Tibetan Hotpot Restaurant, a photo from Yunnan, South

Photographer's Note

Swaddee Krub everybody,

First night in Zhongdian,My guide and my driver invited me to local taste of winter,Tibetan Hotpot,in local favourit restaurant.When I entered this room that full of many air dried beef part hanging on ceiling and wall.Atmosphere had mixed of creepy and warm.In this scene,when I start the meal every table full of customer and I stayed till be the last table.Before I leaved,I think this restuarant would be one of my favourit taste in this trip.

For post process,Firstly I croped then use shadow/highlight tool a little bit to composition and open detail of shadow on ceiling and adjust more contrast to the BG. Secondly,I use color balance and hue/saturation tool to adjust the color in overall for warmer atmosphere.Finally,I used smart sharpen,framing and resize to finish.

For further information : The WIKI for all season on Zhongdian

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serp2000 (47063) 2008-09-05 5:34

Swaddee Krub,Patshoo,
I never tasted Tibetan Food, very nice shot! Good evening colours and beatiful deatails! An interesting design.
With the best wishes,
Serghei

rogeca (178) 2008-09-05 5:40

Atmosphère bien restituée.
Encadrement réussi.

Amicalement.

Well restored atmosphere.
Successful frame.

Friendly.

Roger

scalerman (26900) 2008-09-05 12:43

Patshoo: I was trying to remember the interior - I think I missed this place, but I know the street it was on. You did a fine job of capturing the atmosphere here. c

phwall (6787) 2008-09-05 16:09

Hi Patshoo,
Interesting shot with lots of detail. Looks like a warm and cosy environment.
Sounds like you enjoyed the food too.
Good shot.
Regards
Peter

ChrisJ (171392) 2008-09-05 19:27

Hi patshoo

Well managed low interior light levels, with good shadow detail, & reasonable sharpness. Tfs!

mafegan (8626) 2008-09-07 4:19

Hello Patshoo
Quite a creepy and bizarre environment but glad you enjoyed the taste. TFS, Marlene

stego (24132) 2008-09-07 16:07

Swaddee Patshoo,
You achieved capturing the cosy atmosphere of the restaurant. I guess that even a less attentive observer will like what he sees, but those dried cows carcasses make the image unique. I had never seen such thing.
When I was in Kathmandu many years ago I had nearly all my meals in a Tibetan restaurant where I had delicious food that I never was able to find again anywhere else.
Regards, José.

noborders (1010) 2008-09-14 12:06

It's an interesting photo, I wonder what is hanging on the right of the room though (could it be dried beef as well ?)
Amusing to see that the customers have their jacket on, yes it's cold up there, even inside, I remember !
Interesting, thanks for having shown,
Best,
Cath.

Silversnow (2319) 2008-10-10 13:09

Interesting everyday scene, this is the kind of travel photography that reveals the most about other countries, much more than a spectacular scene or an artistic snapshot. The details in this kind of shot tells so much to whom will look for them :)