This guy was pretty cool, sitting there minding his own business, and I just had to get the shot. But as I lifted the camera and looked through the lens he just broke into this mean stare into the lens like he was gonna hurt me. I saw it and quickly pressed the shutter. Later I complimented him on his tattoos and showed him the shot and it was then that his frown turned into a broad grin…phew!
Long tail boat Koh Phra Nang – Krabi Province – Thailand “As Is” Challenge winner “Seasonal Scapes” Challenge Winner Featured on the Redbubble Home Page Featured in the Exotic Thailand Group
History tells us..that a former king of Thailand set free a white Elephant to roam the lands and mountains around Chiang Mai. Where ever that Elephant stopped would be where the new temple would be built. It so happened to be on the top of Doi Suthep. The Elephant died soon after but is still remembered as part of the temple by a life size statue (not in this picture) The mist was due to the rain that day..soon after torrential rain hit the city of Chiang Mai bringing down its walls and derailing trains..I was lucky..I missed the train by an hour..August 2006. Sales – 1 x card Featured in Descriptions :))))
The fishing boat is dwarfed by the setting sun as it heads home to harbour at Sattathip. Thank you to whoever purchased this image in a large laminated print format :<)
Princess Caves was taken along the Railay Peninsula, Southern Thailand. / The whole coastline is like this, dramatic and craggy limestone. Railay also being a rock climbing mecca in these parts with climbers coming from all over the world to climb these monoliths…thanks for looking.. / rgs, Rob.
Andaman Coastline near Khao Lak, Southern Thailand. Taken out the front of our seaside bungalow a couple weeks ago.
Not quite the monsoon season in Thailand but it’s not far away.. / The clouds often build in the late afternoon, sometimes with some decent light shows in the evening. Taken at Phrangan Cave ~ Railay ~ Krabi Province, a couple weeks back…..thanks for looking.
Sometimes even mistakes can turn out right. Here I woke up really early, way too early as I misjudged the time for a sunrise. So for an hour or so I was just waiting for the light. As the moon descended this opportunity arouse. This shot is taken at a point where on one side of the beach you can see east and watch the sunrise and basically just turn around and face west and watch the moon set. At this point the resort was abandoned, hence the chair. I only moved it slightly to improve the composition. Photo Taken: 04-Jan-2007 / Time: Early, somewhere between 5 and 6am / Conditions: Calm, really beautiful / / / / / / / Some other seascape art: / / / / / / /
Sunset looking out from the Railay Peninsula, Southern Thailand.
One thing I learned a long time ago is when concentrating on an image, don’t forget to look behind you. I was busy photographing fishing boats at the opposite end of the beach and when I turned around I saw this beautiful light as a sudden rain squall approached. I, literally, snapped the image and then ran for cover as the rain pelted down.
My Long Tail boat..on another island around the fabulous South of Thailand :)) Image description speaks for itself.. One day…I ‘ll go back … Thankyou to Catherine Veal for describing this image as wonderfully as this :- Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. In the book, “Shangri-La” is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia—a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. In the novel Lost Horizon, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living years beyond the normal lifespan. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient.*
Making the most of this particular sunset. Taken along the Southern Thailand Coast. thanks for looking and comments always welcome…cheers, Rob. / ps, I am going to put up a travel journal from this recent trip of ours for anyone that may be interested. ; o}
Outlook from one of the many small islands in Phang Gna Bay, Thailand. /
This was taken in January 2008 at the Tiger Temple, not far from Bangkok, Thailand.
The Akha People are one of a number of Hilltribes living in the Golden Triangle – the place where the borders of Burma, Thailand, and Laos meet. This child was photographed near the town of Kengtung in Eastern Shan State, Burma. Akha ladies are well known for their elaborate headdresses.
I’m always looking for purple Lotus’s as I really love the contrast of colours when the light is right.
The great thing about this photo is that you can go for the natural http://www.redbubble.com/people/khosie/art/133430-enlightenment or the souped up view that is here.. If I was an up myself photographer I would say the image was completely intentional… ;op Because I can’t lie to save myself…. :o) Here are the facts. I have had Photoshop for 2 days. I have had a 20 minute lesson in photoshop and I bought a magazine that gave some tips on photoshop. (And not right may I suggest… can’t believe I am a novice and I worked out that they hadn’t given the right instructions!!) So yes, for all you gurus out there you will have a good giggle. For all the novices, you will understand my joy at turning out this pic!! Ayutthaya… as per the other pics in my portfolio… can categorically say I am not re-inventing the wheel here… saw something similar like this on a postcard and loved it! So grab the kindness in your soul and please feel free to mockingly praise my naive enjoyment of having managed to do something in Photoshop!!! Sometimes photography is about ego… this time it’s just about feeling bloody pleased that I got past File… Open!!!
This Photograph was taken on Khoa San Road Bangkok. / In everything that is chaotic there, there was this little bit of peace. taken with: Canon EOS 40D DSLR “Take Away Food” was featured in the group Everyday Women and the group The World More Asia Photographs /
I started working on this image. hdr’ing 3 shots, when the tones came out all weird…well weird, but I like it…!! / It was in fact getting quite dark while taking the shots, so the atmosphere is true to form….Taken along the Krabi Coastline, (Thailand), at low, low tide…The longtail boats all lined up ready for service when the next day dawns. / A fairly memorable shot for me, I can still here the prayer songs echoing along the quiet shoreline, the sun setting behind the Railay Peninsula in the background. / thanks for looking….cheers, Rob.
Low tide revealing coral heads along Pak Nam Beach ~ Phi Phi Island ~ Southern Thailand. Taken early morning with the sun just having broken the horizon.
Looking out from Poda Island in Thailand to that well known outcrop. / My polarizer went crazy on this blue blazer day!
The Siamese had a few tales on how the head ended up here. One, the Burmese-Siamese civil war damaged the ancient statues. Two, the French had cut off all Buddha heads when they conquered in the late 1600s. Three, burglars had tried to steal the head but it was too heavy so they gave up and left it. And last (but not least), burglars had tried to steal the head to sell at lucrative prices but were chased by guards. To hide the head they left it in the woods. Whichever tale you believe, years upon years tree roots had overgrown the head – as if protecting it from bad intentions. / This picture was taken in the second ancient city, Ayutthya, Thailand.
Dusk tones and the end of another day out at Koh Similan Island, Andaman Sea ~ Thailand. Working on this shot really made me appreciate what the Nikon D300 can do. To hdr a 5 shot blend of longish exposures would normally result in a fair bit of noise on the D200 where’as this came out fantastically clear. The more I work these shots, the more I am coming to see the differences. The colors the D300 bring out from the raw file is nothing short of superb….thanks for looking. rgs, Rob.
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