A shooting trip to Mubi (II)

After returning to Beitun, we were treated to a dinner by a relative of the windwalker's in the evening. The wind walker usually like to drink a cup of wine, I do not drink that friend is not too drink, we both poured a cup of each person to make a show, no one with him to drink, so he himself a person alone drink nearly a bottle. To say the truth, the wind walker really good, better wine, driving technology is first-class, the first few days every night drink alone half a bottle, the next day can be full of spirit driving. But now drunk driving caught very strict, in order to their own lives and the safety of others, or not in favor of doing so, and the future travel, but also always to peer friends to give a reminder to safe driving and safe travel. We discussed tomorrow's plan during dinner, and finally decided to go to Mubi rapeseed ditch.

Speaking of rapeseed ditch, may be a lot of friends do not engage in photography do not know where, here to give friends a brief introduction. Rapeseed ditch is a small mountain village in the township of Ingleborough, Xinjiang Mubi Hassak Autonomous County, west and Qitai County old Qitai Township, south and Turfan Shanshan County across the mountains, east of Xigier and east of the townships, located in the Tien Shan tributary of the Bogda Mountain north of the concave valley, east of Xinjiang's capital, Urumqi, 260 kilometers away from the inhabitants of the forefathers, most of them are the period of the Ming and Qing Dynasties by the Shaanxi-Gansu area of the immigrants here, the villagers were all Han, and still maintains the Han culture, but also the culture of the people. The villagers are all Han Chinese and still maintain the architectural traditions of Han culture, with dry barriers, earth block walls, brick-based adobe walls and brick-packed adobe walls being the main architectural methods here, reflecting the changes in the residence of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China so far. Villagers in the ditch beams to maintain the primitive landscape, sunrise and sunset, the people here are simple, known as Xinjiang's paradise.In early 2014, the famous writer Liu Liangcheng studio team to enter the rapeseed ditch, protective acquisition of vacant ancient homes, more than 30 artists have moved into the rapeseed ditch, creating the only "rapeseed ditch artists village in Xinjiang. "

January 16th morning sleep to wake up naturally, wash up after eating breakfast, the Kazakh package child rubbing grams and milk tea is very positive, breakfast price is fair, plus small vegetables tea eggs cost less than 20 yuan, eat and drink enough to go to the gas station to fill up the oil, driving G216 line towards Mubi Mercedes Benz and go, today plan to stay in the old Qitai. From Beitun out this way, Erqis River upstream section on its side, the riverbed is full of all kinds of northern tree species, because there is no close to view, specifically what trees are not too clear, later have the opportunity to come must figure out. The road back all the way to the sunny, road from time to time on both sides of the hare and fox footprints, and evoked the two of us in the past the topic of hunting, all the way to talk about the past hunting, sets of rabbits, clip ducks experience and stories, the joy of the mood is beyond words.

At noon, we ate lunch in Chakultu, and because we were worried about the traffic jam in the evening, we rushed to leave after eating. At about 5:00 p.m. to the North Tsavo, the road encountered a group of camels, at this time the light background is quite good, immediately stopped with a telephoto shot a few, come on the film....

An hour before sunset into the colorful bay, in a power plant near the actually found the yellow sheep, just car speed too fast did not have time to shoot, we both analyze should also be able to meet, then slow down the speed of the car, less than two or three kilometers, and indeed in the side of the road to find the yellow sheep, and very close to the hasty deceleration of the parking take out the camera is a burst of shoot ah, click click click click click is a dozens of, or to look at the picture.

In order not to interfere with their feeding, we put away the camera and continue to rush, but less than two kilometers and encountered a few yellow sheep, and hastened to shoot a few.

At this time it is sunset, in order to rush to the old Qitai, put away the camera to focus on the road, but to the Dahuangshan look, the road can not see the head of the coal trucks, finished the traffic jam, well in the traffic has been moving, at this time, anxious and useless, follow the traffic slowly forward, the tortoise line nearly an hour, finally on the Dachi-Highway, would have taken a few pictures of the spectacular scene of the traffic jam, but due to the speed is not adjusted well are false, the speed is not adjusted well, but the speed is not adjusted well. The speed is not adjusted well are false, will not come out to make a fool of myself. More than 10:00 p.m. rushed to the old Qitai, from about 10:00 a.m. departure, to this point we have been on the road for nearly 12 hours, really from the bottom of my heart to admire the wind traveler, the ability to work continuously is super strong. Winter town people rested early, this time the streets have disappeared pedestrians and vehicles, most stores have closed, turned a big circle to find a small hostel, standard room 100 a night,, immediately checked in, things have not had time to unload, see next to a small restaurant is ready to close, hurry to communicate with the owner to get us something to eat, ask a big plate of chicken, but there is no noodle rolls, more not to say hurry up and get it! ... The night of 11:00 p.m. more than a big dish of chicken is ready, seize the time to eat, the wind walker a person and a bottle of mountain food mince, after dinner has been almost 12, hurry to backpack to stay in the hostel room to see, said the standard room can not catch up with the Tuvalu people's cabin, the size of one wall of the windows of the cold wind whooshing, good thing that the two of us have brought a down sleeping bag which is now used again. The first thing is to charge the camera battery, to remind you friends, out shooting bag to prepare a plug, especially to go to rural towns and these places, preparedness you know. Packed up early to go to bed, the wind walker may be tired plus drink, lie down and pounded for a while cell phone hoo-hoo sleep, I also think in tomorrow's shooting scene in a daze sleep ... ...

