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What it means (to me) to be a Macintosh user.

What it means (to me) to be a Macintosh user.

This is of course a personal viewpoint, because I can not really know what being a Macintosh user means to anyone else but myself. For me the beginning of my relationship with Apple Macintosh computers started in Bangkok about 25 years ago, when I needed a better way to communicate with a typesetter who kept [...]

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George Mann – Personal Photo Tours 2010

George Mann – Personal Photo Tours 2010

Well it is almost December and within a few short weeks it will be 2010 so I guess it is time to update my Personal Photo Tour Services and plan for the New Year. George Mann – Personal Photo Tour & Photography Services The personal photo tour business has been very poor this year (2009), [...]

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Posted in Cambodia & Angkor Wat, Digital Photography, George Mann Photo / Tours, Motor Vehicles, Planes, Restaurants & Food, Thailand, Trains and AutomobilesComments (2)

The Nikon Factory in Bangkok, Thailand

The Nikon Factory in Bangkok, Thailand

Just a little over five years ago I joined a small group of Thai journalists on a tour of the Nikon Factory, just outside of Bangkok, Thailand. Little did Nikon realize that this story would get international coverage on the internet and give a rare glimpse of their manufacturing process to Nikon fans around the [...]

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People’s Alliance for Democracy at Suvarnabhumi Airport

People’s Alliance for Democracy at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Nov. 27, 2008 – photo © George Mann – Hand clappers at Suvarnabhumi protest. Whenever the PAD want to make a point, cheer, applaud, or generally want to make noise, they use plastic hand clappers. They are their weapon of choice in this political struggle. When they were cheering a popular PAD speaker, they were [...]

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Nikon lays off 2,600 workers at Thailand Digital SLR factory.

Nikon lays off 2,600 workers at Thailand Digital SLR factory.

photo: © George Mann Nikon photographers around the world need to dig a little deeper to keep the valued employees of Nikon Thailand on the payroll. All the Nikon Digital SLR cameras (and most Nikkor DX lenses) except the highest end Nikon D3 model are currently manufactured in Thailand. It makes sense that these high [...]

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Posted in Camera & Laptop Bags, Digital Image Storage, Nikkor DX format lenses, Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300, Nikon DX - D40 / D60 / D80 / D90, Think Tank PhotoComments (1)

Loy Kratong Festival in Thailand

Loy Kratong Festival in Thailand

This image was taken in Sattahip, Thailand on November 12, 2008. Nikon D300, 55-200mm Nikon VR lens, at 2500 ISO. Loy Krathong is held on the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November.

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