Terracotta Warrior : Photos: Hi, Really excited that I am going to China and will have the opportunity to take photos of the above . Anyone been there ? can you suggest a suitable...

Hammer Loc: London UK

Hi,

Really excited that I am going to China and will have the opportunity to take photos of the above .
Anyone been there ? can you suggest a suitable focal length please .
I have read that photographs are allowed but that you can't get close and don't want to lose out on a one off opportunity for me. Although if I do miss out I ill just have to take it on the Quin (chin). Apologies.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Hammer wrote:

Hi,

Really excited that I am going to China and will have the opportunity to take photos of the above .
Anyone been there ? can you suggest a suitable focal length please .
I have read that photographs are allowed but that you can't get close and don't want to lose out on a one off opportunity for me. Although if I do miss out I ill just have to take it on the Quin (chin). Apologies.

From what I've heard, just don't aim your camera at anything military unless a guide says it is OK. Or it is a public parade or the like.

Hammer Loc: London UK

lamiaceae wrote:

From what I've heard, just don't aim your camera at anything military unless a guide says it is OK. Or it is a public parade or the like.

Hi,

Tried that at the Kremlin when there was a military parade, got manhandled by these hairy soldeiers , got to say they were very badly turned out , crumpled shirts , dirty shoes and they were shocked when I manhandled them back , thankfully my wife pulled me away but my temper was getting the better of me . Wont do that in China , they are liable to shoot you and send your family the bill for the bullet

balexander101 Loc: Occoquan VA

I waa there about twenty years ago and at they time you viewed them from a platform about twenty feet above them.i would suggest you use a zoom lens, to allow wide angle vies of the rather large army and at least a 90 mm to zoom in for some close ups.

RodL Loc: Down Under

Hammer wrote:

Hi,

Tried that at the Kremlin when there was a military parade, got manhandled by these hairy soldeiers , got to say they were very badly turned out , crumpled shirts , dirty shoes and they were shocked when I manhandled them back , thankfully my wife pulled me away but my temper was getting the better of me . Wont do that in China , they are liable to shoot you and send your family the bill for the bullet

I had a great time in China, people are really friendly its a bit hard getting used to every one staring at you. worth learning a little mandarin even just basic words for , thank you, your welcome, pork pies, etc food can be a bit tricky once you get of the main tourist tracks but :hot pot is good, use common sense when photographing had a great time best holiday I have had. ps if you don't use chop sticks take a set of plastic knifes & forks or you can buy them once you arrive.

Hammer Loc: London UK

balexander101 wrote:

I waa there about twenty years ago and at they time you viewed them from a platform about twenty feet above them.i would suggest you use a zoom lens, to allow wide angle vies of the rather large army and at least a 90 mm to zoom in for some close ups.

Hi,

Thanks, sound like my 70-200 f4 will do , was going to just take my trusty 24-70, but looks like its another lens and possibly with a 1.4 converter. Was the light good enough for f5.6 without having to raise the ISO to silly levels?

Hammer Loc: London UK

RodL wrote:

I had a great time in China, people are really friendly its a bit hard getting used to every one staring at you. worth learning a little mandarin even just basic words for , thank you, your welcome, pork pies, etc food can be a bit tricky once you get of the main tourist tracks but :hot pot is good, use common sense when photographing had a great time best holiday I have had. ps if you don't use chop sticks take a set of plastic knifes & forks or you can buy them once you arrive.

Hi ,

Totally agree with you , it does not take much to learn some basics in the local language wherever you visit.
Used to chopsticks but very slow, good idea to take the cutlery. Thanks

balexander101 Loc: Occoquan VA

Again, Iwasthere about 20 years ago the lighting may have changed, but was about the same light as you would find in a museum. You should be able to shoot at a reasonable ISO.

Hammer Loc: London UK

balexander101 wrote:

Again, Iwasthere about 20 years ago the lighting may have changed, but was about the same light as you would find in a museum. You should be able to shoot at a reasonable ISO.

Hi,

That's reassuring, can now relax on the 12 hour flight .

RodL Loc: Down Under

Hammer wrote:

Hi,

That's reassuring, can now relax on the 12 hour flight .

Take a sleeping tablet after you board the plane then it only takes 2 hours :lol:

Ian826 Loc: Bangor. North Wales

When I went it was strictly no photos.

Hammer Loc: London UK

RodL wrote:

Take a sleeping tablet after you board the plane then it only takes 2 hours :lol:

That sounds like sense. Trouble is that I snore very loudly and all the people around me prod and poke me to make up. They never seem very friendly either after that .

Hammer Loc: London UK

Ian826 wrote:

When I went it was strictly no photos.

Hi,

Dread to think where you went?

Ian826 Loc: Bangor. North Wales

Hammer wrote:

Hi,

Dread to think where you went?

:D

londonfire Loc: NY to NC

I was there about 4 years ago and you could shoot anything you wanted. You are on a large walkway all around the arena. I think you'll be surprised at the size of it when you first walk in. Pretty sure I used a 28-300 there to get the group shots and also get right in close on an individual face.