/百合屬
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-12T15:49:53+0800
+ Dimensions: 4673 x 3115
+ Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 300 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Canon 580EX via Canon 90EX remote strobe
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'29" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130512.7D.41730
+ Series: 花 Flowers, 自然 Nature
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“占星百合花 Stargazer Lily (Lilium)” (for Mother’s Day) / 自然 Nature / SML.20130512.7D.41730
/ #花 #Flowers #自然 #Nature #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #百合 #Lily #Lilies #Lilium #占星 #Stargazer #StargazerLily #MothersDay #Pink #macro #strobist
Detail of a tree bark. Each year, the layers get shredded and allow new skin to be exposed.
Some people fear death—what is there to fear? The old passes away to allow opportunities for the youth. If life does not possess a limit, you would likely be wasting it all. It is through the limits of the time availability, that you realize how precious every second is.
In prioritising my own valuable time, my criteria is the same as Steve Jobs’: “Would I do this if I am going to die tomorrow? If I won’t, then it is not worthy of my time.”
If I am going to die tomorrow, will I process this image? Yes, because I love it. If I were a painter, this is what I would paint.
# SML Data:
+ Date: 2013-03-26T13:47:19.56+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'12" N 114°13'37" E
+ Altitude: 1.0 m
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山遊樂場 中国香港马鞍山游乐场 Ma On Shan Recreation Ground, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130326.7D.36447.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 抽象 Abstracts, 形 Forms
“樹皮 Tree Bark” / 自然抽象之形 Nature Abstract Forms / SML.20130326.7D.36447.BW
/ #自然 #Nature #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #形 #Forms #SMLForms #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #自然 #nature #抽象 #abstract #樹 #Tree
I’m out of words. So all you get is data.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-05 14:31:41 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'47" N 114°13'24" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港吐露港 中国香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130305.7D.26367.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 黑白 Black and White
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“自然抽象之形 Nature Abstract Forms” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130305.7D.26367.BW
/ #自然 #Nature #寧 #Serenity #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #海 #Sea #自然 #nature #抽象 #abstract #山水 landscape
A collage of forms seen at a 巴士站 bus stop at 西沙路 Sai Sha Road.
The dominating zigzagged V form is a pedestrian footbridge allowing people to cross the highway. The taller bridge going horizontally is the 地鐵馬山鞍山線 MTR Ma On Shan Line (Hong Kong’s metro network) which runs parallel to the highway.
At the bottom tip of the V form is a 雙層巴士 double decker bus. Almost all buses in Hong Kong are double deckers. The vehicle closed by is a 21 seater minibus.
小巴 Minibuses serve routes which do not have many passengers. They have a defined route with a few defined mini bus stops at the terminals, but you can get off anywhere you like. You just alert the driver when you want to get off and they stop for you. It is a bit like a cab with a route.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-13 17:02:32 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3116 x 4674
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 21 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'15" N 114°13'36" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山西沙路巴士站 中国香港马鞍山西沙路巴士站 Bus Stop, Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130213.EOSM.02002.P1.L1.BW
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
“西沙路巴士站 Sai Sha Road Bus Stop” / 人流之形 Human Logistics Forms / SML.20130213.EOSM.02002.P1.L1.BW
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLBW #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #黑白 #BW #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #巴士 #Bus #街 #Street #攝影 #摄影 #photography
Pedestrian footbridge is one of the unique character about urban planning in Hong Kong. Pictured is an elevated walkway at night near Exchange Square in Central.
By using bridges and tunnels, pedestrians are able to get from point A to point B quickly and efficiently without stopping for traffic lights. The always jammed-pack traffic below also need not be halted by series of traffic light—which I reason is the primary reason why New York’s traffic is so impossible.
