Thai Lions
These guys are “guarding” one of the seafront hotels. Taken in Thailand (c) Don Charisma 2013 Continue reading Thai Lions
Category: Photography
Beach Sunset Splash Closeup
This was one of yesterday’s photography experiments, a new angle on things … remember what I was saying yesterday ! Basically I rest the camera on … Continue reading Beach Sunset Splash Closeup
A Shit-Hot Photo Library – Don Charisma’s Guide to SEO
This topic came up in conversation with a friend who I was discussing SEO with. Promoting a website or blog is about many things, it’s a multi-skilled discipline. One of the things another good friend of mine taught me early on … Continue reading A Shit-Hot Photo Library – Don Charisma’s Guide to SEO
Beach Fisherman’s Sunset
I got a few of these shots of guys fishing off of the beach. I’ve brought out the colours just a little bit, for very stunning … Continue reading Beach Fisherman’s Sunset
St Alfege Church, Greenwich, London
Another of my wintry moody weather shots taken in London. This one is of one of Greenwich’s centrepieces, St Alfege church. Taken on my iPhone 4s … Continue reading St Alfege Church, Greenwich, London
Toscana Italian Restaurant, Interiorama
I’m always merging photos, I love the concept, the doing and the result. Until they make a camera that fits in my pocket and does everything … Continue reading Toscana Italian Restaurant, Interiorama
Street Band, Madrid, San Isidro Festival
San Isidro is the patron saint of Madrid. They hold a festival every year in May to honour him. This was actually two photos, which have … Continue reading Street Band, Madrid, San Isidro Festival
Sunset Above The Clouds
I can’t take credit for this one, not my photo ! I was unable to find out the source, so I’ve credited the URL where I … Continue reading Sunset Above The Clouds
Beach Party Thai Style – Loy Catong
November last year I think was the Loy Catong festival. I’ve saved a few photos as yet remain unpublished. This is an interesting one as it … Continue reading Beach Party Thai Style – Loy Catong
Boy’N’Girl Vespas
My visit to the Italian restaurant the other day serendipitously led to getting some photos of it’s interior. This is a huge place inside and these … Continue reading Boy’N’Girl Vespas
Ginormous Sky Evening Balcony Panorama
Took this off of my balcony recently. It’s just awesome how huge the sky is sometimes and so moody 🙂 It’s 27 photos (landscape) 3 high … Continue reading Ginormous Sky Evening Balcony Panorama
Pizza – YAY !
I put pizza in my “spiritual” category. It’s the food of the gods, I could eat it all 24/7/365 and probably never get bored. But like … Continue reading Pizza – YAY !
Stormy Sunset Over Greenwich Pier – HDR
I posted the non-HDR single shot iPhone pano of this one a few weeks ago. Finally got around to merging a HDR pano I’d taken of … Continue reading Stormy Sunset Over Greenwich Pier – HDR
It’s A Dog’s Life !
These guys seem very comfortable, late afternoon siesta 🙂 Most of the time when I see dogs in Thailand in the day time they are sleeping. Sensible really when it’s rediculously hot. I guess they must be enjoying themselves at … Continue reading It’s A Dog’s Life !
“Racing” Quad Bike
I don’t know how to describe this bike, hope I got it right … Thought it was worth a photo anyway, lo0ks like fun, poor man’s … Continue reading “Racing” Quad Bike
Cartoon Yourself In ONE Minute
Looking around for how to quickly turn a photo of myself into a cartoon, well, there’s a lot of crap out there and not much that’s “quick”. So I’ve written a short tutorial on how to cartoon yourself in ONE … Continue reading Cartoon Yourself In ONE Minute
Heavens Breaking Through
On my way out to take photos of the sunset on the beach … this is what I see 🙂 It’s a one shot deal, HDR, … Continue reading Heavens Breaking Through
Italian Restaurant Panorama
I’ve yet to eat here, but looks pretty good … Maybe I’ll do an interior shoot when I do … The impressive greenery certain makes it … Continue reading Italian Restaurant Panorama
uArt – Female Portrait
This this is uArt … Photoshop fun by Don Charisma … This is my favourite out of the four photos taken. I really love the way she’s … Continue reading uArt – Female Portrait
Extra Skinny Beach Sunset Towerama
I do love my panorama, and this one takes up extra space on the page … yay ! I haven’t actually managed to track one of … Continue reading Extra Skinny Beach Sunset Towerama
iArt – Don Charisma Portrait
I had MeArt yesterday …I can’t decide whether I prefer iArt or MeArt … So there’s a poll lower down, let me know what you prefer … Continue reading iArt – Don Charisma Portrait
Massive Sky Beach Sunset Panorama
This is one of my major merging efforts from last year. An absolutely stunning sunset, and a massive wide angle captured. One hell-of-lot of clouds 🙂 … Continue reading Massive Sky Beach Sunset Panorama
How The Other Half Dine!
