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Calm & Peaceful 33 images Created 4 Mar 2013

Moments of calm are captured in these photographs that lead one to pause and reflect.
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  • Grimm (B&W):  Not unlike a scene from a Brothers Grimm tale; this eerie winter setting captures a fog shrouded path lined with menacingly barren hazelnut trees and leads the eye out from the fearful dark and onto the tentative hope born of a distant light, Agassiz British Columbia, Canada.
    Grimm (B&W)
  • Evening Prayers: The senior Buddhist monk sits in front of numerous golden statues of the Buddha and before rows of disciple, leading evening prayers in the main temple of Wat Pantao, Chiang Mai Thailand.
    Evening Prayers
  • Morning Reflection: A regular customer at a morning coffee shop pauses from smoking in a reflective moment, Shwebo Myanmar.
    Morning Reflection
  • Bali Blue: Blue light dominates this tropical morning scene, of a silhouetted forest shoreline that lies across a river as it completes its journey to the sea, Balian Beach, Bali Indonesia.
    Bali Blue
  • Temple Madness: Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple)  at sunset, takes on the spectacularly surreal, as one crosses the bridge over the madness and horror of hell, represented by thrashing hands and mystical creatures, on past the gremlins and guardians that guard Nirvana, in the main temple, Chiang Rai Thailand.<br />
By Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat.
    Temple Madness
  • Wat Mirror Image:Buddhist temples and the remnants of the night market are reflected in the still Mae Hong Son Lake, Mae Hong Son Thailand.
    Wat Mirror Image
  • Bryce Hoodoos: Hoodoos dominate this dramatic golden landscape, on the Fairyland trail, as they seemingly burst out of the arid desolate surrounds, Bryce National Park, Utah United States of America.
    Bryce Hoodoos
  • Asleep Together: A young father and daughter sleep in each other’s arms, while sitting on a park bench in the busiest part of Havana Cuba
    Asleep Together
  • Buddhas' Clothes: A line of monks clothing drys in the early morning in front of the ornately carved wooden shutters that depict Buddha, at the Xaiyaphoume temple, Savannakhet Laos / Lao, P.D.R..
    Buddhas' Clothes
  • Buddhist Chandelier: A mobile of dangling white Buddhas hanging down from gold ringed chandelier, Wat Rong Khun (better known as the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Buddhist Chandelier
  • Up, Up and Away: The silhouetted, stationary ancient ruins of men remain engulfed in a mist of history; while high above, modern balloons rise, much like the ascendancy of a well reasoned thought, ever higher into the golden skies of a new day, Bagan Myanmar.
    Up, Up and Away
  • Burmese Morning Fog: Fog engulfs the topical jungle riverside, as the fiery sun projects a purple pink hue throughout the sky, Hsipaw Myanmar.
    Burmese Morning Fog
  • Desolate Beauty: Out on the Kolob Reservoir Road the evenings light accentuates the natural harsh nature and the beauty of the land; where the orange of the land sings out against a purple sky, near Virgin Utah, United States of America.
    Desolate Beauty
  • Nap Time: Down on the docks, a lady takes a morning nap in her hammock underneath a worn metal table, Yangon Myanmar.
    Nap Time
  • Alms: A Buddhist monk’s silver begging bowl is covered by a green woven cover and stands unattended on an intricate bamboo pedestal, Wat Thung Pong, Pai Thailand.
    Alms
  • Dhammayangyi  Dawn: Dhammayangyi Temple dominates the ancient Burmese plains under the dynamic red sky of dawn in Bagan Myanmar.
    Dhammayangyi Dawn
  • Fishermans Sunrise: Early morning sunrise is reflected in the still water behind a beached, small fishing boat in Wilson Lake, near mountainous Nakusp British Columbia, Canada.
    Fishermans Sunrise
  • Grounded Fishing Boat: A solitary grounded fishing boat at low tide, seen in profile before an approaching storm, in Ko Lanta - Thailand.
    Grounded Fishing Boat
  • Kuthodaw Pagoda is cast in a golden light at sunset, while a trees branch reaches out and mimics the outline of the stupa,  Mandalay Myanmar.
    Kuthodaw Pagoda
  • White Temple Sunset: Gremlins, soldiers and mystical guardians stand before the bridge that rises over the horror of hell on the path to Nirvana, Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.    <br />
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By Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat.
    White Temple Sunset
  • Low Tide, Ko Phi Phi: Two wooden power boats are stranded at low tide on a beautiful sandy shore line of Ko Phi Phi, Thailand.
    Low Tide, Ko Phi Phi
  • Minimalist Mirror (B&W): It’s early morning as fog drifts over the still waters of Khao Laem Reservoir, reflecting a mirror image of the flooded trees, flowers and grass, San Khia Buri Thailand.
    Minimalist Mirror (B&W)
  • Nightfall in Nakusp:  Gazing upon the tranquil lake, the eye is drawn to a distant pointed peak, as the last vestiges of light paint the sky colours too beautiful to believe, from McDonald Creek Provincial Park, Nakusp British Columbia Canada.
    Nightfall in Nakusp
  • Silhouette: This stark winter scene captures the silhouette of a solitary poplar tree set amongst the berry fields and snow capped mountains at sunset, near Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada.
    Silhouette
  • Monk Elder: An elderly monk, seeking shelter from the heat of the day, reflects as he sits on the marble floor and gazes at the temple in Wat Bovil, Battamgbang Cambodia.
    Monk Elder
  • Silhouette & Sunset: Sunset from Phra Sumen Park, looking at the fine cable works of the Rama VIII Bridge that stands in silhouette against a dynamic sky, Bangkok Thailand.
    Silhouette & Sunset
  • Sky Lanterns: Sky Lanterns reach ever higher, released for the luxury of the tourists or Farang (someone of European ancestry) in Wat Chedi Luang Wora Wiharn, Chiang Mai Thailand.
    Sky Lanterns
  • Boat at Low Tide: A fog obscures the horizon as a weathered fishing boat lists to one side as it sits on the beach at low tide, near Lanta town on Ko Lanta, Thailand.
    Boat at Low Tide
  • Silhouette Morning: Under the brilliance of a golden morning, balloons slowly drift in silhouette past a gigantic Buddhist Temple, Bagan Myanmar.
    Silhouette Morning
  • North Shore Sunset: A dynamic sunset over the North Shore Mountains, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    North Shore Sunset
  • Golden Path: Sunset’s golden path reflects off the ocean, leading towards the distant silhouette of Vancouver Island, as seen from Stanley Park, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Golden Path
  • Yellow Fall: Trees take on the brilliant colouration of Autumn in Stanley Park, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Yellow Fall
  • Odd Combination: A bird’s motion is captured atop of a wooden pylon during this long exposure, Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Odd Combination