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Bangkok, Thailand 2007 I’ve told you many times not to discard your shots without scrupulous deliberation. As for me, I just buy another external hard drive to store all the shots that AT FIRST look like losers. After shooting the … Continue reading
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Bangkok, Thailand 2007 I’ve tried several times to turn one of my photos into a sketch, but have never liked any of the results until yesterday. My first iteration of this shot evolved into bright, highly saturated cartoon-like colors that … Continue reading
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Thailand 2007 The handicraft shops weren’t the least bit exotic. A cavernous building filled with studios where the locals made umbrellas, wove, etc. I pretended to be interested for the sake of my guide. How would you like to take someone … Continue reading
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Bangkok, Thailand 2007 Doesn’t this look like a city in outer space? I can just imagine the Jetson’s living in one of those towers. Or to be more current, maybe this reminds you of something from Star Wars? Those towers, … Continue reading
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Bangkok, Thailand 2007 I’m going through some old digital files. I must delete some to make room for the new ones. After years have passed and I’ve glanced over a group of photos many times I’m able to pick out … Continue reading
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Thailand, Chiang Mai… 2007 The Thai people love elephants. My guide was as giddy as I was at the prospect of riding an elephant through the jungle at this elephant camp. An elephant camp is a tourist attraction similar to Sea … Continue reading
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Thailand 2007 The elephants stood about in the corral. Tourists, like me, could buy a bunch of bananas to hand feed them. The mature elephants chewed the whole bunch of fruit, skins and all. The babies would peel theirs. That … Continue reading
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Bangkok, Thailand 2007 The Grand Palace, a cacophony of buildings, statues, pavilions and pagodas, was begun in the 18th century. Each successive Siamese King added his mark by building new palaces and pavilions until 1925 when the King of Thailand moved his palace to Dusit … Continue reading
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Thailand 2007 Thailand has several elephant camps in the area of Chiang Mai. I visited one and watched the elephants being put through their paces by their mahouts. The elephants are no longer needed as work animals in the logging … Continue reading
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Northern Thailand 2007 I took the elevator, or was it an escalator, to the temple at the top of the hill. It was beautiful in that golden, intricate Asian style. It wasn’t just one building, it was a honeycomb of … Continue reading
