Photo Workshops Asia: Discover the undiscovered with us, Myanmar February 2013
Discover the undiscovered with us in
Myanmar - February 2013
MYANMAR/Burma Only two (2) more spots available - first come first serve.
Our Adventure Travel Photography Workshop Tour will take us to: Yangon - Bagan - Mandalay - Inle Lake - Yangon - Mawlamein and Hpa An - Yangon.
Feb. 19 - Mar 03, 2013
"This is quite unlike any place you know about" wrote Rudyard Kipling
Letters from the East (1898)
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At the temple of the Maha Muni Mandalay, Myanmar
The few images on todays post are just a glimpse into this truly exotic destination. For more information and direct bookings please contact me at: gdeichmann@mac.com or go to our GD Photo Workshop Web site for all the confirmed destination in 2013 including Myanmar.
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Bagan sunrise, Myanmar
I have traveled around Myanmar since 2004 and I could not agree more with Rudyard Kipling; Myanmar also known as Burma is such an amazing place… but it is changing rapidly now.
A fascinating and unique destination filled with the spirituality of Buddhism, not to mention its warm and friendly people. Now is the time to visit this truly amazing country before to many changes take place.
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Myanmar colors and friendly people
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Traditional ceremony at the Maha Muni, Mandalay, Myanmar
Experience the rich and unspoiled culture and discover the undiscovered. Myanmar also referred to as Amarapura, the Land of Immortality, but today it is known as Suvanabhomi, the Golden Land with its pagodas and thousand of temples through out the country.
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Inside Monasteries, Yangon Myanmar
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Monasteries life, Yangon Myanmar
Myanmar is so different compare to its other Asian neighbors due its-long isolation for so many years, it is truly a photographers paradise just waiting for you to discover the yet undiscovered.
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Offerings at the Maha Muni in Mandalay, Myanmar
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Ancient wall decor near Inle Lake, Heho - Myanmar
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Thousands of stupas near Inle Lake, Myanmar
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Monastery near Inle lake, Myanmar
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U Bein bridge near Mandalay at sunset, Myanmar
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Port worker Yangon ,Myanmar
Just one more…
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Surprised… Yangon railway station, Myanmar
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Travel Photography: India Part 3 - Kailasa the unrivaled centerpiece of Ellora & the story behind the photos continuous.
“Discover the undiscovered.” – Kailasa Temple; awesome
architecture and the unrivaled centerpiece of Ellora.
My first impression was nothing less except...WOW!
It took almost a century to build and is considered as the world’s
largest monolithic structure. Kailasa the unrivaled centerpiece of Ellora, India.
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You’re speechless once you stand in front of this awesome architecture know as the Kailasa that is certainly the unrivaled centerpiece of Ellora, and it was only a few days ago when I stumbled up on an article on the web from the
“PopPhoto” Magazine with the Headline “The 25 Best Places to Photograph on Planet Earth”.
Sure enough, under the subtitle ”Ancient Worlds” the very first image was that of the Carpenter Cave in Ellora that I described recently in part 2 of my Blog.
Amazing I thought…I have just been there a couple of month ago. The other place mention under “Ancient Worlds” of course was no other than Angkor Wat in Cambodia a place that I have been visiting since 1992 and do so again this coming September.(GD Photo Workshops Asia: Laos-Cambodia-Myanmar)
View from above the Kailasa Temple Ellora - India.
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Kailasa Temple covering an area about double the size of Parthenon in Athens,
and was covered initially with white plaster trying to portray the similarity to
the snow covered Mount Kailash in Tibet.
So, let me introduce you to this amazing temple (Cave 16), also known as the Kailasa or the Kailasanatha, yet another place I can return to over and over again!
Designed to recall Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva and looks like a freestanding, multi-storied temple complex… but this one was carved out of one single rock!
The Kailash temple like all other caves in Ellora are covered in astonishing frescoes that are masterpieces of Buddhist art.
The construction of this cave was a feat of human genius — it entailed removal of 200,000 tones of rock, and took some 100 years to complete.
Kailasa carved out of a single rock, Ellora - India.
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Its builders modeled it on the lines of the Virupaksha Temple
in Pattadakal. Being a south Indian style temple, it does not have
a shikhara common to north Indian temples.
Just so awesome and impressive...
Kailasa carved out of a single rock, Ellora - India.
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Photography was extreme difficult again due to mixed light sources inside the temples and not been able to use a Tripod or Flash added another difficulty.
A real challenge, however with experience, a lot of patience and a steady hand I managed quiet well. Of course picking the right time of the day is very important too when taken photographs outside, there are plenty subjects to choose from with in the outside temple area.
Like with all the other caves, Ajanta and Ellora all photos been processed with Aperture 3 only, using in most cases only the basic RAW file adjustments, however in some of the cave images additional adjustments were required, mainly adjusting the White Balance using also Aperture 3 this was required due to the extreme mix light conditions in these caves.
No other software or other manipulations has been applied.
Awesome sculptures, detailed frescos or just playing with shadows and light and occasionally adding the ever so colorful Indian women into the frame.
Movement, visitors to the Kailasa temple Ellora - India.
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The spectacular carvings are done in more than one level
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The temple is a splendid achievement of Dravidian art. This project was started by
Krishna I (757–773) of the Rashtrakuta dynasty that ruled from Manyakheta in present
day Karnataka state. His rule had also spread to southern India, hence this temple was
excavated in the prevailing style. Ellora - India.
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Now, if you ever get the feeling or the urge to go back in time discovering the undiscovered, then a visit to this amazing place should be on you next travel Itinerary.
Or join our next GD Photo Workshops Asia 2012 to Central India for an amazing journey into the past, visiting Ellora, Ajanta and other amazing places. At least for a few days you can be “Indiana Jones”, or simply sit back and imagining what it was like hundreds of years ago.
The courtyard is edged by columned galleries three story high with huge
sculpted panels, and alcoves containing enormous sculptures of a variety of
deities that punctuate the galleries.
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These Indian women adding scale and
color to the Kailasa Temple
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Please stay tuned for my next travel adventure blog when I take you to Aurangabad, my base from where I visited Ellora and Ajanta. I keep you a bit in suspense now… but Aurangabad is another awesome place seldom mention, mysterious and very rewarding as I discovered the undiscovered.
But now I have to run... I am long over due for a glass of good red wine at my favorite Cave Werdenberg Wine Bar, yet another Cave but this one is a bit different... until soon,
Cheers GD
