View allAll Photos Tagged Alternative
Ukraine, 2024.
Сopperplate photogravure, 19 x 25 cm, image size 12 x 18 cm. Homemade carbon tissue, potassium bichromate sensitizer, asphalt aquatint. Copperplate thickness 1 mm. Printed on Fabriano Tiepolo 250 gsm, engraving ink Renesans Warm Black.
This is my alternative shot for HTT, but I'm not sure it fits for the group.
Thank you for your favourites. :O)
One of the iconic images of Bangkok (and one of the most iconic scams) is Thailand's pervasive tuk-tuk (named because of the sound of their small engine). These are motorized rickshaws that serve as an alternative to taxis. They are popular amongst tourists for their novelty value, but that is exactly what they are a novelty. When in Bangkok I would recommend taking taxis for their safety, ease of use, to avoid one of the classic Bangkok scams and to preserve your precious lungs.
First, as you can see from the photo, tuk-tuks have an “open-air” design so they offer no protection in case of an accident. In addition, Thais are very small people and the tuk-tuks reflect that. I am six feet tall and I look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame when I ride in the back of one of these!
Second, tuk-tuks have no meter and the moment you open your mouth and speak English the fare doubles or triples compared to what an equivalent taxi fare would be. All taxis in Bangkok are metered, but some drivers will tell unsuspecting tourists that the meter is broken. If that happens simply walk away and look for another taxi. More times than not the driver will tell you to come back because by some great miracle the meter has started to work! Never step into a tuk-tuk unless you have successfully bargained a fair price otherwise you will be taken for a ride (physically and fiscally).
Third, one of the classic Bangkok scams is that a very friendly Thai will approach you on the street and produce a Bangkok map to help you with your sightseeing day. Your new “friend” will tell you that some of the popular sites are closed for the day, like the Royal Palace, because it is a national holiday. For a small price, usually 20 Baht (about $.65 cents USD), he can have his friend, who conveniently pulls up to the curb in his tuk-tuk, take you around to less touristy sites. The “tour” will take you to some temples, but also to a tourist agency (posing as the official tourist office) where they will try to sell you overpriced train and bus tickets. The finale is a trip to the local tailor where you have the opportunity to buy a customized suit. You gotta look stylish while in the Bangkok, right? Fortunately, I didn’t fall for this scam as I was well aware of it, but I met many travelers who succumbed to the “inexpensive” tuk-tuk tour.
Lastly, the “alfresco” tuk-tuks expose passengers to the high levels of pollution, besides, the heat and humidity that Bangkok is known for. Bangkok taxis are air-conditioned and compared to taxis I have taken New York City and Chicago, are well kept.
When in Bangkok be sure visit the “must see” attractions such as Wat Arun, the enormous reclining Buddha and the Royal Palace. If you are feeling a little adventurous then hop on a local tuk-tuk for that essential Bangkok experience, just be sure to bargain hard and hold on for dear life!
Check back for more of my Thailand adventures!
Happy Travels!
Text and photo copyright by ©Sam Antonio Photography
Facebook | Google + | Twitter | Pinterest | Photography Blog | Travel Photography Gallery
Credits: vanityandart.blogspot.it/2016/10/alternative-art.html
Photo by Simonh Sandial: www.flickr.com/photos/simonhsandial/
This modern building, on an angular lot, elects to utilize the full lot area by adding acute balcony spaces.
Processing notes:
Contrast enhanced with a "Daidoish" preset (exposure, contrast, and clear-view increased; blacks increased and whites decreased in curves to clip blacks and highlights) One iteration is described here:
Alternative take on a local landmark.
Soaring 170 metres high, the Spinnaker Tower is the centrepiece of the £38 million 'Renaissance of Portsmouth Harbour' redevelopment project, combining stunning views by day or night with great shopping, eating and drinking at Gunwharf Quays.
The building was built and is owned by Portsmouth City Council.
It was cloudy and overcast on Monte Sano this morning. I thought I’d be able to get some decent early-Fall shots on the trails but it started to rain right after sunrise. In other words, I got shut out. No worries. I have plenty of alternatives.
Here’s a fishing shot I like from my sunrise scouting at Mud Creek Public Boat Ramp, just northeast of Scottsboro, Alabama.
Nikon D7200 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
160mm
F8@1/8th
ISO 400
ROD_1863.JPG
©Don Brown 2023
« If you appreciate my work and would like to support me becoming an independent photographer, become a Patreon supporter at www.patreon.com/alexdehaas, or buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/alexdehaas :) »
Alternative Christmas
Harrod’s display fits my alternative category.
