The River That Runs With Love... Photo

Photographer’s Note

Image took over the La Nga river, full of floating houses.
It's located on the road between Saigon and Dalat, in the Binh Thuan Province, around 150 km north of the capital.

*Scanned image*

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The River That Runs With Love Won't Run Dry

Oh My Father He Was Born Beneath The Water
And My Mother She Was Born To No One's Daughter
And I, I Was Born Beneath The Dying Sun
Born From The Mouth Of A River That Would Not Run Dry
La La La La La La La La La Lie
La La La La La La La La La Lie
Oh The River That Runs With Love It Won't Run Dry
La La La La La La La La La Lie
Well I Awoke This Morning In The Blackest Night
And A Million Stars Were Aching In The Sullen Sky
And I Heard The Great Machines As They Bled And Cried
And I Saw The End Of The World, I Had No Question Why
La La La La La La La La La Lie
La La La La La La La La La Lie
Hold On To The One You Love And Kiss Her Before She
Dies
Oh The River That Runs With Love It Won't Run Dry
Oh My Father Made The Water When He Cried
But The River That Runs With Love It Won't Run Dry
And The Sun Will Burn A Hole In The Purple Sky
But The River That Runs With Love It Won't Run Dry

By SWANS
From: The Burning World LP
Released: 1989
Musicians:
M. Gira - vocals and guitars
Jarboe - vocals and keyboards
Norman Westberg - guitars
Bill Laswell - bass
Jason Anses - bass
Virgil Moorfield - drums
Nicky Skopelitis - baglama and bazouki
Shankar - double violin

ChrisJ, ngythanh, andante, john_c, pranab, eleparc, yogi32 has marked this note useful

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maki (0) 2006-05-11 4:14

Hi Paolo,
I know this song of this famous but now forgotten band (Swans). I like especially soft tones of B&W. I would prefer more river with huts than sky on this picture. But it's only my opinion.
regards.
maki

PixelTerror (86124) 2006-05-11 5:04

Ciao Paolo,
Such an invasion of sepia, are you in a nostalgic mood these days ?
Nice curvy perspective of the river, looks quite busy on the sides, the clouds give a good 3d effect.
Have a nice day,
jean-Yves

ChrisJ (70231) 2006-05-11 5:13

Bonjourno Paolo

I like the high pov & green sepia tones. The 's' curve of the river is marvellous. Well done!

ngythanh (8492) 2006-05-11 6:00

Hi Paolo:

Thanks for your great picture.

It's a shame that I have never been successful in tracking down the accurate location of this scene over La Nga River in the past. Yours is the second photo of the same capture after the first one I saw several year ago.

I also located an account of the La Nga Bridge but again, I love to come to the floating village along the two banks of the river.

Could you please help giving me more direction on how to start off the National Route 20 from Saigon to Dalat? I know the location is before Dinh Quan, but from NR20, should I go upstream or downstream?

Thanks,

Thanh

gaby (19793) 2006-05-11 6:01

Paolo bonjour - fantastique paysage avec ce ciel menaçant et cette rivière qui n'arrête pas de tourner - bravo pour ton titre (très évocateur) - sincèrement, c'est une image que j'aime beaucoup et à laquelle le NB apporte beaucoup d'atmosphère -
Merci et bonne journée
Gaby

rbcy1974 (20742) 2006-05-11 6:38

Hello Paolo
Nice view, it ooks like some vintage ww II era footage. THe sky is really nice and expresive. I wish you had caputrea a bit more of the town.
Regards
Daniel

andante (7092) 2006-05-11 7:12

Paolo, the image reminds me of the movie 'Apocalipse Now'... I know is not Vietnam or about war... crap, just read the note: it is Vietnam!! Tothe point, I like the feeling of old times you have giving it with the sepia tone. Very good job, my frend.

Un saludo,
Enrique

Gerrit (35707) 2006-05-11 9:36

HI Paolo, beautiful view, very good POV and great sky. All together the B&W works very fine here.
Thanks and regards, gerrit

john_c (24635) 2006-05-11 10:40

Hi Paolo,
A superb view of this river scene which works well in sepia. The eye is drawn by the various vessels and structures lining the riverbanks. The clarity of detail is good. Most of all, the well textured sky overwhelms and I like the DOF. A very impressive shot, much like an old fashioned postcard.
John

pranab (5354) 2006-05-11 11:28

paolo,
like the mood created here by your color scheme. good composition with the elements and like the way how the clouds draw our attention to the river below.

Graal (57941) 2006-05-11 14:22

Hi Paolo,
interesting landscape, view as from the old postcard. Good work and nice remembrance for You.
Rgs, Aleksander

izmirli (3179) 2006-05-11 18:22

merhaba paolo motta
very good black&white picture.interesting nga river and wietnam bert regards.
gürkan akçakır.

eleparc (24059) 2006-05-11 18:46

not the best scan, nor the best light but this photo has a soul! i like it a lot! maybe because of its mystery, or its old tempered apsect...or both;-)
complimenti Paolo!

Eric

eco (84) 2006-05-12 3:44

Hi Paolo

I like this tone
nice sky and great clouds, intresting place, best regards, rafal

flydragon (0) 2006-05-12 6:49

love this pics
love this sky
love this country
i would love to go there again
regards
••simon••
sorry no more green

Flavia (10202) 2006-05-17 17:06

Hi Paolo,

I like the ideia of sepia on this picture, is creative for this kind of shot and it works very well. I'm a fan of old look photos...The POV is very good and I love the sky's caramel color. Just find it a little to much sky, otherwise is a good comosition and it has a very good depht.

Best Regards,

Flavia

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Furachan (0) 2006-05-18 4:09

I'm going back a bit, Paolo, to this beautiful scene of the winding Viet river: it rings very true to me this picture, and I can sense the heat. I flew from Dalat to Saigon, but I hear it's a heck of a nice drive, through ex plantations, rubber, etc, and this river here.
I like the tones you chose too. Maybe a touch more sharpness would be nice but hey, scans and all that...
Best wishes,
Francis

Photo Information

Copyright: Paolo Motta (Paolo) (40703)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 1998-09-00
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon F-801
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My pictures with a song as title, The Sepia Files [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-05-11 3:47