[LRflex] Re: [Leica] Burma Pictures

"philippe.amard" <philippe.amard@xxxxxx> · Thu, 2 May 2013 08:13:41 +0200

Such an amazing place !

Thank you for sharing the views, and Esther's and you comments.

Another place on my wish list, even though I don't share the same

sense of personal space either ;-)

Keep them coming Howard

Any panos around? ;-)

Amitiés
Philippe

Le 1 mai 13 à 06:17, H&ECummer a écrit :

Hi Luggers,

Have been resting from the LUG for awhile while traveling in Asia

and am now back in internet wired Canada.

Esther and I spent 10 days in Burma (Myanmar) in March - a country

where I worked for a while in the early 70's and which I haven't

visited since the mid 80's. The Burmese are lovely people - despite

60 years of oppressive military dictatorship. Over the next few days

I will be posting some photos of the 10 days and later, I am going

to revisit my slides from the 1970's.

First pictures:

We arrived in Rangoon (Yangon) late at night and the next morning

early flew early to Pagan (Bagan). We arranged for a guide and

driver to give us a two person photo tour of the area which has

something like 1600 pagodas dating from the 10 - 12th centuries

forward.

Here's a sunrise - taken with the X Pro 1 and the 90 Elmarit from

the vantage point of a pagoda - several stories up. It was good luck

and good planning that got the basket of the balloon silhouetted

against the sun:

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/BaganBalloonSunriseW.jpg.html

>

<http://tinyurl.com/crrebzz>

And here is Esther's sunset picture taken looking west from another

pagoda. I really like the way she has lined up the spires of the

pagodas and the horse cart gives perspective to the scene.

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/BaganSunsetHorseEW.jpg.html

>

http://tinyurl.com/cyjagne

Here is my sunset picture taken from the roof of a pagoda with me

leaning out beyond a ruined wall. The smoke from fires obscured the

actual setting.

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/BaganSunset90ElXw.jpg.html

>

http://tinyurl.com/c5becva

Our driver, Soemoo, was an enthusiastic photographer. He had been

given a digital camera by a grateful Chinese tourist and he brought

it with him wherever he drove us to take pictures as we did. Here he

is, holding on to me, as I lean out to get a clear picture around a

ruined wall of the setting sun. The Burmese have a different sense

of personal space.

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/SoemooHCw.jpg.html

>

http://tinyurl.com/czajueo

Here's my horse cart sunset picture - with two carts - but a

different perspective from Esther's on the pagoda spires. I think I

prefer her view:

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/Sunset2HorseHw.jpg.html

>

http://tinyurl.com/cz9ah8l

The farmers in Bagan deal with a dry continental climate and are

subsistent. They value their oxen:

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/BullockCartw.jpg.html

>

http://tinyurl.com/cebpucn

Three monks in Bagan - it is cool in the mornings and very hot by

noon - so one of the monks is protecting his pate:

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/3Monksw.jpg.html

>

http://tinyurl.com/cjxs75o

More later - please look large.
All C&C welcome as usual.
Howard
(in sunny, windy, Vancouver)

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