Almost every building in Central and Admiralty is connected via bridges. Some are even air-conditioned, allowing traders to visit different investment banks and conduct businesses in a nice calm air even in the very humid summer.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-09 22:27:41 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4781 x 3139
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0
+ ISO: 3200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°9'27" E
+ Location: 中國香港中環交易廣場行人天橋 中国香港中环交易广场行人天桥 Footbridge, Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130209.7D.21814.P1.BW
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 形 Forms
“香港中環行人天橋 Footbridge in Central, Hong Kong” / 人流建築夜之形 Human Logistics Forms at Night / SML.20130209.7D.21814.P1.BW
/ #人流 #HumanLogistics #形 #Forms #SMLForms #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLBW #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #黑白 #BW #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #中環 #Central #橋 #bridge #街 #Street #攝影 #摄影 #photography
Hong Kong Coliseum (Chinese: 香港體育館), better known amongst the public as the Hung Hom Coliseum (紅磡體育館, 紅館) is a multi-purpose indoor arena, in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was built by the Urban Council and inaugurated on 27 April 1983. The coliseum has 12,500 seats, which is the second largest among the same kind of indoor facilities in Hong Kong, only behind the 2005-opened AsiaWorld-Arena.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Coliseum
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-15 18:26:48 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/7.1
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°18'5" N 114°10'53" E
+ Location: 中國香港紅磡暢運道9號香港體育館 中国香港红磡畅运道9号香港体育馆 Hong Kong Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130315.EOSM.03477.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 建築 Architecture, 形 Forms, 體育 Sports
“香港體育館 Hong Kong Coliseum” / 香港體育建築之形 Hong Kong Sports Architecture Forms / SML.20130315.EOSM.03477.BW
/ #建築 #建筑 #Architecture #形 #Forms #SMLForms #體育 #体育 #Sports #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #紅磡 #HungHom #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban
Some photographs work in color, but they work even better in black and white.
# SML Translate: 雨過水滴葉上珠
+ 雨: rain.
+ 過: move (across). Describes the rain has past.
+ 水: water.
+ 滴: drops (water drops).
+ 葉: leaf.
+ 上: above.
+ 珠: pearl.
+ 雨過水滴葉上珠: after the rain, pearl like water drops are seen on the leaves.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-03 16:06:53 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'32" E
+ Altitude: 12.5 m
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆明街1號聽濤雅苑 中国香港马鞍山恒明街1号听涛雅苑 Vista Paradiso, 1 Hang Ming St, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130303.7D.26235
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 黑白 Black and White
“雨過水滴葉上珠” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130303.7D.26235.BW
/ #自然 #Nature #CCBY #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #植物 #Plants #葉 #叶 #leaf
KHL had always used P+S in recent years. Last year he asked for my recommendation for a new P+S and I recommended the Canon G12. But it turns out that he finds G12 to be impossibly difficult to use and he went out and bought a Nikon P+S. Since I am now back in HongKong, I told him to just use my old Canon 10D. He reluctantly accepted because he said that he didn't think that he could use it. I told him that SLRs are easier to use. People always think that P+S are easier — the reverse is true. At the end of the trip I just mount the 17-40f4L on “his” 10D permanently and he was loving every bit of it. Even my old Domke camera bag has new use. This is crazy yes? I bought this 10D second-hand from a friend way back in 2005 when he “upgraded” to his 20D. This baby is still running and is at its 55,000+ cycles—crazy. SML loves awesome Canon cameras. :)
Someone on Google+ asked to see a black and white rendering of a photograph in the Serenity series [1]. This is one process of it. Personally I think that the color version is better because the colors of the lights adds more to the photograph where as this black and white is mostly about moods and that tranquil quality in the color version is lost.
But the most WTF thing about my photography work tends to follow a very simple formula: what I love, no one likes. What I don’t like, everyone likes. So maybe you will like this. Who knows.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-06 02:07:29 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4958 x 3306
+ Exposure: 30.0 sec at f/4.0
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°26'58" N 114°12'26" E
+ Location: 中國香港沙田吐露港 中国香港沙田吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130206.EOSM.01652.P2.L2.BW
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
# Notes
1. “夜雨霧濃山無形 水影明照彩霞城” / 夜之寧 Serenity at Night / SML.20130206.EOSM.01652.P1: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8447582461/
“夜霧濃 山無影 The mountains disappeared on a foggy night” / 夜之寧 Serenity at Night / SSML.20130206.EOSM.01652.P2.L2.BW
/ #寧 #serenity #SMLSerenity #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #夜 #night #水 #water #山水 #landscape #霧 #fog #攝影 #摄影 #photography
Sketches during the process which eventually lead to Numbers in a City: New Haven, CT / 1997 / SML Projects (Flickr Set)
Process (8 pages)
+ 4: Photo tracking matrix (to-do list)
+ 5: Photo tracking matrix (to-do list)<
Summary
Typographic landscape of a city described through visually counting from 1 to 100.
