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

[photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)]

Interesting. The line between impressive and garish is a fine one ;-)
I think the ?mountain forest? is my favourite.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 14 May 2018, at 02:52, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
> On our third night we took an evening cruise along the river. It was 
> amazing, perhaps the most amazing experience I had in China.
> 
> Illumination is everything. The bridges, the buildings, the boats are all 
> brilliantly lit.
> 
> Here?s a bridge:
> 
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-66MFWqz/A>
> 
> 
> These buildings faced with LEDs and programmed to display videos are 
> really something.
> 
> Here?s a mountain forest:
> 
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-VH5JHgn/A>
> 
> and flowers that panned along the faces of the buildings:
> 
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-qX34tBX/A>
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> One bridge had its towers painted with this LED array that changed into an 
> advertisement for the sponsoring company.
> 
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-DNXhBsF/A>
> 
> 
> The Canton Tower is a graceful structure illuminated in an every-changing 
> pattern:
> 
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-fKnnPbR/A>
> 
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-LsQSwsc/A>
> 
> 
> And, of course, the cruise boats are also illuminated. This particular one 
> was the brightest on the river.
> 
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-China-Adams-Cut/i-k5j8bWf/A>
> 
> These were all shot with the Sony A7Riii and the 24-70mm F2.8 GM lens. 
> Exposure data available with each image.
> 
> Thanks for looking.
> 
> 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!
> 
> Adam Bridge
> 
> 
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