Underground Station and Levitating Tree

[Don Ellis]

We're building a new underground station in the heart of Hong Kong's tourist district and I hadn't seen the progress for a month or so.

We parked the car in an elevated carpark, looked over the edge of the railing and were surprised to see this landmark tree floating three stories above the excavation. Once the work below is completed, the station will be capped, new landscaping (or new building) added, and the tree will reassume its position along Salisbury Road without ever having moved at all...

http://www.kleptography.com/dl/holetree.jpg

Returning for the car two hours later and shifting a little to the left gets you this eerie view...

http://www.kleptography.com/dl/hole.jpg

I didn't look at the signs to figure out when all this is supposed to be completed, but it's causing tremendous above-ground problems for surrounding merchants.

Someone recently advised in print not to stay in Kowloon hotels in the Tsimshatsui area at the moment and all the hotel managers jumped down his throat. I can understand their concern but it's true. The racket from the construction work is not what you want on your holiday.

Cheers,

Don

[Conk]

Looks like one helluva project.

[Griffin]

It is the construction work that s**ks, not your photogrpahs. :)

I really dunno what people up in the KCRC have in their head. They eseenitally turn the tourists center upside down. It is worse around Nathan Road area. Oh mine! IIRC, this will go on unitl some time around 2003-2004. :(

I really love the surreal colour of the second photograph. If the background would be a tag more sharper, it would be perfect.


Griffin.

[marie]

many thanks for taking and showing these terrific pictures Don
I for one, love them
and they will be a part of history later on,
showing a 'before and after' of what happened when all is finished
Dublin city and the drivers are 'in bits' likewise
at the moment.... because of a new fast tramtrack system being installed, which will take a few years to complete
I guess we wouldn't have all the great roads, whatever , which we have today without a little unheaval beforehand
so its kind of 'worth it'....... nearly always anyway
I do love the pictures and the errie colour view is terrifc
Love all the details showing so much in both
Just love them
Good job your car was still around when you got back

regards
marie

[Leighow]

DON

Totally agree with Marie and others. Great to see what the G2 can do. In the past with my SLR I had a 50mm lens. So the wider angle sure pays off.

TY

HOWIE