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lately this photo was entered into the 'photo of the week' competition of the monofacture group. The current winner is a picture of a street, taken by a guy who dropped his f down to 1.4 and took a picture outside his front door.

for this picture i traveled to hong kong FROM IRELAND, used a ten dollar tripod and waited in the cold and wind for 6 hours. for christ sake.

Now one of the home made critics at a certain group has refused to accept this work. He says the foreground is too distracting. Well, this is the highest point of view overlooking the city of Hong Kong. This is the best and the most clear view of the night city. It sits beneath the peak like a diamond in a ring. That is a hill side, all that can be seen of the city can be seen here.

To have your attention drawn to the dark, rather than the amazing naturally framed city, is a sign of odd cognition and perhaps a paranoid personality. In other words, your opinion is worth as much as a dog turd on a pile of vomit.
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Comments: 50

62dingos [2016-11-18 15:22:16 +0000 UTC]

Hard luck on the competition, some people don't know a good photo if it slapped them in the face like a soggy French stick! You're works great I love this p photoΒ 

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SirenzElf [2013-05-13 04:45:40 +0000 UTC]

This is so cool!!!!!

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grubisicigor [2013-02-05 00:51:59 +0000 UTC]

Just WOW!

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augenweide [2012-10-29 20:22:08 +0000 UTC]

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splendidofsun [2012-05-16 15:32:28 +0000 UTC]

I think the angle is amazing. and the foreground gives more dramatic effect to the photo. WOW!

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kokinomala [2012-05-13 15:54:28 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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InfrangibleTruth [2012-04-08 04:44:45 +0000 UTC]

Lovely

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jonathanjessup [2012-02-03 14:50:54 +0000 UTC]

PMD, was this group's initials 'ss'? They did the same thing with one of my pieces and it was flat-out wrong or as you put it the opinion was worth a dog turd on a pile of vomit. The foreground here is awesome. Amazing capture. Love all of it, including the foreground. jj

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pmd1138 In reply to jonathanjessup [2012-02-03 15:12:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a LOT.

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Bojkovski [2012-02-03 11:07:56 +0000 UTC]

beautiful view
great work

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funygirl38 [2012-01-29 03:52:26 +0000 UTC]

I think it's spectacular. Love cities at night, wonderful shot.

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greta211 [2012-01-18 00:16:03 +0000 UTC]

it is manificent I want be there and see this on my own eyes maybe someday...dreams

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JoseMelim [2012-01-09 16:16:50 +0000 UTC]

This is an amazing night shot! I love the lights and colors. So clearly defined, so many color tones, since warm to cold ones... I really like it.

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rmbastey [2012-01-08 13:33:39 +0000 UTC]

I have taken this shot myself and its pretty much impossible to not have the black areas of the peak in the shot unless you want to zoom in and take a shot of nothing but a section of the skyline. I had very little time on the peak, I was in a tour group and quickly rushed up to the top in the evening myself purely to see this view. This shot is much much better than what i got. Your patience rewarded you with a clear night - in my shot you can only just see Kowloon, forget seeing the mountains behind. Your exposure is pretty much as good as it gets too with so much contrast and light and dark areas. I think the bright highlights also somehow convey the frenetic bustling chaos of the city. I dont think there is a whole lot to criticise with this shot!

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X-5-4-5-2 [2012-01-07 04:37:43 +0000 UTC]

This is breathtaking and uplifting. Honestly, I've never seen any photo's of Hong Kong before this. I had no idea that it was that big or that beautiful! : ) Thank you.

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NuriaSegura [2012-01-02 19:52:27 +0000 UTC]

i don't have words......amazing!!

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DudesKindaSketchy [2012-01-01 20:01:06 +0000 UTC]

poop on puke this is awesome! i think the hills frame the city beautifully. nicely done.

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crizagloss [2012-01-01 14:24:55 +0000 UTC]

Incredible!

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freddiecruger [2011-12-31 22:05:58 +0000 UTC]

a dog turd on a pile of vomit is right.... a very nice shot

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TheEthernet [2011-12-31 21:59:23 +0000 UTC]

Well, no matter what others have said about this image, I think it is awesome and the fore ground I think adds to the intrest and the composition of the photo, where other city panos seam to fall flat; this city photo gives the viewer great sense of depth and almost lanches you into the city scape. Fantastic photo

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GraphiteColours [2011-12-30 07:47:11 +0000 UTC]

Hi! You're featured here: [link]

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pmd1138 In reply to GraphiteColours [2011-12-30 17:34:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot a lot. Happy new year, assuming you are not Chinese.

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CyrusCheever [2011-12-30 02:32:09 +0000 UTC]

i've never seen Hong Kong captured so beautifully and uniquely. my hat's off to you on this. i'm impressed with the amount of time you spent just to grab the perfect shot. maybe its because i feel hopeless sometimes but i think the city lit up like that framed in a dark foreground feels like seeing signs of life in an otherwise hopeless situation. its like the city is pushing back against the darkness. i'm really enjoying it.

