Close to the sky, a photo from Hong Kong, Sud

Photographer's Note

Tin Hau temple is one of the little, hidden wonders of Hong Kong. Here, among tall skyscrapers which almost seem to "eat" what remains of the old city, you can meet some people who find some serenity, who take their time to feel close to the sky, keeping their feet on the ground. One of these places is Tin Hau...

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Il tempio di Tin Hau è una delle piccole meraviglie nascoste di Hong Kong. Così, in un'area dove i grattacieli mostruosi tentano di azzannare ciò che resta della città vecchia, capita di imbattersi in persone, come questa simpatica signora, che entrano qui per sentirsi più vicini al cielo, senza bisogno di prendere un ascensore....

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Jeppo (17645) 2010-10-04 13:02

ciao rikk,

bello il primo piano sulle candele. mi piace anche lo sguardo simpatico della signora.

un saluto
jeppo

papera (14372) 2010-10-04 13:32

anche in Cina sei stato?? lavoro o piacere? o entrambi?
la signora mi sembra piu' cooperativa della venditrice di polli - pero' i toni del rosso e del giallo continuano, come una specie di fil rouge (vedi anche i pesci rossi...).
mi piace anche l'ambiente scuro e la luce naturale che sei riuscito a cogliere a l'uso del grandangolo, che da' una marcia in piu' al ritratto.
faro' scalo ad HK durante il mio volo verso Fukuoka - peccato solo che non avro' tempo di fermarmici...
c.

bebbetto (122) 2010-10-04 13:46

ti rifai vivo finalmente !
ottima foto, curiosamente la signora quasi non sembra cinese.
Magnifica composizione e colori particolari.
Hai scelto il periodo migliore per visitare HK ...eh eh

chris04stop (6805) 2010-10-04 14:08

Ma, insomma! Sei proprio un ragazzo indisciplinato e incorreggibile! Ti avevo forse dato il permesso di fotografarmi nel mio vero aspetto di Stregaccia? E la privacy dove sta?
Ehi...che bella foto. Così calda e intensa, densa di atmosfera. Bravissimo!
Anna Paola
P.S.: Ma...qui nessuno ha realizzato che non vuoi più i punti? O per caso li rivuoi? Fammi sapere...

bantonbuju (51815) 2010-10-04 14:33

this is precisely a situation where fill in flash is a must, rikk (i do it rarely myself but here - you would allow to present her eyes to the viewers)...

have you tried an option with the flesh with the "slow" mode? or even better - with highly reduced power of the flash+slow mode...?

bw, j.

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selizabeth (168) 2010-10-04 17:03

It's great that you've got her smile before she's praying.

sevy (58) 2010-10-05 2:33

Hello Rikk,

I am sometimes a bit surprized by the few amount of comments on some photos. I was expecting much more visits on this photo I find succeeded.
The portrait is sharing something and managed in wide angle it made possible to evidence the temple in the same time.
Moreover the lightning was not so easy but you reached a good balance so that the reader are now with you in this temple.
A great travel portrait.

Yves.

jhm (211736) 2010-10-05 5:23

Hello Rikk,

A very difficult place for take a good interior shot through to few light.
You did very well with the elder lady as real eye catcher, she look perfect in the camera
Nice depth and perspective.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

Juzo (2151) 2010-10-05 8:44

Hi Rikk,
I can see Jerzy's point with the use of flash, but I would never have thought of using the flash myself (I should try his advice).
As it is, I like it. I see her expression well, and the dark light brings deep colours and is suitable to the scene.
I assume you did not use a tripod..I see some slight noise..perhaps a high ISO setting was used? Either way, it does the job. I would have struggled to capture this myself.
In the end, I like this, it feels warm to me. You have created a good shot in these circumstances.
Cheers
Justin

pauloog (11751) 2010-10-06 10:18

Hello Rikk,
You found a perfect point of view to bring this wide angle view of the temple with a lot of atmosphere, wonderful play of light.
Regards,
Paul

sayeed_rahman (6461) 2010-10-06 23:43

Classic again, something more basic and i like the contact you have made, not seen something like this recently..

take care

sayeed