Postcards from Thailand.....

AprilVisel · January 25, 2006

Hi guys,
I just recently came back from a 3 week vacation in Thailand this last December. It was my second time and I am always moved.
People are loving, landscape is dramatic, the lines are incredible and, this time, there was a sad solice in the air. It was just a few weeks before the one year anniversary of the tsunami.
While we were there, my husband wrote a story/essay about what we were seeing and feeling. He spoke to many people about what they had experienced and lost, and I took pictures. The goal was to submit the "essay" and images to some different magazines when we got back.
We did submit to Travel & Liesure and Conde'Nast, but never heard back.
Has anyone here ever done something like this? Shot for a story on your own? What were your experiences?
Warning: These particular images on my website are more optimistic and show the beauty of Thailand. I felt that was ok, since they have very little that they have not cleaned and repaired since then. They pride themselves on the beauty of their land really and I wanted to show that. Sort of a lure to come back and travel the country...
Comments welcome of course:):

POSTCARDS FROM THAILAND
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Awais Yaqub · January 25, 2006

this is beautiful ! great place and photography

4labs · January 25, 2006

The size you display your images don't due them justice.

AprilVisel · January 25, 2006

4labs wrote:

The size you display your images don't due them justice.

Do you mean on my site or on the forum?
Honestly, I got kind of lazy with the forum and didn't want to post a lot of times. The images come off of my HD, so I only get one picture at a time

So instead I did them all together.
Thank you!!
On the site, they get stolen all the time, so that is the max on that crap site

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Soon to change and be a brand new one!

Tessa HD · January 25, 2006

very impressive gallery!
I love the boat, the first one in your 'postcard'. It jumped out at me as well when scrolling through your gallery. What a trip that must have been.

nburwell · January 28, 2006

They are all absolutely beautiful! I've never been there, but after viewing your photographs, I might have to consider taking a trip there. I must say I love the pano of the Bangkok. Excellent work!

Owen · January 28, 2006

Beautiful, and your equine work is tremendous too.

What kind of camera do you use & which lenses? Beautiful work!

4labs · January 28, 2006

AprilVisel wrote:

Do you mean on my site or on the forum?
Honestly, I got kind of lazy with the forum and didn't want to post a lot of times. The images come off of my HD, so I only get one picture at a time So instead I did them all together.
Thank you!!
On the site, they get stolen all the time, so that is the max on that crap site:
Soon to change and be a brand new one!

In both places actually. I love your work and would love to see the images larger...

AprilVisel · January 29, 2006

Thanks guys!
I love that place!
I shoot with a Canon 20D, 70-200 2.8 (my fav), 24-70 2.8, and a 18-55 3.5
I also love my Lensbaby and macro, but I didn't use them much on that trip.

When I do my new site, I will make the images bigger. I'll use flash and that should cut back on the theivin' a bit

Hope to have that done in the next few months.
Thanks again for the kudos!