Myanmar

[Leica All Day]

Here are some recent photos from my trip to Myanmar (just random stuff)......I have a lot of editing to do.......I am going to post one of the projects that I did once I get everything all sorted out.

Yangon Train Station

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Train Ride...



Yangon...


cheers, michael

 

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Yangon

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Shwedagon Pagoda....Yangon



Shwedagon Pagoda....Yagon



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a couple more

Myanmar...

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Train Ride...



Myanmar...



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Shwedagon Pagoda....

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Shwedagon Pagoda...



Myanmar...



cheers, michael

 

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Train Ride...

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Train Ride...



Train Ride...



cheers, michael

 

[Naumoski]

Impressive photographs full of reach light and colours.

 

[Leica All Day]

Impressive photographs full of reach light and colours.

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it....

I usually work in black and white but I wanted to do something different and challenge myself....though I did shoot some black and white, ths trip was mostly color...

Yangon..

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Train station...



Yangon...



cheers, michael

 

[Alpacaman]

These are fantastic!

 

[Mablo]

Great photos Michael. Burma is something special.

 

[Leica All Day]

Thanks guys......I appreciate the comments......

I will post some more photos in the next couple of days...

I am going to work on one of the projects that I went there to shoot and I will post it up later tonight or tomorrow.....thanks again...

cheers, michael

 

[surfer dude]

That sink don't look too healthy...

Seriously good photos, Michael. I can see that there is a b+w sensibilty at work in most of them but the colour is so seductive too, especially in numbers 1, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 & 17.

Like PKR, I look forward to seeing more...

 

[Rogrund]

Great pictures, Michael! Looking forward to see more...

 

[Mister E]

As always great work! I hope to make it to Burma in November.

 

[film nut]

Very nice and interesting pictures. What kind of camera, lenses and film (?) did you use? That part of the world has so many interesting things to photograph.

MIke

 

[fixbones]

Great picture Michael!

 

[oftheherd]

Great photos. I remember seeing some photos before (maybe from you), showing the white coloring on faces; a religious festival I think?

Do all the people wear such colorful clothing? I remember from my first time in Korea, traveling in the countryside and noting colorful clothing amid the drabness of the surrounding farmland.

 

[Mablo]

The whitish powder on the faces of women and children is called "Tanaka spots". It's made of tree bark and people use it extensively as a skin protect and I assume it's fashionable as well. I haven't seen it used nowhere else in SE Asia.

 

[shadowfox]

Michael, these are pure inspiration.
Some of the best color photos I've seen this year.

Honestly, I think those entries in the COLOR magazine pales compared to these (and I am being nice).

 

[Leica All Day]

Thanks again guys.....i really appreciate it.....

Mablo is right about the Tanaka......The Burmese use it daily and some of the people like to "style it up" a little......I have seen many people apply it and it is always interesting (at least to me) to watch them put it on.....

As far as equipment goes....I used 2 Leica bodies (m6ttl/m2) and (15 cv/ 28 elmarit/ 35 1.2 nokton/ 50mm rigid/ 90 summicron)...the film was mostly Kodak Pro Image 100 and a couple rolls of Fuji Pro II 100.......

Shwedagon Pagoda

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Myanmar



Yangon



cheers, michael

 

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A prison in Myanmar

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Train Ride



Train Ride



I am going to do some more editing now and get some things together......

cheers, michael