Bewitchingly Burmese

On January 9, 2015January 23, 2015 By Mike StrachanIn Photography, Travel

Sel and I ventured around the gorgeous countryside of Myanmar for a month in 2013. These people account for barely a speck of the 50+ million Burmese inhabitants, but they certainly left a positive impression on us.

Thank you, Myanmar.

15 thoughts on “Bewitchingly Burmese”

sandydunne

Super photos; compassionate portraits. Thanks for sharing them.

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January 9, 2015 at 7:17 am Reply
heylittlesweetthing

These pictures are absolutely beautiful. Their smiles put a smile on my face!

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January 9, 2015 at 8:07 am Reply
1. Mike W. Strachan
  
  Thank you so much! That’s exactly what they did to us over there 😉
  
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  January 9, 2015 at 5:09 pm Reply
trablog

What a lovely and lively captures!! Each frame tells a story!

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January 9, 2015 at 1:52 pm Reply
1. Mike W. Strachan
  
  Thank you! I would have loved to have heard the story of all of these people, no doubt they would have been extremely interesting 🙂
  
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  January 9, 2015 at 5:10 pm Reply
  1. trablog
    
    I completely agree!
    
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    January 9, 2015 at 9:04 pm Reply
Rose

These photos are absolutely amazing!

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January 19, 2015 at 3:42 pm Reply
1. Mike W. Strachan
  
  Thank you Rose!! 🙂
  
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  January 19, 2015 at 9:27 pm Reply
Pen & Shutter

Is there a trick to getting such warm people pictures? I seem to fail dismally! I would certainly like some guidance … Technically, otherwise, any which way. Maybe you could do a post on it for the likes of me?

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February 5, 2015 at 8:11 am Reply
1. Mike S
  
  I think all the credit goes to the Burmese.. Seriously though, I think it helps that they were such warm, friendly, and a little shy… it all came through in the photos. Absolutely natural. I don’t have any technical advice, but as soon as I know someone isn’t that keen on a photo, I don’t take one because that will come through just as much.
  
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  February 5, 2015 at 7:13 pm Reply
  1. Pen & Shutter
    
    That last bit … That sounds really good advice, Mike. Thank you.
    
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    February 6, 2015 at 2:59 am Reply
curtisbausse

Lovely pics there, a great reminder of a place we visited just the year before. And intend to go back to!

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February 10, 2015 at 4:14 pm Reply
1. Mike S
  
  I’m not surprised you’re going back, it was a great experience 🙂 How much did you get to see?
  
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  February 10, 2015 at 6:12 pm Reply
  1. curtisbausse
    
    We stayed a month, so got around a fair bit, north and south – but still have so much to see!
    
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    February 10, 2015 at 6:52 pm Reply
    1. Mike S
      
      There always is 😉
      
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      February 10, 2015 at 9:15 pm Reply

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