A Year in Pictures: September 2008
“You can’t come to Thailand and not photograph elephants”, somebody told me recently. Quite so. This elephant is employed in Ayutthaya, carrying tourists around the central temple complex. I never quite get over the fact that something as large and powerful as an elephant can seem so apparently friendly and docile. They really are the [...]
A Year in Pictures: August 2008
August’s photo comes from Ayutthaya, once Thailand’s capital city. Although the ruined temples and shrines are extremely photogenic, it’s frequently the activity surrounding them that catches my attention. I had planned to get to one of the main temples shortly before sunset and these boys were playing right outside the main entrance. So engrossed in [...]
Free Desktop Wallpaper: October 2008
The free desktop wallpaper for October is a shot I took at the very charming Baan Lotus Guest House in Ayutthaya. As the name suggests, the guest house is situated next to a large pond and the lotus flowers open early in the morning, slowly closing until they have all but disappeared by lunch-time. I’ve [...]
Return from Ayutthaya
The more observant amongst you will have noticed that I’m alternating between the Lonely Planet spelling of “Ayuthaya” and the more common spelling of “Ayutthaya”. I usually stick with the Lonely Planet spelling of place names just for consistency but in the case of Ayutthaya the double-t option is more commonly seen. There’s something more [...]
Return to Ayuthaya II
Whilst I wouldn’t claim that this is my most creative or unusual interpretation of the Buddha Head in the Bodhi Tree, I thought you might like to see it whilst I’m working on something more “outside the box”. The Photoshop Merge function is extremely clever. Can you see the joins? Talking of Photoshop, Check out [...]
Return to Ayuthaya
My first visit to Ayuthaya was in 2003 when I photographed this Buddha statue head that, whether by accident or design, has become embedded in the side of a tree. Thinking back, I remember that it was actually quite a tricky thing to photograph in anything other than a very straightforward way. Although I’ve added [...]
