With the passage of time, it has entered December, and the temperature in the magic capital is gradually getting cooler. In early winter, the afterglow of the sunset is warm but short-lived. The ensuing night soon envelops the city. I strolled the streets of Shanghai with the Fujifilm GFX100 II, just for the beautiful scenery of the magic city in early winter.
GFX100 II with Lujiazui landmark
I have photographed many of Shanghai's landmarks, including the Bund and Jing'an Temple, which are full of history, and Lujiazui, which symbolizes modernity and fashion, and I hope to use the Fujifilm GFX100 II to record as many beautiful scenery of Shanghai as possible. This time, I mainly used GF23 F4 and GF35-70mmF45-5.6WR, GF45-100 F4 and GF100-200 F56. These four lenses cover from wide angle to medium telephoto, which is the most commonly used focal length for urban landscape photography, which is very easy to use and practical.
Focal length: 200mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 400
* Time: 1 40s ** Compensation: -03EV White Balance: Manual.
The Port Tower and the Ping An Financial Tower of China at sunset
Focal length: 200mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 400
* Time: 1 40s ** Compensation: -03EV White Balance: Manual.
The partially enlarged Port Building and the Ping An Financial Building of China
Focal length: 100mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 500
* Time: 1 120s ** Compensation: 03EV White Balance: Manual.
Yeguang Real Estate Company Building
At dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun gilds the Bund in a layer of gold. It is even more worth seeing the historical buildings that line here with a golden glow. Thanks to the fuselage that comes with 80 stop stabilization, so that I can easily shoot handheld, which is both labor-saving and productive.
The author is hand-held to photograph the Oriental Pearl
Let's follow my lens to enjoy these classic buildings and taste the GFX100 II medium format 10.2 billion pixels bring high image quality and delicate and natural light and shadow effects.
Focal length: 100mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 500
* Time: 1 400s ** Compensation: -03EV White Balance: Manual.
Oriental Pearl & Huizhong Hotel
The Oriental Pearl and Huizhong Hotel are not only the landmark buildings of Shanghai, but also the witnesses of history. They allow us to see the development and changes of Shanghai, and also make us cherish the history and culture of the city even more. Whether you're here for sightseeing or looking for historical memories, they're a must-see. The GFX100 II's viewfinder perfectly matches the architecture, and the camera's wide dynamic range captures both the Oriental Pearl Tower in the highlights and the Huizhong Hotel in the shadows, making the images rich and detailed.
Focal length: 80mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 500
* Time: 1 350s ** Compensation: 03EV White Balance: Manual.
The site of the former Beijing apartment
Focal length: 45mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 500
* Time: 1 300s ** Compensation: 03EV White Balance: Manual.
Zhong'an Meifeng Building
An architectural treasure intertwined with history and modernityIn the bustling commercial street of Shanghai's Huangpu District, stands a building with profound historical heritage and unique modern style - Zhong'an Meifeng Building. This building is not only a historical heritage of Shanghai, but also an outstanding representative of modern architecture. The sunset moment shimmers with a unique light. The GFX100 II+G mount lens perfectly captures this detail, making the light and shadow effects very natural.
Focal length: 200mm Aperture: f 110 ISO sensitivity: 500
* Time: 1 160s ** Compensation: -03EV White Balance: Manual.
Parts of Jin Mao Tower and World Financial Center
Corresponding to the Zhongan Meifeng Building are the landmark Jin Mao Tower and the World Financial Center in Lujiazui, which not only represent Shanghai's economic development, but also showcase Shanghai's charm as an international metropolis. Jin Mao Tower, the tallest building in China, has won global acclaim for its unique diamond shape and superior construction technology. The contrast between warm and cold is evident in the afterglow of the setting sun, and thanks to the camera's 16-bit color depth, orange also presents different saturations, making the whole building more colorful.
Focal length: 200mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 500
* Time: 1 170s ** Compensation: -03EV White Balance: Manual.
Jin Mao Tower, World Financial Center and IFC Twin Towers
The GFX100 II medium format still has another great advantage when shooting architecture, that is, you can make a second crop composition according to your own needs.10.2 billion pixels can ensure that we still have high clarity and sharpness after cutting, which is more convenient for us to create.
Focal length: 200mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 500
* Time: 1 170s ** Compensation: -03EV White Balance: Manual.
Jin Mao Tower is framed with the World Financial Center
Focal length: 200mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 500
* Time: 1 170s ** Compensation: -03EV White Balance: Manual.
Close-up of Jin Mao Tower
Filmed on the North Bund
When night fell, I headed to the North Bund, and the Fujifilm GFX100 II performed well. Whether it is a 23mm wide angle or a 200mm telephoto, it can achieve high highlights and details, and the shadows are not dead black, which is a good shot of the bright and charming night on both sides of the Huangpu River. When shooting, it is important to keep the tripod steady, which is essential for shooting for long periods of time.
Focal length: 23mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 100
* Time: 6 10s ** Compensation: -33EV White Balance: Manual.
The North Bund "National Geographic" has the same small yellow frame building
Focal length: 23mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 100
* Time: 10 1s **Compensation: 0ev White Balance: Manual.
Lujiazui at night
The GFX100 II's color performance is also very delicate and rich, and when shooting night scenes, you can also get night scenes with great color gradation.
Focal length: 200mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 80
* Time: 10 1s **Compensation: 0ev White Balance: Manual.
The Bund International Architecture Expo Group at night
Focal length: 72mm Aperture: f 80 ISO sensitivity: 80
* Time: 8 1s **Compensation: 0ev White Balance: Manual.
Lujiazui at night
When I use GFX100 II with GF23MMF4 R LM WR to shoot night buildings, I can not only restore rich colors, but also make ** more impactful through the different perspective relationship brought by the wide viewing angle of 23mm.
Focal length: 23mm Aperture: f 40 ISO sensitivity: 500
* Time: 1 8s **Compensation: -03EV White Balance: Auto.
North Bund
Thanks to the use of special lenses, this ultra-wide-angle prime lens can control chromatic aberration in detail very well, and can bring an overall high image quality to my photography from the center to the edges. The nanoG coating used in the lens also effectively eliminates the radial scattered light entering the lens, which solves the ghosting and flare that often occur with wide-angle lenses. Make the picture more pure.
Focal length: 23mm Aperture: f 40 ISO sensitivity: 100
* Time: 1 70s **Compensation: -03EV White Balance: Auto.
Shanghai World Expo Museum
This GF35-70mmF45-5.The 6WR has also helped me a lot in shooting, and it is hard to imagine that such a small and lightweight lens can fully meet the needs of a 100-million-pixel sensor when paired with the GFX100 II, bringing me excellent high image quality with its excellent optical quality.
Focal length: 54mm Aperture: f 52 ISO sensitivity: 100
* Time: 2 1s **Compensation: -03EV White Balance: Auto.
The roof of the Pudong Art Museum
Fujifilm GFX100 II 16bit RAW brings more post-production space, as shown below, this original image shot on the North Bund was underexposed for many files, but it can still be pulled back after post-production, not only the dark details have been preserved, but the image quality is still excellent.
The footage was slightly underexposed during shooting
Relying on high tolerance, after simply adjusting the parameters, the picture is saved
Focal length: 23mm Aperture: f 40 ISO sensitivity: 640
* Time: 1 35s ** Compensation: -23EV White Balance: Auto.
Slightly adjusted into a piece
It can be said that the beauty of Shanghai is inseparable from the photographer's eye to discover beauty, and it is also inseparable from the blessing of excellent photographic equipment, and the GFX100 II+G mount series lens helps me shoot more beautiful photographic works.