with this taken with the Ricoh GX200:
for the grand prize in a photo contest organised by the Swire Hotels on the theme of Hong Kong Views From the Top. I got the call from a lady with a sweet voice this afternoon. She is the messenger of good luck; that's sweet enough anyway.
The grand prize is a Leica X1. What a surprise for a Christmas prize! And supposedly, given the photo from the hotel's fb page, it is an all black version!
The shot was a fifth one taken at the same spot which is a footbridge overlooking the scene below. I passed by the spot with a camera, as I have one with me all the time, and the view below presented itself to me -- with the photographer's instinct I knew it would make some intriguing photo. The right catch was done after the previous four shots in about 10 minutes. As the AF lages behind the moment of capture for half a second, I had to anticipate the final image before pressing the shutter release. It took a bit of luck and a bit of skill to end up with the shot which looks suspiciously choreographed but was not.
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