Setup
These were shot with my first digital camera, the Sony Mavica FD7.
Statement
This was my first photography project. It started out as a project for a typography class while I was in college. Like most graphic design assignments at Yale, it was very open ended. We were asked to show the experience of a city through the language of typography. I have always been interested in numbers, and I as such I decided to run around New Haven and photograph numbers which represent the city, from 1 to 100.
The series is to be projected on the wall as slideshow. The numbers are recognizably New Haven, and most who have been in New Haven can recognize the sense of time and space as they go through the series. Some commented that it reminded them of Sesame Street.
It was so successful that I thought of extended this to different neighborhoods in New York, but I never had the time to work on more of them after college, and as such I have only completed the first and only one...
The original series was displayed via a conventional slide projector. In order to best-simulate the original intention on a computer, view the set as a slideshow and set the speed to fast.
Related SML Universe
Copyright Notice
Copyright 1997, 2007 See-ming Lee. All rights reserved.
I love photographing trash. I started my “Deadyard” series for a few reasons:
1. Often people respond to photography because of the intrinsically beautiful subject matter. I see it all the time. Sh!tty photos of beautiful men. Very popular photography with no inherent photographic value. It is unhealthy. I have a few of those sh!tty photos on my Flickr stream also. I have no idea why they become so popular. People are responding to the person, not the photography. So by photographing intrinsically ugly things the viewer must respond to the photography itself.
2. I am far from perfect. So in some ways these are self portraits. Broken, battered, depressed and left out to die. They are real. This is what life is. When you face life head one and be able to stay your own, you are fearless. I see beauty in everything around me. Life is much more enjoyable this way.
3. I know looking at other photography works that many people also see the beauty of decay. There are far more interesting things, textures, and forms in wasteland. No one really care to organise them. But they are beautiful. Just imagine for a second that these are not trash but forms in an abstract painting. This is what I would paint if I were a painter. This is poetry to my eyes.
Pictured: the trash file left behind on the roof of some storefront in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Photographed while walking on a pedestrian bridge and thus be able to see all the things which were left behind. Completely random, though every bit interesting.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-11 12:33:04 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 117 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°16'41" N 114°10'24" E
+ Location: 中國香港灣仔行人天橋 中国香港湾仔行人天桥 Footbridge, Wan Chai, Hong Kong SAR, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6
+ Serial: SML.20130211.7D.22543.P1.BW
+ Series: 死園 Deadyard
“屋頂垃圾 Rooftop Trash” / 死園 Deadyard / SML.20130211.7D.22543.P1.BW
/ #死園 #死园 #Deadyard #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #灣仔 #WanChai #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #垃圾 #trash
Autofocus failed. Manual focus also failed. Sometimes the weather is so foggy that even when magnified 10x on the EOS M I am unable to tell whether something is sharp or not. But the blur actually helps here—rendering a dreamscape like no others. So I processed it.
I am trying to find some graduated filters right now, so that I don’t have to keep on fiddling with Shadow/Highlights inside Photoshop to extract some contrast in the white clouds. But perhaps that bit is unavoidable. Might consider doing some HDRs in the future.
# SML Translate: 朦朧日落白玉雲
+ 朦朧: blurry
+ 日: sun.
+ 落: down.
+ 白: white.
+ 玉: jade.
+ 雲: cloud.
