Glimpse of Yangshuo in Guilin

bja · 2nd December 2005

阳朔，桂林
话说：桂林山水甲天下，阳朔山水甲桂林

translated:
They say Guilin has one of the most beautiful scenery in the world and Yangshuo has the best scenery in Guilin.

It does have some really nice scenery.. Anyway some shots to share. Please feel free to comment

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bja · 2nd December 2005

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Pro Image · 2nd December 2005

Ahhh.....Black and White film?

Some shots are slightly underexposed

bja · 2nd December 2005

Originally Posted by Pro Image

Ahhh.....Black and White film?

Some shots are slightly underexposed

Hello! ya man.... film is just different... i have digital shots too actually

but the underexposure not much choice coz want to show the backdrop for some... if not it's either sunrise or sunset so expose for sky lor.... hhmmm i'll see wat i can do

lumen · 2nd December 2005

wah it got this old world feel frm the B&W photos + grain... quite like it...

bja · 2nd December 2005

Originally Posted by lumen

wah it got this old world feel frm the B&W photos + grain... quite like it...

hee thanks bro!

ya all taken with my trusted voigtlander bessa-r with XP2 film (the best C41 BnW film ever!!!)... got some more street stuff... post later

knoxknocks · 2nd December 2005

I like #4

melnjes · 2nd December 2005

No. 4 for me too!

bja · 2nd December 2005

Originally Posted by knoxknocks

I like #4

Hi knoxknocks, that's one of my favourites as well

thanks for your comments!

hee here's some more for street scenes...

#7 Fisherman

#8 west street at night

#9 Making ginger candy

bja · 2nd December 2005

these are digital shots liao... for those who like color more than bnw

#10 Sunset

#11 Sunset again

#12 Scenery at Yulong bridge

Rurouni · 26th December 2005

Nice shots, watch out tho', I have a Bessa-R also, and the metering pattern is very 'high' in the center, so I tend to meter downwards more when there is a lot of sky in the background.

Ah_Seng · 27th December 2005

I like the first picture. Charming.

2nd December 2005	#1
bja Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Singapore! Posts: 520	Glimpse of Yangshuo in Guilin 阳朔，桂林话说：桂林山水甲天下，阳朔山水甲桂林 translated: They say Guilin has one of the most beautiful scenery in the world and Yangshuo has the best scenery in Guilin. It does have some really nice scenery.. Anyway some shots to share. Please feel free to comment #1 #2 #3

2nd December 2005	#2
bja Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Singapore! Posts: 520	Re: Glimpse of Yangshuo in Guilin #4 #5 #6 Last edited by bja; 2nd December 2005 at 11:02 AM.

2nd December 2005	#3
Pro Image Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Last planet from the sun Posts: 2,822	Re: Glimpse of Yangshuo in Guilin Ahhh.....Black and White film? Some shots are slightly underexposed

2nd December 2005	#5
lumen Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 328	Re: Glimpse of Yangshuo in Guilin wah it got this old world feel frm the B&W photos + grain... quite like it...

2nd December 2005	#7
knoxknocks Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: lalaland Posts: 3,924	Re: Glimpse of Yangshuo in Guilin I like #4 __________________ work.http://www.tinydotphotography.com . life. http://www.tinyjourneys.com. wpn. http://www.wpn.sg

2nd December 2005	#8
melnjes Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,143	Re: Glimpse of Yangshuo in Guilin No. 4 for me too!

2nd December 2005	#10
bja Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Singapore! Posts: 520	Re: Glimpse of Yangshuo in Guilin these are digital shots liao... for those who like color more than bnw #10 Sunset #11 Sunset again #12 Scenery at Yulong bridge

26th December 2005	#11
Rurouni Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 424	Re: Glimpse of Yangshuo in Guilin Nice shots, watch out tho', I have a Bessa-R also, and the metering pattern is very 'high' in the center, so I tend to meter downwards more when there is a lot of sky in the background.

27th December 2005	#12
Ah_Seng Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Land of the woods........ Posts: 1,308	Re: Glimpse of Yangshuo in Guilin I like the first picture. Charming.