Asterix goes to Myanmar

[Zichar]

You've got great photos in this thread of yours asterixsg, made me a fan

 

[thotshouse]

i think sometimes we start thinking that the world is our oyster. we get numb to the fact that our subjects are feeling, living, thinking human beings as well.

it is not just humans, it is also the place as well.

In a certain sense, I am guilty of this as well. I don't think I had or will ever go that near to disturb the subject, but I will definitely bear this in mind in future. I am glad to have learnt more important things (than photography) in this forum. Thanks!

 

[Crazycactusjack]

Love all the photos! Nice! Great Job!!

 

[asterixsg]

Woah! Another keeper, IMO.

You've got great photos in this thread of yours asterixsg, made me a fan

Love all the photos! Nice! Great Job!!

thanks guys...

 

[asterixsg]

#11. Intha fisherman at dawn

#12. The eclipse chasers

Our first day at Bagan. Spoilt with so many choices to view/photograph the sunset, we finally decided to go to North/South Guni temple. As I was fumbling with my camera, our horsecart driver drove away at a fast pace (I wish I could've composed this shot with the horsecart in the frame as well)

#13. Empty U Bein bridge

A rare moment, indeed...

 

[asterixsg]

#14. A rendition of U Bein bridge as viewed through a wide angle

 

[Big Kahuna]

Jaw dropping beautiful....you are my idol liao....that's the only thing in my mind now :lovegrin:

 

[jiahao1986]

Nice picks bro~

 

[asterixsg]

#15. Offering to monks at Maha Ganayon Kyaung, Amarapura

 

[asterixsg]

Jaw dropping beautiful....you are my idol liao....that's the only thing in my mind now :lovegrin:

thanks bro, for the encouragement...

Nice picks bro~

hey, thanks mate.

 

[happydog]

wow..great series..love it..your pics tell a thousand tales....:thumbsup:

look forward to seeing more pics.

 

[night86mare]

#14. A rendition of U Bein bridge as viewed through a wide angle

nice, better if you could straighten it out..... the verticals that is.

 

[Snooze]

I think #4 is my fave!! Very nice place indeed!!! Thanks for sharing so much information. It will help alot of us here planning for the trip!! It sure help me alot! Thanks dude!

 

[daredevil123]

Amazing and inspiring work dude! And your info is priceless. I will be looking forward to more pics while I slowly put Myanmar into my "must go" list.

Thank you very much for sharing such beauty with us.

 

[Hosea]

Asterix,your pix quality "jump" so much after a long break
I like the pix at Inle Lake#10
#12: Did you managed to capture a pix with the cart coming closer to you?
#13: Did you walked all the way to the other end of the shore? I am curious to know what is on the other end of Ubein.


cheers
stan

 

[asterixsg]

wow..great series..love it..your pics tell a thousand tales....:thumbsup:

look forward to seeing more pics.

glad you liked the photos.

nice, better if you could straighten it out..... the verticals that is.

bro, you have to teach me photoshop. i am really bad at it. and i don't have the talent to learn it easily too. hopefully, a good teacher will make a difference.

I think #4 is my fave!! Very nice place indeed!!! Thanks for sharing so much information. It will help alot of us here planning for the trip!! It sure help me alot! Thanks dude!

you should certainly travel to myanmar. its so so so beautiful and the people more so.

Amazing and inspiring work dude! And your info is priceless. I will be looking forward to more pics while I slowly put Myanmar into my "must go" list.

Thank you very much for sharing such beauty with us.

i am going around telling all my friends that they should visit myanmar at least once in their lifetime. i will tell the same to you too. you should put myanmar at the top of your "must go" list
i understand that different people have different tastes. some people want to travel in 5-Star comfort and like to be pampered all over. but if you want to meet genuine people, who smile their genuine smiles at you, if you want to meet contented people (despite whatever hardships they have to endure in life), if you want to see what faith and devotion is, then myanmar is the place to travel to. of course, the landscapes are a bonus.

 

[asterixsg]

Asterix,your pix quality "jump" so much after a long break
I like the pix at Inle Lake#10
#12: Did you managed to capture a pix with the cart coming closer to you?
#13: Did you walked all the way to the other end of the shore? I am curious to know what is on the other end of Ubein.


cheers
stan

Bro, thanks for the good words.
i suppose it might have to do with the mindset that i went with. just immersed myself totally and have been generally happy for no particular reason.

i myself didn't see any difference in the way i shot. myanmar is simply beautiful. maybe too beautiful.

and the company of two good understanding friends helped a lot. we all had no qualms about waking up at 4 in the morning, sleeping late, eating whatever food that came our way - as long as we had a good chance at the photo ops with the right light, we were contented

Regarding #12. Our horsecart driver dropped us and left in a hurry to feed his horse, while we could wait for the sun to set. So, that opportunity was lost (i wanted a trademark shot - shadows of the three of us). but i being the kiasu guy that i am, i waited for some more time. while my friends walked over to North Guni, I walked towards Dhamma-yan-gyi to see it from close. And i was rewarded. But I made a total mess of it. You will know when you see this photo.

#16. Another shot at Dhamma-yan-gyi pahto

 

[asterixsg]

Asterix,your pix quality "jump" so much after a long break
I like the pix at Inle Lake#10
#12: Did you managed to capture a pix with the cart coming closer to you?
#13: Did you walked all the way to the other end of the shore? I am curious to know what is on the other end of Ubein.


cheers
stan

sorry, forgot about #13.

OK, one end of U Bein is the Maha Ganayon Kyaung (infamous for the feeding monks thingy). The other end is where everyone seems to go for sunset. We didn't walk the whole length of the U Bein. We started from the other end (i.e. the one farthest away from Maha Ganayon Kyaung) and arranged for a boatman to pick us up from halfway point - where you can go down the steps. So, we walked only half the length of the bridge and the rest of the time we spent on the boat watching the sun go down. There you go. You just sent me back in time. Again.

 

[asterixsg]

#17. Contemplation

 

[asterixsg]

#18. Seller at Nam Pan market, Inle Lake

#19. Granddaughter, Nam Pan market, Inle Lake

One day she will grow up to look like her grandmother

#20. Grandmother, Nam Pan market, Inle Lake

Sorry, I got the focussing all wrong, but I wanted to post the last two photos as a pair. Pardon the poor quality of my take.