Torneyboy Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Great pics ..again.. What camera do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persil Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 More pix if the 'wedding that wasn't' Around 6.30, a truckload of monks arrive, get seated, get offered food, eat, do blessings and sprinkle holy water, then leave again. More mass food preparations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persil Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Monks eating during 'wedding' Meh and daughter nr 1 preparing food late one afternoon. That was my second visit, and I didn't understand why the roof had been removed from the kitchen, so they had to cook outside. Only later did I understand they were in the process of enlarging the house, and that took a while. two months later the kitchen was back in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persil Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 In the time of the year that there is no rice to be planted or harvested, a lot of time is spent sitting on a platform under the house, eating and drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persil Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 not entirely sure what camera, it was either a Sony Cybershot 505, or a smaller Sony rangefinder type Cybershot, but it was 2 megapixel. In retrospect, they didn't cope with contrast very well, and had high colour saturation. But at the time, it seemed like magic, because I could shoot, download straight away on my little laptop and show the people. They had never seen that rapid response photography before, and it taught me how that immediate response was very effective at gaining engagement from my subjects. Also, from the start I made sure that after each visit, the people would be sent prints within a few weeks, so next time I was even more welcome. This entire lot was shot late 2001 early 2002. I am publishing it only now because I had to first take some years distance from the events of those years. But more recently, I realize how important the photography I did in that time was for what I did in the years thereafter. It turned my life in a different direction, and in spite of the sometimes negative connotations for me with that period, this is the good that came out of it. I have since then done a lot more photography in Laos, and am really enjoying it. Very similar in a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Great shots - we have a similar eye to shooting it seems See you soon I hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger77 Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Very interesting photos Persil. Thanks a lot for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 The Monk far right i feel sure i have seen him in Sydney ....Annandale Temple ...speaks some English as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 I'm showing the wife - sure it's her rellies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Hi Persil, very vivid photos! Keep them coming. Also it would be interesting to hear how it changed your life. PS: could you make the photographs a little bit smaller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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