Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric, George, Richard Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > And to think that we photogs chase fog/mists for the atmospheric shots, now > China gives it to you for FREE! > > Sad, really... > > Red is good. Thanks for showing. > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 10:24 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at > gmail.com> > wrote: > > > After Shanghai, we took a flight to Yichang a town on the Yangtze, to > > board our ship for a cruise of the Yangtze, to the Three Gorges Dam > > and into the reservoir to Chongqing. The river was shrouded in a heady > > mix of Fog and Smog throughout the three days we were on board, making > > for low visibility, and a sameness to the vistas around that made > > photography difficult. > > > > At Yichang, we had a few hours to spare, and nothing to see in this > > nondescript town, so the tour guide (surprise, surprise) took us to a > > shop specializing in embroidery, which to be honest, was very good: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141012-258.jpg.html > > > > Then we boarded the "Yangtze Explorer", and this is what it looked > > like from our cabin balcony: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-286.jpg.html > > > > The next morning we were off to our first excursion, "Tribes of the > > Three Gorges", which was a totally staged costume drama disguised as a > > walk. I got this kid at the pier as we disembarked: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-509.jpg.html > > > > As with all tourist attractions in China, you enter and exit by > > running the gauntlet of trinket and food shops: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-506.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-500.jpg.html > > > > I feel the colour red is an important compositional tool in China, > > especially as everything around you is enveloped in smog, making > > things look distinctly gloomy: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-470.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-349.jpg.html > > > > A couple of young pretty guides: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-426.jpg.html > > > > The ship's paparazzi at work: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141013-453.jpg.html > > > > Then we went on - towns would come and go out of the fog/smog: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141014-1303.jpg.html > > > > A detail from the dramatic Qutang Gorge: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141014-1090.jpg.html > > > > Finally, Coco, a staff member on the boat: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141014-1479.jpg.html > > > > Please see LARGE > > > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >