The Spirit of Thailand

[Michael J.]

 

[Michael J.]

 

[Michael J.]

 

[Michael J.]

Doi Suthep - At the temple you have to wear proper clothes. Ladies have to wear long skirts for example. If they don't have long clothes they can get there some to change. Thais know it, but foreigner are sometimes surprised.

 

[Michael J.]

get blessing

 

[Michael J.]

 

[Michael J.]

 

[Marilynne]

Good to see you posting again Michael.

Good luck with your new Z50.

 

[Bikerbrent_RIP]

Welcome back. New camera looks great. One request. Please provide an short explanation of what the subject is as most of us have no idea of what we are looking at as we are mostly ignorant of Thailand culture (at least I am :shame.

 

[Michael J.]

Shots at a nearby temple. People like to go there to relax, to make merit, or buying fish in the market to save the lives of the fish by releasing them into a nearby canal or river. In this case in a pond.

Part1

 

[Michael J.]

also feeding fish and birds are snatching some bread as well

 

[Michael J.]

a fortune teller is always present and people take the opportunity to get there fate/future predicted.

vendors on their motorbikes are coming to sell their products.

 

[Michael J.]

some shots around - more to come

 

[Michael J.]

part2 - around the temple

 

[Michael J.]

 

[mikew_RIP]

Looking good Michael

 

[Michael J.]

some more outside shoots

door and window

 

[Michael J.]

working monks and also their shelter/ People are donating money, materials and labor-time to get this temple right.

 

[Michael J.]

last images before I start with indoor images. Nothing special but I had to try my new Nikon z50

 

[Michael J.]

Looking good Michael

Thank you Mike. I take the new Nikon z50 to get everything comfortable to use, so the temple is every-time my new gear test field.