Post by RandSteve - FWIW, there are lots of mixed opinions going back and forth in
this thread about your work. I just looked at your website, and I
liked what I saw.
Thanks. Photos like these are one of the joys of living in SE Asia.
However, ALL of these photos are pretty old. I really need to update my
web site one of these days.
Post by RandI'm not a pro like you. I'm just an amateur with a
Nikon N80, so I don't know how valuable my opinion would be to you.
All opinions are valuable, and the N80 is what many pros use as a backup
camera on shooting assignments. With the exception of sports
photography, the N80 can do just about anything needed. The world famous
mountaineer photographer who passed away last year, Galen Rowell, used
the N80 as his normal 'carry' camera along with the 80-400 VR lens. If
it's good enough for him, it should work for you! *grin*
Post by RandI especially liked these two portraits.....
http://www.photoenvisions.com/pages/1AKHA5B.htm
She is still alive and busy selling her bamboo pipes to all the tourists
who come to her village. She always sits together with her friend
http://www.photoenvisions.com/pages/YAKHA5A.htm and the two of them make
a mint (in Thai terms) selling pipes and posing for pictures. They must
be the two most photographed Akha hill tribe women along the
Thai/Burmese border!
Post by Randhttp://www.photoenvisions.com/pages/KAREN6.htm
She has left Thailand and returned to Burma, although she comes back
from time to time. A Thai man has established a mountain village above
Chiang Rai in which he rents houses to Long Neck Karens to come and live
while they sell their goods to the tourists. Most only stay several
months then return to Burma to replenish their stocks however several
have lived in the same village for years. It's the only way that these
Karen tribes people can earn any cash money. There is no work for them
in Burma, and it's illegal for them to work in Thailand. It's the
tourist industry that keeps them alive.
Favorites of mine too, (both people AND photos) and both have been sold
many times. (Photos only...)
I don't know which group you have seen all this garbage in, but the
majority of the comments come from two people in soc.culture.thai who
use several different faked names and addresses. On of them is 'Takin
Gthepiss' and the other is 'Pickle' (also known as Jack Daniels, Old
Crow, [he is our town drunk] etc.,) and one psychotic who calls himself
either 'Live Human' or 'Jasoni.' In any event it's noticeable that all
the derogatory comments come from faked names and addresses, but
anonymous posters repeatedly show by their posts why they are ashamed to
associate their real name with their posts.
Thanks again for you kind feedback. It's appreciated.
Steve Kramer
Chiang Mai, Thailand
http://www.photoenvisions.com
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