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Posted by hugo poon (hong kong, Hong Kong) on 15 May 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

... Teochew late night dinner. 'Teochew people enjoy eating out in restaurants or at roadside food stalls close to midnight before they go to bed...' Wikipedia
The Larger version: http://www.pbase.com/hpicckcy/image/112538497

Queen's Road West, Hong Kong

I have always been drawn to small local stores and restaurants; and it's particularly delightful that some of them in my neighbourhood are doing fine under the attack of the financial tsunami...

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...

http://www.pbase.com/hpicckcy

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR
1/27 second
F/3.3
ISO 100
7 mm