Vertical Shanhaijing Divine Beast Photography Poster

{
  "type": "9:16 vertical Shanghainjing mythical beasts 9-grid photography poster, National Geographic magazine special edition visual",
  "aspect_ratio": "9:16",
  "style": "National Geographic editorial wildlife photography aesthetic, each grid is an independent high-resolution natural photography composition, super photorealistic, telephoto wildlife shots, realistic natural lighting, credible ecological environment, avoid any CGI or illustration feel, the whole thing looks like a cross-page from the Chinese edition of National Geographic magazine",
  "background": "Overall background is deep charcoal gray #1A1A1A matte paper texture, supporting 9 independent photographic compositions, creating a high-end feel of magazine dark printing",
  "color_palette": "Charcoal black base + each grid presents natural environment real colors (morning fog gray blue, dusk warm orange, moss green, snow plain cold white, night forest ink black), text mainly in warm white and dark gold",
  "layout": {
    "top_masthead": {
      "magazine_logo": "Top center thin serif English masthead 'SHANHAIJING SPECIAL ISSUE', a line of golden thin line below",
      "main_title": "Below is large Song type Chinese main title 《Shanghainjing · Mythical Beasts Documentary》, ink white",
      "subtitle_en": "Another line of small serif English subtitle 'Nine Mythical Beasts Captured in the Wild · A Field Documentation'",
      "issue_meta": "Small text in the top right corner 'Vol. 09 / 2026', small text in the top left corner 'Chinese Edition Special Issue'"
    },
    "grid_3x3": {
      "count": 9,
      "panel_treatment": "Each grid is an independent rectangular photographic composition, no borders directly spliced, gaps of 8px black between grids form grid order; each grid is fully occupied, a semi-transparent black information bar is overlaid at the bottom (about 18% height of the grid), containing Chinese name, Latin name, and source in one line",
      "items": [
        {
          "id": "No.01",
          "shot_description": "Dawn Qiongqiu mountain bamboo forest deep distance wildlife telephoto photography, a fox-shaped creature half body peeks out from the bamboo forest, alert turning back to look directly at the lens, amber-colored double eyes have real pupil reflection and wet feeling, snow white fur slightly with ivory warm tone, each hair clearly visible is slightly attached by morning fog, nine tails naturally spread out in a fan shape behind (some of which are slightly blurred due to shutter speed, enhancing the real capture feeling), background is blurred greenish bamboo shadows in the fog. Shot on Nikon Z9 with 600mm f/4 telephoto lens, golden hour ambient light, ISO 1600 grain texture, shallow depth of field",
          "creature_zh": "Nine-Tailed Fox",
          "creature_latin": "Vulpes Novemcaudata",
          "origin": "Qiongqiu Mountain from 'Nanshan Jing'"
        },
        {
          "id": "No.02",
          "shot_description": "Reverse light photography on Danxue mountain cliff ancient pine branch, a large pheasant family bird stands on the twisted pine branch, five-colored feathers in the morning sun reverse light show real semi-transparent feather layers (red, blue, yellow, white, black five colors clearly but natural saturation not exaggerated), long tail feathers like tassels hanging down, fine feathers on the neck blown up by the morning wind, beak slightly open showing the tongue, background is blurred distant mountain outlines in red morning fog softened into gentle color blocks. Telephoto compression, backlit golden rim light, slight atmospheric haze, captured on Canon EOS R5 with 800mm lens",
          "creature_zh": "Phoenix",
          "creature_latin": "Phoenix Sinensis",
          "origin": "Danxue Mountain from 'Nanshan Jing'"
        },
        {
          "id": "No.03",
          "shot_description": "Morning mist encounter photography in the mountain, a large hoofed animal walks sideways on the wet moss stone, deer-shaped body, cow tail, horse hoof, single horn on the forehead, body covered with real and credible fine scales texture (natural texture between pangolin and crocodile skin), the horn is milk white ivory color with fine lines, hooves stepping on the shallow stream, water droplets splashing clearly visible. Overcast diffused natural light, no harsh shadows, documentary still frame, 400mm telephoto, environmental wide context",
          "creature_zh": "Qilin",
          "creature_latin": "Qilin Auspicius",
          "origin": "From 'Haineibei Jing'"
        },
        {
          "id": "No.04",
