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    China - Yunnnan

    I wish you luck :) I once stayed there for 6 days just to get one clear morning shot with all peaks visible. It happened for about 2 minutes on the 6th day :) unfortunately, it was the fiery orange phase... I would have preferred it at the cool blue phase. Basically at the right times...
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    China - Yunnnan

    The locals generally do not travel in winter. All the main passes are usually snowed out. and even in the best of times, the roads can be 'exciting'. I have been on a minibus that had to crash into the cliff face repeatedly to slow down because the road was iced over and of coruse they dont...
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    China - Yunnnan

    1. It isnt that difficult to find sleeper bus tickets to Lijiang seeing as there are so many buses. You should be able to get a ticket from any of the main bus stations. 2. Depending on what your priorities are, I hardly stay in Lijiang for more than 2 days. The old town has lost much of its...
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    China - Yunnnan

    Ok, news from the ground. Yes, officially, the road to Deqin are closed and public transport is not going up. My friend said that the roads will be 'officially' closed for 'a few more weeks' so going by Tibetan timing, that probably means earliest Spring next year :)...
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    China - Yunnnan

    ITs much better for the body to bus up to Zhongdian than to fly. Your body has time to acclimatize to the altitude over a period of 12 hours. Ive seen a girl come down from the airplane and be all excited , run about 10 m on the tarmac, smile, have a photo taken and then just collapse on the...
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    Need Info Vinyl-LP

    Go to www.echoloft.com. Theres a vinyl section. ALl your answers and much much mroe can be found there.
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    MO: Gaffer tapes black,grey,white 25m.50m

    1) slaam 1 25m roll black 2) witness 1x 50m roll black 3) d4nie: 1x 25m roll black 4) eow 1x50m roll black 5) cosycatus, 1x 25m roll black 6) zcf 1x50m roll black 7)ragdolll 1x 25m black 8) 9)
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    need to borrow/rent a pair of skates size 11 for shoot tomorow.

    Hi all... I know this seems like a really straneg request but I have a shoot tomorrow tomorrow which requires me to move around quite a bit. I have used skates to travel aorund for shoots in the past but right now both my pairs of skates are out of the country. Im just tryign my luck...
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    second curtain sync with 550/10D

    Hi guys, quick question, I've been using the 420EX for awhile and I just got my hands on a 550EX. Been trygint oget the flash to do a second curtain sunc. it doesnt seem to do it. I try the method found on page 49 of manual and depress teh + and - buttons but it doesnt switch to 2nd...
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    Should we just give free photos for promos?

    shes kinda new at this and she doesn't have representation(i.e manager). she says that up to this point, people have been asking HER for photos when they hire her for gigs, to do the publicity materials. It seems like a cop-out to me. Shes a good friend and Im doing up her publicity...
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    Should we just give free photos for promos?

    HI all, I have abit of a delimma. I have a friend whos an up and coming well known person and I have just had some casual shooting sessions with her just for fun . She has some gigs lined up, some for town councils some for other organisations and they usually ask her for photos to do...
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    "Gordosphere"

    hmm.. $2 USD? hmmm I think mine is about $2 SGD. This is what I've been playign with the last few weeks. on camera. held on with velcro. The Ragsphere? :bsmilie: Comes in different sizes too!
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    price of 77mm filters?

    hi all, just a quick question, im lookin for a new 77mm filter for my lens. does anybody know offhand how much the B&W and teh HOYA SHMC ones are in singapore and whether the prices vary much with different stores. thanks!!
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    camera for iridology

    Have been talkign to a friend whos a doctor, based in Malaysia. She is thinking of getting a camera for iridology (iris analysis). And asking for options. there are commercial iridology cameras available but they are expensive. she also wants a camera she can carry around on...
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    The Middle Kingdom - the monks. Please comment

    the continuation The monk-whose-face-I-cant-see The hitchhiking monk The prayer-wheel monk