In Laos with film Leica M

[pacco]

I would like to share some recent pictures from Northern Laos. Finally, I took my film Leica M with me again - I found a way to develop and scan B/W film in Phnom Penh where I stay at the moment. In terms of lenses, I used both Summicron 35 and Jupiter-8. They actually complement each other well: different focal lengths, very different lens characteristics...


Treehouse view by Pacco Racco, on Flickr


Road to Mekong by Pacco Racco, on Flickr


Waiting by Pacco Racco, on Flickr

 

[davidnewtonguitars]

Very nice.
More?

 

[sevres_babylone]

Looking good. Hope to see more.

 

[konicaman]

Really nice. More, please!

 

[pacco]

Thanks, everyone! While I enjoy film photography very much, the whole scanning process is indeed quite time consuming... I will upload a few more pictures in the upcoming days.


How to lit a cigarette by Pacco Racco, on Flickr


Jungle by Pacco Racco, on Flickr


Long boat port by Pacco Racco, on Flickr

 

[MCTuomey]

nice! like others say, share more please.

 

[Bolin27]

Slow boat to Luang Prabang? Lovely pictures

 

[Vincent.G]

Nice. I see that you remembered to take vertical photos. I suffer from "horizontalism" quite often.

 

[kiemchacsu]

Thanks, everyone! While I enjoy film photography very much, the whole scanning process is indeed quite time consuming... I will upload a few more pictures in the upcoming days.

totally agree;
even though recently I purchased a Nikon 5000 to handle full roll scanning, I still found that a time consuming job.
now, I just get my developed films (b/w) scanned the lab; and only re-scan best frames with my Nikon.
may be I should buy a Pakon

 

[kiemchacsu]

btw; i hope that you dont mind if i share some photos of laos and thai i took last year here

Laos and Thai trip May 2015 by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr


Laos and Thai trip May 2015 by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr


Laos and Thai trip May 2015 by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr

 

[Talus]

Nice photos. I especially like this last one ^.

 

[pacco]

Trung, it's great that you share your pictures! Do you have more photos? I'm a long time follower of your Hanoi thread.

 

[Leica All Day]

This thread is awesome…. I love traveling in Laos, it is such a special place. There are so many interesting places to explore and it is truly an "adventure". It reminds me of what Thailand must have been like 100 years ago. I see that you live in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I tend to go there a could of times a year for work, I would love to meet up with you at some point in the future.

Thanks again for starting this tread.

cheers, michael

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Valuable content and high quality BW. Creaming good black and white photography. One of the examples which leaves Leica Monochrome and else digital in the visible dust.

 

[kiemchacsu]

Trung, it's great that you share your pictures! Do you have more photos? I'm a long time follower of your Hanoi thread.

Thank you for keeping a look on Hanoi thread,
and yes, I still have few more photos of Laos and Thai. It was quite a short trip hence no time to dig further.
Just some spontaneous snap shots though.

One thing I realized that pick-up cars and lambro-type vehicle are very popular.


Laos and Thai trip May 2015 by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr


Laos and Thai trip May 2015 by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr


Laos and Thai trip May 2015 by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr

 

[oftheherd]

Great photos!

 

[pacco]

This thread is awesome…. I love traveling in Laos, it is such a special place. There are so many interesting places to explore and it is truly an "adventure". It reminds me of what Thailand must have been like 100 years ago. I see that you live in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I tend to go there a could of times a year for work, I would love to meet up with you at some point in the future.

Thanks again for starting this tread.

cheers, michael

Michael, you are right, but who knows how long that situation will remain. There are a number of dam constructions around the Mekong in work, and also the demand for timber is increasing rapidly.

I will send you a PN with my contact details - let me know when you plan to come to Phnom Penh.

 

[pacco]

One thing I realized that pick-up cars and lambro-type vehicle are very popular.

Indeed, it was quite an interesting (but fairly uncomfortable) experience of traveling with those modified SUVs and their basic benches in the back - especially after having multiple hours of cross-road journeys! 😉

 

[kiemchacsu]

I was lucky enough witness the ceremony where people donates food and other things to monks.

Laos and Thai trip May 2015 by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr

Laos and Thai trip May 2015 by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr

Laos and Thai trip May 2015 by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr

 

[kiemchacsu]

Laos and Thai trip May 2015 by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr

Laos and Thai trip May 2015 by Trung Nguyen, on Flickr