Spot light on Sapa Photo

Photographer’s Note

Sapa in Spring is a marvelous changing landscape. Massive blanket of fogs come and go every morning providing a stunning view of the valleys below. The Hoang Lien Son mountain range provides the border separating Vietnam and China. In the short China-Vietnam war in the end of 70s', this whole area is a massive battleground that was raised to the ground.

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aki (149) 2004-06-15 13:54

Gorgeous!!! Love how the clouds are wrapped around the mountains and only after a good look the structure on the lower right becomes evident.

dominique (11403) 2004-06-15 14:40

Framing is really interesting with the placement of the house in bottom has right, likes this environment on the photograph with all the clouds and this color particuliere. well considering.

mustafaa (608) 2004-06-15 14:43

How lucky you are. I would love to see that view live. Dense fog layer is a little more I think. But anyway, it's a good composition.

pridel (233) 2004-06-15 15:29

Superbe !! quel vertige ! J'adore les bâtiments qui émergent seuls du brouillard à droite. La lumière à gauche rompt la monotonie de l'ensemble. C'est une très belle composition.

cmartos (6086) 2004-06-15 16:10

Superb composition and sight Thien. Very moody, very well cought and again, wonderfully composed. I like it a lot.

robiuk (10763) 2004-06-15 20:12

Excellent work, Thien!
I really admire your catching that spotlight! And what a pleasure to see the rest of the greens encapsulated in these beautiful patches of fog/mist... majestic!
Such a wonderful composition and placing that bulding in the lower right corner gives us right perspective and feeling of how huge this mountain is!
You lucky...!!!

Eagle78 (1925) 2004-06-16 8:59

Wow..magical place Thien! And the play with those clouds really increase the mood here :) Really love the building giving us an exact sense of how imponent your landscape is. Very well done indeed!

fapmap (250) 2004-06-16 11:05

This is beautiful... I love how the picture contrasts the enormous size of the mountain and the very small building on the lower right. The fog accentuates this effect. Beautiful composition, great shot (wish I had taken something similar when I was there).
Frank.