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The Myanmar government has closed off roof-access to some of the larger Bagan temples, such as this impressive gold-plated one in an attempt to get people (foreigners and locals alike) to pay to go into the man-made viewing platform they built in the middle of the Bagan plain. Ignorant folks on organized tours, near as I can tell are the only ones that fall for this ploy. Independent-types are usually much more savvy than this and try their darnedest as they travel around the country to give the repressive Myanmar regime as little money as possible.

Thankfully, the vast majority of the thousands of temples at Bagan are free and open to whomever wishes to climb up them and soak up the views.

Location: Bagan, Myanmar

Lens used: 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 IS

Passion flower.

Location: Ruhengeri, Rwanda

Lens used: n/a (Canon S1 IS point-and-shoot)

A lizard 'summits' a stack of rocks on the top of the Sigiriya rock.

Location: Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

Lens used: 17-40mm f4.0

A pair of curly-petaled African Daisies lived on my patio last summer.

Location: Hood River, Oregon

Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS with 25mm extension tube

A long exposure smoothed out the gentle waves brushing up against the sharp volcanic shoreline.

Location: Tanna island, Vanuatu

Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS with a 2-stop, soft step Grad ND filter

The Lilac-Breasted Roller is the national bird of Botswana.

Photographers tend to love Rollers due to their bright plumage and general lack of skittishness - you can get quite close to them a lot of the time, like this nice detail shot demonstrates.

For the sake of disclosure be aware that I clone-stamped out a bunch of extraneous limbs and branches to clean up this shot.

Location: Chobe National Park, Botswana

Lens used: n/a (Canon S1 IS point-and-shoot)

Dahlia against a dark background.

Location: Hood River, Oregon

Lens used: 70-200mm f2.8 IS with 25mm extension tube

Monks in a hard-charging game of football.

Location: Nyaungshwe, Myanmar

Lens used: 24-105mm f4.0 IS

A high-keyed image of a maple tree blossom.

Location: Hood River, Oregon

Lens used: 100mm f2.8 IS Macro

A late afternoon shot of the Irrawaddy river and a couple of temples, taken from on-high.

I like how the dirt roadways draw you into the shot.

In hindsight, I probably used too intense a Grad ND filter for this shot as the whole scene looks a little 'fake' (a 2-stop may have been more appropriate). But I'm okay with it.

Location: Bagan, Myanmar

Lens used: 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 w/3-stop Grad ND filter

An abstract take on a 'Long-necked' woman sitting at a weaving loom in a craft shop.

Location: Inle Lake, Myanmar

Lens used: 24-105mm f4.0 IS

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Location: Tanna Island, Vanuatu

Lens used: 17-55mm f2.8 IS

Madrone tree bark.

Location: Portland, Oregon

Lens used: n/a (Canon S1 IS point-and-shoot)

Center cab Beast.

Can you spot the hydraulic leak?

Location: Behind the vehicle shop, Mt. Hood Meadows ski area, Oregon

Lens used: 10-22mm f3.5-4.5

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