Next in my series of trip reports based on my recent Mileage Run to Hong Kong is going to be fairly straight forward as a pictorial. You can see part one here.
I took time to set up my camera and tripod on the Kowloon side of the area so that I can have a front row seat to the sunset over Hong Kong Island. The weather was perfect for a great sunset, even the smog cooperated and stayed away. Being the Holiday season, several of the buildings were adorned with Christmas light displays that were extremely impressive. I was surprised quite honestly by the obvious signs of Christmas throughout the city, but then I remember that the British held the territory for so many years, and with that came British traditions which seemed to have remained in tact even with the transfer of the territory back to China several years ago.
I’ll have more Hong Kong specific items in my next trip report, but for now I wanted to share several of the pictures that I was fortunate to capture. Keep in mind that these pictures are untouched other than minor cropping and putting a watermark on them.
The equipment that I used was my Nikon D7000 along with a Nikon 35mm 1.8, 50mm 1.8 and a Tokina 11-16mm 2.8 Ultra Wide Angle lens. The 35mm 1.8 is one of the best lenses you can every own if you are a Nikon loyalist and considering that it costs less than $200, its nearly a must have for most people who enjoy photography. Another must have for night photography is a GOOD and STABLE TRIPOD since most pictures require the camera to stay open longer in low light to capture good images. You also need a way to “snap” the picture without touching the camera, and thats done with a wireless remote. This way the camera isn’t disturbed when taking pictures.
As you see the pictures, some will be very similar to each other. There are minor differences among all of them because of the time lapse of the pictures and also due to my tinkering with exposure settings etc. I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed taking them…….
If you ever have the opportunity to visit Hong Kong, do so, you will be glad you did. I was born and raised in New York City, so I know what a great Skyline is. But in my humble opinion, Hong Kong takes the prize for best Skyline when comparing the two. The Bright Colors, The Ads, The Architecture all add to this Skyline Masterpiece.
What camera and settings did you use?
I alternated primarily between a 35mm 1.8 and 50mm 1.8 prime lens. The wide angle shots were with a Tokina 11-16mm 2.8 lens. I use a Nikon D7000 DSLR. As far as the settings go, I ran the range from 1/4 second to 15 second exposures, most of them at ISO 100. Aperatures were usually 2.2- 3.5 on the primes, and about 3.5 or so. I took 300 shots on the sky line alone, so there are many different variables. I did it so that I would have a range of different looks. Hope that helps
Beautiful pics! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Great pix! @FriendlySkies – the pix must have been taken from Kowloon, which is a short ferry ride across the harbor from Hong Kong Island, also called “The City.” Kowloon is the part of HK that is attached to mainland China. Ferry ride is cheap and lasts all of ~20 mins or so.
How far from the Hyatt did you have go to take those photos?