Ko Tao - Turtle Island Photo

Photographer’s Note

'Ko Tao' is Thai for 'Turtle Island'. It is the premier diving resort, in the tropical waters of the Gulf of Thailand off the coastal city of Chumpon.

This is taken from the beach in front of the guesthouse I stayed in (Tommy Dive Resort), just before Sai Ri Beach.

Coconut Trees & sandy beaches with fringing coral reefs line the shore. Fishing boats in the background provide fresh seafood for the evening meals. More info on Thai resorts here:

http://www.athailand.com/cgi-bin/AthMfShow/Show03a.pl?P=i&M=KoTao&N=TommyResort

chinchini, jhm, Kenny10pin, Oldtree, Aegean, PixelTerror, nwoehnl, carper, Georges, elihesamian, anakin, svo555 has marked this note useful

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clodreno (0) 2004-12-05 3:35

Beautiful Chris.. I don't know that place, but with today's weather in Bologna... I wish I was there.. I love those big rocks.
Well done and have a nice sunday.

chinchini (28311) 2004-12-05 6:08

J'adore tes photos exotiques, elles me font découvrir ces coins où je n'irai peut-être jamais mais qui me font rêver.
Prédominence du vert, ajoutée ?
Merci de les partager avec nous.

jhm (85052) 2004-12-05 6:53

Waw Chris a shot of Thailand, a excellent place for holiday, in Flemish Belgium now 5° Celsius this very cool, the great stones and the lovely sail yacht together with the mountain and the palm trees, lovely place over there.

spence (1554) 2004-12-05 7:12

I like the way the rocks in the foreground anchor the shot. Beautiful water colour again, and the mountain has an attractive symmetrical shape. Nicely composed shot Chris.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-12-05 8:51

great work here, i like the colours and also the mountain, the rocks in the foreground are nice too

Oldtree (2457) 2004-12-05 8:56

Idylic place you show us. Your composition is very fine. I like the palms and houses the left. Well done, Chris.

Spoony (3539) 2004-12-05 9:14

How don´t like to see this kind of images? ;)
Adorable. Colors, perspective, place... very, very interesting.

Aegean (2567) 2004-12-05 9:22

Excellent framing Chris with the big rocks in the foreground adding a lot of interest to the composition. Colors are very pleasant and the contrast of the mountain in the background against the sky and the sea very effective!

manny (21378) 2004-12-05 10:23

I haven't been there Chris and your pictures are prompting me to go there. The big boulders in the foreground is a good way to frame this shot.

PixelTerror (88585) 2004-12-05 12:25

Hi Chris, yet another nice landscape, good to add the small harbour to the nice beach and I do like too to include these foreground rocks, one of my favorite photos looks a bit like this but is on a slide and i still need to find out how to scan it appropriately !

nwoehnl (120) 2004-12-05 12:46

The inclusion of the distinctively shaped rocks in the foreground is vital to establish the amount of perspective that is actually in this photo. Another beautiful beach in nice tropical colors, with the boats at the right adding a delightful interest. Good shot, Chris.

carper (67302) 2004-12-05 12:58

Nice one Chris,
The view is very nice, the depth is nice, the colours are good, good informative note, good TE job.

Georges (11185) 2004-12-05 14:15

Bel endroit avec beaucoup d'animation me semble t'il.
Ce que j'apprécie ici c'est cette profondeur sur l'infini qui est très nette et donne une bonne sensation de grandeur.
Bien vu Jules

maphoto (8076) 2004-12-05 17:54

Very nice framing and landscape Chris, a lot of beautiful elements, the rocks, the boats, great depth, well seen.

scalerman (25803) 2004-12-05 20:01

must've been velvia, so deeply colored. I'm looking at this one from my stepfather's new LCD monitor: super crisp. very nice.

elihesamian (26091) 2004-12-05 23:12

Very beautiful,from stones/rocks in F.G towards the green hill with a layer of clouds,I love it,this situation is great and really I like it very much,Chris,...well captured and nicely composed.

bazal (7898) 2004-12-06 4:56

Interesting and beautiful place. The stones in the foreground are nice and have a good textural aspect.
Nice shot Chris !

joseelias (367) 2004-12-06 8:27

Great place! The use of the rocks in the foreground is very well seen, especcialy because they form a diagonal pointing to the background which makes a good reading of the photo.

The colors are nice even if there's some fade in the hill.

Ulises (1026) 2005-06-27 22:54

chris,
what a lovely composition, it makes me wanna get in the water. first the rocks, the ocean , the trees, the boats. the mountains, the colors are very nice
rgrds
ulises

svo555 (1028) 2006-03-19 5:05

Hi Chris
Great compo and colours.
Inviting place!
Regards
Sergi