A quiet stroll along the Grand Canal, water-buses and taxis zipping by…
Posts Tagged ‘Travel’
Spirals
16 Mar 2010 | China, Hong Kong, Travel | No comments added... »
Incense Sprials from inside the Man Mo Temple in Hong Kong. A black and white rework of a previous shot to cut through all the haze made by the intoxicating fumes thanks to literally hundreds of these things hanging overhead. Each spiral had a message attached, I wonder what this one says…
IFC2
17 Feb 2010 | China, Hong Kong, Low Light, Travel | No comments added... »
Firstly; Happy Chinese New Year, the Year of the Tiger! This is the view across Victoria Harbour towards IFC1 and IFC2 (International Finance Center) at night, identical in design except that IFC2 is over twice the height of it’s brother and currently 7th tallest building in the world. The keener eyed viewers will also recognise these from the movie Batman: The Dark Knight where , in order to capture his target, Batman jumps from the top IFC2 down to IFC1. Rather him than me.
Hong Kong; 49 Views
11 Feb 2010 | China, Hong Kong, Travel | No comments added... »
The astute among you might have found a few new additions to the galley pages as I organise my images and start uploading them onto the website. The most recent addition (currently) is a series of images from Hong Kong, Kowloon, The New Territories and the outlying islands. Navigate to the gallery to see the series.
Highlands of Scotland: Silver and Green
10 Feb 2010 | Landscape, Scotland, Travel | No comments added... »
During a walk through the Rothiemurchus Forest around Loch an Eileen the pine woods gave way to a dense area of moss covered silver birch. The lingering mist lent a rather pleasing soft light to the scene.
Highlands of Scotland: The Wild Woods
05 Feb 2010 | Landscape, Scotland, Travel, Walking | No comments added... »
Plans to get up a Munroe in the Cairngorm Mountains at the end of September were sadly abandoned due to the fact we couldn’t see much more than 50m in front of us! Not possessing the right equipment for the conditions (you never take your chances on the mountains!) it was settled a walk in the Rothiemurchus Forest would be the alternative ‘Plan B’. As it turned out this revealed some remarkable and fascinating areas that more than made up for the lack of altitude fun and games. This part of the forest (pictures) was entirely pine trees with the old and twisted ones combining with the slowly dissipating mist creating a wild edge to the scene. The dash of colour along the floor seems to balance it.
Hong Kong: Cat Street Market
03 Feb 2010 | China, Hong Kong, Travel | No comments added... »
A trip to the quiet and unassuming Cat Street Market (officially Upper Lascar Row*) can come as a welcome diversion from such markets as found over in Kowloon. There is no gaudy plastic to be found here, mostly antiques – or excellent copies – jostle for space on the tables lining the street, each one loaded with fascinating objects. Upon approaching one stall it felt like stepping back in time to the 50’s to when People’s Republic came to power. It was quite literally overflowing with all manner of bric-a-brac under the general theme of ‘Red’. The communication gulf between myself and the wizened and wrinkled lady, who seemed to be seated somewhere inside a pile of Little Red Books (the words of Mao himself), was partially bridged as I managed to buy a couple of things from somewhere in the pile. Definitely the most interesting market of the area by a long shot!
