Interesting colors and light...plus some cool
applications for the iPad, iPod & iPhone.

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A Farmer scooping up the top layer on a small pond near Angkor Wat
later on he will dry it and feed it to Ducks.
Late afternoon, Nikon D2X

Only a few words today...two images, one from Cambodia and the other one from Palau Micronesia and a little intro into some interesting Applications for your iPad, iPhone 4 or iPod.

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A salt water Crocodile resting in the Mangroves, Palau Micronesia
and the green leaf was there all along, indeed proof that these reptiles don't
move for hours on end.
Nikon F5, Fuji Velvia 50 ASA

My Journey continuous next week...I am leaving for some exciting destinations plus our GD Photo Workshop in India and Nepal, so my Blog post's will be a bit thin for the next few weeks.

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iPad, iPhone 4 & iPod App worthwhile looking into.

Screenshot... my iPad
Tip...did you know how to take a screenshot from you iPad? Just like on the iPhone 4,
very simple... just press the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button at the same time.
The screen flashes white quickly and plays a camera shutter sound.
Your image will be saved in the Saved Photos album of your photos.





The excellent Portfolio App called FolioBook, is very cool and slick.Foliobook
is the clean and minimal iPad portfolio app for Photographers, agents, \designers,
models, architects, and anyone who wants a simple and clean way
to present photos and visual artwork.





FolioBook features customizable home page that works in portrait or landscape
orientation and many other customization options.You can also create you own custom
made background, edit and add text, email images add Copyright,
adjustable text color, 30 selectable fonts etc.,etc.





I highly recommend "Definition" a very cool and useful App when you need to find the
meaning of a word in a hurry. An excellent dictionary for your iPhone, iPad or iPod.
Suggest words as you type of up to 10. Compare two words (iPad Only) and a lot more.





Perfect for the iPhone and featured as a New & Noteworthy Photography app in iTunes!
Perfect for photographers of all skill levels, My Shot List for Travel by Ralph Velasco is the
Ideal tool for developing and tracking a well- rounded collection of images that truly captures
the essence of a place. Check it out and give it a try...you pay more for a Beer.

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"Almost forgotten" & unpublished Kodachrome
Images from Laos.



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Amazing Laos...Scanned Kodachrome image,
converted to B&W using Aperture 3


GD Photo Workshop to LAOS - CAMBODIA 2011 - Only 3 more spots available

September 24 - 8 October, 2011
Bookings are closing for Laos and Cambodia combination by latest end of June 2011.
Max. of 10 Participants

We can confirm also for 2011 our combination for Laos & Cambodia starting on September 24th to the 7th of October 2011 the final Itinerary and schedules will follow shortly for the above confirmed Workshops on my GD Photo Workshop site.

Again, you can just choose one of the destinations, either Laos or Cambodia or go with the combination and can include also Myanmar/Burma see below the details.

In Laos we spend time in Vientiane and Luang Prabang including traveling up the Mekong River, we have also changed our standard Itinerary in Cambodia, besides visiting Angkor Wat, Tonle Sap and Phnom Kulen, we travel this time to Battambang which is also called the real Cambodia with it's Monasteries and superb French Colonial Buildings, not to mention hidden Temples, some of which are older then Angkor and seldom visited places en route.

For all inquiries and bookings please use this LINK, thank you.
Testimonials from previous participants in Cambodia and India please CLICK THIS LINK.

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Early morning in Vientiane Laos, the fog like effect (heat haze) is due to
the extreme heat in the month before the onset of the monsoon.




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The Hmong - Hill tribes gathering in Luang Prabang



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Buddhist Monk fixing the Roof at the Monastery in Luang Prabang,Laos

Laos has its own distinct culture. Through Theravada Buddhism it has influences from India and has also influences from China. These influences are reflected throughout Laos in its language as well as in art, literature and the performing arts.
Lao way of life is very much influenced by the Buddhism as can be seen through the way that Lao people live and behave. They are taught to be patient and acceptance people. Buddhism was the only thing that bound people together and taught people to be good people and stay away from doing wrong things in the past when the law enforcement was not in place.

