That Way Ahead

That Way Ahead

A path leading up to the summit of hanging rocks.

95 To Melbourne

95 To Melbourne

This photo has been inspired by Sam. I decided to take this photo when we were all waiting for those peeps who had went to eat at another restaurant. One interesting feature of this sign is that the size grows as the distance grows further away. Gaussian blur had been introduced to this picture with extra effort trying to make it as realistic as possible.

Trajectory of Lights

Trajectory of Lights

An experimental photography of trying to "imprint" lights on the sensor long enough to give a memory effect. The photo was taken at the Lu Bu Xing (prev photo). I had set the camera on a tripod, a 25sec exposure, zoom out starting position. Then I start my count and after every few seconds, I will zoom the lens by a little quickly. The information below is talking about the invention of those date stamp which you can set to have on the lower right of each photographs (those ugly red thing).

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, cameras have been provided with a character imprinting device which can be mounted within a camera body. Generally, such a device employs a light emitting lamp 12, a reflecting mirror 14 for changing the direction of light from the light emitting lamp 12 and a character-signal Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 15. Usually, a module 16 is provided to mount the lamp 12, deflecting mirror 14 and character-signal LCD on a rear cover 11 of the camera while also shading the device from ambient light. In addition, a film presser 17 is attached to the rear cover 11 and a film 18 is moved passed the character-signal LCD 15. An outer-signal Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 13 is also attached to the rear cover 11.

(courtesy of patentstorm.us)

The Signs

The Signs

The road sign (for the pedestrians) near the Bu Xing Lu showing direction all around the pole. The show was done with a flash and an underexposure of the sky so as to bring out some contrast and colours.

Highly reflective traffic signs that can be clearly seen by drivers 24/7 day and night and in poor weather conditions. Signs have a long service life, 10 to 15 years. They conform to BS873 and current Highways and European Traffic regulations. Printed on high grade reflective material and bonded on to aluminium plate, the finished signs are very UV stable. Our post mounted traffic signs are strengthened with aluminum channel and supplied with sign fixing clips. Unless otherwise instructed, wall mounted signs are supplied undrilled.

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As If I Want To

As If I Want To

Taken at the Mt Zhang Jia Jie, there is this weird plague fixed to a rocky edge. It is not the translation. The translation are perfectly correct. Putting such a notice at the highly visited attraction place made the place seems less majestic.

Loo Loo

Loo Loo

You think that Audi is only for the riches? There are plenty of Audis running around in China. This particular one has such a weird license plate parked outside my hotel in Changsha, China.

Audi's German tagline is "Vorsprung durch Technik", meaning "Advancement Through Technology", implying an advantage due to superior technology. The American tagline is "Truth in Engineering".

Pronunciation: The correct German and Latin form rhymes with "howdy", without the 'h' sound (IPA pronunciation: /aʊdi/).

Audi has publicly set a goal to surpass BMW and the luxury and safety leaders Mercedes-Benz in global sales by 2015 and have made giant strides to the achievement of this goal since.

(courtesy of wikipedia.com)

Revolts

Revolts

This picture was taken during a transit and re-check in in the Guangzhou airport to Changsha airport. The passenger information display a error, most obvious that the system is running on Windows operating system. The error was caused by a low in virtual memory and "threatens" to rejects and additional task. Is this the start of computer system revolting?

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (IATA: CAN, ICAO: ZGGG) (Simplified Chinese: 广州白云国际机场; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Báiyún Guójì Jīchǎng) is the main airport of Guangzhou, the capital of the province of Guangdong, People's Republic of China. Both airport codes were inherited from the previous Guangzhou airport, Baiyun International Airport and the IATA code reflects Guangdong's former romanization Canton. The airport is the main hub of China Southern Airlines.

According to the Financial Times in an article on 18 January 2007, the airport handled 23.6 million people in 2005.

• Runways: 2 (3800 m and 3600 m), room reserved for a third one
• Aprons: 66
• Current capacity: 27 million passengers per year
• Planned capacity in 2010: 80 million passengers per year
• Cargo capacity: 1 million tonnes
• Planned cargo capacity in 2010: 2.5 million tonnes

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The Fine

The Fine

This picture was taken aboard an Indonesian airline flying from Jakarta, Indonesia to Guangzhou, China. On each of the foldable tables in front of each seat,this sticker was attached to it. What it translate to English is "The life vest is a safety tool and can only be used in case of an emergency. To take and remove the life vest is an act of stealing which will incur a fine of Rupiah 10 million." It was shocking to see that they actually fine people in aircrafts, it normally used for buses and trains.

Air chamber

Life jackets for large commercial transport in potentially dangerous waters, such as coastal cruises and airlines, are often a sealed suit of heavy vinyl with an inflatable air chamber, and usually provides more buoyancy than its foam counterpart. The air chambers, usually located over the breast and back regions of the body, may be inflated by either self-contained carbon dioxide cartridges activated by the pulling of a cord, or blow tubes with a one-way valve for inflation by exhalation. Some of the inflatable life jackets also have a reaction with the water salt/fresh therefore enflating them.

Drifting in open seas and international waters, as encountered by long sea voyages and military forces, require prolonged survival in water. The life jackets suited for this purpose are often also equipped with survival kits, usually containing signalling devices, first-aid kits, food, water, and shark repellent.

(courtesy of wikipedia.com)