In Hong Kong & Macau

[ahbian]

very inspiring photos.. :thumbsup:

Lovely inspiring series, and great street shots as usual :thumbsup:
Will be visiting HK again in september for a week, will probably drop by Macau / Shenzhen. As it is supposed to be more shopping oriented, me and my wife booked a hotel near Mongkok instead. Btw very envious of ur guesthouse stay, would have been quite an experience with good photog opportunities.

ryan

Thanks guys. You are right about the photo opportunities in Chungking, Ryan; the place was a maze to navigate and is a mini united nations. But I didn't go beyond smiling and nodding at the residents of the place, some who can be quite surly...:sweat: maybe next time when I get the feel of the place.

Mongkok is indeed an excellent choice if shopping comes first, would be great to see your interpretation of the Hong Kong scenes when you get back.

 

[ahbian]

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[SeAnCoLd]

Very nice! Shall try to emulate your photography style:thumbsup:

 

[ahbian]

Very nice! Shall try to emulate your photography style:thumbsup:

Thanks. Not much finesse involved on my part, just been patient and stay at a spot for a while and keeping eyes open for things.


Some Korean(?) band being mobbed by HK fans at the Avenue of Stars. The poor guys seemed torn between entertaining the fans and enjoying the Hong Kong harbour view. Perhaps the only way they can do this in peace would be to opt for a helicopter tour.

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Shoppers at the Goldfish market
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[Treetrunk]

Thanks guys. The temple is filled with incense and so it was quite a luxury to be able to take your time and compose for the light rays. Only thing that was challenging was to keep the many other photographers out of the frame.

PS: Treetrunk, theres no #8 yet. You referring to the last one #7?

Oops. Blur me.:embrass: Yup, its #7.

 

[Fallenphoenix]

Shoppers at the Goldfish market
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Where's this goldfish market? =)

 

[ahbian]

Oops. Blur me.:embrass: Yup, its #7.

No worries.

Where's this goldfish market? =)

http://www.hong-kong-travel.org/Shopping-Streets/
Its actually a whole street selling ornamental fishes, North of the unmissable Ladies Market.
Nearest MTR is Mongkok.

 

[Fallenphoenix]

Thanks!
I missed that street T_T

 

[Treetrunk]

Going to camp here. Don't want to miss out the rest of your wonderful series.

 

[sinned79]

nice preview for me! i am going to hk this sept ;p

i may pay their cemetry a visit (seems like no one here went there to shoot? ) if i got time. will be there for 6.5 days.

 

[fudoushin]

great series ahbian, very nice photos.. im also going there hopefully this sept! excited about the photo opportunities there, it'll be my first time visiting hong kong

 

[sinned79]

great series ahbian, very nice photos.. im also going there hopefully this sept! excited about the photo opportunities there, it'll be my first time visiting hong kong

sama sama! my first time too. lol when u going? i will be going from 4th - 10th.

i planning to do something different... except for some those tourist spots (at least to show i been to HK before :bsmilie... i want to check out that cemetry place that i always see on hk dramas... check out their old estates etc.

 

[ahbian]

great series ahbian, very nice photos.. im also going there hopefully this sept! excited about the photo opportunities there, it'll be my first time visiting hong kong

sama sama! my first time too. lol when u going? i will be going from 4th - 10th.

i planning to do something different... except for some those tourist spots (at least to show i been to HK before :bsmilie... i want to check out that cemetry place that i always see on hk dramas... check out their old estates etc.

It was my first time there also, maybe you guys can try to catch the light show at 8pm, it was cancelled on both nights I tried, due to bad weather.

Cemetery wise, you mean those found on the slopes of hills? Better be careful, Hong Kong people can be quite superstitious, don't commit any taboo to offend them (referring to those living relatives, not the dead) .

 

[ahbian]

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Busker near the Avenue of Stars
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[fudoushin]

sama sama! my first time too. lol when u going? i will be going from 4th - 10th.

i planning to do something different... except for some those tourist spots (at least to show i been to HK before :bsmilie... i want to check out that cemetry place that i always see on hk dramas... check out their old estates etc.

haha i haven't exactly planned the places i would be visiting.. will definitely be at the main shopping areas cause im going with my family, so busy streets is something im gonna be looking out for.. as well as nice mountains, temples, etc . i will do more research before i leave heh. i will be there on the 3rd or 4th week so wont be bumping onto you bro.. i wanna visit the cemetary too- i remember seeing it in movies like young and dangerous lol! man, i gotta start planning soon. :bsmilie:

It was my first time there also, maybe you guys can try to catch the light show at 8pm, it was cancelled on both nights I tried, due to bad weather.

Cemetery wise, you mean those found on the slopes of hills? Better be careful, Hong Kong people can be quite superstitious, don't commit any taboo to offend them (referring to those living relatives, not the dead) .

thanks bro for the heads up with the cultural tip, btw where's the light show held at?

 

[sinned79]

haha i haven't exactly planned the places i would be visiting.. will definitely be at the main shopping areas cause im going with my family, so busy streets is something im gonna be looking out for.. as well as nice mountains, temples, etc . i will do more research before i leave heh. i will be there on the 3rd or 4th week so wont be bumping onto you bro.. i wanna visit the cemetary too- i remember seeing it in movies like young and dangerous lol! man, i gotta start planning soon. :bsmilie:

haha ok, too bad then. but will share with you my itinerary once i planned it out ;p

 

[ahbian]

thanks bro for the heads up with the cultural tip, btw where's the light show held at?

The light show is of the same view as photo #1 but (I heard) with lasers and flashing lights from the buildings.

Good public place to view would be from the Avenue of Stars or the Kowloon side pier.

 

[ahbian]

Came across this violin player near the Avenue of Stars, not sure why he would mask his eyes to the scene in front of him.

And yes, he did play 东方之珠, and the music became suddenly more relevant for me than before.

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[ahbian]

Morning exercise with a view

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[kusircidomo]

very well captured.. I can feel the connection when looking at the photos.
:thumbsup::thumbsup:

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If I may guess : this was taken at Tsim Sha Tsui near the Star Ferry terminal when you exit to the right hand side if you are taking ferry from Central or Wan Chai.