Aberdeen ... in HK, a photo from Hong Kong, South

Photographer's Note

Aberdeen, not in Scotland but in Hong Kong. A port where the fishing boats are lined up. Traditional sampans are gradually disappearing from the local landscape and pleasure boats are more and more numerous in this port. Whatever the angle of view, in the background are always the tall buildings typical of this Hong Kong island.

COSTANTINO, Fis2, kordinator, pierrefonds, ikeharel, Royaldevon, jean113, mcmtanyel, PiotrF, pajaran, bona has marked this note useful

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COSTANTINO (115605) 2020-02-26 13:04

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
wow!!!!how many buildings in Aberdeen
in Hong Kong
interesting port with hundred
of fishing boats...
welldone
regards
Costantino

Fis2 (169847) 2020-02-26 13:07

Witaj Jean!
A very interesting view.
The skyscrapers and boats make impression.
Good POV, composition and colors.
Well done.
Good night.
Krzysztof

holmertz (102066) 2020-02-26 13:15

Hello Jean,
This is a very good composition with a great combination of old and new. The very common and unglamorous boats make a perfect foreground, and in the background the many skyscrapers create what is almost a triangle. There are very elegant diagonal lines along the roof tops. You found a perfect POV for this photo and it is also technically very good.
Regards,
Gert

Tue (91658) 2020-02-26 13:22

Hello Jean,
A great photo of the high-rise buildings together here, they seem to be creating their own kind of mountain. I like the pattern of the windows of the many towers. The small boats make a great foreground, the contrast is striking.
Lars

kordinator (8738) 2020-02-26 13:43

Hello Jean
Nice part of town with lovely architecture captured from excellent point of view.
I like colors and composition.
Well done.
Kind regards
Saљa

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-02-26 14:29

Jean, the traditional fishing boats moored in the port contrast with the modern skyscrapers standing in the bg. The picture shows different faces of Hong Kong. Excellent colors, perfect sharpness, regards.

lousat (138683) 2020-02-26 14:35

Salut Jean,en effect il n'y a rien que souvien la ville ecossaise,seulement le nom..ehhee..capture impressionante avec un gros contrast parmi les vieux bateaux et les palais moderns,qualite' top! Merci pour ton comment a ma derniere photo,on est en train de vivre un moment difficile. Belle journee' et merci,Luciano

johnjmoe (923) 2020-02-26 15:01

Hi Jean,
Excellent contrasting stories told here through your great capture. TFS
Regards, John

pierrefonds (113676) 2020-02-26 15:38

Bonsoir Jean,

Cela me rappelle des souvenirs de mon voyage а Hong Kpng au mois d'avril, 1973. La prise de vue permet de voir les dйtails des bateaux et des grattes-ciel. La lumiиre met en valeur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soirйe.

Pierre

ikeharel (112521) 2020-02-26 21:32

Boats houses contrast the luxurious towers in the famous Abardeen port, Jean. Nicely combined the subjects, with superior sharpness.
Bonjourne'e,
Ike

Nicou (193806) 2020-02-26 21:33

Hello Jean

Quelle vue tous ces petits bateaux en premier plan sur le plan d'eau qui se contrastent avec ces building ce flиche qui partent ver ce ciel quelle vue et image fantastique
Bravo et amitiй
Nicou

bertolucci (14052) 2020-02-26 23:38

Bonjour Jean, that's a fab juxtaposition of high rises and well used fishing vessel. It 's very nicely graphic, TFS ! Take care, Bert.

ChrisJ (171340) 2020-02-27 0:14

Hello Jean,

I like the 'w' shape formed by the bg highrise buildings. Good sharpness and a nice contrasts between the old junks and the new skyline. Tfs!

papagolf21 (152605) 2020-02-27 0:17

Bonjour, cher Jean,
Ces mйgalopoles me font peur, j'ai l'impression d'йtouffer rien qu'en dйcouvrant ces villes immenses, sans вme (enfin, c'est l'impression que je ressens).
L'image reste malgrй tout d'une beautй remarquable.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

Silvio1953 (220717) 2020-02-27 1:29

Ciao Jean, fantastic skyiine, lovely composition witha lot of boats, excellent perspective, good clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

macjake (98262) 2020-02-27 7:17

Hi Jean
not sure if its the landscape or not, but could the photo benefit from a tilt correction? hard to tell, perhaps its not that at all. If you tilt it upward, then the building on the right will be too distorted - its a hard one. Its a great visual bc I don't recall seeing this port like this before, it captured my attention right away. I really do like the combo of tall buildings and boats. cheers
Craig

Royaldevon (85674) 2020-02-27 8:17

Hello Jean,

Yes, quite different from the Aberdeen, I know!
It would be a pity of the sampans disappeared, as they seem like an important part of the heritage of Hong Kong.
This is a very interesting, well composed photograph. Close up, we have the details of the boats, whilst the b/g IS HONG KONG! Those tall skyscrapers are touching shoulders, without a metre of space between them! But what a vibrant, textural b/g they make!
I love the inclusion of the flag, well placed and a link between the f/g and b/g features.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

jhm (211734) 2020-02-27 8:40

Hello Jean,

We get a nice two part picture, one, the boats in foreground, two, the much skyscrapers in background.
Good perspective and depth picture.
Nice sharp and clear photographed.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

jmdias (114360) 2020-02-27 9:27

jean

another slice of the urban landscape from a not so famous part of the city, I remember the name of this area, really a contrast with the original place in UK. haha.

take care

jorge

ifege (47069) 2020-02-27 23:15

Hi Jean
Excellent photo across the water showing the great contrast between tradional boats and the modern highrise apartment buildings.
Cheers
Ian

emka (157280) 2020-02-27 23:38

Hello Jean, I imagined that in Hong Kong I would see everywhere the traditional sampans, it was for me the main attraction. I was very disappointed that I saw only one and after one day I just returned to "real" China. Here a nice part of the town that I missed. Impressive high buildings, not especially interesting.

Kind regards MAlgo

gervaso (28177) 2020-02-28 5:03

Hello, Jean!

It's interesting how the buildings seem to be forming a pyramid in the background, and there are a lot of interesting details to see in this port area, everything captured with very good light and sharpness! Well done!

jean113 (27639) 2020-02-28 10:05

Hello Jean, high density living is very obvious here.
An excellent sharp shot. We don’t see shots from Hong Kong very often, so it is good to see it from sea level.
The various boats are an interesting foreground.
Lovely work.
Thanks for sharing, regards Jean.

mkamionka (73500) 2020-03-06 23:18

Bonjour Jean,
fantastic composition which well contrasts the modern high rise buildings with the old stylish traditional boats in the foreground.
Very well captured with high level of details. The boats provide so many interesting details to catch eye on.
I suppose in this period of time China is not easy to access for potential travelers so your reportage has a particular value.
Great geometrical shape as well.
Excellent work,
M

mcmtanyel (67757) 2020-03-14 23:04

Hello Jean,
The contrast between the high rises and the traditional boats is remarkable. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

PiotrF (54246) 2020-03-25 17:06

Hello Jean
A very nice view of skyscrapers and boats in foreground.
I like nice colours, good composition and good sharpness. Nice presentation.
Regards
Piotr

pajaran (115025) 2020-03-27 3:48

Pozdrav.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepi tradicionalni camci i moderna arhitektura, lep deo grada.
Lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Lepa luka sa ribarskim brodovima.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja.

bona (15057) 2020-06-20 6:50

Hi Jean,

I was looking for China photoa to show to my wife and this one yours call ny attention. Great picture and place. I will see other photos from your travel to China.

Take care.
Andre