changing colour

While deleting some files I got distracted with seeing how

some of them would look as black & white. Above is about even,

& the faces can be seen in either

while others, to me, have to be in colour.

I'll post some more, see what you think.

I really like these photographers

celebration

Many family members converged on Gympie recently to

celebrate a 90th birthday, that's him in checked shirt top right

& some of the old photos being screened behind the stage.

The horse was sold to the king, if I heard right.

Gympie was a gold town so there are some

attractive old buildings.

The countryside is pleasant too. It was raining.

Our extended family doesn't get together very often,

it was nice to celebrate with our uncle.

simply

These 3 are all out of focus, yet I like them,

because I can see how I might paint each figure in a few

simple strokes.

Can see how I could use this laser gear too..

Not enough time for everything.

irawaddy

The photos from the boat trip down river from

Mandalay were the least successful, due to rain, low light,

& the distant banks were a big stretch for

both cameras..

..neither are SLR's - but nor are they too heavy to carry.

I really do like to be on big rivers that are important to

the people living beside them.

do yourself a favour & watch murmuration

old & new

It's only now that I am putting certain photos together,

while in Burma I just took everything that

interested or surprised me

In the interiors I glimpsed,

there was really only the essentials,

though in the markets are very bright patterns.

louis montrose

contrasts

As in many parts of Asia, there are striking

contrasts in Burma. Mostly I prefer the look of

older solutions, with houses & hotels, for example.

of course it might be different if I had to live in them

guesthouse & internet places are quite often in old premises.

nina tikari ~ great photos in india

lotus pond

There was a large lotus pond behind the guesthouse in

Mandalay, such big water drops after rain.

That was the lovable Peacock Lodge

highly recommended.

questions

There was no one to ask what these children were doing.

They were perhaps having lessons at the monastery.

Have a stack of photos where I saw some thing/

person briefly, & have wondered for many

years since, how it is now for them.

Does that happen to you too?

hallucination study

moving

There's a full range of transport in Mandalay, as in

other parts of Burma. The horse & carts are not

so comfortable, but I liked using them.

bruce jensen's alien menagerie

loaded

It's only while walking that I can get photos of loads,

it doesn't often work out a vehicle window

The most amazing load I've seen is this one

on flickr from ayashok

bells

Temple bells. The British helped themselves (as they did in

colonial times); one particularly large bell sank in the river,

as they were trying to load it on a ship.

They failed to raise it. Later the Burmese figured out a way

using bamboo, its now at the Shwedagon,

Tibetan singing bowls with didgeridoo

quiet

Posting a few more days of Burma, this time from Mandalay.

Quiet moments.

really pleased to read this the joy of quiet

markets

Boat trips on Inle Lake like to stop at some craft places,

silver, weaving, etc. It's good to see that quite a lot is still

hand crafted in Burma, possibly from necessity..

though, like everywhere else, there's large quantities of

mass produced stuff.

If only they could get the idea of not using plastic bags ~

& tourists not buy plastic bottles of water.

a treasure story ~ & it's outcome

windows

I love looking out the plane window, though photos never

really work out. Many houses on Inle lake

had some interesting details.

The woven bamboo ones were striking, would like to

know how long they can last, & whether the panels are made

on the shore, or the house is made like a basket, in situ.

I like these collaged images

water

The water of Inle lake.

I stayed at the Princess Garden hotel, Nyaungshwe,

charming hosts, 7 separate cottages, a really pleasant place.

oh yes, a happy year to you!

boats

Still going through my Burma photos while staying quietly

at home, town is too busy with tourists.

These are from Inle Lake, went out while it was still dark,

gradually everything began to appear,

the fishermen balance at the end of their skiffs, & twist one

leg around the oar to row. I like the over-exposed shot,

it looks like he's walking on water.

friends sent this link to an eskimo hallelujuh, it's fun