Erawan Shrine, Bangkok, Thailand

Saturday, 31 April 2007 - Erawan Shrine, or San Phra Phrom (ศาลพระพรหม), houses an image of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation.

Central World Plaza, Bangkok

Saturday, 30 March 2007 - Central World Plaza is the largest shopping mall in Southeast Asia (5,920,000 square feet). A large open area in front of the mall provides an activities area for live music and, at night, huge crowds often gather here to have a drink in the open air bars. Look at the relative size of the people standing in front of the Adias store.

It has seven monsterous floors, with a very well stocked (Western-oriented) grocery store, food court, several restaurants, and a huge movie theatre on the seventh floor.

The SKECHERS store is located on the third level. Other shoes brands including, Saucony, Puma, and Clarkes are on the same level.

Manhattan Beach, Flowers Near the Beach

Sunday, 18 March 2007 - I took this picture yesterday. It was a dull, overcast day, but these kind of days really help the color saturation.

Sunday Morning in Manhattan Beach

Sunday 18 March 2007 - I left home before sunrise and walked down the Strand. I arrived at the Manhattan Beach Pier a little before sunrise on a cool, overcast morning. For this picture, I stopped the camera down to f36 with a -1EV with a 5 second exposure to make the waves nice and silky. The focal length was 135mm, but the focal length equivalent to a full frame 35mm would be 216mm (1.6X for a Canon EOS 30D).


A little later in the morning, it was a little brighter and I walked across the sand, almost to the water's edge. This picture was taken at f22 with -1EV and a 0.5 second exposure at 100mm (160mm, equivalent to a full frame sensor). I rendered an HDR image from the picture using a +/- 2EV, then used detail enhancement in the tone mapping. I loaded it back into Photoshop an increased the contrast.

Tiananmen Gate

Tiananmen Gate at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, November 2006.

Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Forbidden City in Beijing, China, November 2006.

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China, November 2006.

Eoy and First

Eoy and First in a songthaw, April 2006

Prasat Hin Phanom Rung

Prasat Hin Phanom Rung is a beautiful Khmer-style temple in southern Buri Ram province in Thailand. It was built during the 12th century A.D. and is set on top of Phanom Rung Hill.

Elephants

So this elephant walks into a bar...
No, this isn't the beginning of a really bad joke - The elephant really did walk into the bar.

Eoy and I ride an elephant in Koh Samui.

Vegetable Stand in Pattaya

Vegetable Stand in Pattaya, Thailand.

Kata Beach

Kata Beach in Phuket Thailand in the late afternoon, December 2003.

Long boats in the light rain.

Uthumphon Phisai

Early morning market in Uthumphon Phisai.

Songkran 2006

I was walking down 2nd Road in Pattaya when I noticed the boy on the man's shoulders. I snapped the picture as I walked past. I was using a Pentax Optio S5i in a waterproof enclosure.

A truckload of people driving down 2nd Road.