2013’s gone, we’ll never see her again, she was a great ship to sail in and now we must say goodbye (Apollo 13 springs to mind). And welcome 2014. PRESSLY FRESHED Firstly I’d like to make it clear I’m not … Continue reading 2013 Epilogue And Pressly Freshed
Lovely sunset, enjoy 🙂 Not sure when my next post will be, as I’m running a fever at the moment. Photos (c) Don Charisma, taken in … Continue reading Beach Sunset Panorama
iPhoneography is fun. My iPhone 4s has 8 megapixel camera built in that produces great photos. Here’s a condensed version of what I’ve learned editing a few thousand iPhone 4s photos in Photoshop CS6. Aim – being concise and quick … Continue reading Quickly Edit A Photo In Photoshop
Taking photos has enhanced my ability to look at things and see beauty where I wouldn’t have paid attention before. Out one morning just around the … Continue reading Bike Stand Canopy, Towerama
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I’m having a relaxing boxing day, so not many posts today. But here’s a very awesome sunset. Clouds make a sunset visually interesting 🙂 Total of … Continue reading Ocean Sunset Panorama, Huge Sky
Merry Christmas from me to you, hope you have a great day 🙂 Interestingly I had a “happy charisma day” search in search engine statistics, … Continue reading Merry Christmas From Don Charisma – “happy charisma day”
On my way home I spotted some fairly cool “Christmas Tree” lights on the side of tower block. Vantage point was outside an al fresco dining … Continue reading Tower “Christmas Tree” Lights
How do I put this into words, best not to try, it speaks for itself – just enjoy ! Only thing I will say is that … Continue reading Ocean Sunset Behind The Rocks, Towerama
Time to get into the Christmas spirit, but NO chance of snow where I am in the tropic ! … This is taken from one the … Continue reading Ocean Christmas Tree Panorama
Random, very random. On my way out for a walk, and I double take, what the F*** ? Cuddly toys hanging off ice-cream bunting ? No, … Continue reading Cuddly Toy Laundry
Took this one a little while back. Some fantastic blues and yellows 🙂 I do love my sunsets ! Quite often a cloudless sky makes for … Continue reading Beach Sunset Panorama, Blues and Yellows
I spotted this very colourful water feature at a filling station on a long road trip. It’s actually in true Don Charisma style two photos joined … Continue reading Water Feature At Filling Station, Wider-O-Rama
I ventured out to for a little bit of exercise after getting some sunrise photos, and on the way back these caught my eye. They are … Continue reading Morning Orchids
This is a twilight panorama, right at the end of the sunset, just before getting very dark. And a black dog waking up from sleeping all … Continue reading Dog By The Ocean Twilight Panorama
I went out for a walk around the outside of my apartment building last night. Around the block, so to speak. And who’s this cure little … Continue reading Toad On The Road
This hotel I wouldn’t say is the most classy or upmarket. But certain has a striking design and walking past at night, with it’s neon glow, … Continue reading The NOW Hotel, Streetscape, Night Panorama
Took this one a while back when I first started using HDR. Didn’t really rate it at the time, but on revisit and using my Photoshop … Continue reading Fisherman Silhouette Sunset
Yay, Sunrise ! … I should learn to spell really … Was originally post as “SUNRISE ! – This Moring”, spellchecker didn’t pick it UP ?!? I fell asleep, so I am up early AM this morning. This photo taken … Continue reading SUNRISE ! – This Morning
I really like the suspended lanterns in here that were part of the al-fresco dining area for one of the local hotels. This is the view … Continue reading Colourful Al Fresco Kitchen, Loy Catong Festival
I make some occasional “macro” photos with my iPhone. Really pleased with this one taken near the beach as the sun was setting. Good opportunity to … Continue reading Sea “Rose” Sunset, Macro Photo
And today’s panorama is lovely copper yellows, really pleased with this one 🙂 It’s very hard to get bored with photographing beautiful sunsets … Maybe one … Continue reading Ocean Sunset Panorama
The speedboat really caught my eye, and even more striking out of the water than in due to the brightly coloured paint job. Really a very … Continue reading Speedboat, Bananaboat and Jetski
This evening’s sunset was truly spectacular one of the most amazing I’ve ever seen. It changes so quickly literally the whole thing lasting 30 minutes, and … Continue reading Beach Sunset Panorama (This Evening)
These two “princesses” are outside one of the local bars. I think they have some religious significance because the Thais leave those little bottles of drinks … Continue reading Water Princesses
Again awesome colours and a wider angle than the previous ones, and captures the lights in the trees on the right. For those of you that … Continue reading Beach Sunset Panorama, Experimental Double, PTGui Pro
To Wai in Thailand is a traditional greeting, I’m told they don’t shake hands. It’s holding the hands up to the face together like a prayer. … Continue reading Wai Girls – Welcome, Free Wifi !
I posted about the big vase shop recently, and put up a photo. I use it as a landmark because of the 15 feet high vases … Continue reading Throne Toilet !
Some awesome colours in this sunset, and gentle waves lapping at the shore. Very pleased with this one. It’s experimental, because it’s two panoramas stitched together. … Continue reading Beach Sunset Panorama, Experimental Double, Photoshop
I posted this sand sculpture yesterday with it’s creator. I found out today that “Poo” is crab in Thai, so wasn’t the sculptor’s name after all … Continue reading Poo 2 – Manually Joining Two Photos In Photoshop
I have no idea what this says, I’ve tried looking at it upside down, but no I give up, can someone tell me please what it … Continue reading Graffiti Wall Walkorama – Two and Three
It was a fun project, I think around 180 photos taken, some of which made up panoramas. 103 photos were published, 95 in this gallery. The … Continue reading Big Buddha Hill – The Final Gallery
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 4 – The Last One
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 2, Lower Big Buddha Hill
In the lower Big Buddha hill area I snapped this Chinese shrine. Donations are gratefully received 🙂 (c) Don Charisma, Taken Upper Big Buddha Hill, Thailand, … Continue reading Chinese Shrine
Snapped this in the Chinese area, I call lower Big Buddha Hill. It looks like some warriors guarding a sleeping emperor. But again shoot me if … Continue reading Chinese Warrior Scene, 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 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
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