hkskyline
December 7th, 2005, 04:55 PM
Many of Hong Kong's skyscrapers feature light shows at night. Here are a few of the top ones.
First stop : The Centre, captured from their garden looking straight up :
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-016.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-017.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-019.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-020.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-021.jpg
Their entrance is quite stunning.
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-001.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-004.jpg
The Bank of China's neon tubes rise up gradually :
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-067.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-065.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-066.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-068.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-074.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-077.jpg
I'm now heading back downhill towards the city.
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-085.jpg
I like AIG's big sign at the top of its new building.
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-096.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-099.jpg
Now some close-ups of the BoC :
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-112.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-110.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-120.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-121.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-125.jpg
Chater Garden is a good spot to take pictures of the BoC, AIG, and a more distant view of 2 IFC :
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-127.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-128.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-130.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-142.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-154.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-165.jpg
Look at the BoC sparkle!
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-174.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-175.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-176.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-180.jpg
A professional photographer was doing some work down a few steps from where I was, so I stayed on the pedestrian bridge to take these shots :
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-182.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-190.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-191.jpg
Hong Kong's light show is quite amazing at night. The hillside streets are not that busy at night (outside Lan Kwai Fong), so it's quite easy to set up a tripod to snap some photos.
Other Hong Kong Series Threads
http://www.info.gov.hk/banner/cbrandban.jpg
Part 1 : Central (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=260175) | Part 2 : Tsing Yi Island (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=264122)
Part 3 : Aberdeen (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=264123) | Part 4 : Bank of China Observation Deck (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=264513)
Part 5 : Kwun Tong Grit (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=265015) | Part 6 : Kwun Tong Grit Continued (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=265019)
Part 7 : Langham Place & Olympian City (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=265420) | Part 8 : Sham Shui Po Grit (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=265444)
Part 9 : Fun & Sun in Stanley (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=267741) | Part 10 : Cruise to Lamma Island (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=267910)
Part 11 : Downtown @ Night (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=267928) | Part 12 : Tai Hang Road - Rich & Poor (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=269601)
Part 13 : Hiking Lamma Island (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=270044) | Part 14 : Exploring Mongkok's Streets (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=272164)
Part 15 : A Bus Ride Through Kowloon (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=272336) | Part 16 : Repulse Bay - Beachside Living (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=273950)
Part 17 : Night-Time Bonanza (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=274121) | Part 18 : Hopewell Centre Top Floor (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=274810)
Part 19 : Wan Chai's Redevelopment Woes (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=275314) | Part 20 : A City of Contrasts (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=275889)
Part 21 : Streets on the Island (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=276803) | Part 22 : Sham Shui Po Ghetto & Street Life (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=278975)
Part 23 : Po Toi O Fishing Village (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=278980) | Part 24 : Skyline During Sunset (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=279319)
Part 25 : The Other Victoria Harbour (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=279757) | Part 26 : Cruising the Harbour (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=280386)
Part 27 : Sai Kung Seafood (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=281260) | Part 28 : Rich People's Views, Congested City (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=283822)
Part 29 : apm & Hillside Public Housing (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=284371) | Part 30 : Cheung Chau (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=284885)
Part 31 : The Peak (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=286080) | Part 32 : Beaches, Alleys, and Olympic Pride (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=287316)
Part 33 : 40 Photos, A Million Stories (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=287749) | Part 34 : All the Colours of the Rainbow (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=288088)
Part 35 : A Zillion Observation Decks (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=288555) | Part 36 : Tseung Kwan O (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=289026)
Part 37 : A Mixed Bag of Photos (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=289573) | Part 38: Dim Lights, Bright City (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=290750)
Part 39 : History Museum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=291220)
First stop : The Centre, captured from their garden looking straight up :
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-016.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-017.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-019.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-020.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-021.jpg
Their entrance is quite stunning.
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-001.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-004.jpg
The Bank of China's neon tubes rise up gradually :
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-067.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-065.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-066.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-068.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-074.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-077.jpg
I'm now heading back downhill towards the city.
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-085.jpg
I like AIG's big sign at the top of its new building.
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-096.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-099.jpg
Now some close-ups of the BoC :
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-112.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-110.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-120.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-121.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-125.jpg
Chater Garden is a good spot to take pictures of the BoC, AIG, and a more distant view of 2 IFC :
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-127.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-128.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-130.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-142.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-154.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-165.jpg
Look at the BoC sparkle!
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-174.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-175.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-176.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-180.jpg
A professional photographer was doing some work down a few steps from where I was, so I stayed on the pedestrian bridge to take these shots :
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-182.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-190.jpg
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051007/OCT07-S02-191.jpg
Hong Kong's light show is quite amazing at night. The hillside streets are not that busy at night (outside Lan Kwai Fong), so it's quite easy to set up a tripod to snap some photos.
Other Hong Kong Series Threads
http://www.info.gov.hk/banner/cbrandban.jpg
Part 1 : Central (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=260175) | Part 2 : Tsing Yi Island (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=264122)
Part 3 : Aberdeen (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=264123) | Part 4 : Bank of China Observation Deck (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=264513)
Part 5 : Kwun Tong Grit (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=265015) | Part 6 : Kwun Tong Grit Continued (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=265019)
Part 7 : Langham Place & Olympian City (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=265420) | Part 8 : Sham Shui Po Grit (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=265444)
Part 9 : Fun & Sun in Stanley (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=267741) | Part 10 : Cruise to Lamma Island (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=267910)
Part 11 : Downtown @ Night (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=267928) | Part 12 : Tai Hang Road - Rich & Poor (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=269601)
Part 13 : Hiking Lamma Island (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=270044) | Part 14 : Exploring Mongkok's Streets (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=272164)
Part 15 : A Bus Ride Through Kowloon (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=272336) | Part 16 : Repulse Bay - Beachside Living (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=273950)
Part 17 : Night-Time Bonanza (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=274121) | Part 18 : Hopewell Centre Top Floor (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=274810)
Part 19 : Wan Chai's Redevelopment Woes (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=275314) | Part 20 : A City of Contrasts (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=275889)
Part 21 : Streets on the Island (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=276803) | Part 22 : Sham Shui Po Ghetto & Street Life (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=278975)
Part 23 : Po Toi O Fishing Village (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=278980) | Part 24 : Skyline During Sunset (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=279319)
Part 25 : The Other Victoria Harbour (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=279757) | Part 26 : Cruising the Harbour (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=280386)
Part 27 : Sai Kung Seafood (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=281260) | Part 28 : Rich People's Views, Congested City (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=283822)
Part 29 : apm & Hillside Public Housing (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=284371) | Part 30 : Cheung Chau (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=284885)
Part 31 : The Peak (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=286080) | Part 32 : Beaches, Alleys, and Olympic Pride (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=287316)
Part 33 : 40 Photos, A Million Stories (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=287749) | Part 34 : All the Colours of the Rainbow (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=288088)
Part 35 : A Zillion Observation Decks (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=288555) | Part 36 : Tseung Kwan O (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=289026)
Part 37 : A Mixed Bag of Photos (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=289573) | Part 38: Dim Lights, Bright City (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=290750)
Part 39 : History Museum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=291220)