Burj Al Arab, Hong Kong? Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hong Kong seems to have been having more blue skies of late, which is good, because I also seem to have been going through an architectural phase in my photography.

I took this photo today on my daily walk to Victoria Park. This 'sail' building is located at a corner opposite one of the park's entrances.

From a certain angle it always reminds me of the world's tallest hotel, the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

I feel that one of the architectural gems of Hong Kong is how you can have an office skyscraper right beside a residential block of flats.

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danyy (68628) 2009-02-01 23:23

Bonjour Andrew,
un angle et une contre plongée qui donne beaucoup d'allure à ces buildings qui reflètent bien le ciel. Une photo très nette.
Best regards.
Daniel.

papagolf21 (56261) 2009-02-02 1:21

Bonjour, cher Andrew,
L'Homme voudrait toucher les étoiles, construire toujours plus haut !
Excellente prise de vue qui donne le vertige à l'envers.
Ces buildings sont impressionnants et le cadrage donne bien la dimension de ces monstres de la modernité !
Amitiés.
Philippe

jhm (82341) 2009-02-02 3:05

Hello Andrew,

You chose a wonderful angle, you took a lot time for these excellent choose.
I find your name choice as "Sail" building excellent as equivalent to the skyscraper in Dubai.
Sharpness and clarity are superb, lovely colour too, very well done. TFS.

Warmest regards,
John.

danos (32302) 2009-02-03 9:27

Hello Andrew,
very impressive your POV of these skyscrapers of Victoria Park.Great to see blue sky in Hong Kong to reflected on the window-glass of the 'sail' construction.Really the high of the skyscrapers of Hong Kong are magnificent.Well done.

Regards,danos
PS thanks for your chaise to put me in your favourite.

Giorgio (8692) 2009-02-04 0:58

- Impressive shot with this PoV Andrew, beautiful perspective, the cloudy sky is a undeniable plus, well done!
Greetings.
giorgio

RGatward (19737) 2009-02-04 14:17

You're right, but its nieghbour is a dead give away, Nicely seen juxtaposition. Hope the weather holds out for me in three weeks time. See you soon.

Richard

kschanna (2634) 2009-02-14 19:37

Hello Andrew

The two buildings side by side look good and provide an interesting contrast. Thats one of the interesting things about HK, loads of high rise housing apartments

Cheers
kamran