Myanmar revisited.

[Ossie]

I hope everyone is keeping safe and well during these unprecedented times.

I haven't posted on here for some time and thought I would share some images I have been working on to escape from all those things I should be doing at home during the UK's lock-down.

These images were taken eight years ago during a trip to Myanmar (Burma as was) At the time I was not happy with the results of my efforts during that trip and until recently hadn't spent much time editing them.

Monk.jpg

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Young Myanmar Boy.jpg

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Smiling Woman.jpg

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Ossie

[Ossie]

A few more

Eastern Pilgrim meets Western Tourist.jpg

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Mother and Children.jpg

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Empty Bowl.jpg

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Ossie

[sury]

Ossie,
Very enjoyable set. You have captured some daily moments wonderfully.
In the images 3 and 4, I see some white substance on the faces. Is that
something they have applied or light reflection?

Sury

[Ossie]

Sury, Thank you.

I see some white substance on the faces. Is that
something they have applied or light reflection?

The white smeared on the faces is Thanakha and is used as a natural sunscreen.

According to Wikipedia "Thanakha is a yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground bark. It is a distinctive feature of the culture of Myanmar, seen commonly applied to the face and sometimes the arms of women and girls, and is used to a lesser extent also by men and boys.

Thanakha cream is made by putting water on stone and then mixing it hard with thanaka stone"

The first image taken in the Hotel reception shows an area where guests can prepare their own paste and the second image shows a group of men preparing some paste.

Thanakha.jpg

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Preparing Thanakha paste.jpg

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(NB images taken with Canon Power Shot SX210)


Ossie

[sury]

Thank you Ossie for the explanation. Learned something new. BTW, the photos did not download, but clicking on the titles took me to the photos.

Sury

[jbtaylor]

First image is a fantastic composition.

[Ossie]

jbtaylor

Thank you for your comment.

Ossie

[aster]

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Very nice captures, Ossie.
The mystical ambience fuses with daily life; what's ordinary to them is mystical and interesting to us. Smart of them to have found out the harmful effects of the Sun... The first of the temple and the monk/priest stands out.

Thanks for sharing,
Yildiz

[Ossie]

With no end insight for this dreadful virus it looks as though it will be some while before I feel comfortable enough to venture abroad again. At least I have my library of images to remind of me some of the wonderful and amazing places I have visited and the good an not so good experiences encountered along the way.

Myanmar (Burma) was a fascinating place to visit but with mixed memories, not the least being to miss out on one of the highlights of the trip, a visit to Inle Lake and having to remain in very close proximity to the bathroom for the entire three days of the visit. It was a very nice bathroom and made from beautiful Teak wood and I had plenty of time to enjoy it . This was, so far, the one and only time I have suffered any such issues when travelling.

Here are some recent edits:

The Uninterested, Bagan.jpg (644.04 KiB) Viewed 8076 times

Evening Light, Bagan.jpg (596.19 KiB) Viewed 8076 times

Temples Galore, Bagan.jpg (546.34 KiB) Viewed 8076 times

I hope everyone is keeping safe in these strange times.

Ossie

[ValeryD]

Nice!

[sury]

Ossie,
Wonderful set. The second one looks like an artist's vision and is like a painting.
Thank you for taking us on that journey, without any of us having to visit the bathroom.

Sury