Suzhou Creek Photo

Photographer’s Note

Suzhou Creek is in central Shanghai, & empties into the Huangpu River in the foreground, which joins the Yangzi River about 30 km downstream from here. Shanghai has a population of over 17,420,000 which makes it one of largest ((if not the largest) cities in the world.

"At the entrance to Suzhou Creek, can be seen the 18 metre wide (60 feet) iron Wàibáidù Bridge, built in 1906, to replace the original wooden toll bridge constructed in 1856 by an English businessman."

Source: Frommers Guide to Shanghai.

Seen on the right, are the Broadway Mansions (the warm, reddish colored highrise, adjacent to the bridge) & the Pujiang Hotel (Astor House / Richards Hotel).

Taken from the 2nd observation deck of the Oriental Pearl Tower in Pudong, which is approximately 263 metres or 863 ft high. Shot through glass.

More info here:

This is a link to Wikipedia Shanghai

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Pearl_Tower

The obelisk on the left is the 'Monument to the People's Heroes', "dedicated to Chinese patriots (as defined by the Communist Party), beginning in the 1840s. It was erected in 1993 and contains a small historical gallery at its base, the Bund History Museum (daily 9am-4:15pm; free admission), which contains a few artifacts and some interesting photographs of the Bund. Just south of the monument (to the left, in this image), at street level, is the park Huángpu Gongyuán (daily 6am-6pm in winter, until 10pm in summer; free admission), originally the British Public Gardens built in 1868. In the early days, only Chinese servants accompanying their foreign masters were allowed to enter the park. Dogs were also prohibited, leading in later years to the apocryphal NO CHINESE OR DOGS ALLOWED sign being attributed to the park. The park was eventually opened to Chinese in 1926." (And not before time!) Such inappropriate language would not be tolerated in todays pc conscious world.

Source: 'Frommers' travel guide to Shanghai:

This is a link to Frommers Shanghai

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barrufeto_77 (25957) 2006-03-02 3:59

Hi Chris.

Great view of Shangai with a lot of details. It's great how you showed how crowded is the city and the cars give us a perfect scale about the size of the buildings.

Regards, Oscar

RGatward (19751) 2006-03-02 4:06

Excellent clear view, in perfect light, nicely framed with the river leading through the shot.

rbcy1974 (20746) 2006-03-02 4:12

Hello CHris,
Very good urban panorma,
you have captured the concrete jungle very well, I really like the way the water breaks the grey monotony. Well done
regards
Daniel

riclopes (33143) 2006-03-02 4:42

Hi Chris,
Great POV over this impressive city, with the sight of the river and all those bridges. I intend to go there this year...but I think Tokyo and Mexico city are bigger than Shangai. Good lighting and contrasts.
TFS,
Cheers,
Ricardo

Gerrit (36553) 2006-03-02 4:49

Hi Chris,
a very strong picture of this city, showing how huge the city is.
Thanks and regards, Gerrit

sarhanp (122) 2006-03-02 4:58

Fantastic city panaroma Chris. Love to see the details of Shanghai very clear with the help of your photo.

Many thanks,

Sarhan.

cessy (13647) 2006-03-02 5:26

very nice capture of the city, Chris
excellent clarity and sharpness
full of details
I like the composition and the colors

supereira (9576) 2006-03-02 5:51

Great view.I like the composition and prespective.Good contrast between the water and the buildings.Good light and colors.Well done!

efigesta (12181) 2006-03-02 7:18

Hi my friend
what a great view from shangai with a lot of details, great colors too
regards
manuel

hdl (6737) 2006-03-02 7:32

Hi Chris. Looks like an aireal shot from a hot-air balloon. A good overview of this huge city (since I live in a village of some 1000 inhabitants, it's difficult to grasp these dimensions). Thanks a lot also for the extensive note to accompany the picture. I see that you have done your research.

