Pretty much exhausted the location reports from our trip to Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai; here are a few shots that were left over:

Karen girl:

Pretty maids all in a row:

The bells! The bells!:

Won’t keep the rain out:

Night bar:

Buddha blue sky:

Normally, my trips involve a twelve kilo backpack full of DSLR and lenses. This time I had a small shoulder bag with a Panasonic GF1 and two lenses, a total weight of less than two kilos. It was liberating. I could carry it anywhere without any hassle. It was quick to bring into use, discrete and fast. And the quality of the output was more than satisfactory. There was not a moment when I wished I had my Canon 1D, and plenty of times when I was glad to have the GF1 in my hands. Never going to take the 1D travelling again; unless it is for a sports assignment.

And she who must be obeyed had a happy time with the LX3. This is one of her captures:

I have seen the future of cameras, and they are small.