#selective colouring

One of the many Ronald McDonald statues that stands outside of McDonald's. This one is very popular, as he gets his photo taken an absurd amount of times per day, and I'm pretty sure it's because the statue of Ronald is frozen mid wai. (which isn't something you see in North America, and probably not outside of Asia) "Thais greet each other with a "wai." Foreigners are not expected to initiate the wai gesture, but it is an insult not to return the wai. If a wai is not offered to you, shake hands with men and smile and nod to women. A Thai businessperson may shake hands with a foreigner. Offer a wai only to a person of equal or greater status. Subordinates should offer a wai first. Wai (why) - a person places the palm of his or her hands together, with their fingers extended at chest level close to their body and bows slightly. The higher the hands are placed, the more respect is shown. Subordinates might raise their fingers as high as their nose. However, the tips of their fingers should never be above eye level. A wai can mean "Hello," "Thank you," "I'm sorry," or "Goodbye." A wai is not used to greet children, servants, street vendors or laborers. Never return a wai to a child, waiter, clerk, etc. Simply nod and smile in response. Monks do not return a wai." -http://www.ediplomat.com/np/cultural_etiquette/ce_th.htm This is something I picked up while I was there, but never read up on it or had it explained to me, so I was likely doing it "wrong" in a bunch of cases, but no one ever corrected me. I was once corrected, and informed that I was "talking like a girl" and by that, the woman meant that I was using the feminine version of the word instead of the masculine version. "When being introduced or greeting someone, men say Sawatdee-krap and women say Sawatdee-kah." Sawatdee is the "hello" part. Krap or kah is the polite part. The words can not easily be translated into English, but they can be used as a polite version of yes to answer a question, among other things. This makes me wonder how the Thais deal with the sex and gender problems of 2018. Is there a 3rd option for non-binary people, or is the mindset still pretty binary over there, even though it's the stereotypical lady-boy capitol of the world? Do they all define as female, or is there some grey area over there too? These questions come to mind because I was just listening to the Joe Rogan podcast where he talks to 2 evolutionary biologists about these sort of things. (JRE #1081) Which was pretty fascinating.

The green explosion of Spring. New leaves on trees, trilliums and other vegetation, all racing for the sun. I thought the selective colouring helped separate the new growth from the rest of the scene.

I’m having a little fun with some selective colouring.

The most compelling feature of the image would be the details and colors chosen to give it depth and realism. If it were to be done again , more attention would be given to the rocks on the shore as when looked upon closely they seem unrealistic; the water could have also used some work as it was overworked and did not seem real.