A scene from a sidewalk in Hanoi, a photo from Ha Noi, Red River Delta

Photographer's Note

This is just a scene from the Old Quarter in Hanoi. Getting a new haircut, selling bread from the basket on someone's head, having some food at a small restaurant behind a tree... There is so much life in those old streets in Hanoi, plenty of little scenes, plenty of small pleasures for lens...

but capturing those little scenes is not easy!

no cropping, PS - resize, minor adjustments like levels, sharpening, framing

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khamoon (162) 2004-02-17 4:40

Good street scene ! Nobody is looking at you, life just goes on. Great.
The white paint on the wall is just a bit too bright (too much saturation ?).

olli (2091) 2004-02-17 4:41

What a colorful – and detailful – street shot. Very interesting capture. Also technically very good.
Beautiful and effective. Very well done.

Darren (6823) 2004-02-17 4:42

I love shots like this Maciej. Just a good capture of everyday life in Asia. Not really much to suggest, but perhaps it would also look good if it had been possible for you to frame this in such a way that the barber was on the left side of the frame. Great colors in your shot, as usual. I believe both you and Manny use the G3, and you both consistently get great colors. Seems like a wise choice of camera for you as well.

clodreno (0) 2004-02-17 4:44

Nice Maciej, again another good one. Nothing wrong in this image. May be the wheel of the motorbike.. But I suppose that's what a street scene is. May be I would have totally cropped the woman's feet. I think the amount of flesh is distracting since we can't see the whole foot.

lukasfoto (3078) 2004-02-17 5:46

Maciek!!! Dlaczego nie zrobiles tego ujecia od tylu??? Tak zeby bylo widac te odrapana sciane i lustro z odbiciem strzyzonego... o ile tak by sie dalo hihi... max motyw.

avigur_11 (22553) 2004-02-17 5:54

Yes, I'm sure that capturing those scenes isn't easy, but you did an excellent job here, Maciek. So much activty, so manny interesting and different things are in this shot. I saw those street barbers also in China, but they didn't have a mirror in their "shop". Very well done, this is an excellent shot.

manny (22032) 2004-02-17 7:34

This is what I like about your shots. This one speaks of many stories. The wall is too white but I guess it is the paint. Since you haven't gotten the toes of the woman, probably a tighter crop on top would make it more balanced. Great street scen. I look forward for more.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-02-17 10:27

Great picture and it does show daily life, I might send one of my street pic also showing a person getting his hair cut.

Well done with the framing and I like the womans basket too.

touristdidi (8583) 2004-02-17 11:08

so, so, nice..... I want to go.......

jhm (211738) 2004-02-17 11:24

Great colours and detailful street shot. Very interesting capture. Also technically very good.
Beautiful and effective. Very well done.

scalerman (26900) 2004-02-17 13:14

These are some of the greatest travel shots. Nothing special, no close-up just a clear memory/document of what you saw when you saw it. good job.

lemon_logix (1054) 2004-02-18 4:32

very good street shot. Did you go for your hair cut. Hahaha

arvndv_in (143) 2006-04-08 7:52