Rock 'n' Boots Photo

Photographer’s Note

Halong Bay is a body of water of approximately 1,500 square kilometres in north Vietnam with a 120 kilometre coastline, in the Gulf of Tonkin near the border with China, and 170 kilometres east of Hanoi. "Vịnh Hạ Long" (Hán tự: 下龍灣) —Halong Bay—means "Bay of the Descending Dragon" in the Vietnamese language.
The bay consists of a dense cluster of 1,969 limestone monolithic islands, each topped with thick jungle vegetation, which rise spectacularly from the ocean. Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves. Hang Dau Go (Hiding the Timber Cave) is the largest grotto in the Halong area. French tourists visited in the late 19th century, and named the cave Grotte des Merveilles.

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These Boots Were Made For Walking

You keep saying you've got something for me.
something you call love, but confess.
You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a messin'
and now someone else is gettin' all your best.

These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.

You keep lying, when you oughta be truthin'
and you keep losin' when you oughta not bet.
You keep samin' when you oughta be changin'.
Now what's right is right, but you ain't been right yet.

These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.

You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin
and you keep thinkin' that you´ll never get burnt.
Ha! I just found me a brand new box of matches yeah
and what he know you ain't HAD time to learn.

Are you ready boots? Start walkin'!

By Nancy Sinatra

devimeuxbe, huynt, thaprem, HNIK, Quentin, feather, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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fabio_ts (13674) 2005-11-09 4:09

Che dire...perfetta composizione e colori da favola, ..oltre che, posto fantastico (immagino) ...ottima foto e "inusuale" come genere colonna sonora...
buona giornata, Fabio.

rbcy1974 (20746) 2005-11-09 4:18

Saluti Paolo Marinero:
Nice compo whith beatuiful colours,
the boat gives the whole place a sense of scale.
A+
Daniel

devimeuxbe (56524) 2005-11-09 4:22

Hi paolo
Beautifull landcape from Vietnam.
It's difficult to get clear sky and nice colors in this country, but here you got.
Nice composition
Bertrand

huynt (5077) 2005-11-09 4:25

Ciao. Thanks for your great shot in my country. Perfect green color. Well POV and composition. Bets regards. Huy

MiguelP (14338) 2005-11-09 4:37

What a place this is, among the best I´ve ever seen in my life. I like the colors here, Paolo, they have kind of electrical tone that pleased me a lot. Classic compition, the right one indeed. Thanks.

Luan (15935) 2005-11-09 4:38

Wow, it's my country ;o), you have been there also. Nice shot Paolo, lucky you are, you get a beautiful blue sky and it seems to have nobody around....
Luan

jinju (14265) 2005-11-09 5:00

Great photo, the original must have been fantastic. Too bad some of the quality was lost in the scan. Sometimes your scans are flawless, and sometimes a bit of quality is lost. The colors are still there although the sharpness seems a bit lacking. What I love is this great view, majestic vista and the colors.

thaprem (2498) 2005-11-09 5:46

Wow!...
What a serene landscape...
Very nicely done & Absolutely fantastic.
Cheers,
Prem.

ALSOM (6616) 2005-11-09 5:48

Wow, it's my country ;o) (c) fanfois01.
I love it, not because it is my country ... (actually yes ;o).
Beaufitul landscape and excellent colors.

I wish the photo would be a bit sharper. Lovely though.
TFS, AL.

letuananh (2486) 2005-11-09 11:13

Hi Paolo,

Nice color and compo! I like that! Thanks for sharing!

HNIK (1104) 2005-11-09 12:01

WOW!!
What a nice shot Paolo,I really like your pictures and i like it too,very beautiful blue sea and i love this kind view,
very well composed with the beautiful rocks and boat,well worked,Paolo!
Best Wishes

Fis2 (46651) 2005-11-09 13:38

Hi Paolo!
Very nice composed landscape. I like the mountain and sky. Good colours, frame and light. Thanks for sharing.
Regards
Krzysztof

gaby (19793) 2005-11-09 14:36

Paolo bonsoir - de très grandes couleurs (l'émeraude de la mer est splendide) et des rochers idéalement placé dans la compo -
c'est très joli
merci et bonne soirée
Gaby

lestans (15546) 2005-11-10 3:25

Che bel posto, Paolo! Grazie per la foto.
Livia

eco (84) 2005-11-10 4:38

Hi Paolo

I like this scenery
good crops and composition
very nice place, good realisation - colors, lights and quality its very good
best regards, rafal

Quentin (5278) 2005-11-10 6:29

Hi Paolo
I love this Halong bay place. Your picture is very well composed
with theese tree peaks and this little boat alone. I like te colour too. Well done
Cheers
Quentin

feather (50460) 2005-11-10 11:57

The inclusion of the boat in the composition gives us a real feel for the size of these limestone rocks. Beautiful colours
Kath

capthaddock (28640) 2005-11-10 12:00

Hi Paolo - fantastic rock formations and nice strong colours under a rare blue sky, the water looks alluring, I don't know how clean it is, but I swam there last year and I have not gotten sick afterwards. and wow, you put chinese characters in your note.

xavshot (63299) 2005-11-10 16:12

Bonjour,
très jolie photo où le graphisme est simple, les couleurs superbes et donc ça marche vraiment...
j'aime beaucoup
bravo
Xavier
PS : ta galerie est impressionnante. Je reviendrai

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-11-11 4:21

Bonjourno Paolo

Missed this one. Wonderful repetition of the karst formations, & good to see this on a sunny day. It's always cloudy when I go to North Vietnam :-(

AmiBe (6042) 2005-11-11 5:50

Ciao Paolo,
oh, the Halong bay with a nice blue sky ! Not common !
I like your compo, we can see a boat to give an idea of the scale.
Beautiful landscape, well done

jrj (34779) 2005-11-11 6:33

A bit 'blurred' probably the scanning.
Beside that a very interesting presentation of those fine formation at the sea. Good inclusion of the boat there. Very interesting place I think

keribar (42760) 2005-11-15 0:14

Ciao Paolo,

I have seen many pictures of Halong Bay, but as good as this one. Thanks also for Nancy Slnatra's lyrics. Izzet

partha (13677) 2005-11-19 12:43

This is a fantastic place. The blue sky, the wavy rock and the water migle with the pic make it a excellant pic.
Well done.