The Signs Watching Over Us, a photo from Hong Kong, South

Photographer's Note

A lot of the advertising/shop signs in Mongkok hang out most of the way across the street, like they are trying to watch over you and protect you from falling into a life of non-material pleasures :-)

This street is unusually quiet for Mongkok, so the signs dominate over the lack of people.

At the time I was taking this, there was a Chinese guy walking around with a Canon SLR, big L series telephoto lens and a big flash, also photographing people. I wish I could see how his photos turned out.

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maciekda (19895) 2004-02-19 21:02

nice street shot from Mong Kok, I am surprised not seeing a crowd there, maybe beacuse of the rain... I wish there was someone in the foreground except this women, someone on the right side, now this corner is a bit too empty. but it is a nice shot, B&W works very well here

mimi (2325) 2004-02-19 21:08

I like the B & W here. It gives it a very city-ish feel. I like the angle, focussing on the signs without an obvious feelign of looking up. I do agree with Maciek, though, that I'd like to see more of a crowd on the street. Also, it looks just a tad too bright on my screen.

lemon_logix (1054) 2004-02-19 22:27

I like this, nice effect of bw.
I could almost feel the rain.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-02-19 22:51

Great shot, but a little too white around the left side, but good composition

Well done

cool_s15 (4050) 2004-02-20 1:47

I really like the tone of this one... Very interesting angle with the wide angle lens. Well done.

lulululu2003 (413) 2004-02-20 7:11

wow, another beautiful B&W photos. I don't know why I can tell this picture is done in film rather than convertion from digital desaturation. The tones are rich and the perspective is also nice. well done.

Jebelis (229) 2004-02-20 11:06

nice signs and the choice of the black and white picture is very good for the mood of rain. i like the multitude of writting and all those little peoples that are carrying thier unbrellas...
nice shot!
Keep on Posting..

ldr (0) 2004-02-20 13:56

I wish to see a girl's face but still it is nice shot!

agarcia (393) 2004-02-26 10:30

Great B/W! I love the contrasted images that those Ilford films produce, and this one is not an exception. Excellent perspective; the wide-angle effect here is terrific. The pattern that the Chinese characters forms is great. I dont like very much the white sky... Fortunately, the sky area is small enough as to not being terribly annoying. Very well seen.