CHINA , ZHANGJIAJIE , 张家界 | liewwk

Few nearby tourist locations, I didn’t make all to all the spots as my visit is mainly for photography.

A complex national park , I spent few day to understand the only wulinyuAn pArk.

Buses to different location the interlink need walking and by between the busstop the rod is exist . and no idea why they never make it interlink more convenient

Many walking for bus –elevator interchange (200-400m) . and it is not photography friendly , most of the bus start service 8-830m – 6pm only (sunrise 720m) [someone told me it is due to off peak season and I will check peak season or normal season bus operation hour] so if want to shoot sunrise/sunset need special arrange with extra payment

This trip mainly concentrate on wulingyuan which mainly divide by 3 parts YuanJiaJie, （袁家界） Yang JiaJie (杨家界)and TianZhiSan （天子山）

Every session need travel by bus, and each part consist few specify beautiful attractions … and mostly walking distance 10-90min with rock broadwalk (up and down and some could be steep) . again most of the spot with different name which need our imagination to match the view and the “rock” appearance .

After few days inside the park, we visit many different spots and for me it is just still rocky mountains … but for photography with the pattern and light direction (I didn’t have chance to see any snow, misty) .. we have many oppurnity to create some pictures .

Food … amazing nice local food by the homestay owner and KFC and McD (McCafe too) available .

I stay at a homestay which I think strategy location for no special arrangement for sunrise/sunset. As this location walking distance can shoot sunrise/sunset with rocky mountains even it is not really the beautiful formation. This homestay owner is a retire teacher who also drawing, photograph … and it share his experience, view about “art” (not only drawing and photograph) … cook us a wonderful chicken soup dinner with his white wine collection (have a good sleep after that 😀 )

He has similar thought as mine .. he say .. a good artist (for photography/drawing) need 3 main “GOOD” [好]

Good View – 好景

Good food – 好吃

Good Person – 好人

He also share what he mean for landscape view and art view (大景与小景) and why do we need balance between to for his point of art … I learn a lot from he and his friend who spend >10 years on CHINA mainland landscape photography .

Overall a place need luck , skill, arrangement, experience ， stamina and ect to get this place photograph …

update 2018 June 28

from 2018 CHINA, HUNAN Photohunters tour

this is a long wait of 1.5 day, finally the moment waiting is come… we actually rush, ran , to this spot but the view keep changing for us another 1 hour ++ think everyone should be have good time here

update 2018 June 24

just got back from 2018 CHINA, HUNAN Photohunters tour

13 photographers with almost all famous brand in the world (absent of LEICA and NIKON) enjoy the boring wait and excitement of sudden misting moment

update 2016 Jan 11

a beautiful moment

update 2015 Dec 21

near YuanJiaJie , I was resting and shooting some bird with 70300 . suddenly I saw clouds building up and I ran back to room and ran for nearer spot for the clouds and sun direction .. and I found this. the shooting spot is very narrow and only one camera allow here

update 2017 Nov 24

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August 30, 2015July 7, 2016

Reverse GND filter – 84dot5mm

As previous discussion, Reverse GND or RGND is a filter very important for sunrise/sunset/dusk/dawn moment… I am officially bringing in another RGND brand 84dot5mm ….

again let me share some new picture showing how;s the filter balance the exposure

-without Filter and meter on foreground. so the dusk moment sky is over exp

-without Filter and meter on sky. and now the foreground is under expose

– apply RGND 2 stops … without any HDR, exposure blending, shadow highlight recovery . both foreground and sky with right exposure and details now

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Sample of RGND filter for balance the exposures

update 2016 Jul 5

picture on top without any filter … and bottom with RGND show better sky exposure

update 2015 Aug 30

1. RGND 2 stops 2. HAIDA CPL 100×100 3. HADAI ND 0.9 | ISO 200 | 1.0 sec at f / 16 | 18 mm

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August 24, 2015

CANON EOS 5DSR vs 5DS

when we have option, we tend to choose from which is better … better in term of? It come to my mind too , which one to pick and why …. while my Photohunter Tour 2015 Bali , I managed to have both camera with me and have a quick test … but the test as usual a basic test on common interest … more details ? site effect ?