January 17th? 7 o'clock to get up and wash up, washed the milk tea and ate the dry food, checked out of the room and loaded the car, ran to the rapeseed ditch and go. The wind walker is very familiar with the road here, before dawn rushed to the shooting location, at this time the east rice has been whitened, the two get off the car and choose a good shooting location waiting for the sunrise, this time the valley resounded with the sound of croaking chickens, around the croaking chickens were scared to fly from time to time, and villagers under the foot buckle, this time a villager on the mountain to think we are coming to catch croaking chickens, walk into the front look at us as a photographer, and then exchanging pleasantries! A few words, want to buy him some game, a ask 100 a or stop it. 9 o'clock more sun is about to rise, seize the time to take pictures it, come on the photo...

? Because the rapeseed ditch is in the valley, so it is not suitable to shoot the sunrise, can see the sun when the light is already very bright, and the color temperature has become a cold tone, can only shoot some local light. It was my first time to shoot here, and Windwalker had only been here in summer and fall before. My shooting experience is that in the morning, you have to get to the shooting location in advance, conceptualize the subject to be photographed, and make all the preparations before shooting, otherwise you will lose sight of the other side of the coin, and the time to produce the film is very short, and it is recommended that you prepare two cameras, one telephoto and one wide-angle. The two of us in the high shot for about an hour, see the light has been white, and then closed the work decided to go into the village around, see what can be photographed subject matter. At this time has been almost 11 o'clock, the village has not seen people go out, the roof of the chimney is also missing smoke, because the light has been very flat, turned around and did not see the point of interest can be photographed, the wind walker introduced me to some of the cultural people in this creation of the studio, which has a famous writer Jia Pingwa's studio, as well as the Xinjiang freelance photographer Mr. Zhang Hong's crowd of tide of the studio, perhaps the winter season or perhaps to engage in the creation of off-season, these studios are locked doors!

Due to the village road is too narrow, plus the snow is too thick, only a car passes, I intend to get off to shoot residential, because encountered other people's vehicles to pass, only reversed to make way for the scene hastened to stop, so in the car to discuss where to go next, and finally decided to go to Mingsha Mountain. We said we go to go wow, out of the Ingleborough through the West Jill through the East and Mubi all the way straight to Mingsha Mountain.

? The road to Mingsha Mountain in the widening construction, potholes everywhere is very difficult to go, more than 150 kilometers ran nearly 3 hours to Mingsha Mountain has been nearly 3 o'clock, but the light is just right, parked the car on the back of the bag towards the sand mountain run, all the way to the wind-blown sand covered with traces of snow, as if a landscape painting is very beautiful, play your imagination to see what it like it? The pictures are here...

We both walk two steps to take a few shots, the entire Mingsha Mountain on the two of us, a footprint on the sandy mountain are not, we are afraid of destroying the picture in front of us, the edge of the shoot and walk slowly on the sandy mountain, looking around is really beautiful ... ...

Standing at a high place to look down, the sunset sand fold is so beautiful, the sunny side is brown, there is blue snow in the shade, the beginning of the two of us thought that we visual problems, with the camera automatic white balance shot out a look is blue, an analysis of the blue sky may be the reason for the refraction of the bar, the film came ...

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? Time flies, watching the sun set in the west, unknowingly have been shooting for two or three hours, the two of us are not yet finished. The road back is not good, it is better to call it a day, so two people in the twilight and shot a few more.

From the sandy mountains back to the parking spot on the way, the wind walker also did not forget to pick up a few stones, not want to go, and so back to the car has been almost dark, clean up almost 7:00, twilight we embarked on the return trip. From 7:00 this morning, the sky is not bright out, and now it is full of stars, the two of us do not have a little tired feeling, it is really a starry night ah, although a little hard, but it is full of harvest.

The plan to go to the river tomorrow, so decided to stay in the old Qitai today, on the road, the wind walker concentrate on driving, bumpy all the way to 10:30 back to the old Qitai, or in the hostel next to the restaurant ate noodles, which is a real meal today, the wind walker is still the same as usual, came to a burnt wazi. After the meal back to the hostel wash, charging, we both looked over the results of today's sleep in a daze....

? January 18th about 9 o'clock get up and wash, eat the dry food brought, each person brewed a cup of milk tea, a simple breakfast under the belly, cleaned up towards the JiangBuLaKe drive. Today's plan is to JiangBuLac turn around, have to shoot a few, did not shoot to go home, so there is no a few days before the rush of tension, all the way along the side of the road to enjoy the scenery on both sides, about 11 o'clock to the JiangBuLac, due to the sun has been very high, the light is too strong can not afford to shoot interest, and there is no too good scene, casually shoot a few

JiangBuLac turn around to more than 12 o'clock to see the There is nothing to shoot the scenery, may be more visual fatigue, can not raise the interest in shooting, and the two have the feeling of wanting to go home, so decided to end the photography trip, although this time some fatigue and tiredness, but also left some regrets, but did harvest a heart full of joy and beautiful film, perhaps this is the charm of photography....