Hump day is over, from most of us. Here’s a smile from China (and what a smile) for your Thursday.

I met this model at a Beijing, China trade show in May. For some reason she ignored the gaggle of other photographers and kept looking at me. Must be because I’m a handsome devil. I hope she doesn’t see this photo of me, as Ron put it, in a dress.

I’m off to a trade show in Hong Kong next week. Hopefully there will be some pretty Asian models for my glass to capture. Assuming, of course, that my Canon 40D has been repaired. I better buy a sketchbook.

Cheers for the rest of your week. Keep a smile on your face.

Another shot from the China P&E held in Beijng in May. I hate sequins. When I am king they will be banned.

I’m hoping for more shots of pretty models at the Interphoto & Digital Imaging Show in Shanghai from July 2-5. If you’re in Shanghai stop by the Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center and look for me at the Phottix booth, or more likely, near the pretty models.

Prayers at the Yonghe Temple in Beijing, China. The temple is one of the largest and most important Tibetan Buddhist temples in the world. The temple was built in 1694 and was the residence of Qing Dynasty court eunuchs. It served as court for Prince Yong (Yin Zhen) before being converted to a Lamasery, a monastery for Buddhist monks. The temple features an 18 meter sandalwood carving of Buddha, one of the largest of it’s type in the world.

Yonghe Temple is in Beijing’s Dongcheng District and  easily accessible at the at the Yonghegong stop of lines 2 and 5 on the Beijing Metro.

My last shot from Beijing. As I arrived at the airport I discovered this group, cleaning Beijing’s endemic dirt from the glass roof of a terminal building. As nonchalantly as I could, I pulled out my camera and captured a few frames. I was more worried shooting at Beijing Capital International Airport than I was shooting in Tiananmen Square. Time in an airport detention cell would have ruined a great trip.

That said, security did seize my shaving cream. That’s probably now in my file. Damn Gillette: Your Mach III blades are two expensive and now you have caused me to be labeled a security risk! I wonder: Could I get my face waxed instead?