东水门桥 by JulienFolcher

The Dongshuimen bridge is one of the latest additions to the city of Chongqing. First time I visited it was still under construction.
The bridge actually comes in three parts, a bridge crossing the Jialing river, a tunnel going under Jiefangbei, and then another bridge crossing the Yangtze river (this part in the photo is the part crossing the Jialing river, you can see the other bridge on the Yangtze in a previous photograph I uploaded, the one with the cable car).

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Chongqing nights III by JulienFolcher

During my stay in Chongqing I was able to find some really cool rooftops from where I could get views of the skyline. unfortunately the weather wasn’t on my side and all the sunset were wrapped in a thick layer of fog and pollution.

This one turned out to be better at night, once the yangtze river cruise boats turn their lights on and come and go around the Chaotianmen peninsula.

Initially I was going going for a stack of all the images I took from this roof to maximize the traffic on the river, but once I was editing the images and stacking them it looked very messy. I opted for only one exposure, which looks a lot cleaner actually.

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Chengdu skyline by JulienFolcher

The skyline of Chengdu changed so much since I was living there 4 years ago. The city is growing really fast, but unlike many other Chinese cities it has managed to keep its character.

Chengdu is a great city to take photos from rooftops. Most of them are open and easily accessible. I spent most of my nights there sneaking into residential compounds and take photos of the city from the roofs. I wish I stayed longer to get some better weather conditions.

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Chongqing nights II by JulienFolcher

I didn’t get very lucky with the sunsets during my time in Chongqing, a mix of pollution and fog was always enveloping the city… But night time was very enjoyable, and gave me the opportunity to go to several locations on the same night…

For this photo I managed to sneak in the second tallest office tower of the city and found a whole floor under renovation and unattended. I stayed probably half an hour in the tower, taking photos of the amazing skyline.

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成都味道 by JulienFolcher

I have been travelling around China for the last few weeks as I don’t have my apartment in Beijing anymore and I am still waiting for my Australian working visa…

I really love the parks in Chengdu, there’s always something happening there. Going to Wang Jiang Lou park and chilling while enjoying a cup of tea to the sound of the surrounding tables playing Ma Jiang is probably the thing I liked doing the most in China.

For this image, I was just walking around the dense bamboo forest of the park when I saw a group of people practicing their kung-fu. I got closer and closer while taking photos until the man with the red fan noticed me and started to show off his skills, coming really close to my wide angle lens.

After a minute or two of “private show” the park was about to close, everybody packed and left.

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Early bird & paradise.飞越在传说中. by FacechooYong

As morning light rays rushing into the valley; it was like hot soup pouring
into a bowl.Thin fog rises into the air.Time to create dreamy image.
Here come a bird looking for its first meal.”Hello nature’s friend,
is this the paradise(Shangrila)in the fairy tale?

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Our Journey by AlisterBenn

Best Viewed on Black!! H

Morning all – my wife and I lived in the Tibetan Regions for nearly a decade and spent years exploring the mountains of the eastern Himalaya.

This is one of China’s most beautiful national Parks – Yading – back then a remote and hard to get to place. At least 2 days drive from anywhere.

We were alone this night – up at around 4300m – not a breath of wind – perfect.

This was taken back in 2009 when I was just starting to think about writing my night photography eBook, which I finally published in 2012.

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Yading’s holy peak天窗里的神山 by FacechooYong

Autumn scene at Yading nature reserve.Picture of holy peak hidden in thick mist in the morning.
Reflection in the shallow stream was a suprise because I didn’t see any snow cap mountaian upon arrival.
People often refer Yading nature reserve as the last Shangrila.
Thank you for your visit &
support.Happy weekend.

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Memory Peak by AlisterBenn

By any standard, this is a remote place. Yading National Park in Sichuan Province, China (at the time of my last visit, was a two day drive from anywhere.

When we used to drive up there from our home town in Yunnan, it was tortuous on terrible mountain roads, with dizzy drops into nothing. Three beers to stop shaking was my mantra!

On this particular day, we had hiked many hours up into the mountains and back. A huge thunder storm thrashed the mountains as we got back to our room with a Tibetan farmer.

We sheltered and watched the craziness.

At sunset, the storm began to clear and I ran up a hill behind the village to shoot the mountains again. The village itself is at 4000m.

The peak in this image is over 6000m and is one of three holy mountains in the national park – sacred to the Tibetan people who live there.

I often thought of Galen Rowell at those times, remembering his words, adventures and ethics. Whenever I shoot Himalayan peaks, for some reason I think of him.

He was a huge inspiration to me and is sadly missed.

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桂林山水甲天下 by 249029692

拍摄于中国桂林

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