Hong Kong night scenes, with slideshow (香港夜景幻灯片）

Now that I have been back for a few days, recovered from jet lag, and finished processing and uploading my Hong Kong pictures, it is time for a summary post. First of all, here is a slideshow of my favorites...



I was pleased to see that Smugmug now supports feeds for multiple keywords, which can in turn be supplied to embedded slideshows. In the past, keyword feeds on Smugmug were limited to one keyword. The slideshow above takes advantage of the new functionality, selecting photos that have the keywords favorite and hong kong.

My favorites from this trip can also be accessed via the following link:

http://canghuixu.smugmug.com/keyword/favorite-hongkong-nov09

I ended up with four primary galleries, one each for Tsim Sha Tsui, Temple Street, the Central/Mid-Levels escalators, and Sai Kung. I also created separate galleries of pictures from the public pier in Sai Kung, and the elevated walkways in Central.

You will probably notice that all of my shots are at night. I was pretty busy most days with my real job, and only had time to get out in the evening. Fortunately public transportation in Hong Kong is great, so it was easy to zip out for dinner, spent a few hours shooting and perhaps stop somewhere for a drink, and still get back in time to go to sleep at a reasonable hour.

All of the places I visited were interesting in their own way. Personally, I thought the escalators were the coolest just because the whole thing was so unique, and had a futuristic feel. And I really like escalators and moving sidewalks, to boot.