Chronicle of Studying Abroad

Yuan Shan took Qin Shui slowly across several blocks: "I'll take you to the Church of the Virgin Mary first. There were too many people in line last time, so I didn't go in."

Qin Shui has no objection.

Perhaps it was not a national holiday, and there were not many people visiting the Church of the Virgin Mary. Yuan Shan and Qin Shui took a few photos at the main entrance and lined up to enter.

It wasn't until this time that Qin Shui saw the camera Yuan Shan took out from his satchel.

Not a particularly expensive SLR, enough for amateur use.

The Church of the Virgin Mary can be seen from its appearance that it is a Gothic-style Catholic church.Between the two magnificent and exquisite towers is a slightly shorter building with a huge cross standing above it.

While queuing up, Wonsan took several photos from various angles.

When they entered the door, Wonsan noticed that there was no sign prohibiting taking pictures, and strode in with confidence.

The place where they came in was a small side door. There were not many people at this time, and the two of them saw the appearance of the lobby within a few steps.

Resplendent and brilliant.

The two watched and were silent for a while, and no one spoke.

The people who came in in twos and threes from behind were also quiet for a while, looking at the lobby in silence.

Symmetrical structure, the perfect combination of gold and sea blue, luxurious and solemn, extremely beautiful.People can't help but sigh the aesthetics and skills of human beings in architecture at that time.

The Church of the Virgin Mary is said to be the largest church in North America. Hundreds of years ago, a pastor who came from a long distance asked someone to build it according to the Notre Dame in country F.

There is no obvious lighting in the church, and the lighting is all from the natural light coming in from the glass windows.

Therefore, although the environment is dark, the colors become more and more natural and beautiful.

After being silent for a while, Yuan Shan and Qin Shui looked at each other, seeing the same emotion in each other's eyes, and couldn't help laughing.

Yuan Shan walked a few steps forward along the blue and orange ground in the middle, stood still, knelt down on one knee, and patiently searched for a suitable and balanced picture from the SLR viewfinder.

Pay attention to the horizontal line, the symmetrical structure cannot be broken, and it is to express that feeling.

Click.Click.

The church was quite quiet, and everyone lowered their voices to talk, as if they were afraid of disturbing the gods.

Standing behind Yuan Shan, Qin Shui took out his mobile phone and took a few pictures. Seeing that Yuan Shan didn't intend to finish taking pictures, he walked around the chair and slowly looked at the statues and portraits on the wall.

Standing in front of the glazed window, the statue is covered with five-color light, adding a bit of mysterious beauty.

The portraits seem to be telling their own stories. There are some brief introductions in front of the large paintings, and a few sentences describe the life of the people in the paintings.

Click.

The familiar shutter sound of the DSLR attracted Qin Shui to turn his head, but Yuan Shan pointed the camera at him and clicked again.

Qin Shui smiled helplessly: "What are you taking pictures of me for?"

Yuan Shan took the SLR: "This doesn't give you a chance to ask me for the portrait rights fee."

Qin Shui didn't bother to talk to him, so he turned around and continued to read the introduction on the wooden sign.

Yuan Shan came to his side: "It was a worthwhile trip, I didn't expect the inside to be so beautiful."

"Well, it's said that this place is also called 'Little Notre Dame de Paris', which is pretty good." Qin Shui looked back at the breathtaking lobby.

Yuan Shan also glanced at the wooden sign that Qin Shuigang was looking at, and it was about a person's life.

Yuan Shan took two steps forward, pointed to the escalator that circled around him and only allowed one person to pass through, and said, "This is the so-called sky ladder. Guess what it is used for?"

The escalator is made of wood, dark brown and looks very solemn, with many indescribably complicated patterns carved on it.

Qin Shui put his fingers to his lips and thought for a while: "God descends?"

Yuan Shan snapped his fingers at him: "That's right, it's amazing, you deserve to be the popular TA of our M University."

What the hell is a popular TA?

Qin Shui couldn't laugh or cry: "Come on, don't praise me, there is no bonus (1) for you."

Yuan Shan smiled: "If you don't tell me, I haven't thought of it yet."

"By the way." Yuan Shan looked at his phone, "I remember there will be a concert for about an hour, do you want to listen?"

Qin Shui was surprised: "A concert?"

Yuan Shan coughed lightly: "The Chinese translation is like this. But it's actually church-like religious music, like a mass."

Qin Shui nodded dispensably: "I can do it, how about you?"

