What is the city tourism photography?

Lead: Now many people like to travel and experience the cultures and feelings of different cities. So what photos can we take when we travel in the city to make us remember the city? The following is what I want to take in my high-speed city travel photography.

What do you shoot for urban tourism photography? Although the modern city is not necessarily the main destination of tourism, it is likely to be a transit place for you to stay for a certain period of time, especially for long-distance travel. Planes and trains can always reach bigger cities, so you can pay more attention to the opportunity to photograph Tu Laoshi.

civic landscape

Skyscrapers, airports, railway stations, all kinds of landmark landscapes, just like the faces of cities, we need to take pictures. But the same "standard postcard" shooting method may make people feel boring, so you might as well choose the same landmark from different angles, different weather and different time to create your own style. When you arrive in a city, if you want to take a big picture, you must look for scenic spots with high altitude, such as Taiping Mountain in Hong Kong and Jinmao Building in Shanghai.

▲ Causeway Bay (China, Hongkong) 28 mm, f/8,1160s, ISO 200.

There is no fixed method. You can shoot big scenery but don't want to climb mountains. A circular overpass like this can fully show its perfect structure with a fisheye lens, and it also has the effect of framing in composition.

▲ Lujiazui (China, Shanghai) 16 mm (fisheye), f/8, 1/500s, ISO 200.

Some cities are naturally antique, and buildings of different eras are mixed together. This layering effect is easier to show with a telescope.

▲ galata (Istanbul) 100 mm, f/5.6,1125 seconds, ISO 125.

This is a classic angle overlooking Rome, standing at the top of the dome of St. Peter's Cathedral. Bird's-eye photos must be focused, and the whole picture should not be covered with houses without center of gravity. In this painting, the circular colonnade of St. Peter's Square becomes the center of the picture, and a road extends all the way to the horizon, dividing the picture into two symmetrical halves.

▲ Aerial view of Rome (Vatican) 35 mm, f/8, 1/400 seconds, ISO 200.

Using the reflection of the water surface can make buildings more beautiful, especially the above picture. The buildings are shining in the sunlight, and the sky and water are deep, which makes the picture saturated.

▲ Town Hall (Oslo, Norway) 75 mm, F/ 1 1, 1/250 seconds, ISO 100.

The nearby streamlined cruise terminal contrasts with the square house in the distance, and the sea in the middle just separates them, so an equal three-point composition can be adopted.

▲ International Cruise Terminal (China, Xiamen, Fujian) 100 mm, f/ 10, 1/500 seconds, ISO 200.

Factories, docks, stations and other places can show the masculine beauty of the city. When shooting industrial subjects, the composition should be full, the colors should be bright, and the regular lines should be prominent.

▲ Yangshan Wharf (China, Shanghai Yangshan Port) 28 mm, f/8,11250 seconds, ISO 200.

City corner

Compared with the big landscape, the details of people and streets can better show the humanistic features of a city.

The key to shooting a small corner of TuLaoShi.com city is to capture those interesting moments. When shooting the picture on the left, an oblique angle was chosen, so that two people and the drawing board can be fully displayed in the picture. If you shoot from all sides, the stereoscopic effect of the picture will be much worse.

▲ Bund painter (China, Shanghai Bund) 35 mm, f/ 1.7, 1/2000s, ISO 200.

Seasonal and holiday scenes should not be missed. If you are in it, you can feel a strong festive atmosphere, which is even stronger with the afterglow of the sunset and the consistency of the characters' movements.

▲ Christmas Market (Frankfurt, Germany) 16 mm, f/5.6, 1/40s, ISO 200.

Some cities will have some unique features, such as Pattaya. Although it is not small, there is no bus, and all public transportation depends on this modified pickup truck. Pay attention to bring out the environment and background when taking pictures. Pattaya is a coastal city. If the seawater is put into the picture from a distance, it can better reflect its flavor.

▲ Bus (Pattaya, Thailand) 70 mm, f/4,11000 seconds, ISO 200.

The photo on the left was taken one morning in Istanbul, when I opened the window on the third floor of the hotel and poked my head out to see such a scene in an instant. A Muslim woman quietly hangs colorful tapestries on the opposite balcony, and narrow alleys meander from her feet to the depths of the city in the distance. This kind of photos must extend the picture to the distant view in order to show a rich sense of hierarchy.

▲ Out of the window (Istanbul, Turkey) 35 mm, f/8, 1/200 seconds, ISO 200.

Some cities are built in hilly areas, which will produce this kind of scene in the picture. When taking pictures, you can straighten the house and tilt the ground, which is called faithful restoration; You can also flatten the ground like the picture below and let the house lean to one side, showing a little surreal feeling.

▲ Slope (Istanbul, Turkey) 26 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 seconds, ISO 200.

An ordinary restaurant alley is unique because of colorful umbrellas and the hot sunshine in the Mediterranean. When shooting such a scene, give more space to the sky and less space to the ground, and use the central composition to highlight the depth of the street. Umbrella, like leaves and petals, is suitable for backlighting.

▲ Style Food Street (Antalya, Turkey)16mm f/4.511250s ISO 200

Strong urban atmosphere should be presented through strong colors and light and shadow, facing the sun, so that light can divide everything into highlights and shadows, and the smoke from barbecue stalls can be used as a mediator between the two.

▲ Xiaolongtang (China, Changsha, Hunan) 28 mm, f/8, 1/30s, ISO 320.