Cai Rang Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

That image was took from a Long Boat in the Floating Market of Cai Rang, in the summer 1998.
Cai Rang market is very different from the ones of Thailand (crowded of tourists and organized for tourists more than for local people).
The Cai Rang market, in the 98 was a real market for Vietnamese people, from all the Mekong Delta.
hundreds of boats, thousand of people, tons of vegetable, animals, fruits, dresses...
all organized along one of the two main channel of the Mekong, large more than 1 km and with high waves.
and a lot of rain!

*Scanned image*

tityop, ChrisJ, efigesta, riclopes, igorw, alejandroguzman, pitai, huynt, bazal has marked this note useful

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xavshot (61917) 2005-11-20 3:45

Bonjour,
impressionnant ces petits bateaux ! j'aime beaucoup le n&b utilisé. Je trouve que le grain de la photo fait ressortir une ambiance un peu triste. J'aime beaucoup
Amitiés
Xavier

tityop (6225) 2005-11-20 3:57

Bonjour Paolo,
très beau N&B de ce marché flottant, l'ambiance est plutot triste comme le dit Xavier et les nuages accentuent cette sensation.
J'aime beaucoup la position du chien en haut a gauche.
Très bien fait!
Amicalement Thierry

ChrisJ (69588) 2005-11-20 4:18

Bonjourno Paolo

I didn't get to the delta, so tfs. I like the photojournalistic quality, imparted by the grainy b&w. Good work. Bellisimo!

jinju (14265) 2005-11-20 5:14

Im absolutely in love with this photo Paolo. It is my favorite one from your photos because its closer to the style of photos I love. Grainy. b/w and photojournalistic stuff like this always appealed to me.

efigesta (12181) 2005-11-20 5:31

Ciao Paolo

Great composition in b/w, so soft so full of life, so dramatic

i love it so much

tks to share

manuel

naxius (16679) 2005-11-20 8:36

Hi Paolo,
What I like the most here is the old aspect of this photo.
Very well managed with your N80.
TFS.
Alex

Amirsun (2114) 2005-11-20 8:39

Hi Paolo!
Very nice shot adn great composition. Excellent use fo B/W and the noise is very effective in this photo. Tanks for posting.
Regards
Amir

rosaline (0) 2005-11-20 9:40

Paolo
This photograph is a documentary piece which shows the lives of ordinary people in a country which is still not widely visited. The grainy nature of the picture adds atmosphere nicely. This is good work.

Aubrey

alejandroguzman (4672) 2005-11-20 10:39

Hi Paolo:

Very well composed, and very good choice in BW format.

hugs
alejandro

pitai (3925) 2005-11-20 13:27

Hello Paolo,

Very nice black and white compo. I like the mood of it. The granny does not bother me. I would only changed the light to give more luminosity. Great work,

Gabriel

gaby (19793) 2005-11-20 14:34

Paolo j'aime beaucoup cette photo un peu nostalgique dont l'ambiance triste est aggravée par le NB -
Très joli et très oldie -
Merci et bonne soirée
Gaby

huynt (5077) 2005-11-21 1:48

Ciao Paolo
Thanks a wonderful B&W photo at Can Tho Cai Rang with the floating market. Best regards

riclopes (32865) 2005-11-21 3:43

Hi Paolo,
Good B&W choice. The resulted atmosphere is marvellous! This floating market seems very appealing. I only know the very touristic one in Bangkok (still a very nice one...).
Well done with this one!
TFS,

Have a nice sunday,
Ricardo

Zepi (22848) 2005-11-21 3:48

Hello Paolo,
Très belle composition !
J’adore ce magnifique grain fidèle aux bonnes vieilles pellicules !
Magnifique scène remplie de détails !
J’adore ce genre d’images
Beau travail
Merci pour le partage
Amicalement,
Sébastien

ishai (4093) 2005-11-21 4:18

It’s a bit dark from where im looking but im sure it can be fixed.
I like the point of view here I feel the market rush ,busyness and I can almost here them shouting

( I wonder how it would look in color ?)

Ishai

eco (84) 2005-11-22 3:41

Hi Paolo

I like such tone. Topping bw. Perfect grain and staff. very interesting moment. Topping, gloomy composition
perfect job, best regards, rafal

thaprem (2458) 2005-11-23 23:29

Oh ...What a melancholy...
Absolutely deep meaning...
Thanks,
Prem

bazal (7898) 2005-11-24 5:18

Hi, Paolo.
I really lke the atmosphere of this shot and I think the B&W treatment and the 'grainy' aspect of the picture fit perfectly with the subject and give an interesting 'taste of nostalgy' to the final result. Thanks for sharing !