No matter how you compose a large landscape photo, there are only two ways to do it.
The earth occupies one third, and the sky is largely white.
This is an option that will only be considered when the sky has a lot of detail.
For example, there are a lot of white clouds, and the sunset reflected in the sunset is very beautiful, and I don't want to cut out even a fraction of it, so I can leave the sky white like this. But the sky has no details and is cloudless, so there’s no need to take photos like this.
On a sunny day, the earth can occupy two-thirds of the screen.
There were not many clouds in the sky today, and the sunset time had not yet arrived. Chen Xing took a photo at the composition point he chose to see the effect, using the broken loess wall standing on the ground to guide his vision.
But after seeing the effect, Chen Xing still felt that the warm-toned sunset was the best match for this land.
"Brother Jean, can we stay here tonight? I think the sunset here should be beautiful."
"Yes, there is a scientific research station nearby. There are people stationed there all year round. We often stay there, but it is not free. And we have to return to Qiang County by noon tomorrow at the latest."
The tickets here do not allow Chen Xing to visit all the time.
Although this place is still maintained by the Bazhou Tourism Bureau, to be honest, they don’t have much say here. The most people who come here every year are the scientific expedition teams from various provinces—actually teachers from the history department or the archeology department lead the team to visit.
The tourism bureau cannot control this kind of visit.
However, the tickets purchased by tourists from them can only stay here for two days. This may also take into account that some tourists may enjoy the sunset in Loulan here.
The setting sun in the desert of the Western Regions has been a frequent guest in literati's poetry since ancient times.
Chen Xing also had the idea of taking a sunset photo.
He loves shooting this kind of subject in various places in China.
The main thing is that they match too well.
When you shoot a sunset abroad, you may think it is ordinary, but when you shoot a sunset in any ancient building in China or in the environment of the Western Regions, the feeling is particularly beautiful.
After finding the shooting location, Chen Xing followed them to the car to get something to eat.
For the Lu family, it was difficult for them to spend a few hours in this deserted place with no signal, but it was just right for Chen Xing. In these few hours in the afternoon, he could walk around the environment of Loulan Ancient City.
Chen Xing had a picture in his mind, even though the surrounding buildings had collapsed so much that it was hard to see what they looked like before. But Chen Xing could vaguely see the houses and city walls built with loess on the brick walls, as well as the small yellow flags on the buildings that were blown by the wind and sand.
The scenery of Longmen Inn in the movie is vaguely visible here.
This is like a desert, but not a desert, there are no green plants, the ground is barren, but it feels inexplicably chivalrous.
The two soldiers outside were very easy to talk to and were familiar with the two brothers from the Lu family. When Chen Xing and the Lu family were wandering around the ruins of Loulan, the three of them took out a deck of playing cards and started playing. Kill boring time.
After all, the two soldiers did not have mobile phones, and even if they did, there would be no signal.
"Who is this person? We haven't seen any tourists come in for a long time."
"He's a photographer, he's quite famous, he's an Internet celebrity, right? Do you want two?"
"No, it's no wonder the photographer is here. Loulan hasn't had any good photos after so many years. It would be nice to have a photographer take some landscape photos."
"Yes, when I searched online, all photos were taken of people, and the backgrounds were all photoshopped. It's too fake."
Lu Feng thought that the current review process was so strict. If a photographer brought a model here just to take a few photos of the model, it would be a big deal if he could pass the review. The Bazhou Tourism and Culture Bureau will never let such tourists in.
"He's a very nice person. Are you really an Internet celebrity?" asked a soldier.
Chen Xing came back and had something to eat with them just now, and exchanged a few words with them. He thought Chen Xing was very nice, he spoke kindly, and he was handsome.
"The main reason is that I think he is awesome. It doesn't matter whether he is an internet celebrity or not."
The topic quickly jumped from photography to modern internet celebrities.
A few hours passed quickly. The sunset in Western Xinjiang came a little later than in the mainland. But when Chen Xing saw that the sun's rays gradually converged and became visible, Chen Xing felt that his wait was worthwhile. of.
The system has strengthened Chen Xing's photography skills many times in the past two years. When shooting "Buddha's Light", it even strengthened his ability to control wide-angle lenses, which made him more comfortable when shooting landscapes.
