Photography trip to Thailand

[darkrose2000]

First: My work as a photographer: My website

Hello people,

I am Kalin, photographer living in London, UK.

A month ago I had the opportunity to visit Thailand.
I never expected that this country will be so beautiful, charming and so many nice people.
You can see some of the photos from this trip here:
http://photosample.co.uk/thailand-march-2015-part-1/
and
http://photosample.co.uk/thailand-march-2015-part-2/

I would like to go back in September or October and to make more photos. To be able to capture the moments, the life and the mood in the air and to show it to the world.

Unfortunately living in London and travelling at the same time for a photo trips is not very easy.

I will use my own photo equipment, so no investment needed for equipment.
For my first trip I used a small camera - Sony RX100 mark I. Next time I will take Canon 6D + Sigma 35mm + Canon EF 70-200 F4L IS USM + various accessories and flashes.

The plan is to organize the visit around the end of the year.
It will be short trip for less than 15 days to minimize the cost.
I will need to buy a plane ticket in advance to get cheaper rates and I will sleep in the cheapest accommodation to reduce the cost of the trip.

I know that not everyone can afford to donate or just don't want to donate.
But even if you share, like and retweet the campaign will help me a lot and I will be very grateful for that.

I don't want anything for free, so:

- I will update the trip in real time as soon as I got some footage to show

- If you donate 30 pounds - You can choose 1 photo from the trip and I will send you a Full Size, uncompressed image suitable for print, posters and publishing with my permission to use it

- If you donate 100 pounds - You can choose 5 photos from the trip and I will send you Full Size, uncompressed images suitable for print, posters and publishing with my permission to use.

Here is the campaign: http://www.gofundme.com/kalpachev

Thank you very much for your time,
Kalin

[Nikka]

bump for Kalin

[RobynBlakeTS]

I donated £20 for you Kalin. That means i defo want my picture of you riding an Elephant.

[MrFanti]

I used to have an RX100 Mk I - Nice & tidy camera. Very good if you understand its parameters.

[darkrose2000]

I used to have an RX100 Mk I - Nice & tidy camera. Very good if you understand its parameters.

The Biggest advantage of Sony RX100 is that you can keep it in your pocket.
And no one makes problem when you take it out for photo.

May be I used too much Canon 6D and that's why I miss the full frame, especially paired with Sigma 35mm F/1.4 - It become very good low light monster.

Will see next time

Thanks for everyone that liked and shared the project.

Regards,
Kalin

[darkrose2000]

Field report of my recent trip:
London - Thailand (18.02 - 11.03.2015)


You can get pretty good flight if you book in advance.
Actually I bought my ticket at Harrods and the price was 475 pounds return with Qatar Airways.

Our flight was from Heathrow with Airbus A380 to Doha. It is a BIG plane:


Here is the outside camera on the plane, to help you imagine how it is big:



Heathrow from above:



And on board the plane during the night:


Doha just after midnight:


We landed at Doha, Qatar. 2 hours wait and the next flight to Bangkok.

Going for the next flight:



And finally in Bangkok:



Taxi to the central area and then we found a nice hotel. Not very luxury but we were planning to stay only two days, so it was ok. And 800 Baht is a good price for a 5 min walking distance to Nana Plaza.

The contrast in the small streets, very close to Nana Plaza:




The Small street, where were our hotel:



And of course Nana Plaza:


And the entrance:



A bar next to Nana Plaza:



The famous Tuk Tuk transport in Thailand:



And all kind of business on the streets:



The streets in Bangkok at night time:



Another small street at the night:



This was my first street food. I survived. And it was tasty




End of part 1.
Will publish more

[jake999]

More!!!!

[derrick60053]

Yes, more please. And also could someone please do a similar field report with pics for Rio or Sao Paulo. Nice to see how a trip progresses step by step A-Z. Thank you kindly in advance.

[LI SEAN08]

Well, thanx for the pics so far, but a true trip report should have us looking at some of the nightlife with the girls or special gurls in the report and pics.

[pman77]

Kalin, I have a small house in the Northeast of Thailand along the Mekong on the border with Laos. I am there 4 times a year and I stay with my ladyboy girlfriend, you are more than welcome to stay with us at no charge, hell you can even eat with us for free, I am always willing to help out someone in their endeavors.