Photos of Myanmar (Burma):  So I've returned from a month overseas in Asia.  I was scouting out next year's Thailand and Myanmar photography tours (learn more about Myanmar and other Asia photography tours here). 
Ready to see some photos?  I've uploaded a gallery of my favorites:
View my Myanmar Photo Gallery

A Little Bit About Myanmar (Burma)!

First off I should not even use the name "Burma" as the country is no longer called that and from what I could tell the locals use Myanmar as well.  I'm only including that name so Western folk know where we're talking about.

Lately I've been working on my focus stacking techniques.  If you're not aware, focus stacking is a technique of layering many photos together focused at different locations on your subject to produce a single photograph with depth of field far "deeper" than would be capable with a normal single image.  In the case of this photo we're looking at about 24 photographs to produce this single shot.

I spotted this lovely bloom in the corner of a Home Depot the other day.  I bought it just so I could take it home and shoot this one photograph.  I think it was worth it.  And now I have an orchid at home (we'll see how long before I've killed it)…

If you're interested in learning more about macro photography techniques be sure to check out my tutoring classes: http://www.bigsunphotography.com/macro-photography-lessons

So check it out.  Earlier this month I was contacted by Kenny Chesney's promoter. They wished to purchase one of my images of Red Rocks to commemorate Kenny's three night sellout a couple years ago.  It seems that someone forwarded this image to Mr. Chesney and he loved it. So they are going to present it to him as a gift.

The contact made mention of it being a wall hanging. In his house? I don't know… that would be cool.

I hope Mr. Chesney enjoys his photo.  I'm quite pleased he likes my work.

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Needed some decent sunset photos to add to my new Denver Nights sightseeing tour.  So I hit the park this evening and crossed my fingers for some good colors.  Mother nature did not disappoint.  I waited around for about two hours to make sure I found the right location before the colors hit.  Well worth it.

Had a fun night of photos last night in downtown Denver.  I spent a few hours walking downtown Denver last night for one of my Denver Night Photography Tours (http://www.bigsunphototours.com/colorado/denver-lights.htm).  For some reason many of the buildings were not turning on their lights leaving the buildings dark.   I don't know what the reasoning was…  However there were still some good shots to capture.  

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So I've been a busy boy the past week or two.  Running all about the mountains taking folks on photography tours to capture the height of the Fall Aspen color change (which by the way is happening very early this year).  I guess the drought conditions are effecting the trees as they are not only turning early, but sporadically.  In some areas there are pure gold Aspen stands, right beside fully turned Aspen stands (dead and dry).  

Nevertheless, the mountains are still full of lots of amazing color and beauty.  If anyone is interested in getting photos of the mountains this Autumn, please contact me ASAP as you are quickly running out of time.  I give most of the good locations another week before they start going downhill.

Check out some of the Fall photos I've captured over the past week: http://www.genetewksbury.com/p713715414

Bull Elk - I like this photograph so much it might even make photo of the year (but that remains to be seen).  
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While leading a photography tour in Rocky Mountain National Park this week, I came across the ubiquitous herd of doe Elk on the side of the road. Just as we approached, a huge Bull Elk disappeared into the woods.  While everyone stood roadside watching the ladies, I entered the woods with camera in hand to go look for Papa Elk.  After about ten minutes I found him in the thick near a stream.  I carefully followed him for a ways.  He would run off, then I'd creep back close to him, get some shots and then he would move on.  I later grabbed my tour client.  We then went back into the woods circling behind where I figured he had gone.  We eventually found him again and were both able to capture some amazing photographs.

The "vignette" in this photo is all natural, caused from shooting through holes in the foliage in order to keep myself less visible.