Photography: Bizarre, interesting and utterly weird images from my last Journey in November 2012
First things first… A Very Happy, Colorful & Peaceful
New Year to YOU all.
Prost Neujahr - bonne année - onnellista uutta vuotta - gelukkig Nieuwjaar - ath bhliain faoi mhaise - selamat tahun baru - godt nytt år - szczliwego nowego roku - feliz ano novo - gott nytt år manigong bagong taon - sawatdii pimaï - kung hé fat tsoi - xin nian kuai le / xin nian hao - godt nytår - eutichismenos o kainourgios chronos - felice anno nuovo, buon anno - S novim godom - sreno novo leto - Cung Chúc Tân Xuân
yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun
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Almost in one day… I got the "Beatles in a Sexy Street" a Condom Machine, well that was another day in my small home town. A crooked House, yellow footprints, homeless people, colorful Graffiti, an Octopus on the wall and the saddle-less push bike in Paris…
2012 is gone and we’re already two days into 2013 and this is my first Blog post for the year.
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A Sexy Bus Stop in Hamburg, Germany
The last two-month in 2012 had been very hectic to say the least, traveling to Germany and later to France for my Exhibition. (running until the end of February)
I had very little time for photography on this trip but like to share with you some interesting, bizarre and weird images that crossed my path during my stay in Germany and Paris.
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The "crooked" Building by Architect Rizzi, Braunscheig Germany,
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Strange but true… A Condom Machine hanging on an outside wall in the streets of the
small town Koenigslutter. Note the sign high above; meaning this is a One-way Street.
NO… I did NOT put the small bottle of Vodka there.
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Yellow footprints on the footpath, this is supposed to help children to watch out for traffic on this blind corner of the street before crossing the road. Koenigslutter, Germany.
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Bizarre…in an Alley way on the Reeperbahn, the red-light district of Hamburg, Germany. 
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"Sexy"…text read… please keep the garage entry open Day and Night. Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany
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This is where it all started… the Beatles Platz on the Reeperbahn,
St Pauli, Hamburg Germany.
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Weird wall painting on the streets, Reeprbahn Hamburg Germany
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The small sign in front of the man reads... Schaefer ohne arbeit…shepherd without work…Braunscheig, Germany.
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Bizarre…"camping" in front of the sex shops at the Reeperbahn,
Hamburg Germany
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Weird…Express Teller Machine with a Pole dancer…
now that is a good one…
Hamburg, Germany.
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Waiting for it? Or did he got a hangover from the party the night before?
The yellow sign says…80th and 90th Party,
Hamburg Germany.
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An Octopus on the wall… Hamburg Germany.
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Interesting…In Paris they make sure they don't steal your Push Bike, by not only locking the bike but also taken the saddle off for good measures…try and riding this one with out it… he, he.
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We also updated our Photo Tour and Workshop Site changed and listed some very interesting Journeys for 2013 in the Calendar.
Our first two Photo Tours to Burma/Myanmar and Cambodia starting in February are fully booked now and I am really looking forward to meet new participants and see familiar faces again.
This time we have participants from Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, USA, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Bangladesh.
We start in Burma by mid February with two separate tours and after a few weeks I continue to Cambodia with two special Photo Tours back to back. By middle of February I am very much out of touch for some six weeks, so please forgive me if my Blogs, FB entries will be very thin during that time.
Plus I have to squeeze in a trip to Palawan and Boracay Island in the Philippines, I guess not a bad start for the
New Year.
GD
Travel Photography: Water is life… traveling during the stormy rainy season can be rewarding for your Photography
Water is life… it’s fury can be devastating
but it can also be tranquil and enchanting.
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The photo above was taken some years ago with my old trusted Minolta X700 film camera in a Hugyfot underwater housing during the hight of Typhoon "Huaning" right at Manila Bay, note the lone person in the background. Make sure you take good care during this Monsoon and Typhoon season!
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Photo above: worshipping the sacred waters of Phnom Kulen.
...two years after Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the West by Pope Leo III in AD 800.
King Jayavarman II ascended to the top of Mahendraparvata (today’s Phnom Kulen), and declared independence from the island of Java. There he proclaimed himself devaraja, heavenly ruler of the ancient Cambodian religion and cult of the “god-king”, and founded the Khmer Empire.
A devout leader, King Jayavarma II soon had the river on the mountain hilltop diverted in order to carve hundreds of lingas into the riverbed, hence its name – river of a thousand lingas. In the event, Mount Kulen was blessed and beatified.
Above text Courtesy of my good friend Jamie Irenaliena Keet from our joint article in the Asian Geographic Magazine "The hidden treasures of Phnom Kulen."
