Welcome the year of the Fire Dog






I would like to send my friends in Hong Kong my wishes for prosperity and happiness during the year of the Fire Dog. The Lunar New Year starts this sunday. Our office is closed on Monday. However tomorrow, I will be leaving for Luang Prabang in the northern part of Laos. Hopefully, the air will be fresh and clear and I am looking forward to 10 days of bliss because all I will be doing is taking pictures. I am an earth dog myself. My chinese sign is referred to as dog going up the mountain. So that is exactly what I am doing. © 2006 daddywasabi, all rights reserved.

wat suthat






If you have heard of Bangkok's giant swing then you would have heard of Wat Suthat. I like coming back to this temple because of the series of Buddha statues lining the inner wall surrounding the temple. Unlike the other temples, these statues are not enclosed with lucite. Also fascinating are the fresco paintings behind the Buddha images. Last Sunday turned out to be one of the holy days because some people dressed in white were in the temple fasting and spending some time meditating. A lot of the statues that I saw last year were now painted in black. Some were covered with saffron cloth.
It was a good time for me to try out my Rollei. It was also the first time I used Fuji acros. I am very pleased with the result. I was using F 8.0 in all of the shots and the I am impressed with the amount of detail captured by the photograph. I am still learning to use the tlr. There does not seem to be any problem with paralax if the camera is pointed straight to the subject. It is more of an issue if the camera is pointed upwards. I remember, I positioned the naga of the temple near the top of the frame. The print came out with the naga being further away from the top frame. It is perhaps in this situation that some anticipated compensation is required. © 2006 daddywasabi, all rights reserved.