Don't take the big 400mm/500mm lenses, too much to lug. Tips, hmm, Chinese
people tend to think of pictures as something taken of oneself in front of
places they travel to. Of course there are artistic photographers but some
attitudes are different than here. People might resent being photo'd, but
it will be clear and so you should either be stealthy or be very confident
but not American-touristy.
Watch out if you get a dust storm in Beijing, you'll want to take pictures,
but do it from inside, very yellow and very dramatic.
You'll want to take pics at Tiantan (temple of heaven), Tiananmen square
(people often fly kites there, also go at sunup and down to see flag
raising/descending with soldiers and many chinese tourists), Great Wall (if
you walk far enough you'll find unrepaired old Wall), Purple Bamboo park by
the zoo is also fun, and of course McDonalds in Chinese always amuses the
folks back home. Also the summer palace with marble boat, you've read about
all these places in your tour book, but they're very photogenic. Oh yeah,
the imperial museum (gugong), much better in person than in flight
simulator. Finally, play some subway roullette, get on the subway, then get
off at a random place, wander and photograph, then hopefully find your way
back. If you go west on the subway you can get to the cemetery-what's it
called? That's good for some BW shots. Try to go with an understanding
chinese friend/interpreter sometimes who can explain what you need to know.
Photos from the train are hard if the train is moving, you'll get blurred
foreground at less than 1/500 or so. Great great scenery though. Hmm what
else, I guess that's all that comes to mind at the moment
Eric
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