travel starts with photography

Chapter 287 The Temple in the Cave
If you recall carefully, there was indeed a fork in that road.

However, Chen Xing followed the navigation all the way, and didn't think about where the fork would lead.

But no matter how good it is, I can't go there today.

After chatting with the boss for a while, after the water boiled, Chen Xing took the noodles and went into the room.The hotels here are not as modern as those in the outside city, and some facilities are not available, which makes them not so convenient.

I don't know when the rain will stop.

But in the room on the second floor with the window open, sitting in front of the window while working and watching the rain, listening to the sound of the rain, I also feel a lot of peace in my heart.

After clicking on the email, Seth replied.

"Handsome, this is what our little master photographer should look like. Who did you ask to take this photo for you? Your domestic photographer?"

"Yes, she is still a female photographer with a delicate style."

Seth replied after a few minutes, he didn't seem to care about who took the photo of Chen Xing, and said: "The two exhibitions in France are very good, Mr. Abbott is going to Italy immediately, what do you think?" Woolen cloth?"

"I have no problem, you know, I don't know anything about these things."

"OK."

Of course, Seth understands that for artists like Chen Xing, fame and money are not the most important thing to them. How to improve their skills or expand their thinking is what they want most.

But if Chen Xing knew what he was thinking, he would definitely reply... I still want the money.

When I was in France, I always lived as a foreigner, and I lived alone, and I didn’t worry about spending money when I needed it.But when I returned to China, I immediately thought of a house. I bought one and wanted to live in a bigger one with better air, and then I thought of money.

It seems that compared with a real master like Professor Nobel, Chen Xing may have reached the level of skill, but not yet the mentality.

Then there was the inquiry from Hasselblad.

[May I ask Mr. Chen Xing, a photographer from Huaxia, do you have any comments or dissatisfaction with this camera of our company?You can reply directly to this mailbox, we look forward to hearing from you]

Other testers have also given them some feedback, saying that the appearance needs to be improved, a certain function needs to be strengthened, or the anti-shake is not satisfied, and even the price has not been announced yet, some people say that the price is too expensive.

Only Chen Xing didn't send them any news.

After seeing the email, he also thought about it, but he always felt that this camera was perfect. Whether it was the format, mechanical feel, grip feeling, or image quality, he was very satisfied.

The only dissatisfaction may be the price of the lens.

But this is Chen Xing's shortcoming, not the camera's shortcoming.

“I’m glad to hear from you. I’ve been using this camera for several months. During this period, I haven’t had any faults or unsmooth pictures. My desire to create has never stopped while holding it. This camera is perfect. Yes, I don’t have any comments to share with you. If I have to say one thing, it may be that I can’t buy a suitable creative lens. You know, I’m just a newcomer to photography It's just a teacher..."

Arles, one o'clock in the afternoon.

Kintaro Yamazaki came to the exhibition hall again.

"Is the photographer who took this picture still not here today?"

The staff in the exhibition hall shook their heads and said: "Mr. Chen Xing has only been here once since our opening, so we don't know his whereabouts. If you insist on finding Mr. Chen Xing, please ask Mr. Chen Xing himself, or the gallery he signed with."

Of course he knew that he could find out where Chen Xing was by looking for the gallery, but he didn't dare to contact other galleries on personal matters.

Being misunderstood by galleries is not important, but he cares about the opinions of some art critics.

In the past, his works were more well-known among Westerners, but in the past week, more and more people came here specially for Chen Xing, and most of them were white, which made him feel incredible.

He knew that Chen Xing was opening a gallery during this time, but the effect was so immediate, is it really possible?
"Then in case the photographer comes back, please contact me." He said.

Kintaro Yamazaki just wanted to communicate with Chen Xing.

In fact, he himself likes Chen Xing's works very much. The villages, wooden buildings, and lanterns in the night scene have a kind of tranquility and beauty, which makes people feel emotional and far away, just like cherry blossoms only bloom for seven days a year. , will eventually fade away.

The artistic conception is really beautiful.

However, he was even more convinced that his work was better than Chen Xing's.

He is best at black-and-white subjects. This time, in order to fit the theme of the Arles International Photography Festival, he handed over this work from his hometown to the organizer of this photography festival. He thought that he would be sure among the newcomers in Asia. .

