Monday, May 15, 2006

Hong Kong

Visa run day-trip to Hong Kong.
1:04 a.m. - Taoyuan Int'l Airport, Terminal 1. My flight to Hong Kong was too early to be able to get there in time by public transportation, so I had to go to the airport the night before and camp out overnight.
9:16 a.m. - Taking the Airport Express to Hong Kong proper. Lives stacked in rows.
9:18 a.m. - nifty feature indicating the train's progression
9:19 a.m. 
9:35-9:42 a.m. - iconic buildings
9:42 a.m. - eliminating the scourge of the Jews Falun Gong
11:09 a.m. - finished with visa stuff, but have to wait to afternoon to pick it up.
2:08 p.m. - wandering and shooting
6:19 p.m. - flying back to Taiwan. About a 90 minute flight.
 Pentax ZX-5n, Ilford XP2 Super (ISO 800):

tall buildings on hilly terrain
I gather Hong Kong is not prone to earthquakes

Liked the shot better with contrast boosted until details were gone

 Mongkok:









shooting something close in panorama mode
extended walking: