Ha Long Bay

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Ha Long Bay
Photo Information
Copyright: Achim Fried (John_F_Kennedy) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2565 W: 73 N: 4199] (16983)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-31
Categories: Nature, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon 350 D
Exposure: f/11, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: 2007/12 Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
Date Submitted: 2008-02-05 7:05
Viewed: 738
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Is this a face to the right ?

Halong bay is a very scenic area in the Gulf of Tonkin, 170 km east of Hanoi. The bay consists of a dense cluster of almost 2000 limestone islands and rock formations protruding spectacularly from the sea, each covered with thick vegetation. The area is similar to the Phang Nga bay in southwest Thailand.

Many of the islands are hollow and contain enormous caves. Two of the larger islands, Tuan Chau and Cat Ba, have permanent human settlements. In the Halong bay there are also floating villages of fishermen. Halong bay has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1994.

The picture was captured early in the morning just after sunrise at 8:00a.m.

Exposure Time: 1/125
F-Stop: f/11.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 70/1 mm
Metering Mode: Pattern

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colors tone is so beautiful nice compo good light

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  • Fis2 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2236 W: 134 N: 1145] (29080)
  • [2008-02-05 7:35]

Witaj Achim!
Very interesting composition. Artistic frame. I like the colors and sharpness.
Pozdrawiam z Polski
Krzysztof

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  • Gustaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2068 W: 639 N: 142] (16554)
  • [2008-02-05 8:48]

Hi, my friend!
It is very interesting view. I very like your composition. Nice and oryginal colours. Well done. I like your see ans rocks.
Marek

Achim: compositionally superb - thought a bit muted by fog and thereby somewhat unsharp, but the color and composition are right on - and you kept the horizon straight. best, c

Hi Achim,
Wonderful image with fantastic colours and lights, the composition is very spectacular. Fabled atmosphere, Great!! Have a nice evening
George

Hello Achim,
It's not very sharp but I like this yellow atmosphere, original and misty.
Regards

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  • paura Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3445 W: 8 N: 2191] (17366)
  • [2008-02-05 13:27]

Achin,
Very beautiful composition in sepia tones to show those interesting islands in roch formation. The first one, in the right, looks like a man's face.

Well done.

Paulo

Ciao Achim ,
some times it is difficult to understand the T.E members.
this photo is beautiful but it has not received great consents. it appeals the sepia tonality and the cliff on the right seems a human profile.
good job
Giorgio

Hi Achim,

strange yellow / green color there... But this is definitly a great shot of one of the place on earth you can recognize at the first look!

Cheers,

Loïc

Hi Achim
Surely this is the face. Great capture and mystical light.
Regards

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  • bazal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2542 W: 124 N: 2377] (7880)
  • [2008-02-07 23:17]

Hi Achim.
I don't know if the right part of your picture represents a face, but I must confess that I like the whole composition very much and that I think that the light and colors (almost naturally sepia) are giving a fantastic atmosphere to the scene.
Good work!
Thanks for sharing.

salut Achim
l'image est superbe, les tons jaunes vert, sont superbe et ce profil humain qui ferme le bord droite est bien vu

du tout bon

ciao

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  • jmcl Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2487 W: 146 N: 3194] (11215)
  • [2008-02-08 18:43]

HI Achim,

I saw the face and then shrugged it off until I read your note .. and now I can't rid myself of it ..

I especially love what these tones do to the wonderful textures on the water .. beautiful and unique view of this place. very nice.

take care,

John

Hello Achim -

I really like the color cast that the fog gives to this image. But, the image is not very sharp and I am not sure whether it is the fog or a moving camera/boat that is the culprit.

Thank you for sharing.

John

Hi Achim,

A nice image of Halong bay and of the islands which seem to be under a light fog with the rays of the sun trying to come through. The point of view is giving depth to the photo. The luminosity is affected by the light which is giving special colors and a set of shadows to the picture. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Hallo Achim. Ha Long Bay. Auf Deinem Photo ist sie anders als üblich abgebildet. Sie entfaltet sich als Szenerie im Hintergrund, wobei das "Gesicht" den für die Bildwirkung wichtigen Vordergrund herstellt. Vor allem aber das Licht spielt in diesem Bild eine große Rolle. Das Motiv ist gut gesehen und photographisch realisiert. (Leider konnte ich bei meinem Aufenthalt in Vietnam 2002 die Ha Long Bucht nicht sehen, da ich auf dem Weg dorthin in einen unverschuldeten schweren Verkehrsunfall verwickelt war und in Folge davon mehrere Wochen in einem Krankenhaus in Bangkok zubringen mußte.) Viele Grüße, Wolfgang.

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