But who knew that Chen Xing popped up suddenly.

Moreover, there were more audiences than himself, so he was a little unconvinced, and wanted to have another fair comparison with Chen Xing.

The subject matter is random, but he wants to shoot black and white light and shadow.

That's what he does best.

After instructing the staff guarding the Asian Newcomer Photography Zone, Kintaro Yamazaki put on his mask and went back to look at Chen Xing's works.

Now it's not like the days when it was just launched. There are more and more tourists coming to visit, especially the Chinese people who have received the news.Knowing that some compatriots have works in this photography festival, I rented a car and drove to Arles to see the photos.

He doesn't say anything about it, and there are also islanders who come to see his works.

But, why did you all go to the enemy's exhibition area?
In front of the profile that introduced Chen Xing, 30.00% of the crowd were from the islands, 50.00% were from the Chinese, and the rest were from other countries.Are you really here to support me?
Two girls who had withdrawn from the front passed by him, and one of them said: "Southern Yunnan in China is really a beautiful place, and the photographer is also very handsome. He is only 20 years old this year. He is worthy of being a photographer of Huaxia Kingdom." Teacher!"

Yamazaki Kintaro pushed the sunglasses with one finger.

He stopped the two tourists from the island country, and said with a smile: "Hello, are you from the island country? What do you think of the works exhibited in our country compared with the works of Huaxia photographers you saw just now?" better?"

However, due to wearing a mask, the smile did not show.

The two girls from the island country who came out to travel were a little wary, but they still answered generously: "Of course, Mr. Yamazaki's works are better. He shows the spring in our domestic Kyoto, which makes me miss my hometown."

Another person added: "Yeah, the cherry blossoms in my hometown are in full bloom."

Hearing what they said, Yamazaki finally felt relieved.

"I'm very happy to hear your opinions. In fact, I'm just... huh?"

When he was about to say that he was Kintaro Yamazaki, the only island photographer in this photography exhibition, he saw these two young girls giving ten points to Chen Xing's work on the opinion form, and ten points to his own work. Eight points.

Noticing Yamazaki's surprised gaze, a girl said with a smile: "But Chen Xingoni really worked hard. He was able to take such beautiful photos at such a young age. He is also good-looking."

"That's right."

"But... do you know that your score will affect this newcomer award?"

"Rookie Award?" Someone wanted to ask carefully.

If there is such a thing as a newcomer award, then it should be given to Oni-chan, okay? They have seen a lot of works by Asian photographers, either they are average-looking, or they are old, and they seem to have nothing to do with newcomers. No.

But her companions had pulled her away.

Although he speaks Japanese, this person is too strange, normal people would wear sunglasses indoors?
Looking at the two girls who left, Kintaro Yamazaki felt that his mentality was a little out of balance.

Where did I lose?

Is it really useful to hold a personal photography exhibition while participating in the competition?

Then I don’t have to stay at the scene anymore, I just go out and open a photography exhibition, if I can attract a few people, I’ll count as a few people.

Anyway, Chen Xing himself could not be found, so he quickly contacted his gallery.

He came to Europe very early to develop. He may not be as famous as Chen Xing in commercial photography, but the audience of commercial photography is only some party A, and he has no great connection with the public who likes photography. In this respect, he is ahead of Chen Xing. star.

Hercule Abbott also learned from the main committee that Yamazaki Kintaro wanted to hold a photography exhibition in the same city as Chen Xing.Given his status in Arles, it is not surprising to know such news, the gallery is just one of his many businesses.

But he just smiled.

He has already built a good track for Chen Xing, and Chen Xing, an excellent athlete, has already started running on the track. Is it too late to think about catching up?
If he were Kintaro Yamazaki's gallery director, he would only save the money to compete for other awards.

The capital of the island country is still too low-sighted.

"Don't worry about them." Abbott said to Seth, and then asked about Chen Xing's recent situation, "How is he doing now?"

"Mr. Chen Xing had a great time in Huaxia, and he sent a lot of photos, all in the style of Huaxia ancient town. He also said that he would have a very powerful work for us in October, but at that time the Arles Photography Festival had already ended gone."

