Vietnam sunset over rice paddy

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Vietnam sunset over rice paddy

Postby Willy wombat on Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:05 pm

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Very impressive. I convinced our bus driver to stop fo two minutes on the way back into Hannoi when i spied the sun heading off to bed for the evening. Im glad he did stop, it was a lovely sun set.


(Spelling edit - sorry, I had to change padi (In the subject line) to paddy. Padi is actually Indonesian and Malay for rice, so rice padi means rice rice. Notwithstanding, love the shot - Greg B)
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Postby Glen on Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:24 pm

Nice stuff Steve
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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:00 am

Wow............those SE asian countries get the best sunsets. I was in Penang and got some real corkers.
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Postby Mr Darcy on Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:43 am

those SE Asian countries get the best sunsets.

Except that there is a strong correlation between air pollution & great sunsets :cry:

Great photo though.
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Postby Geoff on Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:46 am

That's a really rice photo Steve :)

Seriously - good work! :lol:
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Postby NJ on Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:04 am

that is beautiful! love the colours, and theres more than just the sunset to keep me interested and looking at the photo, just great! :)
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Postby dawesy on Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:33 am

Great shot. So glad you kept in so much of the foreground and not too much of the sky. It's like the sunset is happening on the rice fields, and the colour of the water is so much stronger than the sky. The people in the fields add to the story, making it more than just a landscape shot.

Love it.
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Postby barry on Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:33 pm

This is a really good shot. I particularly like the layered lighting effect of the mountains.
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Postby norbs on Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:21 pm

Great shot. Willy, were you on your way back to Hanoi from Halong Bay?
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Postby bumthology on Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:14 pm

great picture,
next time i go vietnam i will make sure to see the
same sights as you.
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Postby Killakoala on Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:06 pm

Gorgeous. That's a perfect travel brochure image.
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Postby rooboy on Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:19 pm

Great image, and so Vietnam :D

Mr Darcy wrote:Except that there is a strong correlation between air pollution & great sunsets :cry:


Hanoi is the only place I've seen where the sun sets into the fog, not the horizon. Scary but amazing.
So join in the chorus, and sing it one and all!
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Postby Sheila Smart on Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:18 pm

Beautiful shot, Steve. Well worth the effort!

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