After the Buddha's Light was exhibited, many people asked Chen Xing how to take good pictures of the sunset.
Chinese people all like to take pictures of the sunset.
why?
Very simple.
The color temperature changes very quickly at sunrise and sunset. When the color temperature is high, it can show a sad or cold feeling, while when the color temperature is low, it can give people a warm feeling.
If there are clouds in the sky, the charming beauty will be beyond words.
Chen Xing also answered this question from netizens in the news. His reply was: "When the sky is beautiful, then pay attention to the ground."
In a good sunset work, what he captured is definitely not only the scenery of the sunset, but also the visual sense created by the earth cannot be ignored. An excellent ground environment will provide a good backdrop to the sky.
This is why in many Internet celebrity cities, some people pay high prices for composition points.
When the sunset came, Chen Xing took a few photos. Lu Jiarang also felt that Chen Xing found the location well. He took a photo with his mobile phone and said, "Then let's go? There is still a while to get to the scientific research station. This It gets very cold at night.”
"Can you wait a moment?"
"About how long?" Lu Jiarang asked.
"Two hours," Chen Xing said, judging the weather.
As mentioned before, the color temperature is low and the picture is warm at sunrise and sunset, which is very suitable for shooting yellow things on the ground, such as golden leaves, or the feeling of yellow sand in the sky here in Loulan.
But the period after sunset is also beautiful.
Photographers usually call this time the blues time. This time is used to shoot landscapes, which gives a feeling of desolation and loneliness.
Lu Jiarang hesitated for a moment and asked: "Can we forget it? Because it is really dangerous here at night, there are wolves. And when it gets dark at night, it is easy for us to get lost here, because there is no reference on the road, and the driver is not very careful. After a moment of hesitation, we drove about a hundred meters wrong and we all had to stay in the car for a night."
If it were just a wolf, Chen Xing really wouldn't be afraid.
But he also had to consider other people's feelings, so Chen Xing could only shake his head and said, "It's not in a hurry. Let's go back. Will that military vehicle go with us?"
"They have gone back a long time ago."
They just drove here to lead the way, not allowing them to break into the military restricted area. After confirming that Chen Xing and the others would not return to Qiang County this afternoon, they left. They would come back tomorrow when Chen Xing and the others went back.
After getting in the car, everyone fastened their seat belts. Lu Feng asked: "How is it? Did you take any good photos?"
Lu Jiarang said with a smile: "I got it, I got it, it will open your eyes in a while."
Although he used a mobile phone, he also received some guidance from Chen Xing.
You can also adjust a lot of data by turning on the professional mode of your phone, and you don’t have to worry too much about pixels. The built-in photography algorithm on your phone will not only improve the quality of the photos, but even repair some things that are originally unclear.
For example, if you take a picture of the moon with your mobile phone, the multiplier will be full.
You'll even see craters in cell phone photos of the moon.
Is this reasonable?
Mobile phones cannot achieve this effect. In fact, this is the automatic optimization of mobile phone photography. It automatically makes some adjustments when it detects that you are shooting the moon.
The off-road vehicle had its headlights on, and there was no road along the way. It just speeded on the ground covered with a layer of yellow sand, occasionally turning two corners.
"How do you know the way?" Chen Xing asked.
There are no traces of cars on the road. As long as there are no cars in this place for a day, the traces left today will be buried by the newly blown sand the next day. It is impossible to judge the route by tire tracks.
"Remember the location." Lu Feng said. "For example, how long have you been driving when there is a rock? When the headlights hit something, it means you should turn. Did you see a flash of light in front of us just now?"
"It seems there is?"
"Well, that's a street sign erected."
Not many people come here all year round, and building a road in the desert requires not only the cost of road construction but also a lot of maintenance costs, so building a road here is very unrealistic.
But there are street signs all the way to guide people.
If the way here does not pass through the military control area, there are also such road signs along the way, which can lead directly from Qiang County to the Loulan ruins.
After driving for half an hour, before it was completely dark, Chen Xing saw a relatively large blue tent.
Is this a scientific research station? It feels very basic.
