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Vietnam

Postby NJ on Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:44 pm

Some images from a trip to stunning Vietnam in July this year...If you have been thinking of going, do it! Photographic opportunities everywhere you look!

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Vietnam 0123 by Nathan Jacobs, on Flickr

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Vietnam 0036 by Nathan Jacobs, on Flickr

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Vietnam 0115 by Nathan Jacobs, on Flickr

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Vietnam 0077 by Nathan Jacobs, on Flickr

There will be more to come over time :)

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Re: Vietnam

Postby Remorhaz on Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:54 am

I like the first but I reckon you could crop the bottom (just below the dark patch of water) as that really bright patch on the water really draws my eye down there - the rest of the image is beautiful.

I really like #2 - my favourite - not sure why - it's likely the composition and the distortion you've got with the wide? lens.

In #3 I'm torn - I'm not sure I like that bright blue canopy but it does add a big splash of colour to an otherwise monochromey image. But for me I reckon it could probably be selectively desaturated and let the splash of colour be the main subject.
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Re: Vietnam

Postby zafra52 on Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:44 pm

I like the first and last one. I think they are
very well taken.
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Re: Vietnam

Postby gstark on Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:49 pm

Remorhaz wrote:I like the first but I reckon you could crop the bottom (just below the dark patch of water) as that really bright patch on the water really draws my eye down there - the rest of the image is beautiful.


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Re: Vietnam

Postby NJ on Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:07 pm

It's funny how you don't see things until they are pointed out to you. I also agree with your thoughts on the crop for #1 :)

With image number 3 I had already tried de-saturating the blue tarp, but for some reason I preferred it as it is.

Thanks for your thoughts :)
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Re: Vietnam

Postby sevencolours on Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:12 pm

Nathan

I might make the cropping to the top of the dark patch of water as it then makes the little shelter at the end of the “pier” and the line it makes with the reflected light the focus.

But to each his own, lovely image

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