Category: Travel

Taken on vacation trips

Symphony of Lights Revisited


Three weeks after returning from my trip to Hong Kong, good memories of my trip still linger whenever I look at the photographs I took. This particular one of the Symphony of Lights by the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront evoked memories… of visiting the Teddy Bear Kingdom before the show with CY, grabbing a quick dinner (McDonald’s by the waterfront) so as not to miss the Symphony, hurried and frantic setting up of the tripod/camera when the show started, of walking back to our hotel after, and having dinner part 2 (barbequed pork and roast duck, Hong Kong Kai Lan with mini cup-noodles *yum*) after we got back. How I wish I was still on holiday :p

Escalation


I spotted this view in the Landmark shopping arcade in Central District, Hong Kong while waiting for CY. Although the arcade was bustling with shoppers at lunch time, this escalator was surprisingly under-used, with one or two shoppers using it only from time to time. I waited for quite a while before this gentleman wearing striking red came into the picture. Lighting conditions were quite dim in the shopping arcade for photography (and also for me to choose a reasonably fast shutter speed to freeze the action) — I had to use my fastest lens, a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 set at f/2.5 to obtain a shutter speed of 1/50 sec (at ISO 200). Thankfully, the focal length was just right to capture this with minimal amount of cropping.

Peace To All


In light of the recent tsunami/earthquake disaster in Asia, here’s wishing peace to the world in the year 2005. The tsunami is an unprecedented disaster and its unfortunate victims will require tremendous assistance in rebuilding their lives. I urge everyone to spread the word about donating whatever they can to assist them.