Painting Shennong Photo

Photographer’s Note

10.23 a.m. - While travelling along the Shennong stream one can be mesmerized by the attractions of the riverside scenery and when it is raining it’s like a splash of water colours using the wet-on-wet technique across the canvas. That’s exactly what I wished to show here.

Sprawled along this stream are three smaller gorges called Mianzhu, Yingwu and Longchang. Mianzhu gorge is famous for its precipitous rocky cliffs while the Yingwu gorge is for those who love natural beauty like flowers, green hills, lava like terraced fields and caves. Longchang gorge on the other hand is proud of its magnificient steep rocky cliffs, deep gullies and traces of ancient battles. However, with the rising water level due to the dam these cliffs are slowly loosing height. Interestingly, life for the people here is still simple and peaceful as shown by the little boat and the fishermen. If you are cruising along the Yangtze, then the Shennong stream is an interesting stop.

gracious, pablominto, Emile, ChrisJ, Tue, singuanti, plimrn, john_c has marked this note useful

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nibspics (354) 2007-01-19 0:39

a beautiful scene. i love the houses that dot the hillside - life must be paceful for the occupants of these houses along the stream. a very still and serene mood. thanks for sharing.
warren

hello_ishan (1571) 2007-01-19 0:40

Hi Aloysius,
Fantastic scenery; good job. Tfs.

Srinivasan

vincz (19045) 2007-01-19 1:48

Very calm and peaceful shot with so beautiful soft colours. Truely like a chinese painting. I like it a lot. Congratulations.

gracious (20017) 2007-01-19 2:04

Hello Ho,
Just liked a painting!
great composition with clarity, wonderful soft-toned colour and details
thanks for sharing
cheers
Tony

jjcordier (25226) 2007-01-19 2:23

Nery good photo with great romantic atmosphere. Nice composition so.
Best regards
JJ

pablominto (41354) 2007-01-19 2:29

Hello Aloysius,
Maybe the best composition wise from your river cruice!
You create a superb feeling of depth by an effective use of foreground, and the two guys in the boat is a strong element...
The haze adds to the mysterious atmosphere!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Graal (58720) 2007-01-19 3:08

Hi Aloysius,
great landscape, interesting view and composition, good POV and colours. I like this view a lot. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

arnabchat (7052) 2007-01-19 3:25

wonderful. love the little misty atmosphere and the clouds. the lonely boat is a star of this image.
TFS,
Arnab

ribeiroantonio (21969) 2007-01-19 4:23

Definitely, this could be classified as a painting. It is a real piece of art. I do not know why but this kind of scenery can only be seen in China. It is simply wonderful. Congratulations.
Antonio

Emile (20125) 2007-01-19 7:54

Hola Aloysius.
An amazing picture with a beautiful scene, great perspective, nicely captured, your composition with the river, mountains covered by fog and the boat is superb. A very good shot.
Well done.
Have a nice weekend.

Tue (25608) 2007-01-19 17:49

Hej Aloysius,
Beautiful view, so well composed too. I really like the peaceful atmosphere with the calm water. The layers of the mountains in the background are nice too and the clouds are a good addition. Great work!
Hilsen,
Lars

singuanti (15240) 2007-01-19 22:44

Hi Aloysius. You know the more I see of Chinese scenery like this the more I want to go one day. The people in the boat add so much as do the clouds. Wonderful shot Aloysius!!

ChrisJ (70443) 2007-01-20 3:34

Hi Aloysius

Good daily life scene from China. I like the graphism of the small sampan on the river, & the excellent sharpness & colour. Tfs!

Angshu (34099) 2007-01-20 3:34

Hello Aloysius
Hope you are fine! This is a beauty with the layers of mountains & the boat just perfectly placed in the lovely waters. This indeed looks like a Chinese watercolour..amazingly peaceful even just to see.
With Regards
Angshu

plimrn (19710) 2007-01-25 12:11

Hi Al,
I do like the misty colors here; the sharp detail of the boat silhouette completes the photo.

Your daughter is a cutie; hope to look at their websites on Treklens soon. HLJ, Pat

Stepan (27175) 2007-01-25 14:14

I imagine the peace, the silence, the serenity of the place. The still water is even an expression of that ! You maybe could have avoided to cut the moutains top, but that's a detail.
Stéphane

john_c (24635) 2007-02-01 9:31

Hi Aloysius,
Indeed a painting and an enchanting scene. The little boat with the two silhouetted figures really makes it sizzle. I also like the fine detail of the foliage in the foreground. The houses on the hills to the left help balance the frame nicely, while the misty clouds hover and provide great ambience. A very fine capture...later.
John

rossofuoco (6384) 2007-02-03 2:25

Hi Aloysius.
Bella foto molto ben eseguita, da un senso di grandezza e di pace vedere laminuscala barchetta sullaqcua.
Complimenti Renzo

ephemere33 (9729) 2007-02-16 19:07

que j'aimerais visite ce pays , justement pour photographier cette endoir magique, j'aime beaucoup cette composition, les montagnes, le brouillard cause par l'humidité ,la verdure et le cheminement de l'eau avec cette pirogue qui donne le pti plus ...merci pour le partage,amicalement Bi