About Mainlander - 大陆人
This group intends to be a showcase for the best street photography taken in mainland China and posted to Flickr.
That means not Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. This has less to do with politics, and more to do with liking the name Mainlander. Although Chinese culture is clearly present in the above areas, there is a definite feel to the main bulk of China that has been run by the Communist Party since 1949. Partly it is about being the majority developing world as opposed to minority developed one. This same feel and pace of life often also extends into the minority regions of Mainland China that don't necessarily have what outsiders may think of as "Chinese" culture.
I'm giving the word street a broad definition here. Perhaps it's easiest to define what it isn't. It isn't peopleless shots of landscapes or temples rendered beautifully in Photoshop, it isn't studio work, it isn't Pudong from the Bund, it isn't grubby wall abstracts, and it definitely isn't V-signs, unless under exceptionally subversive circumstances... Being China though, street could perhaps also mean a ploughed field, or a crowded bus, or maybe an upmarket restaurant window.
Think "decisive moments", candids, street portraiture, shadowplay, reflections, cinematic moods, low light graininess, medium format B&W, the standout shot from a photojournalistic essay, all these are suitable. Nothing with too much post-processing though beyond darkroom style contrast and colour level tweaking, so that means no colour cutouts or HDR, and if you can, leave the big borders and signatures for the postcards.
Let's have spontaneity, found situations, storytelling, and perhaps even a bit of style. A balance of continuity and variety.
Members can only post ONE PHOTO PER DAY, so please make it your best work as NOT ALL PHOTOS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please don't take offense if your photo doesn't show up. I'm sure it has happened to everyone on Flickr at some time. It doesn't necessarily mean it is a bad photo, more perhaps it doesn't quite fit the style of the group. Then again, it could just be that it's a bad photo :)
Please tag your photos "mainlanderchina" and also copy and paste the following link into any comments you make on photos in the pool:
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seen in Mainlander , 依照被看见在 大陆人
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這小組是想展示最優秀的在大陸拍攝的街道攝影作品。
請不要展示你在香港或是澳門，台灣拍的作品。這不是因為中國的地理位置的一國政策，而是大陸人這個特有的名字，這個特有的身份。
我在這裡用比較廣範的定義來理解街道拍攝。最好是不用一個具體化。但是這並不代表是山水或是攝影棚的作品，不是浦东橫向壯觀，也不是牆的抽像畫, 更不是Ｖ標志除非在特別情況下。在中國範圍里的街道可以是未耕做的田地，擁挤公共汽车，或是高级餐馆窗口。
瞬間的搶拍，街道人物的肖像，光線對比，倒影，電影效果，低光線拍攝，黑白照，新聞性的照片。請不要過多的加工你的照片，不要部分畫面顏色轉換和ＨＤＲ，加黑框，署名。
讓我們用最自然的方式來捕捉順間，發現故事，加上我們自己的特性。作品應該是有連貫性和多樣性。
每一個成員只能在每一天貼一張照片。盡量用你最好的作品。我們要有一定的挑選．請不要因為你的照片沒有被展示而惱怒．我想這可能發生在任何一個人身上，這並不代表你的作品不好，只是這也許不適和我們的要求。
請貼上“mainlanderchina“在你的照片上，然後复制以下的链接如果您在對小组的相片發表任何意见。
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seen in Mainlander , 依照被看见在 大陆人
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