Photography Thailand Forum

[mahonyWeb]

From my last trip, and in no particular order:

[ThaiWorld]

Thanks mahonyWeb for sharing your pictures.

Where is taken the last one? Lampang?

[mahonyWeb]

Well spotted  :)

Wat Phratat Lampang Luang - surely one of the most beautiful temples in Thailand?

[ThaiWorld]

I have visited Nan and Phrae 3 years ago in Lanna.

I would like to visit again Lamphun and Lampang as it is already 14 years ago.

[kinginexile]

I would like to visit again Lamphun and Lampang as it is already 14 years ago.
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Likewise it had been a 15 years between my 2 visits to lampang. It has not changed too much, a plessant surprise. How many cities can you say that about in Thailand (and some...)?

[Chris Savery]

Wonderful series of shots.
Is that road with the bells also at Lampang? I'd love to go there sometime.
Chris :)

[mahonyWeb]

Thank you for the compliment :)

The road with bells is actually in Chiang Rai. It's called 'Phra That Doi Tung'.

See: http://www.doitung.org/doitung/travel/phrathat.asp :)

We were lucky enough to have the fog descending when we visited, but unlucky to have a pile of rain while we were up there as well

[Marc Schultz]

Some nice shots 

I like the exaggerated wide angle effect in some of them.

[mahonyWeb]

Strictly speaking, it shouldn't happen, but I quite like the look too.

It's a 17-40L on a 5D. The shots of the lads in the water, and my fiancee praying by the large golden Buddha are done without looking through the viewfinder. The 17-40 lets you cheat in this way 

Andy.

[Marc Schultz]

But it is a popular look often used for conceptual photography.

Not sure not looking through the viewfinder is the way to go in general, but with a wide enough angle like that you are bound to get almost everything within 180 degrees of you.

[gregoire]

love the path lined with bells and the laughing kid by the river, great work

[Brahma]

I feel badly about taking pictures of people when they're praying. It's something sacred to them, and it seems disrespectful for me to photograph it just to amuse myself practicing my hobby.

[Marc Schultz]

I feel badly about taking pictures of people when they're praying. It's something sacred to them, and it seems disrespectful for me to photograph it just to amuse myself practicing my hobby.

That is one way of looking at it and I agree with that point of view in some respects. In other respects, if you appreciate the religious beliefs and want to show the beauty of that to others, then that is another approach to it I believe as well. My 2 satang...

[mahonyWeb]

I feel badly about taking pictures of people when they're praying. It's something sacred to them, and it seems disrespectful for me to photograph it just to amuse myself practicing my hobby.

In this case you need not show concern, as the lady in question is my wife and was well aware I wash taking photos and happy for me to do so :)

[Brahma]

Please know that there was no offense or criticism intended, man! Just referring to my own feeling on the subject. But the way Marc put it shows me there's another side to it..