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Maybe you are expecting....something else.

People have asked me to post street scenes from where I live, but I just can't think what would be interesting. I know that Americans who are travelling often feel happy to see McDonalds.

You know I'm used to shooting with an F707. I stood across the street from McD's, about where I should be with my 707 to take the whole building and took this:



then I realized that the R1 can shoot a lot wider. I crossed the street, 7 lanes and a median, and I still wasn't close enough. I walked and walked right up to the corner of the building.



The guys on motorcycles are motorcycle taxi drivers. There is a little food stall to the right. The tall building connected to McD's on the left is Tan Yu Tou. Yu is fish. Tou is head. Yes, it's a fancy restaurant that specializes in fish heads. Believe me, they are ultra delicious.

The following is a monster file, forgive me, but I don't think that I can link you in to my service provider. You might be interested in looking at the inside of a Chinese mall. This was taken from the fourth of five floors. 10 shots with the R1, reduced to about half of one R1 file.



Just for interest's sake, I'll post the link to the file on my service provider, and maybe you can tell me if you can get in there.
http://fototime.com/%7BA0D0F947-5F5B-4E03-96CA-727DF68F979B%7D/picture.JPG
I'm not sure if this is interesting.
John Dunn
 
used to see in the West.
Yehuda
jrdu said:
Maybe you are expecting....something else.
People have asked me to post street scenes from where I live, but I
just can't think what would be interesting. I know that Americans
who are travelling often feel happy to see McDonalds.
You know I'm used to shooting with an F707. I stood across the
street from McD's, about where I should be with my 707 to take the
whole building and took this:



then I realized that the R1 can shoot a lot wider. I crossed the
street, 7 lanes and a median, and I still wasn't close enough. I
walked and walked right up to the corner of the building.



The guys on motorcycles are motorcycle taxi drivers. There is a
little food stall to the right. The tall building connected to
McD's on the left is Tan Yu Tou. Yu is fish. Tou is head. Yes,
it's a fancy restaurant that specializes in fish heads. Believe
me, they are ultra delicious.
The following is a monster file, forgive me, but I don't think that
I can link you in to my service provider. You might be interested
in looking at the inside of a Chinese mall. This was taken from
the fourth of five floors. 10 shots with the R1, reduced to about
half of one R1 file.



Just for interest's sake, I'll post the link to the file on my
service provider, and maybe you can tell me if you can get in there.
http://fototime.com/%7BA0D0F947-5F5B-4E03-96CA-727DF68F979B%7D/picture.JPG
I'm not sure if this is interesting.
John Dunn
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The mall is interesting...I'm not sure about other Americans, but I want to see shots of what is integrally Chinese culture, architecture, and slice-of-life in your area. The mall, though modern, says a bit about the culture, the advertising, the interests, the design, etc of modern Chinese culture.

The McDonalds also says a little something...though not something I particularly like...how much our culture and products bleed into the rest of the world. Certainly one can understand how traditional or ancient cultures can be offended by the strength of our influences...though they choose to become a part of what is obviously a very infectious and enjoyable culture, so in the end they shouldn't be blaming us for their own choices!

China itself seems to be in the midst of such struggles - trying to control the population, dealing with retention of the Communist government while fully embracing capitalism which are complete opposites, trying to keep parts of their culture and society closed while throwing others wide open, catering to tourism and marketing while still trying to keep secrets. The McDonald's shots show the struggle - letting western influences come in and have great impact on their culture while still trying to resist western culture and politics as a whole. Amazing country of dichotomies and ironies.

That R1 wide angle is a revelation...I can only imagine what it is like coming from the 707/L1. I still consider myself more a telephoto man, but at the same time I have always made those little adjustments you mention when shooting with the 717 (walking across a street to shoot a building). Having a camera that can do it from 30 feet away would be quite an adjustment!

Heck of a wide pano in shot #3. I guess with that wide angle, you could basically do a 180 degree pano in only 3 or 4 shots, right? Crazy!

