The Photography of Dr. Jeff Harper

While visiting my Hong Kong in-laws, we all took the morning in the Hong Kong Flower Show.  A beautiful experience . . . and another opportunity to try out my new-ish X-T5 Fuji camera.

 

Acres of extraordinary flowers.

 

From these exciting yellow splashes, to . . .

 

 . . . to fields of colorful tulips . . . the Hong Kong Flower Show had it all!

 

I wish I could tell you the names of all these flowers . . . but I did not take notes while there . . .  I was only rffocusing on the beauty.

 

Such happiness expressed in this arrangement!

 

I think this show had more different kinds of flowers than I have ever seen i one place.

 

Some of the arrangements were fantistically beautiful.

 

Thailand had an official entry . . . a large space to showcase Thai flowers and garden aesthetics.

 

I have to confess a bias: I live in Thailand . . . and I think the Thai exhibit was the very best in the show.  There, I said it.

 

I have these in myb garden . . . astonishing!

 

Bluebells galore!!!

 

Japan also had an official entry . . . and it was beautiful too . . . and very Japanese!

 

Japanese garden style.

 

A classic formal Japanese garden.

 

Massivce tulip plantings everywhere . . . the colors were sooooo bright!

 

Tulip interiors are also interestimng.

 

More tulips . . . on the way.

 

Tulips, tulips, tulips . . . I could have done an entire entry on tulips . . . I took so many photos.

 

I have these in my garden.

 

A mixed arrangement.  Nice.

 

I wasn't the only person who thought of bringing their camera to the Flower Show. Everybody, and I do mean EVERYBODY, had their cameras and phones out taking photos . . . and there was some elbowing here and there to get the 'best' photo angles.

 

A lone pink rose.

 

New yellow rose in colorful company.

 

Yellow rose showing off.

 

There was a small pavilion with flower arrangements . . . I think this one won.

 

A massive flower arrangement.  Wow!

 

A cute "farm" display.

 

The European-style farm display used grain stalks with good results.

 

I do not know how they managed to get these fruit trees to blossom at the exact time for the Flower Show . . .

 

A lovely sunflower and succulent ground cover arrangement.

 

Lovely color and pattern . . .

 

Purple succulent splash!

 

Sunflowers always make me feel happy.

 

The organizers of this event spent a lot of time placing the flowers in perfect compositions for the many photographers who attended.

 

These were my favorite.

 

I want these in my garden . . . but it may be too hot here in Bangkok.

 

Color, color, color everywhere!

 

I was very happy with my flower photos from this show.

 

Colorful puffs.

 

So pretty.

 

It seemed at every turn we found more tulips!

 

Fields of tulips!

 

I had a great time at the flower show with my photographer brother in-law . . . .

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 The Rest Of My Hong Kong Visit:

The rest of my Hong Kong stay was equally photogenic . . . Star ferry in sunset light .

 

Hong Kong skyline . . . 

 

Many interesting kinds of boats in Hong Kong Harbour.

 

Wooden harbour "party boats" ready to board.

 

We took a late afternoon bay cruise around the back of Hong Kong Island to Lamma Island, aka, "seafood restaurant island" . . . This is our cruise boat arriving.

 

The back side of Hong Kong . . . showing the high density mass housing high-rise estates. I guess it is a good way to house people because it saves the destruction of nature and open spaces.

 

Arriving at the Lamma Island sea food village . . . where there was only sea food restaurant.

 

A long stretch of seafood eateries lining the Lamma Island harbour.

 

We found our table by the bay and set off to secure seafood favorites.

 

Our live seafood choices!!!

 

These looked good!

 

Waiting on the dock for our boat to take us back to Kowloon . . . our stomachs full from the delicious meal!

 

Our arrival by boat back into Hong Kong harbour at night was truly spectacular!

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Chi Lin Nunnery and Garden Park

It's nice to have in-laws living in Hong Kong  . . . they know the cool places to go, beyond the tourist spots, for good photography.  These gardens were magnificent!  And right in the city.

 

An astonishingly beautiful place surrounded by the city.

 

Stunning ancient Chinese styled garden pagoda.

 

Classic bridge to the Other Side.

 

Old water-powered mill in the park.

 

The inner temple at the nunnery.

 

They did not allow photography inside the temple . . . but it was fantastic.

 

Stepping out from the inner temple we were greeted with this view of Hong Kong Kowloon side.

 

When I got home I couldn't resist making a highly altered HDR "Art" photo from the nunnery.