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幸福哪里来?Guide to Macau 澳门旅游功略(英文版)

Located on the south east coast of the China, Macau was ruled by the Protégées until it returned to the Chinese rule in 1999. The strong Protégés influence is still witnessed from the architecture, laws and regulations to cuisine.

Macau is a clean city. Littering is heavily fined. Macau is a wealthy city. The average income for an office worker is around 8000 HKD/month. The official language in Macau is English and Protégés. Shop owners until recently have been speaking in Cantonese. Now, most of them have to speak in Chinaese. The signs are in Chinese and spoken language becomes Putong Hua. Chinese RMB is welcomed in every shops, restaurants and casinos and the money exchangers are in every corner of the street.

Macau is a sin city. The two things that you can do there are: gambling and adult entertainment.

Gambling:
If you have been to Las Vegas, Macau is not nearly impressive. The gambling industry was once controlled by tycoon Stanley Ho with his most famous hotel casino: Hotel Lisboa. Now, his daughter is bringing expertise and investment from Las Vegas to build newer and better hotels. All these new development has only one purpose: to attract richer and less sophisticated sinner from the main land. The new development such as Rio and much less impressive nor extravagant than those of the Las Vegas counterparts. But, Macau is only 1 hour away from HK, ShenZhen and cross the boarder of ZhuHai. The people there are yellow skin. Macau in the long run will have only one purpose to exist that is serve the Chinese and Southeast Asia clients.

Adult Entertainment:
The fun is not complete with out adult entertainment. The industry is purposely designed for men which has obvious Chinese heritage. The services offered are: sauna, message, erotic shows and prostitution. Every hotel offers sauna and message services which are really prostitution. The largest concentration of girls is in Hotel Lisboa. The ground floor of Hotel Lisboa is filled with small shops and coffee bars. The girls are walking around to be viewed and selected by clients. They are very easy to be spotted as every one is wearing high hill and carries a small hand bag. If you lock your eye on any of them, they will come over to you and ask :yao bu yao. Chinese: do you want it? Girls in Hotel Lisboa rents room from the hotel and the once the cost and service are agreed upon, she brings you to the room upstairs. Sauna and message offers the same service except the girls there are picked by photo book or with a telescope viewed upclose personel or in a fish bowl tank.

The two places to go for erotic shows are in Playboy club and Darling Sauna. The show in Darling sauna starts at 7pm and costs 390 HKD. The performers are from all over the world, such as Thailand, Korea and Russia. 1 hour real person show and 1 hour strip tease. Again too expensive when you can get the much better quality strip tease next to nothing in western countries such as the US and Canada.

Recommend activities:
1: Take a tricycle tour around the city. Cost is 200 HKD and tips additional. The ride is very relaxing and you can ask the driver to stop in order for you to take pictures.

2: Visit the Macau tower at night. 70 HKD will get you to the top of this 334m tower. From the observation deck you can see the panoramic view of the city and the star islands that are connected to the Macau Island by bridges.

3: Preview the girls at the Hotel Lisboa. Sipping a cup coffee in one of the coffee bars and watching hundreds of girls dress-up and walking around to look for clients is a true eye opener
4: Take a boat tour around the Macau Island. The best bout tour is actually organized in the ZhuHai which is located across the bridge in Main Land China. The tour is 1.5 hours and it takes you around the Macau Island.

5: Visit the Macau Museum. Situated on the top of the mountain, Macau museum was once a garrison. The cannons are still lying around aimlessly pointed to the Bank of China tower (a real laughing matter and perhaps bad luck for the bank). From the platform, you can see the new and old building of the Macau Island.

6: Walk the street and witness the development of the city. The only way to truly experience the people and feel the pulse of the city is to walk the city street.

Transportation:
Macau is connected by speed boat from ShenZhen, Hong Kong and by bridge to ZhuHai. The boat from ShenZhen,s SheKou pier runs every two – three hours and it costs 120 HKD each trip. The latest boat that leaves Macau to ShenZhen is 610pm and earlist is 10am. The boat runs 24 hours from Macau to Hong Kong but from a different pier.

Money Maters:
Macau welcomes every type of currency on earth. The money exchangers are every where. If you are a Chinese, you are lucky as you can take your debit card and use it to withdraw HKD from a teller machine. No money exchange needed.

Lodging:
Macau Island is a pretty small place. Much like the Las Vegas strip, the hotels are located within 2 km. The walk-in cost of a room is expensive. Go and book a room from hundreds of the travel agencies on the street. A standard room in Hotel Lisoa runs around 900 HKD and the ones in Holiday Inn runs around 550 HKD.

Food:
Macau does not have its own cuisine. A perfec day starts with a a hotel offered buffet for breakfast, a Cantonese dinson and a Pozigiez cuisine for lunch and end with a nice western style dinner.

