hong kong snapshots ( remix )

i was in hong kong on a shoot in february this year ( or was it march ? )

here are some of my snapshots.

originally i posted them without any comments but a few people told
me that they preferred it when i write a few words about my photos,
so here goes...








this was taken at a walkway to the subway train. i love the old style posters.

this was the nearest subway station to my hotel. nice colour tiles.

on my first day in hong kong. i was hank marvin. i saw this person making these little pancake ball type things on the street and i just had to have some.

this is me about to dig in with my rubbish chopstick technique

around the corner from the street food place was this shop window. i thought it made
a good backdrop for a portrait, but nobody would pose for me.

i think i just took this because i love the signs... you know... the chinese writing.

this is one of my favourite logos of all time. it's a sushi place.

i liked the look of this camera very much, but i think the lumix gf1 is better.

octopus is the hong kong equivalent of our oystercard. it's kind of better though

because you can use it in shops too. this sign was on the floor at the ferry terminal.

one line for cash, one line for octopus card users.

this is the waiting area for the ferry. it had nice light.

hong kong. the old and the new.

one of the star ferries crew.

i must have looked like a right tourist but i kept photographing these duck joints.

this was the place where i ate most nights. each night i was the only european

person in there. grrr ! i can't remember what it was called.

i can't remember taking this to be honest !

nice illustrations on the buses.

this was when i went for a walk after doing one of my shoots. i just thought it looked

interesting.

adverts on the subway. nice that they put them next to each other.

the trains were sweet

very clean and tidy

there was a great fish market. one whole street just seemed to be selling fish

i think they were really cheap too

i don't like these lads. i think they're a bit scary

oi oi !

nice colours

fish fish fish

and more fish

i must say, i don't think i saw anybody buying fish the whole time i was there !

nice gloves mate.

zzzzz...

steamy windows.

a fiat 500 driving along training shoe street

hong kong love

street food. it's cheap and it's... well, it's cheap.

this is where i got my pancake ball things

oh, oh, this is what i had to eat every night at the place where i was the only european.

beef over rice.

hong kong garden

nice knockers !

nice deets

i'm fascinated by the writing

er, another bit of temple i suppose

lantern efforts

little statue ornamenty things

you know how i like to photograph wedding photographers

er ?

mark !

careful

no idea what this means. i just love the writing. i also like the way the tape has been applied.

taxis always fascinate me

watering the plants... and my trainers. grrr !

genki sushi like a boss !

perfect

a local lad with metallic roadstas and fat ankles

sweet !

this was at the star ferry terminal again. the waiting area.

a bloke waiting.

a woman catching me bang to rights trying to take a candid shot of her texting while

the lad next to her eats a choc-ice.

another shot from the ferry

the longest escalator in the world. fact.

lots of escalator segments viewed from above

a bit of bamboo

great poster

more ducks

a fish stall using an umbrella as a light shade

hello boys !

i love meat

fish-woman

meat everywhere. genius !

a sock salesman not wearing socks.

what's that ? not duck surely ?

more trains. i like trains like this.

tea ? soup ? i dunno but i like the sign.

hmmm...

yay ! strictly hip pop.

i thought this bunch were up to no good but they were just playing cards.

yorkshire terrier in hong kong

these creatures have no respect

i prefer a tortoise myself

no offence mate.

more fish ( sorry )

star fruit ?

no.

ha ha ! it seems like i couldn't get enough of these dead ducks.

er, some sort of meat. pork perhaps ?

another night, more beef over rice.

tidy

also tidy.

this bloke was selling toys 

i can't believe i took so many duck photos !

nooooo !

i like that this bloke is smoking as he cooks

taxi for whitfield

neon lights

shimmering neon lights

and at the fall of night

the city's made of light

you know... the old kraftwerk song ?

leica representing.

ok, that's your lot. that's what i shot on my time off in hong kong.

i hope you like the photos. sorry about all the ducks.