A Mixed Bag

I spent a month in Hangzhou after I came out to China. It's a nice place. Quite famous for its lake and tea, and some other things. Anyway. The lake is a big tourist pleaser. And there are thousands of people there. So in an effort to take better pictures of people, it was a good place to start. First couple of sets are in black and white...

I got some good photos of some of the kids by the lake. There were people handing out all sorts of balloons and blowing soap bubbles and what not. It had a good atmosphere

There is a fair amount of pollution in Hangzhou. So you can't really see across the lake, but I have a couple of better pictures where you can get the idea. They're also in colour...

There are a few of these. They're flimsy as hell. I took a ride in one and it was quite a laugh. Business was apparently slow.

I couldn't resist... There is a bike loan scheme in Hangzhou. And there are loads of them.

I was using a fairly decent lense so I got some good shots. I like how this guy is sitting right on the edge of the bench.