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Hoi An Happy Hour


Hoi An Happy Hour
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Copyright: Vincent Zolt (vincz) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 85 N: 5051] (17520)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-17
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/30 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
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Date Submitted: 2007-10-04 22:00
Viewed: 1711
Points: 124
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
On the banks of the Thu Bon River, 30 km south of Da Nang, lies the ancient town of Hoi An. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Hoi An was once the major Vietnamese trading centre for silk, porcelain, pepper, cinnamon and medicinal plants. When the river eventually filled with silt the trading moved further north to Danang.

The town's distinctive architecture remains intact despite the wars of the 19th and 20th centuries. It is one of Vietnam's most picturesque towns. Some of the streets of Hoi An are like time capsules from centuries past. As a busy trading centre in the 16th and 17th centuries it was a hub for seafarers from China, Japan, Portugal and Holland. Wandering through the streets it is easy to spot features reflecting this multinational past.

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Wow, this is a really nice shot Vincent. You did a really good job here. I love the colors, the light, and the reflection. Those are all good elements of a good photograph. Also it gives me a feeling of peaceful Asian. I miss it. Well done. Sothy

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  • jasmis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2906 W: 618 N: 3203] (39009)
  • [2007-10-04 23:07]

Amazing evening (?) lights on the bank. Superb panorama of the riverside.
Interesting note as well.
Regards.

Vincent - A nice atmosphere is created in this photo - the colors draw the view in to this riverside town.
I found the noise a touch distracting so removed it in a workshop...
Cheers,
Dave

Hi Vincent. Excellent photo. I love the vivid colours and tropical feel. Well composed and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Wow, the reflections are very nice in this image. The colours of the evenings are nicely enhanced by the lights on the village. Good angle to capture this place and moment. The sharpness of the picture is excellent. Beautiful place Vincent.

Roberto

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4915 W: 121 N: 509] (43305)
  • [2007-10-05 0:42]

Bonjour Vincent,
great reflections, bautiful colours, good POV. I like it. Yes, happy hour with the 1st lights of lamps. Good work. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

Hello vincent,
What a beautiful composition with perfect sharpness, vivid colour and details
very well composed and well seen
thanks for sharing
cheers
Tony

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  • delkoo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3884 W: 235 N: 5100] (25020)
  • [2007-10-05 1:17]

bonjour vincent
c'est tres festif comme ambiance, tout ces lampions et leurs reflections apportent un air de fête a ta photo.

didier
bon w.e

hi vincent...
this view of the old city is blessed by the weather and you brought a beautiful scene with a very informative note... excellent travellogue!
greetings...

Hi Vincent,
Fascinating spectacle, indeed. Colours are lights are magnificent, I like the splendid details and the fine reflection. Beautiful shot, Have a nice weekend
George

Salut Vincent,
Superbe photo, ces lumières et ces différentes couleurs doublées par ce parfait miroir donnent un excellent résultat, bravo !

Hi Vincent.

You have created a colourfull image with beautifull reflections..
The river, buildings, sky..everything looks wondrous.
Salutes, dear friend.

jean paul

Very good sunset picture. Very exotic. And beautiful reflection.
Best wishes,
Achim

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  • Emile Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4104 W: 137 N: 4443] (16127)
  • [2007-10-05 7:04]

Hola Vincent.
Lovely colors contrast and reflection, very well captured, beautiful tropical scene.
Well done. TFS.
Best regards.

I love the sunset colours still left in the sky and the refelctions in the river are beautiful. Infact the surface of the river looks like glass. I like the extra feature of the boat in the water. Lovely!
Kath

bonjour Vincent
superbe prise de vue à une heure où les couleurs sont splendides!Ce ciel bleu et rose se reflétant dans l'eau,réhaussé par la lumière des lampions,crée une atmosphère assez magique,et je veux bien croire que ce soit une des villes les plus agréables et pittoresques du Viet-Nam!C'est magnifique!
amicalement.
Pascale

Bonsoir Vincent,
une belle scène dans un bon cadrage, le paysage est très agréable, l'illumination contraste avec le ciel à l'heure bleue, et donne quelques tons fantastiques à la photo.
L'image réfléchie dans l'eau augmente l'effet visuel et donne un résultat très attractif.
Un travail excellent.
Amicalement,
Josep

Hello Mr. Zolt,
The place has a so beautiful tropical atmosphere. I feel the humid warmth surroinding the place. The timing of the photo is excellent with gorgeous evening colors. Reflections and the placing of the boat are just perfect. TFS,
Deniz

Hi Vincent!
THis is a lovely one! It brings back pleasant memories of Hoi An, and you have really caught it here! Just beautiful with the lights, the water and the sunset. Great job!, take care,
Steve

