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Monday, January 20, 2014

Marriage, Birds, Dancing, and Swinging in Hong Kong

This past weekend I visited two places in Hong Kong for the first time. Despite the places being new for me, much of what the people were doing I had seen before in Hong Kong.

For example, at the Victoria Peak Garden on Hong Kong Island I saw wedding photography ...

man lying on the ground taking marriage photos of a couple with colored balloons at Victoria Peak Garden in Hong Kong


... and bird photography.

people near several professional cameras with large lenses on tripods near a wooded area at the Victoria Peak Garden in Hong Kong


And at the King George V Memorial Park in Kowloon I saw dance routines ...

five women in the middle of a dance routine at the King George V Memorial Park in Kowloon, Hong Kong


... and kids on a swing set.

adults watching kids on a swing set at the King George V Memorial Park in Kowloon, Hong Kong

Of these four scenes, only the bird photographers surprised me. I had seen a similar group of bird photographers with pricey cameras and lenses at a park in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, but it wasn't until I visited Victoria Peak Park that I suspected birding was not uncommon in Hong Kong. For some examples and thoughts on the apparent growing popularity of bird photography in Hong Kong see a recent blog post with photos of birds and birders by John Holmes here.

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