Panorama from Victoria Peak
Victoria Harbor sunset
Fishermen and concrete
10,000 Buddhas Monastery in Sha Tin
bird market
overwhelming
thirty stories of bamboo
Nighttime Cityscape Panorama III
Hong Kong panorama as taken from the piers of Tshim Sha Tsui in Kowloon (mainland Hong Kong). Central Plaza is in the center of the frame behind Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The unmistakable Bank of China Tower is visible near the right edge of the frame. Victoria Peak lies behind Bank of China.
Hong Kong Island has by far the most stunning profile of any city I've visited. I have tried to capture it here, but the scale can not be fully appreciated in this small format. The colors and reflections are made even more eye-catching by the massive neon-lighting on the skyscrapers, put up to celebrate Year of the Rabbit.
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Nighttime Traffic II
Hong Kong. I don't have enough words of praise for this jewel of a city. It is a veritable feast for the senses: colorful, loud, safe, efficient, expensive, has perhaps the most delicious food in the world, and "makes New York City look slow" - words of a Big Apple native.
I tried to capture this relentless speed in this nighttime traffic scene in Wanchai on Hong Kong Island. Shot from an overpass with long exposure so car lights become streaks of light. The 78-floor, 378 meters (833 feet) tall Central Plaza in the center of the frame in the background is perhaps the most notable landmark in this shot.
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Rolls Royce Hood Ornament
A detail shot from Hong Kong. With the most liberal economy in the world, and located smack in the center of the fastest-expanding economic region it is no surprise that Hong Kong has most billionaires per capita than anywhere else. This means you are more likely to see a Rolls Royce there than anywhere else in the world.
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