*Yummy!*
Fuji GW690iii + JCH400
They say Durian is an acquired taste. I just don’t know who can acquire it if they haven’t been raised on it. The smell is even worse than the taste, truth be told, but it is a very graphic fruit, and I’ve been trying to capture a pile of Durian for ages. This is one attempt.
*Iron Curtain*
Fuji GW690iii + JCH400
Ever since moving to HK I’ve been fascinated by the iron curtains in front of many stores. The accordion curtains are often ornamented, and occasionally have handwriting on them as well. I really hop to be able to buy a derelict one for decoration before we head back to Europe one day.
*Sharp in the Window*
Fuji GW690iii + JCH400
This as close to a street shot as I took with the GW690iii so far, and a very unusual shot for me, but I really like it. Very shallow depth of field, overexposed in the blurry areas, but nicely contrasted in the reflection which I was after.
*Statue Store*
GW690iii + JCH400
Shanghai street near Mong Kok is where the kitchenware market is. It’s not really a market, rather a collection of themed stores. Interestingly enough, the one thing other than kitchenware which is for sale in many stores is decorations of a religious persuasion, just as in this store, with the proud store owner standing in front.
*Brutal Heat*
GW690iii + JCH400
A couple of weeks ago we went down to Mong Kok where (we were told) we could find lots of china stores. Turns out there were lots of kitchenware stores but very little china. Which didn’t prevent me from taking a lot of photos. This one is a good representation of how brutally hot it was that day…
*Evening Prayer*
Fuji XT3
The hours leading to dusk in Luang Prabang are fascinating as monks gather towards the city’s temples for evening prayers. I liked how this particular monk was framed by the side door of the house he was praying in.
*River Crossing*
Fuji XT3
Not all bridges are made equal. Two bamboo bridges cross the Nam Khan river in Luang Prabang, and by our western standards they don’t look too reassuring. But to these young monks they were not scary at all, one of them was even running the length of it…
*Puppy Love*
Fuji XT3
One afternoon in the Luang Praband heat I did something I rarely do (but maybe should do more often): it took some street shots with the zoom lens. In photography circles many will tell you that street is in your face 35mm or nothing. This shot was shot at 210mm. But I like it a lot, the compression from the zoom lens creates nice detachment, and the scene was quite cute…
*Golden Intricacy*
Fuji XT3
The decorations on many of the temples in Luang Prabang was simply some of the most detailed and beautiful I’d seen anywhere, magnified by the warm sunlight around. I can’t remember 100% which temple this was but it’s likely to have been Wat Sensoukharam.
*Monk on the Bridge*
Fuji XT3
There’s an old Eiffel style bridge that crosses the Nam Khan river in Luang Prabang. Appropriately, the locals call it the old French bridge. The road is for two-wheelers only, and there’s a rickety wooden platform attached to the side of the bridge for pedestrians. I managed to dodge the mopeds to take this shot that I quite like.
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