November–December 2008: 10 best photos

[peteryoung]

flight
777 wing at Heathrow, England, early morning. ( 19 DECEMBER )




mahout
Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ( 7 NOVEMBER )




buddha
Thammarong Caves, Bang Saphan Yai, Thailand. ( 15 NOVEMBER )




the tramp
Robert Martin, actor, San Francisco. Some desaturation and selected colour. ( 6 DECEMBER )




Karen Paduang
Some teenage Karen girls from Burma in their refugee village near Chiang Mai, Thailand. The function of the brass rings is not to physically elongate the neck – which is impossible – but to push down the shoulder blades. No one is sure how this tradition came about, though I still regard it with the same unfortunate cultural imperialism that I regard foot-binding or genital mutilation. ( 7 NOVEMBER )




skylight
Tyson's Corner Center Mall, McLean, VA. ( 24 DECEMBER )




aerial
Over Mankato, MN, looking west over the Minnesota River. ( 17 DECEMBER )
PS. Yes I know it's a hoax site.




loi krathong
Nimitmai, Bangkok, Thailand. 3 seconds @ f.5. ( 12 NOVEMBER )




dead but dreaming
Wat Nong Wang, Khon Kaen, Thailand. Unusually for a Buddhist temple Wat Nong Wang has a dinosaur theme, because many dinosaur fossils were found in this area. ( 13 NOVEMBER )




lulz
Anonymous, nice person who hates Scientology, San Francisco. ( 6 DECEMBER )

Comments

[athenais.livejournal.com]

These are all so good. I am in love with "dead but dreaming," the teenagers and the reclining buddha.

[humanoid27.livejournal.com]

i like the composition on the wing "flight".
in fact i like all these photos, especially the mankato.

while i'm here, happy new year, pete.
:)

[peteyoung.livejournal.com]

You too... currently in Bangkok again with intermittent net access!