It’s easy to take photos at sunset: At that point of the day most people are awake. Sunrise is something else entirely.
I’ve wanted to shoot Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour at dawn for a while. My problem has been not being in Hong Kong early enough. Arriving at 8:30 am via bus precludes any shots of the rising sun.
Near the end of July I had to spend the night in Hong Kong to complete the dreaded “visa run.” My guest house, in the infamous Chungking Mansions, was a hop, skip, and a jump for Victoria Harbour. Being an early riser is occasionally of benefit (although Mrs. Stevo would fight me tooth and nail on this point). I skipped down to the Avenue of the Stars, camera in hand.
I got lucky: I capture a great series. Photography is science but it’s also luck. You can plan for the perfect shot but you need The Fates’ assistance. I didn’t have a tripod (my tripod, in the patois of my youth, “blows” I will remedy this soon. I found a great carbon-fibre model with ball head while perusing the used photo gear shops in Sham Shui Po).
This sunrise is symbolic: The starting of my new life, post teaching ESL in China.
It’s beautiful, Stevo. Both as a photo and as a symbol.
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Robin: Thanks much!
Well done Stevo, and here’s to new beginnings…
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nice shoot
Welcome, and thanks!
Nice! – I’ve seen it a few times on my way home from LKF!
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You crazy kids and LKF! The fact you are still able to see after a night at LKF speaks to your constitution.
Definitely to new beginnings!
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Thanks, Lola.
All good things are possible at the dawn of a new day. Best of luck with your new endeavors.
One of the nice things for me working night shifts is seeing most dawns and dusks. (tho it can be a little hard on the eyes driving eastward home some mornings)
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Beautifully captured. I’m glad the Fates were with you on that morning! I love the awakening of the city just as much as the awakening of the new day.
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It looks as full of promise as I’m sure your new beginning is, Stevo. (((hugs)))
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Sunrise pictures are great. I don’t have to many because you need a clear area of the sky to get a good one.
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I love the idea of you “skipping” to the harbor with your camera in hand. You certainly skipped on the right morning and with the right camera. This is breathtaking. I, too, am an early riser and have some glorious sunrise over Lake Superior shot. No boats or cities, just rugged coastline and mountains. But the colors! Wow.
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Did you plan that cloud that looks like a sailing ship? Beautiful photo. So nice of you to take a sunrise for people like me for whom they come too early.
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