+ 朦朧日落白玉雲: As the sun set, the clouds appear as blurry textures seen on a piece of white jade.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-02 17:59:49 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 5184
+ Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 40 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港吐露港船灣八仙嶺 中国香港吐露港船湾八仙岭 Pat Sin Leng, Shuen Wan, Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130302.EOSM.03009.P1.L1.BW
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
“朦朧日落白玉雲” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130302.EOSM.03009.P1.L1.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLVideography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #雲 #Cloud #Cloudscape #自然 #Nature
“野水孤舟”
# SML Translate
+ 野: wild, plain, open space
+ 水: water, liquid, river, aquatic
+ 孤: solitary, alone, isolated
+ 舟: boat, small ship
野水孤舟 (Yěshuǐ gū zhōu) [1] is a poem by poet 梁棟創 (Liáng dòng chuàng) in 宋朝 (Song Dynasty) [2]
前村雨過溪流亂，行路迷漫都間斷。
孤洲盡日少人來，小舟系在垂楊岸。
主人空有濟川心，坐見門前水日深。
袖手歸來茅屋下，任他鷗鳥自浮沈。
# Notes
1. Baike: 野水孤舟:《野水孤舟》是宋朝梁棟創作的一首七言律詩。有國畫題識：野水無人渡，孤舟盡日橫。 baike.baidu.com/view/5662435.htm
2. Wikipedia: ZH-HK: 宋朝（960年—1279年）是中國歷史上的一個朝代，根據首都及疆域的變遷，可再分為北宋與南宋，合稱兩宋。因國君姓趙，又為區別於南北朝時期之南朝宋（劉宋），故亦稱「趙宋」。又因五德終始說，宋朝為火德，故又別稱「火宋」、「炎宋」。宋時北方政權契丹和西夏以宋朝位處其南方，稱其為「南朝」；西夏又因宋朝位於其東南，特稱其為「東朝」。 zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/宋朝
2. Wikipedia: EN: Song Dynasty: The Song Dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝; pinyin: Sòng Cháo; Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao; IPA: [sʊ̂ŋ tʂʰɑ̌ʊ̯]) was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to nationally issue banknotes or true paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a permanent standing navy. This dynasty also saw the first known use of gunpowder, as well as first discernment of true north using a compass. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_Dynasty
# SML Data
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
+ Date: 2013-01-18 12:20:50 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3249 x 4874
+ Color: Black and white
+ Exposure: 1/3200 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 70mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'20" E (approximate)
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山沙田海 中国香港马鞍山沙田海 Sha Tin Hoi, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Flickr Set: Serenity: sml8.it/smlflickr-serenity
+ SML Photography Blog: Serenity: Part 1: photoblog.seeminglee.com/2012/10/serenity.html
+ SML Photography Blog: Serenity: Part 2: photoblog.seeminglee.com/2012/12/serenity-part-2.html
+ SML Serenity Tumblr: smlserenity.tumblr.com
+ SML Serenity Twitter: twitter.com/smlserenity
/ 寧 Serenity
/ SML.20130118.7D.20535.C23.BW.PS1
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #SMLFlickr
/ #山水 #landscape #攝影 #摄影 #photography SML:Projects=Serenity #海 #Sea #自然 nature #山 #mountains
/ 中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan 2013 201301 20130118
/ #Canon7D #Canon2470
On my way up to the peak, I walked by a bridge and I thought that I would check out what is underneath. I like exploring places where I am not supposed to go, and I enjoy finding abstract forms in the trash.
Photographing trash—aka my “deadyard” series—is important to me. I do that as a reaction upon seeing photographs of beautiful people and beautiful objects which are themselves not beautiful. By choosing a subject that is intrinsically ugly, I attempt to force the viewer to react to the composition alone. If you remove the subject matter you simply see images as lines and space things will be more readily appreciated.
This capture contains a diversity of forms which contrast each other as if they are having a dialog with each other. That is interesting to me, but I am not “normal” and as such I can never predict how “normal people” will react to the things which I like.
# SML Data
+ Serial: SML.20121011.7D.09609.SQ.BW
+ Date: 2012-10-11 10:35:44 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: ISO 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Setup: Handheld
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 36°14'22" N 117°4'58" E (approximate. GPS unit not available)
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Photography Blog: 2012-10-24: Forms 形: photoblog.seeminglee.com/2012/10/forms.html
“軍事禁地” (军事禁地 “Prohibited military land”) / Deadyard Forms / 山東省泰山 (山东省泰山 Mount Tai, Shandong Province) / 中國旅遊 (中国旅游 China Tourism) / SML.20121011.7D.09609.SQ.BW
Two white seagulls fly in pairs across the sea in a quiet afternoon. The first thing I thought of is how much it looks like the X-wing [1] from Star Wars.
We are often amazed by the imaginations of the artists in sci-fi movies, but if we look closely in the world around us, we would see that inspirations are in fact everywhere.
