Entries in China (8)
April 30
I've included this photo for a couple of reasons. First, it is obviously of the Great Wall of China north of Beijing, which I visited in the summer of 1983. What is interesting is all the people walking along the wall. The photo itself is merely ok at best--over exposed, washed out, and a bad, bald sky that didn't help matters.
Oh, and I opened my camera back, exposing my slide film to daylight. Pretty dumb, considering at the time I figured I'd probably not make it back to the Great Wall anytime soon--which has been the case. The original slide is nearly white from overexposure.
Which brings me to my second point. Thanks to the even rather rudimentary tools in Photoshop Elements 2.0 that I use, I was able to rescue the photo over twenty years later so it is actually viewable. In the hands of a professional like my freind Dawnne Gee, he might even be able to make it better still (and a better still). Thank goodness for digital photography!
Todd Epp
in People, China, Landscapes
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April 26
Todd Epp
in Artsy Fartsy, China, Huang Shan, Landscapes
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This is another from the archives. This is a photo of an old Chinese gentleman playing the game of Go in a park in Shanghai in the Summer of 1983. Notice the "Mao suits" that everyone is wearing. That's probably no longer the case in modern China.
The photo is another of my favorites for several reasons. First, I enjoyed going to school in Shanghai. Second, I like the fact that a board game would get such rapt attention from people in a park. Third, I like the composition, with everyone looking down at the board. And fourth, I like the evening lighting and the play of the shadows.
March 31
