在中国桂林，我凌晨三点起床来到相公山顶一个安全点 [美国媒体]

I woke up at 3am to secure a spot to get this shot from the top of 相公mountain, Guilin, China.

在中国桂林，我凌晨三点起床来到相公山顶一个安全点


jonr
I remember seeing classic drawings of these as a kid. I just thought they were very stylished drawings of mountains. I was blown away when I realized that they actually look like that.

我记得我小时候看过很多像你这张照片一样的古典画作。我一开始以为这些山川是画出来的，所以等我意识到它们是真实的存在的时候，我震撼得无以言表。

roxasimba
There are many more places that would take the breath out of you in China. Guilin is probably one of the hottest spots for scenes like this

中国还有很多美得让你无法呼吸的地方。
桂林是此类风景中最热门的景点之一。

theacctpplcanfind
Yes! I think china gets a lot of publicity for all kinds of things, all for good reason, but not much for just how stunning some of it is. It's a huge country with such beauty.

没错！我认为中国有很多好东西都值得大力宣传，可惜都没有取得很好的效果。这是一个如此巨大而美丽的国度。

wakkawakka18 
Kind of reminds me of the mountains in the intro to dragon ball

这山让我想起了龙珠。

CHERNO-B1LL
Are there loads of other people taking pictures that you had to 'secure a spot' early? Or did you just mean you needed to be there early to get the sunrise?

你起这么早是会有很多人在那个“安全点”拍照你得提前去，还是你是想去那里看日出？

roxasimba
Yep. For the majority of my trip at Guilin, I had to race against other photographers for photography spots. Sometimes people even yell at each other for a spot. Being young and fit gives you the most advantage here coz the elderly cannot sprint all the way up the mountain.

是的，在桂林旅行的大部分时间里，我不得不和别的摄影师竞争摄影点。有时人们甚至为了一个摄影点互相叫骂。如果你既年轻又健康那就很有优势，因为老年人不能一路跑上山。

FSMCA
Cool shot and all, but sounds crowded, would take the fun out of hobbyist photography for me.
Any shots of the crowd and the spot?

很酷的照片，但是听起来很拥挤，那我这个业余摄影师就体会不到摄影的乐趣了。
有任何现场人群的照片吗？

roxasimba
here you go!
This is just the top level. There are several levels on this mountain

走你！
这是山的最高点，这座山有好几层。



horsenbuggy
Sometimes crowds lead to your most creative moments, though. My friend and I laughed while trying to shoot Poulnabrone passage tomb in Ireland. A bus full of Japanese tourists pulled up about 10 minutes after we got there. They surrounded the place. We looked over at another tourist, German I think, and he said, "my friends are going to look at my photos and think i went to Japan." You shoot different angles or details until the crowd clears out. You spend more time at the site waiting for the right shot. Your whole trip is slower and more purposeful. You have more time to contemplate the entire setting and landscape.

不过有的时候人多反而会让你发挥你最大的创造力。有一次我和我的朋友在爱尔兰的巨人桌通道下占了个摄影的好位置。结果我们到那儿才十分钟，就来了一辆满载日本游客的巴士。他们把那个地方包围了起来。我看了看另一位游客，是个德国人，他说，“在看了我的照片后，我的朋友们会以为我去了日本。”为了避免人群，你会从不同的角度和细节去拍摄，直到他们消失。为了拍好一张照片，你会花更长的时间去等待，你的整个旅程都会放慢更有目的性。你有更多的时间去观察整个环境和景观。
（注：爱尔兰巨人桌长这样）


  
Rooncake
You are an optimistic person who makes the best of your situations. Excellent way to live life, good job :)

你真是一个能充分利用自己处境的乐观的人。这是一种很好的生活方式，干得漂亮:)

horsenbuggy
I'm really just more of a pragmatist. If there's nothing I can do to change the situation, I don't waste my time and energy freaking out about it. If I spent money to go somewhere I'm not going to let other people ruin it for me. I'll enjoy it the way it is.
I couldn't believe how many people were on the Great Wall when I went. I was disappointed that I wouldn't get a great shot of it empty. But I looked around and was thrilled that everyone (except our group) seemed to be Asian. Many times you travel half way round the world and end up at tourist locations with people from your own country. At least I was surrounded by native people in the most foreign tourist location I've ever been to.
Same thing happened when we traveled down the Li River. Our day was set, we couldn't change it if we had bad weather. And it rained that day. Well, the locals turned out in droves. They think going down the Li River in the rain is a treat, like it's romantic to them. I didn't get the kind of shots I really wanted but the locals were so happy that I didn't mind. I still got to see if with my eyes.

我实际上真的只是一个实用主义者。如果我不能改变现状，我就不会浪费我的时间和精力去解决它。如果我花钱去了某个地方，我就不会让别人坏了我的事。我会享受事务本身的状态。
我去长城的时候简直不敢相信怎么会有这么多人。我为拍不了一张漂亮的照片感到很失望。但我环顾四周，发现身边几乎每个人（除了我们团队）似乎都是亚洲人，这让我感到很兴奋。很多次，我们到世界各地旅行，但身边从始至终都是自己国家的人。现在至少在我去过的最外国旅游景点，我被当地人包围了。
在我们沿着漓江旅行的时候也发生了同样的事情。我们的日子已经定好了，即使天气不好我们也不能改变。那天个雨天。嗯，结果当地人成群结队地出来了。他们认为下雨的时候在漓江泛舟一种享受，这对他们来说是浪漫的。我没有拍到我真正想要的照片，但是看到当地人如此高兴，我也不在意了。我用我的眼睛留下了这些画面。

Wehavecrashed  
Why not just get up at 2am? Hour head start.

为什么不在两点起床？提前一个小时。

roxasimba
The gate opens at 4am. We que up at the gate and race towards the peak. That's why we have to wake up at 3. 2am if you want breakfast.

大门在凌晨四点打开。我们在门口登记之后就争着向山顶冲。这就是为什么我们必须在3点钟醒来。如果你想吃个早餐也可以在2点起来。

PHLLouWillVille 
I sailed down the river that runs through this part of Guilin -maybe the yellow river if I remember correctly- when I studied abroad in China! I swear pictures still don't do it justice. Felt like I was in Avatar. Most beautiful place I've ever seen in my life. Will never forgot what I saw there.

当我在中国留学的时候，我沿着流经桂林这部分的河流航行——可能是黄河如果我没记错的话。我发誓你这张照片还没表现出真正的美。那里让你感觉就像在阿凡达的世界里。那是我一生中见过的最美丽的地方。我永远不会忘记我在那里看到的景色。

fijignr89 
Sharing wow for thanks!

太漂亮了，感谢你的分享！