Beautiful Cityscape of Central Kowloon - Choi Tak Estate

Beautiful Cityscape of Central Kowloon - Choi Tak Estate

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Beautiful Cityscape of Central Kowloon - Choi Tak Estate

Public housing estates in Hong Kong not only have uniquely designed fa?ades, some of them are even praised as “King of Public Housing” as they occupy a nice location comparable to those of private residential buildings. Completed in 2010, Choi Tak Estate in Ngau Tau Kok is such an estate that offers sweeping cityscape of Central Kowloon. The MTR Kowloon Bay Depot can be seen from the podium of Choi Tak Shopping Centre. Coupled with the busy traffic networks in the nearby area, this estate is an excellent shooting location for traffic trails and Kowloon’s nightscape.

Situated on the mid-level of a hill, Choi Tak Estate is accessible by bus, minibus, or by walking from Choi Hung or Kowloon Bay MTR stations. Simply follow the same route back on your return. We will introduce the walking route from Kowloon Bay MTR station in this article. Take Exit B and arrive at Choi Ying Estate via a footbridge. Walk through the pedestrian tunnel to Choi Tak Estate, then take the lift to the 5th floor (the podium level) of Choi Tak Shopping Centre which is our shooting location this time.
Take Exit B from Kowloon Bay MTR station and walk along the footbridge
Turn left at this junction
Continue the walk along the footbridge
Keep walking until you reach Choi Ying Estate
Turn left into Choi Tak Estate
Cross the road and enter the pedestrian tunnel
Walk till the end of the tunnel
After leaving the tunnel, walk up the stairs and then turn left
Choi Tak Shopping Centre can be seen in the distance
Enter at the green area and take the lift to the 5th floor
After leaving the shopping centre, you will see a staircase on the right. Walk up to reach the destination
Since a slow-speed shutter is needed in taking traffic trails photo, you are advised to bring a tripod. Place one of the tripod legs on the stone rails for better composition
A panoramic shot from the podium (composed of 3 images)
EOS 70D • EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS • f/22 • 30s • ISO 100 (composed of 3 HDR images)
The MTR Kowloon Bay Depot
EOS 70D • EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS • f/20 • 30s • ISO 100 (composed of 3 HDR images)
EOS 70D • EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS • f/10 • 10s • ISO 100 (composed of 3 HDR images)
EOS 70D • EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS • f/10 • 8s • ISO 100 (composed of 3 HDR images)
Ping Shan, the hill behind Choi Tak Estate, is about 188m tall. Cityscape spanning from Central Kowloon to Lion Rock can be enjoyed from the summit, making it a popular shooting location for sunset and city nightscape. If you have time after your shooting at Choi Tak Estate, do visit Ping Shan as the bustling city nightscape with the lit-up residential buildings and busy traffic lights is simply spectacular.
EOS 5D Mark III • EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM • f/11 • 6s • ISO 200
Photo by Schindler Leung
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