Hiking Off the Main Trail

Hiking Off the Main Trail

Today marks the establishment of the SAR in Hong Kong, so it’s a holiday. There are lots of people out and about so I decided to avoid the crowds. I started on the MacLehose trail stage 4 but went off the main trail towards South Mountain Village. The path wasn’t as neat and tidy as the main trail, but it was passable. There were some slipper spots as it had just rained for several days. Along the path I spotted some butterflies and took there pictures. For this trip I decided to bring my Sony RX100iii and I have no…
Come Prepared Not Over-prepared

Come Prepared Not Over-prepared

I went to the Wetland Park this weekend. I wore a sun hat and a long sleeve shirt, as the sun was bright. I’m pretty sure it saved me from getting sun burned. So I made the right decision there, but I was a little bit too ambitious, when it came to camera gear. I over-prepared. I brought equipment for shooting video and photos. I should have just brought the photography stuff and felt the video stuff - gimbal, handles, and microphone at home. Some people might say better to bring too much than too little and to an extent,…
Which Camera Gear to Take to Lamma Island

Which Camera Gear to Take to Lamma Island

Tracy and I went to Lamma Island for the Chung Yeung festival. The night before I thought to myself, what camera gear should I bring with me. When I first came to Hong Kong, this wasn’t an issue. I only had one camera (the Panasonic FZ30) and the lens could not be removed. However, it did have an impressive 35 – 420mm equivalent zoom range. I took a lot pictures with that camera before I gave it away and upgrading to the Panasonic G1, but back to the question of which camera gear to take. I thought about bring a…
A Video Tour Around ShaTin and Back Home Again

A Video Tour Around ShaTin and Back Home Again

Location In the back of my mind, I sometimes find myself thinking that friends and family back home would never believe stuff about life over here in Hong Kong. I could use hundreds or even thousands of words, but that would not do it justice, so instead I have decided to give you a video tour of my commute into town. Location is very important for people here in Hong Kong. The price you pay for an apartment takes into account its location and how far it is from public transportation like the MTR (HK subway). My apartment is about…
White Stone is Beautiful but Not Perfect

White Stone is Beautiful but Not Perfect

There’s water, hills, lots of sunshine, blue sky with white puffy clouds, and wild life. I won’t try to tell you that it’s picture perfect. It’s not, but at least it is natural. They didn’t bring in fake grass to try to fix the brown grass. Sometimes in life we forget that many things are beautiful but not perfect. Nature has a way of reminding us of this. I think it took me about an hour to get to White Stone from my home in ShaTin. I left about 10 minutes to 7am, as I knew it was going to…
My MacLehose 4 Video and the Back Story

My MacLehose 4 Video and the Back Story

Yeah, I showed a video of this trail once before. I think it is my favorite trail. This one is a bit different because I got a gimbal and decided to try running on the trail. It’s only a small section of the trail so don’t worry. I think it is the prettiest section. Students at my school were taking their end of the year exams. So we had half days. Just before I left the school to go to the trail one of my colleagues cautioned me that it might rain. I decided to bring protective water proof bags…
Maclehose 7 Rain or Shine

Maclehose 7 Rain or Shine

Not long after I first heard of the MacLehose hiking trails, Tracy told me that they stretched across Hong Kong from Sai Kung all the way to Tsuen Wan. That sounded really cool to me, but it seemed like a distant piece of information to me. Well, in an effort to explore and get to know the trails that are right around me in ShaTin, I decided to hike to the MacLehose trail from the Lutheran Seminary in ShaTin last Sunday. Rain or shine was going to do it. I went online to find out that it would take me…
Light Delights Our Senses

Light Delights Our Senses

Light reveals a scenes beauty. Yes, I know it can be fun to play in the dark, but not total darkness. Yesterday, I went exploring with some friends on Chuang Chao island. We went into a cave where everything was dark. The kids in our group loved it. They used their smart phone lights to play around and experience the joys of shadows, darkness, and light.  Without some sort of light source, we would not be able to appreciate the image. Darkness by itself can be scary. We appreciate its beauty and the shadows that come with it, only when…