Home Before the Storm I Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is another picture from the Mon tribal area in the extreme west of Thailand up against the Burmese boarder. While visiting the ruined temple of the Mon, marooned, by the receding waters, on a mud bank in the lake, a sudden storm seems to be blowing up from Burma across the mountains. The only way home is by boat and my boatman and my guide Phum make for the boat, hoping that we can reach the village before the storm breaks.

Ah_Thong, RGatward, AmiBe, huynt has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

snuggleaphagus (4138) 2005-07-02 2:21

Beautiful light you offer here today. The sky is quite beautiful. The people and specially the guy with the red shirt are so integral to this photo, and placed so very well. Amazing colors and colors and the photo is handled superbly.

Ah_Thong (458) 2005-07-02 2:26

very nice atmosphere...colors are great and lighting is natural yet dramatic. very nicely composed too.

KevRyan (22297) 2005-07-02 2:29

A nice composition Kevin - I really like the colour relationships and the mood of the brooding storm accentuated by the ruined structures.......

best wishes Kev

fooeleen (713) 2005-07-02 2:45

very nice and homely feel...my compliments, Kevin.

kinginexile (2440) 2005-07-02 2:50

A somber light you reproduced quite well, Kevin, I like the drama of it, which is enhanced by the halo formed between the darker line on top of the clouds and the shadow down left. Though I think the figures could have been less in the foreground, and farher down from you.

RGatward (19737) 2005-07-02 3:36

Another interesting shot of this amazing sounding place. Good PoV catching the people walking away. What exactly is the main building here?

Furachan (0) 2005-07-02 3:37

Beautiful, Kevin. This s absolutely the best one taken in that region by you. The colors, the desolate aspect of that complex place, and your truly first rate notes combine to make a winner.
Lovely stuff! Francis

bnallama (3755) 2005-07-02 4:22

Kevin you have captured lovel light here. I agree with hervé's comment that the figures could be a bit further in BG. Regards, Bala.

gaudi-spirit (187) 2005-07-02 4:36

Very nice shot kevin. The composition and the colors very nice. You've captured the face expression of the charactère what's enhance the interest of the shot for my mine. They're happy dispite the arrival of the storm.

naxius (16679) 2005-07-02 6:47

Hi Kevin,
Very good!
Great light and colors.
Bravo..
Alex

AmiBe (6042) 2005-07-03 8:43

Hi Kevin,
you captured a wonderful light here, very dramatic.
Colors are beautiful, too.
Well done

Marche (4307) 2005-07-03 17:01

Nous ressentons bien l'atmosphere de tempête dans ce cliché. Très belles couleurs. J'espère que vous êtes abrités à temps.
Amicalement
martine

manny (21378) 2005-07-04 12:44

Excellent color contrast. You have captured a good momnet and with nice color dynamics. Very very well done.

sandip (3492) 2005-07-05 21:43

A great light , Kevin.. i love it.. before the storm comes..i really like the deep orange color t shirt of that person here.. kind of contrast for this whole composition and a main subject of attracting eyes. Thanks.

huynt (5077) 2005-07-07 3:29

Hi Kevin
Very nice shot. I love the light of this hope. Well POV. Thanks for sharing. Huy.

Stepan (27167) 2005-08-13 13:55

I like the atmosphere, I like the light...
The orange touch in the grey and green composition works very well.
Stéphane

aralda (1240) 2006-11-22 9:03

Hi Kevin,
The colors and light in this one are super. I am confused about the structure though. Is that the ruined temple? It doesn't look like one...
Raluca

Flavia (10202) 2008-05-24 8:58

Hi Kevin,

I like the light and the mood here. I would be afraid to get a storm in a place like that.

Regards,

Flavia