Cormac (26461) 2006-03-02 10:52

Nice perspective on this huge city. I can't get over the incredible detail in this shot, especially considering that it was taken through a window. Well done Chris!

atus (15476) 2006-03-02 11:30

Hello Chris,
very nice urban panoramic shot.Very clear and sharp with excellent definition.You had a very good POV from the tower.Compliments!
Attila

jrj (34779) 2006-03-02 12:01

Super shot from the 'bird perspective'. Great details of a great city. Good work, interesting to study..

weswang (18223) 2006-03-02 12:05

Hi Chris, An excellent PoV to see the city. Shanghai has changed a lot. I believe that all those high raised buildings are built less than ten years old. Nice composition to see the Suzhou Creek winding through the picture. Nice sharp and clear shot.

jhm (83786) 2006-03-02 12:14

Hi Chris,
Shanghai a world city and we can see a lot details and excellent panorama view about the city, the sharpness and clarity are amazing Chris, the boats together with the curving of the river are pleasant for looking.
Best regards,
John.

carper (66132) 2006-03-02 14:15

very nice shot chris,
the shot is very nice, the depth is great and the point of view is very good, nice job.
gr. jaap

ndb1958 (9249) 2006-03-02 14:46

Hi Chris: Looks a bit like Chicago from your POV. Beautiful city shot. Must be an interesting and amazing place. Nino

maphoto (8076) 2006-03-02 19:50

Very nice cityscape view Chris, fine details and looks like quite a nice place, well seen.

singuanti (15240) 2006-03-02 21:49

Hi Chris. I assume the haze is brought about from shooting through the glass. The contrast already looks high enough and I don't think cranking up the contrast just to reduce the haze would be a very good idea. I've heard good things about Shanghai. tfs Chris.

kclai (2267) 2006-03-03 2:40

Hi Chris
This is what I called the Concrete Jungle.
Composed nicely and still maintaining the correct color exposure.
Great travelogue notes, too.
Cheers.
Eric Lai

dream (159) 2006-03-03 5:08

Great perspective on this hugde city.Details are exellent.

Regards,
Ivica

cloverstar (0) 2006-03-03 8:16

Good to see this view from so high up. It shows the vastness of this city. Well done.

AiresSantos (43270) 2006-03-03 9:21

Superb capture of this big town, Chris.
This perspective is excellent, as well as the details. Very good colors, light and sharpness.
TFS and have a nice weekend,
Aires dos Santos

john_c (24635) 2006-03-03 9:31

Hi Chris,
A well composed shot from a superb POV. The exposure level and lighting well display this massive urban jungle, with the river nicely breaking up the frame and providing curves and lines for the eye to follow. The clarity of detail is impressive from this bird's eye view. Very well captured, Chris.
John

berek (29115) 2006-03-03 11:03

Hi Chris,
you took very large panoramic city view. you show to us all details on Shanghai. TFS.
have a nice weekend.
B.Erek
Meaning(Sense) 10,Framing:10,Idea :10

xavshot (63345) 2006-03-03 13:45

Bonsoir Chris
superbe POV pour cette vue de Shangai. J'aime bien tous les détails que l'on peut voir. Bravo
Xavier

tcht (7298) 2006-03-03 16:17

Hi Chris,
Ya kiddin..me? 17,420,000 people?!! That's like 4 times population of Austria or 1/4 of France's population. Well, this photo explains why, this is a really congested city. Great depth portrayed in this. Maybe not too sharp but this still works very good. TFS.
Rgrds,
Cheukhin

Luan (15935) 2006-03-06 3:59

Hello Chris,
it is not common to see an overall view of Shanghai. A very nice picture, it shows how this city is crows and busy ;o).
Excellent
Luan

flydragon (0) 2006-03-07 7:18

hello Chris
what a view amazing
great to see all the detail
a city i would love visit one day
thx for the pics and your good note
regards
••simon••

banyanman (7739) 2006-03-07 11:35

Hi Chris. This is excellent sharpness for having been shot through glass AND scanned AND penetrating Shanghai's air pollution (although it looks like you were lucky enough to be there on a rare clear day) with the only evidence of glass reflection being a tiny bit in the centre top. A really interesting image to study with all this detail. Cheers . . . David

sines (0) 2006-03-13 9:40

Hi Chris,
Impressive view of Shanghai. Great POV showing all those buildings. This is a city of the future as we can see in movies. I hope to have the opportunity to visit it.
Regards.

mumek (17530) 2006-03-19 21:18

Good evening Chris!
Great capture of the part of Shanghai,good colours and details. Very informative and interesting note Thanks for posting
regards
ziggy

NikosG (196) 2006-04-16 17:37