"early moon"

Posted by hugo poon (hong kong, Hong Kong) on 8 July 2008 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

The Belchers, Hong Kong

I do not regard myself as a photographer. I'm merely a guy who enjoys capturing all the memorable scenes that I encounter in my everyday life. Perhaps, it's like a traveller hoping to record his memorable journey, but in my case, it's the journey of my life ... If I can record my encounters in such a way that they leave an image on the mind of myself and other viewers, it's a tremendous joy and some accomplishment...
In terms of photography, I'm trying to preserve the moments as my eyes see "something" and my heart feels it too. As such, I seldom feel interested in planned, arranged or manipulated photographs...

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Comments (12)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Beautiful. The moon is so romantic over that space-age building.

8 Jul 2008 5:29am

@Michael Skorulski: Thank you Michael for leaving such beautiful words!:-)

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States

hmm... a wonderful image -- i love these buildings and they are a theme you return to again and again. do you live close by? is this a view from your window? simply gorgeous any time of day! and what a sky!

8 Jul 2008 6:31am

@dj.tigersprout: You're exactly right... this is a view from my bedroom!:-) So, you now see what I mean in my introduction: "I'm just a guy enjoying capturing the memorable scenes in my everyday life..." The majority of my pics were actually taken on my way to the office and back home with the pocketable camera I'm carrying all the time!

Hmm... maybe it's not a bad idea to show you more pics of my neighbourhood.:-)

See you later!
Hugo

eddy from tehran, Iran

very nice

8 Jul 2008 8:13am

@eddy: It's nice seeing you Eddy. Thanks for the nice comments!:-)

Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom

Hi Hugo...I've been flicking back and forth between this one and the B&W version trying to decide which one I like best. It's a difficult call but I like the way that the B&W one gives more emphasis to the moon which gives that version the edge I think!

8 Jul 2008 10:57am

@Ian Bramham: Thank you so much Ian for taking the time to look into these pics!!! I'm with you regarding the moon in the b&w... but I would add that despite having moved in this premises for a couple of years, I don't recall seeing such a lovely moon and a beautiful sky at the same time before. So, I have to be honest. I enjoy these captures much myself, whether in colour or b&w!:-)

Shun from Mühlheim am Main, Germany

The colored version works better for me here... Maybe because it is not half as depessive as yesterdays ;-) Both are nice, though.

8 Jul 2008 12:05pm

@Shun: Glad that this pic works for you!!! It's interesting that these two versions could bring out and convey such different moods, isn't it...

IanSmith from London, United Kingdom

Hi Hugo... I wish I had a view like that to wake up to!

I prefer the colour version - though the moon does get lost a little. The only thing bothering me is that the picture appears 'muddy'? I'm not sure if its because of the auto-resize to fit AM3s dimensions, or if the Fuji is showing too much NR? Maybe an artificial 'grain' could be added, to give a bit of texture to the image mght help?

8 Jul 2008 12:33pm

@IanSmith: Oh thank you Ian!!! I'm with you regarding the 'muddy' look... it's attributed to both factors, I guess. In fact, this (increased noise and noise reduction) is the main flaw of the F100 and why I would seldom use its ISO800 or above, though to be fair, its effective IS has brought back some 1-2 stop advantage when compared with the F30/31. I really look forward to trying out the next generation of the F-series...:-)

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

I like both without reservation. Colour comes out on top as it elevates the landscape.

8 Jul 2008 2:44pm

@Ted: Thank you Ted!!!:-)

Thomas Tan from Singapore

Hi, I visited your portfolio...very impressive & inspirational.
I like this recent image too, good work.

8 Jul 2008 3:02pm

@Thomas Tan: Thanks so much for visiting and leaving such wonderful words... reading them has made my hectic day alot easier to go through!:-)

Helma from Tehran, Iran

Wow .. very Lovely night shot with Nice compo ! excellent work

8 Jul 2008 5:12pm

@Helma: Thanks alot for the wonderfully warm and encouraging words!!!

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

This is far more interesting, the yellow lights against the sunset looks great. Very nice Hugo.

8 Jul 2008 7:18pm

@Observing: So glad that this holds appeal to you! Thanks for the wonderful comments!:-)

Tracey from New Port Richey Florida, United States

very wonderful shot. the sliver of moon in the background and the brightness of city lights. very nice

8 Jul 2008 8:45pm

@Tracey: Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your nice complements!!!

Eleftheria! from Greece

Very beautiful!

10 Jul 2008 4:15pm

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