[Leica] Burma Pictures

[philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)]

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? ;-)

Amiti?s
Philippe

Le 1 mai 13 ? 06:17, H&ECummer a ?crit :

> 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:
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/BaganBalloonSunriseW.jpg.html
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> <http://tinyurl.com/crrebzz>
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> 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
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> >
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> http://tinyurl.com/cyjagne
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> 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
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> >
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> http://tinyurl.com/c5becva
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> 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
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> >
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> http://tinyurl.com/czajueo
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> 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:
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/Sunset2HorseHw.jpg.html
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> >
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> http://tinyurl.com/cz9ah8l
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> The farmers in Bagan deal with a dry continental climate and are  
> subsistent. They value their oxen:
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/BullockCartw.jpg.html
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> >
>
> http://tinyurl.com/cebpucn
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> 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
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> More later - please look large.
> All C&C welcome as usual.
> Howard
> (in sunny, windy, Vancouver)
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