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摄影高级教程-室内表演摄影(附上众多美女照片)

本教程特别针对数码相机
I:室内摄影的特点
室内表演摄影有几个特点使它适合拍摄:
1: 表演的人都是艺员,表现力充分,而且经过专业化妆,等于免费找了大批的专业模特;
2:舞台的灯光经过设计,美丽,变幻;

3:多数情况下,不允许闪光灯,所以光线暗,对技术,器材要求较高。
II:工具

一定要单反相机,傻瓜相机不论做得多好,很难胜任这项工作,很多表演的结尾,演员会出来谢幕,如果这时候你可以挤到头排,傻瓜相机因该可以,

但是如果你想在表演过程中拍摄,单反的相机是必需的。

1:相机:必须能够控制感光度,室内摄影一般用ISO800以上的感光度,但是如果你用的是数码的相机,不要高于ISO1600,因为那时候的成像的噪点太大,速度控制在1/30秒以上,因为低于这个值,相机会抖动,出来的片子会模糊。

2:镜头:用个70-200mm(或以上)的头,如果镜头有防抖功能最好,这样可以降低3挡左右光圈。长焦的好处是可以拍摄远距离的人物,景深小,利于突出主体。

3:闪光灯,一般的表演都不许用闪光灯,而且如果你不是坐在头几排,闪光灯的光到不了舞台,这能用现场光。
4:三脚架:我的使用经验是这个东西没有用,因为不方便,你在剧场的作为通常没有足够的空间放三脚架,建议用独脚架。不过我还是发现不用任何架子方便。可以用一切可以作为支点的物体,如桌子和手肘。

III:基本要领
先检查ISO值,建议用ISO800;

用自动白平衡;
设定速度优先,定为1/60秒或1/125秒,速度因该与镜头成倒数,如镜头是70-200mm, 不考虑变焦倍率,速度定为1/125秒。如果没有防抖功能,不要使用1/30以下的速度,这时候,相机会自动按照现场光设定光圈;
用自动中心对焦和自动中心测光,摄影师没有时间手动对焦和测光;

对于舞蹈表演可以使用相机的连续拍摄功能.
小帖士:
用望远镜头看每个演员,找到他(她)的特点便于拍摄。

除非是特写,一般用横板。用取景框观察光线的变化,及时按下快门。
问清楚是否允许拍摄。
问清楚是否允许用闪光灯,(建议基本不用闪光灯)。

IV:作品欣赏

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摄影高级教程-人像摄影(附上众多美女帅哥)

简介:所谓人像摄影就是照片的主体是人的摄影。人像摄影在中国尤其有很大市场,因为:中国人数众多,而且很多人喜欢被拍照,没有肖像的保护意识。

人像摄影可以分为室内和室外,室内主要是在照相馆里由专业摄影师拍的照片,这些照片基本分为婚纱照和写真照。一个业余的摄影师也可以租赁专业的影棚,杂志封面的照片一般是在照相馆里由专业摄影师拍摄的,室内摄影是一个专门的主题,不在这里详细解释。

室外的人像摄影可以分为写真和纪实。写真的照片就是要求被摄者摆出美姿,化好妆,照出人物的最美的一面,纪实人像讲求的是对现场,人物的表情等的掌握。美的要求不高。

I:人像摄影的特点

1: 人像摄影要以人脸来曝光,也就是说照相的时候首先把人脸曝光正确;

2:人像摄影讲究人像的表情,体态等,在取景的时候要想到表达什么样的意图;

3:尽量突出人物,而背景只是起衬托的作用。

II:工具

1:相机:一般的单反相机都能够胜任这项工作,
2:镜头:用个70-200mm(或以上)的头,很多专业摄影师用300-600mm的镜头,如果镜头有防抖功能最好,这样可以降低3挡左右光圈。长焦的好处是可以拍摄远距离的人物,景深小,背景模糊,利于突出主体。
3:闪光灯,有时候人的脸部需要用闪光灯补光,有时为了压暗天空,需要戴上大功率的外拍闪光灯。


4:三脚架:我本人不喜欢使用三脚架,觉得不方便。但是每个人的喜好不一样。只要你的速度不低于1/30秒,一般不需要使用三脚架,

5:反光板:在阴影下或逆光的情况下,应该使用反光板,使得人的脸部更加明亮。

III:基本要领

先检查ISO值,建议用ISO100-200;
用自动白平衡;
设定光圈优先,定为F4,或3.5以下,这时候,相机会自动按照现场光设定速度,开大光圈的目的是使得背景虚化,以便突出主体;

如果有测光表,可以测一下人物的脸颊的两侧光比,如果用机内测光,用自动中心对焦和自动中心测光测一下人物的脸颊的两侧光比,看拍摄的意图决定用哪一边的光进行曝光,

对准人的眼睛对焦。

小帖士:

在照像以前,想清楚到底要反映人物的哪些特点,有时需要和人物聊天,以便更加了解任务,比如一个公司的高级经理可能不想被拍成青春少女。所以摄影师与人物的沟通必不可少,找到他(她)的特点便于拍摄。


人物特写,一般用竖板。但是人物与背景兼顾的照片可以用横版。

很多摄影师喜欢拍的片子人物比较柔和,锐度不高,我不赞同,我锐度高的片子可以放大很多,而且锐度好可以在photoshop里面调柔。
逆光有着意想不到效果,可以用反光板或者闪光灯补光。

如果是外景,尽量要把背景显示出来,不要照得和室内一样的大头像

艺术照不是纪念照,不是到此一游

IV:作品欣赏

 

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