Friday, April 4, 2014

Capturing Birds in Nam Sang Wai 南生圍候鳥攝影

【Hong Kong Nostalgia】  Over the past three years, every time I returned to Hong Kong, I would always go to Nam Sang Wai in Yuen Long for photography because I believe that in the process of urban development, Nam Sang Wai will eventually disappear. As such, I want to have a closer look of it before its total disappearance!  

Monday, March 10, 2014

On Lamma Island 南丫記行

【Photo Inspiration】: 
 "On Lamma Island"

Lamma Island is lovely and peaceful
Fish cages laid on Sok Kwu Bay
Two mythical tigers guard the Tin Hau Temple
Sleeping dragon blesses us everyday

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Tung Ping Chau 東平洲

【Hong Kong Nostalgia】Tung Ping Chau is a crescent-shaped island, located in Mirs Bay in the northeast waters of Hong Kong with a total area of 1.1 square kilometers. The highest point is Hok Ngam Teng of 48 meters on the southeastern end of the island. As the island looks flat, it is so named as Ping Chau (lit. flat island) . In order to distinguish "Ping Chau" the one located between Hong Kong island and Lantao island, it is also called "Tung (lit. east) Ping Chau". In the 1950s, about 1,500 villages were distributed in ten villages, living off in farming and fishing.

Friday, January 31, 2014

Greetings in the Year of Horse 2014 馬年賀辭

【Behind the Image】: Wish you a happy﹐ successful and prosperous Year of the Horse 2014. This photo was one of the photo exercises taken at the home of our Photo Trio. Three of us spent an evening practicing low light photography with long-time exposure.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Plover Cove Reservoir 船灣淡水湖

【Hong Kong Nostalgia】Plover Cove Reservoir was built in the northeast New Territories, Hong Kong. The main dam extends from Tai Mei Tuk to the Plover Cove, connecting the southern end of two small islands. The dam surrounds the islands blocking seawater and pumping out brackish water to create a reservoir. The reservoir was completed in 1968, becoming the world's largest and is the first reservoir built in the sea.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Shing Moon Reservoir 城門水塘

【Hong Kong Nostalgia】Shing Moon Reservoir was built in 1923. The original 8 villages in the area were moved to Kam Tin, Tai Po and Fanling for resettlement.  In 1937, the construction of the reservior was completed with a capacity of three thousand million gallions. It was the largest reservor compared with those in Britain and her other colonies. That was also the year King George V had accession to the throne for 25 years. Therefore, the reservior was also named as "Jubilee Reservior".

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Aberdeen Reservoir 香港仔水塘

【Hong Kong Nostalgia】Aberdeen Reservoir was built in 1890 to provide water supply for the Southern District of Hong Kong Island. Reservoir of Aberdeen includes Upper Reservoir and Lower Reservoir. Reservoir is located in the country parks with hiking trails. It becomes a favorite place for tourists to visit.