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July 17, 2012 at 09:22 AM 275 89 17

Photo by Kris Koeller - Gap China
 Asia, China, Hong Kong, Photo by Kris Koeller

This week in stores across China, Gap is shipping a women's logo t-shirt featuring one of my photos. I took many photos of the Hong Kong skyline from Victoria Harbor during my visit in 2007. I have a number of contacts at Gap China, so when the graphics department needed photos of Hong Kong, I heroically stepped forward. Click here to see the shirt on the Gap China online store. The Gap women's logo tee The Gap women's logo tee on a model The original source photo is included below: T...

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July 8, 2012 at 03:27 PM 214 30 13

Two Tall Buildings in Hong Kong
 Asia, China, Hong Kong

When I was in Hong Kong two weeks ago, I made a point to visit a few of the more impressive skyscrapers that adorn the skyline. My hotel happened to be next door to the International Commerce Center, the currently-reinging Tallest Building in Hong Kong. For $15, you can ride up to its 100th floor observatory for breath-taking views over Kowloon and Victoria Harbor. Photos are a challenge because of the angled, double-pane glass makes which makes reflections almost insurmountable. The photo below...

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July 1, 2012 at 05:35 AM 169 13 3

HDR Photo of Hong Kong
 Asia, China, HDR, Hong Kong

I mentioned in my previous post that I had moved away from doing HDR photography last year, but recently I've been easing back into it. In this photo, the HDR does a nice job of bring out the colors in an over-stated, but not over-the-top way. Any advice on how to remove the noise is welcome. HDR Photo of the Hong Kong skyline (click to enlarge)...

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June 26, 2012 at 12:36 PM 252 49 20

Greetings from Hong Kong!
 Asia, China, HDR, Hong Kong

I've been in Hong Kong since Sunday on a rather last-minute work assignment. Its been a busy week, but I was able to sneak out later tonight and take some photos along Victoria Harbor in Kowloon. The iconic skyline of Hong Kong has been photographed many times, and I probably have hundreds of similar/identical photos from my last visit in 2007. It was late and I didn't have a lot of time, so I took a few unremarkable photos below, but spent most of the time trying to recreate a much-commented ph...

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June 25, 2012 at 12:00 PM 72 11 4

Dinner at Din Tai Fung in Hong Kong
 Asia, China, Hong Kong, Instagram, iPhone

When in Asia, I always try to make a stop at one of Taiwan's Din Tai Fung outlets for terrific soup dumplings. View on instagram.


 

June 24, 2012 at 09:23 AM 61 14 3

Pho 24
 Asia, China, Hong Kong, Instagram, iPhone, Vietnam

When we traveld to Vietnam, we made a point of eating a bowl of pho nearly every day, and often from Pho 24. Their Hong Kong location is much fancier than the ones in Vietnam, but the food was just as terrific and still cheap (by Hong Kong standards). View on instagram.


 

June 24, 2012 at 04:38 AM 70 6 1

100 Floors above Kowloon
 Asia, China, Hong Kong, Instagram, iPhone

From the 100th floor observation deck atop Hong Kong's tallest building. View on instagram.


 

September 23, 2011 at 08:12 PM 574 76 5

Daily Photo: Welcome to Gap Hong Kong
 Asia, China, Daily Photo, Hong Kong

Jessica just returned from another whirlwind trip through China, stopping to visit the construction sites of new Gap stores opening in November of this year. If you're headed to Hong Kong, be sure to add this to your shopping list (because after all, you can't really find those stores in the US).


 

August 30, 2011 at 01:14 PM 342 16 8

Daily Photo: The Big Buddha on Lantau Island, Hong Kong
 Asia, China, Daily Photo, HDR, Hong Kong, Lantau Island

I posted some photos from Hong Kong the other day, and later I was sifting through the archives and found a number of bracketed, RAW images I had shot with a tripod but had never processed into HDR photos. If that makes no sense, no worries. The point is I found a number of great images that I've spent some time re-processing for inclusion here. Today's photo was taken about halfway up the hike toward the Big Buddha on Lantau Island. There were a number of statues at the base, each offering gift...

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August 26, 2011 at 12:05 PM 302 13 9

Daily Photo: Po Lin Monastery, Lantau Island Hong Kong
 Asia, China, Daily Photo, Hong Kong, Lantau Island

During my tour of southeast Asia in 2007, I made a day trip from Hong Kong to Lantau Island. I went to see the Giant Buddha, which lives up to its name - its one giant Buddha, but I was surprised at the many other interesting things to see on the island. The photo below is the gate to the Po Lin Monastery, and from there you can visit the Giant Buddha (biggest in the world!) and many points of interest along a terrific hike high above the coast. One day is sufficient, and highly recommended. ...

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July 16, 2007 at 12:46 AM 98 3 4

Pictures Posted: Hong Kong
 Asia, China, Hong Kong, Photography

Pictures from my trip to Hong Kong, Lantau and Macau are now posted. Click to view pictures of Hong Kong


 

June 19, 2007 at 05:48 AM 54 4 12

Macau and the Amazing Race
 Asia, China, Hong Kong, Travelogue

Today I set aside for a day trip to Macau, the island-state I also described as the Las Vegas of Asia. Macau was a colony of Portugal for over 400 years, and was the seat of Christianity and Jesuit missions throughout Asia. Funny how that devout background has evolved. Unable to compete with Hong Kong as a major financial market and trade bureau into Indochina, Macau gave up and instead focused on becoming world-class purveyors of gambling, opium and prostitution ? all with remarkable success...

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June 18, 2007 at 08:17 AM 92 8 11

Buddha Call!
 Asia, China, Hong Kong, Travelogue

Today I took the ferry over to Lantau Island to see the Big Buddha. Everyone I talked to and every guide book I read said you must go see the Big Buddha. I got off the ferry, and there were signs pointing to the buses to take you to the Big Buddha. When I got there, it is in fact, a Big Buddha. Seldom do tourist draws live up to their hype. The fact that this one was so remarkably under hyped, made its realization that much more satisfactory. Its called Big Buddha because the statue of Bu...

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June 17, 2007 at 10:47 AM 92 4 6

Welcome to Hong Kong! (or, You're Not in Tokyo Anymore)
 Asia, China, Hong Kong, Travelogue

I?ve been in Hong Kong since Thursday night. I wanted to spend a few days getting to know the city a bit before writing about it. I?ve been taking lots of pictures. Hong Kong is an incredibly photogenic place, with its eclectic mixture of modern buildings and other progressive structures. The city is also one of the densest human settlements on earth, which also makes it interesting to explore. Hong Kong is the 36th largest economy in the world. 36 may not sound impressive, but consndieri...

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