Optimus Prime

For all of you Transformers lovers or parents of Transformers lovers, this week marked the gala opening in Hong Kong of the new transformer movie.  My son was never really into these toys,  But who can resist their very clever metamorphosis. And this was complete with a full size, or at least huge, replica of Optimus Prime.  In this wonderful photograph by Felipe Lopez for the AFP he is shown majestically set against the Hong Kong skyline, with the intended and successful effect of making him look even bigger than he actually is.  Pretty marvelous in my view,  And I love the light and the vaporous atmosphere that mixes with the skyline to create a futuristic other worldliness.  It all is metallic silver on metallic silver.  It is a world where transformers might actually exist.