Palm Fruit 2
And this is other type of fruit on the other types of palm trees … Looks like the fruit are green, which changes to black when they are “ripe” … I suspect these are the ones that are made into … Continue reading Palm Fruit 2
And this is other type of fruit on the other types of palm trees … Looks like the fruit are green, which changes to black when they are “ripe” … I suspect these are the ones that are made into … Continue reading Palm Fruit 2
My understanding is that palm trees have more than one type (species ?). The typical coconut palm being just one type. This one – I’m not sure, the “fruits” look very much like pears (which I’m sure they aren’t !) … Continue reading Palm Fruit
Ornate temple building, with two “Yak” guards … I’ve seen very similar “Yak” at Bangkok airport departures. Yak or Yaksha is – a beneficent god who protects the righteous and they are common as guardians of the gates in Buddhist … Continue reading Thai Buddhist Temple
He’s an elephant statue with garlands, better known as Ganesh 🙂 He guards the entrance to my condo complex Â… Enjoy 😀 Our fantastic photos are … Continue reading Elephant Statue – Ganesh
Thai’s build the most fantastic spiritual stuff – temples and grounds are VERY recommended for a visit. This is the second temple I’ve visited, and as usual utterly stunning architecture and designs for things like cornices. They love the golds, … Continue reading Thai Temple And Grounds
Sometimes experiments work, sometimes they don’t … Capturing a statue of a Thai police woman as a background for pretty yellow flowers, for me, did work 🙂 And aren’t palm trees are always photogenic ? Enjoy … Cheers Don Charisma … Continue reading Pretty Flower Police Woman
One of my first ‘macro’ photographs of a succulent plant near the beach. Enjoy 😀 Our fantastic photos are available to buy at Photos.DonCharisma.com. For our … Continue reading Sea ‘Rose’ Flower
It’s such a privilege to be a photographer sometimes. The insights I get from being merely an observer are often very valuable. From shooting this night market I could tell you what makes the difference between a busy seller and … Continue reading Sushi Extra By Oh
What can one say about a beautiful flower ? Other than I really like this shot, and I really like this flower … And really happy I bought my new camera, when I get home and this shows up on … Continue reading Beautiful Flower Macro
Or “Rooster Bank” if you’re not British … although doesn’t have the same “ring” to it … I have no clue what the reason is to put a cockerel on a money changer’s counter … perhaps someone knows the symbolism … Continue reading Cock Bank
Some photos joined together by the CIA’s special computer they’ve let me borrow for a few days 😀 Enjoy 😀 Our fantastic photos are available to buy at … Continue reading Big Sky Beach Sunset Panorama
This is one of my favourite angles, tree canopies are just stunning to look at 🙂 This one’s taken at a busy junction of two main roads. The traffic lights were “an accident” in the shot, but I like the … Continue reading Look Up
My new camera is teaching me what it’s capable of, and I’m slowly “getting the hang of it”. Street scenes are intriguing to capture daily life, as it is. But fast shutter speeds, and good reflexes are vital, as the … Continue reading Helping Dad Cook Street Food
You’d have to be pretty cynical to walk past this lady and not even spare a thought … Mothering is one of the toughest jobs in the world, which makes that smile even more valuable, given the circumstances. I hope … Continue reading Smile And The Whole World Smiles With You
The pap’s been spotted … this one’s taken from a moving vehicle, the guys in the pickup know they’re getting captured on a (my) memory card … But that’s not what struck me on closer inspection of this photo … … Continue reading Just Chillax
I don’t think I’ll win a Pulitzer for this one … but I like it, which is what matters most really. I’d guess they are siblings, but could be husband and wife. She’s carrying a string of mangoes which look … Continue reading Happy Mango Day
I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath in London with a friend when we stumbled across a group of Mallard ducks. Enjoy 😀 Our fantastic … Continue reading Mallard Duck Boy, Hampstead Heath, London
These guys are the guardians of a Chinese pagoda. Enjoy 😀 Our fantastic photos are available to buy at Photos.DonCharisma.com. For our blog readers we’re currently … Continue reading Chinese Granite Dragons & Crane
