Hong Kong: City Life II

Skybean · April 24th, 2008, 06:46 AM

Hong Kong: City Life II

This thread is a continuation from my successful city life photo thread started about a year ago, I present some found pictures of Hong Kong city life scenes from great photographers with the aim of showcasing the vibrancy and dynamism of Asia's World City.
(Mainly it's my dumping ground of amazing photos

)

This particular set is from http://www.flickr.com/photos/ctarda/page1/

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Police quarters
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Central Piers and Mandarin Oriental
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Hung Hum Station
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Central Skyline
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Mong Kok Markets
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Hong Kong International - T2
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Admiralty
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source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslie_...94500/sizes/o/

Kaitak747 · April 24th, 2008, 07:33 AM

Stunning!!!
I have been longing for "City Life II" for nearly a year.

gladisimo · April 24th, 2008, 02:26 PM

Sigh... this thread makes me homesick...

and DSLR sick...

***Manila-X*** · April 25th, 2008, 07:36 AM

The last pic is very impressive

I like the yellow tone with the purple contrast of The Centre's neon

Skybean · May 22nd, 2008, 01:03 AM

Continuation...

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superchan7 · May 22nd, 2008, 02:58 AM

The picture with the metal staircase looks SO not HK.

gladisimo · May 25th, 2008, 09:20 AM

The huge samsung air conditioners do though

pookgai · May 25th, 2008, 03:26 PM

hot, hot, hot!

Skybean · June 3rd, 2008, 07:53 AM

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gladisimo · June 3rd, 2008, 12:04 PM

What malls are the last two pictures?

StanleyJ · June 3rd, 2008, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gladisimo

What malls are the last two pictures?

Times Square... first is upper atrium, latter is the Lane Crawford/C!ty-Super bit.

EricIsHim · June 3rd, 2008, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StanleyJ

Times Square... first is upper atrium, latter is the Lane Crawford/C!ty-Super bit.

It's the other way around.
First is Lane Crawford.
Second is the atrium.

Skybean · June 3rd, 2008, 06:31 PM

Yes, the curving set of escalators is quite a giveaway.

gladisimo · June 4th, 2008, 06:54 AM

Is Times Square the mall these walkways lead to?

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I'm not so familiar with HKI malls, the only ones I go to are IFC, PP, and Taikoo Shing, but last year I walked through these walkways from the Star Ferry and got to a mall in Central

randolphan · June 4th, 2008, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gladisimo

Is Times Square the mall these walkways lead to?

image hosted on flickr

I'm not so familiar with HKI malls, the only ones I go to are IFC, PP, and Taikoo Shing, but last year I walked through these walkways from the Star Ferry and got to a mall in Central

well. it leads you to ifc mall but not time square. time square is like at the other end of hong kong island. miles away.

EricIsHim · June 4th, 2008, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gladisimo

Is Times Square the mall these walkways lead to?

image hosted on flickr

I'm not so familiar with HKI malls, the only ones I go to are IFC, PP, and Taikoo Shing, but last year I walked through these walkways from the Star Ferry and got to a mall in Central

This is the footbridge over Connaught Road Central just east of Pedder Street linking Jardine House and Charter House in Central. Technically, it doesn't connect to any mall directly, but to other footbridges that lead to other places.

_00_deathscar · June 5th, 2008, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gladisimo

Is Times Square the mall these walkways lead to?

image hosted on flickr

I'm not so familiar with HKI malls, the only ones I go to are IFC, PP, and Taikoo Shing, but last year I walked through these walkways from the Star Ferry and got to a mall in Central

They connect pretty much all of Central - Prince's Building, Landmark, Chater House etc.

That footpath leads to IFC and Chater House, from where you can access the others.

gladisimo · June 7th, 2008, 03:34 PM

Yea I figured out I actually went to the Landmark, not Times Square. I'm going to have to find it next time I'm in HK

Skybean · June 8th, 2008, 08:02 AM

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acc521 · June 8th, 2008, 09:57 AM

Sigh. These photos are great. As much as we marvel over the many skyline pics that get posted, nothing beats photos that capture day-to-day city life.

Speaking of the footpath connection in Central, I have a filmclip where I pretty much capture the entire journey from there, down to central station, on the train, and up to times square. So I guess it does link technically

April 24th, 2008, 06:46 AM	#1
Skybean 天豆 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,946 Likes (Received): 5	Hong Kong: City Life II Hong Kong: City Life II This thread is a continuation from my successful city life photo thread started about a year ago, I present some found pictures of Hong Kong city life scenes from great photographers with the aim of showcasing the vibrancy and dynamism of Asia's World City. (Mainly it's my dumping ground of amazing photos ) This particular set is from http://www.flickr.com/photos/ctarda/page1/ image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Police quarters image hosted on flickr Central Piers and Mandarin Oriental image hosted on flickr Hung Hum Station image hosted on flickr Central Skyline image hosted on flickr Mong Kok Markets image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Hong Kong International - T2 image hosted on flickr Admiralty image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leslie_...94500/sizes/o/ __________________ 「My Photos」 ● Hong Kong 1\|2\|3 ● Macau 1 ● London 1 ● New York City 1 「Photo Threads」 ● Flying Over Hong Kong 「City Life Series」 ● Hong Kong ● Shanghai ● Seoul ● Tokyo Last edited by Skybean; April 24th, 2008 at 07:00 AM.

