Balloons over Bagan, by Shirren Lim

One of the many highlights of my trip to Myanmar was taking the time to go on a hot air balloon rider over Bagan. Being up in the air and watching the sun rise over thousands of ancient Bagan pagodas is something I will remember for the rest of my life. I took so many pictures; this being my most favourite.

Nikon D7100 | Exposure 1/ 125 @ f5.6 | ISO 100 | Focal Length 22mm
Balloons over Bagan, by Shirren Lim

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | June 23
Award Score: 67.5 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 18, Style 12, Skill 12.5)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Black & White Photography
Photograph Location: Bagan, Myanmar

Photographer: Shirren Lim (Jakarta, Indonesia) Registered
Born in Penang Island, Malaysia, in 1970, Shirren would find herself moving cities over the course of her life. She is now based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Shirren took up photography in 2009, as she thought it would be an interesting habit, later she discovered it as her true passion. Shirren loves portraitures best. To her, the expressions people wear are so beautiful, so telling, so uncovered in their sincerity. With her photo-taking, she tries and does justice to capture humanity in its many forms. Shirren’s work has been described as intense and earthy with her simple composition cutting to the heart of the subject matter. As a child, she had flipped through many of her father’s National Geographic magazines, but it was Steve McCurry’s 1984 “Afghan Girl” that she recall two decades later. That is what she wants to do with her life. She believes, someday, she can able to capture that one moment that could change the world. Her work has appeared in several web and printed magazines.

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