Gotta love the big sky made by 31 photos merged together. Enjoy 😀 Our fantastic photos are available to buy at Photos.DonCharisma.com. For our blog readers … Continue reading Huge Sky Beach Sunset Panorama
Water lilies are beautiful flowers to photograph especially in bright sunshine … These guys live in a water feature, along with some koi carp and probably some guppies. Resources & Sources Unless otherwise stated everything here is (c) DonCharisma.org, … Continue reading Water Lilies
This Thai lady statue stands close to one of my local banks. She looks quite stern, not sure if that’s intentional or not. Enjoy 😀 Our … Continue reading Lady Thailand Statue
This was my 10000th photo on my iPhone. It’s a closeup of the sand, with the sea and the sunset in the distance. Enjoy 😀 Our … Continue reading Beach Closeup Sunset
Love you, with a funny accent on the U ! Enjoy 😀 Our fantastic photos are available to buy at Photos.DonCharisma.com. For our blog readers we’re … Continue reading LOVE YOU- Sand Writing
These are columns at the entrance to one of the beachfront hotels. Western architecture isn’t really like this, so something different for you to see 🙂 … Continue reading Thai Columns
This one’s for Noelle … Looks like pork balls, with cabbage, mushroom, garlic and rice or noodles … chilli is almost certainly an ingredient … Street food off of a moped and sidecar, typical of Thailand … everything from shoes, … Continue reading Street Food
Or Avocado, for those who insist on English 🙂 Captured these at the night market. Resources & Sources Unless otherwise stated everything here is (c) DonCharisma.org, all rights are reserved. Comments Comments are often welcomed, provided you can string a … Continue reading OBokago
This kind of ‘cart’ is typical of street food in Thailand, they sell a lot of food from these mobile kitchens ! It’s the push-by-hand version, … Continue reading Street Food Cart
Would you steal from this guy ? Probably not, he’s very intimidating … Very ornate indeed, stunning … I suspect the safes are ornamental, and not … Continue reading Temple Deity
Here’s the Khao Chee Jan Big Buddha from a distance 🙂 Enjoy 😀 Our fantastic photos are available to buy at Photos.DonCharisma.com. For our blog readers … Continue reading Big Buddha II Pano – Khao Chee Jan
Tall and very beautiful …anyone for a vacation ? Enjoy 😀 Our fantastic photos are available to buy at Photos.DonCharisma.com. For our blog readers we’re currently … Continue reading Extra Skinny Beach Sunset Towerama
Some photos filtering through from the 5000 or so images I’ve captured with my new camera. This one’s on the way up the hill to see the Big Buddha. They sell fuel for motorbikes in old whiskey bottles. Resources & … Continue reading Selling Fuel On The Roadside
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 1 – Saturday
These dragons must be 200-300 feet long and have a total of EIGHT heads – Thai’s definitely know how to make dragons. They are the protectors … Continue reading Big Buddha Guardian Dragons And Baby Money Collector
Resources & Sources Unless otherwise stated everything here is (c) DonCharisma.org, all rights are reserved. Comments Comments are often welcomed, provided you can string a legible, relevant and polite sentence together. In other cases probably best shared with your therapist, … Continue reading Pearlescent Balustrade
I’ve no idea how I managed to get the exact light conditions for the glowing street lights, but they are stunning Â… Enjoy 😀 Our fantastic … Continue reading Balcony Sunrise
It’s 24 photos lovingly stitched together by Photoshop for that extra huge sky effect at sunset. There is a bigger image behind, so could be worth … Continue reading Big Sky Ocean Sunset Panorama
This was taken in Greenwich, London. Greenwich is London’s most popular tourist attraction after Buckingham Palace. The masts and rigging are the Cutty Sark ship with … Continue reading Cutty Sark – Stormy Sunset
Taken during the Loy Catong festival in Thailand in November. The lady has just literally let go of the sky lantern 🙂 Enjoy 😀 Our fantastic … Continue reading More Sky Lantern Fun – Loy Catong Festival
This Big Buddha that can be seen for miles, he’s very large and some might say beautiful 😀 Enjoy 😀 Our fantastic photos are available to … Continue reading Big Buddha
This was taken just at the outskirts of a large home furnishings mall. A very proud lion, with a lovely subtle sunset behind. Enjoy 😀 Our … Continue reading Lion Sunset