both camera

– ISO100,200,400,800,1600,3200 (also have higher test)

– F16

– MF on the front boat (100% crop picture)

– 2s timer shooting

– M mode

– Auto WB

– CANON EF 24-70 F2.8 II len use

– ACR save pictures , Highlight -21, Shadow 11, Clarity +30 ONLY , Vibrance +10, Saturation +5, no noise reduction, no sharpen

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ISO100 for both camera

====> 100% crop at focus point

====> 100%crop with ACR Shadow recovery 100 (MAX)

CANON 5Dsr vs 5Ds | ISO 100 | CROP 100 | Shadow recovery 100

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various ISO test image as below

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Both camera give much more details compare to previous CANON EOS 5dm3 and it make big different among these 2 cameras (may be you can look at the full size of JPEG for further comment). but 5Dsr just give slight more extra details, contrast but where we almost not noticeable . and not much Moire effect appear over few days testing. may be in future if I notice and will be posting here too

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CANON EOS 5DSR vs 5Dm3

CANON EOS 5Dsr Shadow recovery

August 20, 2015August 24, 2015

CANON EOS 5Dsr vs SONY A7r2

I did a quick and simple test on both new camera that come with big megapix … CANON 5Dsr and SONY A7r2 … both camera use the same len which is CANON EF TS-E 17mm F4 (SONY A7r2 with Viltrox Adapter) , same filter Lee Filter GND .4h and HAIDA 100mmx100mm CPL

we did not use same tripod but put both site by site so the view slight different by ~5 degree different …

both camera

– ISO100

– F13

– MF on the bridge end

– timer shooting

– M mode

– Auto WB

– ACR save pictures , contrast +5, Clarity +10 ONLY .. and no noise reduction

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1. ISO 100 for both

—> 100% crop picture

—> 100% crop picture with 100% shadow recover

CANON 5Dsr | 100% crop | 100% Shadow recover at ACR

SONY A7r2 | 100% crop | 100% Shadow recover ACR

CANON 5Dsr vs SONY A7r2 ISO100 | 100% Shadow recovery at ACR

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2. ISO compare

2.1 ISO200

CANON 5Dsr ISO200

2.2 ISO400

2.3 ISO800

CANON 5Dsr vs SONY A7r2 ISO800 100% crop

2.4 ISO1600

CANON 5Dsr vs SONY A7r2 ISO1600 100% crop

*** I do not share any higher than ISO1600 as we can see the quality have been drop since ISO800 … and I think I would limit my use ~1600 for important photo.

Overall , here are some different for me .. (for landscape photography concern)

1. 5Dsr weight ~845 gram vs ~625 gram

2. tilt screen on SONY A7r2

3. Battery life 5Dsr is longer but it is different size

4. both ISO performance about the same (without noise reduction) , 5Dsr have slight more noise and details over ISO800 and about same for under ISO800

5. Shadow and high recovery both perform same .. 100% shadow recovery show acceptable result .

6. SONY seem lost orange/red tone , give more cold color

7. both give good details , and at highlight area CANON give more info

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ii. CANON EOS 5DSR vs 5Dm3

iii. CANON EOS 5Dsr Shadow recovery

iv. CANON EOS 5Dsr vs SONY A7r2

August 18, 2015April 27, 2016

150mm Filter Solution for CANON 14 F2.8 L , NIKON 14-24 F2.8, Carl Zeiss 15mm, Tamron 15-30 F2.8, Samyang 14mm F2.8 …etc

We always want to shoot wider in a lot of situation, but we are lack of filter option previously … and now we have many options offer by various manufacturer ..

now we have tested both Lee Filter SW150 series and HAIDA 150mm filter series … below are filters we tested so far

