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Finally, back to Hong Kong. For any photographers, bringing back from a holiday must be not only fond memories but also tons of shots to labour later to sort, delete, keep, post-process, develop, categorise, dispatch and so on. So, if you are travelling with a photography aficionado, the better chance for you to obtain from him or her the photos taken during the trip hinges on whether you are able to get them before the trip ends. Don’t bet on any promises to give you the photos after "tidying up" at home because those promises are very illusive as your photographer friend will end up on the computer indefinitely doing the sorting, deleting, keeping, post-processing, categorising…that is if they will even finish.

As for me, I have brought back tons of shots too. But that tedious workflow has mostly completed while waiting for and flying on the plane. More images from the Beijing trip will be coming.

The image of today was taken at a ballet show where the author had the privilege to sneak to the backstage. It was just a dream come true for any photographer to be there to enjoy the photo opportunities galore. 
  
  
 

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