P107-2165 Taken at: Brompton Road, London
Campbell Falls
Camp Creek
Camp Creek State Park
Camp Creek is one of my favorite creeks to photograph and I'm always looking for alternative views of this quite popular waterfall. During my last visit w/ my friends from the Ohio Valley Camera Club, I found the light sweet and the waterflow perfect; it was so much fun working this beautiful stream and waterfall again.
For a more traditional view, click here to see Campbell Falls bathed in autumn glory. Thanks for your visits and comments, they are much appreciated. Have a great weekend, everyone!
The alternative Matrix Hotel party for that year's Winterfest. A fabulous little zoo full of boisterous trannies.
I’m not lazy. I’m just very relaxed.
Avant l'apocalypse covid: la soirée alternative de l'hôtel Matrix pour le Winterfest de cette année-là. Un fabuleux petit zoo plein de transsexuelles bruyantes.
Je ne suis pas paresseuse. Je suis très détendu.
Please, read my profile, or visit my website!
SVP, lire mon profil, ou visiter mon page sur Web!
Not the violent conflict
between parts of the truth,
but the quiet suppression
of half of it,
is the formidable evil;
there is always hope
when people are forced to listen
to both sides;
it is when they attend
only to one
that errors
harden into prejudices,
and truth itself ceases
to have the effect of truth.
John Stuart Mill
Taken from the book I have been reading, "The 3rd Alternative" by Stephen Covey
Another title for the book could be---How to love your enemies and do good to them
that despitefully use you....
This weekend, instead of joining 750'000 others for the nts-nts-nts and bum-bum-bum of the Streetparade, I opted for an alternative heart beat and a more solitude program ... believe me, it was very relaxing and energizing too!
With whatever activity (or non-activity) you recharged your batteries over the weekend, I wish you all a very good start into the new week.
Alternative titles: "Down the pan", "Down the drain" "Pissing money down the drain", "Slipping away".
Alternative shot of yesterdays car. A bit of a secret, it was actually a black car in real life ;)
Check out the rest of my 365 Day Project. Comments, notes, and favs appreciated!
Canon EOS 50E, Tamron 28-75/2.8, film Foma 200, dark room, enlarger Meopta Opemus 5, author's hand lith print, Fotospeed lith developer LD20, Photo paper Bromekspress-1. scanner Epson 3200
… and I could have been shopping . I prefer to sink slowly into the mud (this is actually Mud Bay – no kidding). Gently walking with tripod extended just in case , it is not called Mud Bay because of the solid ground . When it's warm place has the certain aroma as well , specially just like this evening at low tide , mud as far as you can see. You can see fog starting to roll in , low but very thick.
Cyanotype toning with dried dandelion leaves to get a back tone
Ingredients:
- 15 g of finely cut dried dandelion leaves
- 1000 ml of tap water
Operations:
Bring tap water to the boil in a kettle
- Pour over the leaves and leave to infuse for approximately 15 minutes.
- Strain and let cool to approximately 50°C.
- Place the cyanotype in the toner bath.
- Wait about 20 minutes until a black tone is achieved and the cyanotype blue has been fully replaced.
No bleaching in this case, dandelion toning seems to weaken density a bit!
lc-a+, kodak elite chrome 100 (expired Feb 2013), x-pro (double exposure)
please check out the links below too..
and you can even do some present shopping now at the fotobes shop..
A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer such as spruce, pine, or fir or an artificial tree of similar appearance, associated with the celebration of Christmas, originating in Northern Europe.
The custom was developed in medieval Livonia (present-day Estonia and Latvia), and in early modern Germany where Protestant Germans brought decorated trees into their homes. It acquired popularity beyond the Lutheran areas of Germany and the Baltic countries during the second half of the 19th century, at first among the upper classes.
The tree was traditionally decorated with "roses made of colored paper, apples, wafers, tinsel, [and] sweetmeats". In the 18th century, it began to be illuminated by candles, which were ultimately replaced by Christmas lights after the advent of electrification. Today, there is a wide variety of traditional ornaments, such as garlands, baubles, tinsel, and candy canes. An angel or star might be placed at the top of the tree to represent the Angel Gabriel or the Star of Bethlehem, respectively, from the Nativity. Edible items such as gingerbread, chocolate and other sweets are also popular and are tied to or hung from the tree's branches with ribbons.
In the Western Christian tradition,
Christmas trees are variously erected on days such as the first day of Advent or even as late as Christmas Eve depending on the country; customs of the same faith hold that the two traditional days when Christmas decorations, such as the Christmas tree, are removed are Twelfth Night and, if they are not taken down on that day, Candlemas, the latter of which ends the Christmas-Epiphany season in some denominations.
The Christmas tree is sometimes compared with the "Yule-tree", especially in discussions of its folkloric origins.
It is said to have been made popular in England by Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria.
Here s an alternative - perhaps a nod to the Wiccan culture.