I'd forgotten about the Mount Parker radar installation, although I had walked up there and have a series of slides taken from the summit from that time i.e. 1995. As I said it was a long time ago.
This image was taken on slide film with a compact 500mm Olympus lens.
I gave up on Hong Kong's colour negative/print processes quality i.e. by STEREO etc decades ago.
I have perfect AGFA colour slides from 1960s Hong Kong, but with my subsequent use of colour negative film, primarily for taking pics of my young family. These images have now degraded by varying degrees. I suspect the machine processed films were badly washed during the processing stages to final prints.
Not a problem now with digital cameras.
Thank you to the original enquirer for triggering this exercise.
idj’s Olympus OM4 35mm film camera mounted on a Russian 500 mm MTO mirror lens purchased in the Ocean Terminal in 1971.
Camera and lens mounted on a heavy Tripod and strapped down with bungee elastic straps to reduce vibration. Cable release on the shutter. Aimed towards Kai Tak’s runway & flight paths. No 'digital camera shake' compensation then!
Image taken from the Leung Cheung Road lookout point-1995.
Included in my Kit are also a 1000 mm & 300mm Russian mirror lens. (not used for 25 years)
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I am far from expert on this…
I am far from expert on this, but I'm struggling to see how that is Beacon Hill from Sai Kung. There would be several bigger hills between the two.
Sai Kung/Beacon Hill
It was a long time ago, alternative suggestions are welcome?
The housing estates in the image should still be recognizable to someone?
Re: Still does not add up
Hi there,
Having difficulties matching up the ridge line. May take some time or even an outing to deal with it.
Based on the colours, is the photo a slide?
T
Mt Parker
We are looking at Mt Parker rather than Beacon Hill. The estates in the foreground belong to Silverstrand Bay.
Yup - that's it. Well…
Yup - that's it. Well spotted @philk !
Re: Mount Parker
Hi Phil,
Good call. Found a photo on a blog, not exactly the same, but good enough for a match. IDJ must have taken the shot with some long lens back then.
T
Image I.D. correction
Thanks' all for the correct ID.
I'd forgotten about the Mount Parker radar installation, although I had walked up there and have a series of slides taken from the summit from that time i.e. 1995. As I said it was a long time ago.
This image was taken on slide film with a compact 500mm Olympus lens.
I gave up on Hong Kong's colour negative/print processes quality i.e. by STEREO etc decades ago.
I have perfect AGFA colour slides from 1960s Hong Kong, but with my subsequent use of colour negative film, primarily for taking pics of my young family. These images have now degraded by varying degrees. I suspect the machine processed films were badly washed during the processing stages to final prints.
Not a problem now with digital cameras.
Thank you to the original enquirer for triggering this exercise.
Re: 500mm lens
Hi IDJ,
That was a long compact lens alright. That also mean you have had steady hands.
T
long lens practice
T
Practise makes perfect
I never did experienced the "San Mig" shakes.
Re: Long Lens
Hi IDJ,
The camera and lens were heavier then, and actually easier to control that way. Now we cheated with IBIS and plasticky camera body and lenses.
T
Long Lens photography
T
idj’s Olympus OM4 35mm film camera mounted on a Russian 500 mm MTO mirror lens purchased in the Ocean Terminal in 1971.
Camera and lens mounted on a heavy Tripod and strapped down with bungee elastic straps to reduce vibration. Cable release on the shutter. Aimed towards Kai Tak’s runway & flight paths. No 'digital camera shake' compensation then!
Image taken from the Leung Cheung Road lookout point-1995.
Included in my Kit are also a 1000 mm & 300mm Russian mirror lens. (not used for 25 years)