Daily Photo – Heading Out

Daily Photo – Heading Out
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I love the tight crop on this image that eliminates the sky and thereby accentuates the height of the limestone cliffs. You can just make out a small beach and a hut in the center of the photo. The aqua water is shallower than the blue water. If you look closely you can see a thin line of aqua on the far shore also. The ferries and fishing boats typically stayed in the blue water to avoid grounding.

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Daily Photo – Morning in Ton Sai Bay 2

Daily Photo – Morning in Ton Sai Bay 2
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You can typically find several shots from a single location if you take the time to look around. You should also take advantage of zoom lenses which are easier to carry than multiple prime lenses. My current favorite is the Canon 28-300. It's not as inconspicuous as the Nikon equivalent (there's a Tamron for the Canon that's more affordable) but I'm a bit of a Canon snob. Whatever the camera and whatever the lens manufacturer, the 28-300mm range is great for travel photography.

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Daily Photo – Loh Dalam Bay Sunset

Daily Photo – Loh Dalam Bay Sunset
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Having captured yesterday's shot of the dipping sun illuminating the fishing boat in Loh Dalam Bay I faced my camera the other way towards the sun. Since I'm working with a slide scan and was too lazy to re-scan it with different settings, I'm stuck with the colors captured in the slide. The challenge here is that there was no obvious neutral mid-tone from which to correct the color balance.

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Daily Photo – Loh Dalam Bay 2

Daily Photo – Loh Dalam Bay 2
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Having photographed the fishing boats tied up in Ton Sai Bay I walked back across the isthmus to Loh Dalam Bay and took this shot. The sun is on it's way down - certainly within and hour of sunset. The boat on the left is the same boat I photographed earlier that day from the lookout point in my photo Loh Dalam Refractions.

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Daily Photo – Ton Sai Boats

Daily Photo – Ton Sai Boats
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Having captured yesterday's shot I walked out along the jetty to get a different angle on the fishing boats - a tighter framing. Below is the result rendered in black & white, and below that the color version. As an indication of how friendly I found the local people here, note the fisherman just left of center of the photo waving at me.

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