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Mekong River Boats


Mekong River Boats
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Copyright: Murray Lines (MLINES) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1944 W: 171 N: 1922] (8464)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09
Categories: Transportation
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20, HOYA 72mm PL-CIR
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-03 3:48
Viewed: 1044
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
In many countries rivers are really more important than roads and in the Mekong Delta area in Vietnam is an example. Here large working vessels are the main form of carrying agricultural products out and industrial products for construction etc into isolated areas.

The Mekong is one of the world's major rivers. It is the 10th-longest river in the world, and the 10th-largest by volume (discharging 475 km³ of water annually). Its estimated length is 4,023 km. It drains an area of 795,000 km²: From Tibet it runs through China's Yunnan province, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. All except China and Myanmar belong to the Mekong River Commission. The extreme seasonal variations in flow and the presence of rapids and waterfalls have made navigation extremely difficult.

The river's source, and therefore its exact length, is uncertain, due to the existence of several tributaries in an inaccessible environment. Chinese researchers believe that the source is located in the Jifu Mountains in Zaduo (杂多) County, Yushu (玉樹) Tibet Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province, which is some 5,200 meters above sea level. An earlier expedition, led by Michel Peissel, placed the source at the head of the Rupsa-La pass (further west, at an altitude of 4975 meters). Figures for the river's total length therefore vary between 4350 and 4909 km.
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  • Uhu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 453 W: 0 N: 967] (4220)
  • [2007-05-03 5:20]

Lot of interesting vessels on your photos, that one is surely one of them. Good photo, thanks for it!

Hi Murray,

A good POV of the boats on the Mekong river, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Hi Murray, I love the POV of this photo, it has captured the spray from the boat superbly, wonderful composition & excellent light, the colours are perfect & the colour of the water is typicle for this area, it is a very good photo, kind regards Wilson.

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  • edal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1018 W: 98 N: 1570] (5440)
  • [2007-05-04 16:18]

Hi Murray!
Being one of the most active travelers in TE, you show us again peoples everiday life from a very interesting pov - both visual and spiritual one.
TFS
Anton

Bonjour Murray
ton POV permet d'accentuer la longueur de cette embarcation et créé une superbe perspective. Bon équilibre dans le cadrage. Bravo
Xavier

Hello Murray,
This is well composed, an image breathing action!
Excellent colours and sharp details, I notice the small lookout in the boat...
Good documentary of present life life in the Mekong delta!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Murray,
A nice daily life scene on the Mekong, from a good POV showing the man sitting on the boat with good perspective of it. Colors and framing are good too.
Cheers
Marilyn

  • Great 
  • vincz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2999 W: 87 N: 5049] (17510)
  • [2007-05-05 4:11]

Super vietnamien, j'en reviens juste et ca me replonge direct dedans a nouveau. Tres bon cadrage ou l'homme assis sur le toit de sa barge semble le maitre de toute la scene. Bravo!

Hi Murray
your picture remember me the atmosphere of Apocalypse Now, with the brown river crossing the forest.
Good job
Matteo

  • Great 
  • gunbud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 4099 W: 3 N: 3492] (16267)
  • [2007-05-05 22:02]

Hi Murray,
Wonderfully colorful boats steaming up this ancient artery of Vietnam. I love the way the muddy wake give the two docked boats and little nudge. The young man in the front of the boat seems to be helping his father navigate this channel. Excellent image.
Regards, Tom

Hi Murray,
fine composition of transportation. The brown water of the Mekong is pleasant as the tableau for the ships, which are very colourful. The light was challenging I think, you achieved a soft level below overexposure but lost sky contrasts. That's not a problem as the focus is more on the ships and the river. I like the sharpness and the information about the Mekong is new for me. Lieben Gruss, Ulf

a very colourful image, well documentary shot.
thanks for sharing.

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