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2careless · 29 April 2011, 08:34 AM

Hi,

We went to Hong Kong during the Easter break. Following are a few photos I took - weather was excellent (by Hong Kong standards, still a fair bit of haze) on Easter Sunday and Monday, when I took the Peak night shots and Buddha shots:

Blue Hours Hong Kong by 2careless, on Flickr

Wanchai by 2careless, on Flickr

Star Ferry by 2careless, on Flickr

Dim Sum at "Tim Ho Wan" 添好運 by 2careless, on Flickr

Po Lin Temple by 2careless, on Flickr

Tian Tan Buddha by 2careless, on Flickr

BR Kai

Poohsan · 29 April 2011, 08:57 AM

Fantastic Photos!

I miss HK.

Art 1 · 29 April 2011, 09:03 AM

smartson · 29 April 2011, 09:09 AM

Thanks for sharing.

The big buddha is one of my favorite spot even though I am not a buddhist.

swatty · 30 April 2011, 03:25 PM

Fantastic shots Kai

roadcarver · 30 April 2011, 03:48 PM

Love the night shot, and excellent photos.

The last time I visited Hong Kong (being in the airport does not count) was back in 1981 with my folks.

This was the firs time I saw a nice F1 gas powered radio controlled model. Back then, the modeler was using a car battery on a luggage stroller as a way to turn the crank on these puppies.

Thanks again for sharing your photos.

h999r · 1 May 2011, 05:17 AM

nice view

usbzoso · 1 May 2011, 05:18 AM

amazing pics thanks for sharing

ewright · 5 May 2011, 09:59 PM

beautiful shots from the peak!

porscheman · 6 May 2011, 02:41 AM

Nice photos! You are quite lucky to get such clear shots. I have been here since the mid-90s and the air quality certainly has deteriorated over the years. Nowadays, the best time to have clear skies is after a rainstorm when all those dirty particles are "washed" away.

2careless · 6 May 2011, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by porscheman

Nice photos! You are quite lucky to get such clear shots. I have been here since the mid-90s and the air quality certainly has deteriorated over the years. Nowadays, the best time to have clear skies is after a rainstorm when all those dirty particles are "washed" away.

Thanks. You're very correct that it's difficult to find a day that's clear.
I was in HK for 1 week and watched the weather every day. Only Easter Sunday was clear/sunny and I went up to the Peak for these shots. It was full of people and I had to squeeze in between many other mainland tourists to get a spot, even to that my pictures showed a lot of people's hands waving their cameras and of course those are out-takes.
Incidentally I asked a couple of my old friends who are also into photography and they said that the clearest days they had in recent years were in Oct 2008. Apparently after the Oct 1 holidays in 2008, due to the GFC, the factories in Guangdong didn't resume production for like 2-3 weeks. And my friends commented that during this period the sky was clear and they were able to take excellent night shots.

So there you go...

Sweramic · 6 May 2011, 02:46 AM

Thanks for sharing!

hennabav · 6 May 2011, 08:30 AM

Absolutely beautiful!! Family's from there and I miss it sooooo much!!! Can't wait to go back!!

MonBK · 6 May 2011, 08:54 AM

Very nice!!

blackmsport · 6 May 2011, 01:30 PM

Did you buy anything to take advantages of Aussie Dollars

normandy · 6 May 2011, 03:21 PM

Great shots!

Visited HK last year. Nice place!

dalip · 6 May 2011, 03:46 PM

Brilliant shots - very well captured. Haven't been to HK in so long....I went more when I lived in the UK...makes no sense

2careless · 6 May 2011, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by blackmsport

Did you buy anything to take advantages of Aussie Dollars

Well, yes.
1. bought a Nikon 24-70 lens, nearly pulled the trigger on a Zeiss 21mm F/2.8 but they only offered HK warranty...
2. bought a bunch of tailored shirts and trousers
3. bought a few Lalique crystals
4. bought a couple handbags for the wifey
5. ate a lot of food one can't get in Melbourne e.g. roasted goose - yummy!
6. bought like 50 rolls of film/negatives - only costs A$2 each - it's a bargain.

Did not get any watches. I believe TRF prices are better than HK prices.

swatty · 6 May 2011, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 2careless

Well, yes.
1. bought a Nikon 24-70 lens, nearly pulled the trigger on a Zeiss 21mm F/2.8 but they only offered HK warranty...
2. bought a bunch of tailored shirts and trousers
3. bought a few Lalique crystals
4. bought a couple handbags for the wifey
5. ate a lot of food one can't get in Melbourne e.g. roasted goose - yummy!
6. bought like 50 rolls of film/negatives - only costs A$2 each - it's a bargain.

