Tai O stilt village

On a recent trip to visit the folks in Hong Kong I spent a a few hours at Tai O Village. It's just an hour up the coast on the same island where my parents live.

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Stilt houses at Tai O by thoughton, on Flickr

But mostly I just like taking pictures of the residents :) Most of them are older, the young 'uns have all left for the big city.

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Blue girl by thoughton, on Flickr

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People watching by thoughton, on Flickr

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The vendor by thoughton, on Flickr

Nice set thoughton, the BW works for me.

Very nice set! The use of B&W really make these images pop.

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Originally Posted by Realist

Very nice set! The use of B&W really make these images pop.

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Ditto. I really like the use of B&W in these and well done.

Yes a nice set indeed. I especially like the street shots, the low angle really works.

These are all so very well done. Love the use of b&w. Thanks for sharing these showing us a glimpse into another part of the world, and the lives within it.

great set. I really like the people shots.

A very nice set. I too like the B&W treatment for these shots. :thumbup:

I'm with everyone else - nice set, and the black and white does these justice.

Thanks for the comments everyone! It's an interesting place, dying out as a fishing village but probably with a future as a minor tourist attraction. Most of the street vendors are selling fish-related stuff but with a tourist angle like fishbone and seashell trinkets etc. Although some (like the guy in the last picture) are still doing the more traditional dried and salted fish.