Pictorial Shanghai in progress

[starwanderer]

Snap friends, i am now working hard on my shanghai project, pictures are updated daily, comments welcome:

http://www.999kg.com/chinese/documen...anghai2006.htm

attachment: The Bund:

[sigg]

welcome back..post more pls

[Cheesecake]

[zoossh]

Originally Posted by starwanderer Snap friends, i am now working hard on my shanghai project, pictures are updated daily, comments welcome: http://www.999kg.com/chinese/documen...anghai2006.htm attachment: The Bund:

snap friends? you mean it is a pns?

for the above, i think the blacks are not black enough. dark end input levels & contrast can be further increase but be careful not to overdo it. highlight area can be darkened a bit.

i saw some of your series..... somehow quite similar to HK....i feel

[Cheesecake]

Originally Posted by zoossh snap friends? you mean it is a pns? for the above, i think the blacks are not black enough. dark end input levels & contrast can be further increase but be careful not to overdo it. highlight area can be darkened a bit. i saw some of your series..... somehow quite similar to HK....i feel

snap friends refers to us, members of clubsnap and fellow photography enthusaists la.

i find his attached foto very much okay, not spectacular, a little on the safe side. its overall an enjoyable piece of work.

[starwanderer]

thank you guys. Snap friends = friends of Clubsnap)


The Nanpu bridge of shanghai:

[Cheesecake]

Originally Posted by starwanderer thank you guys. Snap friends = friends of Clubsnap) The Nanpu bridge of shanghai:

somethings, sceneries... etc.etc. u jus haf to snap in other countries.

beautiful.

thanks for sharing.

[starwanderer]

景德镇青花八吉祥盉。清道光年间。1821-1850

上海博物馆藏品。

[XXXcat]

Originally Posted by starwanderer thank you guys. Snap friends = friends of Clubsnap) The Nanpu bridge of shanghai:

I like this.. very nice..!

[archlover]

more pleaseeee ^_____^
im your fans!!

[starwanderer]

上海图文日记2006

2006年8月5日

我从今天开始写英文，以后有时间我会尽快翻译成中文。中文读者请原谅，英文好的朋友请多指正。 感谢。

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5 Aug 2006

I am a wedding photographer the whole day. what else can i say? By all means i am not good at wedding, but I have promised my friends on the train to Shanghai. I should learn more the art of turning people down.

Yesterday I spent 5 hours in the Oriental Pearl Tower (5-10pm). I was there shooting like crazy and came out with over 300 images. This tower is no doubt the greatest place to shoot the night in shanghai, the RMB85 entrance charge is worth every penny.

At the check point I had a problem bringing in my SONY HC1E video camera. The security guy said it looks professional. What the stupid security guy didn't know is that i have a much more pro camera with me, the Canon EOS 1ds Mark II. I complained to the manager and the problem solved.

I would like to thank Lao Liu for a great Sichuan cuisine treat last night at a small restaurant near Lianhua subway station. Lao Liu is an experienced Shanghainese photographer who had provided me with lots of info via MSN on taking photo inside the tower. Thank you.

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Shanghai Pudong viewed from the Oriental Pearl Tower. Photo ID: Shanghai805C

从东方明珠塔上看上海浦东。图片号：Shanghai805C.

[Cheesecake]

Originally Posted by starwanderer 上海图文日记2006 2006年8月5日 我从今天开始写英文，以后有时间我会尽快翻译成中文。中文读者请原谅，英文好的朋友请多指正。 感谢。

i can smell a hdr image from a mile out!

[silvergetz]

It does not look like a HDR image.

[starwanderer]

6 Aug 2006

Among 9 shanghai residents i visited Ms Gao Qian was the nicest to me.

2pm, being baked under the fierce shanghai summer sun, i rung her up asking for the exact location of her house. Gao smelt my confusion: OK Yang, go and find KFC near DongFang building, you just stay there i'll come down and pick you up in 10 minutes.

After 13 years of service in the real estate industry, Gao now drives a big HONDA and lives alone in a beautifully decorated 3 room apartment. She belongs to the luckiest group of shanghainese who do not really have to worry too much about living and money. She had them all.

Gao was born and grown up in shanghai. As for the general comment on this city, she laughed: no choice, this is my home city, I have used to nearly every dimension of shanghai, though in recent years it has grown explosively beyond my recognition. Anyway, i have to bear with it, good or bad.

I then strolled through the streets of Xujiahui after visiting Ms Gao. There is a grand Cathedral nearby but no photography allowed. I will try to call the cathedral management tomorrow see if i can take a couple of picture inside.

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6 Aug2006， 5 images：

http://www.999kg.com/chinese/documen...06/806/806.htm

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Shanghai, street boys @ Xujiahui . Photo ID: Shanghai805B

徐家汇街头少年。图片号：Shanghai806B.

[starwanderer]

2006年8月8日

今天早上6点多就起来了，到上海的第一次嘿。7点半就到了豫园，可是这里8点半才开张。我只好先在附近的弄 堂转了一圈。太阳比我起得更早，8点半进豫园的时候阳光已经很猛烈，极其不适合拍摄园林。

参观豫园之后我按照2003年版Lonely Planet的walking tour的指导走一下老弄堂。没想到书上面的不少弄堂已经不复存在了。我在一个弄堂杂货店买水喝，顺便采访 了弄堂人家。

赵秀英大妈住在上海昼锦路132号，家里的客厅也是一个小小杂货店。赵大妈从上个世纪70年代就住在这里了 。房子只有不到20平方米。据说这个弄堂在解放前就存在，具体多少年这里的人也说不清楚。赵大妈的儿子高剑 元先生自己在浦东租了一套两房一厅，每个月1700元。豫园旁边的很多弄堂都即将被拆除，赵大妈所在的昼锦 路2006年底之后也将不复存在。拆迁补偿是每人25万元，这在上海市区大约只能买到20平方 米的面积。

　

8 Aug 2006

For the first time in shanghai i got up at 6am, reached the famous Yuyuan garden at 7:30. Nobody answered the door. By 8:30am i got into Yuyuan, the sunlight was already too harsh for garden photography.

