Hi Steve,
Hello from Shanghai…er, it is in China.
have been following your site for a long time and you are the one who built up my confidence to Leica M digital. so on top of my other 4 Leica film cameras, i bought a M8 for daily shot and really have had much fun!
The picture I send today was taken by a Hasselblad Xpan II with 45/4 lens when i was in Turkey mid August.
The country is beautiful with very nice people. What’s more, combination of different culture is the most attractive thing.
Hass Xpan is so great but i still put a Leica in my bag everyday. probably the L is not only a gear, but also a mood with me.
for more picture you can check link below (surely you can ignore some Chinese text) :
http://forum.smartant.net/index.php/topic,2189.15.html
attached picture on order:
1 sunset in Pammukale
2 Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
3 Bosporus
4 kids outside the Blue Mosque
Cheers!
Beautiful, yes #4 is WOW !!
Great job ! The first and last pictures are WOW !
glad to meet you guys in Oct. if you need any help, pls dont be hesitate to contact me.
you can IM me: citydeglass@gmail.com
yes Xpan is great, you can shoot with no mistake. i have planned my trip to Beijing for 3 years, and now it is still a plan.
thanks all above.
once i got on plane i suddenly realize that i had left all films home.
fortunately i still have 5 rolls ilford and 5 rolls 100VS in my carry case.
in Turkey i bought some Colorplus 200. i have to take picture very carefully, to save each tiny film.
but the good thing is, i felt free to talk to local people and caught view with my own eyes instead of keeping taking picture.
XPAN is great. I have been shooting it a lot recently in Beijing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinoperture/sets/72157624528931328/
Beautiful photographs. Love the colours and composition in 1. Sunset in Pamukale but they are all strong images.
Wonderful photos! Might I ask as to what film and speed you used for the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul photograph?
Great photographs! I really like no. 1 but they are all top draw!
Hello Yong Xu. I’ve just returned from shanghai and will be back there 2nd half October. Are you interested in hooking up for a few hours to do some street shooting. Let me know and well done on your great images!
I LOVE the XPan – too bad I sold mine a few years ago. You should check out this guy – met him via my site. Awesome stuff on the XPan
http://www.snowhenge.net/index.php/pblog/
RB
Well done! 1st and 3rd are moody and totally express the atmosphere, I wish the 2nd had more details, but 4th is the best and has it all. Great capture!
Nice shots! I, too, picked #4 as my #1 favorite with #1 (sunset) coming in a close second. Love the diagonal line created by the steps & how it leads the eye from one person to the next.
Beautiful pictures! Make me want to visit Turkey again! P.S.: #4 is my favourite, I like the dynamics.
Great photos Young Xu.