FUJIFILM X-T1 (14mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO640)

It was in March when I first came to Hongkong and it felt like to enter a new world.

If you come to a place that is totally different to your home or to other places you have seen before it is very likely that you are overwhelmed. This happened to me. I had no clear plan when I left my hotel and drove to the center (Nathan Road) with a shuttle bus. I only knew that I need to have a good walk to get rid of my tired legs after the long flight.

FUJIFILM X-T1 (14mm, f/8, 1/125 sec, ISO200)
 FUJIFILM X-T1 (14mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO500)
FUJIFILM X-T1 (14mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO500)

As a consequence none of the first images that I took and now posted here belong together. I stumbled through Nathan Road into Kowloon park. I passed the Hongkong Avenue of Comic Stars which is a collection of super-sized bizarre comic heroes. I took a couple of shots there but my favorite was the old men on the bench reading the papers in between those strange comic stars.

Or the one of the lady in her morning work out in the surprisingly peaceful park. I loved the way the park ends in a busy road again and of course the smiling guard in front of the watch store with his pump gun chatting with some passers-by. It seemed to me that Hongkong is all about contrasts.

FUJIFILM X-T1 (14mm, f/5, 1/125 sec, ISO1250)
FUJIFILM X-T1 (14mm, f/8, 1/125 sec, ISO320)

I finally made it to the ferries at Victoria harbor where I saw this gentleman. I never heard anything like that in my life.

The old men reading the papers in between the comic heroes, the women doing gymnastics in the park, the friendly guard with the pump gun and the gentleman below. I just started but I already loved Hongkong.

FUJIFILM X-T1 (14mm, f/3.2, 1/125 sec, ISO1600)