Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Hong Kong skyline is always spectacular. I have always maintained the ferries there are the cheapest tourist rides going anywhere in the world! Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 9:34 AM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > Hi Luggers, > Last evening we joined our daughter Katie and her husband Ian and took the > slow evening ferry to Mui Wo to join old friends and former Lantau > neighbours in playing trivia at the China Bear - an English Style pub on > the waterfront at Mui Wo. We took the old ferry from Central at dusk - the > golden hour for photos - so we could sit outside and take pictures. The > factories in China have shut down for Chinese New Year - the air has > suddenly magically cleared (Richard you should have stayed for a few more > days!) and on the ferry trip we could actually see stars - I made out > Orion, > Sirius the Dog Star - and Taurus the Bull. As we approached Mui Wo - blue > streaks of phosphorus showed up in the wake of the ferry - magical > moments. At the Bear we ate and drank and played trivia (and won first > place for the night!). At midnight we caught the nearly empty fast ferry > home. All this is illustrated in a new folder which starts here: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/ChinaBear/?g2_page=2> > > and then please shift left to view the subsequent pictures. > > All were taken with the Oly EM 1 and the 12 - 40 f2.8 zoom. Max auto ISO > was set at 5000. > > Please view large. C&C always welcome. > > Kung Hei Fat Choi. > > Howard (resting in Hong Kong between meals) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information