Taiyuan Fountain Photo

Photographer’s Note

Taiyuan is the capital city of Shanxi Province with a population of 3,413,800 (2004).

"Taiyuan is an ancient capital, constructed by Zhaojianzi (趙簡子/赵简子) in ca. 500 BC, named Jinyang (晉陽/晋阳). It was renamed Taiyuan in the Qin Dynasty. Several Kings came from this city, therefore the other name of the city is "Dragon City". Also, Taiyuan is known for its Liuxiang shopping district and the construction of parks and recreational areas on both sides of the Fen River that are specifically praised by the UN Environmental Programme for their role in the improvement in the environmental condition of Taiyuan. Taiyuan's environmental improvement project is being copied in many other Chinese cities and urban areas around the world"

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fayeulle, Gerrit, riclopes, snunney, saylan-cb, syd1946, Emile, jhm, Matthew-Watt has marked this note useful

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fayeulle (26541) 2007-09-08 0:43

Hi Chris
Amazing ! I know this place in this industrial city. I worked here 2 years ago...
Cheers
JP

pablominto (39918) 2007-09-08 1:06

Hello Chris,
A colourful place!
Good point of view gives fine lines and a good feeling of depth in the composition...
I suppose the "things" are parts of a fountain system, hehehe!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Gerrit (35463) 2007-09-08 4:07

Hi Chris,
interesting combi of these strange atrificial trees and this curious statue.
Regards, Gerrit

devimeuxbe (55673) 2007-09-08 4:14

Hi Chris
strange modern art in the city !
This is a beautifull composition.
Excellent
BErtrand

riclopes (32857) 2007-09-08 4:21

Olá Chris, these artificial trees are quite familiar to me and I remember seeing them everywhere, when I travelled in China. They sure add a nice graphism during the day. Good diagonal in a colorful composition and lovely blue sky. The reflections are attractive too and I wonder if you could step back a bit to have more water in the composition.
Cheers,
ricardo

snunney (34060) 2007-09-08 4:34

Hello Chris,
A pleasing shot of city life in contemporary China. A good pov on this interesting statue with excellent colours and clarity.

jrj (34779) 2007-09-08 6:29

Well made compo chris with a lot of contrasting details. The lov pov good for the total impression of the apparently very monumental piece of art in the middle of the water

saylan-cb (12726) 2007-09-08 6:32

Hi Chris
Very nice composition and great colours,interesting place.Nice POV here...
Excellent work.
TFS/Regarsd

P-S-I-G (24482) 2007-09-08 7:37

Hello Chris,
very well composed with this elements of the fountain.
Sharp and colourful.
Best regards,
Fabrice

syd1946 (17807) 2007-09-08 9:00

Hello Chris,
A lot of colors in this composition,even to the reflections!
I find also interesting the piece of art and your informative note about the "Dragon City"...

Wishes for the weekend,
Thomas

UnTrained (0) 2007-09-08 9:04

Hi Chris,
a colourful capture and the white statue just in that colours is an appealing contrast. Good POV and angel to achieve depth.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Paolo (40641) 2007-09-08 9:16

Hi Chris, beautiful image, colorufl and with unusual subjects close to the statues.
good quality and exposure.
thanks, ciao

keribar (42718) 2007-09-08 10:09

Always amazed with your classical pictures, you must be some kind of a Guinness Book record because you keep using my old camera the Pentax Me Super.
I like the diagonal here, this is my way of takinng these pictures too.
I wish you a happy week-end - Izzet

berek (28750) 2007-09-09 22:38

Hi Chris,
nice place from China . good point of view and clear picture. thanks for you sharing.
Burak

utkue (3420) 2007-09-14 4:00

Hello Chris,
Very beautiful capture and very good composition.
Reflection, colours and sunlight are wonderfull in this photograph.
Congratulations.
Best regards from Ankara and have a nice weekend.
Utku

Emile (19789) 2007-09-23 12:38

Hola Chris.
Interesting composition with the modern statue in the middle of the fountain and the three metal poles, good colors and DOF. A very good daily life shot of Taiyuan.
Well done. TFS.
Best regards.

jhm (81687) 2007-09-25 4:08

Hello Chris,

Very nice combinatie with statue and light poles also a good point of view gives fine lines and a good feeling of depth in the composition. Thans for sharing.

Have a nice day,
John.

Matthew-Watt (4463) 2007-12-28 18:58

Hello Chris,

I enjoy this photo. The dandelion shaped fountain heads are reminiscent of a similar fountain in Kings Cross, Sydney. I like the predominant Red/Blue/Green contrasts and the manner they are reflected in the still waters. If it were not for the large Chinese characters in the background, I would not have picked this as China; it has more of a European feel to it. Thank you for posting this one. Happy New Year.

Matt