It's like a temporary house built on a construction site.
This house has only one floor, but has two sides, six or seven rooms, and a push-type water well in the middle near the building. To be honest, except for some mountains where water resources are still very difficult, this kind of wells can only be seen in books and movies in the mainland.
The Lu family got off the car and shouted: "Old Wang, come out to pick up the guests!"
A man wearing a yellow and blue jacket, with a yellow face and a shaggy beard, and thick-soled glasses walked out of a house. He held a large vegetable bowl in his hand, which was full of rice and a layer of vegetables.
He still held the chopsticks in his right hand. After he came out, he chewed the food a few times and swallowed it before saying, "What's wrong? Are you sending the new couple here?"
"How come you don't have any newcomers here? When they come, tell me and I will pick them up for free."
The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "Then just wait, it will come sooner or later."
Lu Jiarang introduced Chen Xing. When he heard that Chen Xing was the photographer, the middle-aged man's eyes flashed and he said, "Oh, our team is short of a photographer. I think you have great potential, young man. Do you want to join our scientific expedition team?"
Lu Jiarang coughed and reminded: "No matter how remote your place is, you still have to read the news. It was on the top ten hot searches some time ago."
In the days when Chen Xing won the award, the discussion among domestic photographers spread to the discussion outside the industry.
The Internet has no memory. Although it was very popular at the time, ordinary netizens forgot about Chen Xing within a few days. Only those who paid more attention to photography still remembered that this incident happened.
And people like Lu Jiarang, who specifically searched for Chen Xing.
"What news?" The middle-aged man was puzzled.
At this time, Lu Feng's stomach rumbled, and he clicked his tongue and said, "Stop chatting, let's use your kitchen to make something to eat."
"Yes, yes," Lu Jiarang said, "I will stay in your two rooms for a while and leave tomorrow."
Lu Feng went into the kitchen by himself. There were all kinds of seasonings here. He was going to cook three bowls of noodles.
The middle-aged man holding the bowl then called the remaining two people to come in.
"Come on, come in and sit down. It's windy outside."
There was a light in the room, but I couldn't hear the sound of the motor. Judging from the appearance of the light, it didn't seem to be a battery. Do these lights come from electricity via wires? Is there electricity in such a remote place?
There are two people in this room who are also eating. One is about the same age as Lao Wang, and the other is a little younger, about twenty-five.
"You guys can sit down wherever you want while I eat something, I'm starving."
These three people all use big bowls to eat. Looking at their faces, you can tell that these three people are people who run outdoors for a long time. Chen Xing was like this when he came back from Tibet, but he gradually recovered.
Lu Jiarang also knew them, said hello, and briefly introduced Chen Xing to them.
These three people should be engaged in mineral exploration. The chat between Lao Wang and another person was mixed with a lot of professional terms and their local area numbers. The younger person looked at Chen Xing from time to time, and when Chen Xing looked over, he laugh.
I feel like my character should be very honest.
But dishonesty cannot stay here anymore. How many young people can stay in places with low signal and no access to the Internet.
Then he asked: "Are you the Chen Xing from the Internet?"
"Should it be me?"
If you ask this question, you can add two keywords, such as Chen Xing, the grandma of Bizhan, or photographer, traveler, etc. After all, the name Chen Xing is relatively popular in China.
"That's you, I've heard your voice." He smiled and said.
"I've seen some of your videos. They're very well shot and well spoken. I really didn't expect to meet you here."
He felt like he was being exiled. Other people's postgraduate lives were relaxing and enjoyable. Why did he have to do hard work with his teacher in this inaccessible place? If it weren't for the sake of his diploma, he would have quit.
But even in this place where he didn't see many new faces in a year, he also met an old lady who he had watched the video.
This is fate.
Chen Xing nodded: "Hello."
"Can I ask you how to take pictures? It's been a few years since I bought my camera. Although I carry it with me everywhere, I never have a chance to use it, and the pictures are not very good."
Lao Wang stopped chatting with his colleagues, burped and said: "Do you still have the energy to study how to take pictures? Young people are really energetic. Later, you will review our calculations today to see if there are any errors. Don't disturb the guests. rest."
(End of chapter)
