Laos

[oeyvind]

Went to Laos for a short trip end of last month, some pix to share

Children laugh as they sort through sands to collect corns dropped from the sacks beside the river in Pak Beng

A novice monks chants in a prayer session at a temple in Luang Prabang, to mark the end of Buddhist Lent.

Umbrellas for sale at a market in Luang Prabang

A novice monk lights a lantern at a temple in Luang Prabang, to mark the end of Buddhist Lent.

Monks and people look at decoration at a temple in Luang Prabang, at the end of Buddhist Lent.

 

[oeyvind]

Wat May Souvanhnaphoumaram in Luang Prabang

Buddha statues at Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang

A boat sails down the Mekong at Luang Prabang during sunset.

Monks decorate steps with candles near a temple ground in Luang Prabang to celebrate the end of Buddhist Lent.

 

[oeyvind]

Giant jars at Plain of Jars site #1

A toppled jar at Plain of Jars site #2

Giants jars at Plain of Jars site #3

A novice monk cleans a wall of a temple in Vientiane

A tuk tuk passes a street leading to the That Dam, also known as the "Black Stupa" in Vientiane

 

[oeyvind]

Pha That Luang, the Great Sacred Reliquary or Great Stupa in Vientiane

The Patuxai

For more photos, please visit my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/oeyvind/laos07

 

[MLSK]

wow, excellent photo essay! simply love the way you compose your pictures.

 

[night86mare]

i like this series

very well done, on the whole.. especially the front part

any more?

 

[oeyvind]

any more?

there's a link to the gallery... http://www.pbase.com/oeyvind/laos07

 

[pat33]

Nice series , the first 3 photos and the one with candle lined staircase are good. Thanks for sharing.

 

[laokayu]

As usual, very nice images, oeyvind !

Looks like I will be travelling the same route from Chiang Khong to Vientianne (except Phonsavan), timing to coincide with the Ban Pha That Luang festival.

Did you visit the Nam Ngum lake/dam enroute to Vientiane?

 

[oeyvind]

As usual, very nice images, oeyvind !

Looks like I will be travelling the same route from Chiang Khong to Vientianne (except Phonsavan), timing to coincide with the Ban Pha That Luang festival.

Did you visit the Nam Ngum lake/dam enroute to Vientiane?

Thanks... visiting during a festival is always a plus point... did not visit Nam Ngum..

 

[ckii96]

I like the 3rd pic with the colourful umbrellas very much.

 

[NorthernLights]

Always enjoyed your photos. well done, you're getting better everyday

 

[ZeroDivine]

#2,3,4 r v well done...
nice series once again oeyvind TFS

edit:
looking thru ur webbie I find this wonderful
http://www.pbase.com/oeyvind/image/88577529

 

[zoossh]

Monks decorate steps with candles near a temple ground in Luang Prabang to celebrate the end of Buddhist Lent.

hi, oeyvind. do you think this pic is a little too dark?

 

[Elgaris]

The umbrella photograph is really beautiful

 

[Jeff]

hi, oeyvind. do you think this pic is a little too dark?

i think just nice. probably a matter of taste here. my pick. me a sucker with available light.

 

[zoossh]

i think just nice. probably a matter of taste here. my pick. me a sucker with available light.

i mean slightly longer exposure to capture more light especially for the monks on the top, or pp.

 

[oeyvind]

It's just nice on my calibrated screen.

 

[zoossh]

It's just nice on my calibrated screen.

ok.

 

[binbeto]

Looks a bit dark on my calibrated screen too.. Maybe just personal peference..

Nice series. Fav is this.