Tag : Hong Kong

Star Ferry, Hong Kong

An evening spent on Kowloon Peninsula’s quayside overlooking Hong Kong’s rightly famous Victoria Harbour. A scene to inspire a photographer or a painter!

Buddha in the mist.

Ngong Ping on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island is home to the Po Lin Monastery and the Tian Tan, or “Giant” Buddha.

Dreary days in Hong Kong.

Overcast skies, persistent drizzling rain, and unexpectedly low temperatures.

China revisited.

late afternoon looking across Hong Kong Harbour.   The humid weather makes for a hazy,  “watery” sunset.

Po Lin Monastery, Hong Kong

The monastery complex features a massive “big Buddha” statue, as well as numerous smaller statues such as this one, and was built in 1990. I decided on a fairly radical treatment replacing the original sky, (which was pretty ugly) with a graduated colour background.