Dancing with Radio Userland

Monday, December 31, 2007

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9:17:48 AM

etherflyer on flickr posted the picture above of:

The iconic building is the Oriental Pearl Tower (Dōngfāng MÕngzhūtǎ, 东方明珠塔). Gaudy and impractical, it somehow sums up the spirit of Shanghai better than the remaining ñhistoricî buildings.

This is a three-exposure HDR made with Photomatix using the details-enhancing setting, and then tweaked with Aperture. No tripod, so there's more ghosting than I'd like (look closely at the top of the tower). I know the colours are a bit too flashy and overdone, but then so is Shanghai!

Location: Pudong (Pǔdōng Xīn Qū , 浦東新區), looking across the Huangpu River (Huàngpŭ Jiāng, 黃浦江) from The Bund (Wöitān, 外灘), Shönghǎi (上海市), PeopleÍs Republic of China (Zhōnghuà RŽnmÕn G÷nghŽguÑ, 中华人民共和国)

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9:13:37 AM