Airports are strange places.Every minute, all kinds of emotional dramas
are unfolding there: the reunion of long absent relatives and friends,
farewells of loved ones, the nervous anticipation of the excitement about seeing exotic corners of the world or embarking upon a course at a
foreign university or taking up a new overseas posting, the hopes of possible new orders at some trade affair or the esteem
of a well received intervention at an academic or professional
conference etc. But for me now, it's something much more mundane: it means
little more than long hours of listless waiting before boarding a plane. To
while away the time, I would take up my camera and wander aimlessly
at whatever airport I find myself in, hoping to find something interesting to click on my camera shutter.
Often there would be more surprises than I dare hope for. Perhaps that's
one of the advantages of being a hyperactive person.
Arriving at the HK International Airport
A last look before getting in.
The arrival area
The departure hall
The waiting area
A odd combination of an old aircraft model against the background of a wall of tower blocks
a row of plane awaiting take off or disembarking at Chengdu Airport
People getting off
People waiting for their friends or relatives?
A row of people awaiting check in
Seats at airport at Jiujiagou
An unexpected pattern I found there
A room at an airport
A wine ad at the airport
A wine ad at the HKIA
are unfolding there: the reunion of long absent relatives and friends,
farewells of loved ones, the nervous anticipation of the excitement about seeing exotic corners of the world or embarking upon a course at a
foreign university or taking up a new overseas posting, the hopes of possible new orders at some trade affair or the esteem
of a well received intervention at an academic or professional
conference etc. But for me now, it's something much more mundane: it means
little more than long hours of listless waiting before boarding a plane. To
while away the time, I would take up my camera and wander aimlessly
at whatever airport I find myself in, hoping to find something interesting to click on my camera shutter.
Often there would be more surprises than I dare hope for. Perhaps that's
one of the advantages of being a hyperactive person.
Arriving at the HK International Airport
A last look before getting in.
The arrival area
The departure hall
The waiting area
A odd combination of an old aircraft model against the background of a wall of tower blocks
a row of plane awaiting take off or disembarking at Chengdu Airport
People getting off
People waiting for their friends or relatives?
A row of people awaiting check in
Seats at airport at Jiujiagou
An unexpected pattern I found there
A room at an airport
A wine ad at the airport
A wine ad at the HKIA
An airport shop
Dirty floor. The sky looks blue, but becomes a completely different sky on the floor. We got dirtying feet!
聽到機場的飛機引擎聲會感到很舒緩，
回覆刪除因為表示可以去旅行。
[版主回覆02/21/2013 15:24:25]Traveling is always so exciting. Unfamiliar sights are a shock-treatment for our jaded senses.
換上 icon 照片呢！ 是白狐狸嗎？ ~~~~~~~ 旅行去、 又有體驗、 又有快樂！
回覆刪除[版主回覆02/22/2013 11:22:55]yes, traveling stimulates our senses, activates our mind and may fire our feelings.
看了你的相片，
回覆刪除才發覺香港機場原來咁靚！
下次到機場，
唔好忘記欣賞一下了！
[版主回覆02/22/2013 11:23:44]Yes, look around when you got nothing better to do and if you find something interesting, don't forget to capture it with you camera and share what you see with fellow bloggers.
平凡中見姿彩； 平凡中有妙趣。
回覆刪除[版主回覆02/27/2013 12:21:58]Thank you. That's the whole point of clicking the shutter.
I've got athlete's feet...
回覆刪除[版主回覆02/27/2013 12:22:24]You're not alone!
So, Silver Fox, you have eventually got a masthead picture for your blog.
回覆刪除As different from the past when airports were places only well-to-do people set foot on , they have today become accessible to almost everyone. I remember in the olden days when people went for even a short pleasure trip, the whole family and even friends would gather at the departure hall to say farewell with all the well wishes and even a bit of tears.
[版主回覆03/07/2013 10:01:04]How times have changed! Pleasant or painful reminder?