7D6N Myanmar Discovery Photography Tour (Part 2)

[LowLights]

28.

:thumbsup:

Where the other one .. the one laying down

 

[limwhow]

limwhow #148
The moody chef.
Life must be tough cooking for 1000 monks. No wonder the frown.

limwhow #149
I am sure it's much cooler and breezier than our residences back home.
Not bad for a one month summer vacation. Anyone?

limwhow #150
Time to book in liao... 2359Hr...

 

[SK1968]

Finally u got it working! Congrats! Keep them coming...

 

[Cecil]

Goodness, Cecil. The way you say it.
Ian Wright sounded so familiar that I went to check him out.
And them memories came flooding back to me - he was that Arsenal footballer that i used to watch on TV when I was siao EPL some long time back.
But not having kept tab, I was totally lost.
So I take that is supposed to be good, being compared to Ian Wright, right?
You guys see me too up already liao lah...
Actually, Cecil, our good member Daoyin is the Knowledgeable One. I merely cheong only.
Now got Daoyin the Historian/Philosopher/Sociologist/Archeologist on board, I cannot any how smoke you all.
Got to be very careful with my facts liao! Hahahaha...
But thank you so much Cecil, I have learned much from you. Especially the few points you talked about shooting seagull.

No lah Ian Wright the famous british (not playwrite) Travel Talk Show host lah .

 

[LowLights]

Thanks, Guys And yes, I used to be SO opposed to PP-ing photos because I felt that I should rely on my photo-taking skills and not PP-skills. But now that I've determined my photo-taking skills are obviously lacking in some areas, I have picked up PP!! And yes, they do great wonders for my other-wise under/over/blurry shots :bsmilie: But I still have lots to learn from the PP-Masters!

Many of us is like you .. initially .. but the sad true is that no matter how good your skill is in Camera .. the camera is unable to capture what our eye truly see.. so PS is a way to compliment what we saw .. to bring out it actual beauty.

So let's take Post-Processing an integrated part of whole photography .. to present the best for the viewers.

Just my 2 cents

Cheers

 

[limwhow]

limwhow #151
We walked to the backdoor of the Monastery and everyone ran out towards the river to shoot.
We stayed behind and observed the monks.
DHL... this one...

limwhow #152
Wait up!

 

[LowLights]

Photos taken on the way to Golden Rock

Welcome aboard

Hahaha the first one is light a startled road deer .. you know .. on a dark road in States, as you are driving along and suddenly your headlight comes upon a deer and the deer is startled by your headlight .. that the look .. hahaha

I see so this is the Golden Rock

Nice keep the photo coming

 

[LowLights]

limwhow #151
We walked to the backdoor of the Monastery and everyone ran out towards the river to shoot.
We stayed behind and observed the monks.
DHL... this one...

limwhow #152
Wait up!

This 2 I like alot .. beautifully capture :thumbsup::heart:

 

[SK1968]

many of us is like you .. Initially .. But the sad true is that no matter how good your skill is in camera .. The camera is unable to capture what our eye truly see.. So ps is a way to compliment what we saw .. To bring out it actual beauty.

So let's take post-processing an integrated part of whole photography .. To present the best for the viewers.

Just my 2 cents

cheers

sk did a nice job psing your shot .. But your is nice as it is .. I had to ps mine like mad as without psing .. It cmi

i can't agree more

 

[chubbykei]

SK did a nice job PSing your shot .. but your is nice as it is .. I had to PS mine like mad as without PSing .. it cmi

LowLights, Thank You, Thank You .. *bow *bow

p/s : For sk1968's benefit, if my photo was taken in RAW, he would have done an EVEN BETTER job!

 

[SK1968]

limwhow #151
We walked to the backdoor of the Monastery and everyone ran out towards the river to shoot.
We stayed behind and observed the monks.
DHL... this one...

limwhow #152
Wait up!

Very nice captures

 

[divinemoment]

Finally u got it working! Congrats! Keep them coming...

Definitely worth the journey. Nice pic.

 

[LowLights]

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Thanks

yeah +1

Thanks

Very swee leh bro....like taken from a studio...his eyes looking at you..

Thanks Bro .. after converting to BW .. the background was dark enough to turn it black

Not called LL for nothing.
LL. Hmmmm... LL! :thumbsup:LL!

Thanks

Agree, just like studio shot and eyes so intense :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Thanks

 

[Cecil]

Ha ha, maybe doing Sun Dance to coax the sun out!

The best spot and no sun and everyone started taking your picture. old model of the day.;p

 

[LowLights]

LowLights, Thank You, Thank You .. *bow *bow

p/s : For sk1968's benefit, if my photo was taken in RAW, he would have done an EVEN BETTER job!

Then start shooting in Raw..

And O .. not to have any mis-understanding .. I have no doubts about SK's skill in both Photo taking and editing

 

[limwhow]

The Road Side Stop after Mahagondayon Monastery

I know you guys are excitedly posting up all your lovely Mahagondayon shots and I am sure there are more to come.
I don't want to be a wet blanket. But let me just post up one record shot of this pahto.
Remember when we all left Mahagondayon Monastery in our coach, and then we were driving along the river,
then suddenly Melvin let out a blood-curdling yell and we all stopped by the road side.
He gave us only 10 minutes to go down and shoot all the interesting farmers, children, ox, ox-cart and everything at the bank of the river?

Well, here is just my record shot of the pahto.

limwhow #153

Aaaahhh... like that then those of us who still have Mahagondayon shots can still linger a little linger there while those who have exhausted their Mahagondayon can move on a little bit more to this interesting road side stop to post their pictures here.

 

[divinemoment]

limwhow #148
The moody chef.
Life must be tough cooking for 1000 monks. No wonder the frown.

Nice angle and lighting

 

[Cecil]

Here my share of Color conversion to B&W

Great conversion.

 

[SereneXMM]

:thumbsup:





So Sweet
your Da look so young ..

Thank you, bro! My da is forever young. Haha. Why?
All because of the soup and herbal tea lor!:bsmilie:

 

[divinemoment]

LowLights, Thank You, Thank You .. *bow *bow

p/s : For sk1968's benefit, if my photo was taken in RAW, he would have done an EVEN BETTER job!

To add further to what Lowlight has said and I was also one of those trying so hard to be purist in the film era. If I may add my 10 kyat:

"Post processing is very important in the digital age and anyone denying this and not able to edit effectively and creatively are deluding themselves and not keeping up with the times. Digital photography has given us a new paradigm from capture to process to output. It's no longer about capturing the "perfect" image. That's rare and you waste a whole lot of time aiming for that elusive goal. It's old, dated thinking."

A bit strongly worded but just trying to kick start you. Ha ha. And don't regret later, you will get addicted.