public boats Photo

Photographer’s Note

another shot from dear Cần Thơ

This picture was taken at the famous Ninh Kieu Quay and shows the public boats dock. Not a lot of tourist take this type of boat. They are slow, local and very noisy, but if you have time and you manage to convince the attendant to really sell you a ticket, they can be quite an adventure.

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Cần Thơ is the biggest city in the Mekong Delta. On the south bank of the delta's biggest branch of the Mekong, it is a bustling and fast growing city,

Cần Thơ is known for its rice farming, production and research. Apart from its rice and agriculture department, the local University of Can Tho also houses a splendid School of Education for training teachers (where I worked for couple of years).

Most tourist visit Cần Thơ on a tour from Ho Chi Minh City and most of their time is spent going to floating markets or fruit gardens. I recommend straying off into town for a cà phê sữa đá or a meal in one of the many excellent local restaurants.

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Camera: Nikon D40
Shutter speed: 1:160sec
F-stop: f/5
ISO: 200
Focal length: 38 mm
Metering mode: Pattern
No flash / No tripod

Floydian, Dyerco, leo61, ciakgiak, azaf1, mirarer has marked this note useful

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diafani (694) 2009-04-10 8:37

A great image of daily life in Vietnam. This is why I love TrekEarth....

sayeed_rahman (2303) 2009-04-10 11:40

Hello Benny

A very good arrangement of the elements that has led to this composition..the light i must say has been carefully captured..the saturation of colours are balanced..

CAn imagine you standing there..the only one "not working"..well almost :))

A good post my friend..have a great weekend !

Cheers
Sayeed

Floydian (30970) 2009-04-10 15:06

Hallo Benny,

Ergens herinner ik mij dit soort scenes maar al te goed tijdens mijn korte doch leuk verblijf in Can Tho. Langs het water van alles aan de hand, een drukte van belang, net als in deze foto dus. Mooie herinnering van mijn Vietnam reis, ook al ben ik net als al die andere toeristen naar de floating market geweest met de boot.
Een mooie opgezet Daily Life scene met lekkere vette kleuren, wat ik graag mag zien.

Groet,

Henk

scalerman (25787) 2009-04-10 15:27

Benny: nice sharp panorama - very nice, colorful, and busy. regards, c

Dyerco (9304) 2009-04-10 20:36

Hi Benny
A fine slice of life shot. Nicely composed without anybody cut off at the edges. Often hard to do when everyone is in motion.
Phil

ribeiroantonio (21975) 2009-04-10 22:15

Why do you have to convince the attendant to sell you a ticket? In here, I really like the converging lines created by the boats leading the eye to the activities going on in the actual pier. It is a nice crispy photo with fantastic natural colours and plenty of interesting focal points. Well done.
Antonio

aadilj (17950) 2009-04-10 22:40

I love this scene and love the way you have composed it. Its beautiful,, crowded and full of life. the colorus too are nice and natural

sevy (13954) 2009-04-11 0:27

Hello Benny,

Very good composition, well equilibrated and readable to present this darf and the boats all around.
It is full of activity ans share really a piece of day life in this country.

Yves.

mikele_pl (2304) 2009-04-11 10:05

Hi,

this is exactly where I am thinking of going to next time - the Mekong delta. Nice shot with lots of action going on. Good sharpness and lots of details.

cheers

michal

leo61 (43772) 2009-04-11 11:27

Hi Benny!
The Mekong in Laos is less busy,but the views are very simillar.Great POV and good shot of this nice arrangement of boats and these many people in different poses.
Have a nice easterweeken,
regards,leo

ciakgiak (11262) 2009-04-11 12:09

Hello Benny,
this scene is very interesting, this boats are so particular, even they are slow, but the travel must be so suggestive. The composition is very well made, there a great sense of life in your photo.
Congratulation, have a great Easter.
Best regards
Giorgio

lousat (16116) 2009-04-13 16:05

Hi Benny,this is a very nice pic from a intelligent point of view,but i'm surprising from the impressive quality of sharpness and colors also whitout the light of sun! You manage very well your work,my best compliments,Luciano

npecanhuk (14718) 2009-04-13 16:52

Hi Benny!
That's a pretty interesting and truly beautiful picture!
The composition is the real highlight in here, but sharpness, exposure, colors and pov are also excellent!
TFS - Congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

azaf1 (15547) 2009-04-15 12:52

Hi Benny

A very nice capture from the Mekong River Delta. A documentary of the everyday life of the people there. Great framing and excellent colors with sharp details.

Have a good day and TFS
Argiris

mesutilgim (37304) 2009-04-22 0:21

Hi Benny,
Very good pov and wonderfull details in this nice captur from Vietnam !
Still poor b seemingly happy with their small world!
I like here the soft light and the overall pictorial geometry.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

holmertz (9985) 2009-04-22 13:02

Hello Benny,
I spent a few days in Can Tho last year, thoroughly enjoying the city, its waterfront and the market-streets. It pleases me much to revisit this nice city through this photo which reminds me of the hours spent watching the local action. You have captured an interesting scene with exceptionally good light, colours and sharpness.
Thanks for sharing,
Gert

mirarer (4427) 2009-04-24 14:36

Hi Benny,
I like daily life scenes and this is a great one. Plenty of details and nicely composed.
Best regards,
Mirari

delkoo (34792) 2009-04-25 1:54

hi benny
Your photo has a pretty well chosen pov and an elaborated composition that helped to enhance the interest of the place, with also excellent exposure and sharpness.

didier

vincz (19045) 2009-04-25 6:26

Very tipycal Vietnam scane. I like very much how you caught them in their daily life in the middle of their activities.