Don Ellis
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Taken at 18:46 on my way home.
What I like about this shot, in no particular order:
Twilighting
Red-neon Chinese characters reflected in the tram windows
Café Dream On
The fact that I got everything pretty well aligned top and bottom
Nice lady and her husband looking at me
Guy’s head on the lower deck
Beautiful print at 12x18
Sigma DP2... ISO400, 1/50th, f/2.8, no cropping…
The four characters on the side of the tram invite you to "Get Internet Service Free" (although the characters don't match those words exactly).
Hong Kong Tramways has operated on Hong Kong Island for 105 years and is the only completely double-decker tram system in the world.
Passengers enter at the rear of the tram through a small turnstile to prevent exiting. You can stay on the first floor or take a narrow staircase to the second floor where you’ll find a single row of seats on the left and a double row on the right (plus two pairs of seats in front facing each other). There’s a second staircase near them.
You exit from the front of the tram and pay as you get off. It’s about US$0.50 whether you go one stop or the entire distance. I seem to recall the longest journey, from Shau Kei Wan to Kennedy Town, taking about 90 minutes, so it can be a real bargain and a pleasant photographic journey if you get one of the seats in the front (the windows come down). If you’re over six feet tall, you’ll want to sit down.
Someone thought the bright light on the last character was my flash... no flash, it's part of the advertising design.
Don
What I like about this shot, in no particular order:
Twilighting
Red-neon Chinese characters reflected in the tram windows
Café Dream On
The fact that I got everything pretty well aligned top and bottom
Nice lady and her husband looking at me
Guy’s head on the lower deck
Beautiful print at 12x18
Sigma DP2... ISO400, 1/50th, f/2.8, no cropping…
The four characters on the side of the tram invite you to "Get Internet Service Free" (although the characters don't match those words exactly).
Hong Kong Tramways has operated on Hong Kong Island for 105 years and is the only completely double-decker tram system in the world.
Passengers enter at the rear of the tram through a small turnstile to prevent exiting. You can stay on the first floor or take a narrow staircase to the second floor where you’ll find a single row of seats on the left and a double row on the right (plus two pairs of seats in front facing each other). There’s a second staircase near them.
You exit from the front of the tram and pay as you get off. It’s about US$0.50 whether you go one stop or the entire distance. I seem to recall the longest journey, from Shau Kei Wan to Kennedy Town, taking about 90 minutes, so it can be a real bargain and a pleasant photographic journey if you get one of the seats in the front (the windows come down). If you’re over six feet tall, you’ll want to sit down.
Someone thought the bright light on the last character was my flash... no flash, it's part of the advertising design.
Don