Maclehose 7 Rain or Shine

Maclehose 7 Rain or Shine

June 3, 2020
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…
The Right Camera

The Right Camera

May 18, 2020
The right camera is the camera you have with you. Not the camera you let at home because it was too big. My Panasonic GX7 m2 (in the US it's the GX85) isn't really that big. It fits in a large coat pocket, but I would need to limit myself to a pancake lens. Hong Kong is warm or hot most of the year so wearing a coat isn't really a possibility for me. As an alternative, I tried using a fanny pack. The fanny pack allows me to take the camera with a lens hiking or anywhere else. Still…
Light Delights Our Senses

Light Delights Our Senses

January 30, 2020
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…