Jinji Lake (金鸡湖) & The Gate to the East (东方之门) - Suzhou, China (Part 11)

In the month of December in 2013, I took a trip to China to visit relatives and to travel places and take photos. On this trip, I visited Jiangsu (江苏), Anhui (安徽), Hong Kong (香港), and Macau (澳门). I took many photos on this trip and I will be splitting them into many parts. I will do my best in these blog post to describe the photos, however due to the lack of map data for China (on Google) and my horrible Chinese, I may not be able to give you too much details on certain things. At the time of visit, the smog in China is very heavy. In many of the photos, you will see what looks to be fog or haze, but it is the smog (pollution) in China. Be warned, that the pollution in China is not at safe levels. I started coughing less than one week into the trip, and I did not recover until the beginning of March this year (2014). Many individuals in China had the same cough I got. If you haven't done so, you can view my vlogs here. I already posted all my vlogs (of the entire trip) on Youtube, but these photos will come out in parts.

12/2013，我去中国旅游。我去了江苏、安徽、香港、和澳门玩。我会把照片分成很多部分。我的中文没有那么好，我不能翻译所有的东西。 我去中国的时候有很大的雾霾。我咳嗽咳了好几个月。我这次旅游也拍了一些视频，你可以在这里看。

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best China photos from this trip, use this link. To view all of my photos from my 2013 China trip, use this link.

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Today I post the last photos from my trip in China. I hope you enjoy viewing this chain of blog posts! The photos for today are from Jinji Lake (金鸡湖). The photos will include the musical fountains, night time long exposure, and The Gate to the East (东方之门).

今天我又我在中国拍的最后一些照片。今天的照片是在金鸡湖拍的。有很多长时间曝光和东方之门的照片。

First photo is shot during sunset and is of The Gate to the East (东方之门) which is also know to the locals as Big Pants for obvious reasons. Quite a famous landmark now in China! 

这是东方之门。有些人把这个叫做大裤衩。这是在日落拍的。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 07 N 120 40 41 E

Another sunset photo of The Gate to the East (东方之门). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 08 N 120 40 41 E

A sunset photo over Jinji Lake (金鸡湖). 

金鸡湖日落。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 08 N 120 40 43 E 

 A slightly recomposed shot of the sunset over Jinji Lake (金鸡湖). 

It was dinner, then back outside for night time long exposures. Here is a night time long exposure of  The Gate to the East (东方之门). It was so dark, it took a 3 minutes 20 seconds long exposure at f/16. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 10 N 120 40 40 E 

Long exposure of Jinji Lake (金鸡湖). 

金鸡湖长时间曝光。

 Another long exposure of Jinji Lake (金鸡湖). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 06 N 120 40 46 E 

 I think there is an amusement part across the lake! Also the blurriness is caused by the smog in China (中国). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 04 N 120 40 53 E 

A sculpture at Jinji Lake (金鸡湖). 

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 04 N 120 40 52 E 

 Now it is time for the musical water fountains at Jinji Lake (金鸡湖). If you want to see the water fountains live in action, please come check out my vlogs here. 

音乐喷泉开始了。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 08 N 120 40 39 E 

Photography tip right here is, always watch where you are in relation to your camcorder when you are doing a long exposure! Don't go photo bombing your own shot! XD I accidentally photo bombed myself while vlogging. Also don't underestimate the wideness of your wide angle lens. Its field of view is probably wider than you think. 

 Another long exposure of the musical fountains. 

Now I get up close to the musical fountains!

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 09 N 120 40 40 E 

 A few more long exposures of the musical fountains. 

 A few more long exposures of the musical fountains.  

The show has ended. What the stage looked like.  

My last photo of Jinji Lake (金鸡湖). The Gate to the East (东方之门) is on the left. 

东方之门在左边。

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 07 N 120 40 42 E 

These are all the photos for today and for my trip in China (中国). I hope you have enjoyed viewing this chain of blog posts. Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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Night Photography, Pigeons, & Scenery - Shanghai, China (Part 1)

In the month of December in 2013, I took a trip to China to visit relatives and to travel places and take photos. On this trip, I visited Jiangsu (江苏), Anhui (安徽), Hong Kong (香港), and Macau (澳门). I took many photos on this trip and I will be splitting them into many parts. I will do my best in these blog post to describe the photos, however due to the lack of map data for China (on Google) and my horrible Chinese, I may not be able to give you too much details on certain things. At the time of visit, the smog in China is very heavy. In many of the photos, you will see what looks to be fog or haze, but it is the smog (pollution) in China. Be warned, that the pollution in China is not at safe levels. I started coughing less than one week into the trip, and I did not recover until the beginning of March this year (2014). Many individuals in China had the same cough I got. If you haven't done so, you can view my vlogs here. I already posted all my vlogs (of the entire trip) on Youtube, but these photos will come out in parts.

12/2013，我去中国旅游。我去了江苏、安徽、香港、和澳门玩。我会把照片分成很多部分。我的中文没有那么好，我不能翻译所有的东西。 我去中国的时候有很大的雾霾。我咳嗽咳了好几个月。我这次旅游也拍了一些视频，你可以在这里看。

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best China photos from this trip, use this link. To view all of my photos from 2013 China trip, use this link.

