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Published: 2010-04-20 08:22:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 1448; Favourites: 61; Downloads: 0
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You had to be there.Hosting friends from Australia on their first visit to Guilin and the drought broke just before they got here. A week ago the river was too low for regular riverboat cruises. On Saturday it was navigable again, on Sunday we took a four-hour bamboo raft ride from Yangshuo and saw the river that has been inspiring artists, poets and songwriters for centuries. The clouds swirling through the peaks present a quite different face to what I have seen before. Magic. I need something better than my laptop, and Photoshop to process the photos, but till then, here is a teaser. I might even try to paint this scene.
(today the river is in flood and many events have had to be cancelled)
Ian ~ 延安
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Thank you, it was planned as a river trip on a sunny day for two friends visiting from Australia. We had to be satisfied with the rain, but it gave us different and in some ways, more interesting images. I often take my camera out when it rains; there are great opportunities, particularly at night, when wet surfaces reflect the light. Guilin and the Li Jiang river are beautiful rain or shine.
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Thank you.
There have been several floods in China since this one with hundreds lost, despite better rescue resources these days. The weather is getting more unpredictable and extreme. Which world do they live on, those morons who insist there is no climate change/global warming problem.
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The whole day it rained and we got literally dozens of shots like this. This one was a random pick from a short-list of about twenty of the best.
Thanks for the fave and comment.
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Your quite Welcome..thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, this was a quick submission after a recent trip on the Li Jiang in rainy weather. Subsequent choices for processing have proven to be even more dramatic.
The Li Jiang is quite beautiful in the rain or on misty winter mornings. It has been an inspiration for artists for centuries.
The day after this trip the river rose 12 meters in some places and many events were washed out. Three days later, the flood had subsided to near normal levels.
Ian ~ 延安
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I just can't imagine the breathtaking beauty of this magical place.
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Hello,
You have been featured in the news article, Vivid!
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Thank you.
I had a look, nice collection.
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It left me speechless, Ian..
The atmosphere just.. WOW..
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I got so many great shots in these rainy days it was a case of pick-a-number.
I'm going to try for a "Chinese painting" look in some of them by removing some background, leaving empty white spaces that really highlight the major elements of the composition.
I need to get to a computer with PhotoShop. I'm using a little laptop for now as I had never intended to post photos anywhere till I'd gotten home to Australia and my desktop PC.
Ian ~ 延安
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Thank you, the Li Jiang can be quite beautiful in the rain, though it is difficult to capture.(low light-levels and delicate wisps of mist/cloud that give it that magic feel and are easily processed out by a heavy hand).
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You have been featured in my latest journal!
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Greetings Danny
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Thank you.
Had a look, interesting selections; I'll be back.
Ian ~ 延安
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