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Shanghai Shots: Elevated Highway
Last week @pat1982 and myself went scouting for places to take night shots of Shanghai. In our first expedition we took the following long exposure photos of the various elevated highways. With a parching thirst consuming our vitals we headed around the corner to Xintiandi to seek out a good German beer and take a [...]
Blue Sky Mining
Other than a quick re-size these photos taken this week are untouched. No special lens filters, no photoshop, no tinting, no special effects. Here it is: naked, deep blue skies over Shanghai. It really does happen.
Shanghai Shots: Morning on the Bund
If one can get out of bed early enough then you’ll see these scenes of Tai Chi, Kung Fu practice, and other morning exercises down on the Bund (Waitan) side of the Huangpu River. In fact, you’ll see these morning rituals at most parks but this has to be one of the more spectacular backdrops.
Shanghai Shots: Accidently Cool
It’s funny how the accidental shots end up looking better than the ones you’ve planned – the ones you’re psyched about downloading off the camera. This shot kind of looks a bit like the special effects from the first Ghostbusters movie.
Shanghai weather: Beautiful one day…
Stating Shanghai’s many contrasts can be an overstated, overdrawn, and constantly repeated task written about in many blogs and articles. East meets West, Rich vs Poor, Old and New, Capitalism and Communism, and well worn conclusions about Shanghai being a city of Yin and Yang. I won’t bore you with these in this post but [...]
Shanghai Shots: Pearl