Speaking More Thai!

 

New Series?

Thinking on a new, blunt, series of pics. Shot in digital,  in color, with flash. One of those series that might have to be published (or forgotten) after I pass.

Discusion on old THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY Seres

From Facebook comment/dicusiion on Old pics from THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY series.·

EFW

Great photos as always, but scary!

Hope it wil never become like this in the west....

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Ger

EFW

Gerry Yaum

 It is in parts already, hopefully it will not continue to spread. Lots of addiction, meth use, and little protections for people on the edges of society here. Most folks sleep directly on the street, some have small shelters. I have $500 CAD in money raised from Artist talks of this work, that we will use to buy and give away free food. Note* 3, likely 4 of the men in the photos above have passed.

Looking to be Inspired

Been laying on my lazy ass here in my nice AC Bangkok apartment!! NO PHOTOS MADE. Gotta a bit sick as well, dehydrated, sore knee, upset stomach, headaches.To inspire myself I found some old pics from THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY series.

Bangkok Accommodation Update

I will be at my current Bangkok apartment until November 5, I have nothing booked for November 6 yet. 

After that I will be staying at another apartment from November 7th to November 30th. Its quite nice, has a kitchen and is larger than where I am staying now (I think!). The total cost for 23 nights, is just over $1000 CAD, about $40 (1000 baht) a night plus taxes. 

Thai Trip Update

Feeling a tad out of sorts. As you age, am now 62, its harder to do the things you took for granted when younger.

I need to get my ass back to the slum, back to, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY.

I should have gone yesterday but feel tired and uncomfortable, dehydrated I think. Need to get things figured out, and start shooting. 

No photos made yet, thats bad!

Quote: Picard/Kamin, STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION

 

Who Has Died?

 

Som Tum, Gotta Love It!!

I found a Laos man selling Som Tum (Papaya Salad) with picked crab today. It was very delicious. I had not eaten Som Tum for over 1 year. Have grown to really love this Issan province dish. It is extremely popular in possibly hundreds of versions, through out Thailand and Laos.

Also had Gai Yaung (Grilled Chicken). Total cost was 180 baht ($7.60 CAD). 

Note* 3 peppers spicy, might go 4 peppers next time.

Thai Heat!

 Notee* I was affected by the heat at 930am, it will only get hotter!

Back!

 

I Am in Thailand Again!!

I arrived in Bangkok last night at just after midnight. I feel at home being back in THE LAND OF SMILES.

Woke up in my hotel  after only 3 hours sleep, 5am to 8am. Staying at a temporary hotel to start the trip. I am recovering from the 3 planes to get here, major jet lag. I plan on staying in Thailand, probably Bangkok, for 3 months, making photos. I need to be careful with money this trip. After retirement, I gave less money to spend.

I will need to do a visa run at some point. Maybe Cambodia or Burma.

Have a room booked for a week at another place, will check them out today and then move on from there.

Should be back UNDER THE FREEWAY MAKING PICTURES AND DONATING FOOD, soon.

Ambrotype Music Vids

Old Print Dryer Ferrotyper!!

Found this $8x10 unit for $4 CAD

Exhausted!!

The days shoot left me exhausted, every thing hurt. I had a hotel shower and a 8 hour sleep in a hotel bed that helped after!!

New UV Meter

Using this UV light measuring tool today for the first time.. It is helping me with exposure. Will keep experimenting with the meter.

The way I used it was to just meter the sunlight that is on the scene. It gave me a sense of what I had. It helped. I did not feel as blind. The Uv number varied from 5.0 to 0.0 during the day. Most times around 2.3-3.5. 

If the number changed between plates, I would adjust exposure. Still figuring that out.

13 Hour Historic Shoot at INDIAN BATTLE PARK

Making Ambrotypes at Indian Battle Park, in Lethbridge, Alberta. A beautiful fall day!!

“Ain”t Photography Grand!!

It was a long day. I was getting mottled plates the first hour and a bit, figured out that. It was either the collodion or post flow set time to short.

After that problem was solved, things went well.

I really liked the cleaning vinegar developer today. It really popped the plate fast!! Probably added a bit of contrast.

Many "Fanny" RV Issues

So, am on the last camping trip of the year and Fanny has had her problems! Put a brand new starter in the RV 4 days before leaving Edmonton ($1200). 4 days later, my new starter failed and I was stranded on a high mountain road, with no cellphone coverage. Spent 23 hours stranded, had to do a 15km walk to cellphone coverage to ask for help.

The motor home "Fanny" and the darkroom trailer Freddy" had to be towed 85km back to Calgary, for a new starter ($850) to be installed. The tows would have cost $1500. but I have an AMA membership, so there was no cost. Plus the cost of 2 nights in a hotel in Calgary.

3 days later, I was in Longview, Alberta, it snowed overnight and the furnace in Fanny did not work! I was forced to use the stove burners to add some heat, It was freezing, around -2c outside

So it has been tough, no Ambrotypes made so far!

Stranded on a mountain top with a brand new broken starter!

In the snow with no working furnace

My 15km going for help walk!

Off Making Ambros, Longer Trip