TRAVEL BLOG
Thursday, December 06, 2007
The Digitally Enhanced Skyline of Hong Kong
The booming Chinese economy is having a visible effect on the Hong Kong skyline, and it's not just the skyscrapers on Hong Kong Island. Air pollution is becoming an ever present part of the view in Hong Kong.
The number of days that Air pollution has decreased visibility has increased in the last decade. While it might take some time for the government to show some political will in cleaning the skies, some photographers have taken matters into their own hands.
There are photographers at Victoria Peak and on the Kowloon side of Victoria Harbour that are offering digitally enhanced photos. They have laptops setup ready to photoshop a perfectly clear picture of the background you just had your picture taken in front of. They even have day and night options, even if you weren't there at night.
Fake Harbour Views
I don't know how I feel about this. On the one hand it is disappointing to get to the top of Victoria Peak then not be able to see the Harbour through all the smog. On the other hand if they can just make a picture like this then do you need to go at all. Where do you draw the line with photoshopped photos?
The number of days that Air pollution has decreased visibility has increased in the last decade. While it might take some time for the government to show some political will in cleaning the skies, some photographers have taken matters into their own hands.
There are photographers at Victoria Peak and on the Kowloon side of Victoria Harbour that are offering digitally enhanced photos. They have laptops setup ready to photoshop a perfectly clear picture of the background you just had your picture taken in front of. They even have day and night options, even if you weren't there at night.
Fake Harbour Views
I don't know how I feel about this. On the one hand it is disappointing to get to the top of Victoria Peak then not be able to see the Harbour through all the smog. On the other hand if they can just make a picture like this then do you need to go at all. Where do you draw the line with photoshopped photos?
Labels: china, hong kong, photography, pollution
Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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