Capture: Roamin' Holiday
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Russell Brown, in reply to
Today’s roaming. In classic Beijing style, an old industrial estate all gussied up and turned all arty farty.
Intriguing. What else is there?
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
Didn't get much chance for a look around. When we arrived we had to find our studio, the map very conveniently didn't have names on it, and they couldn't seem to think to tell us which number their studio was, but did think to jump on a bike and ride down to the gate to meet us. Then afterwards the wee one was rather exhausted. And besides, it's cold, damp, grey, and heavily polluted (I mean, by Beijing standards, in which what the rest of the world calls heavy pollution is the default setting), so not really taking the baby for a walk kinda weather. I did see a few other photography studios, there was the rather Bacchanalianly named place I mentioned, but I couldn't see anything to tell me whether that was a bar, a liquor store, or both. Otherwise it looked like the usual mix of studios, galleries, bars, cafes, general arty trendiness, just like out at the more famous 798, but much more compact.
Oh, and silly me, in this modern world we have things like Google. Their website says "是传媒、广告、艺术、美术、动漫、影视等行业的聚集地" - it's a base for industries such as media, advertising, art, animation, film and television. I include the Chinese because I never thought there was a difference between 艺术 and 美术 and the dictionaries don't help, except that 美术 may refer specifically to painting. What I did get close enough to identify was either Bacchanalian or photographic in nature.
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
Sounds like you are enjoying Fatherhood Chris :)
Well, it certainly has its perks. But we had a bit of trouble getting that carseat into the car, what with short seatbelts and staff at a carparts market laughing in my wife's face when she asked for stuff that should easily available, and I was just really happy to have her both safe and comfortable.
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
I include the Chinese because I never thought there was a difference between 艺术 and 美术 and the dictionaries don’t help, except that 美术 may refer specifically to painting.
I meant to add: So please, people, if you want your documents translated well, write them properly. That is not the only example of an utterly pointless and unnecessary ambiguity I've come across and they are exceedingly frustrating when you're trying to translate. Not sure if any of you are ever in need of a translator, but bear that in mind just in case....
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How's this for a bit of formation flying?
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
The seem to be quite deliberately putting on an aerobatics display.
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How is that for take off?
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Steve Barnes, in reply to
How is that for take off?
That is so good on so many levels.
xLnt -
Steve Barnes, in reply to
The seem to be quite deliberately putting on an aerobatics display.
It takes years of training to get them to do that.
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Flying protocol: Birds have right of way no matter what.
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hmmm.... gulls flying in formation.... a squadron of gulls lining up for take off.... These gulls seem to be taking on quite a military demeanour. Should we be worried? Or is this the RNZAF's response to its miserly budget?
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
Should we be worried?
Just the usual avian holiday hi-jinks.
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Russell Brown, in reply to
How is that for take off?
That is so good on so many levels.
xLntHell yeah. A capture in the best sense.
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
Sadly YouTube and China's Net Nanny have a bit of an unresolved disagreement. And where I am is rather lacking in avian anything, let alone holiday hi-jinks. Dunno if they're frozen out or choked out (our air has been very flavoursome the last few days), but they ain't here. They must be all down your way holiday hi-jinking. But I do consider myself reassured.
