Quote of the day …
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
– Dan Millman
Hope you like it.
Cheers
Don Charisma
(Reuploading my old videos to YouTube) Sometimes a photo just won’t do for capturing a sunset or any other moment for that matter, so I’m experimenting with video 🙂 I shot this video of the sunset the other evening (the … Continue reading Repost – Beach Sunset Video
(Reuploading my old videos to YouTube) I started shooting just before midnight and the air was already filled with explosions. I must have learned to filter out the crickets because I don’t hear them anymore. I think the basic technique … Continue reading Repost – New Years Fireworks From My Balcony – 2014
(Reposting my old videos to YouTube) I really like this spot, it’s as far as I can walk on my daily walk. There’s a little beach here that can be used when the tide is out. The wall is also … Continue reading Repost – Secret “Cove” Beach and Sea Wall, Video
On a trip to the floating market … beautiful hanging plants with a backdrop of the floating market ambiance. Enjoy 🙂 Don Charisma is on FineArtAmerica, … Continue reading Hanging Orchid Vista #0310
A few new bloggers have been asking me for blogging tips … so here you are … Personally I don’t see other bloggers as competition, so I wouldn’t call researching other blogs as “competitor research” more “colleague research”. Why I … Continue reading How To Blog Like The Best Of The Best – Poweblogger’s SEO
Quite a few people have expressed their concern for me, and I wanted to set you minds at rest. I am safe where I am in Thailand, I don’t stay in Bangkok. For those who don’t know – The government … Continue reading Thailand Update
I keep thinking I’ve taken and seen the perfect sunset, and then I go out to shoot another that leaves me in awe. This evening’s was again, stunning – 652 photos in a little over an hour ! I know you … Continue reading Sunset – Just When I Thought It Couldn’t Get Any Better !
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
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
This is the Cutty Sark Clipper ship in Greenwich London … If was taken in 2005 before the fire that nearly destroyed the ship. It’s a one … Continue reading Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London – 2005
This is a really wide angle of the Cutty Sark Clipper ship in Greenwich London … Weather conditions not the greatest for taking a shot, cold, wintry … Continue reading Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London – Streetorama
Now this is my kind of hotel … what an entrance … I tell ya, if I had money then this would be somewhere I’d like … Continue reading Sugar Hut Panorama
I passed by a beach wedding which is what the people are on the right of the photo are doing. Nice sunset occurring at the same … Continue reading Beach Wedding – Panorama
Some of you may remember I posted a wider angled panorama of this back in January. Here’s a closeup of the LO-VE bit … It’s at … Continue reading LO-VE – Silverlake Vineyard
I’m guessing the Ü is a character from a language that isn’t English, or is it just a cool accent on the U ? Either way, probably … Continue reading LOVE YOÜ- Sand Writing
Sand writing is fun to do and fun to photograph … This one is apt for Valentines Day … I love the little footprint just underneath … Continue reading LOVE FRieND – Sand Writing
This has to be one of my favourite sunsets of all time. It was the first shot when I hit the beach yesterday (there are more … Continue reading Beach Sunset – Perfect 🙂
The National Maritime Museum in London is pretty interesting to have a look around. We were using it as a shelter from the wintry rainy weather, … Continue reading Greenwich – Ship Figureheads, National Maritime Museum
Again defying the automatic exposure on my iPhone, and levering my Panorama software to photograph what can’t be photographed 🙂 It’s seven landscape shots merged with … Continue reading Extra Skinny Beach Sunset Towerama
Just occasionally, well quite often actually, my stars all line up and I capture something wonderful. I was actually trying to photograph the sand sculpture of … Continue reading Dream Or Reality?
I was walking home one evening after doing my sunset shooting and noticed how cool the lights looked in the trees. So an experiment in night … Continue reading Night Beach Tree Lights Panorama
I could certainly see myself living somewhere like this. It’s moments from the beach, a lovely garden. Only downside is the tower-blocks that seem to overlook, … Continue reading Nice Pad 2 – Panorama
Gosh, I miss Thailand… I’d jump of joy for an opportunity to drag air tanks in and out of longtails and wash dirty (I don’t even want to think about what kind of…er…dirt, actually) wetsuits for a sunset on the … Continue reading A Diver’s Dream – Thailand
Don’t be confused for even a second, I found out the hard way – this little bitch is vicious … sure she’ll pose for a photo … Continue reading Vicious Little Bitch
I can’t remember whether this place is a hotel or private … I like it from this angle either way 🙂 It’s four (1wx4h L) photos … Continue reading Nice Pad – Towerama
This one was taken last year … with boats 🙂 It’s four (2wx2h L) photos merged with PTGui Pro Photos taken in Thailand (c) Don Charisma 2013 Continue reading Boaty Sunset Panorama
Difficult to get everything in from where my shooting position when I’m taking a photo? … No problem … I’ve actually merged six portrait photos PTGui … Continue reading Streetscape Towerama, Palms And Towers
This one was taken last year, it has extra sand and extra sky. I really like the pastel shades and the silhouette palm tree leaf doesn’t … Continue reading Beach Sunset Panorama, Double Height
I posted recently a pano of Bangkok airport, that my iPhone or I had messed up. This is what it should have looked like … There’s … Continue reading Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi Airport “As It Should Be” Pano
I always like to take these shots across the top of flowers, it always gives a stunning visual effect. Add to that an impressive church and … Continue reading Greenwich – Primroses, Stormy Skies and A Church !
This one was taken last year, and has the beach lights and trees in shot. It’s merged 4 photos with PTGui Pro Photos taken in Thailand (c) … Continue reading Beachlights And Sunset Panorama
This pano got entirely messed up, not sure whether it was the phone than did it or whether I didn’t keep the phone level when I … Continue reading Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi Airport Messed Up Pano
How the hell do you caption that ? A bumper-less car with a plastic figure hanging off of the tow ring … Oh, and complete with … Continue reading You’ll Never Walk Alone
Some white flowers that “live” just near the entrance to my apartment complex. The photo was taken early evening on my way out to shoot sunsets … Continue reading White Evening Flowers
Cafe Rouge has a corner premises in Greenwich. I tried taking a one-shot landscape, but just doesn’t look as good as the panorama to me ! … Continue reading Cafe Rouge, Greenwich
The last sunset I posted I had a comment relating to my use of Photoshop. I pay attention to what people are saying, and sometimes it’s … Continue reading Today’s Beach Sunset Panorama
Thai’s do love to put their power cables overhead, much to the disappointment of those who like those unblemished urban views. Personally I reckon they are … Continue reading Streetscape Towerama, Power Cables And Tower-Blocks
Enjoy this beach sunset panorama. It’s an iPhone panorama done on the phone with Apple’s built in pano feature … plus a little extra joy added … Continue reading Beach Sunset Panorama
I like this effect of two tunnels, where in fact there is only one tunnel … trick of the panorama 🙂 One cannot ignore the majesty … Continue reading Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi Airport Departures Panorama
Don Charisma 