I was compelled to email you after seeing the amazing photos of your trip! My fiance sent me your site link after coming upon it while researching Japan for an upcoming trip. He knows how I love travel and photography, and your site is full of both!

My question is about the equipment you are using to create such fantastic images. We were in Hong Kong last summer, and I can assure you that, try as I might, none of my skyline pictures came close to what you have accomplished. What's your secret?

Have fun. I'm jealous. I will continue to follow your travels and live vicariously.

--Melissa (Hershey, PA, USA); Mar 17, 2005

Thanks for your email, and definitely thanks for the kind words. We're glad that you're enjoying the site! So... let me try and tell you about those Hong Kong pix and hopefully it will help out a bit.

To see the equipment that we're using, check out this page: gear_technology.htm

Here are the details for this picture:

Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikkor 12-24mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S DX
Aperture: f5
Shutter: 1 sec (using mini tripod)
ISO: 200
Focal length: 14mm
White balance: auto
Location: from the peak in Hong Kong

And here's a link to another picture where I've provided the details: hkA30

Hope this helps! Thanks again,

--Grace; Mar 25, 2005