Bag Lady

Bag Lady, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

I caught this lady crossing Queens Road, and I thought it worthy of a B+W photo.

Sheep Kiwis Try

Sheep Kiwis Try, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Last week's photo was taken in Lux (the clue was in the title Illumination).
This week another LKF bar, and another clue in the title, its an anagram.

Bamboo Scaffolding

Bamboo Scaffolding, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Interesting pile of scaffolding poles, before they are used.

Illumination

Illumination 2, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Last week's photo was taken in the Bulldog Bar in Lan Kwai Fong, not the main bar, but the bar on the balcony.
This weeks photo is another bar in Lan Kwai Fong - and there is a clue in the title. Can anyone guess which one?

LKF BEERFEST Jazz musician

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OK he's not as pretty as some of the girls, whose photos I have been putting up, but he was entertaining.

US Navy on Shore Leave

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US Navy personnel on shore leave, enjoying the jazz band during the beer festival.

LKF Beer festival

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One of the NowTV promo girls poses for the press pack.

LKF beer festival

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Again, a lovely promotion girl from the LKF party this weekend. If you notice a sort of hazey look top this photo, its because one of the food stalls, nearby, was burning some food! Honest!

LKF BEERFEST

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I took this candid shot during the weekend at the LKF Julyfest. She is a promo girl for NowTV, ain't she cute?

nnn

nnn, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Still no takers! Last week's photo was from the Hong Kong Brew House.
To the anonymous person who left a comment - yes, there are bars that are not noisy and crowded, but it depends a lot on when you visit them. On a Saturday night, when the US Navy is in town, its going to be hard to find a bar in LKF that isn't noisy and crowded.
This week's photo is taken in a bar in LKF. Can anyone guess which one it is?

LKF BEERFEST

LKFBEERFEST393.jpg, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

I spotted this little cutey at the Lan Kwai Fong beer festival on Saturday. Isn't she lovely?

Dalian Tram

Dalian Tram, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

There are old fashioned trams in Dalian too

Sorry, Everyone

But, I am up in China at the moment and can't access my server with photos on it. To make it worse Blogger seems to think I can read mandarin, so the dashboard means diddly squat to me. Argghhhh.
Back in Hong Kong on Friday

Monkey Nuts

D'Aguilar bar 2, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Last week's photograph was taken in La Dolce Vita 97 Bar, in Lan Kwai Fong.
This week's photo is taken in a popular bar on D'aguilar Street.

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.

Sweet Life

LKF bar3, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Well, no right answers to last week's poser, but at least some interest was shown! The photo was of Bar George, the front bar was shown, and the clue was the white rugby shirt in the background, even if it was way out of focus.
This week we have a bar in Lan Kwai Fong. This one should be easy, even if you have never been there!

Dragonfly

Dragonfly, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

I went to Hong Kong Wetlands Park today, and I saw this massive, bright red dragonfly

Nissan Elgrand - naff sticker

Nissan Elgrand - naff sticker, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Some kind of promotional launch, last evening in Lan Kwai Fong. I have never seen such a fuss over a boring car!
Mind you with all the people carrying bunches of flowers, I guess there was some kind of celebrity involved, but I couldn't be bothered to wait and find out.

Fashion Shoot

Fashion Shoot, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

I spotted this photo shoot going on in Lan Kwai Fong the other evening, so I grabbed my camera and took a couple of shots of the models from behind.

Traffic

Traffic, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Traffic coming along the flyover, onto Cotton Tree Drive. Long exposure without a flash to creat the white streaks of the headlights. I also like the starring of the street lamps

Victoria Harbour

Victoria Harbour, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Hasn't the weather been lovely for the last few days?

beer taps

beer taps, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

I was a little surprised by the lack of response to last weeks bar quiz. Probably it was so easy, that you all couldn't be bothered to submit your answers. With the guitars on the wall and the tall bar shelfing behind as the give aways, I expected a lot of people to correctly identify it as Carnegies.
So, this week I am making it a little harder. The bar is on D'aguilar Street, and there is a big clue in the picture!

