Dave2'S Best Of เชียงใหม่ Photo Thread

[anselpixel]

Early flight to BKK from CNX. 7:30AM and she has to squeeze in one more call ...

[laasmooi]

Nice photo, anselpixel!

[Tywais]

Chiang Mai wildlife (not Loi Kroh related) I never noticed before, but the Mina bird has a friend flying just outside the window.

[anselpixel]

My friend Viv at My Place Lounge on Loi Kroh Road

Edited October 16, 2011 by anselpixel

[Tywais]

And some plant life.

[dave2]

re ... Can ask where you took the picture of the old radios?

if you go down loi kroh road past the bar beer centre turn ist left ( pic 2 ) towards thapae road

and about 750 yards before you get to thapae road / ais office theres a small old / odd

things shop on the left ... in there

dave2

ps .. anselpixel ... wow ... a babe ! .. her phone number ?

[anselpixel]

Suan Dok

Edited October 16, 2011 by anselpixel

[anselpixel]

re ... Can ask where you took the picture of the old radios?

if you go down loi kroh road past the bar beer centre turn ist left ( pic 2 ) towards thapae road

and about 750 yards before you get to thapae road / ais office theres a small old / odd

things shop on the left ... in there

dave2

ps .. anselpixel ... wow ... a babe ! .. her phone number ?

Sorry. Top secret!

[laasmooi]

Wat Chedi Luang

BTW, you all are able to insert a small image and when you click on it there's an overlay with the real sized picture.

How do you do that?

I can't figure it out...

[dingdongrb]

Chiang Mai wildlife (not Loi Kroh related) I never noticed before, but the Mina bird has a friend flying just outside the window.

That reminds me Tywais, what ever happened to those owls you found as I'm sure those are them in the pics.

[dingdongrb]

My friend Viv at My Place Lounge on Loi Kroh Road

How did she get butterflies suck in her eyelids?

[Tywais]

BTW, you all are able to insert a small image and when you click on it there's an overlay with the real sized picture.

How do you do that?

I can't figure it out...

There are two ways of adding images. 1 is using the Insert Image function which is linked to an offsite image. 2nd, is add as an attachment. The 2nd one is uploaded from your hard drive to Thaivisa's storage and is the one that is automatically thumbnailed.

Click on Browse and select the image from your hard drive you would like to display. Then click on Attach This File to do the actual upload. You can then put your cursor in the post and select 'Add to Post' on the right side of the Attachments banner.

[Tywais]

That reminds me Tywais, what ever happened to those owls you found as I'm sure those are them in the pics.

They made out ok. One of our staff took them back home and was able to release them after they got stronger. Oddly enough, same thing happened this year and another set had to be taken care of.

[Tywais]

Sunday Walking Street at night from the Montri Hotel.

[laasmooi]

Loi Krathong 2010.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

Ian - would i be right so assume that's the interior of the Meridian?

Aitch

I believe so. I stayed there about 4 years ago when the Royal Flower festival was on and it was the only place in town I could rent a room until my usual place had a vacancy. I have photos of Wat Umong, but haven't down loaded them into my usual gallery where I store my pictures for the internet.

Nope. Cannot be Meridien looking at the view. Also I think the Meridien is less tacky.

Looking at the view, I think it's the Chiang Mai Plaza hotel on Sridonchai Rd.

Edited October 16, 2011 by WinnieTheKhwai

[WinnieTheKhwai]

My friend Viv at My Place Lounge on Loi Kroh Road

How did she get butterflies suck in her eyelids?

I don't care, I'm in love. Especially if she's female.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

As for the Meridien, I think this pictures is taken from there.

Edited October 16, 2011 by WinnieTheKhwai

[kjhbigv]

srenitynow.

re .. I thought it was a Dave2 homage thread;

to be honest i dont know why my names in the title coz as most locals here know i try to give more information pics

on what people are looking for or often the building / shop or whatever

more than scenic pics but ill go along with it but providing it doesnt get into a willy waving contest.

keo posted a funny bike pic and a funny sign one so heres mine in return

dave2

ps ... im out all day tomorrow but ... ill be back : )

I jest you not, about a year ago I was driving down Superhighway and a Thai guy had a plank of wood about 14ft long carrying it on his bike..........HORIZONTALLY!

It took up 2 lanes of Superhighway! At the lights he was like a barrier across the road for the rest of the traffic!

[IanForbes]

srenitynow.

re .. I thought it was a Dave2 homage thread;

to be honest i dont know why my names in the title coz as most locals here know i try to give more information pics

on what people are looking for or often the building / shop or whatever

more than scenic pics but ill go along with it but providing it doesnt get into a willy waving contest.

keo posted a funny bike pic and a funny sign one so heres mine in return

dave2

ps ... im out all day tomorrow but ... ill be back : )

I jest you not, about a year ago I was driving down Superhighway and a Thai guy had a plank of wood about 14ft long carrying it on his bike..........HORIZONTALLY!

