Beijing smog

    Beijing smog as seen from the China World Hotel, March 2003, during the SARS outbreak.

    This was my first shot posted to Flickr.

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      drhundertwasser, solaris955, jokerman0817, pacorroncas, and 28 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. Elfworld (71 months ago | reply)

      Scary sight.

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    3. ðηë SëcðηD ðηë Shðt (71 months ago | reply)

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    5. Rinaldo_ (71 months ago | reply)

      beautiful

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    6. jeanne.lopez (71 months ago | reply)

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    7. tengtan (away awhile) (71 months ago | reply)

      Atmospheric.

      Seen in the Other Village

    8. AntonisP (71 months ago | reply)


      Seen in the Other Village

    9. Annevi Petersson (71 months ago | reply)

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    10. stevecadman (71 months ago | reply)

      award award

    11. nikond100 (71 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Só PB - Just B&W, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    12. woefi (70 months ago | reply)

      Thick atmosphere. Very impressing.

    13. photobug_63♥ (69 months ago | reply)

      My son did say it was a smoggy city!! !WOW!

    14. •I•R•I•N•A• (68 months ago | reply)

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    15. THEfunkyman (68 months ago | reply)

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    19. tigersmacks (68 months ago | reply)

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    20. Miguel Roa Guzman (68 months ago | reply)

      I have seen your "Flickr Special Picture" in: Flickr Special- Post one- Give 5

    21. Fabrizio C. Carta (68 months ago | reply)


      Black & White Art Award

    22. Carmeena [deleted] (68 months ago | reply)


      Black & White Art Award

      Beautiful capture !

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    24. Bia Moreira (68 months ago | reply)


      Black & White Art Award

    25. Ben124. (68 months ago | reply)


      Black & White Art Award

    26. UTODYSTOPIA [deleted] (67 months ago | reply)

      A space really impressing here with this light.

    27. David O Shantz (65 months ago | reply)

      Begs the question: Is it possible to use pictures to make a change?

      Carbon Pollution affects the Sea : Graphita

    28. Scott Hensley (65 months ago | reply)

      Kevin, Terrific shot. We used it to illustrate a post on our blog about pollution in Beijing. Thanks. We gave a link back to this page and credit to you. If you're interested, you can see our post here: blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/01/24/beijing-smog- may-be-olymp...

    29. Green Change (61 months ago | reply)

      thanks for using the cc license. we published your photo at www.greenchange.org/article.php?id=2671.

    30. stakecheez (58 months ago | reply)

      hey man i've started a site devoted to the smog with pics here or here beigey-olympic-games.vndv.com/index.html if its okay i might look at using your photo

    31. stakecheez (58 months ago | reply)

      or here www.beigey-olympic-games.co.nr

    32. Daveness_98 (58 months ago | reply)


      This picture fills me with desolation
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    33. campdavemorecambe (58 months ago | reply)

      Music to my Eyes AwardThis Image Is Music To My Eyes!
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    34. ۶ TEACUP PHOTO (58 months ago | reply)

      Music to my Eyes AwardThis Image Is Music To My Eyes!
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    35. snowgoon (58 months ago | reply)

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    36. aimkk (57 months ago | reply)

      O,MYGOD
      But the present Beijing was already much better

    37. gecua (54 months ago | reply)

      i thought at first "how lovely the day today is, foggy". turns out it was smog. O_o still a bit smoggy here.

    38. i_still_believe_in_u (54 months ago | reply)

      excellent composition, wonderful mid tones!
      hope all is beautiful - xoxo!

    39. peggyhr (50 months ago | reply)

      Great shot!

      Experienced this for myself back in Sep '05.

      www.flickr.com/photos/artsylens/456206395/in/ set-72157600...

    40. Roberto Gardella (48 months ago | reply)

      I like to go back and see the first uploaded photo of my contacts......:)
      Damn.....we have fog but not because smog...!!! That's quite terrible!!
      --
      Seen on your photo stream. (?)

    41. todd* (45 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for taking a peek at "my first flickr" photo. Returning the favor. Nice shot! This one shows the consequences of progress, I suppose.

    42. LanAnhB (42 months ago | reply)

      Hi,
      I'm writing for a french website of environmental information, and I'd like to publish your picture for my article on greemzer.fr. My boss still has to accept it, but if she does, would you mind that I use it? Of course I'll put your name at the end of the article.
      Thanks and nice picture

      Doris

    43. ClizBiz (19 months ago | reply)

      Great shot of a disturbing situation. I've used this photo to promote a blog post over at BlogHer.com:

      www.blogher.com/polluted-air-china-worries-wo men-there-po...

    44. tomswift46 ( Hi Res Images for Sale) (15 months ago | reply)

      I had to go back to the beginning and what a beginning!

      Smog and SARS!

    45. brendan ó (10 months ago | reply)

      your own start ;-)

      what brought you all the way back to my start?

    46. ~ o (6 months ago | reply)

      cough Nice ! cough cough

    47. Maria_Globetrotter (4 months ago | reply)

      I've only been in Beijing a few days, and it shocked me how smoggy it was, in the mid day just grey, grey... Is it always like that??

    48. China Chas (4 months ago | reply)

      I think yesterday was the worst day on record for pollution in this place. We do get plenty of nice days too but this photo shows that some things never change...

    49. David Harbinson (EnglishNewsLessons) (4 months ago | reply)

      Hello Kevin. Thank you for putting your photo under CC. I have used it on my site here www.englishnewslessons.com/lessons/2013/janua ry/15012013a... and attributed it to you in the manner requested on your profile page.

    50. steven..ng (3 months ago | reply)

      My younger brother was there 2 weeks ago and it is bad!
      You can't get a clear city shot regardless what type of lens and camera you have....LOL

    51. MacSmiley (2 weeks ago | reply)

      Yikes! People really have to breathe that?

      Seen in the brand new Yahoo! Weather app for iPhone, iPod, and iPod touch! Thanks for sharing your photo with a wider audience!

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