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LVL shooting in Brunei.

Daily Photo – Bang!

Actually, the shot below is of a pretty shoddy job. If we’d done it properly, as we did most of the time, there wouldn’t have been any blow-out. Here, a large part of the energy of the charge is moving upwards as the shot hole blows out and the noise generated when the dirt falls back to the ground also degrades the signal. But when a shot goes well, there’s nothing to photograph.

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A trycycle rickshaw driver checks his wallet outside an jewelry store in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. Note the British English spelling of 'Jewellery' on the store sign.

Daily Photo – Rickshaw Driver

These tricycle rickshaws were a common sight in Georgetown back in 1989. I don’t know if they still are. I don’t recall ever riding on one. If my memory serves I rented a Honda 90 to get around when I wanted to go further afield. But most of the time I just wandered the streets.

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