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..AikiDude.. says:

wow.. ok, i'm repetitive now!!! :) i watch, learn, appreciate and shut up!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Koninho says:

this old building is amazing !! so much density and age marks.
I'm with you andy, i watch, appreciate and learn.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Richard- says:

Quite a shot. It would be fun to see it a bit larger...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

EL@Seattle says:

great feel!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

>Andy - アンドレア
thanks for your instant comment and compliment! i am learning from everyone too! please don't shut up!

>Koninho
same! your shots are great too! :)

>Richard-
thanks for instant comment! now you can view larger!... :D
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

hapa boy says:

This building looks so unreal.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Padido says:

Impresionant!! Instant fav!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

!!stefan (ZH) says:

amazing shot! thanks for that one
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

flick.it says:

what an amazing photo!!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

yuyu3 [deleted] says:

Very much inpressed pic.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

winchesta says:

Oh wow.

Please consider adding this photo to Shibui. Thank you. (:
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Life is a vapour says:

Where is this? Are they renting:) ...Reminds me of a backdrop from the movie Brazil..
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr Inky says:

Excellent!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

rysq says:

wait so is that building defunct or is it still alive?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

kktp_ says:

remind me of my feeling when i first saw building like this in Hong Kong. !!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

aaronwtong says:

Wow...could you tell me where is this located in Hong Kong Island? This is a great shot!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

gullevek says:

This is just so impressive that it is almost impossible for me to put it into words how much I am impressed by this picture. You should allow people to view a large size. There must be so much detail in this shot. It is just amazing.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Sakura says:

It's a kind of...very impressive. I like this photo.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

ZLZ says:

wow !
great!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

* k i e says:

what a "world".
nice shot!
like always, tathei!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

aga_stasz says:

wow, it's absolutely fantastic shot!!
Great work!!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Fabio Sabatini says:

i love this kind of shots. very well done.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

The Night Prowler says:

Great photo. I find it hard to belive people still live in this kind of accomodation but they have no choice.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Séverine C. aka sey 9 says:

oh ! amazing !!! and a little frightening... great !
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

terminal orbit says:

Love the large version, immegiate favourite as well.
Not just because it is an aging towerblock, it the the density of people living together, the crammedness, the urbanity everything.

Fantastic shot. I'm raving about this one. Fantastic!
(and very glad I don't live there)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Koninho says:

wish i could see the large version too.... ;o)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

TheMindsEye says:

Looks like a scene out of the movie The Matrix. Cool shot!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

vjsuperlight says:

i have seen many buildings like this from the outside on my visits to HK, i always wondered what they are like on the inside, does anyone know? so many lives and families must live in there. its quite amazing to think about all the people living inside that building.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

terminal orbit says:

Yes. As a trained anthropologist I longed to get inside and see how people live. Not out of anything voyeuristic, but to see how people manage that space, how they arrange their "being" and their "having", and how they live with each other in those spaces.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

skllee2004 says:

Amazing detail. This is like old Kowloon Walled city.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

anaisanais says:

waou !!! impresionnant. i like the it !
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

[grep] says:

Wow. It's really amazing!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

62Lofu says:

This is an intriguing shot - where in HK did you find such a tall building in this style? - it's almost like a composite shot, I've never seen them this high.

A really remarkable shot.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

jorta_t says:

I love it !
This is similar my work
( www.verylgreen.com/under_construction/www/und er_construct... ) ..
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

paklam says:

totally awesome! great work!!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

.mchunG says:

ahhh, really nice one my friend!!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

july☆latte says:

where is it? WanChai???
definitely an impressive shot....^^
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Kelapa says:

Such an impressive view, good work.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Hedger Wang says:

HK is phenomenon !
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

]!|\|G]!T says:

wow...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Rod Monkey says:

Amazing - would love to see this large
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

kumo36 says:

wow~!!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

* tathei * says:

wow... BIG THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!
i didn't expect this shot being loved by so many people! it's hard for me to answer one by one... :P so here are answers to some specific questions:

>Life is a vapour & aaronwtong & july☆latte
this place is in Quarry Bay! i am sure there are some flats for rent! :P

>rysq-it
people still live there... you can see many laundry dryng outside the windows. :D

>ballbreaker1967
yes true. life is cruel...

>terminal orbit
hahah, i think you are too tall to live there! :P

>vjsuperlight
i am not sure how it looks inside. but i guess the size should be narrow but the condition might not be too bad.

>skllee2004
true! very much like Kowloon Walled City complex!

>62Lofu
yes it's not very common for such old building at this height! this building is located at Quarry Bay in HK island.

>gullevek & Rod Monkey
sorry that i only allow friends to see at large size because there are many people stealing photos and using without consent. i will upload a cropped version for you guys!

in addition, you can see from this photo that some HK people used to expand their space illegally by making their wall out of the building. that's why the outside composition is so different. however, the law has been stricten nowadays. :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

LichtEinfall says:

not true !?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

motocchio says:

breath taking! what a powerful shot! and it's very graphic and a bit surrealstic. great job!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

YIP says:

Amazing!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

derequito says:

wow! the photo and the condition of the building are both amazing. how is the building still standing?!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Ryo, says:

whoa......i'm speechless.....
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

* tathei * says:

>LichtEinfall
not true? it's not computer graphic... :P

>motocchio
あいがとう！ :)

>*YIP*
thanks for your comment!

