Kick Start

In the past few weeks, we have really started to get on with our photography, although we are a bit behind schedule due to bad weather and conflicting commitments. So far, we have been to Stanley, Shek-O, and the Central/Soho area. We also took a few videos of our journey. In the weeks after interim, we hope to get to some parts of Kowloon, the Peak, Mongkok, and other islands surrounding Hong Kong finished. Below are some shots we took in Stanley, Shek-O, and Soho

Theory and Practice

Today, Kritasha and I met to finalize a schedule and also practice using the SLR camera - working with automatic focus, manual flash, etc. We took a trip down to the balcony of Kritasha's building to take a few pictures of the flowers and scenery there. Here is an outline of our schedule thus far (it may easily change based on weather conditions and our personal schedule conflicts):

February 18th - 20th:
Shek-O Beach, Times Square, Central, Soho Escalators, Happy Valley, Pok Fu Lam

February 24th-27th:

Kowloon, Mong Kok, New Territories, Lantau

March 2nd-4th:

The Peak

And here are a few photos of us on the balcony (taken with the Lumix)

These are some of the test photos taken with the Canon:

Lull

As of right now, Kritasha and I have yet to visit and photograph any locations and have only discussed our plans to do so. In the weeks leading up to the Chinese New Year holiday, we experienced a sort of lull where nothing was really done. One problem we have been experiencing is a conflict in schedules with Kritasha's father, who is our mentor for learning about camerawork. We are having difficulties finding a time to meet with him as he is very busy travelling for work. However, now that the break is over, we are ready to kickstart our project. Hopefully, we can get out to our first location this weekend or next, as well as to meet with Kritasha's father to at least learn the basics of using an SLR camera. Most likely, we will start by visiting one of the closer locations in downtown Hong Kong versus the more suburban areas. We plan to start with the easier, more familiar locations first and then branch out to the more unexplored areas.