Concrete Nature

Canon 400D, Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DG
ISO 400 - 1/80sec - f/4
Location: Maykong Godown, Tsuen Wan, NT

BWhite

Canon 400D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
ISO 100 - 1/20sec - f/5.6, ExpBV +1
Location: Fairview Park, Yuen Long, NT

Our life is too short and too vulnerable,
We should live to the maximun,
Do valuable, right and useful things,
Appreciate and treasure all the people and things around us,
Life is precious.

My condolence to the Sichuan earthquake victims and salute to those brave people helping in the rescue job.

Technical: Using channel mixer for the b/w conversion.

Waiting

Canon 400D, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
ISO 100 - 1/13sec - f/4.5
Location: Luk Yeung Galleria, Tsuen Wan, NT

Qingdao

Canon 400D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
ISO 200 - 1/125sec - f/5.6
Location: ZhongShan Park, Qingdao, China

Location: ZhongShan Park, Qingdao, China

Canon 400D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
ISO 200 - 1/200sec - f/5.6
Location: ZhongShan Park, Qingdao, China

Canon 400D, Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG
ISO 100 - 1/640sec - f/4
Location: Granite Mansion, Ba Da Guan, Qingdao, China

Location: Ba Da Guan, Qingdao, China

Location: Qingdao Guest House, Qingdao, China

Location: Qingdao Guest House, Qingdao, China

Location: XiaoYuShan Park (Little Fish Hill)

Location: Zhan Qiao Pier

Qingdao is a very attractive tourists area due to its parks, beaches, sculpture and some unique classic European architecture built when Qingdao was a German colony during 1897-1914. It is a very unique place found in China.

ZhongShan Park is a place for flower lovers. The 500-meter-long Oriental Cherry Corridor is a famous scenic spot featuring 20,000 Japanese cherry trees. Every April and May, a Cherry Festival attracts thousands of admirers to view the delicate pink blossoms.

Ba Da Guan is one of the older areas of town with some surviving German and Japanese architecture. Here must be one of China's great places for wedding photography. We could see docents of couples taking their wedding photography along Ba Da Guan's shoreline and greenspace.

Qingdao Guest House (Governor's Mansion) with the delicate shape, splendid ornaments, graceful lines and bold colors make Qingdao's Guest House one of the best examples of European villas in China. Originally, the Guest House was the official residence of the German governor-general of Jiao'ao. The original name was the Governor's Official Residence, in 1934, it was formally renamed "Guest House," and then became important as a retreat to receive the VIPs of military affairs and politics.

XiaoYuShan Park (Little Fish Hill), It is the first hilltop sight of the Chinese ancient traditional style in Qingdao.

Zhan Qiao Pier with an octagonal pavilion ath end of the pier is called the Billowing Back and Forth Tower. Zhanqiao pier is viewed in the eyes of many as the official symbol of Qingdao as it was made famous by being placed on the front of the Tsingtao Brewery beer can.

At the end, Qingdao is a nice place for sight visit. Although a bit disappointing, because of the timing, we went on the wrong time. The flowers didn't open much because of the cold weather. There was also some rain, not a clear sky and most of the places and building were completely or partially in renovation, remodeling and rebuilding it for the coming Beijing Olympic.

Technical: This was my first time doing the panorama, not a perfect one but it was nice try for a handheld shot.