Hong Kong from the peak on a summer's night

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I had a long day waking up at 5 AM to take a series of subways and trains up to Shenzen for some meetings. I had a Chinese VISA, which you don't need to get into Hong Kong, but I had to use to cross the official Chinese border after getting off the train. I didn't realize that it was a one-time use VISA, and I had to go to Shanghai the next day. This caused a lot of problems with the Chinese officials, a body of government with which I do not enjoy causing problems.

Anyway, after I got back to Hong Kong after a day in Shenzen, I was hot and sweaty and in the sort of meeting clothes that aren't great for being hot and sweaty in. But, everything about Hong Kong was still awesome and I had too look hard for things to complain about. The sun was setting, and I made it up to The Peak just in time for a shot.

This was a 5-exposure HDR shot at 100 ISO, and, of course, a sturdy tripod to get all the lights as steady as possible.

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Taken in: 香港 / 港島 / 山頂 / 博扶林 (show map)

Taken on: July 30, 2007

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Camera: NIKON D2Xs, f/4.5, 3 sec, 12mm (=18mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON D2Xs
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	3
Focal Length:	12mm (35mm equivalent: 18mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	Low
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Macintosh
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