Great Wall of China
Great Wall 1: Mutianyu - the start
f/8, 1/160 s, D80
Great Wall 2: Mutianyu - the walk back
f/8, 1/80 s, D80
Great Wall 3: Mutianyu - the start
f/8, 1/125 s, D80
Autumn is clearly visible in these photos, and while the Great Wall was encountered on a good, sunny day (by Beijing standards, that is), it was still a little hazy, although I suspect it's more atmospheric haze than anything else. However, it did rob away most of the spectacular colors the drying leaves afforded me when I visited it earlier in the day. So, to boost the colors, what I did was use the Channel Mixer to create the Velvia effect. What I really did was for each of the 3 color channels (Red, Blue and Green), I boosted the color itself to 150, and reduced the other 2 colors by -25. The rule is that all 3 colors combined, would need to be 100. So, 150 + (-25) + (-25) = 100.
What the velvia effect does is it creates more saturated colors, which was made famous by the famous Fujifilm film.
6 comments:
nice shots
breathtaking...
*take deep breath and continue to inhale deeply* :D
Great shots of the Great Wall.
I was there in early Nov..some years ago. Didn't walk far 'coz it started snowing.
One of the nicest place on earth. :)
chen:
Thanks ... you are the sifu ... I should be paying homage to you instead !
jems:
Did you visit Mutianyu Great Wall or other sections? The Simatai one is supposed to be especially beautiful in the winter.
che-cheh:
Wow ... I don't think one would consider it to be the nicest place on earth. But it is a really nice scene, especially in the winter !
can borrow ur cammy when i go beijing next time? can laaaaa!!!!!!! ur camera too heavy for u. sometimes u need something lighter like the liumix maaaa
My camera not heavy ... Lumix is too light ... I am afraid I might loose it if I carry it ... because it's so small I'll probably forget about it !
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