A photo journal and some ramblings…
Posted in Dee, Sea, Thailand, Travel, Victoria, island, storm on Sep 27th, 2009
Dhaka – Bangkok by air, Bangkok – Phuket by air, Phuket to Kura Buri via Khao Lak / Phang Na / Takua Pa by car, then from Kuraburi pier to Ko Phra Thong island [9° 7'20.38" N, 98°15'3.47" E] by long-tailed boat, from the island pier to Golden Buddha Beach by pickup truck across the [...]
Even more dramatic than the one from 2 evening’s ago when the plane landed into a stormy but beautiful sunset…
Posted in Bangkok, Buddhism, Heritage, Monastery, Thailand, Wat, Wat Phra Kaew, temple on Jul 30th, 2008
The first image is Wat Phra Kaew [Temple of the Emerald Buddha] as viewed from the Grand Palace grounds, the 2nd is a building at the Grand Palace. The “emerald” Buddha is actually made from jade/jasper and not emerald….. The others photographs are from Wat Pho [famous for the massive Reclining Buddha which is 15 mtrs [...]
Posted in Bangkok, Erin, Mannat, Portrait, Thailand, natural light on Jul 27th, 2008
The two girls were playing by the window this afternoon, and I saw this lovely soft light coming in through the sheer blinds of the window and highlighting Erin’s face – the combination of the soft light on her face, her purple top and the egg-shell wall background looked so delicate and pretty. A quick [...]
Posted in Bangkok, Thailand, storm, sunset on Jul 23rd, 2008
 Stormy evening and the sunset reflected in glass.
Time to wake and start the day… looked out blury eyed and saw this vivid sunrise reflected in the glass of the building opposite. Grabbed camera and took a few frames. Lovely colors. Red/orange/yellow sunrise colors and a deep deep indigo sky. The colors were gone faded into daylight very fast…
Posted in Bangkok, Black and White, Dance, Mannat, Taichi, Thailand, park on Jul 15th, 2008
Mannat today and the Taichi ladies at Benjasiri Park in Bangkok where we go often in the evenings so Mannat can roller-blade and play. The park is full of kids and people working-out, jogging and then there are two groups of people who are there just around sun-set to Taichi. Their movements and grace are [...]
Posted in Artist, Bangkok, Buddhism, Exhibition, Sculptor, Thailand, art, talent on Jul 13th, 2008
Did two visits to “Passion of Thai Modern Art” – an art exhibition at Siam Paragon with 81 art pieces from KASIKORNBANK’s contemporary collection and another 127 sculptures and 93 paintings from the Bangkok Sculpture Center’s collection displayed over 4 floors of space. The mix of Buddhism and Buddhist influences in the Modern Art of Thailand [...]
Posted in Bangkok, Mannat, Sunbird, Swimming, Thailand, sunset on Jul 11th, 2008
    TGIF! And so Mannat was straight into the pool this afternoon after school with a rubber ball that she would submerge and then let it “bounce” out of the water. This went on for an hour….and then she spotted a pair of Sunbirds in the shrubs, I got a few frames as they went into [...]
Posted in Bangkok, Thailand, street photography on Jul 10th, 2008
Reflections in a glass tower building, Bangkok.
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