Excellent work! You have to be commended for being so outgoing. I've travelled a fair bit in the far east, but I was never brave enough to approach people for photos. It's the people that create the unique experience more than anything else.
Chris Tylko wrote:
This set is a prefect reference for how it should be done; excellent exposure, white balance, focus, lighting, bokeh and composition. There are no distracting elements, you're drawn straight to the subjects' eyes (soul).
With that bokeh and compression I'm guessing this is magic drainpipe (200 f/2) work.
(..and I too wish more people would post or leave EXIF info intact).
Chris, thanks a lot for your kind comments. You have the equipment in my other posts