Another hibiscus flower
Another beautiful hibiscus flower in the gardens in Hong Kong Park, Central, Hong Kong .
Canon 90D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 lens at 250mm. ISO 200 1/100 at f32
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Hibiscus flower
An attractive and rather large (like a tea plate) hibiscus flower in the gardens at Hong Kong Park.
Canon 90D with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS STM lens at 124mm. ISO 200 1/640 at f8.
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Western Crowned Pigeon
A Western (or Common or Blue) Crowned Pigeon feeding its chick in the pouring rain in the aviary in Hong Kong Park. This shot was taken many years ago in pre-digital days with a Canon EOS3 and Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 IS L lens with negative film stock. The streaks are rain!
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Chinese egret
Another fisherman, in this case an opportunist Chinese egret who has worked out that if he sits among the nets on a fishing boat, he might get lucky.
Canon G3X ISO400 1/320 at f/8 & 220mm (600mm equiv). Cropped in LR
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Walla-walla
In the days before all that background construction, elevated roads, the MTR and road tunnels, if you wanted to cross Hong Kong harbour in the wee small hours, a little boat like this was the only choice, unless you fancied a swim. The fleet of walla-wallas served revellers and others until probably the late 70s, after which alternative and less exciting forms of getting home took over. There are still a few to be seen, mainly with a few people out fishing, braving the wakes from far larger craft.
Canon G3X ISO400 1/1250 at f/8 and 220mm (600mm equiv)
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Trampoline Fun
Granddaughter Lily taking a leap of faith at the Ryze Ultimate Trampoline Park in Hong Kong.
A test of the camera this one. In the relatively low light conditions, flash wasn’t an option because of the distance, so I racked up the ISO in order to freeze the movement. The Canon gets a bit twitched in these conditions so you need to take a few shots to get the right one. Overall, the grain level is reasonable.
The image is adjusted in Lightroom and cropped to about 1/3 of it’s original size – she nearly flew out of the side of the frame!
Canon G3X ISO12800 1/60 at f/5.6 and 48mm(~130mm equiv)
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Welcome to the revamped dgcPhoto site, complete with a new theme and a new look.
I’ve been rather busy with other things for a while, so I thought a makeover was more than overdue. I hope you like it.
In many ways, the site is the same as before except that with the new theme it’s easier to navigate and more efficient to load. And the layout is far cleaner.
I’m currently using two cameras: the truly excellent Canon 90D I bought several months ago that is streets ahead of any other camera I’ve owned over the years, and a Canon 100D that I’ve had for a couple of years — a really lightweight little workhorse. I am also using my iPhone SE far more than I expected. The latest OS makes it an incredibly versatile camera.
Keep checking out the galleries; the old ones have been reinstalled and new ones are being added.
What were the ‘other things’?
Check out ‘My Novels’ here or in the menu above where a couple of clicks will take you to the world of ClarkeFiction and details of my seven edge-of-the-seat thriller novels and my wife Gail’s wonderful fully illustrated children’s books.
