Sunday, April 13, 2014

香格里拉独克宗古镇

            逆光下,镜头中的古镇

         黄昏时刻,藏民穿着传统服装,
           在广场翩翩起舞,自得其乐!

         游客合力把超大转经筒旋转,为自己和家人祈福

         夕阳西下,踏着自己的影子漫步

           从古镇一角,遥望龟山上世界最大的转经筒

                                     古镇石板路,别有特色


2013年八月下旬,我和几位摄影发烧友来到具有1300多年的香格里拉独克宗古镇拍摄和游玩。我向来对古镇情有独钟,对古镇有一种莫名的好感和向往。

我特别喜爱香格里拉古镇,我爱她的纯朴,爱她浓浓古镇的味道。置身古镇,我感觉时光倒流,宛如回到远古时代,热闹中却是宁静和祥和。这里没有丽江的喧闹,没有酒吧一条街的狂热。走在独克宗古镇石板道,仿佛回到‘茶马古道’的年代。

古镇的建筑物多为两层楼房,木材是主要的建筑材料,具有浓厚的藏族风格。藏人在这里开店卖藏族手工艺品,唐卡、油画、藏刀和其他纪念品。看顾客和店员讨价还价,也是旅游的乐趣。累了,到茶馆沏一壶茉莉花茶,边品茶边听着藏族歌曲,看着熙熙攘攘的人潮,发一下呆,可打发一个下午。

我喜爱黄昏的古镇,这时刻逆光拍摄古镇和人物特别有味道。如不拍摄,也能踏着自己的倒影,漫步逍遥。

在四方街,藏民穿着传统服装开始在广场集合,他们是来跳舞的。音乐一响起,他们手拉手,高兴地载歌载舞。不多时,整个四方街都是人潮,跳舞的人越来越多,观看的也不少,他们脸带笑容,人间乐土原来就在这里!

四方街旁有座名叫龟山的小丘,山顶有着世界上最大的转经筒,二三十人才可推动它旋转。游客不约而同合力把它旋转,为自己和家人祈福。

我在香格里拉住了两个晚上,两天都在古镇游玩,虽然不算对古镇很了解,却留下极深刻的印象,还打算重游。可惜今年一月十一日的一场大火,无情地烧毁了部分古镇,叫人惋惜,令我更怀念在古镇作客的时光。不知我和友人品茶的那间优雅茶馆还在否?那卖烧烤的友善藏妇的小店是否受影响?

古镇的风采,我想只好在我照片中去回味了!


和我同游古镇的其中一位好友,农历新年过后,因追求幸福已到异国生活。是否还有机会一同重游修复后的古镇,谁也说不上了!






Sunday, December 22, 2013

元阳梯田雪景 Yuan Yang Terraced Rice Field in Snow


30年难得一见的大雪给我们遇上了!抵达元阳当天就开始下雨,两天都在酒店发呆。团友正在发愁的晚上,天空开始飘下雪花,越下越大。隔天醒来推窗一看,不得了,整个元阳镇已成了白雪皑皑的童话世界!赶紧背上所有摄影器材,往梯田开去,30年没人见过的银白色梯田竟出现在我们眼前。多依树,老虎嘴和所有景区都看不到云海,看不到“耶稣光”直到我们离开的前一天才停止下雪。风光摄影就是这样,不是你想拍什么就有什么,上苍自有安排。感恩,能拍到白雪在梯田飞舞已满足了!

It started to rain when we reached Yuan Yang, the terraced race fields of Yun Nan Province. We stayed in the hotel for 2 days waiting for the rain to stop. The rain did not stop, instead it started to snow at night, by next morning, the whole town was snowed in. The last time it snowed was in 1982. This was what I saw in Yuan Yang. In landscape photography, the pictures were given not what we intended to shot.












Wednesday, November 27, 2013

云深之处有人家 The Nomad - Penan




不知道那个年代开始
本南人就住在这片森林里
外界称他为游牧民族
他们其实不放牧
居无定所
狩猎采果为生
森林是他们的粮仓
森林是他们的故乡

生活在云雾飘渺的深山
这里没有闹市喧嚣
没有争权夺利
爾虞我诈的人事纠纷

他们懂得分享
人人为我
我为人人
日子平淡
心中却踏实
乐在其中

不记得什么时候
重型机械开进这片与世无争的森林
伐木
据说是要增加国家的财富
伐木
据说是要本南人接近文明
伐木
据说是让本南人生活得更好

然而
森林没了
猎物野果也减少了
河流受到污染
鱼也随着消失

守护在深山云雾中的本南人
生存条件受到影响
他们何去何从
是否还有明天?


From time immemorial
They live in the jungle
Roam free to hunt for foods

They are Penan
The nomad
Jungle is their home

Free from the hustle and bustle of life in the city
They live a simple life
But they are happy and contented
They lean to share
And they take care of each other

All hell broke loose
When the heavy machines and tractors came into their home
Logging started in a big way
Loggers said cutting down trees for wood could make the country rich
Cutting down trees can improve Penan’s lives
Cutting down trees can bring the Penan into the modern world

But when forest was destroyed
Penan can no longer hunt
Rivers too were polluted
Penan can no longer fish

They are caught in dilemma
Jungle still remain as home
But their livelihood is already badly affected

Is there tomorrow for Penan
Is there future for the son of the jungle?




Wednesday, November 6, 2013

敢问路在何方?The Long and Winding Road


有许多关于路的名言警句,随手拈来:“路是人走出来的”,“天无绝人之路”,“敢问路在何方”,“路遥知马力”等。消极的也不少:“走头无路”,“死路一条”和“无路”!

路也是人类联系最古老和最有效的方法;路也是经济发展最基本的条件。中国改革开放有句话:“若要富,先造路”,可见路的重要。

这几年拍摄风光所体会的是:好的景色往往出现在崎岖和陡峭的路上。这次去西藏阿里拍摄就是好例子,好的景点不是在拉萨市,而是在最艰苦和最缺氧离市区3,4千公里外!

同样的,人生的成功幸福之路往往也是一条崎岖陡峭之路!与大家共勉。


In Chinese language, there are many words or phrases associated with ROAD. Among the most common one are: road is made by human footsteps, there is always a road (way) for those who are optimistic, the strength of the horse is measured after a long and winding road etc. Some of the phrases are negative like: no road, death road etc!

But road connect people, like it or not, road is also a prerequisite for economic development as you can see what have happened in China.

For me, good landscape pictures are always found in the end of a long and winding road, at least this is the experience during my recent shooting trip in Tibet-Ali.

Similarly, the success and happiness in life are normally found after a long and precipitous winding road.