Yuan Shan licked his lips, the weather here in country C is always dry: "I want to hear it, but it's going to be four or five in the afternoon, why don't we go to other places first and then come back?"

Qin Shui has no objection.

The two walked around the church again, and found that there was a small hall behind the gorgeous hall. Although it was not as gorgeous as the hall, it was still surprising.

After visiting the church, Yuan Shan planned to take Qin Shui to the nearby old city for a walk.

The Church of the Virgin Mary stands in the center of the old city, and Wonsan is going to another part of the old city.There are all old buildings of the age, also known as the 'Old Town' or 'Old Town'.

The weather is beautiful today, the sky is blue and the clouds are white, the light is very suitable for taking pictures.

The two walked along the street, turning into small shops by the road from time to time to have a look. There were all kinds of small shops and all kinds of commodities, which had a special flavor.

Yuan Shan finished taking a picture of a roadside statue, stood up, and said to Qin Shui who was patiently waiting for him: "Please wait for me, I am always slow in taking pictures, they keep urging me, and they leave it behind after a while." I ran away."

Qin Shui smiled: "Didn't I leave you behind?"

Yuan Shan scratched his head, not too embarrassed: "If you are tired of waiting, go ahead, we can meet at a time and place."

Qin Shui's smile deepened. The sun was behind him, making people dazed: "I really like this. Only by looking at it slowly can you see some special places, and you can better appreciate the special style here."

Yuan Shan's eyes lit up, and he nodded in agreement: "That's why I don't like to go with tour groups. Although I see a lot, it's also lively. But it's just too rushed, and I don't have time to feel anything before leaving."

"I'm fine, so you can come at your own pace." Qin Shui comforted him.

Yuan Shan nodded, and happily ran to take pictures of the shops on the street.

After taking a picture of the small and delicate succulent potted plants, Yuan Shan straightened up, thanked the old lady sitting in the sun at the door of the store, and turned to look for Qin Shui.

I saw him standing in front of a shop, it was a retro-decorated shop, and the big exhibition windows reflected the warm orange lights inside.

Qin Shui is wearing simple white short-sleeved clothes today, light-colored straight-leg denim rolled up a few times on the trousers, revealing delicate ankles, and light brown casual shoes on his feet, simple and fashionable.

He was looking up at the shop's signboard, the sun was shining from his side, and it happened to be backlighting from Wonsan Station.

Almost involuntarily, Yuan Shan raised his DSLR and took several shots at the man.

Then he called his name, the man turned his head, and the sun bloomed a flower at the corner of his smiling mouth.

Qin Shui had no choice but to stand where he was and Ren Yuanshan patted him in various ways. After he finished taking pictures and approached him, he reached out to ask him for money: "Infringement/violation of my portrait rights."

Yuan Shan slapped his outstretched hand away with a smile: "I invite you to have French dinner tonight."

Qin Shui narrowed his eyes: "Don't go back on what you said."

Yuan Shan was looking at the shop in front of Qin Shui, and when he heard the words, he gave him a provocative look: "Once a word is spoken, it is hard to follow."

After finishing speaking, Wonsan felt a little regretful, a French meal was precious.Appetizers, main dishes, wine pairings and desserts cost upwards of one hundred knives, plus tips and taxes, which can cost seven to eight hundred per person in RMB.

But thinking about the picture he just captured, he was willing.

Qin Shui smiled without saying a word, and pointed to the shop: "Do you want to go in and have a look? It seems to be a coffee shop."

Yuan Shan nodded: "It's very discerning. This is a very old brand, and the evaluation is very good."

It happened that I was a little tired from walking, and there was still some time before the concert, so the two entered the store together while talking.

After each ordered a cup of coffee, the two found a place to sit down.

Yuan Shan looked at the coffee on the table in various angles, moving the coffee cup back and forth to take pictures.After tossing for a while, I calmed down and took a good sip.

He ordered a caramel macchiato, with golden leaf-shaped garlands embedded in the snow-white milk foam.Take a sip, the milk foam is rich, the slightly sweet syrup is mixed with the slightly bitter coffee, and the taste is delicate and smooth.

Qin Shui leaned on the sofa chair, holding coffee in one hand, watching Yuan Shan's movements with a smile.

Yuan Shan, who was uncomfortable being watched by him, put down his glass and asked, "What do you think I am doing? Have you never seen a handsome guy?"

There was a bit of milk foam on Yuan Shan's lips, but the man didn't realize it.

Qin Shui nodded her lips: "You got something here."