I visited a few alleys near Yuyuan, guided by the walking tours of Lonely Planet Shanghai (2003). To my surprise many of the street lanes in this 2003 book were no longer in existence. I bought a couple of cold drinks and visited the shop owner, Aunt Zhao family.

Aunt Zhao has been living in #132 of Zhou-Jing Rd near Yuyuan garden since 1970s. This alley, Zhou Jing road, has been in existence long before the 1949 Liberation. Mr Gao Jianyuan, son of Aunt Zhao, lives in a rented 3 room apartment in Pudong with a monthly rental of RMB1,700. The entire Zhou Jing Rd will be giving way to high rise buildings by the end of 2006. Compensation will be 250,000 per head, equivalent to the price of 20 square meters living space, according to the current real estate pricing in shanghai.

　图：上海豫园三穗堂。图片编号：shanghai808D.

San-sui Tang, shanghai Yuyuan Garden. Photo ID: shanghai808D.

more pics：

http://www.999kg.com/chinese/documen...06/808/808.htm

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[starwanderer]

访问弄堂人家。照片号：shanghai808H.

visiting alley family. Photo ID: shanghai808H.

[zipper]

Originally Posted by starwanderer Snap friends, i am now working hard on my shanghai project, pictures are updated daily, comments welcome: http://www.999kg.com/chinese/documen...anghai2006.htm attachment: The Bund:

Don't mind if you can tell me where exactly were you @ around the Bund to take this picture?

[starwanderer]

zipper, there is a light tower at the end of the Bund, normally no visiting.

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上海图文日记2006

2006年8月10日

今天早上6点多就起来了，到上海的第二次嘿。 沿着苏州河一直走到火车站，三个多小时就拍了200多张。这里是上海最老的城区，也是我非常熟悉和喜欢的市 民生活。我想我可能住错了地方，不应该住在远离市区的锦江乐园，应该在弄堂里找个地方住。不过，弄堂里的卫 生环境也够恐怖的。

上海这20多天，身体状况一直不好，眼睛如熊猫一样黑，此处不是我的福地。不但丢了相机，不知道是自己太老 了还是怎么了，老是忘事，很重要的事。从长沙出来居然忘记带快门线这个最重要的风光摄影附件。昨天出门再次 拍摄外滩，到人民广场才发现三角架的快装板没有带，三角架没有快装板和废铁有什么区别？我要抓 狂了。

再次上和平饭店失败。所有面对黄浦江的宴会厅都客满，不可以进去拍照。沮丧。只好来到外滩。老实说我是一位 非常尽职的摄影师，为了搞一张图片我是敢上刀山下火海的，但是我现在总结一句话：谁让我再去拍摄外滩我就和 谁急。我要晕倒。太多人了，太多人了。外滩全是人头。难怪上海最优秀的居民之一范大官人要移民加拿大，按他 的说法，上海已经群魔乱舞了。

中午休息。下午上金茂大厦，在上海341米的天空一直呆到晚上8点才下来。然后和merly在地铁站碰头。 我要非常感谢merly小妹，她上了一天班已经精疲力尽，我还深更半夜的来她家采访打扰。我没 有办法了， 很快就要离开上海。

　

8 Aug 2006

For the 2nd time in shanghai i got up at 6am, walked along the suzhou creek all the way to shanghai railway station. I got over 200 shots in 3 hours from this morning walk. The suzhou creek area is where the giant shanghai city was originated. I simply love this place. Forget the skyscrapers, the concrete forest is the same everywhere on this planet earth, New York, Tokyo or Shanghai. It is the life of the people that really interests me.

I may have made a wrong choice staying at Jinjiang Park, i should have stayed in an alley family inn, but the hygiene condition was a little terrible there...

I did not sleep well during my 3 week stay in shanghai. shanghai is not my place. My spare camera was stolen, and i am a little crazy about myself now. am i getting too old? Cable release, the single most important camera accessory, was left at changsha home. Yesterday i scheduled to shoot the Bund again. When i arrived at People Square, i suddenly found i have the tripod with me but no quick release. A tripod without quick release is just a piece of junk.

Failed shooting the Bund from the balcony of the Peace Hotel. i was little crazy about the Bund now. By all means i am photographer of professionalism but I swear I will NEVER shoot the Bund again. There are simply too many people, pusing over each other. No wonder many elite shanghai residents including my NUS course mate Fan are fleeting this city.

5 - 8pm I was at the observatory of Jinmao Tower, 341 meters high in the sky.

9-11pm i was visiting Merly. I really have to bid my big THANK YOU to you Merly, I knew you were very tired after a hard working day.

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　金茂大厦看上海。图片号：shanghai810B

Shanghai, a view from Jin-mao Tower. Photo ID: shanghai810B


　其他8月10日图片 more pics：

http://www.999kg.com/chinese/documen...06/810/810.htm
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[novello76]

brilliant series ! Just felt that the first pic of the bund, the buildings are slightly tilted..it would be nicer if they were more vertical

[jonchia]

Nice shots. Try increasing contrast by 5-10% to make them stand out more.