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Took these photos while my wife and I were relaxing on the balcony of our hotel in Bangkok, watching one of the world's most amazing cities go by... It's a trully beautiful place.






Thanks

Alex

Nice view Alex

Great colours Alex. BKK is great, and has some great photographic opportunities. I love the place, but can't justify going back there and not exploring elsewhere! We'll be in China in August - so expect to see some views of Beijing, Xian, Guilin and Shanghai.

If you have the opportunity - make some time to go to Kanchanaburi if you haven't been there already... A massage from an elephant can't hurt...

Cheers, Nathan.

Thanks Glen and Nathan,

Nathan - thanks for the comments. BKK is great and the whole country is amazing. One day I will move to live there. Been to Kaanchanaburi a few times - my wife's home town.

Can't wait to go back there.

Cheers
Alex

nice pictures...especially the 2nd, love the the colours in the sky

wow! Nice shots. I cant wait to visit Bangkok, I'll be there in 7.5 days time !

It is pretty, until you get into the dirty smelly overcrowded streets. Nice use of filter flare on the second image

Killakoala wrote:It is pretty, until you get into the dirty smelly overcrowded streets. Nice use of filter flare on the second image

Peope are the best asset of that country. I'd rather be walking through 'dirty' streets of BKK than be in a boring sterile environment

Not sure what you mean by 'nice use of filtre flare'?

Alex

Those are lovely colours. And captured at the perfect time too. Keep it up.

Sure looks like a great place to visit. Seems like you're enjoying / have enjoyed your stay a lot. Happy snapping!

Alex wrote:
Peope are the best asset of that country. I'd rather be walking through 'dirty' streets of BKK than be in a boring sterile environment

Not sure what you mean by 'nice use of filtre flare'?

Alex

Boring sterile environment like Canberra or Sydney Oops, just typing out a loud!!! There is no doubt that Bangkok is a fascinating and amazing place to visit. There's just too many people there for my liking. (Country boy who loves peace and quiet) I almost live off Thai food though. Mmmm

The bright streetlight that is 'flared' in the second image looks like it was caused by a UV filter on your lens. This is normal with this type of lens on sharp, bright lights. It is very effective in the image, not a bad thing, but enhances it.

Killakoala wrote:

Alex wrote:
Peope are the best asset of that country. I'd rather be walking through 'dirty' streets of BKK than be in a boring sterile environment

Not sure what you mean by 'nice use of filtre flare'?

Alex

Boring sterile environment like Canberra or Sydney Oops, just typing out a loud!!! There is no doubt that Bangkok is a fascinating and amazing place to visit. There's just too many people there for my liking. (Country boy who loves peace and quiet) I almost live off Thai food though. Mmmm

The bright streetlight that is 'flared' in the second image looks like it was caused by a UV filter on your lens. This is normal with this type of lens on sharp, bright lights. It is very effective in the image, not a bad thing, but enhances it.

Thanks for explanation, Steve. When thinking of flare first thing coming to my mind was flare from sunshine like colourful circles so I got confused. Learn something every day.

Cheers
Alex

Lovely images. That's a great cloud formation in the 2nd one.

Frank

Frankenstein wrote:Lovely images. That's a great cloud formation in the 2nd one.

Frank

Thanks, Frank.

Cheers
Alex

What an aweful view

A close friend of mine likes Bangkok so much he moved there in March, with his family, permanently! He loves the place and yes, more importantly, the people. Nice photos.

Ozi.

Alex wrote:

Killakoala wrote:

Alex wrote:
Peope are the best asset of that country. I'd rather be walking through 'dirty' streets of BKK than be in a boring sterile environment

Not sure what you mean by 'nice use of filtre flare'?

Alex

Boring sterile environment like Canberra or Sydney Oops, just typing out a loud!!! There is no doubt that Bangkok is a fascinating and amazing place to visit. There's just too many people there for my liking. (Country boy who loves peace and quiet) I almost live off Thai food though. Mmmm

The bright streetlight that is 'flared' in the second image looks like it was caused by a UV filter on your lens. This is normal with this type of lens on sharp, bright lights. It is very effective in the image, not a bad thing, but enhances it.

Thanks for explanation, Steve. When thinking of flare first thing coming to my mind was flare from sunshine like colourful circles so I got confused. Learn something every day.

Cheers
Alex

Hmm, I'm not sure about that!

I noticed that there's 18 streaks of light coming off those bright lights - Alex, would the lens you were using have 9 aperture blades by any chance? I see you were using a tiny aperture (f22) I get this same effect using a small aperture at night with bright lights without using any filters - for instance, 14 streaks in images with my 35/2 (7 blades).

Try a similar shot without a filter, and see what you get (apart from better contrast)

Cheers

digitor wrote:

Alex wrote:

Killakoala wrote:

Alex wrote:
Peope are the best asset of that country. I'd rather be walking through 'dirty' streets of BKK than be in a boring sterile environment

Not sure what you mean by 'nice use of filtre flare'?

Alex

Boring sterile environment like Canberra or Sydney Oops, just typing out a loud!!! There is no doubt that Bangkok is a fascinating and amazing place to visit. There's just too many people there for my liking. (Country boy who loves peace and quiet) I almost live off Thai food though. Mmmm

The bright streetlight that is 'flared' in the second image looks like it was caused by a UV filter on your lens. This is normal with this type of lens on sharp, bright lights. It is very effective in the image, not a bad thing, but enhances it.

Thanks for explanation, Steve. When thinking of flare first thing coming to my mind was flare from sunshine like colourful circles so I got confused. Learn something every day.

Cheers
Alex

Hmm, I'm not sure about that!

I noticed that there's 18 streaks of light coming off those bright lights - Alex, would the lens you were using have 9 aperture blades by any chance? I see you were using a tiny aperture (f22) I get this same effect using a small aperture at night with bright lights without using any filters - for instance, 14 streaks in images with my 35/2 (7 blades).

Try a similar shot without a filter, and see what you get (apart from better contrast)

Cheers

Hi Digitor,

The lens is a nine blade lens, you are correct. UV filter was attached.

Cheers

Alex

Nice photos Alex, and yes BKK is a fascinating and vibrant place.Most af all makes you feel alive and as always is the people that make any place not to mention the food.I hope you dream comes true. Keep snapping.
Cheers NeoN

Alex wrote:
Hi Digitor,

The lens is a nine blade lens, you are correct. UV filter was attached.

Cheers

Alex

Definitely then, the effect has nothing to do with the filter - it's caused by the aperture blades. Remove the filter, and you will still see the same effect.

Cheers