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About Mike

A recently retired "Baby Boomer" , looking forward to having more time for my photography and travel.

Hey Canada, we are over here …Thailand not Taiwan

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Mike

http://reader.metronews.ca/digital_launch.aspx?id=3744758e-2ee5-4c13-a052-56711bdbdc91 An extract from a Vancouver publication, whose editor needs to learn some geography. (page 14, so it’s obviously not important news LOL) Canada ? Where is that ?

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We interrupt our normal programming …..

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Mike

So this is what a military coup d’état looks like ! Well, it finally happened …after bringing in martial law a couple of days ago the military have gone all the way and launched a coup. Apparently the generals “invited” … Continue reading →

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Wat Pho in HDR

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Mike

I’m not a fan of surreal HDR photos so I tried to keep these as realistic as possible while capturing the dynamic range from whitewashed walls in bright sun to fairly deep shadow under the eaves. In reality you could … Continue reading →

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Monochrome Buddhas

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Mike

I went to Wat Pho yesterday to do some photography. It’s one of Bangkok’s major tourist attractions because of it’s famous reclining Buddha image, around 50 metres long ! I’ve been there several times before, but this time I wanted … Continue reading →

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More cosplay …..

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Mike

Just a few more photos from the cosplay on the weekend ! I’ve been playing around in Photoshop with some of them, including the one on the left. As the event was held at a busy shopping mall sometimes people … Continue reading →

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Cosplay at Anime Festival

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Mike

As I mentioned yesterday there was a anime festival at one of the shopping malls here in Bangkok, which attracted lots of cosplayers, and almost as many photographers ! Here are just a few of the photos I took at … Continue reading →

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