Floating homes

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• siamesa (4185)
• [2008-04-19 10:38]

Hi Bill,
Excellent documentary about what happen there in Sabah. I think that in all the world there are this problem involving peoples that want to improve their lifes.Very good picture.
Regards
Maria

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• dareco (8528)
• [2008-04-19 13:09]

A very sad picture, but reality. It's so hard for me to imagine that children grow up in homes like this, although I've seen it alot. I always say, since I'm a sleepwalker that CAN'T swim these homes are real nightmares to me. TFS

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• Bluejeans (17333)
• [2008-04-19 16:07]

Ola Bill,
Nossa , parece uma cena tirada de um filme pessoas a viver em cima de agua em casas de madeira , essas aguas devem ser bastante poluídas pela quantidade de lixo junto da passadeira ,voltando a foto é uma foto bem interessante , boas cores, parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

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• PaulVDV (1203)
• [2008-04-19 16:13]

Hi Bill,
I always found it admirable how people are able to build their homes on water.
I've seen houses on stilts in reality and the wooden bridges they built to go from one house to another often looked dangerous to me but in another way like a piece of art.
Your picture shows a way of living comparable with what I've seen. But here you write that this are floating houses. So not quite the same.
Kind regards, Paul

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• batalay (14248)
• [2008-04-19 18:22]
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Hello Bill,

You photograph is first rate, and the short essay a very good lesson in photojournalism. I looked at the maps and saw the articles that complement your presentation. I've visited Johor Bahru and Kuala Lampur, but not Sabah or Sarawak. Sabah may be the island on which the oldest continuous forest, over a million years old, is found.

Warm regards,

Bulent

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• bakes888 (11777)
• [2008-04-19 21:19]

Hi Bill. Hope they don’t mind a bit of damp ;-). Nice photo. Well composed with natural lead-in and good balance. Natural colours also. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

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• snunney (19697)
• [2008-04-20 1:11]

Hello Bill,
A good daily life capture of these watery homes. The point of view is well chosen with the rickety gangway leading the viewer into the scene. Very good tones and textures. Thanks for sharing.

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• jusninasirun (5924)
• [2008-04-20 1:18]

Thanks for sharing this image of the floating homes in Sandakan. I've never been there but I have heard of this daily life scene. Good sharpness and clarity and the jetty makes good leading perspective. So different with the chalets on stilts. Well done and best regards. Jusni

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• Miha2ou7 (2893)
• [2008-04-20 2:35]

Hey Bill,

Great and sharp. You really cant run out of motives there, and this one is great too. Love the clarity and the POV. Its pretty much optimal for capturing everything in. Including the mood. Which I can clearly sense, no matter if there are no inhabitants here. :)
Great job.

See you around.

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• kiwi_explorer (12065)
• [2008-04-20 2:38]

Hi Bill,
What a fantastic capture .... a very good documentary photo. Your notes is also very informative and interesting. I like the image clarity and strong contrast. Well captured and composed ... good leading line created by the wooden planks. Tfs
Cheers,
Renier

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• TopGeo (11007)
• [2008-04-20 5:30]

Very strong documentaries,Bill here! A very good work. How why it? is thus? him I know also! I believe that the reportage of this region has impressive and interesting description of reality. The picture has all the elements that you write to us it says.
Georgios

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• dvlazar (4129)
• [2008-04-20 16:53]

An interesting sight to see - floating houses on the ocean. This is amazing how they were constructed and that people live in them.
Thanks for sharing that with us.

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• delkoo (23383)
• [2008-04-20 23:21]

hi bill
A good choice for this setting,nicely framed by the "bridge" in diagonal, leading to the floating houses.

best regards
didier

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• kevinos (5440)
• [2008-04-21 0:14]

A very informative presentation of this typical water village (kampong ayer). I like the use of the strong diagonal line to make the composition. It ppases from bottom left, nearly to top right and give a sense of movement and interest to the composition. Regards kevin

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• skippy007 (2529)
• [2008-04-21 0:29]

Hello Bill,
Thanks for sharing this image of the floating homes, Nice clear shot & full of detail & interesting story, Complete contrast to some of your earlier shots.
Thanks
Santo

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• noborders (11104)
• [2008-04-21 11:00]

Very interesting and so different ! I like to see how people are living in different parts of the world, those weather battered houses may not be palaces but to our eyes, they look really special and interesting !
TFS and compliments,
Cath.

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• avene (5042)
• [2008-04-23 4:01]
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hello Bill,
first of all, thanks for the informative note, I read the article and looked at the maps, and I feel I learned something new today. thanks.
second, I like a lot the title you have chosen, I find it fits perfectly the story in your note both literally and as an allegory.
finaly, about the photo itself - I like it a lot, especially the strong composition with the path leading the eye towards the houses. but what I like most is the green-blue water, it has a unique thick quality of molten glass that I've noticed in several other photos you have posted and that I like a lot.
excellent work, my compliments.

with best regards,
Kristine

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• Greg1949 (5139)
• [2008-04-23 9:17]

Bill, I like this one a lot. The sky has enough color and cloud so as to not detract from the interesting detail in the center fg. The level of detail is also very good as are the subtle colors. Well seen and captured..

Greg

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• Truja (4934)
• [2008-04-25 5:34]

Hi Bill,
I like the POV that you have chosen, because you show an excellent perspective to us of the floating houses crossing the image in diagonal.
Also we can appreciate the peculiar architecture of these constructions. The so smooth and placid tonalities add a force of mystery to the image.

Regards and happy weekend,

Jordi

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• Nolme (3107)
• [2008-04-25 11:57]

the malaysia is a beautiful country, very different from my island Mediterranean (Corsica).
I love this picture that shows me another way of life than mine.
thank you for sharing
Marie

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• makis (183)
• [2008-04-29 9:14]

Hello Bill,
again a very nice composition here. Very interesting note too.
Regards
Thomas

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• waminda2020 (359)
• [2008-05-06 14:24]

Bill, thankyou for your critique - I can see that diagonal line you were speaking about in this photo. Good composition and human interest with regard to the homes themselves - well done

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• foozi (759)
• [2008-06-07 7:11]

Hello Bill,
thanks for the WS. It is good to have different ideas. I like the floating bridge here, and it becomes a guiding lines to the house.Great texture and its not difficult to get one boy smiling at you cos he in the thirds.
Great piece.

Regards,
Foozi

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• mafegan (468)
• [2008-07-10 21:58]

Hello Bill
Thanks for sharing this image which shows how many people live. Excellent point of view, Marlene