Travel & Humanitarian Photos
More late nights and early mornings at the Pak Khlong Talat market have given me a great insight into the nocturnal workings of this vibrant location. Trolleys full of roses are transported up and down the busy main road by porters who are adept at jogging in and out of the traffic. In the early morning, before dawn, barefooted monks arrive and receive alms from the stallholders. A quiet energy is apparent throughout the night and energy levels reach a crescendo shortly before dawn when much of the flower market is packed away, never to be seen by the day-time visitors.
The light, although difficult to work in, creates moody, atmospheric scenes and it’s especially pleasing during the ten minutes that it takes the sun to leap up over the horizon. Sunrises and sunsets are so swift this close to the equator that the window of opportunity is tiny enough to really keep you on your toes. And when you’ve been up all night, that’s no small challenge.
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I love that first image especially! Wonderful compilation, Gavin, Very inspirational. Thanks for sharing
Some sweet images in there Gavin, including some of your famous panning shots. Can’t wait to see what you bring back from this years trips.
Great work.
i like your photos.. you know how to turn ordinary into extraordinary. admire you.
Hi Gavin, my favorite is the one in which the girl pays her respects to the monk. It’s a wonderful compilation.
Gavin, Thanks for another interesting set of images. Whilst the slide show is nice, I do miss being able to see the exif data as in the first shot of the flower porter at the start of the post. It may sound nerdy , but I do like to see what lens and settings you use as it helps me in my own photographic endeavours. For example I would never have thought of using the lens at F2.8. and am guessing you used this aperture and iso setting to shoot in available light?
Dave