<< Previous Next >>

channels


channels
Photo Information
Copyright: Franco Degani (degani) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 174 W: 0 N: 247] (2239)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-23
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Nikon D-80, Nikkor 18-135mm
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-24 3:54
Viewed: 504
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Damnoenssaduak was actually the name of the canal dug in the reign of King Rama IV by the military men and the people of Rajburi, Samutsakorn and Samutsongkram Province directed by Phayasrisuriyawong, the minister of Defence. In those days without rivers and canals, transportation was almost motionless; King Rama IV with his great concern over the country's future economic growth, he finally had the canal dug to connect the Taachin River in Samutsakorn Province and Maklong River in Samutsongkram Province together.
Nowadays Damnoensaduak is one of a provincial district of Rajburi Province. Most people live densely along both sides of the canal from one end of the canal to another.The majority of this people are agriculturists. They grow several different kinds of fruit and vegetable for examples oranges, grapes, papayas, cabbages, bean, onion and etc. The land in this area is naturally fertile. Apart from providing transportation, Damnoensaduak Canal also provides farmers with adequate water for agricultural purposes for the whole year around. More than 200 small canals were dug by local peasants to connect with it to get water to splatter their land. Moreover; these small canals also become protitiouus ways of taking their agricultural products to the markets in neighbouring provinces and Bangkok.
Day in and day out from about 8 a.m. to about 11 a.m. the Floating Market is routinely crowded with hundrreds of vendors and purchasers floating in their small rowing boats selling and buying or exchanging their goods. What they purchase are particularly food, fruit and vegetable which mostly brought from their own orchards. They usually travel on their small rowing boats. however; today the long-tailed boats pushing by engine become very popular. People tend to use them instead. Anyhow because of the shortage of fuel today long-tailed boats are quite unavailable compared to a few years ago.
Damnoen Saduak in Ratchaburi about 109 kilometres south of Bangkok or approximately 2 hours drive.
Arriving at Damnoen Saduak, you can either walk on the passage along the canal on the right hand side or take a both at the pier nearby to Floating Market area at the price of Baht 10 per person. Those who want to see all the three of the Floating Markets, Ton Khem, Hia Kui, Khun Phithak may hire a boat at the price of Baht 300 per hour. It is recommended that the fare should be settled before starting off.
amcolli, jorgi has marked this note useful
Only registered TrekEarth members may rate photo notes.
Add Critique [Critiquing Guidelines] 
Only registered TrekEarth members may write critiques.
Discussions
ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To jorgi: thank ypudegani 1 03-30 16:03
You must be logged in to start a discussion.

Critiques [Translate]

Aaaa il mercatino galleggiante,me lo ricordo che l'ho visto in tv in un documentario,dev'essere un posto incantevole,grazie per avercelo proposto da questa ottima angolazione,ciao,Luciano

più che immagini del mercato sembrerebbero delle residenze estive a riva di fiume, con fioroe balconate da sogno... mia immagino che l avita dei signori che le abitino sia molto più dura e difficile,. bella immagine , grazie franco, stasera te ne mando uan dal algo di como dove ho portato papà a fare un giretto al sole (ma ci son 9 gradi comunque....)

  • Great 
  • AKITA Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 191 W: 27 N: 69] (1947)
  • [2008-03-24 8:08]

Dear Franco,
an interesting view of the channel and the town on the water.
in my realistic imagination, many big cities on the earth shall be submerged by the rise in ocean level, and the "water world" will be realized like in this your shot.
mankind may come from the sea and will go back to the sea, water-life may fit us...
thank you,
Akihisa

Ci stai facendo fare un tour virtuale, poi mica tanto, di questo bel paese che stai visitando.

Roberto

  • Great 
  • jorgi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 724 W: 122 N: 490] (2231)
  • [2008-03-25 3:11]
  • [+]

Hi Franco,

now this is one most interesting shots. I had no idea of such settlements. And honestly I cannot possible imagine how different everyday life is traveling by water from one wood house to another. Wooden venice of green. :) Thanks for this most interesting and informative capture.

Kind regards,
Jeri

Calibration Check
















0123456789ABCDEF