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About The Series: The focal press guides, usually but not always written by the indefatigable W. D. Emanuel are a treasure trove for collectors of cameras. Not for the sections on how to use individual cameras (which do, however contain a great deal of good sense) but for the descriptions of different models. They are the first source to go to if you want to know the difference between (for example) an Ensign Selfix 16/20 Model I and an Ensign Selfix Model II or how many elements the Trinar lens in your Regula camera has
Labs Live at Andrei's, a fundraising event presented by the Orange County Friends Committee of Guide Dogs for the Blind. Photo by Sara Cozolino.
I have taken three of the “Beijing Seat in Coach” package tours from www.tour-beijing.com/coach_tours/ and can highly recommend them. The air-conditioned busses were great; the meals included have been very good overall, and the tour-guides knowledgeable and friendly.
To my great surprise on this occasion, instead of a bus picking us up at the hotel, there was a private car with driver and our tour guide, Barbara!
When we booked the Mutianyu Great Wall tour, I chose it on the basis that it was less popular and had fewer tourists, thus a better opportunity for me to get “tourist free” photos… and less of the crowds and noise one usually experiences at most Chinese tourist attractions.
We were the only ones who had booked the tour that day so we got the VIP treatment. There was some pressure to “up-sell” us to include the Ming Tombs, which were not included in the original package, and I gladly accepted due to the nature of this more private tour which gave us more time to explore at the Great Wall rather then being part of a heard of tourists. In this case, the Great Wall was almost deserted and as a result, a very enjoyable experience.
The day went very well with Barbara entertaining us in the car recounting details of the history and culture of the various places we were visiting. The lunch she arranged was very good and served to us in our own private dining room!
The whole experience was rather pleasant and special until we got back to the hotel… when Barbara demanded a tip for herself and the driver. I pointed out that tipping was not customary or expected in China and was voluntary… she insisted that tipping was expected of foreigners and was quite aggressive about it… so I gave them Y20 each which she obviously felt was inadequate. This left a sour note to the end of an otherwise wonderful day as none of the previous tour guides from this company had even hinted at a tip and tipping is not expected or encouraged in Chinese culture where foreigners are usually considered as guests in the country to be treated in the same way as one would treat guests in one’s home.
Guided By Voices plays Oct. 13, 2010, at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. My blog post and more photos from the concert are at: www.undergroundbee.com/2010/10/14/guided-by-voices-at-the...
Impure hearts stumble
In my hands they crumble
And fragile and stripped to the core
I can't hurt you anymore
Loved by numbers
You're losing life's wonder
Touch like strangers detached
I can't feel you anymore
There's sunshine trapped in our hearts
It could rise again
But I'm lost, and crushed, and cold
and confused with no guiding light left inside
You were my guiding light
And comfort and warmth can't be found
I still reach for you
But I'm lost, and crushed, and cold
and confused
With no guiding light left inside
You're my guiding light
You're my guiding light
And there's no guiding light left inside
There's no guiding light in our lives
Last weekend my friend Andy and I guided a group of guys as part of a fundraiser for a free clinic in Buffalo. Pictured above is John Okrent (a fellow photographer) with a tributary sucker. Check out the whole story at... lucascarrollphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/guiding-trip...
No crop. Gradient added.
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After completing her hunt for her Sambar, Barbara had the opportunity to take this pig to complete her hunt. Hunting in California
Exeter, Paris Street. This Roe bodied Atlantean started life with South Yorkshire PTE. Not many takers for the open-top rain experience.
Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices. See the full set of photos at SoundcheckMagazine.com
Photographed for Soundcheck Magazine by Randy Cremean. For licensing please contact exeromai@gmail.com. Unauthorized use prohibited without prior consent.
Guide Me, a boat left high and dry above the beach at Baile Na nGall in Co. Kerry.
Declan from O'Learys Camera World rang this morning. My lens has arrived. I'll go collect it tomorrow!
Labs Live at Andrei's, a fundraising event presented by the Orange County Friends Committee of Guide Dogs for the Blind. Photo by Sara Cozolino.