Elderly shutterbug films scenery -- and traffic
April 30, 2011, Saturday
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FOR 80-year-old Jin Kunsheng, joy is capturing life around him through a lens.
Jin, a retiree from the Minhang Auditing Bureau, said he enjoys just strolling around the city, taking photos of everything that interests him. Outward appearances aside, he is by no means an ordinary shutterbug.
Several days ago, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau received a letter with four recommendations on how to alleviate traffic congestion in the area of Hongxin and Donglan roads in the Hongqiao area.
The suggestions included banning left and right turns at some points, adding more traffic police and tightening surveillance on illegal parking and unloading.
The proposals came from Jin, accompanied with 11 photos.
Jin first took notice of the problematic traffic area when he took the Hongqiao transit hub Bus 1 to Hongqiao in December and got stuck in traffic for 30 minutes. He subsequently revisited the area twice by bicycle, seeking to nut out the cause of the congestion.
"I noticed that congestion was worst between 2pm and 4pm," Jin said, who also watched and photographed traffic patterns. Traffic officials welcomed his suggestions and deployed more staff to the area.
Jin said he enjoys taking all kinds of photos - anything that catches his eye and his fancy. He visited World Expo Shanghai six times last year, taking 1,000 photos. He then chose the best photos and had them made into calendars to give to friends and neighbors.
"I hoped to share the joys of my lens with others," he said.
He also made calendars to memorialize a tour he took to Mount Huangshan in Anhui Province.
Currently, he is busy capturing the beauty of the plum blossoms in Xinzhuang Park and the cherry blossoms in Gucun Park.
"I will make more calendars and present them to others," he said, with a proud smile.
Jin, a retiree from the Minhang Auditing Bureau, said he enjoys just strolling around the city, taking photos of everything that interests him. Outward appearances aside, he is by no means an ordinary shutterbug.
Several days ago, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau received a letter with four recommendations on how to alleviate traffic congestion in the area of Hongxin and Donglan roads in the Hongqiao area.
The suggestions included banning left and right turns at some points, adding more traffic police and tightening surveillance on illegal parking and unloading.
The proposals came from Jin, accompanied with 11 photos.
Jin first took notice of the problematic traffic area when he took the Hongqiao transit hub Bus 1 to Hongqiao in December and got stuck in traffic for 30 minutes. He subsequently revisited the area twice by bicycle, seeking to nut out the cause of the congestion.
"I noticed that congestion was worst between 2pm and 4pm," Jin said, who also watched and photographed traffic patterns. Traffic officials welcomed his suggestions and deployed more staff to the area.
Jin said he enjoys taking all kinds of photos - anything that catches his eye and his fancy. He visited World Expo Shanghai six times last year, taking 1,000 photos. He then chose the best photos and had them made into calendars to give to friends and neighbors.
"I hoped to share the joys of my lens with others," he said.
He also made calendars to memorialize a tour he took to Mount Huangshan in Anhui Province.
Currently, he is busy capturing the beauty of the plum blossoms in Xinzhuang Park and the cherry blossoms in Gucun Park.
"I will make more calendars and present them to others," he said, with a proud smile.
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