I recently travelled to Hong Kong. Yes again. It’s somewhere that I always want to go to every year, the streets, the neons, the vast amount of people. There really aren’t many words that can fully describe the energy of Hong Kong and how that energy transforms from day into night. It’s magical, the sun dips and gives way to a sea of neon signs as they flicker alive. The evening commute begins and a new energy starts pulsing through the very heart of the city. I don’t have a particular project that I am working on with regards to the streets of Hong Kong. I like to walk around to see and learn about the city. I like to get lost and see where I come out. Singapore does not have this attraction for me at the moment, maybe because of familiarity of the setting. Hong Kong is a highly fast-paced city. Sometimes it is absolutely disorienting. One of the things that you will notice in this blog post is the sense of motion. Because Hong Kong is such a busy city, I feel like I need to convey a sense of motion in some of my images to hint at just how quick the pace of life is in Hong Kong. With street photography, people often think of the typical black and white, static and candid captures that freeze the action. This may be popular, but it’s also great to break the mould and apply some creative uses of slower shutter speeds. After all, street photography is about anticipating and capturing a moment before it’s gone, which often requires the photographer to react within a split second of a moment unfolding in order to grab the moment. Adding a slower shutter speed shutter can help add drama to street photographs, in fact there are many different times when a longer exposure may be beneficial in bringing out the essence of a street moment. 香港是一个繁忙的都市,每天上下班的时间街上总是行人如鲫。如果想营造人来人往的景象,慢速快门是一个简单而神奇的方法。我通过一系列的长曝光摄影拍下的照片,抓住了这个人口众多的大都市真正繁忙的节奏,展现了川流不息的人群和车辆和那快到令人眼花缭乱的速度。每张照片的曝光时间为五秒钟。看上去好像是把现实世界的五秒内发生的事情封装在了一张照片中一样。在这些照片中,似乎可以听到从四面八方的人潮中传来的喧闹的声音。 这张相片给人一种人潮如浪的视觉效果,虽然行人的样子和身影没有给清楚凝固,但人像残影的快速流动,偏偏将街道喧哗繁荣的气氛,形象地表现出来。加上静止的街道背景与人像残影形成强烈、鲜明的对比,无意间便流露出一种静中带动的感觉。 Hong Kong seems so much more raw than other cities in Asia that I have visited. Yet it has the structure and systems that some of the other places I have visited may be lacking. I think it is this balance that makes it so appealing for me to shoot. Exploring new areas of this amazing city, getting out and shooting more than I ever have. Hong Kong has yet to disappoint.
That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed. As you can see by this post, I will be transitioning to more image rich blog posts and I'll keep you updated. Stay tuned ! 在大城市里生活有时会感到压抑,特别是当你身处城市的街道上那熙攘的人群中时,这种感觉更为强烈。但是,如果我们停下脚步,仔细观察一下身边的人和事,眼中的城市就会有另一番景象。 我平常很少使用慢速快门,但在快节奏的香港,我觉得慢速快门相当值得一试。街头讲究的是决定性的瞬间,如何捕捉最不平凡的霎那是许多人致力追求的。然而有些时候,何不试着把快门放慢呢?快门变慢以后,世界变得更富含诗意与旋律性,这个社会中,需要多一点的浪漫。 我有点爱上慢快门了。
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