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| Rooftop 'newlyweds' captured by accidental drone shot | Rooftop 'newlyweds' captured by accidental drone shot |
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| A "lucky catch" is how Brandon Li describes the accidental drone shot he captured of "newlyweds" on a rooftop in Hong Kong. | |
| The film director had originally meant to shoot the sunset, but pointed the drone downwards to return home when the battery ran low. | The film director had originally meant to shoot the sunset, but pointed the drone downwards to return home when the battery ran low. |
| It wasn't until he was going through his footage later that he saw the shot. | It wasn't until he was going through his footage later that he saw the shot. |
| Mr Li says he posted it online in a bid to find out who the pair are, but the photo is not entirely what it seems. | Mr Li says he posted it online in a bid to find out who the pair are, but the photo is not entirely what it seems. |
| "I was with a friend trying to get a good shot of the sunset but the drone battery was running low so we just pointed it down as it returned home, and I thought we'd just keep the camera rolling," Mr Li told the BBC. | "I was with a friend trying to get a good shot of the sunset but the drone battery was running low so we just pointed it down as it returned home, and I thought we'd just keep the camera rolling," Mr Li told the BBC. |
| "I didn't notice anything interesting until I went through the footage later and saw this grassy rooftop." | "I didn't notice anything interesting until I went through the footage later and saw this grassy rooftop." |
| Mr Li, who was raised in the US but has family in Hong Kong, then posted the picture on Facebook hoping one of his friends would know the couple. | Mr Li, who was raised in the US but has family in Hong Kong, then posted the picture on Facebook hoping one of his friends would know the couple. |
| From then, it "kinda just took off", he says. | From then, it "kinda just took off", he says. |
| Was it staged? | Was it staged? |
| The shot, which he believes shows the roof of the J residence apartments in Hong Kong, was definitely not staged, says Mr Li. | The shot, which he believes shows the roof of the J residence apartments in Hong Kong, was definitely not staged, says Mr Li. |
| "So many people think that I staged the photo," he says. "I'm a filmmaker not a wedding photographer so I don't really have an incentive. It's really just a lucky catch." | "So many people think that I staged the photo," he says. "I'm a filmmaker not a wedding photographer so I don't really have an incentive. It's really just a lucky catch." |
| But he did make some adjustments to the original photo, which was taken on 28 September. | |
| The photo he captured shows two people standing near the couple's feet, presumably photographers, who Mr Li airbrushed out to make the couple stand out more. | The photo he captured shows two people standing near the couple's feet, presumably photographers, who Mr Li airbrushed out to make the couple stand out more. |
| A person sprawled out on some seating in the corner, however, was spared the cut. | A person sprawled out on some seating in the corner, however, was spared the cut. |
| Mr Li says he applied some colour correction to the image as well. | Mr Li says he applied some colour correction to the image as well. |
| For now, the identity of the couple- who might in real life not actually be a couple- remains a mystery, though Mr Li has made enquiries with the building's management who have yet to respond. | For now, the identity of the couple- who might in real life not actually be a couple- remains a mystery, though Mr Li has made enquiries with the building's management who have yet to respond. |
| But even if the photo fails to make it into the wedding books, he thinks it's a great metaphor for life in Hong Kong. | But even if the photo fails to make it into the wedding books, he thinks it's a great metaphor for life in Hong Kong. |
| "You usually see these really cold pictures of Hong Kong looking really crowded and grey, and here's this moment where two people are doing something very good and joyous." | "You usually see these really cold pictures of Hong Kong looking really crowded and grey, and here's this moment where two people are doing something very good and joyous." |
| "It's like making your own oasis of joy in the city." | "It's like making your own oasis of joy in the city." |