Montreal RGB (reprocessed)

Nikon D5100 18-55mm, 18mm, 1/60s @ f/10, iso 320

Nikon D5100 18-55mm, 18mm, 1/60s @ f/10, iso 320

I just reprocessed my first 5-starred (by my-humble-self of course) picture. The original (down) was taken with Nikon 5100 / 18-55mm kit lens to RAW and treated with ViewNX (did not have anything better at that time). The new version (up) is enhanced as DNG in LR5 and then processed with Nik Viveza, Dfine and Output Sharpener.

Bonus: I didn't quite remember there is a moon on this photo!

Twilight Temple

Fujifilm X100s, 27s @ f/16, iso 200

So this is apparently the best picture of the temple according to other people (my favourite was this one). I posted 5 best photos to 500px and this was the one that got a fair amount of traction there and also on G+. Well, I've got so much to learn still....

Green escape

Fujifilm X100s, f/16, iso 200 HDR

Three posts with temples in a row? Time to return to Hong Kong then!

After a week of hard work, after a busy Saturday night (don't ask) there is hardly a better place to rest your tired eyes and body than Hong Kong Park. You can sit on a bench, watch fish and turtles, go to  the aviary and watch birds or go to the tai chi court and watch Chinese people trying to catch imaginary spiders.

"Stick them with the pointy end"

Fujifilm X100s, 1.4s @ f/16, iso 200

Back to Wat Rong Khun - I don't even know why I like this picture. It's black and white, doesn't show any of the temple, just a bridge leading to it. I think it's the composition.

The "White" Temple

Fujifilm X100s, f/8, iso 200, HDR

In the light of the rising sun, the White Temple does not look that white anymore. Still, it is unlike any other "wat" I have seen in Thailand so far. Usually they are either painted gold or full spectrum of colours. But white?
If you want to visit it, the best time is either during fresh morning hours (just a tad before 8am) or in the afternoon (closes at 5pm, but it is worth waiting for the sunset).
And if you like this picture, you may also like the others in the White Temple album.

One thousand and one nights

Fujifilm X100s, f/8, iso 800, HDR

No Hong Kong today, Kuala Lumpur instead.

Modern city, known mostly from Petronas Twin Towers landmark, pretty clean for asian standards. But every city needs a green refuge, a park, garden, or - like in this case - a mosque with surroundings designed to escape the midday heat. Or to spend lovely evening just walking around.

To me, this picture could be of a palace garden of 1001 nights.

Mornings worth waking up to

`Fujifilm X100s, f/16, iso 200, HDR

Fujifilm X100s, f/16, iso 200, HDR

Fujifilm X100s, f/16, iso 200, HDR

My original plan was to post yet another Hong Kong pic today, but I woke up earlier and was hit with this magnificent sunrise.