The Colonel an Amateur Photographer

P9224578 Shrine 2_ B_ C_tonemapped

Olympus E-3

1/30s f/2.8 iso320

Only One Shot and played around with it.

Changed the settings in two of the three photos that I used and then using 'Photomatix' to 'Tone Mapped' it .

Added Sharpness and less noise.

Final touch up with ACDSee Pro 2.5.

Sawadee

P.S. It was a killer to walk up and back down to take this photo

Edited December 12, 200916 yr by Kan Win

Probably the best shot I've seen of this. Certainly waaaaaay better than mine!

And I agree, the hike up to the cave is a heller! I doubt I could still do it.

Hi 'phetaroi',

So it was a mountain to walk up, down, up and once again.

I had to do it, since I have seen so many photos of this place, but none have never done any Justice to this "Unseen in Thailand Cave".

Sawadee

Hi 'phetaroi',

So it was a mountain to walk up, down, up and once again.

I had to do it, since I have seen so many photos of this place, but none have never done any Justice to this "Unseen in Thailand Cave".

Sawadee

I think you've put it perfectly...yours is the first I have seen that has "done it justice".

The mistake we made there at Khao Sam Roi Yot is that we walked from the main parking area over the beach where you begin the cave hike. Then the footing all the way up to the cave is what makes it so challenging. It's not the distance or even the change in elevation...but it's one of those places where I kept thinking if one was careless on could break and ankle...and yet I watched all the Thais doing it in their flip flops.

I wish we had taken the boat over to the beach, then only walked back. Ah well...live and learn.

I know nothing about photography but that is a beautiful picture !

Hope you dont mind it is now my desktop background.

Thanks

I know nothing about photography but that is a beautiful picture !

Hope you dont mind it is now my desktop background.

Thanks

Hi 'flying',

You are most welcomed to use it.

Sawadee

I know nothing about photography but that is a beautiful picture !

Hope you dont mind it is now my desktop background.

Thanks

Hi 'flying',

You are most welcomed to use it.

Sawadee

Thanks

I googled the location & found your gallery also.

Very very nice! Beautiful work you do!

Krup Pom

Edited December 20, 200916 yr by flying

Beautiful shot. You mention you took one shot, but was just one exposure or bracketed (i.e. normal, +1, -1, etc.)? Also can you check your meta data for the lens focal length? Solid composition, sharpness, exposure... great work.

I know nothing about photography but that is a beautiful picture !

Hope you dont mind it is now my desktop background.

Thanks

Ditto ... brilliant pic, well done.

Very nice Kan Win, this really captures the mystery of the place

Beautiful picture like the way you have smoothened it given it a soft mysterious glow!

Here's my attempt from back in 1988.

I stayed a few days in a bungalow near Tham Phraya Nakhon and went up there everyday around 10.00am when the sun would strike the Royal Pavilion, but this was my best shot.

Plahgat

Here's another one.

Edited November 21, 201015 yr by plahgat

Great shot ....

Awesome photo Kan

and yours as well Plah

Very nice photo, Kan. I especially like the interior light in the wat.

Hi Kan,

Nice exposure - looks lik HDR to me - did you take bracketed exposures and combine? You mentioned photomatix which is used for creating HDR images i believe ( is is better then the HDR function of PS CS5 or Dx0 6.5 ? )

Regards

Dan

Thank you all for your C&C

Beautiful shot. You mention you took one shot, but was just one exposure or bracketed (i.e. normal, +1, -1, etc.)? Also can you check your meta data for the lens focal length? Solid composition, sharpness, exposure... great work.

Thank you

The Original photo re-sized for all viewers:-

Hi Kan,

Nice exposure - looks lik HDR to me - did you take bracketed exposures and combine? You mentioned photomatix which is used for creating HDR images i believe ( is is better then the HDR function of PS CS5 or Dx0 6.5 ? )

Regards

Dan

No, only one shot as posted above.

Came out Khrap, but after that climb up and down (approx 2 kms walk at the ripe old age of 60) I had to get the photo to work hence Photomatix to fuse the photos together. As for PS CS5 or Dx0 6.5 don't know as I never used them.

The Colonel an Amateur Photographer

Kanchanaburi Win

P.S. Even Khrap photos Kan be made to look not too bad given the software now available

I like all the patchwork of colours. It could be reduced down to a nice abstract for that point alone.