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Last seen in Bangkok
Hey, what's she doing at Orchard Road? If you think you saw her somewhere before, you're right ! She was last seen in Bangkok ! *grin*
Chandee Town
After 2 weeks in Krabi, we went to visit Ethan's granny in Chandee. The journey in our trusty 22-yr old Honda Civic took about 3 hours.
Chandee is one of the southern train stations along the North-South railway. As is a common occurance, commerce took root in the vicinity around the train station, and a small town and market place developed. Rubber is the main commodity of the area and most of the townsfolk are shop owners or earn a living as food vendors or rubber tappers.
The town has its charm with quaint little streets of cement, and no road dividers. Parking is free, there is no building control, so you will see 6-storey buildings next to single-storey shophouses. Anybody could simply set up shop in his own abode. Or push a cart to sell cooked food on the street without worrying about getting a licence. Tax? ...eh, what's that? Reminds me of Singapore 40 years ago!
Spy the lady sitting in the corner of the picture above? The forlorn look said it all: who will buy my veg? The veggie seller was indifferent when I snapped her picture. Seemed like selling vegetables for a living is not easy, especially when a competing stall is next to hers.
Or is it because thai people generally don't eat veggies in their daily diet? Yes, it is true! Maybe she is better off selling fish, like the lady below. The fish seller had a much happier time -- counting her takings for the day! Ahhh.. nothing feels so good as grimy, wrinkled baht notes!
The pretty gal in the picture willingly obliged when I asked if she would like her picture taken. She was in a flower shop with her mom, cleaning and bundling flowers for sale. Chandee people are indeed warm and friendly.
Chandee is one of the southern train stations along the North-South railway. As is a common occurance, commerce took root in the vicinity around the train station, and a small town and market place developed. Rubber is the main commodity of the area and most of the townsfolk are shop owners or earn a living as food vendors or rubber tappers.
The town has its charm with quaint little streets of cement, and no road dividers. Parking is free, there is no building control, so you will see 6-storey buildings next to single-storey shophouses. Anybody could simply set up shop in his own abode. Or push a cart to sell cooked food on the street without worrying about getting a licence. Tax? ...eh, what's that? Reminds me of Singapore 40 years ago!
Spy the lady sitting in the corner of the picture above? The forlorn look said it all: who will buy my veg? The veggie seller was indifferent when I snapped her picture. Seemed like selling vegetables for a living is not easy, especially when a competing stall is next to hers.
Or is it because thai people generally don't eat veggies in their daily diet? Yes, it is true! Maybe she is better off selling fish, like the lady below. The fish seller had a much happier time -- counting her takings for the day! Ahhh.. nothing feels so good as grimy, wrinkled baht notes!
The pretty gal in the picture willingly obliged when I asked if she would like her picture taken. She was in a flower shop with her mom, cleaning and bundling flowers for sale. Chandee people are indeed warm and friendly.
People in Krabi
These photos were shot using three different Nikon lenses. See if you can tell which lens took which picture?
The lenses used were the D70 18-70mm f/4.5 Kit Lens, the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 - a perennial favorite for portraiture, and the venerable Nikon 180mm f/2.8, an old favorite that still holds its own against the newer and auto-focusing Nikon 70-210mm f/2.8 VR.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
After Nikon launched its auto-focusing lenses, manual lenses have been relegated to the history books. Like zoom lenses, fixed focus lenses also will not be around much longer, though many will disagree.
Today's zoom lenses equal or even improved on old lenses' designs, to the extent that fixed-focus lenses are usually left behind in the dry cabinet over their newer cousins.
Zooms are an indispensable feature in photo-composition. Especially when one comes across a scene that is unlikely to repeat itself.
Answer: Pictures A, B: 18-70mm f/4.5 lens, Pictures E - 85mm f/2.8 lens, Pictures C, D, F, G : 180mm f/2.8 lens
The lenses used were the D70 18-70mm f/4.5 Kit Lens, the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 - a perennial favorite for portraiture, and the venerable Nikon 180mm f/2.8, an old favorite that still holds its own against the newer and auto-focusing Nikon 70-210mm f/2.8 VR.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
After Nikon launched its auto-focusing lenses, manual lenses have been relegated to the history books. Like zoom lenses, fixed focus lenses also will not be around much longer, though many will disagree.
Today's zoom lenses equal or even improved on old lenses' designs, to the extent that fixed-focus lenses are usually left behind in the dry cabinet over their newer cousins.
Zooms are an indispensable feature in photo-composition. Especially when one comes across a scene that is unlikely to repeat itself.
Answer: Pictures A, B: 18-70mm f/4.5 lens, Pictures E - 85mm f/2.8 lens, Pictures C, D, F, G : 180mm f/2.8 lens
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