2018-05-22

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#99 An Evening of Light in Hong Kong 香港之光三部曲

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The theme of @aaronli’s “A City a Story Photo Contest” is LIGHT this week, so I’m now sharing with you an evening of light I spent last summer in Hong Kong. You will see three parts in this post - an exhibition of chasing light, the Pulse Light Show, and the evening lights at Victoria Harbor.

First, let’s check out a photography exhibition in HK Cultural Centre. As we know, photography is an art of light. This exhibition – “Her Journey; Her Passion” showcased photo works of 16 HK female photographers who travel the world to chase the light. I wish one day my travel photography could reach such a level that I would do an exhibition like this as well!

In fact, speaking of Hong Kong in light through camera lens, the first photographer comes to my mind is Fan Ho. He is a master of utilizing light and shadow to depict a quintessential Hong Kong. He has captured lots of classical moments in this city with his timeless black and white images. Together with a few other photographers who focus on shooting Hong Kong, I could write another 10 posts at least, so I’m not rambling too much here today. Wait for my coming posts! =)

Now please follow me to tour the world through these awesome photographers’ eyes:

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今天请大家跟随我的脚步，一起来看看香港这颗东方明珠的独特光芒。本文会分为三部分，按照时间顺序，分别是：追逐光影的摄影展，“脉动”灯光秀，还有维港夜色。

首先，我们来瞧瞧一个名为“旅程~女情”的摄影展。摄影是一门用光的艺术。这里展出的作品是16位香港女摄影师游览全球各地，追逐光影所拍摄的自然风光和人文景象。她们技术高超、风格各异（见下图）。希望将来我也可以达到这样的水平，展出自己的世界旅游摄影。

其实呢，说到香港摄影，我首先想到的大师是何藩。何老先生用它的相机展现了一个黑白光影中永恒经典的香港。只是这次影展是香港新晋女摄影师在世界其他地方所拍作品，而关于何藩镜头下的香港，或者他作品的赏析和感想，我以前也写过手稿，再结合其他几位专门拍香港的摄影师，我完全可以另写至少10篇，所以今天这里就不展开太多了，可能不久的将来会写到。

现在就请先随着我的手机镜头，来看看这些女摄影师眼中的世界：

Part 1 – An Exhibition of Chasing Light
逐光的影展

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Mildred Lai’s India:
印度：
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Anita Tong’s Hokkaido:
日本的北海道：
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Stella Lo’s Lake Baikal:
俄罗斯的贝加尔湖：
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Susanna Choi’s Tibet:
西藏：
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Anab Leung’s Australia:
澳洲：
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Antelope Valley in USA:
美国的羚羊谷：
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The Winter in Northern China:
中国北方的冬天：
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Janice Wan’s New Zealand:
新西兰：
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Part 2 – Pulse Light Show
“脉动”灯光秀

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Then I came out of this gallery and walked on. On my way I happened to witness this Pulse Light Show. The colorful lights were projected to the big screen to show motion pictures. It’s incredibly crowded at the venue, so I only took these 3 photos below in the short time when I could hold my phone above all the heads, without a chance to take a longer video which would show better the changing frames:

走出文化中心的影展画廊后，我继续往码头方向走，恰好看到下面这场绚丽的“脉动”灯光秀。五颜六色的灯光被投影到前面的大屏幕上，播放不断切换的动画。这里简直是人山人海，对于一个习惯了高人口密度的亚洲人来说，虽然算不了什么，但在这人口攒动之间想拍个照还真不容易，别说灯光秀的视频了，我连下面这仅有的三张照片，也是费了九牛二虎之力，才把胳膊举到黑压压的一大片人头之上才勉强拍下的：

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Part 3 – Evening Lights at Victoria Harbor
维港夜色

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After watching the light show, I walked to the pier of Tsim Sha Tsui to take the famous Star Ferry to Hong Kong Island. Operated since 19th century, Star Ferry has been an inexpensive mode of harbour crossing for local commuters between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, as well as a popular attraction for tourists.

I chose to come when the sun was setting, so I could see both the views of the splendid sunset light in the sky and of the gorgeous lights from the buildings. The first three pictures below were clicked when crossing Victoria Harbor. In my last three photos and the head picture are the views from Wan Chai Ferry Pier after landing. I believe the skyline here is one of the best known ones across the world. Just spectacular, isn’t it?

It’s also a popular subject among photographers. Unlike many who carried a tripod and a big camera to shoot seriously the harbor views here, I only chose to bring a phone with me in this muggy hot weather. I guess that’s the main reason I couldn’t reach that high level of the above-mentioned photographers - it’s my LAZINESS, except for the limitation of my camera gear.

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观赏灯光秀后，我又继续往尖沙咀码头走去。因为趁这个日落的好时机去搭乘天星小轮，正好可以看到空中的日落之光和两岸建筑渐次被点亮的璀璨灯光。维港两岸夜空中鼎鼎大名的天际线总是众多摄影师酷爱的题材，只是在这种酷热的天气里，我实在懒得背个相机甚至三脚架出一身汗，只带了只轻便的小手机随手拍拍算了。呵呵，这可能也是为什么我还达不到上面那些女摄影师的高度，除了自己破旧器材的局限性，懒惰估计才是主因。

这些照片的前三张拍于天星小轮里，后三张和题图是到了对岸的湾仔码头后拍的。我觉得这片天台是拍摄维港风景挺不错的一处地方，人也很少。这些独具特色的天星小轮自19世纪末开始为乘客摆渡往返于九龙和港岛，也逐渐为外地游客所钟情，成为观赏维多利亚港和两岸风光的交通工具。