N. Thailand through a REBEL (dSLR)

[lovethai]

great pics bustak, but like this one especially:



kind of wonder who is the owner of the 2nd hand in that bus window.

[Nawty]

You have a very good eye for taking pics Bus....I think you may have been a devinci or maybe van gough in a previous life.

[bustak]

^ hehe, thanks a lot guys.

[Nawty]

Whereas Knobsy was a warhole...or is it warpole...or maybe Larry Flint.

[Nawty]

ooops...

[cimboc]

nice work again bustak

the "bird in flight" did you just PS to B&W?

We just got given a 50mm for our 400d so really looking forward to having a play

[bustak]

^ thanks a lot.

The 400d is a nice camera, it's the BIG brother to the one I shoot w/ now. Which 50mm do you have for it?

I convert it to B&W in CS3, along w/ sharpening & adjusting the levels.

[bustak]

the gf, her mother & myself went out to see a couple of temples outside of Chiang Mai, in a town called Lampuhn.

I must admit, Bobcock is the temple photographer. My pictures of the actual temple aren't that exciting.

On the way to the Lampuhn Blue bus, some man warned us of a window cleaner above us. I like to think he was alerting me of a good photo:


1st we grabbed a blue bus from Chiang Mai to Lampuhn, it cost 60b for 3 people:


then we arrived at Wat Phra That Haripunchai. It was such a beautiful/old temple. We were 1st greeted by this woman asking for money:


later on we saw her sleeping:


she was pretty well dressed and groomed for a homeless person, not sure what the story was.

Some pictures around the temple:










after we left, we grab a bite to eat at a really good noodle shop:


the gf & her mother took a rickshaw to a smaller temple, this was their driver:


I took a motorcycle taxi:


Took some Lens Baby pictures at the temple:






after that temple we took a rickshaw to the bus stop to go back to Chiang Mai:




^ I really like these 2. These cats work their asses off, it was hot yesterday.

After we got back into town, we got a bite to eat and downed a cold Shasta:


when I went to pick-up my motorbike at my gf's mother's house, her dog was sitting next to the fence of his gf's house waiting patiently:

[bustak]

this is an old picture I stumbled upon it on my desktop:


found this poor fellow along the side of the road, near Maejo University.

[bustak]

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[Cujo]

You take bloody good pictures mate. Travel mags pay good money for pics of this quality I hope you know.
Have you submitted any to the bigger mags and websites?

[bustak]

^ thanks Dug, I appreciate it.

been taking a lot of pictures w/ the B&W in camera, w/ the contrast turned way up.

I'm liking the results, reminds me of the Lucky B&W film I use to shoot w/.











got some good color portraits of my friend Tome Kon:

[bustak]

I shoot most of my photos w/ the B&W setting in the camera. I turn the sharpening up, along w/ the contrast & get these beauties:










had lunch w/ a friend yesterday & she asked if I wanted to try some Chinese whiskey & I said "hell yeah," well after a bottle of this I had to have my gf drive me home!


I snapped this flattering picture of myself:


I did manage to snap this one from a speeding motorbike (while on Chinese Whiskey):


the apeture was at f/11 w/ a 1/640 sec. shutter speed.

[bustak]

I forgot one:

[bustak]

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[Felix Sphinx]

Wonderful shots How much would such aset up cost here in LOS more than the taxsin bounty or less than soi dog multi-entry bar fine

[DrAndy]

Wonderful shots How much would such aset up cost here in LOS more than the taxsin bounty or less than soi dog multi-entry bar fine

They are. I am glad that Bustak hasn't got a life so he has time to take all these lovely pics for our pleasure

as for your how much, the soi dogs know,go chew rice

[bustak]

I'm not a big Songkram guy (I'm leaving for KL, Malaysia tomorrow).

So here are a few taken yesterday & today:










this one was taken w/ a disposable 35mm camera:


Have a happy & safe Songkran everyone!

peace,
Ken

[bustak]

I'm not honking my own horn, but damn, this is a really beautiful picture:


it has nothing to do w/ my talent, photoshop, or a good camera.

I just pointed a cheap 35mm throw-away at a group of people dancing in a man made mist, w/ sunlight behind them & I achieved this.

There is so much beauty in the world, anyone who's bored or jaded needs to open their eyes. This picture reminds me of that.

[bustak]

oops, I forgot a few. Later this evening I went to the store & snapped a few.

For Songkran I gave the guard of my village a bottle of LEO:

[Bobcock]

Number 2, great use of fill in flash, just perfect.

[DrAdamJones]

Those are some awesome black and white shots. Love the ones of the guy on the bike pulling you around. Thanks for sharing

[bustak]

Today my gf & I went w/ her friend to visit her family in Mae Tang (60 minutes outside of CM). I would like to visit there again & have a motorbike to properly see the town, from what I saw it's beautiful.



a cute little baby, feet and my camera strap:




















we visited a waterfall & these "gentlemen" disrobbed in full view of of everyone, including a family:


people were pretty shocked, myself included.

visited a few temples (of course)