May 14, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Festival of Lanterns in Chiang Mai, Thailand

by twistedsifter

picture of the day Picture of the Day: Festival of Lanterns in Chiang Mai, Thailand

 

FESTIVAL OF LANTERNS IN CHIANG MAI, THAILAND

 

yee peng festival of lanterns chiang mai thailand Picture of the Day: Festival of Lanterns in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Photograph by SANCHAI LOONGROONG

 

Yee Peng is the annual lantern festival held to celebrate the full moon in the northern capital of Chiang Mai on the day preceding Loy Krathong by one day in November. The word “Yee Peng” is the northern Thai term referring to the full moon of the 12th lunar month in the Buddhist calendar.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon 10-22
Focal Length: 10 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/15 sec.
Aperture: 5.6
ISO/Film: 800

 

via Sanchai Loongroon on 500px.com