I know my last entry was from the surfing competition and I said something like "more to follow"...  but I haven't had a chance to play around with Dynamic-Photo HDR to, 1) increase the image sizes (currently I can't create and HDR's at a reasonable resolution) and 2) work-out why I'm getting so much grain in my results.  I've got as far as determining that these are common problems and there are solutions (nice to know).  So in the mean-time I'll revert to non-HDR photos from Phuket's Mingmongkol Buddha.  I've posted before from the construction site of this 45 metre marble buddha, but earlier this month I returned to get an update on the progress. 

Now, I wish I knew what this bronze guardian type statue represents, but my ignorance on all things Buddhist is now apparent.  All I can say is that you can see the marble Mingmongkol in the background.  I'll endeavor to get some more information for my next post.

UPDATE: I've just been informed that often a large Buddha image will be accompanied by (usually) five of the Buddha's best students, and this bronze statue is most probably one of those.