Some cool goods from china images:
Hong Kong Skyline
Image by Sprengben [why not get a friend]
It seems as if a lot of people would like to know how I did this. I will post a tutorial about it, soon but not now because I am writing my exams. Check back if you are interested!>
If you award please comment also… Thanks!
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I know Trey did it better, much better! Others did too, but this is why everybody is doing it. If you ever stood at the peak you will never foregt this moment. It’s majestic, kind of sacred 😀
Srry for getting poetic but Honk Kong in my mind has the most impressive Skyline ever seen. Too bad when I was there clouds have been all over the place even though I waited for 5 hours to get a clear view. Sometimes life is unfair!
The Post processing was done from a single Raw file. Photomatix -> Photoshop -> some magic and the Nik Color Efex for the dark tones and the saturated reds.
F/ 2.8 – 1 Sek – Iso 200 – 17mm Crop 1.5
Enjoy!
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The Lantern in the Streets of Old China
Image by Stuck in Customs
My time in China was winding down, and I took a flight back to Beijing for a few more days of exploration. There is so much to see in the old city that my month there was still not enough! And on one of these final nights, I decided to visit this very old section of the city. It’s very well maintained with bright, fresh red paint, restored ancient lanterns, ornate windows, and the like. And inside many of the ornate windows are all sorts of antiques and old Chinese curios. I went into several, and now I am kicking myself for not China buying more stuff. They had a bunch of bundles of old Chinese photos. I can’t figure out why I didn’t buy them… I think, now, that I was just overwhelmed by all the stuff that was inside. But next time when I go back, I’ll get a few bundles and bring them home to hand out at some event! That seems like a good idea.
from Trey Ratcliff at www.stuckincustoms.com
Bustling Beijing
Image by Stuck in Customs
Getting this photo was not easy at all!
I knew of this area of Beijing called the CBD, or Central Business District. I notice that they have all these catchy names here, much like the building I took this photo from: "China Merchants Building." At any rate, I had the driver circle the business district a few times so I could find a good angle. We found one in this building, but did not know if we could take a photo from the top floor. Woo went in first. This might have been a mistake because during the shoot he admitted he had a dreadful fear of heights. But he said it in such a charming British accent I thought it could have been my subconscious.
We went up to the 32nd floor. No windows no dice. We then went to the 31st floor, but the confused secretary would not let us through. Then we tried 30. The secretary said yes and let us into a boardroom, but the angle was not right and the other offices were busy. So we went to 29.
The secretary on 29 was confused so I instructed Woo to tell her, firmly, "We are with the Government."
Find out what happened here at stuckincustoms.com.