Erawan Shrine in Bangkok

The Erawan Shrine (in Thai called "San Pra Phom) is located beside the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel area and it's close to Central World, the Police Hospital, Gaysorn Plaza, BTS station, etc.

Many people and travelers visit the Erawan Shrine in order to pay the homage to the Pra Bhom and they also make wishes about love, money, family, etc.

I had a chance to take some photos because I attended my training course in the Marriott Hotel on Sukhumvit Rd so I had free time in the evening to take photos from this place.

I will continue posting some photos from The Erawan Shrine : )

For more information please see from these following links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erawan_Shrine
http://www.thailandguidebook.com/erawanshrine.html


Have a nice day.

Cheers,
DSM

Add Color Saturation with Lab Color Mode (Photoshop Technique)

I have not posted the Photoshop Technique for awhile so this post I would like to show you how to use LAB color mode to add realistic color saturation. Please follow my steps below. You can click each photo to see a larger photo.

See the "Before and After". You will see an awesome result of this effect.


1) See my photograph and you will see that the saturation is not that good. Firstly , I normally duplicate a background layer by dragging the background layer over a create new layer icon as below because you can go back to see the original photo or if you do something wrong with it you still have the original image. 2) Change the color mode to LAB (Image>Mode>Lab Color)
3) Then the program will ask you to flatten all layers into one layer. You must answer "Don't Flatten".
4) Then you can see in the channel pallet that there are 4 layers (Lab, Lightness, a and b).

5) Select "Lightness" channel and select the curve command (Image>Adjustment>Curves) to add contrast into the photo.
6) Adjust the curve to S-Curve shape to add saturation.
7) Select "a" channel and drag the bottom point to the right. So you will see that green tone is added into the photo.
8) If you drag the top point to the left, you will see that magenta tone is added into the photo.
9) Drag equally between the top and the bottom point to balance color tone added into the photo as shown below. You can see that the color saturation looks better now.
10) Select "b" channel and drag the bottom point to the right. So you will see that blue tone is added into the photo.
11) If you drag the top point to the left, you will see that yellow tone is added into the photo.
12) Drag equally between the top and the bottom point to balance color tone added into the photo as shown below. You can see that the color saturation looks PERFECT now.
13) You may add sharpness into this photo (Filter>Sharpen>Unsharp Mask)
14) Adjust some parameters until you feel happy about a result. In this case, I use Amount = 50%, Radius = 1 pixel and Threshold = 0.

With Lab color mode, you can add the realistic saturation into you photos. It's nice and easy method. Any suggestions or recommendations are very welcome.

Cheers,
DSM

Sky Watch Friday and the last photo from Biyok Tower 2 Bangkok

Sky Watch Friday and the last photo from Biyok Tower 2 Bangkok.
Please visit TOM's blog and say hello to our skywatch friends too.

Light is moving all the time

View for the Biyok Tower2. You will see that Bangkok never sleep.

Photos from Biyok Tower 2 again

Not much to say and let see the photos.

Look at Bangkok from the Biyok2 Tower

Biyok 2 Tower is the tallest building in Thailand. Tourists are able to go to the top floor of the building to see the nice scenary of Bangkok. I took some excellent photos from the building and you will be amazed how beautiful of Bangkok from the highest building of Thailand is. Some photos will be posted tomorrow. To be continue : )

Cheers,

DSM

Sky Watch Friday - From Biyok Tower, Bangkok Thailand

Sky Watch Friday - From Biyok Tower, Bangkok Thailand
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Life and Light are still moving

Last photos from the Coca Cola Carnival in Bangkok : )

Big Blue and Flying Bird: Sky Watch Friday.

I name this photo as “Big Blue, Flying Bird and Tuk Tuk”. Location is the Giant Swing, Thailand

Please visit Tom's blog and see our sky watch friends too.

Have a nice day.

DSM

Dancing with the lighting

I still have some photos that I took from Coca Cola Carnival in BKK. I hope you will enjoy seeing my photos.

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ABC Wednesday - P = Playing in The Fun Park at Night Time

My ABC Wednesday was named as "P=Playing in The Fun Park at Night Time". I took those photos at the Coca Cola Festival held in Bangkok last month.

I used very slow shutter speed about 4-30 seconds and rested my camera on a tripod so that I would get nice and sharp photos with beautifully moving light.

You can take the photos like mine by using either a compact digital camera or a DSLR. The only thing you need is a tripod because you can not steadily hold your camera for long time. If you use the tripod, you will get the sharp of the stable objects and you will also capture the moving light at the same time.

Please visit http://mrsnesbittsplace.blogspot.com/ and say hello to our ABC Wednesday friends : )

The Giant Swing, Bangkok Thailand (Part4)

More phtos for the Giant Swing Series. If you have a chance to visit Thailand, this plase is the must ; )

Have a nice day

Cheers,

DSM

The Giant Swing Series (Part 3)

More photos from "The Giant Swing", Bangkok Thailand. I still have some photos of "The Giant Swing" and I will post some photos tomorrow ; )

Have a nice and lovely day.

Cheers,
DSM

Sky Watch Friday at The Giant Swing

Sky Watch Friday at The Giant Swing in Bangkok Thailand. Please visit Tom's Blog and say hi with our Sky Watch friends too.

Cheers,
DSM