Surat Thani - Thailand
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An example of the limestone karsts that are part of Cheow Lan Lake's distinctive characteristics. These karsts always provide a scenic mix of light and shade, forest and bare rock. Photographed in Khao Sok National Park, in Surat Thani Province, Thailand.
I make a beeline for this favourite shoot destination of mine, whenever I see these small puffy Alto-Cumulus clouds forming in the noon sky. I shoot the sunset and I stay put for another fifteen minutes. The clouds go gray for a while after the sun vanishes from the horizon. Patience is crucial here as the mosquitoes start hovering over your head and collect blood samples. The Alto-Cumulus slowly start going red as the sun further dips six degrees beneath the horizon. Start clicking every few seconds as they go crimson and spill paint on the river too. The show lasts for less than six minutes but very rewarding, I guarantee.
Hang on for the afterglow on your cheeks.
Known in Thai as ‘City of Good People’, Surat Thani was once the seat of the ancient Srivijaya empire. Today, this typical Thai town is a busy transport hub moving cargo and people around the country. Travelers rarely linger here as they make their way to the popular islands of Ko Samui, Ko Pha-Ngan and Ko Tao, but it's a great stop if you enjoy real Thai working cities, good southern street food and nosing around colorful Chinese temples and shopfronts.
Surat city is such a smelly industrial armpit & yet if we travel just a few kilometers away & we still have some remnants of how Surat was, say fifty years back. Landscape photography like all things beautiful is not just about traveling to exotic faraway destinations; it is also about finding that tranquil hidden gem in our own backyard.
It requires some simple things as scouting such locations & then wait for the right conditions. I depend a lot on various weather & cloud cover apps, sun, moon & other celestial bodies rise & set charting apps & that trusty early morning alarm. Aaargh those blasted early morning alarms!
Good morning & keep on sharpening your axe, fellas!
Surat Bay, the Catlins, South Otago.
f8; 1/320; ISO 80.
Some selections and work with curves.
A little dodge&burn in the sky.
Our floating bungalows, Phupha Waree.
Cheow Lan Lake, Surat Thani, Thailand.
Cheow Lan Lake or Rajjaprabha Dam Reservoir is in Khao Sok National Park in Surat Thani Province, Thailand. It is an 165-square-kilometre (64 sq mi) artificial lake, created in 1982 by the construction of Rajjaprapha Dam by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand as a source of electricity.
Nowhere in the Kingdom of Thailand can one find a more spectacular setting for karst topography than the flooded reservoir of Cheow Lan. Apart from the fascinating limestone cliffs and evergreen rain forest jungle, the national park area is inhabited by a large range of mammals such as tigers, elephants, tapirs and many monkey species. Birds such as hornbills, banded pittas and great argus are as well forest residents. Less commonly seen reptiles include the king cobra, reticulated python, and flying lizards. The reservoir area includes the Khlong Saeng, Khlong Nakha and Kaeng Krung wildlife sanctuaries where rare animals can be found.
Surat Thani, 11 mars 2017.
Cette photo-là, c’est le cadrage. Ça fait pas tout, mais quand il est là, c’est mieux. Je sais pas d’où ça nous vient cette passion pour la géométrie. Ça à l’air d’être un vieux truc un peu strict, le genre de truc carré ou si tu respectes pas les règles, tu te prends une droite dans le segment.
Il y a pleins de livres chiant sur la géométrie dans l’art. Faudrait que j’en lise. Mais est ce que ça rendrait mon travail plus intéressant ou plus chiant qu’il ne l’est déjà ?
Je ne crois pas à l’accumulation de savoir, je crois que cela désert la créativité. Il faut avoir le compas dans l’oeil et si on ne l’a pas il faut travailler pour, mais le temps que l’on passe à apprendre par coeur le chiffre Pi nous rapproche plus de l’aveuglement que de la découverte du monde.
Après avoir appris quelque basiques à l’école publique, il faut se mettre à apprendre inconsciemment. Il n’y a pas un bon livre technique qui vous expliquera comment faire de belles photos. Il n’y a que des bons livres de photographes. Regardez en le plus possible, apprenez inconsciemment, et vous finirez par tracer votre propre géométrie. Pour moi, elle est plus ou moins parallèles aux choses que j’aime. Mais il n’y a pas de règles… Parait-il !
This was shot in Surat Thani. We had to wait about 14 hours for our train to Georgetown and spend our time walking around. Then we met this guy and his friends. A bunch of old men watching thaiboxing and placing bets in someones garage.
A beach on the Catlins to find sea-lions lazing in the sun, flicking sand to drive off the flies. This is obviously a montage if you check what is in focus and what isn't. Had to walk about 2 km on the sand to get this in a bracing breeze off the Pacific Ocean. A good way to get up an appetite for lunch on our first day of the trip.
Vadodara - Gujarat - India
In Hinduism, a sādhu (Sanskrit sādhu, "good; good man, holy man") is a religious ascetic or holy person
Een sadhoe (Sanskriet, m., साधु, sādhu, lett.: "goed persoon") is een hindoeïstische asceet of yoga-beoefenaar (yogi) die de eerste drie hindoeïstische levensdoelen: kāma (plezier), artha (rijkdom), dharma (juist handelen) heeft opgegeven. Een sadhoe is volledig toegewijd aan het behalen van spirituele bevrijding moksha door meditatie.
Everyday life and the market in Vadodara
Vadodara which used to be known as Baroda, is the third largest city in the Western Indian State of Gujarat, after Ahmedabad and Surat. It is the administrative headquarters of Vadodara District and is located on the banks of the Vishwamitri river, southeast of Ahmedabad, 139 kilometres from the state capital Gandhinagar.
The city is the site of the Lakshmi Vilas Palace, the residence of the Maharaja of Baroda and the royal family; and his erstwhile Darbar. It is also the home of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (Vadodara), the largest university in Gujarat. An important industrial, cultural and educational hub of western India, the city houses several institutions of national and regional importance while its major industries include petrochemicals, engineering, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, plastics, IT and foreign exchange services amongst others.
Vadodara has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadodara
We bezoeken de markt in Kwant/Kavant waar we de mannen zien met rode tulband (Rathwa) geel/witte tulband (Nayak) Lohar (ijzerwerk verkopers) Saddhu en tempelpriesters.