Hong Kong Island Skyline Panorama
Photo of the Day
Here’s one of the many place in Asia I hope to revisit someday. This shot of the skyscrapers on Hong Kong Island is a few years old, so, with how quickly things change there, I imagine the view is a little bit different today. I’ll have to go back and compare…
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Art Begets Art
Yesterday, a nice little comment popped up on one of my flickr photos:
“So your picture inspired me to paint…unfortunately, I’m no where near as good of a painter as you are a photographer…”
I think the compliment could have come without the self deprecation because I quite like the resultant painting:
My original photo of these buildings in Hong Kong is here:
Or you can check out a larger version on my portfolio site here.
So, thanks to bandman614 for the fine work. I think the original photo really was only a kick start. There’s a fine line between inspiration and copying and he is very much on the right side of it. He managed to make something his own, something original – all he needed was an idea and I’m happy I could supply it.
Darby Sawchuk is a Canadian-born photographer who currently resides in Manchester, England. He has travelled to over 40 countries and is always adding more to the list. He creates stock for multiple agencies and is available for assignments.
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