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Posts Tagged ‘Architecture’
Tongli :: Water Village Riverboats
Tongli is one of several towns on the outskirts of Suzhou known as Little Venice. There are roads, but the main arteries through the town are the canals.
Tongli, near Suzhou :: July 2010
Tuisi Gardens II, Tongli :: Near Suzhou
This private garden was built in 1886 during the reign of Qing empreror Guangxu by a retired high official. It was appropriately named ‘Retiring to Thought Garden’ - Tuisi Yuan. There is a lotus pond in the center surrounded by pavillions, corridors and towers. It is a magnificient, small private garden. [...]
Shanghai :: The City
Lujiazui and Pudong seen from the Vue Bar at the Hyatt on the Bund hotel.
Seen today, Shanghai :: July 2010
Hutong Door :: Beijing
Some of the old traditional housing in this area has some wonderful architecture and whilst the buildings are often old, scruffy, dirty or just falling down, you also find this type of front door proudly standing.
Seen yesterday along QianMenXiHeYan Jie in Beijing :: July 2010
Song Jiang university area
Song Jiang is in the south west corner of the Shanghai area (and not strictly speaking in Shanghai), and it has been expanded over the last 10-15 years to make it a centre of learning and a place for different universities to set up and have space to grow. So much so, that there is [...]
Malaysia :: Petronas Towers
I do like Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Really I do. There are many I’ve heard say it’s a bit boring or there isn’t much to do, but really I think they are wrong. Maybe they are right and it’s not the place to spend a whole week, but for a few days at a time, [...]
Hyatt on the Bund :: View towards Pudong
Another break in the Malaysia image flow… this is the view taken from the Hyatt on the Bund Hotel in Shanghai, looking towards the Pudong area. I took this image a few days ago and thought it was quite good for a night time image using my Canon G10.
Singapore by Night
Singapore by night :: April 2010.
Got to say… it’s a pretty cool city/state/country!
Singapore Dwelling
One of the more original houses in Singapore.
Seem being restored in the central area :: April 2010.
Singapore Highway I
I guess I have a fascination for geometric patterns, interesting shapes, the night time and rich saturated colours. Pretty much all of these elements are present in this image and tomorrow’s image. My collection of underpasses and highways is beginning to form a body of work in it’s own write. I even thought I was [...]
Melaka Church :: Malaysia
A second view of the Melaka Church, for another one, see the picture from two days ago…
Pudong Buildings :: Shanghai
These buildings are on the river side next to the Huangpu River and form part of the new area called Lujiazui in Shanghai.
Huangpu River, Shanghai
View of the Huangpu River as it snakes it’s way through Shanghai. In the distance you can also see the Nanpu Bridge.
Shanghai :: March 2010.
Urban Vancouver II
I’m spending more time on reprocessing at the moment than anything else. Partly because I’m interested in how I now approach using Photoshop with images and partly to see how my preferences and taste have changed.
This is a residential building in Downtown Vancouver seen from the Burrard Bridge area.
Shot February 2008; reprocessed January 2010.
Vancouver :: Night time construction I
The preparation for being the host city for any Olympic Games is a massive commitment. During 2007/8 the city of Vancouver has been the home of incredible engineering projects, massive cranes and many disgruntled locals. Hopefully the hard work will pay off in the long run.
The next series of work is from a project looking [...]
Sails at Canada Place, Vancouver
Back at Canada Place in Vancouver and this time a close up of those brilliant white sails.
Canada Place, Vancouver :: Before and after Photoshop
Shot in July 2008 just before I moved to Shanghai. This was taken as part of a project looking at Vancouver from the rooftops.
The first image is pretty much what the camera have me with an automatic exposure conversion. The after image have been corrected for lens distortion, tweaked for exposure & contrast and slightly [...]
Vancouver :: Downtown rooftops and English Bay
When I was living in Vancouver I got interested in shooting the city from up high and ended up finding myself walking on several residential and business building roofs. This image was taken from one of the high residential buildings in the Coal Harbour area and shows a great view towards English Bay.
Vancouver rediscovered I :: Pan Pacific Hotel area
Vancouver hosts the 2010 Winter Olympic games this year and I thought it was time to rediscover some of the images from when I was living and studying there in 2007-8.
Boats, Houses and the Skyline of Istanbul
An alternative view of Istanbul to the usual view of the old town. This is taken from the old town looking across the water.
The Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Hagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and to have “changed the history of architecture.
Good Morning Istanbul
Today I am on my way home to South West England from Shanghai. I’ve decided to take a break by stopping over in Istanbul in Turkey for a few days. Here’s the first view I took this morning from the roof terrace from my hotel.
Recent Posts
- Building China :: unfinished road with family September 5, 2010This is currently one of my favourite images and represents life in the suburbs of Shanghai. There has been frantic construction going on for several years now to place Shanghai in the best infrastructure position possible. The domestic Hong Qiao Airport recently opened a brand new terminal and this happened in conjunction with a new [...]
- Suzhou Street Life II September 4, 2010A couple bikes parked by a wall in Mu Du, near Suzhou, China. Seen best in black and white :: June 2010
- Suzhou Street Life September 3, 2010Exposing for the highlights gives this one a darker feel and it’s just what I wanted to be able to show the busy atmosphere at one of the bus stops in the centre of Suzhou. Seen in Suzhou, China :: June 2010