Laos traces its history to the kingdom of Lan Xang (Million Elephants), founded in the 14th century, by a Lao warlord, Fa Ngum, who took over Vientiane with 10,000 Khmer troops. Ngum had been a descendent from a long line of Lao kings, tracking back to Khoun Boulom. He made Theravada Buddhism the state religion and Lan-Xang prospered.

Within 20 years of its formation, the kingdom expanded eastward to Champa and along the Annamite mountains in Vietnam. His ministers, unable to tolerate his ruthlessness, forced him into exile to present day Thai province of Nan in 1373, where he later died. Fa Ngum's eldest son, Oun Heuan, (took the title Samsenthai) came to the throne and reigned for 43 years.

During his reign, Lan Xang became an important trade centre. After his death in 1421, Lan Xang collapsed into warring factions for the next 100 years...more info @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos

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Fantastic culture, tradition and architecture in Luang Prabang,Laos



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Pak Ou buddhist caves along the Mekong River, near Luang Prabang, Laos
Scanned Kodachrome Image converted to B&W using Aperture 3

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A selection of unpublished Kodachrome
Images from Myanmar/Burma

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An Indian Women on the way to Mandalay, there
are many traditional Indian Villages in Myanmar.

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Novice Monks watching a Soccer game in Yangon, Myanmar

If you're interested in one of our Photo Workshops please check out the GD Photo Workshop site & click this LINK.

MYANMAR / BURMA 2011 - Only 5 more spots available

October 10 - 17, 2011
Bookings close for Myanmar/Burma by latest 15th of July 2011.
Max. of 8 Participants only.

Myanmar... the true Indochina, October 10 to 17, 2011. We preparing at the moment a unique itinerary which will not only take you to the more known places but also to areas very rarely visited by others. This will be a very exciting journey.   For inquiries please click this LINK.

Please Note: For those who are interested you can also join Laos - Cambodia and travel with us from our starting destination in Laos. * For Laos & Cambodia we have only 3 more vacancies.
For more info please go to GD Photo Workshops.

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The Maha Muni or "Great Sage" Myanmar

According to ancient tradition, only five likenesses of the Buddha were said to have been made during his lifetime: Two were in India, two in paradise, and the fifth is the Maha Muni or "Great Sage". Archaeologists believe the image was probably cast during the reign of King Chandra Surya, who ascended the throne in AD 146, some 600 years after the Buddha actually passed away. Little is known of the Maha Muni's travels over the next fifteen hundred years. It was stolen and moved around by various kings. At other times it was buried beneath a crumbling temple in a forgotten jungle. The image was brought to Mandalay in 1784 by King Bodawpaya and placed within the specially built Payagi Pagoda. Since that time it has been the most venerated Buddha image in all of Burma... More info at: http://sacredsites.com/asia/burma_myanmar/mandalay.html

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Happy Burmese, Yangon Myanmar

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Enjoying the Soccer Game Yangon,Myanmar

Wikipedia Source:
Myanmar a country in Southeast Asia. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the south-west, with the Andaman Sea defining its southern periphery. One-third of Burma's total perimeter of 1,930 kilometres (1,200 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline. Burma is the second largest country by geographical area in Southeast Asia..

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Typical Market in north Myanmar



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Northern Myanmar

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Media Press Release - Nikon Singapore -

NIKON announces the release of the following 9 new digital compact cameras – COOLPIX Series that will be available in Singapore soon!
 

• COOLPIX  L23 
• COOLPIX  L120 
• COOLPIX S2500
• COOLPIX S3100
• COOLPIX S4100
• COOLPIX  S6100
• COOLPIX  S9100
• COOLPIX  P300   
• COOLPIX P500