Monday 31 October 2011

Art (2)




Sale of my photo

Recently someone bought one of my photos.  This is unexpected.  Anyway, it is a photo of the US President's former school in Jakarta, Indonesia where he attended when he was a boy of 10.


Well, I would not mind selling my photos although I have not made any attempt to sell them.  It is just my interest.  I print my own photos and framed them up.  I also print birthday cards which I send to my children.  After all, I have lots of pictures to use for background and design. 

Sunday 30 October 2011

Scenes from Chiang Mai, Thailand



Sand bags being piled along the Ping river side to prevent overflowing

Flower market along the river bank

Monday 24 October 2011

Temples in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chiang Mai has lots of temples (wat), more than 300.  Many are within town and walking distance.  Some are a few hundred years old.  During my recent visit to Chiang Mai, it was hot with very bright sunlight.  This makes it difficult to photograph especially when most temples are painted gold and have gold pillars, carvings, etc.  The brightness and reflection is a headache.









Saturday 22 October 2011

Elephant - Chiang Mai

Elephant ride is very popular in Chiang Mai, Thailand.  All tours will include elephant ride and elephant show (drawing & play football).

This elephant is asking for food.  I took this shot from it's top.  Inset photo shows it all.

When the elephant is not working it is allowed to roam in the wild.


Wednesday 19 October 2011

Long Neck Tribe, Chiang Mai, Thailand

I had a great 10 days in Chiang Mai.  Although Thailand is struggling with rain and flood, Chiang Mai is hot and dry during our stay from 7th October to 17th October, 2011.  The following photos were taken during our visit to the long neck tribe village.



they start from young with a few rings attached

as one grows older more rings are added

top & bottom photos show the effect