Yuan Shan licked it and didn't care: "Is there any more?"

Qin Shui laughed and shook his head.

"Why? What else?" Yuan Shan was puzzled by his smile, so he took out his phone and took a selfie.

Tsk, he's still so handsome that he can't help but cry ghosts and gods.

Qin Shui himself was also surprised, obviously he just thought this person's actions were childish, and he didn't know where the joke was, but he just couldn't help laughing.

Yuan Shan was so infected by him that he also laughed. The two looked at each other and collapsed on the sofa chair laughing, which attracted many people in the store to look sideways.

After finally stopping, the two blushed when they saw each other laughing, and they couldn't help laughing.

He hurriedly took a sip of coffee to calm himself down, but Qin Shui choked first, covered his mouth and went to the bathroom.

Yuan Shan sat in his original position with his head bowed in the crook of his hands and he shrugged his shoulders with a smile.

When Qin Shui came back, the man was still lying there, holding his breath.

The two didn't dare to look at each other, for fear of doing it again.

After drinking the coffee quietly, he got up tacitly and went out.

When they were on the street, the two looked at each other, finally stopped smiling, and walked forward shoulder to shoulder.Seen from the back, it looks like two children who haven't grown up, fighting and fighting, never idle for a moment.

The concert was very baptizing. Although most of the concerts were so comfortable that people would fall asleep, there was a refreshing feeling after listening to it.

When you go out, you can go to eat.

Wonsan has already reserved seats, and the restaurant is also in the old city, within a few steps.

It's off-duty time now, people are coming and going on the road, and it looks like it's finally busy.

Everyone was in a hurry, as if they were rushing home to have a hot dinner.The white horse kicked the carriage to the side of the road and stopped, sent the tourists off, snorted, raised its legs on the spot, and obediently let the rider in riding clothes touch its face.

The white-skinned child was wearing a pink skirt, and looked up at the white horse with wide-open eyes. His round eyes were full of clear curiosity and desire to get closer.

The handsome and gentle rider pulled the rein with a smile, bent down and talked to the child.The little girl held her mother with one hand, and carefully wanted to touch the white horse with the other.

The white horse lowered its head, and its beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with tenderness.The little girl stroked its mane, laughed hard, and then giggled and buried it in her mother's arms.

Yuan Shan took pictures of this series of pictures, and then went up to communicate with them, asking if he minded the pictures he took.

The mother generously agreed, and then looked at Yuanshan's photo, but was pleasantly surprised and hoped that Yuanshan could send her the photo.

Wonsan did not refuse.

After bidding them farewell, Yuan Shan trotted to Qin Shui's side, and the two walked towards the restaurant.

"Do you like photography?" Qin Shui asked with his head sideways.

Yuan Shan buckled his baseball cap backwards, looking energetic and angry: "Well, it's quite interesting."

Qin Shui said, "What kind of film do you like to shoot?"

Yuan Shan was concentrating on the scene on the side of the road. At first, he just responded casually. He was stunned for a moment, and then pondered for a moment: "Usually, I shoot a lot of natural scenery, but now I'm starting to like portraits."

Qin Shui nodded: "Me too, but I can't take portraits well."

Yuan Shan was not very surprised that Qin Shui could also take pictures. In fact, when Qin Shui asked the question, he also noticed that Qin Shui seemed to know a lot about photography, at least compared to those who didn't know about it. That's how it is for people.

Because usually when people ask about photography, they are curious about what to shoot, not what type of photography.

"Just practice more." Yuan Shan smiled, "I've just started to learn, and I shoot blindly, as long as I think it looks good, I will shoot, and there is nothing I don't think or think about."

Qin Shui laughed: "Isn't it just the things and scenes that make you stop? This is very good. You don't have to pay attention to those profound thoughts."

Yuan Shan laughed loudly: "Your words were heard by some critics, and they must be drowned in saliva."

Qin Shui shrugged: "Rare them."

"When did you start taking pictures?" Yuan Shan suddenly became curious, probably because Qin Shui was the first person he met in real life who had experience in photography.

Qin Shui looked into the distance, his eyes were so soft that water splashed: "It's early, are you willing to listen?"

"I can't ask for it."

The author has something to say:

(1) Bonus: This refers to additional points, that is, all courses will have additional points.Some are random classroom quizzes. If you attend and do it, you will get extra points.There are also experiments or homework with additional questions, and you will get points if you do it.There are other situations, which will not be listed for the time being.

The photography is all nonsense by the author, don't take it too seriously hahaha.