koknia

ACDSee shows green over areas of 100% black, according to the instructions.

As I mentioned before.

It's just too heavy for the Thai palette IMO.

And the use of ghee would not be acceptable to the vast majority of Thai digestive systems.

More or less the same as Thai food in the USA.

Food court on top floor of Indian Emporium.

I've lived in Alberta, but I don't recall it looking quite like that.

I use a 10Bar housing for my Lumix GF1, mainly for

, but it is rated to 60 meters. They are pretty good value considering the build quality.

Not too worried about the local price or the transformer, it's just that I have a really good one and it's worth the bother. (to me)

Re: kayaking. Depends on what is "near". I am just back from the north Andaman from 2 weeks of day paddles. In December I was in

, which is incredible. Need to have a folding boat to get to the good stuff in SEAsia.

Those berries are cheap

They have them at Isetan @ Central World. Appears to be "ABC Dorrer" brand for around THB3300.

I do a lot of dehydrating for kayak trips and was looking at this one, but I think I will bring my good one from home next time I'm back.

I haven't used ACDSee for 10+ yrs, but maybe you have the shadow/highlights button on. That could result in a green overlay over 100% black areas.

http://www.ethiopianrestaurant.com/thailand/dining.html

Yeah, IKEA for sure.

Some of the name brand enameled cast iron stuff here is ridiculously expensive. My big Le Creuset pot that was $250 back home sells for THB25,000 here.

I love my GF1 with the 20/1.7 pancake lens. I think it's fine for most day to day applications.

I did a little blurb on it here. (Few sample shots as well.)

It's all about the glass.

You just have to get this grid into your head.

http://blog.joshsager.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/completeToneRules.jpg

Bit of memorization and it's done.

I use Carbonmade for the galleries on my site. I just link to them directly from an html page I made. Their free option is OK if you don't have a large portfolio.

I like the fact that you can easily edit the galleries.

I also keep a Flickr gallery.

Love jerk chicken but not sure you would find traction in the market here.

Tin Cheung is a pretty good gauge of how much you will pay in HK. There are some cheaper places, but I usually go with TC or Wing Shing for lens purchases.

That lens is around THB 8300 at Tin Cheung.

No idea about Japan. That lens is fairly cheap, so the actual amount you save by shopping around in different countries might be US$15.

Indian Embassies can be frustrating to do business with. Leave lots of time if possible.

Re: Bangladesh. Last year I attempted to get an Indian visa in Dhaka. All the paper work was in order, but I was turned down after being told everything was OK. The guy wouldn't give me a reason, it was just "No, you can't go to India".

Sorry but what is "rocket"?

Arugula

Every place has it's trade offs.

As a full time photographer I have plenty of expensive DSLRs and very expensive lenses. (The lenses are what make the images, and you need decent ones IMO.)

I agree with the above poster re: Micro 4/3s format. Definitely worth a look. I am using a Lumix GF1 for lots of personal stuff. They have some amazing lenses for this format. Cheap-ish, easy to carry around, but have the quality and controls to make very good images.

I have a couple samples from mine here.

You might decide it's not for you, but worth considering.

I used to have a restaurant doing homemade burgers. One of the key secrets of a decent burger is enough fat content to make them juicy. If you are BBQ-ing them this is essential, as the melted fat drops on the coals and burns, providing heat and flavor. Just grinding lean beef isn't always going to made a tasty burger.

No idea about fishing on Koh Chang. (Haven't been there since '92)

Obviously depends what you are after, but I am having best luck using heavy flouro leaders these days. I am fishing for 2-3 kg jacks in the Andaman from a sea kayak, so not going after the big stuff.

There will probably be better info than mine around here.

Yeah, I replaced my three MK1s with two MK2s. Much better camera, the files are amazing. Not to say the original wasn't excellent, but the MK2 is definitely a major step up.