"After a photography festival is over, there are other photography competitions. There will never be any shortage of competitions. All we lack are works."

Hearing that Chen Xing was so confident, Abbott immediately looked forward to this work.

"Did he say what the subject matter was?"

"I didn't say it."

"It's okay if you don't say it, it can be a little bit of a surprise."

Abbott is a person who likes photography art very much, otherwise he would not have excavated Chen Xing, a person with great potential, from so many photographers. This is all his vision.

Chen Xing sneezed a few times.

"Who is thinking of me?"

A few confidantes flashed through his mind.

It was eight o'clock in the morning, and he had just walked out of the ancient town and returned to the path he had come from.

There are occasional vehicles on the road below, but there are basically no people on this small road. Most of the people who know these roads are locals, and who in the locals still take this kind of road?Most people have cars, so it's so convenient to drive on the highway below.

There are dewdrops everywhere on the path in the early morning, the temperature is also suitable, and the air smells of earth.

The air in the tree-shade smells very good. Many people like to call this kind of place an oxygen bar, saying that it can wash the lungs.The word wash is too exaggerated, but walking here really makes people feel very comfortable.

Next to the bamboo, there are small bamboos popping up.

I don't know if this kind of bamboo can be eaten, but it seems to grow in all seasons.

Chen Xing doesn't know bamboo, but he knows mushrooms. Along the road, he picked a lot of edible mushrooms. Some mushrooms looked dark in color, but in fact they didn't have any toxins. They would be delicious when making soup or stewed chicken.

It seems that people in the south of the Yangtze River don't like to eat wild mushrooms very much. If they come here from another village in southern Yunnan, Chen Xing probably doesn't have any share of the wild mushrooms on the roadside, and they will pick them all up.

Walking was boring, but while walking and picking mushrooms, Chen Xing saw a village before he knew it.

This village is very small, probably only half the size of the previous ancient town.

But it may be considered a big village in other places.

The style of the house is still the style of Huizhou architecture, but you can only recognize this style from their architecture. If you look closely, there is no ancient flavor at all.There are no fire-blocking walls, horse-head walls, etc. that represent Huizhou architecture.

There are only white walls and black tiles, which are elegant in simplicity.

The people living here seem to work a little harder than the people in the ancient towns outside, and the children are dressed in dirty clothes, similar to what Chen Xing saw in other cities and villages.

Some old people sitting in front of the house to enjoy the shade watched Chen Xing pass by the street curiously.

It's not that they haven't seen tourists, and they still see one or two occasionally, and they all hold expensive cameras like Chen Xing, and ask them all kinds of things when they come here, and they don't know what they are what work.

Chen Xing first walked through the village and looked around.

Where is the temple?
As a last resort, Chen Xing turned back to find two old men who were sitting and playing chess, and asked, "Old man, is there a temple here?"

The old man pointed to Chen Xing in a dialect that was difficult to recognize, and Chen Xing had to confirm several times before he understood.

Continue to go forward, and you will see a stone ladder going up the mountain on the right, just go up.

Most of the people in this village are busy with their own affairs. July and August are the slack season, and there is not much to do in the crop fields, so the younger ones also go out to make money.

You don’t have to go too far, just take your things and set up a stall in an ancient town with better traffic.

Chen Xing found the stone ladder and walked up. After a few minutes, he saw a very special temple.

Chen Xing didn't even see the name of this temple, he was in the crevice of the stone, or the main body was in a cave.Along the road, thick pillars are used to support the stones above to prevent collapse.

This cave is more than ten meters long, and the main halls are separated by wooden boards.

The scent of incense sticks is strong.

There are about five monks, and they are all chanting scriptures in the largest area at the moment, and the combined voice is quite nice.

Out of respect for religion, Chen Xing did not take pictures of their chanting. Instead, he stopped outside and looked at the sculptures in the cave, the layout of the hall, and so on.

The cave is also quite high. Except for the small cubicles on both sides that look like people, the shortest place is more than two meters. Most people will not hit the wall when they stand upright and walk in. At most, they will feel depressed and slightly lower. head on.

There is no rule of taking off shoes when entering temples in the Central Plains, so Chen Xing went in and took a closer look.

　It's the end of the month, double the monthly pass!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)