Fighting for honor

Thai boxers fighting in Koh Samet in Thailand. The guy with the red boxing gloves fought hard - but ended up getting knocked out in 4th round. 

The light in the ring was very bad and the boxers were moving quickly. I decided to use a high ISO and ended up with "corny" pictures. In editing I softened them to get rid of the "cornyness".  Shutter 1/200-400, F/2.0, ISO 800

Jungle beauties

These beautiful creatures were sitting on the fence on the side of the road at Koh Chang in Thailand. I was passing by on a scooter and as I stopped to photograph them more monkeys kept coming. I guess they were curious to see what was going on. How wonderful it was to see and photograph wild animals. They could have disappeared into the rainforest if they wanted but instead they stayed and posed for me - great models. 

I had to use ISO 400 - it was rather dark in the middle of the forest. F/ 3.5 - 4.5. Shutter 1/200. I've kept some color in the b/w effect. I like them that way. 

Hangin' on a string

Marionettes hanging side by side in a small shop in Koh Chang, Thailand. Wooden corpses lined up with their painted on smiles waiting day after day for someone to pull their strings and make them dance. 

Canon 1000D mounted with 50 mm 1/50 f/ 2.8 ISO200

Australian flowers

I don't know much about flowers. These may not be Australian native flowers but they are all found in Australia in various gardens, parks and zoos. Flowers are perfect models. 

I prefer using a narrow dof when I shoot pictures of flowers. Gives them a more romantic look, I think. f/ 1.4 - 2.0

Sydney Opera House

Danish architect Jørn Utzon. Delays and cost aside - this is a masterpiece

As always with my 50mm lens. Taken on tripod. Shutter 30 sec. f/16

The king of Australia

How amazing is it to watch a mob of kangaroos jumping across the green fields of Australia? This lovely model I found in Perth Zoo Western Australia. He didn't mind me getting up close so I shot him from every angle possible. The Red Kangaroo is the largest of all kangaroos, it's the largest mammal in Australia and the largest marsupial in the world. 

As always this is shot with my Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM. These pictures are hardly cropped - I could get close enough to touch him actually. I've kept a hint of color to soften the b/w effect. 

Captivity

Orangutans in Perth Zoo

Testing my new 50mm lens at Perth Zoo, Western Australia, I found this little beauty. Caged up alone with his mother. I think he's longing for a play buddy.

These pictures was shot through a dirty glass window, and without a zoom lens I had to crop them afterwards. Luckily they were sitting rather close to the window. I kept a hint of color to soften the b/w look.