*Sanctuary*
Holga + JCH400
This is possibly my favourite place in the Hong Kong Catholic Cemetery in Happy Valley. It’s melancholy and beautiful, the tomb framed by those two tree trunks. I love the softness of the Holga in this context.
*The Column*
Holga + JCH400
After a ten year long hiatus I’ve given toy photography a new try, and I like the results a lot more than I did ten years ago. Guess I didn’t have the confidence to realise that sharp isn’t an end unto itself. I did a fair few of these shots in the Hong Kong Cemetery in Happy Valley, and I love the mood.
*A man and a scooter*
Fuji GW690iii + JCH400
One of the real challenges of shooting street is this ability to take shots « en passant » as we would say in French, and that’s made even harder when you’re fully manual and your camera is as large as a large brick. So even though there’s nothing spectacular about this shot, just the fact that it’s in focus and framed properly makes me happy!
*HK Verticals*
Fuji GW690iii + JCH400
HK is a vertical city, but that’s not something I find easy to capture on camera. It’s harder to frame and often the frame cuts don’t convey the sense that these scrapers go one forever. That’s one reason I really like this shot, which I think does convey the verticality, probably in large part because of the high vantage point.
*Graffiti Jumble*
Fuji GW690iii + JCH400
The backalleys of Central are a treasure trove for graffiti lovers, which is not what you’d necesseraly expect of this otherwise affluent neighbourhood. I regularly roam the area, and quite often find that black and white is just as interesting as colour despite the polychromatism of the original.
*Pawn Shop Sign*
Rolleiflex SL35 + JCH400
I’ve had my sights on this pawn shop sign in Wan Chai for ages. Unfortunately, there are very often cars parked in front (despite the double yellow) and so I took the shot when I could instead of when the light was idea. Still, I like it, it’s got an old time Hong Kong feel to it despite the mask the woman is wearing. But I will go back, and try for a cleaner composition at a time of day when the light hits the facade differently.
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