Unseen Big Buddha 3
Big Buddha from the my “Big Buddha hill trip” a few weekends ago. This is the Big Buddha that can be seen for miles, he’s on … Continue reading Unseen Big Buddha 3
Big Buddha from the my “Big Buddha hill trip” a few weekends ago. This is the Big Buddha that can be seen for miles, he’s on … Continue reading Unseen Big Buddha 3
Snapped this in the Chinese area, I call lower Big Buddha Hill. I have no clue what is going on here, looks like an emperor being … Continue reading Chinese Scene, Lower Big Buddha Hill
Most tourists wouldn’t bother looking here, so this is something special. Round the side of the top of the big Buddha hill there’s a “mezzanine” area. … Continue reading Thai Wall Shrine
On my way back from the Big Buddha hill, I liked the look of these palm trees. They don’t have palm trees where I come from … Continue reading Palm Trees with Sweaty Jogger Girl
Round the side of the top of the big Buddha hill there’s a “mezzanine” area, which most people don’t even have a look at … Well … Continue reading The Buddha Round The Back 2
They are horses, Chinese horses, one is grazing … with saddles, harnesses and garlands of course, what self-respecting horse doesn’t leave home without them ? (c) … Continue reading Horses for Courses
This ornate Chinese Pagoda is located on lower Big Buddha Hill. It’s guarded by a horse, an elephant and a stag – As promised earlier, here’s … Continue reading Chinese Pagoda & Animals, Lower Big Buddha Hill
The second pond at lower big Buddha hill. Worth a click on photo for higher resolution. There is a mistake in the photo that Suz pointed … Continue reading Pond Panorama 2, Lower Big Buddha Hill
Big Buddha from the my “Big Buddha hill trip” a few weekends ago. This is the Big Buddha that can be seen for miles, he’s on … Continue reading Unseen Big Buddha 2
This tree is absolutely stunning, it’s tall and wide and so much greenery … or is it three trees ? This is the other photo I … Continue reading “Original” Tree of Awesomeness (wider angle)
The deity is the centre-piece sits on a yin-yang “throne” … Very ornate indeed …Β The pagoda shrine (posted already) is supported by four columns adorned with … Continue reading Yin Yang Deity in Dragon Pagoda Shrine
Big Buddha from the my “Big Buddha hill trip” a few weekends ago. This is the Big Buddha that can be seen for miles, he’s on … Continue reading Unseen Big Buddha 1
During the recent Loy Catong festival I snapped this red lantern, which is suspended on an electrical wire and lights up an al fresco buffet dining … Continue reading Beautiful Red Lantern
On my big Buddha hill trip I took a photo of this shrine around the back. I think it’s a Nepalese shrine, but please do correct … Continue reading Buddhist Shrine (Nepalese ?)
I already posted a photo of this bell, but for those who missed it :- It’s a big red bell, must be 8ft high and the … Continue reading Big Bell II
My iPhone doesn’t like taking evening/night photos, but somehow these came out nice. It’s late evening on the cusp of darkness, with a moody sky and … Continue reading Evening Beach Panorama, with Fisherman
My love of Panoramas was partly born of necessity and partly creativity. I took some photos of my apartment when it was newly built some ten … Continue reading Retail Therapy – Interior Panorama, Shopping Mall
Really very challenging what I was trying to capture. Looking up into this tree’s foliage with a twilight sky, is a breathtaking sight, the silhouette of … Continue reading Tree of awesomeness III, Towerama
It’s a couple of sails, ornamental only. The body of the sails is made from hundreds of little polished copper discs that “shimmer” in the breeze. … Continue reading Copper Disc “Sail” Towerama (Sorry no Parrot photos today)
I walked past this Graffiti and it’s one of the best I’ve seen locally. Glad I photographed it, because I went back a few days later … Continue reading “ART VENTURE” Graffiti Wall Walkorama
Sunsets vary from day to day, each one is different. The whole process only last around 35 minutes from around 5.25pm-6pm. Today’s one was particularly spectacular. … Continue reading Big Sky Beach Sunset Panorama, Taken Today:)
This is one of my favourite spots, it’s at the end of a long walk along the beach, nearly as far as it’s possible to walk. … Continue reading Beautiful Flowering Wall Of Greenery Panorama
What a wonderful, big, sky ! 4w x 1h portrait HDR photos iPhone 4s, stitched with PTGui Pro. (c) Don Charisma, photos taken in Thailand, 2013 Continue reading Big Sky Balcony Panorama
These two towers are close by to where I live. They make an impressive mark on the skyline.Β Without doing a panorama, or towerama as I call … Continue reading Twin Towerama
Very subtle colours on this one, with a speedboat to add some action. Stitched this time with Photoshop. (c) Don Charisma, photos taken in Thailand, 2013 Continue reading Beach Sunset Panorama, with Speedboat
The big vase shop has the most impressive vases I’ve ever seen, they are quite a lot taller than me. It also makes a good landmark … Continue reading The Big Vase Shop, Streetscape
I love this tree, it’s huge ! The power cables run right through the tree, hardly surprising the transformers are always blowing up here π (c) … Continue reading Tree of Awesomeness II – Power Cables Included !