1. Lee Filter SW150 holder for Nikon 14-24 F2.8

2. HAIDA 150mm holder for Nikon 14-24 F2.8

3. HAIDA 150mm holder for CANON 14mm F2.8 mark2

4. Lee Filter 150x170mm GND series

5. Lee Filter CPL 150mmx150mm

6. Lee Filter Big Stopper

7. HAIDA 150mm CPL

8. HAIDA 150mm ND 3.0/1000 or big stopper

9. HAIDA 150mm ND 1.8/640 or littler stopper

10. HAIDA 150mm ND 3.6 (12 stops ND)

above options and below items are available for order or sale

11. HAIDA Holder solution for SAMYANG 14mm F2.8

12. HAIDA Holder solution for TAMRON 15-30mm F2.8

13. HAIDA Holder solution for CANON TSE-17mm F4

14. HAIDA Holder solution for SIGMA 12-24mm mark2

update 2016 april 27

16. HAIDA Holder solution for Carl Zeiss 15mm F2.8

17. Lee Filter SW150 CANON 11-24mm F4 adapter

18. 84.5 RGND for 150mm system

please contact me for order or stock availability

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some sample pictures sharing for the 150mm filters shooting

update 2015 Aug 18

1. why do we need wider

– below pictures show when wider we can see more sky and reflection

2. why do we need filters

as other landscape photographer … we need GND for have both sky and foreground exposure balance

–> we can now have GND , Gradual Neutral Density filter to have the sky well expose

–> by add on CPL 150mm

–> by add in ND 3.6 (12 stops nd)

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July 19, 2015August 5, 2015

Photohunter : 2015 July Chiang Mai , Thailand

another landscape outing but this time plan by my gang … a beautiful country with different beautiful views … but this round we just concentrate on a Paddy field .

and soon this place will be full with landscape photographers 😀

I will be slowly update more pictures and info …

update 2015 Jul 19

– drive ~2hours from Chiang Mai town to Doi Inthanon National Park than another 30min off road by 4×4 (mud road) to this beautiful place call “Pa Bong Piang”

– a beautiful small village with layers/terrace , plant with paddy , corns and etc

1. Lee Filter GND .1.2H 2. Lee Filter 100mm CPL | ISO 100 | 1/4 sec at f / 16 | 20 mm

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June 19, 2015

Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM Lens testing for birding

I am glad that I have chance to test on this len CANON EF 400mm F4 DO IS 2 … I am here just share some actual test result but not compare to other len … except some simple physical compare to my usual tele len CANON EF 500mm F4 IS2 …

*** ALL PICTURE use basic RAW–>JPEG with ACR

– no noise reduction

– default sharpen

– default exposure

– default Shadow/Highlight

EXIF

Canon EOS-1D X

EF400mm f/4 DO IS II USM

1/15

ISO1250

Garnet Pitta with Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM Lens ONLY CLICK PICTURE FOR FULL RES

GARNET PITTA 100% from above picture [CLICK picture for FULL RES]

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Canon EOS-1D X

EF400mm f/4 DO IS II USM +1.4x TC

F5.6

1/25

ISO1600

Garnet Pitta with Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM Lens +1.4x TC ONLY CLICK PICTURE FOR FULL RES

CONCLUSION from basic test in low light condition :

1. AF speed is FAST and as good as my 500mm F4 IS2

2. from the picture and more test result , it is sharp and without any weird bokeh appear

3. the size and weight real small and light (about 700gram different with 500mm F4 IS2)

4. easily handheld 😀

CANON 500mm F4 IS2 [top] CANON 400mm F4 DO IS2 [bottom] — CANON 500mm F4 IS2 [top]
CANON 400mm F4 DO IS2 [bottom]

Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM Lens only 2.3xKG

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Birds Collection | liewwk@liewwkphoto.com

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May 21, 2015May 22, 2015

Photohunter : 2015 May 14-19 East Java (Surabaya) Landscape Outing

Glad that we make another great and happy outing to East Java … thanks everyone that in the outing and hope everyone enjoy and learn something from everyone in the outing …

we spend 50% time at Papuma beach and the remaining @Mount Bromo …

I will slowly update pictures captured from this outing …

update 2015 May 22

– thanks Olympus Malaysia allow me to test their F1.8 fisheye to allow me to capture this

update 2015 May 21

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November 24, 2014October 11, 2024

