Until Then... Photo

Photographer’s Note

A visit to the perfume pagoda is very special. It starts with a tranquil boat ride along Yen River which really is part of the meditation as well.
The sound of the water as the rowing boat moves slowly along is very meditative and the environment is very special with its impressive rocks surrounding you – even if you are there on misty days as I was.
When you get out of the boat, you walk along an alley of restaurants before you start the pilgrimage of a 3 hours climb. The pagoda itself is situated on the flank of the hills.

This lady was waiting to feed hungry pilgrims at her little food stall.
Her modest means of some vegetables, noodles, some chicken and its eggs, and a few beers is all one needs to cook an excellent meal.
But the world turns past her. Caught up in thoughts and hopes, she is waiting for a hungry soul.
As I was taking this photograph, I wanted to join her and taste her cuisine but for now, she slowly dreams the minutes away, until then …

Paolo, leonorkuhn, erdna, bibiweb, devimeuxbe, Stepan has marked this note useful

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phi75 (0) 2005-11-10 13:13

salut Sabine;
toujkours de belles photos, bien cadrée! j'adore ici la copie de la biére française "33" qui st devenue "333", l'Asie a toujours des ressources en matiére de copie....
bonne soirée;
philippe

Paolo (40818) 2005-11-10 13:13

Hi Sabine, another fantastic shot!
the portrait of the lady is perfect and the colorufl background is a very joy for the eyes!
great focus on the table on the foreground and a perfect light and POV.
great image.
thanks, ciao

leonorkuhn (15013) 2005-11-10 13:19

Hi Sabine,
Good daily life shot. Nice portrait of this ambulant saleswoman. Good colors, light and sharpness. Great depth.
Well done.
Leonor

lukie (0) 2005-11-10 13:44

Dag Sabine,

de scherpte van je foto is mooi gefocust op het gelaat van de verkoopster. Ik vind je verhaal in de nota ook steeds interessant. Verhaal gaat hier goed samen met de focus op haar gezicht. Mooi werkje.

prettig (lang) weekend,

Luc.

fc22 (746) 2005-11-10 14:08

Hi Sabine,
Everybody here is in search for spiritual food right now, no need for anything else. ...Actually, the ignored food on the table seems to accentuate the religious emotion, and even the woman seems to join everyone else's feelings.
Bien vu! ;-)
Regards, Florin

erdna (5360) 2005-11-10 17:00

Very nice photo with good composition, sharp and well exposed. I had a fun time looking at the items on the table. Well done Sabine.

And, thank you for your comments on my photo, "Coming Back Up".

Andre'

PJE (19591) 2005-11-10 21:17

Well i can see you hae done well to make the background blurred which really makes the foreground details on the table veyr interesting to see. again a lovely photo. Thanks for sharing!

tobourge (927) 2005-11-11 1:13

Bonjour Sabine,

Jolie photo bien cadrée! Les couleurs de la nourriture contratse un peu avec le visage terne et fermé de cette femme.

beau à voir mais je ne sais pas si je veux goûter ;-)

Merci

Tony

ALSOM (6616) 2005-11-11 4:04

Bonsoir Sabine,
elle est magnifique cette photo, superbe compo avec ces couleurs et ce visage qui surplombe la nourriture, etc. Ce regard interrogatif and attendant les clients est merveilleux.
J'aime l'asie car on peut manger dans la rue et à n'importe quel moment de la journee.

Pour moi ca sera un Phô speciale maison.

Merci, Al.

naxius (16679) 2005-11-11 6:33

Salut Sabine,
Très bon usage de la profondeur de champs..
Le flou de l'arrière plan est beau et permet de bien mettre en valeur la jeune femme.
Superbes couleurs également.
Alex

carobnica (1336) 2005-11-11 7:07

this is really beautiful composition Sabine,
there's also something really deep caught in her eyes and her look.
I like the direction that is suggested both by her look and the composition of all other elements.
ciao
ana

bibiweb (8) 2005-11-11 11:23

Bonjour Sabine,
Une belle image de vie quotidienne qui accompagne parfaitement ton texte très intéressant. J'aime l'air rêveur de cette femme et l'étalage de tous ce objets devant elle. Excellente profondeur de champ!
Amicalement, Brigitte

Luan (15935) 2005-11-11 14:41

Hello Sabine,
j'aime bien ou tu nous emmenes, j'aime bien te suivre au Vietnam au travers de tes photos, il y a pleins de choses qui m'ont echappe lors de mon sejour abas, et bien je les decouvre ici.
Je preferre 1000 fois manger chez ces gargottes de rues, tu y manges des specialites que tu ne trouves pas dans les restos.
Une image de rue superbe.
Amities
Luan

designsoul (21394) 2005-11-11 20:10

Wow, Sabine, what a shot-- it is a work of art, with a superb depth of field, marvellously rich colours, artful composition, and a great note... what a beautiful woman, waiting for the hungry pilgrims...
Here we do not even have pilgrims.

Congratulations, Sabine! A wonderful capture!
Sarolta
PS Forgive, smiles will come later :-)))

devimeuxbe (56598) 2005-11-12 4:49

Bonjour Sabine
Tres belle image. La PDC est bien geree et límage a du relief. La scene est tres bien eclairee.
Beau travail
Amicalement
Bertrand

Stepan (27181) 2006-05-20 3:27

Cet endroit est magique et ta photo me renvoit dans un des souvenirs les plus forts de mon voyage au Vietnam : la rivière, la brume, l'ascencion dans la boue, la ferveur religieuse...
Et ta photo me rappelle le marché et ce visage me disait quelque chose... Et pour cause (cf. le WS).
Merci de m'avoir fait retourner au Vietnam.
Stéphane

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