Sawadee Khrap

Here is Aod – B-Boy supreme   He stopped by for a quick shoot – (actually my batteries were low and we had to make it a very short session ) – only 62 shots in all – so I choose some of the best and made this collage for him.

what do you think?

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Sawadee Khrap

Just checking my facebook – that’s about once a month – and see that Oody in CMX posted this great image:

You just have to go to the beach to prove this fact – McDonalds is alive and kicking in Asia and spandex is fashion – sad but true.

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Sawadee Khrap

Here is a good video from ThaiVisa and a spot I want to visit and photograph.   You can see where my mind’s at.

Also known as Chao Mae Tuptim, the Phallic Shrine houses a collection of hundreds of wooden, stone and metal phalluses and lingams.

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Sawadee Khrap

Here’ a new format, combined line drawing, painting and photo – This is Nai, check out a earlier post of a trip we took to Sattahip  – I really like this effect, interesting – what do you think?  I am going to refine this technique and make the brush strokes more pronounced and paint smear colors match shades in the photo more closely. I also need to increase the paper texture in the face area. But I think it’s a good start  - your comments ????

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Sawadee Khrap

Here is a quick example of the power of Photoshop CS5 healing brush to remove the fencing and then using a great filter - Vertus Fluid Mask to isolate the monkey for a collage.  This is one of my shots from my Vietnam trip.        First remove the fence using the spot healing brush – so easy to do.

Then extract the monkey – CS5’s refine edge just couldn’t do it, but Vertus was so easy – I first made a selection around the monkey to limit the colors  and then used the filter to refine the edges – amazing.  And here’s the result :

This is the first time I used Vertus and really find it exciting – It will allow me to do much better extraction – particularly hair – I am not sure if you can see it in this small post

Sawadee Khrap

Here’s a photo I took of the Hong Kong Pier when I visited there in 2005 on my first trip to Asia.  Pond spotted it and asked if I could put his photo on the billboard – he really liked the scene too – soooooo here is my first attempt.  What do you think?

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Sawadee Khrap

When you come to Pattaya, make sure you visit Sunee Plaza and especially “The Crazy Pub”.  Here’s Pond, one of the staff.

You can’t miss him – green hair and all – what a great young man.

  Stop by and say hello – I’m sure you will get a warm welcome.

Pond stopped by this afternoon for a little photo shoot – agreed I could post this one and promised to come back later  - after Songkran – to take a little more time and get some super poses and exciting shots.

Well off to the beach to finish my day – water throwing is in full swing – but it should be minimal between here and Jomtien Complex, where I will meet up with Don, Degs and the other guys to spend a little time seeing what the boys are up to and how they intend to spend Songkran – expect a little water, so wallet and phone go into plastic bags for protection.

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Sawadee Khrap

Thought I’d show you what my swimming pool looks like – and here is also a better view from my balcony – better clouds –

Getting ready for Songkran, I hear that it can get very intense out there – throwing water and general celebration – but Brian says this was his favorite time of year in Pattaya – the boys at Jomtien Complex would line up and offer kisses to the guys walking through – sounds sweet.  I am trying to sell my Canon 350D and would use that money to get a Canon G12 – great small camera and one I could carry to get more personal shots during Songkran.  I am afraid to take my D7 into the water-throwing crowd – too much to lose for some shots.  We’ll see.

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Sawadee Khrap

We’re taking Maths and other Liberal classes – How about you !

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Sawadee Khrap

Are you looking for a Harley-Davidson or perhaps American or Tex food, maybe a club with live music and 2 full pool tables -

THEN, The Purple Space Monkey, is the place to go.  Went there yesterday for lunch with Jerry and was really surprised – great food at reasonable pricing.  Planning on going back to catch some of the entertainment and see what the place is like at night.  I can recommend the food – next I’ll try out the show.

The Purple Space Monkey is a combined Custom Bike shop and bar/restaurant located in the road mid way along Jomtien Beach Rd,( where there is a police box) and you turn left and its on your left 1/2 way down the road that leads to Sukumvit Rd.

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Sawadee Khrap

Just screwing around with PS and saw a couple of designs I liked and converted some old photos – You know the models from past posts.

I really like the Brokeh effect and the graffiti wall shot  - I thought they look great – so I made the substitutes - I’m always looking for new scenes  or designs that I can place the boys in – these are a couple of new ideas I came across on the web. 

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Sawadee Khrap

Here’s a new model “Nut” and what he wanted for an image.

We will have another session soon and should have some more shots to post – at least if he agrees, that is.  This one he is going to send home – maybe he will approve a couple just for the blog, that would be nice.  He picked the background – not friends but he said he wished they were. 

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Sawadee Khrap

Last week we took a quick trip to the Silverlake and Sattahip areas south of Pattaya and on the way back stopped at a small fishing village at the end of Pattaya Beach.  Not sure of the name but here is a image of one of the fishing boats.  Or I should say ‘my version’.

 It’s a composite line drawing and photo – I am going to do another version in Coral Painter and make the painting strokes more apparent.  I also have a lot more images to process and will try to make a slideshow of them to post later too.

And here is a image I created for “Boy” so he can send it home for his family.

I have also found a condo to rent ( at least I hope so – final papers will be drawn up next week and I should be moved in before the end of the month).  It’s a 1 bedroom with kitchen – within walking distance from the beach and should be very quiet.

Really looking forward to getting settled in and

Sawadee Khrap

Here are a couple of images of Kay – he works in a bar near Walking Street Area of Pattaya.  Lovely boy and great model – I’ll post some more shots as I complete them for him and of course he approves.

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Sawadee Khrap

Thanks Jim for this photo – I did alter it slightly but “fu*k” the wildlife – Lets go to Jomtien Beach and capture the cute boys.

I love that photographic expression and I think this photo says it all – notice they are all Canon – that’s my D7 in the middle.  ha,ha

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