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Old Posted Jan 9, 2013, 4:21 PM
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Hong Kong - The FULL Experience

Back in May, my wife and I finally took a trip to the far-east. We stayed in HK for a week or so and spent about a week and a half in China. Our time in Hong Kong was far too short and my 50D decided to conk-out early in the trip. With a new 60D in hand, I bring you the following. Welcome to:


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POWER


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... and the not so powerful ...


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... the day is getting old ...


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... and night descends ...


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... sweet dreams ...


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... bring a new day ...


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A slower (slightly) pace of life can be found at the various fishing villages...


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...but it's time to return back to the city


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... to the peak ...


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... and back down to a temple.


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Goodbye Hong Kong, until next we meet...


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Old Posted Jan 9, 2013, 6:42 PM
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Amazing shots of HKG; Tony!

Thanks for sharing this long and interesting photo tour. I´ve liked your pics of those street markets, alleys and the views of Hong Kong from the peak. The density of Hong Kong is impressive.

By the way, congrats for the acquisition of that new 60D. You´ve taken very nice shots with it.

Greetings from Madrid, Spain!
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Old Posted Jan 9, 2013, 10:17 PM
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Nice one.
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Old Posted Jan 10, 2013, 7:41 PM
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Awesome tour, awesome photos!
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Old Posted Jan 11, 2013, 5:50 AM
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That last shot is killer.
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Old Posted Jan 12, 2013, 6:42 AM
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Nice pics. I'm not sure that I've ever seen the base of the Bank of China Tower.
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Nice pics, would do anything to go there!
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Old Posted Jan 14, 2013, 12:02 PM
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Thanks everybody!
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Old Posted Jan 14, 2013, 8:54 PM
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Awesome photo tour. I absolutely loved those. I hope to make it there some day.
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This place looks amazing. I really want to see it in person someday!
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Fantastic pics, dude! I would only say go easy on the colour saturation 'cause your subjects and compositions are already kickin'! Great work!

PS - You're in TO, what's wrong with Tim Horton's, a Canadian institution, may I ask?

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Old Posted Jan 16, 2013, 1:38 AM
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Fantastic pics, dude! I would only say go easy on the colour saturation 'cause your subjects and compositions are already kickin'! Great work!

PS - You're in TO, what's wrong with Tim Horton's, a Canadian institution, may I ask?
I assume you mean the HDR photos? Thanks for the suggestion.

re: Tim's... cuz I like to consider myself sort of a coffee snob.
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Nice photos. These 2 were a couple of my favorites:

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On a side note: I don't see any problem with saturation in any of your pics. A couple things I would suggest is when doing the HDR, after getting your main subject properly exposed, you could go back into photoshop and go over the blown out highlights and make them bright again rather than the flat, sort of nuetral, gray it tends to become.
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Hong Kong is so fucking ridiculous.

Urban insanity. It makes American & Canadian cities look like cute resort backwaters..
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Looks like Chung King Mansion has had an upgrade.
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Massive tour. Love that last shot. Reminds me of the terrain I'd make for cities in simcity. Some water inlets, some hills, and then high density zoning everywhere.
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I love all the shots, but especially the ones from the markets. I just love Asian markets. Haven't been to HK yet, but I really enjoyed the markets in Korea (eg., Namdaemun), Shanghai (Wet market), and Tokyo (Tsukiji fish market).
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Looks like Chung King Mansion has had an upgrade.
yup they did. The inside isn't as bad as it used to be, the two-level mall was fully renovated. I was kinda surprised (disappointed).

Molson: I'm not sure about other Asian cities, but there were many, many markets in HK. One was lost recently due to a government clearing / revitalization / redevelopment project.
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Interesting combination. I haven't seen a BBQ meat store sell fresh vegetables before.



Is this the Ladies' Market? Need to grab a few of these sets!

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