an old street lamp...

Posted by hugo poon (hong kong, Hong Kong) on 26 October 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

... "taller" than the tallest skyscrapers.

We just have had the Double Ninth Festival, a traditional Chinese festival during which it's a custom to climb a high mountain... The family decided to visit the Peak (Victoria Peak) for dinner. It's a wonderful evening and the weather was nice though a strong haze spoiled my plan to take some good pics of the city. As we're having a lovely stroll after dinner, I was drawn to this old street lamp...

Victoria Peak, Hong Kong

PS. The shot was taken with the Nikon 35mm F1.8, a lovely little standard lens that k@'s wonderful pics have convinced me to buy. Pretty good picture quality (especially considering the price) and the shallow DOF is just beautiful! Thanks k@!:-)))

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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