It took up 2 lanes of Superhighway! At the lights he was like a barrier across the road for the rest of the traffic!

:lol:

I believe you... Only in Thailand. As much as it might be of an annoyance, it is one of the things I love about this country... anything goes. You just have to be aware of it and prepared for it.

And thanks again to all those that contribute to this most interesting thread.

The "energy" that seems to thrive in the Chinese market area of Chiang Mai never ceases to amaze me. I just feel sorry for all those that had goods on the street level and basement level during the recent flooding. And, I can only be amazed at those that don't complain but just pick up and carry on after losing everything.

[flying]

And thanks again to all those that contribute to this most interesting thread.

The "energy" that seems to thrive in the Chinese market area of Chiang Mai never ceases to amaze me.

Yes I agree on both counts Ian!

That Chinese market area is buzzing. Also just down from that pic where they sell flowers....

I am always amazed at the prices. Here in the US a dozen roses can be $50 or more if it is Valentines/Mothers Day etc.

Yet there for a just over a dollar you get a big bunch of beautiful roses....amazing

Yes thanks to all for a very interesting thread.

[IanForbes]

I wondered if this was a subliminal message...

[dave2]

re .. That Chinese market area is buzzing. Also just down from that pic where they sell flowers

here : )

dave2

[IanForbes]

re .. That Chinese market area is buzzing. Also just down from that pic where they sell flowers

here : )

dave2

Thanks for the photo, Dave. It's good to see the water gone and merchants back selling. Not that many tourists yet, though.

[Greenside]

Breaking News....... After his final heroic battle with the evil Lord Vader, Ben moves to Thailand and starts a chain of hairdressers.

(Chiang Mai, 2009) More signs here

Mini plug for the Chiang Mai Photographic Group: If you are interested in meeting other photographers, sharing knowledge and improving your skills you are welcome to come to one of our regular meetings in Chiang Mai. We organise field trips, workshops and an annual exhibition. .

Edited October 17, 2011 by sbk
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[IanForbes]

Thanks for that, Greenside. I think I'll have time to take you up on it this year.

I always think of orchids as synonymous with Thailand, and the Royal show in Chiang Mai has one of the greatest displays.

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You don't think of Canada as having orchids, but we do have a few varieties like the Calypso Bulbosa

Edited October 17, 2011 by IanForbes

[Tywais]

Thanks for that, Greenside. I think I'll have time to take you up on it this year.

I always think of orchids as synonymous with Thailand, and the Royal show in Chiang Mai has one of the greatest displays.

I was curious as to what camera you used as those are very nice, dynamic color photos. Took a peek and see it was from a Pentax Optio-S50 5 Mpixel 3X zoom camera. Quite impressive and shows low pixel count cameras still can do a good job. I have a Konica Minolta DiImage A200 with 8Mpixels and it takes some of the best, most consistent photos of any digital P&S I've had.

[IanForbes]

Thanks for that, Greenside. I think I'll have time to take you up on it this year.

I always think of orchids as synonymous with Thailand, and the Royal show in Chiang Mai has one of the greatest displays.

I was curious as to what camera you used as those are very nice, dynamic color photos. Took a peek and see it was from a Pentax Optio-S50 5 Mpixel 3X zoom camera. Quite impressive and shows low pixel count cameras still can do a good job. I have a Konica Minolta DiImage A200 with 8Mpixels and it takes some of the best, most consistent photos of any digital P&S I've had.

That camera has long since disappeared. I gave it to the husband of my ex-wife and it was eventually stolen. I originally bought it because I wanted a small camera to put in a waterproof housing.

A year after I bought it Pentax came out with waterproof cameras.. the Pentax W10. That made my Optio-S50 redundant. I now have a Pentax W30 and it's okay providing I have enough light. It doesn't do so well at night, even with the flash.

The little Pentax point and shoot cameras have very good close up lenses. Their failing is in low light. And, because we have to reduce photos so much just to get them on the internet, you can get away with a cheaper camera for most pictures. The advantage of the big, high quality SLR cameras is when cropping to a tiny portion of the original picture. Or, if you want to use interchangeable lenses.

[THAIPHUKET]

well , the technology pope David Pogue of the New York Times has been preaching since long that 6 million pix are enough, more is just a marketing hype to tell uneducated consumer that more means better , like horse power.

Camera producers are slowly scaling back to say 10 million.

Size of a pixel/sensor is what matters, not quantity.

[anselpixel]

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My friend Viv at My Place Lounge on Loi Kroh Road

How did she get butterflies suck in her eyelids?

Hours in front of the mirror.

I don't care, I'm in love. Especially if she's female.

She most certainly is.