Cheung Chau (長洲) & Austin Mountain (太平山) - Hong Kong (Part 9)

In the month of December in 2013, I took a trip to China to visit relatives and to travel places and take photos. On this trip, I visited Jiangsu (江苏), Anhui (安徽), Hong Kong (香港), and Macau (澳门). I took many photos on this trip and I will be splitting them into many parts. I will do my best in these blog post to describe the photos, however due to the lack of map data for China (on Google) and my horrible Chinese, I may not be able to give you too much details on certain things. At the time of visit, the smog in China is very heavy. In many of the photos, you will see what looks to be fog or haze, but it is the smog (pollution) in China. Be warned, that the pollution in China is not at safe levels. I started coughing less than one week into the trip, and I did not recover until the beginning of March this year (2014). Many individuals in China had the same cough I got. If you haven't done so, you can view my vlogs here. I already posted all my vlogs (of the entire trip) on Youtube, but these photos will come out in parts.

12/2013，我去中国旅游。我去了江苏、安徽、香港、和澳门玩。我会把照片分成很多部分。我的中文没有那么好，我不能翻译所有的东西。 我去中国的时候有很大的雾霾。我咳嗽咳了好几个月。我这次旅游也拍了一些视频，你可以在这里看。

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best Hong Kong photos from this trip, use this link. To view all of my photos from 2013 China trip, use this link.

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Here is Part 9 of Hong Kong. The photos for today are from Cheung Chau Island (長洲) and Austin Mountain (太平山). I have photos from The Peak Tram and Victoria Peak. Hope you enjoy.

Cheung Chau Island (長洲) is an island in Hong Kong that has no cars. People either walk or ride a bike for transport on the island. The only cars on the island is for emergency use (police, ambulance).

今天的照片都是在長洲岛和太平山上拍的。

First off, street photography shot from Cheung Chau (長洲)! Here is a photo of a store owner at a market place in the island. 

長洲上的一个店。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 12 21 N 114 01 39 E 

 A black and white process process of the photo above.    

A photo shot at Tin Hau Temple on Cheung Chau (長洲). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 12 18 N 114 01 38 E 

More photos from Cheung Chau (長洲). 

跟多長洲照片。

 A black and white process process of the photo above.  

A photo from an alleyway on Cheung Chau (長洲). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 12 17 N 114 01 41 E 

 A black and white process process of the photo above.  

My last photo from Cheung Chau (長洲) is of the Hung Shing Temple. This is an HDR composition. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 12 21 N 114 01 42 E 

Now off to Austin Moutain (太平山) at The Peak Tram (the ride up to Victoria Peak). The US consulate only right across the street. Couldn't help but get a few photos of the crazy protest on the US that is going on there... LOL

到了太平山地下。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 16 41 N 114 09 25 E 

More photos of the signs the protesters put up...

Another photo of the signs. LOL

The people lined up for The Peak Tram to ride up Austin Mountain (太平山) to Victoria Peak. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 16 40 N 114 09 35 E 

Now up on Austin Mountain (太平山) at Victoria Peak looking at the rest of Hong Kong (香港). 

到了太平山山顶了。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 16 16 N 114 09 02 E 

The shopping center at Victoria Peak. Decided to get a long exposure of the fountains. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 16 15 N 114 09 00 E 

Long exposure of Hong Kong (香港) from Victoria Peak. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 16 16 N 114 09 03 E 

A zoomed in shot of the composition above. 

Back at the bottom of the mountain, here is a photo of the sign for The Peak Tram. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 22 16 41 N 114 09 34 E 

A photo of the road near The Peak Tram. 

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I will finish up with my Hong Kong photos all of which are street photography shots. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

下一次有最后一些香港的照片。

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King Tide at Half Moon Bay (Part 4)

Several times a year, Half Moon Bay in California has it's mega low tide day. During the mega low tide, the ocean will retreats for a few miles, and land that is usually 5-10 feet under water becomes exposed. On 11-27-2011, it was one of the days. In following days, I will be showing you photos I've taken. Please come back and look!

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Today's post will mainly focus on some landscape shots. After today, I will have around 20 more photos from Half Moon Bay, which I will be splitting into two more parts. The last part will be the sunset! It is very beautiful. So make sure you check back and share my posts with your friends. :) For those of you who couldn't make it to the low tide opportunity, I hope you have enjoyed the photos! There are also a photography tips in today's post. Make sure you read it!

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To see my best photos from this event, use this link. To see all of the photos from this event, use this link.

That is a lot of people... LOL That ball in the background is an air control tower. What a magnificent view. :) I think this is one of the best photos I took at Half Moon Bay, other than the crabs.

Zoom in on the air control tower. No idea why it's shaped as a ball.

Photography tip: For landscape shots, it is the best to set your camera in Av or A mode. Then close up the aperture to the max or almost to the max (bigger f-stop number). This will put more of the view in focus, but will also slow down your shutter speed, if the shot looks blurry, use a tripod and turn off the image stabilizer. The image stabilizer can sometimes actually introduce blurs, if your camera is on a tripod, it is wise to turn it off. A wired or wireless shutter release is also recommended.

Another landscape shot. A bit overexposed. :/

Wonder what than man is pointing at... LOL

Not sure what they are fishing for... I mean, the ocean really retreated. ROFL

A seagull up in the air. HAHA

Photography Tip: For pictures of birds in flight, you should set your camera's auto focus not to a "One-shot" but to auto tracking. On the EOS 7D, the mode is called AL SERVO. That is the mode you should be using. In that auto focus mode, the camera will continually try to track and focus on the moving subject as long as your finger is pushing the shutter button half way. Also, you should set your camera on shutter priority and set the shutter speed to something lower. Don't go to the lowest, but you should adjust it until it gives you a clear image. Try experiencing with the function, it's all about experience! :)

Stupid camera underexposed my image. :/ Oh well... I was shooting straight at the sun. ROFL

Another landscape shot. That is the air control tower in the background.

On the way to Half Moon Bay, I decided to test out my new camera. So I took a picture of the sign. :P

There were a group of Occupy Wall Street protesters on the side of the street. HAHA

And here is the shot of the protestors. Also, I have no idea what the whole Occupy Wall Street thing is about. Anyone care to explain it to me in the comments? ROFL

Tomorrow I will be posting more landscape shots, and the day after that, the photos of the sunsets I took! The sunsets were amazing! Better than my other pictures. Make sure you check back! Please share with your friends!

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