Word and Sound
Monday, July 16, 2012
Photos: Cute Chiang Khan
Photos: Phi Ta Khon Festival
Photos: Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon
Photos: Village of Baan Na Thom
First up is an afternoon running around the village where Samai lives. He took me out on a motorbike to see the farmland his family works, and we visited his brother and sister-in-law plowing and irrigating a rice plot.
Fascinating Sound Design Discussion
Kurtz and and some reader respondents liken "Firms" to the landmark "Daisy" TV spot (video here and Wikipedia entry here) produced by the campaign of Lyndon Johnson in 1964. After a brief query about the effects used on Governor Mitt Romney's voice in the ad, the in-depth discussion begins in this followup post and continues here, and here.
Late July and August were once slack times for presidential campaigns -- until John Kerry got the "swift boat" treatment in early August 2004. Last time around, in 2008, John McCain successfully stole the limelight from Obama by announcing Sarah Palin as his candidate for vice-president and reversed the dynamic of the race (until the McCain-Palin campaign imploded two months later). The new summertime battles have nothing to do with policy. They're all about creating a feeling about the candidates, which has proven to be the most important determiner of the voting patterns of so-called independent voters, who I think are mostly idiots with zero interest in policy or national affairs.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol #2
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| View of the beautifully detailed interor of one of the lower levels of the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol. HDR created and tone-mapped in HDR Efex Pro. Post-processed in Photoshop. |
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| Stained glass windows along one of the middle levels of the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol. HDR created and tone-mapped in HDR Efex Pro. Post-processed in Photoshop. |
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| A chandelier hanging in one of the mid levels at the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol, viewed from behind the decorated lattice fencing in the balcony. |
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| View from the top of the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol, overlooking the gardens and the hills to the South, toward Nong Phok. |
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| View of the pinnacle of the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol, with an image Buddha overlooking the expanse of Nong Phok below. HDR created and tone-mapped in HDR Efex Pro. Post-processed in Photoshop. |
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| Quarter view of the Phra That Phanom, including one of the corner pieces from the inner wall. |
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| Detail of carvings on the facing of the Phra That Phanom. |
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| Detail of carvings above a gate in the outer wall of the Phra That Phanom. |
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| At the top of the Mukdahan Tower sits a Buddha image with a panoramic view of Amphoe Mukdahan. HDR image create and tone-mapped in HDR Efex Pro. |
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| Panaroma view of the Mukdahan Tower. |
Friday, June 29, 2012
Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol #1
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| Statues of a locally famous monk at the Phra Maha Chedi Mongkol. |
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| A dragon and two dragon fish in a fountain among the gardens surrounding the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol. |
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| Scaffolding on the facade of one of the entrances to the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol. |
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| The lower level of the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol is centered around an altar venerating the monk who organized the drive to build the structure. |
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| Interior details of upper levels at the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol. |
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| Interior details of upper levels at the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol. |
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| Interior details of upper levels at the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol. |


















































