Sorry, give me CH's HongKong girls any day...
On 4 February 2014 00:43, DZDub <jdubikins@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Whatever might be said about the portability of the mirrorless cameras, not
> to mention IQ, I think a certain type of woman locks on when a big camera
> is pointed at her.
>
> I went to the parade in Honolulu's Chinatown the weekend before last to
> celebrate the Chinese new year. Surprised and delighted as I was with the
> whole spectacle, the quotient of tiara'd ladies was quite high as Miss
> Chinatown, Miss Hawaii Chinese and runners-up, the Narcissus Queen and
> runners-up, Miss Hawaii, and Mrs. Hawaii passed by (I think the contests
> favored talent as the runners-up looked like they might be more fun at a
> party, but I'm getting off-track), I was extremely surprised that I seemed
> to get more eye contact than I expected. Here are some examples:
>
> Miss Chinatown:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11182
>
> First princess:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11186
>
> Second princess:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11188
>
> Third princess:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11190
>
> Fourth princess:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11194
>
> Miss Hawaii -- seems to notice something:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11196
>
> Miss Hawaii -- locked on:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11198
>
> And how about the 2014 Narcissus Queen?
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11210
>
> Or her runners up?
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11212
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11214
>
> And it looks like here I may have gotten 2012 at least, if not also 2013:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11154
>
> I could not quite reel in Mrs. Hawaii (which I will assume is the exception
> that proves the rule -- she's probably myopic or a Nikon shooter):
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11246
>
> My kit was the Canon 5D with Tamron SP 24-135, big enough in itself, but I
> was also using a battery grip, so it is a whopper. If I carry any more
> than one lens, I can't get it into my Domky "journalist's" bag without
> removing all lenses from the camera first..
>
> I am willing to attribute a few of these to brilliant timing or the
> appearance, rather than the reality, of eye contact, but I now believe that
> if you want a lady who is proud of how she looks to pick you out of a
> crowd, use a very big camera.
>
> Joel (err, this is all in fun, OK?) W.
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