Nei Lak Shan / Mar 2023

This post was saved as drafted for a few months. I am only in mood to post it until today. I barely take photos and paint this half a year.
這篇post幾個月來都儲存了做草稿，今天才有興致登出來。這半年來都很小影相和畫畫。

In March I went hiking for the second time in Nei Lak Shan. We hiked from Ngon Ping and left by the Ngon Ping trail. That day was overcasting with a few sunny intervals. It was breezy and very comfortable. But Ngon Ping Trail is a long staircase and my loading was quite heavy so I had difficulties to walk any stairs the few days after.
三月第二次行山去了彌勒山，從昂坪登山，之後沿昂坪棧道下山。這天都是多雲，但間中有陽光，天氣清涼，感覺很好。只是昂坪棧道有非常多的樓梯，加上當時負重比較高，接下來幾天下樓梯我都要扶着手把才行。

Location: Nei Lak Shan 彌勒山, Hong Kong
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Ilford Delta 400
Developer: Xtol stock
Scan: YatGyun3

Rocks enclosed by fences at the Ngong Ping Repeater Station (昂坪轉發站) and an airport

Even if it was not fenced, the rocks could barely go to anywhere else.
即使沒有困着，石頭都很難去到其他地方。

Mountain and rocks with or without orange filter

Trees with or without orange filter

Sea of clouds
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Ping Fung Shan / Mar 2023

This March I went to the mountain twice with RB67. First time I hiked to Ping Fung Shan, going up from Hok Tau Reservoir and leaving at San Uk Tsai Ysuen.
今個月我帶了RB67上了兩次山，第一次是上屏風山，由鶴藪水塘那邊上山，新屋仔村那邊下山。

The Sekor C 65mm f4.5 lens that I bought later has shutter issue. More than half of the photos are wasted. I am so disappointed because this problem is actually avoidable. I could only blame myself for not properly checking the lens.
另外，我後來買的另一枝Sekor C 65mm f4.5 鏡快門有問題，所以超過一半相都作廢了。很失望，其實是可以避免的問題，只怪自己沒有好好檢查鏡頭。

Rocky mountain way

Among all the photos, I like the above rock photo the most. But I may like it more if the aperture was smaller.
這幾張當中我比較喜歡上面這張石頭相。如果光圈再收小點應該會更喜歡。

Mountain path with or without orange filter

HKO predicted that it would only be cloudy. In the end it rained when we were on the way to the reservoir and drizzled when we were up on the mountain. It was gloomy and cloudy throughout the day. We barely encountered other hikers although it was a Sunday. I guess many people went overseas after Hong Kong opened the border.
天文台的預測只提到多雲，但當日前往鶴藪水塘中途下了場雨，上到山時又下了毛毛雨。整天都陰陰的，明明是星期日，沿路都很小遇到其他登山客。可能因為香港開關了，大家都到外地去玩。

Rocks on the mountain

I wish I had a tele lens so I could take closer shots of these rocks.
如果有支長焦鏡就好了，那就可以影到這些石頭的近照。

Sunsetting

Location: Ping Fung Shan 屏風山, Hong Kong
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Fomapan 200
Developer: Xtol stock
Scan: YatGyun

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Castle Peak / Feb 2023

This is my first post here with a few failed photos.
讓我用幾張失敗了的相來作為這個空間的開端。

Purple flowers / Red filter added

In January, I bought a medium format camera from eBay, Mamiya RB67 Pro S with Sekor C 127mm f3.8 lens. Generally the camera arrived in a good condition, except the light seal. The light seal in the film back and mirror was melting and took me a few nights to clean and replace. As 127mm is not wide enough, not long after, I also purchased a Sekor C 65mm f4.5 lens.
一月時，我在eBay買了部中幅相機，Mamiya RB67 Pro S跟Sekor C 127mm f3.8鏡頭。到手時相機狀況大致良好，但相機背和反光板上的海棉都溶掉了，花了我幾個晚上來做清潔和換上新的海棉。127mm的畫面不夠廣，沒多久我又買了另一枝鏡，Sekor C 65mm f4.5。

In February, I hiked to Castle Peak with the camera and used a roll of expired Fomapan 100. The photos turned out badly. They have backing paper marks and many mysterious spots which were not mold. Anyway it was still a nice day.
二月時，我帶着這部相機去行青山，並上了卷已經過期好幾年的Fomapan 100。最後出來的畫面非常差，有背紙印，又有很多不知明但又不是霉的點點。不過那天過得很愉快。

Burnt plants
Ferns
Castle Peak Hinterland 青山腹地

Location: Castle Peak 青山, Hong Kong
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Fomapan 100 (expired in 2020.2)
Developer: Xtol stock
Scan: YatGyun

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