HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING TEST

High Dynamic Range imaging is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminances between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wider dynamic range allows HDR images to more accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight.

Quick tests using Photomatix Pro 3 trial version - All comments are welcome / recommendations about other software. In advance thanks RL

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SHANGHAI A CITY ON THE MOVE ... DEPARTURE OR ARRIVAL?

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MAIL BOX SERIE GALLERY OUTSTANDING ART SHANGHAI

The Hong Kong mail box Serie could be seen at the GALLERY OUTSTANDING ART SHANGHAI - No.26,Lane274,Taikang Rd Shanghai China.

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TRAMWAY SERIE - HONG KONG 2005-2006

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STREET GRAFFITI & TAGS HONG KONG

Period 2005 - 2006 / Black&White Serie

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SUMO AT RYOGOKU KOKUGIKAN - TOKYO - JAPAN

Sumo (相撲, sumō) is a competitive contact sport where a wrestler (rikishi) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyō) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. The Japanese consider sumo a gendai budō[citation needed](a modern Japanese martial art), though the sport has a history spanning many centuries. The sumo tradition is very ancient, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt for purification, from the days sumo was used in the Shinto religion.

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RYOGOKU KOKUGIKAN - TOKYO - JAPAN

Ryōgoku Kokugikan (両国国技館, Ryōgoku Kokugi-kan) is an indoor sporting arena located in the Ryōgoku neighborhood of Sumida, one of the 23 wards of Tokyo in Japan, next to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It is the third building built in Tokyo associated with the name kokugikan. The current building was opened in 1985 and has a capacity of 13,000 people. It is mainly used for sumo wrestling tournaments (honbasho) and hosts the hatsu (new year) basho in January, the natsu (summer) basho in May, and the aki (autumn) basho in September

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SUMO AT RYOGOKU KOKUGIKAN - TOKYO

BOOM, BING, SNAK, PAFF, SPLATTT, BWOOM, OOOUUUCHHH ...

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TANGO IN RYOGOKU KOKUGIKAN - TOKYO

Early tango was known as tango criollo, or simply tango. Today, there are many tango dance styles, including Argentine Tango, Uruguayan Tango, Ballroom tango (American and International styles), Finnish tango and vintage tangos. What many consider to be the authentic tango is that closest to that originally danced in Argentina and Uruguay, though other types of tango have developed into mature dances in their own right.

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AKIHABARA - TOKYO

Akihabara (秋葉原?) ("Field of Autumn Leaves"), also known as Akihabara Electric Town (秋葉原電気街, Akihabara Denki Gai?), is an area of Tokyo, Japan.

OMOTESANDO - TOKYO

Omotesandō (表参道?) is an avenue, was originally created as the frontal (表, Omote?) approach (参道, Sandō?) to Meiji Shrine, when the Shrine was dedicated in the Taishō era. It is known as an upscale shopping area featuring several international brand outlets.

XITANG, 西塘, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE CHINA

Xitang (Chinese: 西塘; pinyin: Xītáng) is an ancient scenic town in Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, China.

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XITANG, 西塘, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE CHINA

(Chinese: 西塘; pinyin: Xītáng) is an ancient scenic town in Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, China.

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Xitang is level, densely distributed with rivers, and has a very quiet natural environment. With nine rivers converging at this town, dividing it into eight sections, there are many stone bridges linking it together.

In the older section of town, all the buildings face onto the canals, the true transportation system of the area.

Xitang contains numerous older residences and old temples such as Seventh Master's Temple. Xitang preserves a tranquil ambience and scenic beauty.

SAMBA IN ASAKUSA

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SAMBA FESTIVAL ASAKUSA - TOKYO AUGUST 29th 2009
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TOKYO NIGHTS

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TOMIOKA HACHIMANGU SHRINE MATSURI

Summer in Tokyo -
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Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine

A mikoshi (神輿) is a portable Shinto shrine. Shinto followers believe that it serves as the vehicle of a divine spirit in Japan at the time of a parade of deities. Often, the mikoshi resembles a miniature building, with pillars, walls, a roof, a veranda and a railing. Typical shapes are rectangles, hexagons, and octagons. The body, which stands on two or four poles (for carrying), is usually lavishly decorated, and the roof might hold a carving of a Phoenix. 

During a matsuri, or Japanese festival, people bear a mikoshi on their shoulders by means of the two or four poles. They bring the mikoshi from the shrine, carry it around the neighborhoods that worship at the shrine, and in many cases leave it in a designated area, resting on blocks, for a time before returning it to the shrine. Some shrines have the custom of dipping the mikoshi in the water of a nearby lake, river or ocean. At certain festivals, the people who bear the mikoshi wave it wildly from side to side.

AWAJISHIMA - AWA ODORI

Sumoto - Awajishima - Summer Dance - Awa Odori
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The Awa Dance Festival (阿波踊り, Awa Odori?) is held in summer. Groups of choreographed dancers and musicians known as ren (連) dance through the streets, typically accompanied by the shamisen lute, taiko drums, shinobue flute and the kane bell. Performers wear traditional obon dance costumes, and chant and sing as they parade through the streets. The earliest origins of the dance style are found in the Japanese Buddhist priestly dances of Nembutsu-odori and hiji-odori of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), and also in kumi-odori, a lively harvest dance that was known to last for several days.

The Awa Odori festival grew out of the tradition of the Bon odori which is danced as part of the Obon "Festival of the Dead", a Japanese Buddhist celebration where the spirits of deceased ancestors are said to visit their living relatives for a few days of the year. The term "Awa Odori" was not used until the 20th century.

XINJIANG CHINA MAY 2009

A trip to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China end of May 2009
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HONG KONG RUGBY SEVEN 2006

3 DAYS AMAZING OF PURE FUN ....

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WASABI JAZZ PARIS 2005

 Some Black & White Pictures - Paris May 2005 - Thanks Haruko

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