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  • Gerrit Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4311 W: 88 N: 5324] (25700)
  • [2007-10-05 12:02]

Hi Vincent,
fantastic light and colours. Beautiful composition and reflections. The calmness of the evening is perfectly caught.
Regards, gerrit

Olá Vicent

Os reflexos coloridos na água ficaram de uma delicadeza ímpar.
Cores e composição muito bonitas, bom trabalho meu amigo.
GA
Vera

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  • zeca Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3022 W: 162 N: 4315] (18172)
  • [2007-10-05 21:11]

Hello Vincent!
Very nice exposition! The composition is beautiful! I love that little coloured lights! Great work!
Regards,
Zeca

Vincent,
Superbes cette quasi blue hour, avec ces reflets légérements (et parfaitement) victimes de distorsions.
J'aime beaucoup, c'est coloré et doux à la fois,
Bon week,
JB.

Hi Vincent,
Very nice composition. Beautiful colours, details and good reflections on the water.
Have a nice weekend.
Ahmet

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  • gary91 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2155 W: 492 N: 3209] (14545)
  • [2007-10-06 1:13]

Bonjour Vincent,
Superbe ambiance rosée et paisible. Le reflet de ce beau ciel met bien en valeur cette rive colorée. On s'y croirait...
Bon week-end à toi.
Amicalement, Christian

bonjour Vincent
les reflets colorés sont vraiment extra !
superbe compo, bravo
amicalement
jo

Salut Vincent,
Ca a l'air sympa comme endroit, jolie luminosite et totu de suite un petit air tropical, les refelctions sont superbes, par contre on voit les traces de ton PP il y a des halos autour des arbres.
Bonne journee,
Jean-Yves

Hello Vincent,
Great evening mood bu the riverside!
The calm water acts nicely as mirror for the surroundings, and the lights along the river tell about night life about to start...
A well exposed image with rich colours, a pleasant composition!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Bonjour Vincent,
Je remarque tout de suite les superbes lumières de cette photo, qui sont magnifiées dans le reflet. Une très belle image dont l'intérêt est expliqué dans ta bonne exolication. Félicitations
Bonne journée et bon week-end
Amicalement
Joël

Hi Vincent,
Although I am no longer a 'regular' on this site, old habits die hard and its always a pleasure to be back in your gallery. Wonderful postcard alongwith the informative note which I so appreciate. Beautiful time to click photos, nice reflections.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

Bonsoir Vincent,
il y a tout le charme de l'Asie dans cette photo avec ses couleurs si délicates et la sensation de paix que l'image transmet.
En un mot: charmante!
Alberto

Bonsoir Vincent
J'aime bien les lumières du soir sur ce quai. C'est une ville que je connais pas. Cela semble paisible et agréable.
Belle image
Amicalement
Bertrand

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  • Angshu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5038 W: 170 N: 7806] (25466)
  • [2007-10-06 21:43]

Hello Vincent
Lovely colours of the evening juxtaposed with the lantern lights, looking even more wonderful in the reflections. The boat is a great add. Truly a beautiful place!
Regards
Angshu

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  • leo61 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3727 W: 343 N: 7503] (31994)
  • [2007-10-06 22:21]

Hi Vinzent!
Great happy blöue hour shot.The colord lights and their reflections look as great as the pink cloud.Great POV,too.
Regards,Leo

Bonjour Vincent
Le mélange des nuages rougissant est en parfait accord avec l'éclairage artificiel.Le rendu est très équilibré et de plus il y a le miroir de l'image.Du très bon ouvrage.
Bonne journée et bon week-end.
Amicalement
Gildas

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 12731 W: 272 N: 16984] (67992)
  • [2007-10-07 3:40]

Hi Vincent,

Nice reflections in the river, excellent enlightenment of the the buildings with a very good perspective and attractive colours.
Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice sunday,
John.

Salut Vincent.
Si l'eau n'avait pas été légèrement ridée, on aurait pu croire à une symétrie Photoshop
Excellent résultat
JP

Wow, this is a really nice shot Vincent. I love the vivid colours and tropical feel also beautiful reflection.
thanks for informative note .
good job
Giorgio

Hi Vincent, at the time you captured it is very good, it gives enough natural light, and the lamps of the houses and all the reflections give a superb effect.
Very clear and sharp image.
Salut
Evan

Hi Vincent,
Glad to know that now it is been officially preserved with UNESCO's inititatives.
Here beautiful light spots and there reflections are looking great. I think this there is a Dam on this river.
Thanks for sharing.
Rakesh

Bonjour Vincent
Les réflexions colorées ressortent bien sur la rivière créant un bel effet visuel...j'aime bien aussi le mouvement des nuages rosés et la petite barque navigant sur les eaux apparemment calmes.
Amicalement
Marilyn

Hi Vincent,
Wonderful composition and superb reflections.ş The use of light, the colors are superb. Best regards. Salvator.

