Finally been able to rummage through photos. This is my second post on Shanghai the first one dealt with the close ups on objects and there will be plenty of those in the future. This second post has to deal with the people in shanghai from the night life, to the stark contrast in poverty and wealth that is quite obvious in the view from my hotel room. This is still in Shanghai I will be posting Nanjin, Shuzhou, and Putuoshan in later parts.
Set to a tidbit of info:
The two Chinese characters in the name “Shanghai”, (上, shàng; and 海, hǎi) literally mean “up, on, or above” and “sea” The earliest occurrence of this name dates from the Song Dynasty (11th century), at which time there was already a river confluence and a town with this name in the area.”
- Wikipedia (where else)
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Shanghai, Vault
Here are a few sketches I created while being slightly bored. And in light of matthew good’s upcoming album “Vancouver” I pay homage to the ‘ray gun’ one of my favourite tracks from when he was in a band.
set to music lyrics:
“Shoot me with your ray gun
Full of holes so the day light can get to what’s dark”
- Matthew Good Band
design
concepts, design, Vault
My intro into the photos I took while in the NE coast of china. With a potential trip to Hong Kong looming I feel I should start posting my last trip there. First off is a map of the places I visited. We start with Shanghai and some up close photos of interesting things there. Mind you the mountain photos might not be Shanghai but Fuji mountain in Japan but I feel its fitting seeing as it was on the way to Shanghai…
Set to lyrics:
“Oh, why did I tell you it was bye-bye for Shanghai
I’m even allergic to rice
Why don’t you stop me when I talk about Shanghai
It’s just a lover’s device”
- Doris Day
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Photos, Shanghai, Vault
More from the Vaults…This was my trip to Las Vegas. This is from me walking around the strip which is pretty much all that Las Vegas is and a photo of my hotel which was a Pirate Boat! LOL…Set up on the 3rd floor fire works were constantly going off out side my window… I am putting up my photos,
set to music lyrics:
“Viva las vegas with you neon flashin
And your one armbandits crashin
All those hopes down the drain
Viva las vegas turnin day into nighttime
Turnin night into daytime
If you see it once
Youll never be the same again”
-Elvis Presley
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Las Vegas, Photos, Vault
“From the vaults” will become a regular theme, it will be me reaching deep into my archive and post photos that I have taken over the years. These where taken during Toronto Fire Night last year at city hall.
Set to a quote:
“All things, oh priests, are on fire…The eye is on fire; forms are on fire; eye-consciousness is on fire; impressions received by the eye are on fire.”
- Buddha
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Photos, Toronto, Vault
