Black & White/Sepia Reflections

B&W and Sepia refections

Many of the thousand of high-rise buildings in Hong Kong are glass clad, giving myriad reflections of other buildings and nearby scenery, the colours varying with the tint of the glass. This building was in Central District.

Canon G3X ISO 400 1/100 at f/7.1

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Sail Before Steam

windsurfer

A lone windsurfer eyes the competition on a grotty day off Stanley, Hong Kong.

Canon G3X at 220mm (600mm equivalent) iso400 1/320 f5.6. Cropped and tweaked in LR

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Tung Chung High-Rise

Tung Chung 2

Thirty years ago, Tung Chung Wan was a sleepy village on the north coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Then along came the new airport …

This block is one of many in present-day Tung Chung, a bustling new town of around a quarter of a million people a stone’s throw from Chek Lap Kok, HK’s international airport.

We nearly stayed in an airbnb in one of these, but in the end chose a more rural, bicycle-only village on Lantau’s southern side – half an hour on the bus from Tung Chung and another world. Long may it remain.

Canon G3X 24-600 equivalent optical zoom ISO800 1/800 at f8, 153mm equiv.

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Hong Kong Eye

Ferris Wheel LR

 

 

This Hong Kong version of the London Eye is currently (February 2015) attracting many visitors, along with the fairly wild fairground alongside it. The fairground is temporary, but perhaps the ‘Eye’ will be around for longer. For now, it certainly adds an additional perspective to the already stunning backdrop of Central, Hong Kong Island.

Canon 40D with Canon 10-22mm EFS 3.5-4.5 lens at 10mm. ISO 500 1/25 at f3.5. Frame as taken, exposure tweaked minimally in LR

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