Long Ping Estate Basketball Court

This photo was taken on the basketball court inside the Long Ping Estate Complex. To get here, take the bus to Long Ping Station (Terminus), via bus routes 68A, 76K, 268A, 268B, 268C, 269D, 276C, 968X, or A36. From there, exit the station northeast and make a right at the Green River Restaurant. Continue straight for 140 meters and then make another right into the Long Ping Estate Complex. Walk through the complex, past the main plaza, until you reach the basketball courts. Reference the GPS coordinates, which will help you locate the exact place where I stood to get this photo.

The Long Ping Estate Basketball Court is suitable for photography year round.

You'll need an ample amount of sunlight for this location, so morning, midday or late afternoon will be the best times to visit.

When composing your shot, try to align your camera perfectly with the lines in the basketball court. I used the built-in grid in my camera to help center the line down the middle of my frame and I also made sure the mirroring courts on the side were perfectly symmetrical. With such a minimal composition, it's important to keep things balanced and precise.

Add a human element to your photo to play up the sense of scale — it'll also adds some life into your image. I added a model on a bike wearing a contrasting color in order to pop against the sea of red.

I used an iPhone, but if you're shooting with a camera, you'll need a wide-angle lens to get a large portion of the basketball court in your frame.

Yuen Long is an up-and-coming area of Hong Kong with a lot of interesting restaurants and delicious street food.

For a chance to check out some nature, visit the beautiful Hong Kong Wetland Park. It's a wetland reserve and ecotourism park that's home to a whole host of rare plants and animals, everything from native birds to freshwater fish.