“警輪21 Police Launch 21” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130204.7D.21242
For reasons which escapes me, my photo of the 警輪 Police Launch 51 [1] was crazy popular in Japan (as reported by Bitly click-throughs), but I don’t really know why. So I thought that I will post more of these ships as they are fun to see.
The 警輪 Police Launch 21 is smaller in size. I guess the Hong Kong Marine Police must have different uses for them, though I don’t really know what the categories are.
Good thing is, I recently met a guy who retired from the 香港水警 Hong Kong Marine Police force not a long while back. Next time I see him I will ask him what they are about. Like I said, knowing random people in the universe is useful.
# SML Workflow
Photographed handheld with the Canon EOS 7D + EF 70-200 f/4L + EF 1.4x Extender. Processed in Lightroom 4.
# About the 香港水警 Hong Kong Marine Police
The Marine Region is a branch of the Hong Kong Police Force, more widely known as the Marine Police. The marine police patrol 1,651 km2 (637 sq mi) of waters within the territory of Hong Kong, including 263 islands. The Marine Region with about 3,000 officers, and a fleet of 142 in total, made up of 70 launches and 72 craft is the largest of any civil police force. [2]
水警總區（副名水警；英语：Marine Region，副名：Marine Police）於1842年成立，隸屬於香港警務處行動處行動部，主要責任為維持香港海域及離島的公共安全，在香港海域範圍內執行水上巡邏，防止偷渡及水上走私活動，並且在香港及鄰近海域進行搜索及拯救。水警總區管轄香港1,651平方公里的海域及261個香港島嶼。水師有123艘輪艇，包括62艘警輪和61警艇，共2,424名人員，為世界上最大規模的水上警察。[3]
# Notes
1. “警輪51 Police Launch 51” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130131.7D.20782: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8430860695/
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Region
# SML Data
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
+ Date: 2013-02-04 16:28:53 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM + 1.4x
+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'10" E
“警輪21 Police Launch 21”
/ 寧 Serenity
/ SML.20130204.7D.21242
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #水警 #marine #警察 #police #船 #ships #海 #sea #攝影 #摄影 #photography
/ #中国 #中國 #china #香港 #HongKong #Canon7D #Canon70200
“警輪21 Police Launch 21” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130204.7D.21242
For reasons which escapes me, my photo of the 警輪 Police Launch 51 [1] was crazy popular in Japan (as reported by Bitly click-throughs), but I don’t really know why. So I thought that I will post more of these ships as they are fun to see.
The 警輪 Police Launch 21 is smaller in size. I guess the Hong Kong Marine Police must have different uses for them, though I don’t really know what the categories are.
Good thing is, I recently met a guy who retired from the 香港水警 Hong Kong Marine Police force not a long while back. Next time I see him I will ask him what they are about. Like I said, knowing random people in the universe is useful.
# SML Workflow
Photographed handheld with the Canon EOS 7D + EF 70-200 f/4L + EF 1.4x Extender. Processed in Lightroom 4.
# About the 香港水警 Hong Kong Marine Police
The Marine Region is a branch of the Hong Kong Police Force, more widely known as the Marine Police. The marine police patrol 1,651 km2 (637 sq mi) of waters within the territory of Hong Kong, including 263 islands. The Marine Region with about 3,000 officers, and a fleet of 142 in total, made up of 70 launches and 72 craft is the largest of any civil police force. [2]
水警總區（副名水警；英语：Marine Region，副名：Marine Police）於1842年成立，隸屬於香港警務處行動處行動部，主要責任為維持香港海域及離島的公共安全，在香港海域範圍內執行水上巡邏，防止偷渡及水上走私活動，並且在香港及鄰近海域進行搜索及拯救。水警總區管轄香港1,651平方公里的海域及261個香港島嶼。水師有123艘輪艇，包括62艘警輪和61警艇，共2,424名人員，為世界上最大規模的水上警察。[3]
# Notes
1. “警輪51 Police Launch 51” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130131.7D.20782: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8430860695/
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Region
# SML Data
+ Series: 寧 Serenity
+ Date: 2013-02-04 16:28:53 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM + 1.4x
+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'10" E
“警輪21 Police Launch 21”
/ 寧 Serenity
/ SML.20130204.7D.21242
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #水警 #marine #警察 #police #船 #ships #海 #sea #攝影 #摄影 #photography
/ #中国 #中國 #china #香港 #HongKong #Canon7D #Canon70200