limwhow
Senior Member
that is really nice!
acpical said:Cowboy ponders outside the church
Wah... This is really of a lovely, contemplative mood!
Photos from 8D7N Hanoi Halong Bay & Sapa Valley Photography Trek
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Wah... This is really of a lovely, contemplative mood!
limwhow
Senior Member
T R A V E L O G U E ~ Day 7 - Cat Cat Village
Walking further down the valley, we passed by a forest conservation sation, and walked down a long long long flight of steps to Cat Cat Village and ultimately,
the highlight of the day - the Waterfall at Cat Cat Village.
limwhow #195
A simple record shot for all of us to remember.
limwhow #196
We were all enjoying our walk down to Cat Cat Village, when suddently...
Adrian, in a low tone of voice but with a sense of urgency, said to all:
"Everyone... Right ahead, target approaching!"
Oh, it was a classic Red Dzao lady! The subject that we were all searching high and low to capture!
I believe stevepow has a picture of this Red Dzao lady (Red Dzao is another minority tribe characterised by a red head scarf and the
practice of shaving away their eye brows and forehead hair.)
I left the people at the side of the photo un-crpped to frame her and to show
that she was walking up while they were walking down.
limwhow #197
Another record shot only.
limwhow #198
This interesting hotel was located at the edge of Sapa Town.
Quaint little place. Out of the way and, in my opinion, good for people who want a nice, quiet getaway.
Shown here with our guide Ms Pang.
limwhow #199
It was indeed still a misty morning with light drizzle.
And a nice, relaxing walk brought us to various view points with lovely scenery.
Here we have divinemoment and Ms Pang walking leaisurely down the valley.
I like divinemoment's all-weather, all-purpose World Cup windbreaker.
I should have brought a windbreaker instead of the stuffy poncho. Clever man, divinemoment!
Walking further down the valley, we passed by a forest conservation sation, and walked down a long long long flight of steps to Cat Cat Village and ultimately,
the highlight of the day - the Waterfall at Cat Cat Village.
limwhow #195
A simple record shot for all of us to remember.
limwhow #196
We were all enjoying our walk down to Cat Cat Village, when suddently...
Adrian, in a low tone of voice but with a sense of urgency, said to all:
"Everyone... Right ahead, target approaching!"
Oh, it was a classic Red Dzao lady! The subject that we were all searching high and low to capture!
I believe stevepow has a picture of this Red Dzao lady (Red Dzao is another minority tribe characterised by a red head scarf and the
practice of shaving away their eye brows and forehead hair.)
I left the people at the side of the photo un-crpped to frame her and to show
that she was walking up while they were walking down.
limwhow #197
Another record shot only.
limwhow #198
This interesting hotel was located at the edge of Sapa Town.
Quaint little place. Out of the way and, in my opinion, good for people who want a nice, quiet getaway.
Shown here with our guide Ms Pang.
limwhow #199
It was indeed still a misty morning with light drizzle.
And a nice, relaxing walk brought us to various view points with lovely scenery.
Here we have divinemoment and Ms Pang walking leaisurely down the valley.
I like divinemoment's all-weather, all-purpose World Cup windbreaker.
I should have brought a windbreaker instead of the stuffy poncho. Clever man, divinemoment!
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limwhow
Senior Member
limwhow #200
As we walked down the steps, our presence was sensed almost immediately by the children of the village.
With real excitement, they ran out of their houses and up the steps toward us.
limwhow #201
It was still drizzling and the rain drops still could be seen in many of our photos.
Here, the children looked at us and we looked at them didn't know what to do.
Until some kind soul among us started giving them some biscuits - I think it was Jim... wasn't it?
limwhow #202
Wah, this cute little girl flashed her billion Dong smile with the goodies in her hand!
limwhow #203
As always, every one was way ahead already, leaving me behind.
Adrian suddenly heard the sound of tiny foot steps behind us.
