walking away from yesterday...

Posted by hugo poon (hong kong, Hong Kong) on 28 June 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

The "Tu Di Gong" (earth god) and a street pic of the 50's, another small local gallery and framing shop...

Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Streets, buildings, shops, people, life... whatever interested me in the daily journey between work and home.

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR 1/15 second F/9.0 ISO 100 7 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)

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Is she Sofia Loren, like in my photo of two days before?
Good found and street photo, included the leg of the person that disappears for the left :)

28 Jun 2009 5:28am

@Paco Díaz: I wish she was... Thanks Paco and have a great Sunday!!!:-)

MARIANA from waterloo, Canada

Fantastic photograph ! Love that picture on the bottom of the wall and also motion of girl passing by is an excellent add !

28 Jun 2009 5:50am

Ananda Sim from Glen Waverley, Australia

Very good HCB shot (Henri Cartier Bresson) as well as excellent choice of components.
Bravo!

28 Jun 2009 6:00am

Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France

As I like to speak English a little better! to tell you that your comments are too laudatory. I do not deserve! When I look at your portfolio! I admire your pictures! Bon dimanche à vous!

28 Jun 2009 6:46am

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A great capture. The 50's are ancient history to the owner of those legs.

28 Jun 2009 6:56am

k@ from Paris, France

Excellent, love the framed picture and the motion blur of the passer-by (reminds me my Marilyn & motion blur, same attraction I had as yours I think, remember ? I love that a lot !

28 Jun 2009 7:50am

@k@: Oh k@, I've been going back and forth... the more I view your pic again, the more incredible I think this is! Absolutely amazing!:-) Of course the mood of your capture is alot more poignant and Marilyn is such an unforgettable... Have a great Sunday my dear!

Giovanni from Milan, Italy

Great composition Hugo!!! So many interesting elements in this photo! (btw the pic of the 50's should be a portrait of Sofia Loren in the street of Naples)

28 Jun 2009 8:34am

k@ from Paris, France

No no no, not more poignant, just excellent twin pix ! ;/

28 Jun 2009 8:42am

Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France

excellent composition and angle of view Hugo ! a photograph into another photograph, a street scene into another one ! great ! and of course, I love the motion blur of th passer-by ! have a nice sunday Hugo !

28 Jun 2009 8:49am

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Excellent composition!!! Great street scene! I love!!! Have a nice sunday Hugo!!!!

28 Jun 2009 9:03am

ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States

I too was thinking of the K@ shot...continents apart...and the inevitability of the street shot. best...jerry

28 Jun 2009 2:14pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

An excellent perspective in this shot of the little street shrine! It has an air of permanency as the world drifts by.... Well done! ;-)

28 Jun 2009 2:19pm

Anamnésie from TROYES, France

I like very much !!

28 Jun 2009 7:45pm

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Excellent street shot! Every day we leave a 'yesterday' behind...some more than others.
Superb work!

1 Jul 2009 1:44pm

Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States

Excellent, Hugo. This has a markedly surreal feel about it. Very well seen and titled.

3 Jul 2009 5:23pm

michelle from Paris, France

haha that is interesting, the blur leg, the temple, and the old photo... :)

6 Sep 2009 8:49am