Our bodies are largely made of water, as is much of the food we eat. Without water, we could not exist… it is that simple.
In some countries we worship water and in others parts of the world we take it for granted, it is more precious then anything else on our planet.
Water… the reason for my post today; the Typhoon/rainy season has started with our first tropical storm blowing outside my window.
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The rainy season has arrived…Palawan, Philippines
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Lightning storm over Manila Bay, Philippines
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The towers of Angkor Wat reflecting in the Water pools
during the wet season, Cambodia
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Flood plains of Northern Australia during the wet-season
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Dramatic cloud formation during the monsoon, Palawan Philippines
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Bathing and worship in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India
I captured many "wet" images during my travels, experiencing the good, the bad and the ugly, crossing mighty rivers, wading through flood revenged areas or just sitting along side beautiful and tranquil lagoons watching the sun go down.
Covering many countries, the selected images on this post showcasing water in its fury and tranquility, its direct connection between man and nature.
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Unfortunate street children during the
Monsoon season, Philippines
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During a tropical rain shower children selling sampaguita
flowers to passing cars, Philippines
Teaming with life…whistling Ducks on a Billabong
(fresh water pond) just before the wet season, Northern Australia
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Shimmering leafs in a small stream, north Queensland, Australia
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"Merging" with the water, teenagers having fun in the
Phnom Kulen river, Cambodia
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Rainforest and waterfall during the wet season in Palau, Micronesia
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Simply Nature…Phnom Kulen during wet season, Cambodia
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Monsoon time in Cambodia 
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Nature and man made… wet season in Cambodia
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Fishing… Water the source of life…Laos
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Wet season storm approching in the Pacific, near Chuuk, Micronesia
It is not only freshwater that we need for our survival but also our Oceans that support us with life.
Water is so precious and man has the "intelligence" to protect our oceans and natural resources, so please don't take water for granted; we’re lucky (some nations are not) to be blessed with this amazing liquid we call water.
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Aerial view of the Northern Territory Flood Plains
during the wet season, Australia
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Enjoying a tropical downpour, Battambang, Cambodia
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Simply Nature… water the source of Life, Phnom Kulen, Cambodia
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"Taken shelter" from a tropical rain shower, island of Chuuk, Micronesia
Tip:
If you do go out during these rainy days make sure to pack some water proofing; a raincoat and a "Condom" for your camera and of course a good water proof camera bag.
But most important, take care of yourself and watch out during strong storms and Typhoons… remember Safety first!
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Just one more…
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Photo composite; we have to take care of our Planet before it is to late.
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY…cool Marine Images from a Dive Master at the Dugong Dive Center in Palawan, Philippines…processed in Aperture 2 & another example of Aperture and its flexibility.
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Omar’s Images in Aperture 2, the red square is where you
find the info on Camera Models and a lot more...
The other day my good friend Dirk Fahrenbach from Dugong Dive Center dropped by and gave me this CD…hey Dirk what I am going to do with that?
There are some images from our Filipino Dive Master Omar on it, please have a look give me your opinion. Sure…I imported the images into Aperture 2 and got a real surprise…wow these are real great…what camera is he using?
Dirk replied, Oh… one of these little small ones in some sort of Housing…
After I had a good look at the images I checked on the Metadata in Aperture 2 and found out the Camera Model, it is a Canon IXY.
After importing the images I only applied a few adjustments, mainly…cropping, Auto levels and a bit of contrast…since all the images had been in JPG I had some limitations, but Omar’s shots where that good anyway that little was needed for improvements.
Again, Aperture came in very handy in editing the shots very fast and applying some basic adjustments, I created a new project and after I am done can store this one on my external drive in case we need Omar’s shots for some future publications.
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Above Photo: © Omar D. Linsangan - mating Cuttle fish or Sepia at the house reef from Dugong Dive Center... for more info on Dugong Dive Center click on the small Banner Ad on the left. Plans are in the making for a Photoworkshop int he near future at Club Paradise and Dugong Dive Center. Please stay tuned for the announcement and what better way to go diving with Omar who will find these cool critters for you.
Great shots with a small Camera and it gets to show you again what can be done with limited equipment, I guess in Underwater Photography you have to be a good Diver first, and Omar has that mastered for sure.
Dirk asks me if I could show some of Omar’s Images on my Blog and I readily agreed nice images from a very humble Dive Master. It is these people…Dive Masters and photography assistants who make our shots at times easier to get, so lets give them some credit and support their hobby and passion.
For a selection of Omar’s Images (LOW RESOLUTION ONLY)click on the Photo Gallery above (upper left) I have created another Photo Gallery for Guys like Omar, otherwise we never get to see their nice images.
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