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ytwong wrote:
I live in Hong Kong, and have been to Japan for a few times (Miyagi, Tokyo, Shirakawa-go, Takayama, Tokyo, Nikko, Usunomiya, Nagano, Osaka, Nara, Fukuoka etc...)
............and longer lens would be useful for candids too (but I rarely take pictures of strangers, esp in Asia since without consent as we consider that rather offensive).
The good thing about traveling in Japan (and in Hong Kong too) is that it's so safe, you don't usually need to worry about someone would pull a gun or knife at you and get your gear, and you can keep your gears in hotel/minshuku without worrying too much....Show more →
Just want to pick this middle sentence out here. Sorry YT I'm not at all sure I agree with you. I've lived 20 yrs in Asia (3 in HK and 17 in Shanghai) and have a Chinese wife of 27 yrs. That is not at all my experience. I would say that in HK and the more developed Asian countries they are more akin to the generally suspicious Western attitude whilst in other countries (particularly China & S.E.Asia) they are far more accommodating, often posing for shots or most especially posing their children - happy that a foreigner is taking such interest in their offspring.
There are always exceptions of course (and if they wave me off I respect that and I don't take the shot) however I have far more shots taken of me (!) than vice versa, mostly surrupticiously but often people come up and openly ask to be photographed with me (and I always agree, smile and try to make it a good pic for them) I don't think it's rude, a smile and a wave usually receive the same in return.
Absolutely agree with you on the safety aspect above, again there may always be an exception but generally personal safety in Asia is far higher than the West.
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