What an inviting place to swim…right next to this strange looking female ogress or monster! Where in the world is it? Be the first to correctly guess the name of this beach and location of this photo to be entered into a drawing for a $500 credit toward one of our future photo tours. Entrants […]
What is the name of this surreal, often photographed place? The footprints in this dried pan could be hundreds of years old. The last time water ran through this ancient riverbed was 700 years ago. Where in the world is it? Be the first to correctly guess the name and location of this photo to […]
Sossusvlei
NAMIBIA : DEAD VLEI FOREST
That is correct, Robert! Dead Vlei is the name of the surreal landscape where gnarled camelthorn trees stand in the cracked pan at Sossusvlei, Namibia.
final image original scene This lady was churning yak butter in the kitchen of her nephew’s home, who happened to be the lama of Ura village in Bumthang, Bhtuan. The room was rather dim, lit by daylight coming from one window across the room. To photograph her where she was in the kitchen at 800 […]
Nature’s Art 30mm, f/2.8, 15 second exposure, ISO 400 Last year, on March 21, 2009 we took a chilly ride up a ski lift to the Abisko Mountain Station in Sweden’s far north. Ranked as one of the top ten places in the world to see the Northern Lights, this arctic hotspot certainly […]
this is not able to put into words(its good)
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Michael McLean - Hey,I see we are past the draw date ,but I don’t see “We have a winner” written anywhere,but that statue in the water is Puek-Tian beach ,in Thailand . Thanks Michael Mclean.
admin - Hi Michael. Thanks for playing, but we did draw a winner on Nov 15th you’ll see if you scroll through old posts…The statues were on a beach in Petchaburi, Thailand (100 miles south of Bangkok): The stone figures depict the famous monsters and players in an love triangle forever etched in an epic Thai poem. Have you seen them in person? Pretty cool, and definitely off the beaten trail! Didn’t see any other foreigners there. My guide was very surprised that I wanted to visit as she had never been there before either.
Rohit - I think this statue depictes Surasa a Hindu goddess/ monster who is described as the mother of the nagas (serpents).Her most popular tale appears in the Hindu epic Ramayana, where she is tasked to test Lord Hanuman on his way to Sri Lanka from India in search of godess Sita.
Kim - Good guess! But it is actually a character from Phra Apai Mani standing in the sea at Puktien Beach in Cha-Am, Phetchaburi, Thailand. The 48,700-line poem was written by the Thai legendary poet, Sunthorn Phu (Thai: สุนทรภู่) and is considered an epic piece.
Tia montanay - The figures name is Panturat a giant who was in love whith Pha Papai Manee. The telling is based on a folk story about love between this giant prinsses who was in love in a human.
Kim - Lovely to know these details. Her giant stature is a striking thing to see at the beach! And such a fun sight to find off the beaten path…
Michael - Beautful place what a woundérful image