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A still canal at night lined with trees and street lamps, the lights of shops and passing traffic reflected as coloured streaks in the water.

Canal at Night

Chiang Mai, Thailand. 2022

I steadied the camera and left the shutter open for two seconds. That is long enough for the traffic on the far bank to turn into thin red lines, and short enough for the reflections in the canal to keep their colours.

Chiang Mai slows down after dark but never really stops. From the water’s edge, the city looks calmer than it sounds.

Place

Chiang Mai, Thailand
18.7877° N, 98.9937° E

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Camera

Body
Sony A6000
Lens
Tamron 17-70mm F2.8
Settings
28mm · f/9 · 2s