Beijing at Night

Night Worker
1/60s, f/1.2, ISO 3200, 50mm

So I have been trying to settle on a new photography theme.  Lately, I haven't had a chance to shoot much during the day, so I've ended up with a lot of evening shots.  And most of them have been landscape shots of the citiscape variety.  When I lived in New York and Hong Kong, I ended up doing a lot of late night street photography but in Beijing I've found this type of photography more challenging.  This is mostly my own fault.  Unlike New York and Hong Kong, I no longer have a bustling street at my doorstop.  I have lived in Beijing neighborhoods without much street life, and to capture street scenes and portraits, I have had to make it a point to go somewhere and shoot.  But I am trying to change that since Beijing has so many parts that are rich with street life, character, and contrasts.

In this post, I have compiled some of my street photography highlights from my time in Beijing.  More to come soon...

Night Street Vendor
1/800s, f/1.4, ISO 1600, 35mm

More shots below the fold.
Late Night Shopping
1/400s, f/1.4, ISO 1600, 35mm

Evening in the Park
0.6s, f/2.2, ISO 1600, 35mm

Waiting for the Dancers
1/125s, f/2.0, ISO 1600, 135mm

Sanlitun in the Rain
1/80s, f/1.7, ISO 1600, 20mm

Chow Chow (鬆獅犬)
1/50s, f/1.6, ISO 1600, 35mm

2 comments:

  1. Great series. Is this a 35mm prime?

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  2. Kris, yeah, all the 35mm ones are with Canon's 1.4 prime. Fantastic lens. Exchanged it with my old 50mm 1.2 recently and am very happy with the change!

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