# Notes
1. X-wings are fictional starfighters from the original Star Wars trilogy and the expanded universe. They are depicted as the primary interceptor and dogfighter of the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic. The craft has been merchandised as a variety of toys and models and licensed for use in games, novels and comics. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-wing
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-01-18 12:11:07 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 3456
+ Color: Black and white
+ Exposure: 1/1000 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 70mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'20" E (approximate)
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山沙田海 中国香港马鞍山沙田海 Sha Tin Hoi, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong SAR, China
# Related SML Universe
+ SML Photography Blog: Serenity: Part 1: photoblog.seeminglee.com/2012/10/serenity.html
+ SML Photography Blog: Serenity: Part 2: photoblog.seeminglee.com/2012/12/serenity-part-2.html
+ SML Serenity Tumblr: smlserenity.tumblr.com
+ SNL Serenity Twitter: twitter.com/smlserenity
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“X-wing 的起源 X-wing Origins” #landscape / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130118.7D.20547.SQ.BW
I spoke too soon—it seems that the storm was just approaching.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-30T14:43:30+0800
+ Dimensions: 3623 x 5435
+ Exposure: 1/80 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'23" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130430.6D.03715.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
“風暴怒雲 Cloudscape before the storm” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130430.6D.03715.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CreativeCommons #CCBY #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 #天 #空 #Sky
Some dynamic ranges could not be captured with multiple exposures, because the reality covers so little bits that even when expanded you can only fetch so much.
Stitched using nine 7D RAW captures mounted on tripod.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-20 17:24:31 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 6620 x 2534
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 29 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 mm f/4L USM
+ Panorama FOV: 74 degree horizontal, 48.3 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Rectilinear
+ GPS: 22°25'10" N 114°13'25" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) + 吐露港 Tolo Harbour
+ Serial: SML.20130320.7D.35705-SML.20130320.7D.35713-Pano.Rectilinear.74x48.3.BW
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 黑白 Black and White, 山水 Landscape, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“今天天氣報告：多雲，有雨，非常大霧 Today’s Weather Report: Cloudy, rainy, and very foggy” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130320.7D.35705-SML.20130320.7D.35713-Pano.Rectilinear.74x48.3.BW
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #自然 #Nature #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #山水 #Landscape #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #城市 #Urban
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8574774232/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8574774232/sizes/o/ (6620 x 2534)
See SML Wiki: Jen Chen + Peter Evans Wedding 360 for description of the project.
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Here he is again, in black and white. I think that the black and white version is better. The sun was casting a really weird yellow on the sea.
# 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.BW
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, 黑白 BW
“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.BW
/ #體育 #Sports #形 #Forms #SMLForms #男 #Men #SMLMen #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #人 #people #攝影 #摄影 #photography #赛艇 #Rowing
The ever changing water photographed at the ground level as well as from the 27th floor vantage point of SML Universe HKG using the 70-200 f/4L + 1.4x Extender zoomed to the max (280mm). I think that I need a longer lens, and am shopping for one.
There was some color oddity added to the mix when YouTube / Flickr / Vimeo re-encoded my video so hereby reissue as black and white as well as tweaked with curves. Which is a whole lot better now, I think.
# Soundtrack
Water by Chaletshalom (SoundCloud CCBY)
soundcloud.com/chaletshalom/01-water-mp3
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-26, 2013-03-02 (recorded) 2013-03-02 (processed)
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens:Canon EF 70-200 f/4L + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080 (1080p), 24fps, Progressive, 10 Mbps
+ Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo
+ Length: 1 min 16 sec
+ Color: Color
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong, China
+ Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography
+ Soundtrack: Water by Chaletshalom (SoundCloud CCBY)
+ Media Production: SML Universe
+ License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)
+ Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
+ Series: Serenity 寧
+ Serial: SML.20130302.Serenity.Water.BW.1080p24
+ Serial-Source: SML.20130226.7D.24809 SML.20130226.7D.24810 SML.20130226.7D.24811 SML.20130226.7D.24823 SML.20130226.7D.24824 SML.20130226.7D.24825 SML.20130302.7D.24851 SML.20130302.7D.24852 SML.20130302.7D.24853 SML.20130302.7D.24854 SML.20130302.7D.24855
# SML Simulcast
+ SML Facebook: www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10151541531713035
+ SML Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8519946741/
+ SML Vimeo: vimeo.com/60888178
+ SML Universe YouTube: youtu.be/H_YbpDwS1nM
“水 Water” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130302.Serenity.Water.BW.1080p24
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #黑白 #BW #SMLBW #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLVideography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #水 #Water #自然 #Nature #ToloHarbour #Chaletshalom #seeminglee