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Challenge: Old Ways II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1
Lens: Olympus 75mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED
Location: Boc Ha market, Vietnam
Date: Nov 29, 2015
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Candid, Travel
Date Uploaded: Nov 29, 2015

 We were told that women from the minority tribes of Northern Vietnam wrap their calves with this colorful tape for two reasons – for compression to counteract low pressure in the mountains, and to make calves thinner and prettier. And for decoration, of course. Women are women everywhere

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Place: 10 out of 49
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OM System OM-1
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 12/10/2015 01:55:30 AM
Originally posted by Lydia:
I think the modern tennis shoes threw off your score. Although, they shouldn't have... since the topic is about old ways... not that they aren't done still today. *sigh*
Thank you, Lydia. Of course I saw the anachronism between the snickers and the rest of the costume, for me it was amusing. I have a thousand other photos where everything matches nicely, but I decided to go with this one :). Ah, the hell with the score :)
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 12/09/2015 11:08:39 PM
I think the modern tennis shoes threw off your score. Although, they shouldn't have... since the topic is about old ways... not that they aren't done still today. *sigh*
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 12/09/2015 03:13:41 PM
Nice capture, congratulations on your top 10 image.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 12/08/2015 09:43:52 PM
Except for the sneakers :)
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Sony Alpha a7R III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 12/06/2015 10:38:40 PM
Very colorful. Give 8
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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 12/02/2015 12:13:55 AM
Except for the velcro shoes:-)
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