          "shot_description": "Low perspective photography in the dark forest, a large cat family animal sits face-on on the moss-covered fallen log, snow-white lion-shaped body, short horn on the forehead, dark golden spots on the chest and limbs (like the spotted texture of African wild dogs), golden eyes directly looking at the lens, each whisker clearly visible, fur tips glowing slightly under the canopy light spots. Forest dappled light filtering through the canopy, low ISO clean capture, 200mm f/2.8, shot on Sony A1",
          "creature_zh": "Bai Ze",
          "creature_latin": "Bai Ze Sapiens",
          "origin": "Dongwang Mountain from 'Xuanyuan Benji'"
        },
        {
          "id": "No.05",
          "shot_description": "Wildlife photography at the edge of an active volcano, a one-legged long-legged wading bird stands on one foot like a flamingo, whole body green feathers with red horizontal stripes, beak white like bone, one leg standing posture stable real (anatomically credible joints), background is blurred orange red lava glow and black volcanic rock. Volcanic ambient red light as key, ISO 3200 noise texture, telephoto isolation, hyper-real plumage detail",
          "creature_zh": "Bifang",
          "creature_latin": "Bi Fang Monopes",
          "origin": "Zhang'e Mountain from 'Xishan Jing'"
        },
        {
          "id": "No.06",
          "shot_description": "Attack instant photography at the Guishan snow plain at dusk, a strong winged tiger crouches low on the snow, body like Northeast tiger with a pair of folded wings on the back (feathers like raptor layered on the back), reddish fur with dark tiger stripes, fangs slightly exposed, white vapor from the breath clearly visible, snow particles attached on the facial fur. Cold blue twilight ambient light, breath vapor visible, 600mm wildlife shot, hyper-real fur and feather texture",
          "creature_zh": "Qiongqi",
          "creature_latin": "Qiong Qi Alatus",
          "origin": "Guishan from 'Xishan Jing'"
        },
        {
          "id": "No.07",
          "shot_description": "Aerial drone perspective of Beiming high above, a giant wing span bird is flying over the cloud sea, main wing feathers spread out like a sail, each feather layer clearly visible with light leaking through the gaps, below is the rolling gray-blue sea surface and swirling clouds, the image shows real aerial light mist and atmospheric perspective. Aerial drone perspective, telephoto compression, soft cloud diffusion, gray-blue palette, photographic film grain",
          "creature_zh": "Kunpeng",
          "creature_latin": "Kun Peng Magnus",
          "origin": "From 'Dahangdong Jing'"
        },
        {
          "id": "No.08",
          "shot_description": "Wildlife portrait photography on the cliff of Lufu mountain, a large eagle family bird is perched on exposed rocks, a real keratin horn growing backward on the head (like the texture of a gazelle horn), wing feathers black with steel blue luster, golden iris and black pupils sharp, tendons gripping the rock visible, background is the cliff. Fine serif italic small size, dark gold #C9A961",
          "creature_zh": "Lufu Mountain",
          "creature_latin": "Lufu Mountain",
          "origin": "From 'Lufu Mountain'"
        },
        {
          "id": "No.09",
          "shot_description": "Wildlife portrait photography on the cliff of Lufu mountain, a large eagle family bird is perched on exposed rocks, a real keratin horn growing backward on the head (like the texture of a gazelle horn), wing feathers black with steel blue luster, golden iris and black pupils sharp, tendons gripping the rock visible, background is the cliff.",
          "creature_zh": "Lufu Mountain",
          "creature_latin": "Lufu Mountain",
          "origin": "From 'Lufu Mountain'"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "typography": {
    "masthead_font": "Thin serif English uppercase letters (such as Optima or Trajan style), warm white",
    "main_title_font": "Modern bold Song type large size, warm white",
    "creature_name_zh_font": "Medium Song type, warm white",
    "creature_name_latin_font": "Thin serif italic small size, dark gold #C9A961",
    "origin_font": "Extremely thin black type small size, light gray white",
    "info_strip_overlay": "Each grid bottom information bar is semi-transparent black #000000 60% opacity, text three lines compact layout"
  },
  "rendering_quality": "The whole picture pursues the texture of real news photography and natural documentary photography, each grid should let the viewer believe at first sight that this is a live animal shot with a telephoto lens in the wild, fur/feathers/scales/pupils/light spots/depth of field blur all conform to real optical laws, avoid any illustration brushstrokes, CGI plastic feel, over-sharpening or unnatural color saturation, the design sense of the whole poster comes from the magazine layout order rather than the modification of the creatures themselves"
}