Photos from our wanderings on the motorcycles we hired in Chiang Mai, after taking an overnight train from Bangkok. Much of the north is at higher altitude, is cooler and less humid than the south, full of jungle valleys and beautifully winding roads. From the farmland and paddy fields, to the night bizarres, street food stalls and vibrantly lit evenings, it was a fantastic tour.
From the far north, near the recently opened up Myanmar (Burma) border, to the amazing Laos border, to Phayao lake - flooded 70 odd years ago for irrigation, submerging a 15th century temple (!?), to the flower markets of Chiang Mai and then down to the islands of the Gulf of Thailand. Hopefully the photos below give glimpses of the memories I collected along the way.
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| Farmland in the north west of Thailand with irrigation gullies and corrugated shelters ISO100, 160mm, f/14, 1/125s, -0.6ev |
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| Reflected temples and food stalls in Mae Hong Son, NW Thailand ISO1600, 35mm, f/2.8, 1/30s, -1ev, noise reduction |
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| Unloading flowers at Chiang Mai flower market ISO2000, 200mm, f/5, 1/160s, -0.6ev, noise reduction |
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| Thatched huts near Pai at Sunset ISO320, 16mm, f/14, composite of bracketed images, cropped |
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| Water buffalo with customary White Vented Myna birds on board ISO100, 400mm, f/5.6, 1/640s, -0.6ev |
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| Sunset overlooking the border village of Phu Chi Fa in the mountains near Laos ISO100, 32mm, f/8, 30s, camera resting on our balcony (where "balcony" describes a rickety old overhanging ledge with creaking wooden railings) |
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| Sunset fisherwoman in a canoe on Phayao lake ISO100, 120mm, f/4.5, 1/400s, +0.3ev, cropped |
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| Suitably tropical looking pontoon on Koh Wai island ISO100, 35mm, f/11, 1/200s, -0.6ev, cropped |
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