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Submitted: December 6, 2006
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Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed:1/166 second
Aperture:F/1.2
Focal Length:85 mm
ISO Speed:100
Date Taken:Nov 29, 2006, 1:48:30 PM

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Tibetan Boyby *mickr7an

Photography / People & Portraits / Spontaneous Portraits

Tibetan kids from poor rural areas are taught to beg from an early age. I made a deal with a young boy that if he let me take his photo I would pay him money for it. He agreed and I gave him 2 kuai. A big mistake. He was so thrilled he ran and told all the other kids and in a few seconds I had about a dozen kids running after me looking for money. I literally ran in circles around my guide and dodged back and forth between tourists and pilgrims to avoid them, and I have to admit I was having fun, but then stopped and gave them 1 kuai each. I had a bunch of small notes in my pocket just for such situations.

More on my short Tibet trip in my journal [link]

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