More from Beijing & Chengde, China

[Collin85]

Photos are over 6 months old.. only just had time to process them. :lol:

http://collin85.smugmug.com/photos/440306882_Fg8QN-L.jpg

http://collin85.smugmug.com/photos/439782688_rMKgo-L.jpg

http://collin85.smugmug.com/photos/439857578_HABug-L.jpg

[Jaykue]

nice work on the first one collin. the many tones and reflections from those skyscrapers are quite appealing.

[poppie guy]

nice work on the first one collin. the many tones and reflections from those skyscrapers are quite appealing.

I agree, and I also like the others. For me, photographing in China would be a wonderful experience.

[c1688]

Love them all, especially the skyscrapers. Fantastic shots keep them coming.

[keitaro]

I love your photos! #2 is my favorite. The colours are amazing. Its rare to get blue skies in Beijing.

I am big fan of Chinese history, espcially since I am Chinese but I was born and raised in Canada. Its a good taste of my ancestory.

[edit]

is the second photo from Beijing?

[Collin85]

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Regarding #1, it was a shot I had redone in processing. My original attempt (which I posted awhile back) turned out decent, but there was something about it which was off. For some reason, I just couldn't get the effect I wanted from Photomatix. Now this new attempt wasn't even HDR or pseudo-HDR - just worked from a single exposure. Alot of noise was released in order to get that foreground building to 'pop out', so unfortunately the shot doesn't look too good near full-magnification. I'm pleased how it came out though - I just hope to never display or print it large.

Mike: Every photography enthusiast should visit China atleast once in their lives! ;)

Keitaro: The second photo was from Chengde city, approximately 250km north-east of Beijing. To all the curious people, it was actually shot inside the massive building/temple of the third shot.