"walking in the sky"

Posted by hugo poon (hong kong, Hong Kong) on 15 March 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

I've always been stunned by these scaffolding workers...

Johnston Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR 1/170 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 (18)

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Absolutely amazing scaffolding and shot. And a beautiful shot no less.

15 Mar 2009 5:26am

ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States

Amazing! best...jerry

15 Mar 2009 5:31am

k@ from Paris, France

Hugo, this serie is gorgeous ! Love the constrasts, the dark shadows, the extraordinary silhouettes... Great great work !

15 Mar 2009 7:13am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Very nice work and appropriately titled.

15 Mar 2009 10:17am

Cat from PARIS, France

This is just amazing, they looks like Playmobils escaped from their box

15 Mar 2009 11:17am

John Leech from Grange-over-Sands, United Kingdom

These scaffolding shots are stunning. I haven't seen anything quite like this one - the people being essential to the impact of the shot. Great stuff.

15 Mar 2009 12:27pm

Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany

Almost as nice as the world famous shot of the Empire State Building workers... Will go straight to VFXY collection...

15 Mar 2009 12:57pm

Didier DE ZAN from somewhere, France

Wonderful shot great BW

15 Mar 2009 1:15pm

alex centrella from California, United States

what a great shot, and the title is perfect !

15 Mar 2009 3:36pm

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Excellent angle de vue!!!! J'adore ces silhouettes qui déambulent sur les bambous comme des funambules! Bravo Hugo!!!!

15 Mar 2009 3:50pm

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

That is amazing! Wow. Glad I don't have that job. I really love the gentle dustiness in the grays.

15 Mar 2009 9:55pm

Mindy from United States

Can we say "Amaing" again? Beautifully and contemporary Lewis Hine-esque. Wow.

15 Mar 2009 11:57pm

WABIKOJA from Shiga, Japan

Well done! Fantastic composition.

16 Mar 2009 2:57am

JynLukLuk from Hong Kong

I like your photos so much that I went and bought the Fujifilm 200EXR camera!
Do you use the EXR mode a lot, or you use P or M modes and then set ISO, Aperture etc. yourself? And what M pixel do you usually set your camera on?
Very nice photos indeed!!!

16 Mar 2009 3:50am

@JynLukLuk: Trust you'll enjoy your new camera!:-) EXR mode? I've never used this at all, as far as I recall - almost all this mode can do can also be done by the P or M modes but not vice versa... Have to set to 6M pixel if you want to enjoy the high DR or low noise advantages. Have fun! Thanks again for the warm words.

Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia

just amazing Hugo

16 Mar 2009 7:01am

Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France

c'est une image acrobatique, ils marchent sur le ciel, si haut, ce sont les petits équilibristes du ciel.. les funambules accrochhés à leurs balanciers.. j'aime le contraste fort de ces silhouettes sur le ciel clair. superbe image.

18 Mar 2009 6:14pm

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

I absolutely love this! Can't even imagine being up there on that scaffolding...way too freaky. Your tones and the silhouettes are just superb.

18 Mar 2009 8:39pm

gavin hart from Gold Coast, Australia

Definitely very scary. Great shot though. I like the glow of light behind the men and scaffolding.

21 Mar 2009 9:43am