I had not originally planned to spend time in Hong Kong so early this year, but an urgent need for a new camera and lens changed things. Both in terms of options and prices, purchasing a camera in Hong Kong was a far better option than doing so in mainland China, especially given what I was seeking and that I was relatively close to Hong Kong. My previous camera and lens had both been in far-from-ideal states for some time. Although I found workarounds for some problems such as malfunctioning dials, dust buried deep in the sensor, and problematic autofocusing, their state certainly had affected how and what I photographed for a period of time. So there was some good that matters had reached a state where I was forced to upgrade (repairs weren't sensible given what they would cost).
I only stayed in Hong Kong long enough to purchase the camera & lens and to feel reasonably confident all was well with them. So below are 40 photos presented in the order they were taken with the theme "photos I took while testing my new camera and lens for a few days in Hong Kong", although I hope in the process to share yet a little more about Hong Kong. I won't get into technical details, but I'll share that all of the photos are unaltered "as is" from the jpeg files the camera produced, except reduced in size.
Scenes and locations were motivated by a variety of factors, including simply testing the camera under certain conditions and other pragmatic matters. I would have set the camera differently if I took some of these photos now or if I had known all of those pigeons were going to suddenly take off in my direction. I covered far fewer locations than typical for a Hong Kong stay. Still, I managed to capture scenes in areas such as Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, and Kowloon City.
Anyway, the photos are what they are. And of course, more will come.
I only stayed in Hong Kong long enough to purchase the camera & lens and to feel reasonably confident all was well with them. So below are 40 photos presented in the order they were taken with the theme "photos I took while testing my new camera and lens for a few days in Hong Kong", although I hope in the process to share yet a little more about Hong Kong. I won't get into technical details, but I'll share that all of the photos are unaltered "as is" from the jpeg files the camera produced, except reduced in size.
Scenes and locations were motivated by a variety of factors, including simply testing the camera under certain conditions and other pragmatic matters. I would have set the camera differently if I took some of these photos now or if I had known all of those pigeons were going to suddenly take off in my direction. I covered far fewer locations than typical for a Hong Kong stay. Still, I managed to capture scenes in areas such as Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, and Kowloon City.
Anyway, the photos are what they are. And of course, more will come.
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| Red lanterns at Lee Tung Avenue |
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| Photographic moment at Lee Tung Avenue |
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| Birds at . . . |
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| Kwan Kee Birds & Small Animals |
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| Tram and Five Guys |
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| Vendor in Wan Chai |
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| Arsenal Street tram stop on Hennessy Road |
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| Playing in the fountain at Hong Kong Park |
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| Playing in the sand at Hong Kong Park |
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| Running at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Garden |
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| De Brazza's monkey spotting a human at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Garden |
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| Below the Glenealy Flyover |
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| The Glenealy Flyover |
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| Above the Glenealy Flyover (and a change of light) |
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| Looking up from the parade ground at Tai Kwun |
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| A local Young Master IPA at HK Brew Craft |
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| Fruit loops cones at Emack & Bolio's |
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| Topman and Topshop |
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| The Lunar Fantasy with Ancient Auspicious Animals at Times Square |
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| Sea of flowers at the Lunar Fantasy with Ancient Auspicious Animals |
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| Advertising in front of Times Square |
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| Multistory escalator in Hysan Place |
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| View of Ma Tau Wai Road from the upper level of a Hong Kong double-decker bus |
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| Herbal tea stand in Kowloon City |
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| Art at the Cattle Depot Artist Village |
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| Ma Tau Kok Road |
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| Footbridge on a Sunday in Mong Kok |
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| Fish for sale at the Fa Yuen Street Market |
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| Junk in Victoria Harbour |
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| Lunar New Year pig sculpture at Harbour City |
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| Photographing the Symphony of Lights from a Star Ferry boat |
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| Pedestrian subway in Tsim Sha Tsui |
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| Looking down at the ground floor of the Chungking Mansions |
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| Top of the The Masterpiece skyscraper seen through the Victoria Dockside |
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| Photographic opportunity with the pig cartoon character McDull at the Avenue of the Stars |
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| Pigeons taking flight at Kowloon Park |
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| Miss 13 Dots at the Hong Kong Avenue of Comic Stars |
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| Looking down at a multistory escalator in Langham Place |
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| Fa Yuen Market |
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| Minibus and crowd in Mong Kok |
