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Walking Farther Along the Ancient Great Wall Some of the places I visited on this ancient, original stretch of the Great Wall were almost too covered in vegetation to navigate. Thick conifers and strange plants would block this way and that. I listened to music and that made everything even more surreal.I had always heard that the top of the Great Wall was so wide that five horses could ride side by side (16 feet across). When you are up there, it seems even wider with all the trees and plants, and you almost forget you are on top of the wall itself.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Great Wall Stretches Across the SunsetBeautiful China! Isn’t the Great Wall an awesome thing? It’s so epic in every way. I do what I can to make it feel as epic as it deserves. On one of my nights there, the sun dipped halfway behind a hill. I saw it happening while I was walking along the wall by myself, so I set up for this shot…- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of the post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Girl Carrying Basket in China These out-of-the-way places are some of the best for photography because the locals actually like photographers from the west. About 98% of the time they find us interesting and worthy of a smile. They seem to like the attention we give them with our cameras and there are many smiles to be had.I don’t take a lot of photos of people smiling, because I like to take photos before people notice or right as soon as they notice. Usually though, everyone smiles after I take a few… I do a few facial maneuvers so that they feel more comfy.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Dark and Light in LijiangHere’s a photo that I edited live during the class a few days ago. The motions I went through are also inside of one those “Trey’s Lightroom Presets” I mentioned a few days ago… you can do so much in Lightroom nowadays that it is kind of scary!This is one of the main streets in the city of Lijiang. During the day, it looks quite traditional, but at night, everything lights up and becomes wonderfully alive.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the entire post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Musician at the Chinese Opera It was my second visit to this particular opera and my third visit to a Chinese opera. I was fortunate enough to be able to move freely around the venue, as long as I did not get in the way of the performers. That wasn’t very easy, since the performers would often just start running down and around the aisles! They would dart this way and that, run around columns come in and out of random doors and re-use the same pathways that I was navigating. So I had to be on constant alert!There was one girl that was playing a very unusual Chinese instrument. I’ll never get the name of it right, so I won’t even try… but she had this most unusual hat that I thought was quite nice…- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Black Void of CouchesThis is the amazing little restaurant that was attached to the opera in Beijing. It was built inside of an ancient farmhouse that has been converted into one of these ultra-stylish modern restaurants.By the way, this is one of my strangest photo titles ever… I was feeling a little weird.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the entire post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Man in HutongThese are some of the most off-the-map areas in and around the cities of China. These Houtongs originally meant “water wells” and were established during China’s dynastic period. They still exist today as little cultural centers where old families live and work and sit on the steps and watch the world go by…- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the entire post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Horse and Carriage I stayed in an amazing place when I was in the south of China, and every morning this horse and carriage would pull up in front. And, like any good model, the horse didn't complain while I went around and took a bunch of shots while fiddling with my camera.This photo was taken with my 50mm lens at ISO 200 f/1.4 and the shutter was 1/8000. I don't know why I just told you all that... I guess some people really like to know. BTW, all that info is avail if you click through to the SmugMug version.- Trey RatcliffRead the rest of this entry at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Across the Top of the Old Village The old town of Lijiang has these old rooflines that go forever to the horizon. Part of the problem getting up above the roofline is, well, getting up above the roofline. You have to head a bit out of town and walk up a hill to get this perspective. I found the spot thanks to Stuck On Earth.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Horse and Carriage


I stayed in an amazing place when I was in the south of China, and every morning this horse and carriage would pull up in front. And, like any good model, the horse didn't complain while I went around and took a bunch of shots while fiddling with my camera.

This photo was taken with my 50mm lens at ISO 200 f/1.4 and the shutter was 1/8000. I don't know why I just told you all that... I guess some people really like to know. BTW, all that info is avail if you click through to the SmugMug version.

- Trey Ratcliff

Read the rest of this entry at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Read the rest of this entry at the Stuck in Customs blog." href="javascript:openLB(1752783475,'',XLarge,'',511,768);">The Horse and Carriage I stayed in an amazing place when I was in the south of China, and every morning this horse and carriage would pull up in front. And, like any good model, the horse didn't complain while I went around and took a bunch of shots while fiddling with my camera.This photo was taken with my 50mm lens at ISO 200 f/1.4 and the shutter was 1/8000. I don't know why I just told you all that... I guess some people really like to know. BTW, all that info is avail if you click through to the SmugMug version.- Trey RatcliffRead the rest of this entry at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Horse and Carriage


I stayed in an amazing place when I was in the south of China, and every morning this horse and carriage would pull up in front. And, like any good model, the horse didn't complain while I went around and took a bunch of shots while fiddling with my camera.

This photo was taken with my 50mm lens at ISO 200 f/1.4 and the shutter was 1/8000. I don't know why I just told you all that... I guess some people really like to know. BTW, all that info is avail if you click through to the SmugMug version.

- Trey Ratcliff

Read the rest of this entry at the Stuck in Customs blog.
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