Kirk Gulledge
March 2025 - Bamboo Pass, Hangzhou, China
About the Image(s)
It was taken a couple of years ago in Hangzhou, China, in a park called Bamboo Pass. The lady with the pink umbrella is a friend who was showing me some of her favorite places around town. I usually avoid including people in my pictures, but her bright umbrella seemed to provide a nice contrast to the dark path with the overcast skies. I took it with my Panasonic Lumix FZ200 camera at 25mm, F2.8, 1/25th sec, at ISO400. In post I just lightened it and increased the contrast a bit.
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8 comments posted
Nice thought having the lady included in the pic, the pink umbrella being a bonus. Well framed having here in the centre of the path and in the middle of the gates. The water on the path has added to the pic. Good one. Posted: 03/03/2025 16:20:38
Thanks, Geoff. It was a rainy, misty day, so the water on the path was a consequence- but that apparently turned into a positive for the image. Posted: 03/30/2025 21:41:24
This is a very nice image. Very symetric and calm, with a progressive Gradation from dark to bright from the close/bottom to far/sky. An added light path with a bright color walker with an umbrella - just wonderful. The distant door and the walker are inviting us to visit China!
This is a keeper and would be a great image for a travel agency.
Fantastic! Posted: 03/04/2025 06:37:00
This is a keeper and would be a great image for a travel agency.
Fantastic! Posted: 03/04/2025 06:37:00
Thanks, Pierre, the lady on the path was very cooperative in letting me try to take her walk down the path from several view points. And yes, despite the inclement weather, Hangzhou was a very inviting place to visit. Posted: 03/30/2025 21:43:28
Hi Kirk. I thought it was in Japan. When I have a close look of the gate at the end of path. Yes. I am sure this is China not Japan. The lady with pink umbrella is definitely a story telling element into this image. It gives the sense of height and depth of the pass! Job well done. No complain and no suggestion :). Posted: 03/17/2025 01:41:48
Thanks so much, Frans! My friend (the lady in the shot) knew I was looking for a picturesque location, and this little park did not disappoint. Posted: 03/30/2025 21:45:59
No suggestions on this one. The lady adds to the photo make you feel your walking the path. Posted: 03/26/2025 02:22:30
Thanks, Tami. Fortunately, my friend walked down this path several times while I was trying to find the best composition balance for the picture. Posted: 03/30/2025 21:47:20