Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600@3200
Yet another fire waiting to happen.

Posted on November 30, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600@3200
We actually put our lanterns in the Moei river, but with the floodlights from the bridge and more onlookers than lantern-buyers, it wasn't nearly as pretty as this sewer near my home.

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600@3200
Gave it the ol' college try, but I really do not see the point in eating bugs unless you have no other source of protein. Funny thing to me is that it was tray after tray of various insects but the final tray was shrimp.

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600@3200
At the Burmese temple near my home.

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600@3200
One of the hot-air balloons--a cheap plastic one rather than paper--lost its lift and fell onto my street. These floating fire hazards still amaze me.

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600@3200
Noodle shop near the border bridge.

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600@3200
Games at the special border market for Kathein.

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600@3200
Selling lanterns to float down the Moei river. Or because my neighborhood is far from the border, the conveniently-located sewers.

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600@3200
Vendor at the Burmese temple near my home.

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji 800Z
With the wind and general haphazard way people were holding the balloons, some of them lit on fire while in hand, some crash-landed while burning, some nearly missed landing on the thatch roofs of the school or the electrical wires. The ones that worked properly were beautiful, though.

Room to Grow

Posted on November 22, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)