Just Daily Life Photo

Photographer’s Note

A stolen image captured from a long boat during a long tour in the canals of the Mekong Delta, in the southern Vietnam.

All the life is linked with the river.
People lives on the shores, use the water to drink, to wash and to cook, boats are the only way to go around, the most part of the people are fishermen and the river is also the playground for the children.

*Scanned image*

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The Mekong River Basin is one of the world’s 10 long rivers and has a great influence upon the nature and societies of the Indo-china Peninsula.
The name “MEKONG” originates in the Thai language (Mae Nam Khong).
The source of the Mekong River is in the Tibet mountains and is called Dza Chu River (River of Rock). After running through a very narrow valley in parallel to the Yangz Jiang and Salween River, the Mekong reaches theYung-Nan Province of China and is
called Lancang Jiang (Turbulent River).
Via Golden Triangle, the crossing of China, Myanmar
and Laos boarder, the Mekong flow into Vientiane Plain.
The term, Lower Mekong means the downstream segment from this point.

From:
UNITAR - Hiroshima Office for Asia and the Pacific, Series on Biodiversity

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barrufeto_77 (25809) 2006-05-31 4:03

Hi Paolo.

Great picture. It is great the naturality of the people in this daily-life picture.

My compliments, Òscar

Cuba-Junky (2795) 2006-05-31 4:06

Hi Paolo,
Nice to see you choose for the water instead of the palmtrees. It gives the scene a relaxed feeling
Great shot
An

Furachan (0) 2006-05-31 4:24

You have a gentle way with scenes of everyday life in the Mekong region. Partly it's the slight cloudiness that results from scans but, more than that, I think your love for the region and the ordinary people who live and struggle there comes through. I know Can Tho and love the Mekong Delta, all the way to Chau Doc on the Cambodian border.
Very nice work,
Ciao,
Francis

bantonbuju (48632) 2006-05-31 5:24

ciao paolo, i can see that you like the sepia/monochromatic world :-))
nice, it always creates a feeling, in my opinion, of a special quiet, problemless, timeless moment and place;
nice work,
best wishes, j.

veronika (6022) 2006-05-31 5:46

Ciao Paolo,
nicely put into the compo, the river looks so smooth, like a cocoa or light coffee :)
I saw similar pictures from Vietnam in Thanh´s gallery (ngythanh)..
Nice intro-picture! :)
Vero

atus (15476) 2006-05-31 5:51

Ciao Paolo,
vedo che oggi siamo tutti e due in Vietnam. Sembra una foto scattata una settantina di anni fa. Questa luce soft ed il b/n tendente al sepia mi ricorda le foto di mio nonno da giovane e poi c'é la scena che hai fotografato e la nota sulle abitudini di questa gente che penso non siano cambiate molto in poco meno di un secolo. Ottimo b/n! Complimenti e buona giornata.
Attila

feather (49862) 2006-05-31 6:45

Another excellent daily life shot in sepia. I love the murky looking water and the ripple round the boy playing in it. Interesting you say a "long" tour; I'm sure that stays in your memory because of the hard seats. :)
Kath

thaprem (2488) 2006-05-31 7:39

Paolo,
A true vintage shot, brings the Mossy feeling while looking at it...
Too overwhelming...
But why does your scans go little away like this?..I think the qulaity of scan spoils the party, though your PP is of first class!.
Cheers,
Prem.

andante (7092) 2006-05-31 9:54

Love how you have captured the simplicity of life: people truly enjoying life as is it given to them, no corporate meetings, just enjoying life. Brilliant work, Paolo, brilliant

Floydian (30970) 2006-05-31 11:04

Hi Paolo,
Great scene, with an excellent colour toning in Sepia look.
You caught this one very well with the people in the water.
Really nice..!!
Regards, Henk

Emile (19999) 2006-05-31 11:20

Very good daily life picture with a sepia color, well composed and despite it's a scanned old picture you were able to do a good work.
Well done Paolo.

delkoo (34308) 2006-05-31 11:20

bonjour paolo
dans cette photo on ressent toute la quiétude du vietnam transcendée par ce magnifique sepia.

didier

Amirsun (2114) 2006-05-31 15:42

Interesting shot, Paolo!

Very great composition and great elements you catch here, very good use of B/W for this shot. I like it, Paolo!
Tanks for posting.
Regards, Amir

jinju (14265) 2006-06-01 3:33

Hi Poalo,

cool capture. Yet another sepia tone, works for me again. You captured daily life with beautiful flair. The sharpness is a bit soft but it works in conjunction with the sepia.

carper (64936) 2006-06-01 4:41

It's a very good one Paolo,
a very well taken shot, very nice in the sepia, the quality of this shot is very high and it's made by a good photographer, good job.
gr. jaap

capthaddock (28640) 2006-06-01 11:14

Hi Paolo - nice daily life phtoo, the destauration and neat filter has an inetersting effect, the river looks more like a thick chocolate milk

Cretense (56222) 2006-06-02 5:52

Beautiful daily life picture, Paolo! The composition is great and the choice of B&W is excellent. Did you use long exposure? Nevermind, the result is excellent, creating a unique atmosphere. TFS, Hercules

lestans (15456) 2006-06-02 15:19

Bella scena di vita quotidiana, Paolo! Mi ricorda l'atmosfera che c'è nelle backwaters del Kerala, anche là la vita si svolge sull'acqua.
Noto il tuo nuovo uso del sepia, e mi pare ben appropriato per questa scena.
Complimenti!! Livia

david (3972) 2006-06-03 13:20

i'm liking your sepia files theme paolo ... and this one is a beauty! i love that water and the kids playing in it. but i can't help wonder if the water was brown anyway! :)

really nice view of life on such a famous river. there's quite a story to this shot.

Elduque (624) 2006-06-05 2:59

Hello Paolo,
Good idea to have this picture in sepia, as it looks like from long time ago, although being actual.
The result of the scanning is very good.
Regards
Antonio

alekpet (4659) 2006-06-05 9:29

Hi Paolo.

Again a great photo from your wonderful sepia series.
I like the river, looks like milk to me.
What do you mean it's stolen image?
I'm sure it is your original ;)

take care, Aleks

Luan (15935) 2006-06-08 4:56

Cinque Terre it was fantastic, moreover we have got a very nice weather ;o)...anyway, let's talk about this picture, i've already told you like I like your sepia serie very much. This one is a very nice daily life scene as you said !
I like it
Luan

Photo Information

Copyright: Paolo Motta (Paolo) (40703)
Genre: People
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 1998-08-00
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Nikon N80
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): MEKONG — The River of our Planet, The Sepia Files [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-05-31 4:00
Favorites: 1 [view]