Hong Kong - Stunning City View from Victoria Peak (Tai Ping Shan) at Dusk
Victoria Peak (traditional Chinese: 太平山, or previously- 扯旗山) is a mountain in Hong Kong. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak. The mountain is located in the western half of Hong Kong Island. With an altitude of 552 m (1,811 ft), it is the highest mountain on the island proper. With some seven million visitors every year, the Peak is a major tourist attraction of Hong Kong. It offers spectacular views of the city and its harbours. The number of visitors led to the construction of two major leisure and shopping centres, the Peak Tower and the Peak Galleria, situated adjacent to each other.
There is not much creativity one can do about this shot as the view is more or less give by the view point. However it is a shot I wanted to have in my portfolio for a long time and I'm happy to have it now although I have to admit that it is still quite an effort to get it. You first need to get there in time - which I nearly didnt as I didnt realize how long queues there will be to get to the top, you need to push yourself through the crowd and find a spot amongst that huge amount of people (all wanting to be photographed with this view) to pitch a tripod and while doing all of that you need to pray that the smog will be as limited as possible, which is one of those factors that can quite often ruin shot like this. I only wish I could have done something about that supernova (strong billboard light in the middle), but the light was so strong still during the twilight...
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens’s focal length: 24.00 - 105.00 mm; Photo Focal length: 45.00 mm; Aperture: 10; Exposure time: 13.0 s; ISO: 100
All rights reserved - Copyright © Lucie Debelkova
All images are exclusive property and may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, transmitted, manipulated or used in any way without expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Comments and faves
Denis Collette...!!!, David.Keochkerian , neelabh75, ngari.norway, and 180 other people added this photo to their favorites.
© Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (18 months ago | reply)
© Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (18 months ago | reply)
Follow me on Facebook : Lucie Debelkova Travel & Landscape Photography on FB
Add me to your circle on G+ : Lucie Debelkova Travel & Landscape Photography on G+
Follow me on Twitter : Lucie Debelkova Travel & Landscape Photography on Twitter
Murphy Photography (18 months ago | reply)
incredible !
Vikdaddy (18 months ago | reply)
wow!
David.Keochkerian (18 months ago | reply)
wow!!! amazing!!! wow
DurhamPhotography (18 months ago | reply)
really nice shot, lucie. great work
Tim Poulton (18 months ago | reply)
Wonderful view!
jan.tito (18 months ago | reply)
Great view.
FLEMING2009 (18 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
♥ Murielle ♥ (18 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Pampara (18 months ago | reply)
Great work! Perfect exposure!
Thomaniac (18 months ago | reply)
Fantastic cityscape with great lights!
Yuki1683 (18 months ago | reply)
Wonderful cityscape.
Beautiful light and great PoV.
Qba from Poland (18 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot ! Great perspective !!
--
Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)
Le***Refs *PHOTOGRAPHIE* (18 months ago | reply)
fantastic view and colors!
jmbaud74 (18 months ago | reply)
Belle image
tobey308 (18 months ago | reply)
amazing view!
COSKUNTUNA ... 800.000 ... THANK YOU_ (18 months ago | reply)
Wonderful.
SÜPer photo. !!!
Portraitlove ™ © [deleted] (18 months ago | reply)
Stunning shot...WoW....FAV!!!
8zil (18 months ago | reply)
such a wonderful skyline..... it seems like something from an optimistic future!
blinkingidiot (18 months ago | reply)
Not the sort of image I take ... but no-one can deny the power of this spectacle.
Jörg Dickmann (18 months ago | reply)
Nice work and beautiful colouring.
Alaina Dall (18 months ago | reply)
Stunning is right! Amazing colors and light!
coco77mi (18 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture~
Manel Salud (18 months ago | reply)
Fantastic view!
tianxiaozhang (18 months ago | reply)
Love the colour
simonGman (18 months ago | reply)
Great colour and light. Well done!
Collin Key (18 months ago | reply)
wow. amazing.
Jeff Eickhoff (18 months ago | reply)
Supernova or not, it's still awesome. Your deft exposure and processing touch makes it stand out from the rest. Gorgeous work, Lucie.
Clementqc (18 months ago | reply)
Oh you are in my hometown, welcome!
Hong Kong has never been more beautiful!
david.bank (www.david-bank.com) (18 months ago | reply)
Pretty stunning picture of Hong Kong Lucie!
mateo rc photographie (18 months ago | reply)
great job great color!!!!
Carlos Ariza (18 months ago | reply)
Great work
Jerry Tremaine (18 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot! :o)
Lisa-S (18 months ago | reply)
Beautiful mauve cast to the scene.
eflon (18 months ago | reply)
amazing city~
kabils (18 months ago | reply)
Wow! Beautiful view in the blue hour!
éricito (18 months ago | reply)
Beautiful Lucie!
ktania (18 months ago | reply)
wow great view
Andrea Rapisarda (18 months ago | reply)
really stunning !
tristanlb (18 months ago | reply)
Stunning view. Beautiful shot.
aamir567 (18 months ago | reply)
Too good Lucie...!
Mooibeeld (18 months ago | reply)
I think Rotterdam (NL) will look the same in a few years.... Cool shot, great story Lucie.
Jensje (18 months ago | reply)
Quite an impressive view. Almost a X-mass tree :)
Bruno Delande (18 months ago | reply)
Wow !!!
TaRaNeeM <3 (18 months ago | reply)
:O
breath taking!!!
Easa Shamih (eEko) | P.h.o.t.o.g.r.a.p.h.y (18 months ago | reply)
great image :)
rajiv_sfc (18 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
KR-Waleed (18 months ago | reply)
Fantastic Shot, Outstanding Work.
kantryla (18 months ago | reply)
Very nice lucie, it is a shot everyone should have in their portfolio, and whilst everyone gets the same shot there's always subtleties of light and weather conditions, I've spent many an evening busstling my way through the crowds there