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pmd1138 In reply to CyrusCheever [2011-12-30 17:34:27 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad I could inject some brightness into your day.

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kazimkirmani [2011-12-29 11:37:35 +0000 UTC]

simply stunning! love the way you have framed it all in one shot

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hermesthoth [2011-12-29 02:28:44 +0000 UTC]

great picture, the foreground may be seen to frame it... but seriously to say that someone's attention drawn to the dark instead is a sign of paranoia and odd cognition??? dude, you traveled from ireland to hk and stood in the wind for 6 hrs... for real, who's odd?! and c'mon, naturally framed city?? the frame is natural, well for now it is, but the whole rest of the picture is quite unnatural, don't you agree?

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pmd1138 In reply to hermesthoth [2011-12-29 02:47:36 +0000 UTC]

I agree, because that is exactly what I meant, it's naturally framed, framed by the natural environment. I also say those things because there actually ARE cognition tests that are presented to people undergoing therapy, that present them with images that have both a light and dark aspect and ask them what they see.

I didn't just fly to HK and come straight back, that's called hyperbole. Have an ace day.

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Falken-Design [2011-12-28 16:27:19 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!!

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pmd1138 In reply to Falken-Design [2011-12-28 17:02:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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VeryGoodGirl57 [2011-12-28 11:32:58 +0000 UTC]

I really like this shot...it's really beautiful!
You know what? I left most groups I had joined because their admins are often a bunch of unqualified people who dare to judge the work of others without having the skillness they should have!

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pmd1138 In reply to VeryGoodGirl57 [2011-12-28 17:03:35 +0000 UTC]

It's a bit of a dilemma sometimes, since groups are what get you views and can help you to improve. I just don't take un-constructive criticism well.

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blackrosetattoo [2011-12-27 23:07:28 +0000 UTC]

Awesome photo

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ir-i-s [2011-12-27 20:01:53 +0000 UTC]

XD well, shit happens ..

but anyway, this photo is awesome and i'm sure that there will be much more competitions which you can enter with this pic

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anda-chan [2011-12-27 15:51:21 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic capture. Personally, I rather like the dark foreground and the overall framing of the shot. I don't think it's distracting, I think it's interesting.

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RiverJvari [2011-12-26 14:19:46 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah~ taken from The Peak

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Astronomy-lover [2011-12-24 19:04:09 +0000 UTC]

Seeing this view at night looks a lot better in the day time! I went here last summer but I never saw Hong Kong in this point of view! Beautiful picture!

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oceaniclove [2011-12-24 17:49:19 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty

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lolitayume [2011-12-24 14:48:31 +0000 UTC]

I'm from Ireland, well Northern Ireland. We go to Hong Kong every year. ^^ This is lovely. You captured it ver lovely. We done that too! We went to Victoria Peak, and stayed there most of the day, till dark, jsut to see the whole view. Although my photography skills are crap, I didn't manage to capture it like this.
This is beautiful!

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pmd1138 In reply to lolitayume [2011-12-24 14:55:00 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful. You are so lucky. It is my favourite place in the world. I had wanted to go there since I was a child. I spent a whole day walking around Lamma Island in the fog. Best time of my life.

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lolitayume In reply to pmd1138 [2011-12-25 15:27:47 +0000 UTC]

How long did you stay over there for? Hopefully few weeks? It's worth staying longer since it takes like literally a day to travel there!
That's so nice to hear I love Hong Kong, I've been so many times, sort of feels like a second home. I've never been to Lamma Island, but I think it's close to Lai Chi Wo, where my granny is from! You should visit it sometime Quite a huge island, and a lot of temples.

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Marouen-Arras [2011-12-23 13:19:07 +0000 UTC]

extremely nice shot

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Pale-Recluse [2011-12-22 21:06:49 +0000 UTC]

So next time you are going to take a photo of your front porch? Hahaha!
Nice shot. Love the composition on this

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paulo6 [2011-12-19 03:19:52 +0000 UTC]

muito bonito!

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pmd1138 In reply to paulo6 [2011-12-19 15:04:54 +0000 UTC]

I love Italy. Thank you.

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SisMisBoy [2011-12-18 10:18:04 +0000 UTC]

Wouaaaaaaah

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Zi0oTo [2011-12-17 11:45:58 +0000 UTC]

stunning sight

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ketene [2011-12-17 02:28:35 +0000 UTC]

This is incredible.

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pmd1138 In reply to ketene [2011-12-17 08:38:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much.

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CarnalConcepts [2011-12-16 23:41:08 +0000 UTC]

Sweet

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nutmeg-42 [2011-12-16 09:23:50 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Love the composition.

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