It's Mid-Autumn Festival and the parks and streets of Hong Kong are decked with paper lanterns. In Victoria Park in Causeway Park, the city celebrated by putting up a lantern so big it made it into the The Guinness Book of World Records. I went by to take some shots with my 5d and a few different lenses. The light was a bit tricky and I ended up shooting most of with the photos at ISO 1600 and above. My favorite shot is the one above. There was a public message board in the middle of the park, and I spotted this girl writing a message while her mother was watching. I was struck by the girl's concentrated look, and the picture shows well just how focused she was on leaving her message.I had hoped to get some more portraits of the crowds but the rain got in the way.
I've included a few more shots below the fold (including the big lantern processed with some subtle HDR).
Great photos, the lanterns look amazing. I'm bummed I missed this years ago. Looking forward to a return trip to Hong Kong.
ReplyDeleteThis is a truly fine shot. I also like your HDR work. I have seen a lot and most leaves me cold as it is overdone and is not at all to my taste but your processing shows its merits.
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