The typical red-and-white Hong Kong taxi seen from above between the equally typical red-and-white road fence which is visible everywhere in HK where constructionwork is being done on the road. Both the taxi and the fence will evoke a sense of recognition from anyone who has been to Hong Kong, although this angle will be new to most.
This photo was taken from our balcony on the 62nd floor during my first Covid Quarantine, which in 2020 was still allowed to be completed at home.
I had just got a new 600mm lens with which I spent days on our balcony looking out over the road below us and the water that separated us (Lohas Park) from HK island.
With a balcony at such an altitude, and a lens like this, you don't need a drone.
This photo was part of the 'My Hong Kong Neighbourhood' exhibition at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. (August 2023)
After following her husband f to Singapore in 2016, Marlies took up photography. Moved by the desire to capture the beauty of Singapore in all of its aspects, and showing it to the world.
3 years and a lot of pictures later she lives in Hong Kong and..
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