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Paul Campbell

Thu, 08 Jan 2015 11:41:14 +1300

I just spent a couple of weeks in Hanoi, I started collecting photos of the incongruous – the hammer&sickle in front of the brand new stock exchange, the same with a pair of doves as a xmas street decoration etc etc after a while I realised what I was collecting were…

Duncan Brown

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 09:21:15 +1300

I love your first quote, so true. Last year I was lucky enough to go to Shanghai for three days of intense tourism experience and my senses were so overwhelmed, not only due to the visual excitement but also to the culture shock and language difficulties, the time-lag and lack…

Shaun Scott

Wed, 17 Dec 2014 20:13:39 +1300

Can almost smell and hear the vibrancy from these photos.

The (5th?) one with the dolls in plastic wrap is quite disconcerting!

Simon Grigg

Mon, 08 Dec 2014 00:22:09 +1300

Thank goodness you popped those two serene pictures in at the end! Sure creates a feel of density/intensity!

Hi Nora, those last two are inside the Red Fort, one of many glorious buildings in this old Mughal imperial palace; and Gandhi’s last steps – he was assassinated where the stone…

Nora Leggs

Sun, 07 Dec 2014 08:30:27 +1300

Thank goodness you popped those two serene pictures in at the end! Sure creates a feel of density/intensity!

Chris Waugh

Sat, 06 Dec 2014 13:14:33 +1300

Great photos, Simon. So much life in them.

Paul Campbell

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 21:05:01 +1300

Here's my colourful Indian food pic- Dios de los Meurtos in Kerala

Lilith __

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 19:20:49 +1300

Fascinating photos, thanks Simon.

Simon Grigg

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:30:09 +1300

What’s the big round food thing with the tomatoes? I think I want to eat it.

It's a chickpea mountain – kind of a snack food as far as I could see. Extremely popular.

Geoff Lealand

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:16:50 +1300

Tandoor-dried tomatoes?

Russell Brown

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:09:19 +1300

What's the big round food thing with the tomatoes? I think I want to eat it.

Hugh Wilson

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:46:51 +1300

As above, great images – immediately feel compelled to make more use of my camera, as opposed to the ol phone .... a wonderful medium

Geoff Lealand

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:59:18 +1300

Great images, Simon. I plan to seek out old cinemas in Portugal, Spain and Sri Lanka, when we travel there shortly.

JacksonP

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:55:37 +1300

Thanks for contributing to Capture Simon.

It looks so vibrant and colourful, but at the same time lost in a kind of time warp.

'Lifes Rich Pageant', as the saying goes.

Public Address

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:55:37 +1300

Discussion from blog post.