Working in a hectic city makes taxi my friend, especially when I have to work late, am tired and dying to go home ASAP. There is nothing more comforting than seeing a long line of taxi lights and “For Hire” flags when I step out of the office building; you know, it’s quite like seeing some knights in shining armour signalling “I’m available” to me :p.
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Awesome! I like the black and white treatment and the repetition of the taxi signs.
October 1st, 2006, at 11:01 am #Nice picture, interesting perspective.
Just one question? Why Taxi signs say “Taxi” and not its translation to chinese? I read in wikipedia that your official languages are chinese and english. Is that the reason?
Greetings from Chile
October 1st, 2006, at 11:11 am #Great photo and perfect use of B & W.
October 1st, 2006, at 11:58 am #not all countries display chinese, singapore is one of them…i guess its because of the common language used in the country…
October 1st, 2006, at 1:39 pm #btw, do they have extra charges in HKG, when you hire the taxi late in the night or during peak hours?singapore do have these charges & hence, i seldom take taxi…LOL =D
Superbe photo (j’aime beaucoup que tu es garde cette couleur rouge sur le 1er Taxi).
October 1st, 2006, at 2:18 pm #Comme eddulabbe je m’interroge sur le fait que se soit marquer ‘Taxi’ ? (dans un sens c’est mieux pour le touriste ;o)) )
Edulabbe and Olivier: it’s actually bi-lingual in Chinese and English, as shown in this photo
October 1st, 2006, at 2:28 pm #The black and white photo is perfect…but on my screen there is a small red sign in the middle of the last taxi’s window. How did you do that?
October 1st, 2006, at 3:24 pm #Nice shot lisi.
October 1st, 2006, at 4:57 pm #Excellent shot, lisi. I love the composition and the moodiness.
October 1st, 2006, at 5:00 pm #
just now i saw the movie: Star Wars:Eposode 1. So,as looked at this black and white photo… I thought of the machine wars… 
ur..maybe taxis wars.
October 1st, 2006, at 5:47 pm #nice shot, lisi!!
…jing
hahah..good one, Lisi! did u choose the white night?
Good photo!
October 1st, 2006, at 5:57 pm #er..i meant “knight”
October 1st, 2006, at 5:58 pm #For Hire. That’s the most important thing to see!
October 1st, 2006, at 8:39 pm #great shot lisi, this one is the most atmospheric photo i have seen today.
October 1st, 2006, at 8:54 pm #great shot! yup it is important to see the for hire sign.
October 2nd, 2006, at 1:50 am #Fantastic choice, lisi, taking them from above in perspective.
October 2nd, 2006, at 3:13 am #“knights in shining armour”, you did I remember the song Glory of Love, Peter Cetera, and the film Karate kid.
Greetings from Perú
October 2nd, 2006, at 4:13 am #Very nice shot, Lisi! Love the B&W. What is that small red glowing sphere-like thing in the foreground?
October 2nd, 2006, at 8:46 am #Wishing you non-hectic days this week!
-Kim
Very stylish shot. I like it and your story. The red “for hire” is a nice touch.
October 2nd, 2006, at 10:04 am #a superb shot as always, lisi! I too feel the same way with ‘for hire taxis’!!
October 2nd, 2006, at 10:50 am #I like the way some of your photos have been black and white with a little bit of color lately.
October 2nd, 2006, at 4:33 pm #Lavendar lady, I have sent you an email about the free Picasa software…
Kim, the red round thing is a flag/light which says “For Hire”, another signal that the taxi is available in addition to the light on the roof.
Thank you all for the footprints…I should say this photo is one of my personal favorites because it is closely related to my life in HK
October 2nd, 2006, at 5:43 pm #Excellent shot, Lisi, i love this photo!!
October 3rd, 2006, at 6:01 am #Well taxi taxi in Hk, reasonally priced and the most important: often available!! Indeed its a real comfort… as i would say that ‘a long line of taxis lighting “For Hire” waiting like knights’ is not always the case in many cities!
Great shot Lisi. Tho, I can see why, it is funny to compare an available taxi to a knight in shining armour!
October 4th, 2006, at 1:21 am #We just got back from HK…loved it! Loved your pics on your blog site too. Happy New Year and keep up the good work!
January 1st, 2007, at 9:44 pm #