"refused to die" (I)

Posted by hugo poon (hong kong, Hong Kong) on 6 February 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

A scene I couldn't resist taking a few snaps... :-)

Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR 1/70 second F/4.0 ISO 100 13 mm

I do not regard myself as a photographer. I'm an ordinary man but extraordinarily obsessed with capturing all the memorable scenes that I encounter in my everyday life. It's like an excited traveller craving to record his memorable journey in a memorable way, 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...

Comments (16)

Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia

Such a great scene HUgo ! Well done and I love how you have made it mono with the red

6 Feb 2009 6:14am

k@ from France

Excellent how a detail in our life changes just everything - fascinating, indeed, and I crave to see the sequel (green ? orange ? :)

6 Feb 2009 7:44am

Momo from Montpellier, France

really great use of this color accent technique...and just a great b&w image, beautiful texture, tone...fabulous scene...the nearly killed traffic light still working, carrying on despite it all...inspiration! from a machine!...

6 Feb 2009 10:09am

@Momo: "the nearly killed traffic light still working, carrying on despite it all..." Love you interpretation so much that I've changed the title!!! Thanks Morris!

IanSmith from London, United Kingdom

Nice one Hugo... its always fascinating to find things out of the ordinary.

6 Feb 2009 1:28pm

@IanSmith: Thanks Ian! I wish I could get a more interesting shot, but just as I was composing... see tomorrow's pic!:-)

Momo from Montpellier, France

too funny Hugo...

6 Feb 2009 4:02pm

Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany

What a processing here, Hugo. One of my favourites on your blog. I tried this technique myself once... Comments have been both good and bad...

6 Feb 2009 4:12pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

That is such a cool scene. Love the selective color.

6 Feb 2009 4:25pm

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Good shot, Hugo, the desaturation emphatizes the red light just behind the Club Venus. And the girls waiting to cross the street... Very interesting composition.

6 Feb 2009 4:50pm

zahai from Berlin, Germany

Amazing capture. Weird that it is still working. Great capture and work with colors :)

6 Feb 2009 5:20pm

Giovanni from Milan, Italy

So funny! I look forward to seeing tomorrow's post!

6 Feb 2009 5:42pm

Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States

Fabulous and funny, Hugo - so very well captured.

6 Feb 2009 7:18pm

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

CRUNCH! I really like this and your title is perfect.

7 Feb 2009 3:31am

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

I love the humor in this shot, the expressions of the people are classic. Great shot Hugo!

7 Feb 2009 4:02am

Oly B from Lyon, France

Nice urban scene you shot here, nice processing !

7 Feb 2009 2:26pm

ZmAjEvA from Belgrade, Serbia

This is one great documentary photo!

10 Feb 2009 12:54pm

CStaude from Saint Charles, United States

Really love it! Made me laugh!

26 Jul 2009 6:21pm