Did not get any watches. I believe TRF prices are better than HK prices.

Whats film

Marc_Quadra · 10 May 2011, 03:50 AM

Beautiful pictures, did you enjoy it over there?

1675-David · 10 May 2011, 04:08 AM

HK one of my favourite cities with some of the best food in the world... hope you ate alot while you were there

2careless · 10 May 2011, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by swatty

Whats film

something you have to show to the airport security guy that I've got 50 rolls and they had to inspect by hand and not pass the Xray machine... The guy thought I'm from another planet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc_Quadra

Beautiful pictures, did you enjoy it over there?

Thanks Marc, we stayed at a hotel in TsimShaTsui East and the walking between MTR station and the hotel took like 15 min each way. So, apart from the walking, it was most enjoyable, suffix to say that I was born in HK, lived there for 18 years so it's my 2nd home.

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Originally Posted by 1675-David

HK one of my favourite cities with some of the best food in the world... hope you ate alot while you were there

Thanks David, yes I did eat a lot there. Apart from that Michelin 1 star dim sum place (which is cheap and service is nasty, food wise similar to Luk Yu), we visited a number of my favorites - Luk Yu tea house for dim sums and tea, Yung Kee restaurant for preserved egg and roasted goose, Tai Chong for custard egg tarts, Jimmy's Kitchen for steak, Pak Lok for Chiu Chou oyster egg omelette, and in between also ate a few Xiao Lun Bao, sushi, sashimi, etc.

93 Turbo · 10 May 2011, 07:45 AM

Great pic's Kai, I normalyl run between offices either side of the Exhibition/Convention Centre when I am in HK. I really enjoy my time when I am there. And getting about is so easy and cheap. Cheers Jules

ptugolf · 19 May 2011, 06:21 AM

It reminds me of my childhood years growing up there.

sea-dweller · 20 May 2011, 12:11 AM

Great photos! My wife is from there and we visit about once a year.

TSW · 15 July 2011, 12:37 AM

Great photos!
Thanks for sharing.

paulshih · 16 July 2011, 01:20 PM

the first shot is awesome! may i ask which camera you used? you definitely captured all of the light in the city that evening!

2careless · 13 September 2011, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by paulshih

the first shot is awesome! may i ask which camera you used? you definitely captured all of the light in the city that evening!

Sorry Paul, only noticed your post just now.
I shot with a Nikon D90, and that shot was taken with a Nikon 14-24 F/2.8 lens, on tripod.

ManUtd · 16 July 2011, 01:45 PM

Great pics. The first two especially awesome.

cajunron · 16 August 2011, 12:13 PM

stunning photos. absolutely beautiful.

29 April 2011, 08:34 AM	#1
2careless "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, AU Watch: Pepsi Posts: 4,370	Hong Kong Trip Hi, We went to Hong Kong during the Easter break. Following are a few photos I took - weather was excellent (by Hong Kong standards, still a fair bit of haze) on Easter Sunday and Monday, when I took the Peak night shots and Buddha shots: Blue Hours Hong Kong by 2careless, on Flickr Wanchai by 2careless, on Flickr Star Ferry by 2careless, on Flickr Dim Sum at "Tim Ho Wan" 添好運 by 2careless, on Flickr Po Lin Temple by 2careless, on Flickr Tian Tan Buddha by 2careless, on Flickr BR Kai

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porscheman Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: HK Watch: GMT IIc...so far! Posts: 28	Nice photos! You are quite lucky to get such clear shots. I have been here since the mid-90s and the air quality certainly has deteriorated over the years. Nowadays, the best time to have clear skies is after a rainstorm when all those dirty particles are "washed" away.

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hennabav Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Jon Location: New England Watch: --Rolex-- Posts: 2,391	Absolutely beautiful!! Family's from there and I miss it sooooo much!!! Can't wait to go back!!

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normandy "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Dominic Location: USA Watch: Rolex Posts: 1,183	Great shots! Visited HK last year. Nice place!

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1675-David "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Stockholm Posts: 6,065	HK one of my favourite cities with some of the best food in the world... hope you ate alot while you were there

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93 Turbo 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Watch: Rolex.Tudor.PAM Posts: 1,554	Great pic's Kai, I normalyl run between offices either side of the Exhibition/Convention Centre when I am in HK. I really enjoy my time when I am there. And getting about is so easy and cheap. Cheers Jules

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ManUtd "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Eric Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,613	Great pics. The first two especially awesome.

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