I captured this last year during the Loy Catong festival. It’s the alfresco dining area of one of the beach front hotels. Photos (c) Don … Continue reading How The Other Half Dine!
Street Art – David Walker
I can’t sadly take any credit for this amazing piece of art. It’s not even my photo ! Never-the-less it’s a lovely piece of work. Amazing … Continue reading Street Art – David Walker
MeArt – Don Charisma Portrait
First one, bit of an experiment really 🙂 I’ve just retrieved my photo collection from storage – I did a few photoshoots in 2008/2009 … Loving … Continue reading MeArt – Don Charisma Portrait
Jetski Beach Sunset Panorama
Moving objects and panoramic photography, well they don’t mix so well … people, cars, boats, jetskis, even waves make the merging process more “complicated” … Thankfully … Continue reading Jetski Beach Sunset Panorama
Cafe Amazon
Last year I took a road trip to the Cambodia border. We stopped at a service station for fuel. And this Cafe is there. I’ve never … Continue reading Cafe Amazon
Fat Tony’s – Fish And Chips – Madrid
Stumbled across this little piece of England in Madrid, Spain … Tony does fish and chips, burgers and hotdogs, pies and pasties AND beer and coffees … Continue reading Fat Tony’s – Fish And Chips – Madrid
Mallard Ducks, Hampstead Heath, London
These guys were photographed on my Nikon camera that was stolen. I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath in London with a friend when we … Continue reading Mallard Ducks, Hampstead Heath, London
Sunrise Panorama
Panorama taken at sunrise from the top floor of my apartment block 🙂 Merged are 8 photos (portrait) with PTGui Pro. Photos taken in Thailand (c) Don … Continue reading Sunrise Panorama
Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London – 2005
This is the Cutty Sark Clipper ship in Greenwich London …Â If was taken in 2005 before the fire that nearly destroyed the ship. It’s a one … Continue reading Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London – 2005
Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London – Streetorama
This is a really wide angle of the Cutty Sark Clipper ship in Greenwich London …Â Weather conditions not the greatest for taking a shot, cold, wintry … Continue reading Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London – Streetorama
Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London – Interiororama
This is the inside of Churchill place shopping center. Left hand side is Birley’s an overpriced city cafe/deli eatery type of place. Through the glass is … Continue reading Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London – Interiororama
Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London – Streetorama
Techincally it’s Churchill Place, Isle of Dogs, London … but Canary Wharf is more well know. To the left of the photograph is a large Waitrose … Continue reading Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London – Streetorama
Beach Sunset Panorama … Today !
Today’s sunset 🙂 It’s nine (landscape) photos merged with Photoshop Photomerge … Horizon correction on the blink today. Still, nevermind, it adds some character … Photos … Continue reading Beach Sunset Panorama … Today !
Secret Garden
The garden I think belongs to a dentist. It’s tucked a little bit around the back, I’ve walked past quite a few times never noticed before … Continue reading Secret Garden
Sea Shell Macro
The subject of the photo is tiny only maybe 5-10mm across. This was the first shot and the least blurry. I think he’s actually the original … Continue reading Sea Shell Macro
Spare A Thought For These Guys
Next time you haven’t got enough leg room on your air-conditioned plane, or you’re on a packed commuter train … Spare a thought for these guys … Continue reading Spare A Thought For These Guys
Beach Sunset – Perfect Panorama
Remember I posted the perfect sunset … well this is one of the panoramas I took the same day. This one is merged direct on the iPhone. Photos taken … Continue reading Beach Sunset – Perfect Panorama
Chinese Lanterns
Before I started taking photos and publishing them, I was fairly unobservant. Looking for “the photo” has made me a lot more observant, and also a … Continue reading Chinese Lanterns
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