"Quick, look behind you!" he said.
Waaaahhhhh... a triplet of piglets scampering down!
They must have sensed us too!
lmwhow #204
Hmmm... suddenly they stopped in their path. Smelled something fishy? Hahaha...
As we walked down the steps, our presence was sensed almost immediately by the children of the village.
With real excitement, they ran out of their houses and up the steps toward us.
limwhow #201
It was still drizzling and the rain drops still could be seen in many of our photos.
Here, the children looked at us and we looked at them didn't know what to do.
Until some kind soul among us started giving them some biscuits - I think it was Jim... wasn't it?
limwhow #202
Wah, this cute little girl flashed her billion Dong smile with the goodies in her hand!
limwhow #203
As always, every one was way ahead already, leaving me behind.
Adrian suddenly heard the sound of tiny foot steps behind us.
"Quick, look behind you!" he said.
Waaaahhhhh... a triplet of piglets scampering down!
They must have sensed us too!
lmwhow #204
Hmmm... suddenly they stopped in their path. Smelled something fishy? Hahaha...
limwhow
Senior Member
limwhow #207-#210
I saw a nice, smiling farmer lady plating rice.
In her local dialect, she was remarking to her fellow farmers that her boots are so dirty.
In a blink of an eye, she started washing them with a bunch of stalks - splash, went the muddy water!
[Sorry for the typo mistake in the label... too excited liao!]
I saw a nice, smiling farmer lady plating rice.
In her local dialect, she was remarking to her fellow farmers that her boots are so dirty.
In a blink of an eye, she started washing them with a bunch of stalks - splash, went the muddy water!
[Sorry for the typo mistake in the label... too excited liao!]
limwhow
Senior Member
Finally we have arrived at the Waterfall!
limwhow #211
With palpable anticipation of what awaited us ahead, we crossed the Si Bridge.
I was just a few steps behind Jim, and I thought I'd just take a snap of him crossing the bridge.
And here it is, the bridge with all its glory of cobwebs on the top part.
limwhow #212
Despite the apparent variety of equipment I had on me, I must humbly admit that my waterfall shots weren't too good.
My main waterfall shots were a little over-exposed, with many water droplets visible, water droplets from the filters and lens.
So here I present a smaller, minor, subsidiary waterfall.
The big, main waterfall I am sure many of my team members have much better shots - like what stevepow has shown
limwhow #213
It is a happy moment for all of us, finally arriving at our highlight of the day.
A well-deserved rest with a friendly chit chat to get us ready for the next climb back up...
limwhow #211
With palpable anticipation of what awaited us ahead, we crossed the Si Bridge.
I was just a few steps behind Jim, and I thought I'd just take a snap of him crossing the bridge.
And here it is, the bridge with all its glory of cobwebs on the top part.
limwhow #212
Despite the apparent variety of equipment I had on me, I must humbly admit that my waterfall shots weren't too good.
My main waterfall shots were a little over-exposed, with many water droplets visible, water droplets from the filters and lens.
So here I present a smaller, minor, subsidiary waterfall.
The big, main waterfall I am sure many of my team members have much better shots - like what stevepow has shown
limwhow #213
It is a happy moment for all of us, finally arriving at our highlight of the day.
A well-deserved rest with a friendly chit chat to get us ready for the next climb back up...
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SereneXMM #77
Very nice .. got catchlight :thumbsup:
SereneXMM
New Member
Hey bro, thank you! So, on for both trips huh?!:lovegrin:
SereneXMM
New Member
SereneXMM #88
SereneXMM #89
Haha, Acpical dropped his filter and couldn't find the rear cap of the lens. He almost
wanted to jump off the railings to look for it. Hahahaahaa.....
Guess what?!
Haha, it was ChubbyKei who kept it for him. Oh mine, oh dear....hahahaahaa....
