[Leica] IMGs: A night on the Pearl River in Guangzhou

[Philippe]

Energy! I believe is the key word.

All very nice Adam

Thank you for sharing this so far unknow to me part of the world :-)

Amities
Philippe


> Le 14 mai 2018 à 02:52, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
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> Our first five days in China were spent in Guangzhou (GZH from here on). We stayed in an Air BnB about five blocks from the Pearl River.
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> On our third night we took an evening cruise along the river. It was amazing, perhaps the most amazing experience I had in China.
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> Illumination is everything. The bridges, the buildings, the boats are all brilliantly lit.
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> Here’s a bridge:
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> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-66MFWqz/A>
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> These buildings faced with LEDs and programmed to display videos are really something.
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> Here’s a mountain forest:
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> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-VH5JHgn/A>
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> and flowers that panned along the faces of the buildings:
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> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-qX34tBX/A>
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> But the most amazing I wasn’t able to capture: a deep blue background with bright orange coy that swam around a building and then swam seamlessly on to the next building and the next. I was thoroughly boggled.
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> One bridge had its towers painted with this LED array that changed into an advertisement for the sponsoring company.
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> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-DNXhBsF/A>
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> The Canton Tower is a graceful structure illuminated in an every-changing pattern:
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> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-fKnnPbR/A>
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> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-LsQSwsc/A>
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> And, of course, the cruise boats are also illuminated. This particular one was the brightest on the river.
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> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-k5j8bWf/A>
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> These were all shot with the Sony A7Riii and the 24-70mm F2.8 GM lens. Exposure data available with each image.
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> Thanks for looking.
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> I learned a lot about attempting to shoot lighted buildings at night. I’m glad the Sony had a useful exposure setting to help with it!
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> Adam Bridge
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