300K Euro Leica
WestLicht will hold an antique camera auction on May 25th. http://www.westlicht-auction.com/
I was invited to their pre-auction presentation last weekend. In the past few years, there has been a strong demand of Leica cameras from Chinese buyers. That’s why WestLicht demonstrated most valuable items in this year’s auction in Hong Kong including a gold plated Leica III produced in 1931. The estimated value is between 250 – 300K Euro. We will see how much it will be sold for …… read more →
WestLicht will hold an antique camera auction on May 25th. http://www.westlicht-auction.com/
I was invited to their pre-auction presentation last weekend. In the past few years, there has been a strong demand of Leica cameras from Chinese buyers. That’s why WestLicht demonstrated most valuable items in this year’s auction in Hong Kong including a gold plated Leica III produced in 1931. The estimated value is between 250 – 300K Euro. We will see how much it will be sold for …… 
This is final sets of photos that I’ve taken in Kyoto and Osaka in early April.
Taking a train from Osaka to Kyoto is quite convenient. It took only about 40 minutes.
People spend 10 – 20% of their daily life on trains. Reading books, browsing phones, or sleeping are typical ways to kill time during their commutes.
Political campaign posters could still be seen on the street of Kyoto. Men walking by without paying any attention to the… 
While we were walking at the Philosopher’s Walk 哲學の道 in Kyoto last week. My daughter saw a rickshaw and wanted to have a ride.
Meet Yamada Takayuki 山田孝之. He is a professional rickshaw puller. You can tell that he loves his profession, likes to meet new people, and is extremely good with kids. He took us through some amazing streets full of sakura trees and flowers and has definitely made our trip in Kyoto a memorable one.
Takayuki-san is a… 
Last Wednesday night in Kyoto, I left my wife and daughter in the hotel (with their permission ) and went out for a late evening walk along the Minamikurumaya-dori Street. I didn’t expect much until I got there. The true beauty of cherry blossom revealed its beauty in the evening.
More shots from my Osaka and Kyoto trip tomorrow.
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I have been very busy lately and had no carefree mood to take any photo until last week during a short break with my family in Osaka and Kyoto. The cherry blossom season was at its peak. Beautiful sakura are everywhere along side the streets, in the parks and temples. The much needed time off gave me a chance to get away from quarter end craziness and ponder about the meaning of work and life balance.
Thanks for your visit!… 
This set of photos were taken on the last day of my trip to Prague in January. I got a chance to explore this historical city.
I saw an old couple, very well dressed, calmly working alone the street and realized that happiness in life can be so easy.
I found a bought a 1937 Zeiss Ikon folding camera at Jan Pazdera camera store in the old town area. The camera is in very good condition. I… 
While it was freezing cold, I was able to take some street shots when I was in Prague a few weeks back. … 
Near Prague Castle, there is a medieval style restuarants called Tavern U krále Brabantského. Food was okay but the cave like atmopshere and medieval music, dancing and show were very memorable.
Stay tuned for more street shootings in the night … thanks for stopping by today.… 
I am in Prague attending a company event. In between meetings, I managed to get a glimpse of this historical city.
More photos to follow …… 
Within 2 KM of where I live, there is an old village established back in the 17th century. Squatters built a variety of material are mashed along the hill side. It’s not a delightful scene in a modern city like Hong Kong. I seldom pay any attention to it until recently I saw a video about it. http://vimeo.com/50422493. On January 2nd, I visited Pokfulam city. It was a memorable experience.
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