Took this on the beach, near the big pipe. The same big pipe the guy was chatting on his phone, I posted recently (sunset photo). The … Continue reading Traditional Thai Shrine, On The Beach
There’s a really awesome tree that’s in the photo, but better shot from across the road. Suz loves power cables, so here’s some more ! Thanks … Continue reading Streetscape, Power Cable Heaven 2 – Tower-rama
Suz doesn’t like power cables, so I’ve set my compass to trying to persuade her that they can be cool in a Photo. Plenty of sources … Continue reading Streetscape Big Sky, Power Cable Heaven !
At least that’s who I’m guessing they are from having watched Monkey the TV Series –Β http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_(TV_series)Β and it seems there is a whole Chinese story behind them. … Continue reading Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy, Tripitaka and Horse
The second pond at lower big Buddha hill. Worth a click on photo for higher resolution. Taken on iPhone 4s, 9w x 1h portrait, stitched with … Continue reading Pond Panorama, Lower Big Buddha Hill
Photo speaks for itself. 4w x 2g HDR photos iPhone, stitched with PTGui Pro. (c) Don Charisma, photos taken in Thailand, 2013 Continue reading Big Sky Panorama, Evening
As Man Thinketh or talks on his telephone in picturesque places π I actually wanted to photograph the massive bore pipe that I imagine is either … Continue reading As Man Thinketh (or Talks on his Phone)
It’s crazy when I look at these photos in more detail. This guy has a bat on the top of his cane. He lives close by … Continue reading Chinese Bat-Man and his Deer
This is the second shot of my first attempt at “Macro” photography with my iPhone 4s. (c) Don Charisma, photos taken in Thailand, 2013 Continue reading Sea Flower, Macro iPhone Photo
I really like these “vases” a lovely decoration outside the restaurant. Possibly a little bit phallic from this angle, albeit flaccid Β ! Hopefully someone will tell … Continue reading Copper “Vases” with Random Texting Guy
Snapped this in the Chinese area, I call lower Big Buddha Hill. Not sure exactly what’s going on, presumably these dudes want to storm the castle … Continue reading Chinese Battle Scene, Lower Big Buddha Hill
I love panoramas. The joining multiple photos to get a photo of a wider area appeals to me … One of the problems with posting a … Continue reading Extra Skinny Beach Sunset Panorama
After typing this I spotted some wings on these dog or dragons? … so now not sure … let me know what you think ? These granite dogs are the guardians of a Chinese Pagoda which acts as a rest area in the lower Big Buddha hill area. There’s a particularly vicious looking pup with one of the dogs. Maybe it’s a family, dog dog, bitch dog and pup dog ? The other guardians Β are dragon and a crane bird (behind). I have a wider angle photo I’ll post later. (c) Don Charisma, photos taken in Thailand Nov-2013 Continue reading Chinese Granite Dogs (Dragons ?), Lower Big Buddha Hill