Slow speed high speed

Paper fan twirling, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

These were taken in one of those paper goods shops in Western District. The first shot was taken at a slow shutter speed, the second at a higher speed.

jaguar racing car 001

jaguar racing car 001, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Another brilliant motor car from the National Motor Museum

Pirates of Lan Kwai Fong

Pirates of Lan Kwai Fong, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

These three delightful pirates allowed me to take their picture last night in Lan Kwai Fong.

etype jag 001

etype jag 001, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

When I was a lad I always wanted to own an E-type Jag. This one belongs to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.

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!

Bar of the week

Bar of the week, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

New feature for this blog - the bar of the week. Every week I plan to post a picture of a bar in Hong Kong (OK I know that favours people who know Hong Kong) and you have to guess the name of the establishment. No prizes apart from knowing that you are a bigger bar crawler than me.
We will start with an easy one from Wanchai. Answer next Monday. Good luck!

Temple roof

Temple roof, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

I love the ornate details that you see on temple roofs. This one is Hung Sing Fisherman's temple in Wanchai. Apparently Queen's Road East used to be on the shoreline!

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

hksonetlumiere 024

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.

canvas sided truck

canvas sided truck 2, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

These canvas sided trucks are a must for deliveries in Hong Kong.

And they are colourful, but sometimes you can't guess what's inside them and sometimes you probably don't want to know!

Lion and the bell tower 3610

Lion and the bell tower 3610, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Another photograph from the lion dance the other day.

Lion and the bell tower 3638

Lion and the bell tower 3638, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

I went to the DSragon & Lion Dancing in Kowloon, yesterday. At the start it was a massive scrum, with TV crews, the press and, like me, amateur photographers; but once the procession moved off the press disappeared, which left the Convention Centre Plaza clear for the amateur photographers and the later Dragon and Lion teams.

Only Fools and Horses

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Possibly Britain’s most famous three-wheel vehicle, this Regal van (mistakenly referred to as a ‘Robin’) featured in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses.It was sole transport for the Trotter family of Del, Rodney, Grandad and Uncle Albert until Del Boy later went ‘upmarket’ and purchased a Capri Ghia. What a plonker!
105,824 Regal vans and saloon cars were produced by Reliant between 1963 and 1972. The bodywork was of all glass fibre unit construction. With a maximum loading capacity of 50 cubic feet, one example was driven in 1968 around Mallory Park racing circuit with sixteen people crammed in the back! Cushtie!
I took this photo, last year, at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu. It was a great day out visiting a haunted stately home, and playing around with cars.

hong kong fruit stall

hong kong fruit stall, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

I took this phot back in March, from the Mid-levels Escalator, looking down on a fruit strall. Great angle!

Dragon boat racing

Dragon boat racing, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Happy Tuen Ng Holiday!

Rehearsing

IMG_3475.jpg, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Young girls rehearsing for the dancing in Central on Sunday.

Dalian Kite Flier

Dalian Kite Flier, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

I really like these strings of kites!

Rollerskating Grandad

Rollerskating Grandad, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Another picture from Dalian. This westerner, was spotted trying on the bronze rollerskates

Bum scratching

Bum scratching, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

These two girls had just taken a photograph and were looking at the camera, when lo and behold, the girl on the left decides to scratch her bum - something I thought was reserved for men to do!

Dalian Skateboarders

Dalian Skateboarders, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

These two girls pretend to be skateboarding at Xinhai Square in Dalian

Airport

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

After the beauty shop

After the beauty shop, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

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Looking for food on the beach

Looking for food on the beach, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Peanut on Jomtien Beach, last month

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?

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With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row

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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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macro 226.jpg, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Playing about with some macro shots. This is a five pound coin issued to celebrate the Queen's jubilee of her coronation.
Sometimes I just love macro shots.