weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

In this second set of images taken from the Lugard Road scenic path on "The Peak" we experience the waning of the day without any spectacular sunset, but with interesting facets nevertheless. These photos were taken from 4:41 - 5:31 pm as the sun was setting. Some of these images will be somewhat hazy due to the direction of the shooting towards the sun. We are starting out looking over much of the western harbor with the hilly contours of Lantau Island and the western New Territories faintly visibly in the haze accentuated by the setting sun. Throughout the set we will see details of the bridges and buildings including some "glaring moments" when the setting sun reflects on the glass facades of the buildings, seemingly setting them afire. As usual, I will append further information on the individual shots in the captions below. The location of some of the structures described are indicated in the second, detailed map of Hong Kong Harbour.

A few notes about the STONECUTTERS BRIDGE - This high level cable-stayed bridge spans the Rambler Channel, connecting Tsing Yi to Stonecutters Island. The bridge deck was opened to traffic in December 2009. The bridge was the second-longest cable-stayed span in the world at the time of its completion. The bridge spans 1.6 km (1 mi), with 3 lanes in each direction. It has two bridge towers, one on Tsing Yi Island and the other on Stonecutters Island. With a main span of 1,018 m (3,340 ft), Stonecutters Bridge has the third-longest cable-stayed span in the world. The Stonecutters Bridge won the 2010 Supreme Award at the annual Structural Awards presented by the Institution of Structural Engineers, United Kingdom.


Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to THIS SERIES on SOUTH & EAST ASIA. See it at
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-724330-1.html

HONG KONG COUNTRY INFO in set # 196: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-762698-1.html

THE PEAK INFO in set # 233: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-766279-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, for improved clarity please view the downloads. I look forward to your comments and questions.

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1 - View from Lugard Road over the residential buildings at Mid-Levels and commercial buildings at the waterfront in the Western District, at rear left in the sunset-haze the hills of Lantau Island and western New Territories

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2 - Moving away from the haze: Residential and commercial buildings on Hong Kong Island abutting the harbor, at upper left Stonecutters Bridge, to the right ships awaiting unloading, at right the partially closed-off Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter

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3 - Hazy shot of the Stonecutters Bridge spanning the Rambler Channel and connecting Tsing Yi Island at left with Stonecutters Island at right, this area is the major container handling facility in Hong Kong, at the Channel's rear are 4 more bridges

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4 - Another view of the narrow harbor channel, in front of the tall ICC Tower is the entrance to the Western Harbour Crossing Tunnel, at the center on the far Kowloon side are the low complexes of the China Ferry Terminal and the Ocean Terminal

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5 - View to the Western District on Hong Kong Island, a predominantly residential area with some commercial developments, like the "Westpoint" building (41 floors - completed in 1999) at the center of the photo

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6 - Closing in on the"Westpoint" building, composed entirely of office space, with a ball-structure adorning the roof, which houses a private club

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7 - The "sundowner" is starting to become reality, the entire area is suffused with the warm light of the setting sun, which spectacularly reflects off the facade of the tall ICC Tower in Kowloon

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8 - A closer take of the facade of the ICC Tower, now the light is no longer so glaring

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9 - .... and a final shot of the same tower, this time in mellow tones, while the adjacent building seems to be afire

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10 - Final view once more over the western harbor dotted with various smallish islands and a number of boats, at the rear the tall hills of Lantau Island, Hong Kong's largest

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weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

For your reference:

11 - Trip map of the Hong Kong segment of our tour

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12 - Map of the Greater Hong Kong harbor area, where I have identified some of the details mentioned in this post, you find Victoria Peak and Lugard road at the bottom center of the map

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NMGal Loc: NE NM

The last is my favorite.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Nice shots!

angler Loc: StHelens England

Good set Joe.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Great set, Joe. It's too crowded a place for me, though.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Barbara, I see you like the "hazy mood ambience" with nature rather than the "concrete jungle" and I can sympathize with you - to me they are both quite interesting. Thanks for looking and commenting.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Bill, glad you liked them.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Jim for your kind comment.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Ken for your appreciate words. If you have "crowdophobia", then Hong Kong is not really the place for you, and while I don't mind then crowds of a normal living environment like here in Hong Kong, I do not like the excessive crowds at sporting or entertainment events and thus shy away from those. Here in Hong Kong, crowds are natural, and I am ok with them, but actually prefer the solitude that Hong Kong also possesses and therefore concentrated many of my images in this series on the out-of-the-way places. Thanks again for looking, Ken!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Wonderful "overview," Joe!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks Mike, yup, from that point on the hill, you get great "overviews" of the essence of Hong Kong - glad to hear you liked them.

Umnak Loc: Mount Vernon, Wa.

These are super images Joe! I like that you got a few images with that tower being illuminated by the setting sun. It's a great sequence! I really enjoyed the whole set looking out over HK!!
Rob

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks Rob, glad to hear that you enjoyed these photos. That momentary glare on the ICC tower and its shifting moods fascinated me also. At one point it was totally glaring white (#7), then it got a subdued glow (#8) and then that muted but now the neighboring structure was afire in red (#9) - amazing how these things change and I was definitely lucky to be there at that time and to notice these changes. This walk around the hill (about one hour) and the lookout portion towards the end are one of the highlights of a Hong Kong visit.

lnl Loc: SWFL

These are really neat photos. I can’t imagine all those tall buildings. I like the sun bouncing off the 8th and 9th shots. Also the Westpoint building with the ball on top is really different.