>derequito
because it's made by concrete! haha!

>S Ryo
why? too scary?! :P
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Joy 105 says:

This is a really gd shot, and name 2, U have lots of imagination, keep it up!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Ryo, says:

no definitely not too scary.. too surreal!! brilliance!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

OLYMPUS SP320 says:

really is something to see, thnx
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

* tathei * says:

>Joy 105
so glad to hear your comment, thanks!

>NewsFromYalta
thanks for your comment!

>S Ryo
thanks again! glad to hear that you are not scared! :P

>OLYMPUS SP320
thanks for your comment too!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Séverine C. aka sey 9 says:

I always wrote a message but time has passed and I am still thinking about this picture. It is really an amazing one, yours colors are in total symbiosis with this building. Great, very very great !!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

jonathan_pui says:

This is very cool texture.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Lenia ♥ says:

oh my god. this looks like it will fall in any minute
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

cold brains says:

wow, that's nasty.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

wanderlust~ [deleted] says:

wow i like this shot
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

stella umbrella says:

This is a really great shot... just amazing!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Gemini Twin says:

structure, life, texture, time....these walls have seen much
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

* tathei * says:

>sey 9
thanks a lot! :D
great that you left comment here so you will be reminded to come back for this shot again and again... hahaha

>jonathan_pui
thanks for your comment and also the texture of the building! :)

>lenia
hahahahhaa... let's hope not! thanks for the comment (warning) :P

>cold brains
nasty? haha, thanks!

>shakespeareinlove
thanks!!! :D

>stella umbrella
thanks for your comment!!!

>Gemini Twin
yes due to its age! thanks!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Pitouisback says:

it's remind me a french movie called "la cité des enfants perdus", you should see it !!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

* tathei * says:

>Pitouisback
thanks for faving and commenting on this!
wow i will try to search for the movie... is it an old or new one? it must be interesting to see french movie similar to this photo! :D
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Pitouisback says:

it's quite old (1995) made by Jean Pierre Jeunet (Amélie Poulain !)
I'm sure you'll love it!
It's between dream and reality ! and the picture is just amazing !
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Ioan Sameli says:

Wow, this is totally awesome ! I really love it !

In what area did you take this picture ? If it wasn't that high, i would say it's an old shot of the Kowloon Walled City ^^
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Ruin T says:

Oh, oh...
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

zzy66 says:

this is almost the most amazing image in have never seen! Very well done!!

BTW, I have some ABC question for you: what camera do you use? and why most of your pics are very strong contrast and seem lot of black in the dark area? Are those special effect or originial effect?
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

* tathei * says:

>Pitouisback
oh i see! see if i could find it in HK! thanks for your recommendation! :)

>loan Sameli
thanks a lot for your comment!
i took this in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island... yes the building isn't high at all, i guess maybe around 18 stories.
true, it's a bit like Kowloon Walled City! just a bit 'newer'! :P

>ruin_tourist
:)

>zzy66
thanks a lot for your comment!
i used Canon EOS 5D for this one. i set higher contrast in my camera setting instead of default one because i love high contrast to make the image look more dramatic. of course not all my photos are in such high contrast.
but i would say that i only use 'medim contrast' compared to other people.... since i still want to keep the image look as natural as it is.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Vanda T [deleted] says:

this is the most impressive shot in your Architecture album so far.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Kema Keur says:

unbelievable
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

* tathei * says:

>behindnicknames
what a honor to hear that, thanks a lot!!! :)

>( kema keur )
but it's real... haha!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

joowater says:

Hongkong? wow~~~~~~~~~~~!!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

九九丸  says:

en, nice.....
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Vincént says:

Brilliant.

One fave is not enough for an immaculate photo like this: I give two!
You are invited to add your masterwork to worthy A Double Fave group.
Please tag it "ADoubleFave".
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

bens▲n says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 夢(a dream), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

allen ginsberg [deleted] says:

Give up your passion (in architecure) for it is your weakness,
Strenght comes from your lens not from a DWG drawing!
This is the Most depressing example of non-functional ghetto architecture in the past 30 years anyone has seen.
Forgive us Mies, Corbu, Wright, and Aalto for you taught us how it was but not how to be.
This image is my favorite of all because I feel the pain even though they dont.
Bless u bro, u got IT.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

dadou~ says:

Wow... Amazing details...
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

kristen-wspoon says:

Grim.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

mopka says:

oh my god! I have to see this with my own eyes
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

PEIBOL-ON says:

Such a great image. Bloody amazing
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

AH in Pgh says:

absolutely love this. it's like the manmade and the natural have merged completely!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

canon7dude says:

Wow !! This is an excellent picture, I really like it !!!

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Seen in someone's favorites. (?)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

c h r i s t o s says:

Wonderful!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Andre Carregal (@returning) says:

Awesome capture indeed, kudos!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

konceptsketcher says:

Is that for real!? Impressive!
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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