Photographer's Note
Bangkok is notorious of it's terrible traffic jam.
Surprisingly, the road condition is very well. No even a small hole on the road. Drivers are patient and friendly, you will rarely hear car-horn sound even during traffic jam. When you want to overtake , they will give you way instead of showing you frustrating expression .
The road shown is Rama 1 Road, it has 5+1 (2 ways) lanes. Taxi drivers can easily cross lane by lane in very short distance. My experience was the taxi driver cross 5 lanes in less than 70 meters and make an U-turn to the next lane(opposite direction).
Taxis are the most colourful vehicle on the road, there are yellow+green, blue+red, white+blue,blue ... different kind of taxi. However, all taxi fare meter starts counting at 35Batt (US$0.9), it's relatively cheap compared to other cities.
Critiques | Translate
jon_anzalone (21) 2004-12-24 13:40
This is a great photo with brilliant colors, but as a critique I'd like to offer the suggestion to straighten out the horizon a little bit. You can see on the bridge in the back and the roofs of buildings around it that everything is leaning down to the right and it is a little disorienting.
Very good photo, the colored taxis are very interesting!
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rabani
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(9645) 2004-12-27 20:00
This photo Jiekuan will teach you a lot.
1. Be careful when shooting something which has subject which shows level like horizon or the footbridge in your photo.
2. When shooting landscape, find a focal point. A focal point is a subject which draw first attention. Without a focal point, the viewer would "meander". Give them something to focus on and as an anchor.
RGatward
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(20086) 2005-01-04 5:19
Hi JJ, happy new year. Just looking back at some of your recents, and this caught my eye, because I think you're looking at me again. The WS is a shot I've not posted yet, but looking at the same foot bridge from the oppoiste direction. I agree with you about the traffic. I gave up and took the sky train.
Good point Rabini makes about levelling up.
gervaso
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(28177) 2005-01-05 23:39
Interesting and beautiful photographs. The colors add a lot to this photograph. I only think a little rotation could make it even better.
maphoto
(8082) 2005-01-18 21:56
Very nice, great daily life shot also, very colorful, interesting composition, well done.
pnphan
(3957) 2005-02-03 5:25
interest street scene. wonder what it's like if this is a night shot. great capture
thanks for sharing
ndb1958
(9289) 2005-05-02 14:15
Very cool and colourful scene. I remember Bangkok's traffic. Nice shot!
orme
(7219) 2005-06-07 2:47
This is a great daily life shot from Bangkok, JJ - although it probably wasn't much fun for those sitting in the traffic. Great colour and nice detail. Well seen and framed.
alvaraalto
(42354) 2005-11-27 16:12
This are quit a lot of cars too, but not parked so straight as in Newcastle.
Beautiful colours spread out over the picture.
groet Rob
Photo Information
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Copyright: JJ KK (jiekuan)
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(332) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2004-12-19
- Categories: Transportes
- Camera: Canon PowerShot A95
- Exposição: f/5.6, 1/400 segundos
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original, Workshop
- Tema(s): Urban life [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2004-12-24 12:20
Discussions
- To rabani: Focal Point (Anchor) (1)
by jiekuan, last updated 2004-12-27 09:19 - To RGatward: Interesting workshop (1)
by jiekuan, last updated 2005-01-04 05:26 - To gervaso: Rotation to make it horizontal? (1)
by jiekuan, last updated 2005-01-05 11:44 - To pnphan: No traffic jam at night (1)
by jiekuan, last updated 2005-02-03 08:39
