"fine?"

Posted by hugo poon (hong kong, Hong Kong) on 21 January 2010 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

"Fine........."

Centre Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

Fujifilm FinePix S5Pro 1/320 second F/2.5 ISO 100 53 mm (35mm equiv.)

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 (30)

Didier DE ZAN from somewhere, France

One doesn't seems to be afraid of this warning , probably waiting for something to eat ..

21 Jan 2010 5:57am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Great composition. I can imagine the real pigeon dirtying the announe :))
Poor wild birds!!

21 Jan 2010 6:06am

ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States

Poop on that !!! best...jerry

21 Jan 2010 6:07am

Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India

Certainly not 'fine'...these poor birds depend on us to feed them...superbly observed and presented Hugo! Love the way you cropped the pigeon! Makes the image all the more strong due to the power of suggestion!

21 Jan 2010 6:33am

k@ from Paris, France

Ah, here a some dry bread I collected : birdie-birdie-birdiiiiiiiiiie ! ;)))
Super frame, clever one, makes me smile : we are the same, we humans, standing over the forbidden places dreams, and so on. Cool ! ;))))

21 Jan 2010 7:36am

olivier Paillet from toulouse, France

Great compo ! A nice and funny shot !!! Love it !!

21 Jan 2010 9:26am

jeanclaude from 94160 saint-mandé, France

excellent shot, but is it 1500 hkg ou us? (joke)

21 Jan 2010 9:30am

John Leech from Grange-over-Sands, United Kingdom

A recent study has shown that pigeons are attracted to photographers more than they are to bird feed. A schedule of fines is due to be released shortly for photographing pigeons, it works on a sliding scale dependent on the focal length of the lens used, so stick above 200mm and you will be OK.

21 Jan 2010 9:37am

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Excellent!:) Great composition! Nice shot!:)))

21 Jan 2010 12:24pm

Ian Smith from London, United Kingdom

"Yes officer, I saw the sign. But can you prove that the birds I fed caused the dirtiness?"

21 Jan 2010 1:42pm

CM Kwan from NT, Hong Kong

A very interesting picture, Hugo!

21 Jan 2010 1:47pm

Ken from United States

Great commentary and love the dual image of drawing and live bird!

21 Jan 2010 4:29pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Did you have a handful of birdseed? Just kidding. That is a really cool shot. Well seen!

21 Jan 2010 4:55pm

Reflecteur from Gothenburg, Sweden

Great compo!

21 Jan 2010 6:19pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Lot of humor in this capture with the bird on the warning sign... like the touch of red of the bird's feet.

21 Jan 2010 7:05pm

Putter from Brugge, Belgium

Haha, very nice!

21 Jan 2010 8:23pm

Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States

The sign is so classic in its 'Bureaucratic Speak' - that I shake my head. Suppose I stand there feeding pigeons and other wild birds causing beauty to public places? Do I receive an award?

21 Jan 2010 11:06pm

elena from Italy

fantastic shot and fantastic the real pigeons !!!!

21 Jan 2010 11:35pm

Ralph Jones from Detroit, United States

There is no mistaking the rules of this sign, the selective color takes this to a new level.

22 Jan 2010 2:40am

Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom

great image, we should start doing that over here. good colour popping

22 Jan 2010 6:35am

Anne from Singapore, Singapore

Great shot ! *the real pigeon has perched on its best place :) but are people observing the rules!??!

22 Jan 2010 8:36am

Michael from Shell Village, United Kingdom

Sorry officer....... I can't read or write, what does it say ?

A very realistic problem for some cities. Have a Good weekend Hugo.

22 Jan 2010 10:53am

alex centrella from California, United States

ouch !

22 Jan 2010 3:59pm

Giovanni from Milan, Italy

Made me smile!! Very funny capture!

22 Jan 2010 7:35pm

Morris Taub (momo) from Montpellier, France

yes! pigeons with perfect sense of timing...what are politicians thinking?...

24 Jan 2010 12:17pm

Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France

nice and funny shot ! we need the same in Paris I think ;-))

25 Jan 2010 2:29pm

Daniel from Kenmare, United States

28 Jan 2010 2:21pm

Antoine from France

Superb composition.

1 Feb 2010 2:00pm

Kam from Cancun, Mexico

I love this! Very funny

1 Feb 2010 4:41pm

ismerie from Montcy-Notre-Dame, France

Un pigeon semble faire fi de ces menaces...

30 May 2010 7:58pm