Sometimes I lament the progress China has made. An economic powerhouse? Yes. A quickly developing nation of 1.4 billion? Yes.

In need of alleys, ugly shoes, and the associated bowling paraphernalia? Probably not.

This looks like a shot I would have taken in high school, when I spent hours in the darkroom, falling in love with the noxious odor of developer and fixer. Thanks to Alien Skin Software and their Adobe Photoshop plug-in -  Exposure 2 – digital images can be given traditional film profile and grain.

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Sai Wan War Cemetery, Chai Wan, Hong Kong. The cemetery holds the British and Canadian dead from the Battle of Hong Kong.

July 11, 2008.

Sunday, at the bus stop.

Captured: June 8, 2008.

The hills around the China / New Territories Hong Kong border are covered in tombs. Much of the area is inaccessible, except on foot. The departed wanted to be buried in their homeland, China, but that practice was not permitted. They were interred by their loved ones as close as physically possible:On the green hills, next to the river that once divided a British colony and what was seen as a hostile nation. Barbed wire and video surveillance remain, as do the resting places the dead, still maintained by relatives granting a wish as best they could.

Captured: May 15, 2008.

To the photo geeks: If anyone knows how to cut-down on urban haze/smog, be it a filter or digital processing solution, please drop me a line.