Before the night catch Photo

Photographer’s Note

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In an afternoon as I was hunting for sunset pictures, the sun betrayed me and I was treated with a cloudy sky. What I found was local people still have to prepare for their night catch and I snapped this picture of these fishers on their way to the nets.

Please share with me a moment...

Thanks,

Nhiem

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This is one of the best laid-back getaways in Vietnam. The town of Phan Thiet itself is a bustling little fishing port — quite picturesque and good for a day's visit — but you'll want to get out to the long, sprawling, sandy stretch of beach to the east: Mui Ne. This is a popular weekend getaway from nearby Saigon, and development in recent years has been rapid. You'll find some very nice upscale resorts and comfy little boutique bungalow properties.

The consistent winds of Mui Ne Bay bring wind- and kite surfers from all over the world. Farther east and north along the coast, there are vast sand dunes, like a beachside Sahara, and inland there's the famous and strangely verdant Silver Lake amid the towering, shifting sands — a good day trip. These spots, as well as other small fishing villages, make for great day trips. There are also some local Cham ruins, and the town of Phan Thiet, famous for a brand of fish sauce (nuoc mam) made here, is worth exploring (especially the market). Phan Thiet is a good getaway from Saigon or to take a break as you make your way down the coast.
(Frommer’s)

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CeccoPhoto (2711) 2007-09-18 2:37

Hi Nhiem,
this daily life photo is lovely!
the actions of their men are so true that we can know instinctively the good atmosphere.

Great photo!
CeccoPhoto!!

dareco (17104) 2007-09-18 2:38

Another very interesting picture. I like the lighting. I can feel there need to finish their work. TFS

bombilla (3402) 2007-09-18 2:38

Wow, I'll definitely share this moment. With pleasure. What an unusual scene. It seems stylized like theater. The people, oddly, seem geometric and two dimension, while the rocks they stand on seem to undulate like the sea, but the sea itself behind them is flat and still, cut by such a razor straight horizon. All so still, except for the motion of the fisherman's leg. -Hugh

vincz (19043) 2007-09-18 2:50

Such an excellent picture. The colors are excellent, the sky so beautiful with the two different ares. Light is so amazing on the rocks and on he people. A very nice one.

ppmiranda (369) 2007-09-18 2:52

Nice shot !!!

kiks (6105) 2007-09-18 2:57

I realy like the motion on this picture. Great moment you catch. Althoug you had a cloudy sky i think that the colours are warm and beautiful.
TFS
KIks

sedaeristurk (447) 2007-09-18 3:14

Excellent compo..Good captured.Congratulations..Seda

Traczewska (7157) 2007-09-18 14:28

Terrific shot! Splendid observation of the scene taken sstraight from the old drawings.. So peacful.. So suggestive.. I can even smell the sea..
Very well done!
with regards, Agnieszka

PierreMorel (1168) 2007-09-18 15:36

Hi Nhiem,
A beautiful documentary photo about the fishermen. Your composition is escellent and i like the contrast between the cold sky and the warm rocks. The fishermen in the middle are perfectly exposed.
Regards,
Pierre

AnimeshRay (8886) 2007-09-19 22:25

what a wonderful color, romantic and classical.

flory (4804) 2007-09-21 0:12

hi Nhiem,
oo,with my all pleasure for such an image;)
incredible moment for my eyes,these old candles,really like this special type of fishing..
thanks and nice day!
Flory

Salil_B (737) 2007-11-05 7:08

What a dramatic image! What a moment to capture.
Salil

BennyV (4755) 2009-02-24 5:52

Hello Nhiem,

Excellent photography! Really a great capture, the result looks almost staged (though it obviously isn't). Great light management to bring out the lanterns. Perfect time of the day for this kind of shot, but expertly executed too.

Benny