Travel & Humanitarian Photos
The first big storm of the season arrived over Bangkok this evening and I managed to grab a few frames after what was a rather delicious home-made curry. But I digress. I tried a slightly different approach tonight and it seems to have paid off. Previously I would have used the lowest ISO setting on [...]
The evening thunder clouds came straight over the city, making a bee-line for my apartment tonight. I can’t resist trying to record storms but still images weren’t any good this evening as the lightning flashes were mostly above the clouds rather than bolts striking the ground and so didn’t record on even the longest exposures. [...]
The storms in Bangkok provide much more entertainment than the 76 TV channels offered by the local satellite TV provider. Especially after the storm knocks out the satellite on the roof! Storms don’t appear here every day but they are frequent and when they do arrive they seem to follow the same route over the [...]
Bizarre though it may seem, I’ve actually been looking forward to seeing some of the Monsoon weather in Thailand. Holidaymakers generally visit in the dryer, cooler months of December and January. April is the hottest month of all but in June the monsoon season begins. Most mornings begin bright and clear but some days the [...]