April 24th, 2008, 07:33 AM	#2
Kaitak747 EiGhT 5 & tWo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 4,086 Likes (Received): 6	Stunning!!! I have been longing for "City Life II" for nearly a year. __________________ 這裏是香港，這裏有力量

April 24th, 2008, 02:26 PM	#3
gladisimo If I could be anyone... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SF, FC, HK Posts: 2,571 Likes (Received): 0	Sigh... this thread makes me homesick... and DSLR sick... __________________ I left my <3 in HK RIP Dopey - 9/2005 - 20/2/2008

April 25th, 2008, 07:36 AM	#4
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May 22nd, 2008, 01:03 AM	#5
Skybean 天豆 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,946 Likes (Received): 5	Continuation... image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/draw4yrlif/ __________________ 「My Photos」 ● Hong Kong 1\|2\|3 ● Macau 1 ● London 1 ● New York City 1 「Photo Threads」 ● Flying Over Hong Kong 「City Life Series」 ● Hong Kong ● Shanghai ● Seoul ● Tokyo

May 22nd, 2008, 02:58 AM	#6
superchan7 EOS 40D Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Jose, CA, USA / Hong Kong, China Posts: 2,170 Likes (Received): 0	The picture with the metal staircase looks SO not HK. __________________ I speak English / 我講中文 / Ich spreche deutsch / 3y3 5p34k L337

May 25th, 2008, 09:20 AM	#7
gladisimo If I could be anyone... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SF, FC, HK Posts: 2,571 Likes (Received): 0	The huge samsung air conditioners do though __________________ I left my <3 in HK RIP Dopey - 9/2005 - 20/2/2008

May 25th, 2008, 03:26 PM	#8
pookgai Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 365 Likes (Received): 1	hot, hot, hot!

June 3rd, 2008, 07:53 AM	#9
Skybean 天豆 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,946 Likes (Received): 5	image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13149835@N05/ ==== image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwp-rog...7604987245671/ ==== image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jess3sa...7605386489446/ __________________ 「My Photos」 ● Hong Kong 1\|2\|3 ● Macau 1 ● London 1 ● New York City 1 「Photo Threads」 ● Flying Over Hong Kong 「City Life Series」 ● Hong Kong ● Shanghai ● Seoul ● Tokyo

June 3rd, 2008, 12:04 PM	#10
gladisimo If I could be anyone... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SF, FC, HK Posts: 2,571 Likes (Received): 0	What malls are the last two pictures? __________________ I left my <3 in HK RIP Dopey - 9/2005 - 20/2/2008

June 3rd, 2008, 06:31 PM	#13
Skybean 天豆 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,946 Likes (Received): 5	Yes, the curving set of escalators is quite a giveaway. __________________ 「My Photos」 ● Hong Kong 1\|2\|3 ● Macau 1 ● London 1 ● New York City 1 「Photo Threads」 ● Flying Over Hong Kong 「City Life Series」 ● Hong Kong ● Shanghai ● Seoul ● Tokyo

June 4th, 2008, 06:54 AM	#14
gladisimo If I could be anyone... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SF, FC, HK Posts: 2,571 Likes (Received): 0	Is Times Square the mall these walkways lead to? image hosted on flickr I'm not so familiar with HKI malls, the only ones I go to are IFC, PP, and Taikoo Shing, but last year I walked through these walkways from the Star Ferry and got to a mall in Central __________________ I left my <3 in HK RIP Dopey - 9/2005 - 20/2/2008

June 7th, 2008, 03:34 PM	#18
gladisimo If I could be anyone... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SF, FC, HK Posts: 2,571 Likes (Received): 0	Yea I figured out I actually went to the Landmark, not Times Square. I'm going to have to find it next time I'm in HK __________________ I left my <3 in HK RIP Dopey - 9/2005 - 20/2/2008

June 8th, 2008, 08:02 AM	#19
Skybean 天豆 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,946 Likes (Received): 5	image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/abains/...7600244194732/ ==== image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyi/ ==== image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertl...7603612598870/ __________________ 「My Photos」 ● Hong Kong 1\|2\|3 ● Macau 1 ● London 1 ● New York City 1 「Photo Threads」 ● Flying Over Hong Kong 「City Life Series」 ● Hong Kong ● Shanghai ● Seoul ● Tokyo

June 8th, 2008, 09:57 AM	#20
acc521 Do you expect me to talk? Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Melbourne, Perth, London Posts: 9,949 Likes (Received): 186	Sigh. These photos are great. As much as we marvel over the many skyline pics that get posted, nothing beats photos that capture day-to-day city life. Speaking of the footpath connection in Central, I have a filmclip where I pretty much capture the entire journey from there, down to central station, on the train, and up to times square. So I guess it does link technically __________________ The City Lane: Travel, Food & Culture From Around The World.

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