Koh Samui, Thailand.

This is a photo of our private beach around 10am from my breakfast table while holidaying in Koh Samui, Thailand in January 2011. Hotel was called The Tongsai Bay resort, and it was by far the best hotel/resort of the trip.

Located in Bophut it was about 10 minutes from the airport and about 15-20 minutes to Chaweng, which is the main tourist location on the island. It had 3 outdoor pools and a private beach, with a beachside bar and alfresco dining. Each room sported a private beachview patio or balcony, and a semi-outdoor glass bathroom with a large rainshower bathtub. I would definately recommend this place to anyone looking for a quiet retreat with outstanding customer service.

Capture: Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 Wide Angle @ 10mm, f/9, ISO100, 1/160sec

• Temperature slightly warmer to give the “summery” feel to it.
• Increased the brightness, clarity, exposure, vibrance, contrast and saturation.
• Used numerous graduated exposure filters from the outer edges towards the middle to accentuate the rocks and treeline.
• Graduated baby blue coloured filters to accentuate the sky and water.
• Graduated clarity filters to soften the edges of the photo so the focus is toward the middle.
• Various brushed on effects to pronounce the plant on the bottom left corner.