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The trip so far (updated x 2)

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 1 April, 2009. Filed under China, Photography, Teaching. Tagged China, Erdos, Hangzhou. Comments Off.

So far we have travelled from Shanghai to Yiwu, Hangzhou, Erdos (Inner Mongolia) and now Beijing. Below are some photos, I’ll keep adding to this set as I get time to choose and edit. We have had two really wonderful welcomes from students at Zhejiang University and Erdos College (part of the University of Inner Mongolia). Quite [...]

Shanghai Poster Style

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 21 March, 2009. Filed under China, Photography. Tagged China, HDR, Photography. 2 Comments.

Just four poster style photos from around Shanghai as I’ve been finalising various arrangements. Hopefully some more serious work over the next few weeks as I travel with my students.

Tone Mapping: OK Images from Bad?

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 2 March, 2009. Filed under Personal, Photography, Technology. Tagged HDR, Photography, Technology. 2 Comments.

I went to Matlock and Matlock Bath on the weekend, both being Victorian towns in the Derbyshire Dales, the latter being an old spa town now very popular for motorcyclists to visit. The weather was lovely and some of the scenery great. Unfortunately, my photographs were nothing to write home about. Board with trying to tinker [...]

Sights and Sounds: Urumqi Markets

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 18 January, 2009. Filed under China. Tagged Central Asia, China, Multimedia, Teaching, Urumqi, Xinjiang. Comments Off.

I am experimenting with recording some audio and video. Ideally, I would like to use it to help my students create a more dynamic record of their trip in China (as well as to start developing some teaching support materials that use audio and video). For the time being my occasional efforts are more about learning [...]

Urumqi

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 15 January, 2009. Filed under China, Photography, Teaching. Tagged Central Asia, Urumqi, Western China, Wulumuqi, Xinjiang. No comments.

Urumqi sits on the old silk route running between the East of China to Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople. As such its an important site for students of international business with an historical bent and a visit is useful to help reimagine more than 2000 years of international trade and commerce. I came here with my [...]