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Grey skies, persistent rain, and low-lying cloud. Not the best day for a sightseeing visit to the Canton Tower.

Like many Western companies Uber charged into the Chinese market, failed miserably, and promptly withdrew. The guys on the left of the picture in yellow are the delivery riders for Meituan, which is the big beast when it comes to delivery here. They can get you pretty much anything and generally...

There seems to be a bit of a grey area around helmets. I've no idea at what point an electrically powered two-wheeler is considered a vehicle. And given that most people ride their scooters on the pavement anyway they probably don't think they need one. Even on the roads there are quite a few...

I was waiting at a pedestrian crossing today, watching a man in front of me carefully parking his scooter. Once he had it placed as he wanted it he put one hand on the saddle, his other hand on the adjacent concrete bollard and eased himself effortlessly into a handstand. He did a few leg...

After one too many encounters with these types my attitude now is, **** them. Permit or not, nobody should have the authority to shut down public spaces which I, as a taxpayer, own and pay for unless there's a serious emergency happening.

Jiujiaochang Road, Shanghai

Presumably it's a public space? Carry on with your walk. Let them wait. If they don't like it, tough. (Can you tell I've had bad experiences with self-important TV/film types in the past?)

Very nice. I've tried a few like this in the past but I've never got that nice texture/ripple effect you have here.

Zhongshan Road, Shanghai

Nanjing Road East, Shanghai

Crawfordsburn, Northern Ireland

Colonel Sanders in China:

Guizhou Road, Shanghai

I'm just back in Guangzhou after a week in Shanghai and I have around 2000 pictures to work my way through. For starters here are a few shots of Shanghai's three tallest skyscrapers.

Cantonese opera performers. Beijing Road, Guangzhou.

Beijing Road, Guangzhou

Been a bit jaded recently - photographically speaking - so decided to go with a change of style. Food stall on Huifu Road, Guangzhou.

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Zhafen Street

Zhafen Street

Zhafen Street

Happy New Year from Guangzhou

Bailing Road, Guangzhou

Playing Jianzi at The People's Park, Guangzhou

Chinese Medicine Market, Guangzhou

Shamian Island, Guangzhou

Shamian Island, Guangzhou

Hopewell Crescent, Belfast Going for the obvious one here.

Haizhu S Road, Guangzhou

Guangzhou Opera House: Liede Bridge

Kite flying at the Canton Tower

Yesterday it finally got cold(ish) here in Guangzhou with the high down to 8C. It was the same today but it didn't stop the locals from playing mahjong outdoors by the river.

Here are a few more shots with the Rokinon 75. The first two were shot during daylight at f5.6, the third was from close up at f2. There are a few more examples on my Guangzhou Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/olli-guangzhou/

Here are a few photographs from a couple of nights ago when I took this newly acquired lens out for the first time. I've also included 100% crops from each. All of these were shot at ISO 3200 and I processed them through DXO Pure Raw which tends to soften them ever so slightly. (Also, the...

When I was living in Taiwan I printed a monthly magazine with my favourite pictures from that month and I've continued that practice in Guangzhou. The first arrived over the holidays - much delayed because it was sent to Bangkok, then sent back to the US via Tokyo, before finally arriving here...

I've only taken it out a couple of times but so far I do like it. It is very lightweight compared to the Fuji lenses but it seems well enough made. The focusing ring is smooth with just the right amount of pressure required to move it. (I don't use manual focus but I think the operation of the...

It's the Titanic Museum in Belfast. I think the main architects were a local Northern Ireland practice.

While back home over the holidays I visited a newish distillery that opened up a few years ago in Ballynahinch, about 20 miles south of Belfast. It's a lovely site and a great tour and naturally I acquired a bottle while there. This is the Hinch distillery exclusive - a peated malt matured in...

I've been looking for a 70mm-ish lens for my Fuji since I always liked the 105mm focal length on my old Nikon film cameras. For a long time the closest Fuji options were either 56mm - too short - or 90mm - too long. Then two 75mm lenses popped up at around the same time last year. I went for the...

Holywood, Northern Ireland

Foggy day in Belfast

Newtownards Road, Belfast

Bowmore, Islay

Beijing Street, Guangzhou

Ballyhalbert Castle Ward Portaferry Groomsport

Yide Road, Guangzhou

Guangzhou International Light Festival

Guangzhou

Zhujiang Park, Guangzhou this afternoon

Berat, Albania