Hi Vincent!

This is an amazing capture of this exotic place taken probably the best hour of the day. Impressive light managment, we hace the chance to see the town's lights, some excellent silhouetes and those fascinating colours in the sky. Congratulations!

Hercules

Hello Vincent,

This remarkable image that looks like the lines one sees in a grating spectrometer, brilliant colors of parallel bars. A genuinely lovely photo, with unusual reflection patterns.

Warm regards,

Bulent

hi..
wonderful evening shot...very good color and composition...sharpness is little bit over...anyway..very good work...subir

Hello Vincent! Very nice work, you produced a very sharp result in a low light situation. The dreamy reflections of the lights and trees are magical. A beautiful capture of a beautiful ancient town. Well done!

TFS
Doug

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  • Muse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2419 W: 199 N: 5694] (24474)
  • [2007-10-09 1:08]

Bonjour Vincent,
De superbes couleurs et toutes ces lumières qui amplifientl'ambiance festive, c'est très beau.
De superbes reflets et un cadrage réussi.
Excellente journée
Denise

salut VINCENT.
belle capture de cet endroit que j'ai visité ce mois de aout!
mais pendant mon passage je n'ai pas beneficié d'une bonne lumiere :-(
mais c'est vrai que c'est jolie toutes ces lanternes allumé le soir!
amitiés ensoleillés....aldo.

Bonjour Vincent,
Outre un excellent angle de prise de vue tu as su restituer une délicate ambiance dans une agréble lumière.
A bientôt sur TE pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

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  • stego Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3765 W: 632 N: 5050] (15370)
  • [2007-10-09 18:52]

Salut Vincent,
Actually, I also don't ever get bored with your photos of Vietnam either. :-)
The light is fabulous here. The mix of the sunset and the lamps reflecting on the quiet water is wonderful and it is also nice to notice how the place looks lively at that time.
Just a bit more of PP and the noise would get nasty, isn't it? It is pulled the levels just until maximum before that happening.
Amicalement, José.

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  • JCG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3333 W: 437 N: 4757] (16998)
  • [2007-10-10 11:05]

Bonsoir Vincent,

Un passage au bord de l'eau qui me semble bien sympa et animé. Les couleurs de ce coucher de soleil sont très belles et ces teintes rosées sont du plus bel effet. J'aime beaucoup le reflet. Une jolie et intéressante composition.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et une très bonne soirée,

Jean-Charles

Hi Vincent,
Very nice!! I love the colors and reflections of all the lights not to mention the colorful sky. Very nice work and TFS. Gerald

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  • Stepan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5150 W: 94 N: 3997] (26297)
  • [2007-10-12 11:26]

Il y a l'ambiance, la paix, le zen de l'endroit... La lumière est peut être un peu froide, malgré ce beau ciel, mais c'est tout Hoi An...
Stéphane

Vicent,
A Clean, well balanced light...
The reflections make this magical!...
You project a leisurely air for this location, very tempting.
Well done.
Cheers,
Prem.

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  • Roly Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 558 W: 9 N: 392] (1783)
  • [2007-10-18 22:14]

This is an appealing sunset reflection with very good colors. Even if this is not true, the diagonal shore line makes it appear slightly tilted to the left. I like the fine detail on the street, but the sky is a bit too noisy.

Vincz, wow, this is a fantastic shot great colors and definition and that perfect time of day when it isn't dark but lights show well, great capture.

Greg

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  • mikeo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1190 W: 92 N: 1322] (9066)
  • [2007-11-01 15:56]

Hi Vincent!

you were in so interesting place... (one of my wishes - so maybe some day...) Great POV, super colours... Very nice reflects on water - i like it very much! Great sky with cool clouds...

Greetings from Poland and TFS,

michal

Salut Vincent,

Impressive image, good control of the exposure, the moment is beautiful and very calm, good composition, the water has perfect reflection, full of life and impressive texture, the sky has a little noise, but this does not affect this great work, congratulations.

José

Salut Vincent,
Very nice scenery.
Excellent colors, light with superb reflections.
Nice work.
Best regards. Uğur

hello
splendide composition nocturne
bel ambiance avec tout les lampions
tu as eu de la chance pour le temps car pour moi il pleuvait énormément
amitiés

jojo

Bonjour Vincent
Tres jolie vue,
le ciel est vraiment spectaculaire, j'aime bien les detailles des petites lumieres dans le village.
A+
Daniel

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  • lucski Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 367 W: 10 N: 222] (3498)
  • [2008-03-27 14:20]

wow Vincent
masterpiece, full of colours and full of live
perfect composition, great POV and this place is really magical
TFS lukasz

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