Lan Kwai Fong looking up

Lan Kwai Fong looking up, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/8000 sec
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV

A drunk photographer on a humid night with a cold camera

A drunk photographer on a humid night with a cold camera, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Last night, I staggered back from the bars of Lang Kwai Fong, a little bit worse for wear. In my illogical state of mind I thought it would be clever to take a photo with the M8 on its highest ISO setting. I knew it would be noisy, but wanted to see how Noise Ninja could handle it.
Taking a camera from an air conditioned room outside, on a humid night, isn't the cleverest thing to do, but the misting on the lens created some nice effects.

exposure 3 sec.
Aperture f/16
ISO 2500

Twilight from my balcony

Twilight from my balcony, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1 sec
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Day out in London

Day out in London, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

St. Paul's Cathedral taken from the south side of the Millennium Bridge.

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Camera: Leica Camera AG M8
Exposure: 1/90 sec
Focal Length: 50 mm
Aperture f/2.8
ISO Speed: 320

Morning Twilight over Victoria Harbour

Morning Twilight over Victoria Harbour, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

For some reason, I woke up at sparrow fart, this morning. However the upside w\as that I was able to capture the light just before sunrise. I like the relection on the side of the building.

Oh Lord Give Me Aircon

Oh Lord Give Me Aircon, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Sometimes it pays to look up! I have walked past this collection of aircon intakes many times since I have been in Hong Kong, but never noticed them before,as I wa too busy peering into the bars of Lan Kwai Fong.
Noticed them the other day, and took a picture. Very happy with the way the light changes as the reflections of the bar lights fade.

Blue House

Blue House, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

On Stone Nullah Lane is this blue coloured building. Rumour has it that the only colour paint the council had left was blue.

Hong Kong Fireworks Display

Hong Kong Fireworks Display, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

The other evening I was camped by the HK Convention centre, waiting for the fireworks to start. I looked around and saw this photo opportunity.
It was taken with a wide angle lens, with a nice bit of bokeh coming from the top left corner.
Shame about the security guard who got in the way!

Kowloon Bell Tower

IMG_3659.jpg, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

I really like the symetry of this shot, with the refection in the foreground. Its just a shame about the crowd barriers and the scaffolding on the building behind

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hksonetlumiere 024, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

One of my favourite shots I have taken at night in Hong Kong. Shame about the smudge on the left hand side of the photo, though.

Airport

DSCN0007.JPG, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Control Tower at HKIA, taken the other day while I was on the way to Dalian

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hong kong night time 202.jpg, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Where the old star ferry terminal used to be.

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hong kong night time 209.jpg, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

With the wonderful, clear weather we have been having lately; I decided to go out last evening and take some night time shots - this is one of them.
To all of you who know Hong Kong, this will be recognisable as the dragon-clawed phallus that dominates the Hong Kong skyline. For the rest it is IFC2, which at the moment is Hong Kong's tallest building.

Hong Kong twilight

hong kong twilight 153.jpg, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

After the rain, yesterday, there was a really clear twilight. Although, cloudy the sky took on a really blue colour.
I took this photo from my balcony with the wonderful 35mm f1.4 L lens by Canon. The beauty of this lens is the sense of perspective that you get from the shot

Conservatory roof

Conservatory roof, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

This shot is taken whilst looking up from the dry plant room in the conservatory at Hong Kong Park. I really like the detail in this photo and the monochrome tones, although it is a colour photograph.

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Shop Name, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

In the olden days the shop names were displayed inside the shop. Now on the outside, usually in relief.
I like the colours in this photo as well as the 3-D look.

I am away for a few days - I will keep trying to post daily photos, but no promises!

Gage Street Noodle Shop

Gage Street Noodle Shop, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Site where Yang Quyun was murdered (52 Gage Street). Yang Quyun was the president of the Hong Kong Xing Zhong Hui, but was murdered in his school on 10 January the following year.

House of Orange

House of Orange, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

This building can be found in Sheung Wan, not far from Western Market.
The strange looking angles on this building are not caused by the camera perspective, it really does have a strange shape. I like this and I like the blue canopy contrasting with the orange paint.

Kom Tong Hall

Kom Tong Hall, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Kom Tong Hall is a historic building at Mid Levels, Central. It was accorded status Grade II historic building in 1990 by the Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB).
The Hall was built in 1914. It was named after the former owner of the Mansion, Ho Kom-tong, who was a younger brother of the prominent philanthropist Sir Robert Ho Tung. The Ho family is the first Chinese family permitted to live in the Mid Levels in the early colonial period.
In 1960, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased the building. The Church used the Hall for worship services and other local Church activities as well as for administration of its Asia area humanitarian, building and other programs. As a result of Church growth, locally and throughout Asia over the last four decades, the Church’s headquarters were moved out of Kom Tong Hall and into a much larger new 14-story building in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
The Church no longer had need for the building and was looking to sell the property. It soon became apparent that a vacant lot would yield a far higher amount than if the property were sold intact, and the Church considered demolishing the building. In fact, in October 2002, the Church actually submitted an application for a demolition permit to the Building Authority. However, after hearing concerns raised by friends in the community, and a series of negotiations with the Hong Kong Government, Church officials reached a consensus in selling the property in tact and preserving the building. [1]
After the Government completed the purchase in 2004, efforts began immediately to covert the 92-year-old historic mansion into a museum honoring Chinese revolutionary figure Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. The converted museum was officially opened on 12 December 2006.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Sun_Yat-sen_Museum]