For all you awesome daily visitors, this is from the same opera in Chengdu that was mentioned yesterday. We were allowed into the dressing room to take photos as the stage actors did their make-up for the event. I didn’t actually stay for the entire opera because I’ve already been to four Chinese operas. This sounds very jaded, but they are all the same as far as I can tell. There are a few very interesting Chinese musical instruments that I have never heard played live, but, otherwise, the singing and tenor of speech becomes a bit grating (at least, to me).

More from the Opera

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• Date Taken2018-06-15 21:44:10
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/125
• Aperture4
• ISO1600
• Focal Length105.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

This is a five-year-old girl who arrived early at a Chinese opera so she could be dolled up for the event. I was here for about 15 minutes taking photos of her while I had an extremely broken chat with her mom and dad. After a bit of work, I got the mom’s WeChat and sent her the photos. WeChat is kind of like the Facebook Messenger of China. Anyway, I often wonder why parents subject their kids to this sort of thing… it’s clearly 100% for the amusement of the parents. Well, 99%, as the other 1% was me. Nothing wrong with it, I suppose… 5-year-old kids have very little idea what the hell is going on, anyway. As long as everyone was happy and kind around them all the time, it’s all okay.

Young Girl in Chengdu

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• Date Taken2018-06-15 21:15:28
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture
• ISO1000
• Focal Length
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

This gal is totally insane on stage (in a good way). She acts like some psycho killer that will lacerate anyone within her wingspan as she channels the deep anger of past relationships. I don’t even know if that is true, but I read that into her performance. Offstage, she is one of the sweetest and nicest people in the world. I find this dichotomy interesting since I am a total introvert and am as awkward on stage as off.

Tina Guo on Cello

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• Date Taken2017-06-09 22:27:59
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/200
• Aperture6.3
• ISO1600
• Focal Length240.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

I was in Chengdu near a hot pot place that was entertaining the diners with a little opera variety show. Between shows, the girls would go sit outside and eat snacks, still with all their makeup on. I just kinda sat there and watched them for a while, drinking the whole thing in.

Between Operas

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• Date Taken2018-06-14 22:34:37
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/250
• Aperture4
• ISO320
• Focal Length105.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Shibuya Crossing in the middle of Tokyo is a paradise for photographers. If you enjoy taking photos of people, this place will provide the maximum bandwidth for you. One time when I was there, I saw a live band playing on one of the corners. They were all dressed in gas masks and I have no idea what they were singing about (it was in Japanese). But, they looked pretty awesome, and I grabbed this shot whilst listening to their inscrutable music.

Jamming Out in Tokyo

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• Date Taken2017-07-22 10:50:39
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time1/60
• Aperture3.5
• ISO1600
• Focal Length30.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

I don’t know how I got caught up in this scene. It was my first time hanging out with supposed “Influencers.” Most of the time, I’m by myself, taking photos and wandering around for an interesting photo. These Influencers seemed obsessed with taking photos of one another, illustrating how they are experiencing nature. Many Influencers are very weird.

Social Media Influencers on a Mountain

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• Date Taken2016-06-30 09:30:48
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/1600
• Aperture4
• ISO100
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-1

I only spent a week in this country, but I’m just going to go ahead and assume it’s always blazing hot. While I was there I met this tribesman and we had a hard time having a discussion. Initially, I told him I thought he looked awesome and I liked all the decor. He sort of nodded as if he understood what I was saying. And then I said he looked pretty fit and asked him if he worked out…He was a bit more confused by this question.

A Hot Day in Papua New Guinea

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• Date Taken2015-10-13 13:22:52
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/3200
• Aperture
• ISO125
• Focal Length
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias-1

Man, these guys loved Bel. They really loved her hair. The couldn’t stop touching it and she was just giggling in her silly way. All in all, we spent about half a day in this little village. You’ll see the whole thing in an upcoming episode that we are premiering on YouTube from Africa.

Bel in the Middle

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• Date Taken2014-09-27 02:10:15
• CameraILCE-7S
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/8000
• Aperture
• ISO320
• Focal Length
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias