These remote control aerocopters are becoming really popular on Lamma, it seems. This is from a third company already I know about flying them professionally, testing them out on Lamma.

I saw a complete set in HMV the other day, a quadrocopter including photo and video cameras, for in- and outdoor use, remote-controlled from a mobile phone app, streaming video via Wifi to your smartphone, for less than HK$2,400. I was tempted, but it's far above my discretionary spending budget.

Stuart sent this brand-new link to me today, only 1 single view so far on YouTube! It's filmed at sunset flying over YSW harbour, professionally cut, edited and even set to music!
This is the first aerocopter video I've seen that makes me realise once again that I still love living here, despite all the changes happening, often for the worse, over the last 11+ years. It'll take a lot more to drive me off this still beautiful island.

Stuart writes: "Here is a short aerial video that I put together of the opera house and YSW harbor last month. You can play it in full HD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxAbkkz2i50

Stuart, Dronevisionhk"

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Official Lamma 500 dragonboat festival video, by Donna the Videographer.
She even wore a "Lamma 500 Official" T-shirt while filming. Fantastic job, featuring so many details and fine moments from the entire day on Power Station Beach, May 5, 2013:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-J2c7tOE1c

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Lamma Island: Pictures of a Charming Sight - by nfornick -
4,725 views, one of the most popular Lamma videos ever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDR1YohWzZs

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A professionally produced video by Aerobots HK about the Lamma 500 dragonboat races on Power Station Beach on May 5, '13, published online a few hours ago:

'The Lamma 500' 2013

"Staged on Lamma Island’s Tai Wan To Beach, near Yung Shue Wan, the race best-known by its short handle, ‘The Lamma 500’ for its International-race standard 500-metre course length, is a celebration of Hong Kong’s Dragon Boat history. Staffed and supported by the Lamma Island Fishermen’s Recreation and Sports Association, The Laracy & Co Lamma International Dragon Boat Festival blends the history of Lamma’s sea-faring community with the present-day competition of local Hong Kong teams and international guest competitors.

Using our Octocopter we captured the races from the air and got a bird's-eye-view of the crowds who came to watch."

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Waterfall at Hung Shing Yeh, by lrebanks1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TyEGrqFyqo

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Hong Kong Lamma Yung Shue Wan aerial view,
by kitooule of http://www.DroneMotion.com

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The entire 33 minutes of this film just went up on YouTube:
Lamma My Island - Written and Presented by Alba Rayton

"Published on Aug 13, 2013
Film-director Alba Rayton discovers a surprising paradise not far from Hong Kong's bustling urban core. Then she reveals the remarkable traits of this little-known place."<HR>
One more film by Alba:
Masks - International award-winner short film- 2009 - Director Alba Rayton

"Published on Jul 18, 2013
Written and Directed by Alba Rayton

WINNER - BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM AT
THE HEART OF ENGLAND FILM FESTIVAL 2009
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SOUTH AFRICA 2009

When an American bachelor and his distressed nephew must live together on a remote island off Hong Kong, mutual pains may destroy or unite them."

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Lamma Dragons 25th Anniversary video, by Bill McQueen of Lime Creative:

http://www.limecreative.hk/portfolio/lamma-dragons-25th-anniversary/

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Lamma Video of the Week, Nov 4, 2013:

Lamma Forest, August 2012 - by ABLE Charity

A great and professionally done video, filmed and produced by Infinity Productions, with a few still shots by Yours Truly, including the ones shot from a (door-less) helicopter. Lots of historic, flora and tree planting photos, plus quite a number of interviews (10 mins).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGehWdCuQPg

The formerly nice paths through the Lamma Forest in the video are now almost completely grown over, 1 year later. I tried to follow them recently, being quite familiar with the paths, from the top of Heart Attack Hill to the Pak Kok Sitting-Out Area. But I lost the path several times and had a tough time getting through the dense, tall brush. Not recommended anymore for casual off-path hiking, for the time being. Tree planting seems to have been discontinued as well, I wonder?

Any path clearing coming up, I wonder? Almost too late in the year for the formerly regular path maintenance...
The Lamma Forest website hasn't been completed ("Lorem ipsum..." text) or updated in far more than a year either.

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Sarah Brennan at The Banyan House, Nov 24, 2013, reading from her Chinese Calendar Tales (illustrated by Harry Harrison), filmed by Lamma's master videographer & producer Ewa Wilkinson of http://www.infinityproductions.com:



See also Ewa's formerly featured Lamma Videos of the Week at http://www.infinityproductionsedu.com/video-projects.html:
"To Whom It May Concern" and "Lamma Forest".

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P.S. You can now quickly and easily imbed any YouTube video (including the preview and controls above) in this forum by simply using the new [youtube][/youtube] tags around the video #, for example RhqxWLZkVd8 for this video.

Submit your favourite Lamma-based or -related videos here and they might be featured as Lamma Video of the Week on the home page.

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You might have seen this already, the 2nd Lamma Zombie movie made in recent years?

This is not the first, pretty famous one filmed around the ancient Shek Li sanatorium (now "Canaan Garden" Christian retreat) and on the way to Po Wah Yuen. This one is mostly set very close to or inside Open Space in Tai Ling, almost up to Lamma Winds, with quite a number of Lamma talents involved in all aspects.

I discovered this link via Sue Shearman's excellent blog which has quite a few Lamma references, for example a great eulogy to Diesel's.

"Published on Oct 30, 2012

You think your job is bad? Can't be worse than working with a bunch of zombies can it?
We invite you to the Leviathan office staff training.
Away days will never be the same again"

Here's the trailer for GUNK:



... and the entire, pretty gory movie (15 mins) by Snapdragon Pictures:

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Lamma Video of the Week, Jan 19, 2014:

Japanese White-eyes Bathing, By Neil Fifer

Neil writes:
"A small flock of white-eyes that had been feeding on a nearby cotton tree came down to drink and bathe."

More bird videos by frequent Lamma visitor Neil:
http://vimeo.com/user9492727

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Lamma Video of the Week, Jan 29, 2014, a time lapse video of sunset over Yung Shue Wan, filmed from the Old Jetty:

Lamma Island Records: Track No.1 - Where are you Mr Huangshulang? by Harry Few.

He writes:

"Just thought I'd submit a little video I made last year of a timelapse from day to night in Yuang Shue Wan, which is accompanied by an original song (recorded on Hong Shing Ye beach).
Hope you like it."

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YSW Tin Hau Temple video by Sean Creamer,

plus his A Lamma New Year story and photos in the The Guest Room blog.

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Bike clearance at YSW ferry pier, Feb 17, 2014, by Robert John:

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Great time lapse Facebook video, shot from Parksy's flat in Pak Kok Old Village, on Samsung Mega with Droid Timelapse app, 1 frame per second, 1:10 mins.
If you're not on Facebook, you might have trouble seeing this:

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