Hong Kong Day Seven

Our last day and probably the only day spent concentrating on taking photographs, which explains why there are many. We started on the streets of Wan Chai again and took a tram to Central and explored their streets once again. 

Hong Kong Day Six

Thanks to my brother's friend who works at Disneyland, we got to go in for free. 

 

Hong Kong Day Five

Tsim Sha Shui

Hong Kong Day Four

 

We went to Sham Shui Po. 

Hong Kong Day Three

Hong Kong Day two.

We headed to the harbour and then crossed over to Hong kong Island. 

Shot with the Iphone5.

Shot with the Nikon.

Hong Kong Day One.

Hong Kong was everything I imagined it to be and more. I didn't expect it to be that cold though. 14-17 degrees. I don't even set my air conditioner at that temperature, but I was somewhat prepared. It was a nice change though. The first two days were probably the coldest during my seven days there but I got used to it and got used to constantly applying lip balm. I've been saying this over and over again but I LOVE THEIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM. Their trains and how easy it is to get around. How safe it feels to walk around late into the night. How shops close late and how they had sales during our stay. And best of all, like my brother told me, Hong Kong is (almost) every street photographer's dream cos no one bothers about you. We went out a couple of nights exploring the quiet streets. I thought 7 days would be enough. But it's not and I really hope to go back again soon. Maybe in winter again when the weather is cold.

Artmire - Christophe Jacrot

Never have I been so excited or anxious as I have been the past few days, in a long while. The flight and accommodation have been booked and I'm heading to Hong Kong in 15 days. I have been doing research on places to go and eat and see and have been looking at photographs that other people have taken of Hong Kong. I'm most excited about shooting the streets of HK, I think that was the whole plan all along. I've always liked old towns, derelict old buildings and though I love shooting modern skyscrapers and city life, it's overwhelming knowing that I will be out of Singapore to do that. They(I've read in articles) have said that Hong Kong is the New York of Asia, and whilst I am still planning and hoping to go to New york soon, Hong Kong will have to do for now.

If there was ever a possibility to fall in love with a place you've never been, Hong Kong is my number 2. Nyc will always be #1.

I'll be spending 7 days in HK, fitting Disneyland and OceanPark in the itinery. I am prepared for alot of walking and stopping to shoot and hopefully, meeting up with old friends. I just hope the weather holds up. They say it'll be cold in January, that which I am prepared for and while we could expect rain, I really hope not. That just puts a damper on plans, but ... there is hope for rainy pictures after I found Christophe Jacrot's photo series Hong Kong in the rain. (His New york and paris photos are wonderful too!!) Photos of Hong Kong below.

Of course, it is ever so possible that I would need to balance holding an umbrella whilst trying to take a shot and I have tried before and failed. Maybe I could get one of those umbrella hats, but those extra large ones which would have to be suspended over my head via some wire work type of hat. These don't exist and I would probably look very silly but one can only hope that maybe I would get some help in the umbrella holding area.

So to Hong Kong it is. 15 days to be kept under control for fear I might just be bursting with too much excitement that I would be deflated by flight day.