by Caryn Esplin | Apr 24, 2020 | Blog, Enlighten, Myanmar
One of the highlights of my Enlighten trip to Myanmar was seeing the dancing fishermen in Inle Lake. Capturing the People, Culture and Landscapes of MYANMAR has been one of my most fulfilling professional development projects for BYU-Idaho. I spent the better part of...
by Caryn Esplin | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog, Enlighten, Myanmar
Exploring the Deins Ruins takes me back to Indiana Jones films. I felt as if I was on location for one of the Indiana Jones films as I walked through ruins of these ancient pagodas. The path meandered through a labrynth of vegetation, bricks and crumbling, pointed...
by Caryn Esplin | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog, Enlighten, Myanmar
We stopped to capture these amazing dancing fishermen on Inle Lake with the sunset. NEARBY FIRES ENHANCE LIGHT & COLOR With the smoke and haze from a fire along the shore… the colors were a blast! Of course, some sparse clouds are always amazing, but the...
by Caryn Esplin | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog, Enlighten, Myanmar
Right in the middle of the Inle Lake, we cruised by this mini temple with a statue of a monk looking / praying to the East. It made a nice sunset silhouette. PHOTO TIP: SUNSET SILHOUETTES: 1. Expose for the sky to expose it well so your subject is very dark. 2. Use...
by Caryn Esplin | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog, Enlighten, Myanmar
The most famous of Myanmar’s 135 ethnic groups are the Padaung women. Known as long-neck or giraffe women, they wear heavy, gold rings around the neck that make it seem like the neck is stretched and their head is floating above a pedestal of gold. I was so...
by Caryn Esplin | Apr 10, 2020 | Blog, Enlighten, Myanmar
I always look for texture as I photograph at Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung monastery in Inle Lake Myanmar. PHOTO TIP: LOOK FOR TEXTURES & ADD CLARITY This pagoda is right next to the famous wooden monastery with the round windows (see my previous post) This one is often...
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