Tianmen Mountain – Yu Hu peak

Yu Hu peak, Tianmen mountain

Yu Hu peak, Tianmen mountain

Above the clouds.....

Above the clouds….. Viiewpoint platform at Yu Hu peak, Tianmen Mountain.

Tianmen dong kai scenic zone seen from Yu Hu peak

Tianmen dong kai scenic zone seen from Yu Hu peak

Peak of Tianmen Mountain seen from Yu Hu peak

Peak of Tianmen Mountain seen from Yu Hu peak

Hiking in Tianmen mountains, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China

Zhangjiajie city

Zhangjiajie city. The street outside my hotel. Tianmen mountain visible in the background.

Cable car station at the peak

Cable car station at the peak

Divine Valley

Divine Valley, Tianmen Mountain.

Tianmen dong kai scenic zone and Yu Hu peak

Tianmen dong kai scenic zone and Yu Hu peak, Tianmen Mountain.

Tianmen dong kai scenic zone with Tongtian avenue.

Tianmen dong kai scenic zone with Tongtian avenue. Tianmen Mountain.

Tianmen Cave

Tianmen Cave, Tianmen Mountain

On the way to Zhangjiajie….

Shanghai Maglev

This maglev train is going to take me to Shanghai-Pudong Airport. The only maglev system in the world in commercial use. Speed=400 km/hr….

Shanghai Airlines 737-800

Boarding Shanghai Airlines flight to Zhangjiajie-Dayong after a delay of 5 hour….

Shanghai July 2014 – The Bund

The Bund, Shanghai

Lujiazui, as seen from the Bund, across the Huangpu River, with the Shanghai Tower and Oriental Pearl Tower.

Glass floor on the observation deck....

The glass floor at the observation deck at Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai. The floor is 1,5 inch thick on a altitude of 270 metres (880 feet) up… Not for the faint hearted…..

Standing on a glass floor....

Here i am standing on a 1,5″ thick glass floor on a altitude of 270 metres (880feet)…. (huhuhu….. scary!…..) Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai.

Oriental Pearl Tower - view over Shanghai

View over the city, seen from Oriental Pearl Tower.

Shanghai – July 2014

Haining Road, Shanghai

Shanghai streetview…. Hanining Road in Hongkou

Anqing Road, Shanghai

Typical chinese street view…. Anqing Road in Shanghai.

Nanjing Road, Shanghai

Trolleybus on Nanjing Road, Shanghai. The Bund visible in the background.

General Chen Yi statue

Statue of general Chen Yi, a former mayor of Shanghai/Foreign minister of China. The Bund, Shanghai.

Jiu Jiang Building Management Office

Jiu Jiang Building Management Office, The Bund, Shanghai

Hong Kong July 2014 – Hong Kong Island

Skyscrapers on Hong Kong island....

Bank of China tower seen through a wide-angle lens…. Sigma 10-20 mm….

Glass & Steel.... Hong Kong island....

Glass & Steel…. Hong Kong island…. Bank of China Tower

Yau Ma Tei

Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon seen from Victoria Peak…. Nikon D5100 with Nikkor 55-300 mm.

Hong Kong July 2014 – Lantau Island and Ngong Ping village.

Ngong Ping village, Lantau Island - Hong Kong

Ngong Ping village, Lantau Island in Hong Kong. HDR toned in Photomatix 5

Po Lin monastery, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

Po Lin monastery at Ngong Ping village, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

Statues at Tian Tan Buddha, Lantau Island, Hong Hong Kong

Buddhistic statues praising and making offerings to the Tian Tan Buddha.

Tian Tan Buddha, Lantau island, Hong Kong

Tian Tan Buddha, Lantau island, Hong Kong

Tung Chung MTR station, Hong Kong

The MTR station Tung Chung in Hong Kong.

More testing… Interior photos with the new Sigma….

 

Kungsträdgården metro station, Stockholm, SE - Relics

Kungsträdgården metro station, Stockholm. The station features relics rescued from the many buildings pulled down during the redevelopment of central Stockholm during the 1950s and 1960s.

Kungsträdgården metro station, Stockholm, SE - Southern exit.

Platform and the Southern exit at Kungsträdgården metro station in Stockholm. Testing interior shooting with the new Sigma.