Cannot find the name of this estuary, but it is located to the west of Thalang and opens to the Malacca Strait NW of Phuket. Above the water surface, are a number of crudely built dwellings, boat sheds and other structures.

Nikon D90, Nikkon 70-200 VR  f/2.8 lens

ISO 200, 75 mm, f/2.8, 1/4000 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus, hand held from a canoe, VR off

Lightroom 3 import sharpen, Capture NX2 colour and light adjustments

Phuket, Thailand. Nai Yang is a popular beach holiday spot but the old Crown Plaza hotel is in serious disrepair, obviously abandoned for a long time

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, circular polarising filter, Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 740 carbon fibre tripod, Velbon PHD-61Q tilt/pan head

ISO 100, 24mm, f/8.0, 1/50 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus, timer shutter release

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3. Blend of 3 exposure adjusted copies of the original image.

Patong beach in Phuket, Thailand. Jet skis for hire are aligned at the end of the day and driven away as a road train behind a small 4×4, a tuk tuk or in this case a small motor bike.

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, hand held

ISO 250, 24 mm, f/8, 1/100 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus,

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3. 2 copies of the one image with 2Ev exposure offset to tone down the brightness of the sunset

Not sure what this flower is but the purple contrasted against the green looked too nice not to photograph

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 70-200 f/2.8 VR lens, Nikon TC1.4e teleconverter

ISO 200, 280mm, f/4, 1/160 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus, VR on, hand held

Minor sharpening, light and colour adjustments in Lightroom 3 …

Purple Orchid

Nikon D90, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens,

ISO 250, 60mm, f/5.6, 1/320 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus, hand held

NEF raw processing in Abobe Camera Raw, colour and light balance, chromatic aberrations and de-fringing, final dark – light adjustments in Lightroom 3

Nakalay Pier is an old pier running out from the shore of Nakalay Beach, north of the bay adjoining the city of Patong in Phuket, Thailand. Behind this pier are two resorts, one older and ill-maintained, the other is the Absolute Nakalay Resort and very up-market, stylish, comfortable and modern. Between this concrete bulk head and the beach, locals balance on the under beams of the pier to catch fish

Nikon D7000, Tokina ATX-116 Pro f/2.8 lens, Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 740 carbon fibre tripod, Velbon PHD-61Q tilt/pan head, cable shutter release

ISO100 , 11mm, f/11, 1/4 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus,

Import sharpen in Lightroom 3, slight chromatic aberration and fringing removed and shadows enhanced. A virtual copy of this adjusted file was created and exposure adjusted by -1.5 then both original and virtual copy exported as tiff files into Photomatix Pro for blending to balance shadow and highlight detail.

Patong tourist beach. Tables, chairs and umbrellas packed – and that amazing Thailand sunset.

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens

ISO 200, 50mm, f/4.5, 1/80 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus, hand held leaning against a palm tree

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3

Main street in Patong City, Phuket, Thailand.

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens

ISO 200, 24mm, f/4.5, 1/10 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus, hand held leaning against a power pole

Imported into Lightroom 3, sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3

Nai Yang Beach Resort – Nai Yang beach is a small but lovely spot a few kilometres from the Phuket International Airport, Thailand. A quiet little village on the bay, the resort is clean and we enjoyed or few days at this location.

Nikon D7000, Tokina ATX-116 Pro f/2.8 lens

ISO 200, 12mm, f/11, 25.0 seconds exposure in Aperture Priority Mode. Manually focussed using live view, tripod mounted, using release cable

Sharpening, light and colour adjustments in Lightroom 3.

Tritrang Beach Resort is set on the white sands and crystal waters of Tritrang beach near Paton in Phuket, Thailand. Longtail boats await passengers, passenger cruise liner anchored in the bay

Nikon D90, Tokina ATX-116 Pro lens

ISO 200, 16mm, f/14, 1/320 seconds exposure in Aperture Priority Mode, hand held auto focus

Straightening, crop, sharpening, light and colour adjustments in Lightroom 3.