project 365 - G12... 26-02-11

lippo

sorry folks... another building shot! well i do live in a city of skyscrapers. this is the lippo centre in admiralty. these twin towers looked especially good today because of the blue sky in one direction and the setting sun reflecting off a brown glass building giving it a nice, yellow hue on the other side.

project 365 - G12... 25-02-11

blue

this was taken in a restaurant in central today. i liked the combination of stairs, square lights and lattice. i find the poladroid program darkens the shots, crops slightly and changes the colour cast as well as the expected features of blurring and adding a vignette. these are not criticisms of the program, merely observations. i like the program, although i do have to restart the computer sometimes to use it; to be expected i guess - it's still the beta version.

project 365 - G12... 24-02-11

lemons

i found this bike on the side of the road in wan chai. the day was kind of gloomy so the bright yellow lemons caught my attention. it's so cool that some things in hong kong are still delivered by bicycle. this guy was delivering his lemons to the local bars.

project 365 - G12... 23-02-11

drag star

well, who doesn't like to customise their own bike?  this is one of the most flamboyant efforts i've seen in hong kong! i think there might be a clue in the words 'drag star'!?! on top of the home made paint stencils, chinese door knocker and bedazzled tank there was a black feather boa draped across the handlebars! nice.

project 365 - G12... 22-02-11

taxi

a rare sight indeed in causeway bay today, especially at 6pm! normally the line up of people is this long and there's no cabs.

project 365 - G12... 21-02-11

before and after

i thought this was an interesting composition of the 'old and the new'. in the foreground is the bank of china building (1952) and in the background is the bank of china tower (1990). at the time, both were the tallest buildings in hong kong. the tower although over 20 years old, to me still looks very modern; a tribute (i guess) to architect, i.m pei.

project 365 - G12... 20-02-11

sewing lady

again today i was trudging between streets in the lanes and back alleys of hong kong searching for something of interest. i came across this lady in a quiet back alley sitting outside doing some sewing. i really like the composition and 'feel' of this photo. i walked around the block to try and shoot her from the front; but by the time i got there, she'd gone inside. win some, lose some!