Looking forward to more from the R1, and more of China.

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Justin
 
Well John,

liked the pics - for me there's nothing like snapping what you see with no preparation. I cant really see the fun in shooting indoors. There's no story behind it.

BTW, I notice you are using Fototime for storing your images...is it any good? I'm trying to decide where to host and am getting more confused by the second.
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Mark
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home John.That mall looks very futuristic.Also, the general food that is served over there is interesting .You might consider photographing some dishes with your newly bought R1 (btw congrats )And I wonder:regarding clothes:do they all wear jeans just like us or are traditional clothes still common in some regions?

Best regards,

Walter
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Yes, its nice to see whats gong on in the otherside of the world.
The files were ok and i liked to see the mall in that size.
regards from germany
Martin F
 
but it's almost the same, too. Because we're all very alike in this world. Thanks for your comment, Yehuda.
 
I used to like McDonald's restaurants and their food. Years ago. But the food has gone downhill over time and today is terrible. The burgers taste like dog food. The meat pattys are about 1/4th the size they used to be. McDonald's restaurants in the United States used to be very clean. Now they stink. The employees used to be cheerful and courteous years ago. Now they have no training, no supervision. They are stupid, they are careless, and they know nothing about good customer service. McDonald's used to send their inspectors around to check on all of the local restaurants. They used to have high standards. Now they only have one standard; if the restaurant makes a profit, it stays open. No matter how bad the food is, no matter how dirty the place is, no matter how rude the employees are. If they are making a profit, they are doing good.

So how do the Chineese people view McDonald's?

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Seattle, WA - Currently Shooting: FujiFilm E900, Sony H1, FujiFilm F11, Sony V3, Sony-Ericsson K750i (2 megapixel cell phone camera), Pentax 750Z, Panasonic GS-400 Camcorder.
 
is quite vibrant and attractive. I live in a smaller city away from the cutting edge of change. I'm happy here. Young people would enjoy Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and other cities more, because they really are open, wild and creative, (within the Chinese idiom).

The cultural effects go both ways. North America is turning Chinese too. You can live quite happily in Vancouver, for instance, knowing only Cantonese or Mandarin. Chinese people like to dress better than the casual style of most North Americans, and when you go to the West Coast you can see the effect of it, I think.
I enjoyed your thoughtful post, Justin.
John Dunn
 
and see what happens. I like shooting people most, but nature is peaceful and it's nice to get out of the concrete.

I started on Fototime because you can post free there. Eventually I wanted to leave my pics up for more than a month so I paid one, and now a second conscription. Now I want to organize a my shots into something that other people can look at, so I will be trying out another feature of Fototime. So far I like them fine.

Most people here like Pbase or Smugmug. Please don't use Photobucket because then I won't be able to see your fine fotos. (It seems to be a Chinese thing - I can't get Photobucket).
John Dunn
 
but a little less casual than ours. The food is great here. If I started photographing it seriously it would be a tremendous challenge because there is so much variety, and so much of it tastes and looks wonderful.
John Dunn
 
I think that the time of adventurers is over. It's fairly comfortable to travel to other parts of the world now, and not too strange anywhere, I think.
John Dunn
 
to link people to Fototime, and the site wanted them to sign up, so I didn't try it this time. Thanks for the info, I'll try again next time.
John Dunn
 
I enjoy seeing other parts of the world too. I struggle with how to show fair scenes of the world here. I guess I should just go out and shoot.
John Dunn
 
as exemplified by McDonalds doesn't seem to be anyone's favourite food, but as in the States, children like it. People like to come in and have an ice-cream cone because it's cheap and good. McD's was quite expensive for people in the past. When I first came to China, I would see whole families, including Grandparents come in, sit round a table, but only feed the child. Now I see everyone eating, so there is more money around.
The restaurants are clean and the servers are fresh faced and helpful here.
John Dunn
 
These are nice shots, the pano is fantastic. I'm way impressed.

Did you use PT assembler?

Thanks

Jules
 
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