CHROMAGENIC

Whenever you go to a third world country, the number of options for alternative transportation seems to go up exponentially. And they all seem to exclude Westerners by design. This little enclosed tuk-tuk like vehicle packs 7 or 8 people and there must be a system for getting from A to B but I have no idea what it is. They are all over the place in Kathmandu. 

I had actually posted this once before to my Flickr account, but I think I prefer the way I have done it this time. I am using Remask2 a lot more now too, here I used it to ensure that Adjust wouldn't affect my main subject, the money taker.

When I was at Swayambunath this past summer, a picture like this would have been impossible. Apparently they blocked off the upper levels of the stupa a few years ago. This photo was taken on my first trip to Kathmandu about 15 years ago.

Originally taken on slide film. Slightly tweaked.

Around any stupa in Nepal (and everywhere else around the world) you will find these prayer wheels. They line up so that you can walk around, spinning the wheels as you pass your message forward. I have hundreds of photos of these things. Its easy to take a picture, but to create a great image of them is a bit more difficult. Something out of the norm. This isn't it yet, but as I said, I have hundreds more on my machine (plus many only on slides) and will find one I love eventually.