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Epic

            Over 10 years I have an image in head of this incredible '60-s housing-project in Cargo Bay (Hongkong). Yick Fat /Yick Cheong are a dense populated 18 stories high example of lack of space and desperate need of living accommodation. 
I saw images of it in magazines or online. I watched movies that use it as a location for dramatic scenes (Ghost in the shell; Transformers 4). But most of all I had the wish to see it myself. To stand in that courtyard and look up to the sky was on my bucketlist for a long time. 

So when we decided to visit Hongkong last march, this was my number 1 location. We travelled by metro and found the entrance to the yard. I think we spent around 3 hrs waiting for the right combination of ambient and artificial light. And for a short period without rain. Since I was shooting strait up with an ultra-wide lens, every drop of rain was visible on the pictures. I got a little worried under my umbrella. Fortunately, the last image went as planned: enough people at home with the lights turned on and no rain for 10 sec. I was a happy chappy. 

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*Image is under copyright by Bram de Jong. Contact me if you want to buy or use my photographs*

Taken in: 香港 / 東區 (show map)

Taken on: March 8, 2019

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Camera: Nikon D500, f/8.0, 10 sec, 8mm (=12mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D500
Lens:	8.0-16.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	10
Focal Length:	8mm (35mm equivalent: 12mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Windows)
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