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Cameras, lens, accessories

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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A justifiable case of G.A.S.

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Mike

I mentioned a few days ago that I was going to take advantage of the post-Songkran sales here in Bangkok to do some shopping. I also mentioned that eventually I wanted to get a water-proof housing for my “retired” camera, … Continue reading →

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Just a few more Songkran photos

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mike

Well Songkran is over for another year, although today is yet another public holiday. (Then it’s about 2 weeks to the next public holiday here, but then there are 3 within 2 weeks …how does anything get done here ? … Continue reading →

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What big blue eyes you have ….

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Mike

Nikon D800 + 85mm f1.8 = this : Actually, they would n’t really be blue as I’m sure she is wearing coloured contacts because this is a 1:1 crop of a photo taken at a cosplay event in Bangkok, so … Continue reading →

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Swimming with the small fish now !

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Mike

After a couple of days staying in Exmouth I moved out to Kurrajong campground in the Cape range National Park. The campsites are so popular (to those that know about them) that they are often full, I booked this campsite … Continue reading →

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