INFRARED The Precious Memory of Bangkok

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GALLERY The Precious Memories of Bangkok by

Paripat Kittison

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“You got a dream. You got to protect it.

Don’t ever let somebody tell you can’t do something. Not even me.”

- Chris gardner (The Pursuit of Happyness)

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In Memory My Dad

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Bangkok Cityscape

Krung Thep Maha Nakhon is the capital of Thailand or it is well known in world wide as Bangkok. Bangkok is the city of contrast with the historic areas, the business district and skyscraper in silom road. Bangkok is central of government administration.

Full name of Bangkok is “Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit.”

It meaning is “City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Visvakarman at Indra’s behest.”

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Guide to Infrared

Wavelength is measured in nanometers (nm) the light wavelength that human can see is around

400nm (the color violet) to around 700nm (the color red). This also known as the visible spectrum.

Infrared (IR) spectrum is invisible to the human eye. It begins at the light waverange from around

700nm to 1,000nm is referred to as near IR because it is near the visible spectrum. Digital cameras can record light in this range when they have an IR filter in place. The sun emits IR light including UV and visible light.

IR filter for digital camera has two choices. IR filter for put on lens or IR filter on camera

sensor, it is camera conversion. Both choices has different result in how to take picture. On lens filter is choice for keep your camera can take IR photo and normal photo but you must use your tripod for take IR photo. Cause IR filter is too dark and must more exposure time. If choose to conversion, your camera will be like normal camera but keep only IR picture. This choice must converted by mechanic for prevent cause of out focus.

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Sanam Luang “Center of Thai culture�

Sanam Luang is an open field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace. Sanam Luang was officially known as Thung Phra Men. It has been used as a site for the cremation of kings, queens and high-ranking princes since the reign of King Rama I.

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Wat Phra Kaew “Temple of the Emerald Buddha�

Wat Phra Kaew (Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram) is royal Buddhist temple. It is located in the historic center of Bangkok within the precincts of the Grand Palace. The main building is the central ubosoth, which houses the statue of the Emerald Buddha.

The Emerald Buddha deified is deeply revered and venerated in Thailand as the protector of the country.

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Silpakorn University “University of Arts�

Silpakorn University is a well-known public university in Thailand. The University was founded in Bangkok in 1943 by Italian-born art professor Corrado Feroci, who took the Thai name Silpa Bhirasri when he became a Thai citizen. It is the leading Thai university in the fine arts and archaeology and now includes many other faculties as well.

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Wat Arun “Temple of Dawn”

Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan is a Buddhist temple. The temple name is from the Hindu god Aruna. often personified as the radiations of the rising sun. Wat Arun is the well-known of Thailand’s landmarks. The main feature of Wat Arun is its central spires or in thai it call prang which are encrusted with colourful. The height is reported between 66.8 m and 86 m. The corners are surrounded by four smaller prang. The prang are decorated by seashells and bits of porcelain which had previously been used as ballast by boats coming to Bangkok from China. The towers are supported by rows of demons and monkeys.

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The Giant Swing “Monument of old culture�

The Giant Swing is a religious structure in Bangkok located in front of Wat Suthat Temple. It was formerly used in an old Brahmin ceremony. The Giant Swing was constructed in 1784 in front of the Devasathan shrine by King Rama I. During the reign of Rama II the swing ceremony was discontinued as the swing had become structurally damaged by lightning. In 1920 it was renovated and moved to its current location in order to make space for a gas plant. The ceremony was again performed until 1935, when it was discontinued after several fatal accidents.

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The Memorial Bridge “First bridge which over Chao Pra Ya river�

The Memorial bridge was opened on 6 April 1932 in ceremony of the 150th anniversary of the Chakri Dynasty and the foundation of Bangkok. In Thai it is the most commonly known as Phra Phutta Yodfa Bridge

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Democracy Monument “Symbol of Thai democracy�

The Democracy Monument is a public monument in the centre of Bangkok, capital of Thailand. It occupies a traffic circle on the wide east-west Ratchadamnoen Klang Road, at the intersection of Dinso Road. The monument is roughly halfway between Sanam Luang, the former royal cremation ground in front of Wat Phra Kaew, and the temple of the Golden Mount

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Victory Monument “A large meeting point�

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The monument was erected in June 1941 to commemorate that Thai victory in the France-Thai War, a brief conflict waged against the French colonial authorities in Indo-China, which resulted in Thailand annexing some territories in western Cambodia and northern and southern Laos.

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Lumphini Park “Park in the heart of downtown�

Lumphini Park is a 142 acre park lies in the heart of the main business district. This park offers open public space, trees and playgrounds and contains a lake where visitors can rent a variety of boats. Paths around the park totalling approximately 2.5 km. in length are a popular area for evening joggers. Officially, cycling is only permitted during the day between the times of 10am. to 3pm. There is a smoking ban throughout the park, and dogs are not allowed.

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THANKS fo r

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POSTCARD To

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“You don't make a photograph just with a camera.

You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”

- Ansel Adams

“It can be a trap of the photographer to think that his or her best pictures were the ones that were hardest to get. – Timothy Allen

“ Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph. – Matt Hardy

“ If I saw something in my viewfinder that looked familiar to me, I would do something to shake it up.

– Garry Winogrand

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“ Which of my photographs is my favorite?

The one I’m going to take tomorrow.

– Imogen Cunningham

“ You’ve got to push yourself harder. You’ve got to start looking for pictures nobody else could take.

You’ve got to take the tools you have and probe deeper. – William Albert Allard

“ Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times…I just shoot at what interests me at that moment. – Elliott Erwitt

“ Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.

– Henri Cartier-Bresson

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I N F R A R E D w w w.fa c e b o o k . c o m /e g g s l e e p i n g “จุล นิพนธ์น ี้เป็น ส่ว นหนึ่งของการศึกษาตามหลักสูตรปริญญานิเทศศาสตรบัณ ฑิต สาขาวิช านิเทศศาสตร์ เอกวารสารและหนัง สือ พิมพ์ คณะเทคโนโลยีส ารสนเทศและการสื่อ สาร มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร ปีการศึกษา 2556 ลิขสิทธิ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร” 80