An urban look.
Yes. Once upon a place.
I keep writing about my time in Hong Kong. And, how I filled my down time with walks. With making pictures. With exploring. I thought that I should show you a little of my work from that time.
However.
I’ve reworked this picture a couple of times. Over a couple of years. My intent was always to show the city as a dynamic and colorful place. Hopefully, I finally did that by using more contemporary post production techniques.
Hong Kong is slowing down a bit now. But, in the past things changed quickly in the city. There were times when I found myself a little lost because old landmarks were torn down and new buildings were quickly built in their place. I suppose that if I traveled there today, I would have to relearn the city the I once knew quite well.
The picture. I made it from high in Times Square. No, not Times Square in New York. That would have taken one very long lens. Heh! There is a shopping mall called Times Square in Hong Kong. You can enter it in many ways. From various doorways. From a direct entrance from the MTR (mass transit) and from tunnels in Causeway Bay that are really intended for MTR use. On the sub floors there is a food court. Mostly like fast food. For the next ten floors there is a shopping mall. Finally, as you reach the tower there are offices and fine dining. That’s where I made this picture. Towards the top.
Technically, this picture is the result of a couple of modifications. At first I saw the picture as a HDR work. Later I saw it differently, but I used my early post production work as a base of the new version which is mostly adding a huge amount of color. That’s about me. I choose to believe that Hong Kong was, and is, a very colorful place. In fact, the color can be overwhelming. But, not to me. I like that.
Wow! I especially like the connecting red patterns!
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Thank you. This picture is a few years old. I have to wonder if the buildings more in the foreground even exist today. Many of them are post WWII, which is very old by HK standards.
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Well, it is a great photo!
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Ray,
Your photo brings back memories.The last time I was in Hong Kong was in 1984 and they were still using bamboo
scaffolding to erect skyscrapers. My first visits in 1957 when I was wearing a sailor suit when Was 18 years old.
Doug
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Doug, they still use bamboo. It’s strong, light weight and supple. I went once in 1970. For a little longer time in 1998 and then for six years over a period of 1993-1999. Asia is calling me again. 🙂
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Wow! Wonderful image Ray! One could spend a long time visually wandering around I’m it.
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Thank you. I always worry that pictures like this one have too much information maing anything too hard to see.
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Inspirational! Hmmm, that’s got my creative juices going…….thanks for posting it Ray.
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Thank you, John. This new work has kept my creativity going.
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