SereneXMM #89
Haha, Acpical dropped his filter and couldn't find the rear cap of the lens. He almost
wanted to jump off the railings to look for it. Hahahaahaa.....
Guess what?!
Haha, it was ChubbyKei who kept it for him. Oh mine, oh dear....hahahaahaa....
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limwhow
Senior Member
SereneXMM #89
Haha, Acpical dropped his filter and couldn't find the rear cap of the lens. He almost
wanted to jump off the railings to look for it. Hahahaahaa.....
Guess what?!
Haha, it was ChubbyKei who kept it for him. Oh mine, oh dear....hahahaahaa....
Yah... some more I remember Acpical and I searched until like siao like that.
Hahaha... We all panic like siao like that - didn't know where on earth the rear cap was!
SereneXMM said:
Wah.. nice cheeky shot!
Some more like small child like that - stuck out her tongue towards the photographer!
Hahaha....
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I like this one too:thumbsup: very nice!!
SereneXMM
New Member
Haha. Helen, thank you for your compliment!
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limwhow
Senior Member
T R A V E L O G U E ~ Day 7 - Back from Cat Cat Village
Adrian promised all a motorbike ride from half way up the valley back to the hotel.
We were thinking very hard how to configure our many many equipment so as not to
have them dangle about as we ride up the slope.
limwhow #214
From the back of the pack, I caught sight of our two gentle ladies smiling.
I wondered what they were talking about as I pressed the shutter...
limwhow #215
Finally! We were there at the house with all the bricks strewn around - our signal that
two-wheeled help is at hand!
limwhow #216
The motorbikers were urging us to take their bikes.
I wasn't sure about the others, but I was without a helmet as I gingerly held on to the seat of the bike.
My first time on a small motorbike, up an incline slope with rocky, muddy, watery road - without a helmet.
The motorcyclist deftly turned left and right to avoid various obstacles on the road...
... and my heart beat kept missing...
Goodness... quite an experience for me. Hehehe...
In classic SgTrekker fashion, Adrian said to us:
"Wah, on this trip we can all boast of having taken almost all means of transportation - air plane, minibus, sampans, bum boats, Junk cruise, motorbikes and trains!"
An certainly he had a real good point there.
Adrian promised all a motorbike ride from half way up the valley back to the hotel.
We were thinking very hard how to configure our many many equipment so as not to
have them dangle about as we ride up the slope.
limwhow #214
From the back of the pack, I caught sight of our two gentle ladies smiling.
I wondered what they were talking about as I pressed the shutter...
limwhow #215
Finally! We were there at the house with all the bricks strewn around - our signal that
two-wheeled help is at hand!
limwhow #216
The motorbikers were urging us to take their bikes.
I wasn't sure about the others, but I was without a helmet as I gingerly held on to the seat of the bike.
My first time on a small motorbike, up an incline slope with rocky, muddy, watery road - without a helmet.
The motorcyclist deftly turned left and right to avoid various obstacles on the road...
... and my heart beat kept missing...
Goodness... quite an experience for me. Hehehe...
In classic SgTrekker fashion, Adrian said to us:
"Wah, on this trip we can all boast of having taken almost all means of transportation - air plane, minibus, sampans, bum boats, Junk cruise, motorbikes and trains!"
An certainly he had a real good point there.
limwhow
Senior Member
The effect of a foggy filter
So stylo... this monochromatic rendition.
Good job, Helen!
And this... the right moment as she was looking right into your camera.
A deep, thoughtful young girl
It was really dark inside this house, and I am sure you shot this with high ISO.
No noise at all yah, Helen!
stevepow
Senior Member
I like the sharpness and good bokeh of this
And also makes me recall my childhood's story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf
Yes gonna retire here and have that god granddaughter by my side
But my house will be made of reinforced concrete...can't have the big bad wolf to blow it down
' No, gonna stick with my nikki, at least I don't need to wrap like siao...'
Anyway thanks limwhow and serene for those nice pix
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