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Burma 2011 Near Bagan A young village girl, maybe ten years old carries water to her home. She wears an ankle length longji and blouse…the same outfit worn by adult women in Burma. Her small but muscular arms keep the shoulder … Continue reading
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Burma 2011- Inle Lake A young man glides on the canal of a floating village. You can see how he balances on the tip of his boat and how he uses his leg to propel his oar through the water. The people … Continue reading
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The Indian Market, Rangoon Burma 2011 Long slices of ripe watermelon lay next to rows of sugar cane. Sweet snacks for hot humid summer days. The sugar cane was nearly a black color. The red of the melon and the … Continue reading
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Burma, a village on the banks of the Irrawaddy River. 2011 A woman boils water for drinking. I can’t think that she does much else in that huge pot. And she has her thermos ready and waiting there on the left in the … Continue reading
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Bagan, Burma 2011 Nat Taung Kyaung Monastery: I used Photoshop to make this look as if I’d had a fish-eye lens. Go to transform>perspective and straighten the towers. Then open transform> warp and exaggerate the aspect of the photo that you … Continue reading
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Rangoon, Burma 2011 I like this type of shot. It shows an “iconic” place: the teahouse. If you have ever read about life in Burma, you will be familiar with the teahouse and its importance in Burmese life. I wanted to … Continue reading
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Rangoon, Burma 2012 You’d think that getting a photo at Shwedagon would be simple, but it takes some thought. And after thinking, my conclusion is that a simple landscape featuring as much of the gold covered pagoda is the best. … Continue reading
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Burma 2011 Inle Lake I’ve shown Inle Lake fishermen on this blog before. This one is different because it is high-key and a silhouette, almost. All my other fishermen shots are in glorious color. After I got home from my trip, I saw … Continue reading
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Burma 2011: A floating village on Inle Lake There are several families of the Padaung tribe who live in the Inle lake area. They live in floating villages and keep souvenir shops where the women, with their brass neck rings, are a … Continue reading
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Yangon (Rangoon) Burma 2012 The Burmese are devout Buddhists and on this day of prayer, the Full Moon Festival, the pagoda was teeming with families, couples, groups of teenagers. In other words, everyone was there. They were there to pray … Continue reading
