Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Luggers I was in Central Hong Kong (the high end shopping and business district)last week and had my G9 canon with me (the M8 is visiting the repair shop for a rangefinder adjustment). Here is a shot - a taxi on fire at the corner of Pedder Street and Queen's Road Central - that illustrates the old axiom that all you have to do is be there, f8.0, and take the picture. One impressive thing about Hong Kong is how fast the traffic police arrive when there is a problem. Five motorcycle cops were on the scene in about a minute - directing traffic and with a fire extinguisher. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+Pix/Taxi-on-firew.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/pazwn4 High in the mountains of Lantau Island is located the Ngong Ping Monastery. Visiting Monks from all over come to stay there and when they travel into town by ferry they act just like any tourist taking in the sights and taking pictures; http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+Pix/Monkscamerasw.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/q5tjv2 And religions in the modern world require the tools of that world, here is a monk on the ferry working his mobile phone with his daytimer in his lap. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+Pix/BhuddasworkW.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/psm7l9 All C&C welcome as always Cheers Howard