Mid Air Musing

the light! the light! natural and imposed.

Ah, packing… its the little stuff that matters (and a few big ones)

Tidbit Musing Dateline: Yangon Nov 3, 2009
I’m in Yangon and, shock of all shocks, I have wireless at the Trader’s Hotel. I’ve been traveling here since 1986 … this is first. I don’t know why… but it means that I can tell you this tale: I’m at lovely Shwedagon Pagoda, as the full moon begins the wane, I’m staring through star candle [...]

Mid Air Musing
I’m mid-flight from New Delhi to Bangkok, and then tomorrow I’m on my way to Myanmar. I have just enough time to reflect a smidgeon on the photography tour I just led for National Geographic to Rajasthan. One of many things I love about National Geographic tours is that they are so international in nature; [...]

the light! the light! natural and imposed.
October 26 Update: I just arrived at the Pushkar camel fair and have 15 minutes (and a good Indian cell/bluetooth connection. Yes, I have an Indian cell phone since I am here so much) to explain a bit about the images I posted the other night. The updates are in this color red. October 26: I [...]

Ah, packing… its the little stuff that matters (and a few big ones)
I’m on my final flight to New Delhi. I never bemoan long flights because I enjoy the time to read and revel in the fact that I’m not on a steamer ship (plus I use my frequent flier miles to upgrade to business class). Last year I wrote about Packing Camera Gear for Flights which is [...]

Straight On! I suggest not.
I suspect that 98% of the travel images in the world are taken straight on with one subject in the frame. That is fine if there is a compelling reason to do so–the expression is remarkable, the action compelling, the light god-like radiant, or it just had to be composed that way. I have done my [...]