The Photography of Dr. Jeff Harper

I went out t the Bangkok Drag Avenue last night to pay my shop rent.  My friend Khun O had his Nissan Silvia out for shake down runs for the first time with his imported 632 cu.in. big block Chevy. It was fun to hear the roar of a race big block V-8 again.

Khun O checking last minute details.

This is what the new 1000hp, 632 cu.in. dual quad, NOS injected Chevy big block looks like in Khun O's racer.

His car drew a lot of interest and excitement from the Thai race fans.

Khun O ready to do his burn out.  Testing a new race combination, especially with such a major increase in horsepower from the last engine combination, is tricky. It went well.

Khun O's able crew push the racer back after the burn-out.

A little sideways right off the line . . .

. . . but Khun O pulled it back on line and made a straight run.  This is the first run with this engine and was considered a "Shake Down Run" to make sure all systems were working.

I saw a new flower in my garden today I had never seen before., so I went inside and got my camera (Canon 40D).  The new flower is beautiful . . . . but wait, what is that bug on the Bird of Paradise . . . .

The new flower.

I was happy to have had my Sigma 70mm macro lens on at the time . . . . to be able to take HAND HELD photos like this!

Wondrous Nature!

Side view.

The Other Side view.

Neice Par had fun with her new photo software at our family get-together last night.  Here are a couple of the results.

Oh yes! In The Matrix!

60's psychedelia. Gee wiz, I wonder what that was like?

Nobody, and I do mean NO BODY, does heraldic banners like they do in Thailand. They Love their King in Thailand (rightfully) and they love to show that love in their heraldic banners. First in a series.

On the main  road leading into Hua Hin, Thailand, the Thai King's beach residence.

Outside of Hua Hin again: The Thai King in various favorite portraits.  Beautiful.

Sweet Hua Hin:

The ubiquity of it all!

The sea (The Gulf of Siam/Thailand) changes all the time. From misty . . . 

 . . . to picture postcard  . . . . .

 . . . to clear and azure . . . . .

. . . . and then stormy . . . .

. . . to the drama of an approaching storm . . . .

. . . to serene evening moods with cool breezes . . .

. . . followed by next morning's sun rise.

 . . . .  to memories of past storms.  Here we have the impermanence of wealth.

The mornings are my favorite times . . . . when the fishermen are out . . . .

 . . . and the boats head back in after a night's squidding . . . .

 . . . and when the tide is out, it is a nice time for a walk down the beach.

It is a good time of the year (The Damn Hot and Damn Wet Season) to photograph flowers. These are frangipani.

Yes, it is true even in nature: play with your stamen and you can twist it.

Incredible lotus flowers, a symbol of Buddhism, and my favorite flower.

Perfectly amazing color.

A tiny, complex world of colorful beauty.

Colorful. Purposeful. Beauty.

 Propagatory. The Lotus' universe.

Rust and vines.