Muscicapidae series: Robin | 鹟科: 鸲 | liewwk Nature – 3-1 [update 20241011]

trying to share all Malaysia Robin collection

1. White-tailed Robin, 白尾地鸲, 白尾地鴝, Myiomela leucura, コンヒタキ, MURAI-GUNUNG BIASA

2. Siberian blue robin, 蓝歌鸲, 藍歌鴝, Luscinia cyane, コルリ, MURAI-KECIL BIRU UTARA

3. Rufous-headed Robin, 棕頭歌鴝, Larvivora ruficeps, ズアカコマドリ, MURAI-KECIL UBUN MERAH

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51. Collared Bush-Robin, 台湾林鸲, 栗背林鴝, Tarsiger johnstoniae, アリサンヒタキ

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1. White-tailed Robin, 白尾地鸲, 白尾地鴝, Myiomela leucura, コンヒタキ, MURAI-GUNUNG BIASA

– montane bird which normally near water

– male overall dark blue with a white mark on tail, female overall brown

– 高山鸟通常都在有水的地方。

– 公鸟蓝，母棕。尾巴黑带2条白

update 202106

update 2014 Nov 24

2. Siberian blue robin, 蓝歌鸲, 藍歌鴝, Luscinia cyane, コルリ, MURAI-KECIL BIRU UTARA

– small winter visitor (North). always shaking tail when moving

– male top part overall blue and bottom white, female overall brown

– 非常普通候鸟。共鸟上部蓝，下半部白。母鸟棕

202410

– a tiny winter migration bird here, male with blue (breeding plumage) body and tail … sometime got confuse with female when non breeding plumage

– so fast, it is back again with beautiful plumage ..

– 马来西亚候鸟，不很稀有。雄鸟身，尾都是蓝的。可是非繁殖羽时，身上可能完全美蓝色。所以有时蛮难分辨雄或雌。

– 这么快又要一年了，它又回来动一个点。

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update 202402

– the bird begin the change, and hope see you again .. lovely tiny bird that normally come to any feeding station

– 看来他是准备回家，开始换羽毛。希望安全回家。这小可爱通常都会来喂食点。

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Siberian blue robin, 藍歌鴝,Luscinia cyane, 蓝歌鸲,コルリ, Murai Biru Siberia

3. Rufous-headed Robin, 棕頭歌鴝, Larvivora ruficeps, ズアカコマドリ, MURAI-KECIL UBUN MERAH

– a rare winter visitor

– 非常心有候鸟。

Rufous-headed Robin, 棕頭歌鴝, Larvivora ruficeps, ズアカコマドリ, MURAI-KECIL UBUN MERAH

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51. Collared Bush-Robin, 台湾林鸲, 栗背林鴝, Tarsiger johnstoniae, アリサンヒタキ

typical Robin alike, with fiery orange shoulder and collar, white-browed, pretty common at Daxueshan, saw few birds and tame

很想鸲，雄鸟整个头全为黑色，一道长而宽阔的白色眉纹从眼先上面向后一直延伸到枕部两侧。头至背为黑色，背中部和颈侧带灰，腰黑色、有的具橙黄色羽端，两翅黑褐色，外翈羽缘橄榄灰色，尾上覆羽白色，尾羽黑色。下体颏、喉黑色与头部黑色连成一体，上胸橙红色形成一宽带由两侧向上延伸至后颈和两肩，十分明显而辉亮，下胸橙褐色，两胁橄榄褐色，腹中部和尾下覆羽白色沾灰。

update 20231218

– while I am spending time to look for the Pheasant, this bird keep entertain me.. even at ours’ accommodation area, 1 pair seem very tame and flying around

– 在等帝稚的2-3小时，这鸟很乖地陪我。在我们在大雪山住宿点附近也有一对蛮乖的。