CeD in Shanghai

Destination: China’s North-West Silk Road. The Xinjiang Province. Let’s Rock for 10 days (May 1st – 13th).. fly there (5hrs) and come back by train (2 days).

Nikon Nikomat FTn (model designed in 1967) + 50mm@f1.4 + 135mm@f2.8

another style

How-to :
http://adactio.com/
http://www.tonyjo.net/
http://digital-photography-school.com/

nice Photoshop LOMOtransformations :
What is LOMO???? roughly: the name of an old russian camera, that gives tunneled, blurred and color-saturated pictures, particularly appreciated in undeground/pop photography world.
check it out right here for theorycal details, and there for nice examples.

Here is my shot, taken in Bangkok – Wat Arun.

here is the original file:

while buying stuff in my supermarket, I saw these… couldn’t help myself to smile and take a shot!

waaaaaa.. incredibly sexy

not better….

this one is savagely photoshoped….. I think he lost his head!
OK, let’s be serious… here are the masters:

my latest B&W shots from Shanghai, Changhsu and Yantai (2 cities near Shanghai)…. indulge yourself with a walk-through

First turn of presidential elections is over. M. SARKOZY et Ms. ROYAL are heading to the sencond turn!

but I’ll try to find a different style…

an example of Lens Correction tool filter in Adobe Photoshop CS2 :

 Before:

After :

o’ magic : verticals ARE verticals

a nice road in North Shanghai, near Suzhou Creek, shelter of many good art galleries, opened in a reconditionned ancient industrial complex

河南 – 解海龙 (Henan Province – CHINA, by JieHaiLong, 1991)

La dent creuse (1956) by Robert DOISNEAU (French Photographer 1912-1994)

if you feel like having a good rest, check out this gallery. It’ll give you some ideas for your next sleep

This time, let’s hike to Da Ming Shan (大明山).
Departure on friday 21.00, back in Shanghai on Sunday, around 19.00.
Arrival in a Hotel, day1, at 1.00AM. Begin climbing at 8.00AM, arrival at Waterfall at 12.00. Setting-up camp at 2.00PM. Day2, get-up at 7.00 and departure at 9.00.
With the ZhuZhu Outoor Club. ZhuZhu (猪猪) literraly meaning PigPig.

click for satellite view from Google Earth

Check out my photos gallery here.

The Team :

Cheers up’