thanx for the comments guys, and bear, am humbled, ur words are
very encouraging. thanx bro!!!
was reading littlestream's comment on how it was hard to choose a
favourite, maybe if anyone's bothered, i'll give a sypnosis on why
i like the shot, i'm bored in the middle of the night with no one
to chat with on msn anyway..ahhah
1
i took MANY of this frame even on two different days, and this was
my favourite becos of the girl that was highlighted in the
spotlight above the station as well as being in the same focal
plane. this is actually one of my favourite shots in this whole
series. the other images of this frame just wasn't communicative
enuff, with pple everywhere, blurred or otherwise, or too many pple
highlighted by the spot lights above.
2
this is quite honestly a quick snap shot, but was fluke that the
timing was right to get her in between the two wheels of the bus.
my friend that was with me unculturedly mentioned that it looks
like a penis with two balls on the side, to which he got a slap on
his head ahahha.. but then again he's not entirely wrong.. take
note of the framing, i did it this way becos she was crossing the
road and wanted to convey that feeling. had i did it conventionally
(placing the girl at the bottom of the frame, i thot it would be a
boring shot.
3
there are a tonne of newstands in HK and it's a shot that i can't
don't take.
4
this is a contrast between old and new, with the old bus stop sign
in the foreground and a new high rise in the background, so typical
of HK. even the lighting has a contrast, warm (nostalgia) for the
old, and cool (contemporary) for the new.
5
beautiful symmetry here, and of course, tunnels in HK are so
common. i actually got my friend to drive closer to the right so
that from the passenger seat, i'm placed right in the middle of the
tunnel.
6
i don't know how to comment on this image except that i love the
composition.
7
the friend i spent most of my time with, having a moment in the
rear view mirror. thanx to martin for driving me around, it was
great, as he's a photographer too! on the more technical side, this
image is very blur, due to a slow shutter speed and movement in the
car (check out the out of focus lights ni the background, they
should be circles, not ellipses). goes to show not every shot has
to be sharp to be good. this is another favourite of mine in this
series.
8
it's great how they bothered to liven up the barrier with
colours.
9
this is one of the camera shops that is very popular in mong kok,
more of a record shot in case any of my photographer friends wanted
to know wat it looks like to buy stuff there. it's generally
cheaper in HK.
10
lovely colours, took me a while to get the composition right, i was
there for a good 2-3 mins using different angles and positions such
that the storekeeper was puzzled as to what exactly i was shooting!
one thing to take note is that these things weren't still, it was
moving about in a slight breeze and i only wanted ONE of the flower
thingies to face the camera, so had to wait for the right
time.
11
martin having a smoke. nothing more nothing less. love the
simplicity of this shot.
12
these arrows intrigued me! all over the walls in the MTR stations.
love the colour combination , green and yellow. love the contrast
of the square multi-coloured mosaic with the solid circle and
arrow.
13
girl walking thru tunnel, zoom effect was done while shooting, not
in post process.
14
arr.. this controvertial shot.. i just like her vibrant character,
dressing and background.
15
must shoot view from the peak. quite honestly, nothing special, a
tonne of such images everywhere, but i needed one for myself. it
was a great view!
16
don't ask me why i shot this, i just saw it, framed it, shoot one,
and continued walking. sometimes it's like that, u see u shoot, u
dun think and u like what u shot.
17
at the cafeteria at Disneyland. wished i had a wider lens. this is
one occasion where the right equipment is needed. most consumer
digicams won't be able to shoot this. if u go there u will know wat
i mean, u won't be able to fit everything in even if u were lying
on the ground. exposure was tricky here.. thank goodness for an LCD
screen.
18
what we call a postcard shot. quite honestly postcard shots are
EASY to take, no brainer here, just saw the marching band and
snapped. u could do it with any camera and get the same shot! just
do it at the right time. note: blue skies are RARE in hongkong!! so
i was lucky!
19
of all the characters in this store, i chose to shoot this one.
dunno why.. it just looked silly!
20
this is actually a BAD shot.. becos of the smoke. fireworks are
sometime like that.
21
another must shoot shot! i did a stich of two images here. it's for you littlestream! you might have seen
it in my blog already. taken from harbour city rooftop carpark in
tsim sha tsui.
22
this was EXTREMELY tough to shoot, i was standing on a railing to
get the height becos i wanted to show all the pple walking around.
grey-uniformed police (those that book you for littering) were
eying me up and down, while Martin was holding on to me so i don't
fall over!
23
plenty of such alleys in HK. another tough shot, very dark, hence a
very slow shutter speed. i dragged a nearby table to use as a make
shift tripod. don't ask me why there's a table in the alley. i
don't know either!
24
Asymmetry at it's best. love the spiral effect.