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Today I begin my photos from Shanghai, China (上海, 中国). By the time my plane from Macau landed, it was fairly late, so with dinner, and settling down for the night, the first part of this post will be night time long exposures. I will have photos from The Bund (外滩), and the People Square Area.

我今天开始我在上海拍的照片。

First off, photos shot at night at The Bund (外滩). On the left is the Oriental Pearl TV Tower (东方明珠塔). The blurriness is caused by smog. A lot of pollution.

这是在外滩晚上拍的照片。左边是东方明珠塔。上海有很大的雾霾。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 14 08 N 121 29 16 E  

More long exposures from The Bund (外滩). I wanted to capture the laser lights beam through the smog... 

外滩长时间曝光。 

Here is a photo of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower (东方明珠塔) from The Bund (外滩).

Here is another photo of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower (东方明珠塔) from The Bund (外滩).

More long exposures from The Bund (外滩). 

A photo shot of the cars passing by near The Bund (外滩). 

外滩周围拍的。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 14 06 N 121 29 16 E  

Now onto the next day. This was from the People Park and People's Square area. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 14 03 N 121 28 16 E  

Another photo shot around the People Park and People's Square area. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 14 00 N 121 28 18 E 

A government building in that area. A 100% zoomed in view of the photo showed one of the guards was sleeping. Either that or that typical Asian stereotype. LOL

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 13 55 N 121 28 10 E 

Now I go onto photographing some white doves in a park in that area. 

白鸽子。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 13 49 N 121 28 08 E 

More photos of the doves. 

Another few photos of the white doves. 

Now back to scenery shots. In the distance is that government building from above. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 13 52 N 121 28 12 E 

One of shot from the area. Off in the distance is the Oriental Pearl TV Tower (东方明珠塔).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 13 56 N 121 28 21 E 

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time, I have more photos from from Shanghai (上海). Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

下一次有跟多上海的照片。

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Ruins of St. Paul's, Senado Square, & Grand Lisboa - Macau (Part 5)

In the month of December in 2013, I took a trip to China to visit relatives and to travel places and take photos. On this trip, I visited Jiangsu (江苏), Anhui (安徽), Hong Kong (香港), and Macau (澳门). I took many photos on this trip and I will be splitting them into many parts. I will do my best in these blog post to describe the photos, however due to the lack of map data for China (on Google) and my horrible Chinese, I may not be able to give you too much details on certain things. At the time of visit, the smog in China is very heavy. In many of the photos, you will see what looks to be fog or haze, but it is the smog (pollution) in China. Be warned, that the pollution in China is not at safe levels. I started coughing less than one week into the trip, and I did not recover until the beginning of March this year (2014). Many individuals in China had the same cough I got. If you haven't done so, you can view my vlogs here. I already posted all my vlogs (of the entire trip) on Youtube, but these photos will come out in parts.

12/2013，我去中国旅游。我去了江苏、安徽、香港、和澳门玩。我会把照片分成很多部分。我的中文没有那么好，我不能翻译所有的东西。 我去中国的时候有很大的雾霾。我咳嗽咳了好几个月。我这次旅游也拍了一些视频，你可以在这里看。

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best Macau photos from this trip, use this link. To view all of my photos from 2013 China trip, use this link.

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Here is part 5 of my Macau photos, the last of my Macau photos. The photos for today will have a few sunset shots of Ruins of St. Paul's and the rest will be night time long exposures of random scenery including Grand Lisboa.

这是澳门第五部分。最后澳门的照片。

A long exposure sunset shot at the Ruins of St. Paul's. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 11 50 N 113 32 28 E  

Another long exposure of the Ruin's of St. Paul's. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 11 48 N 113 32 27 E  

This is a long exposure photo at the shopping center near the Ruins of St. Paul's. 

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 11 47 N 113 32 27 E  

Now it is night time. This photo was shot on Avenida da Praia Grande. 

  Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 11 32 N 113 32 32 E

 Walking back to Senado Square, here is a photo pretty close to it. 

  Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 11 34 N 113 32 24 E

A long exposure at Senado Square. 

  Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 11 37 N 113 32 23 E 

A long exposure of a water fountain at the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau. 

   Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 11 35 N 113 32 22 E 

A photo of Nam Van Lake with the Macau Tower on the right. 

   Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 11 22 N 113 32 19 E 

A long exposure shot near Grand Lisboa. 

   Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 11 21 N 113 32 38 E 

 Now for some long exposures of Grand Lisboa. 

A few more long exposures of Grand Lisboa from the same spot.  

Christmas decorations at Grand Lisboa. That is one fat snowman! LOL Remember that I took this trip back in December 2013. The photo was shot around Christmas time. 

   Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 11 22 N 113 32 43 E

Another photo of the Christmas decorations. 

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I fly back to Shanghai (上海), so the photos for next time will be from Shanghai (上海). Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

下一次我回到上海。有上海的照片。

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