SGTrekker's 6D5N Hanoi Sapa Valley Photography Tour (19th - 24th May 2011)

[lydialee]

I simply loved this picture :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[lydialee]

Day 4 - Today we are going to Bac Ha Market
We departed around 8 am , journey took us about closed to 2 plus hours to reach the market ...
It was a very very hot day.. we were all melting already when we arrived. We somehow had experienced few seasons like that.. From Misty , cold at night of about 15 degrees on day 1 at Sapa. Rain, and then hot day and now the hottest.
We have 1.5 hours to go around market to shoot (F & E) ...
#125 We entered the market from here

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[lydialee]

#129 some ladies are really shy, some dont allow us to take picture..

#130 but we just shoot lah .. at most shoot and run away loh

#131 Inside the market is hot and smoky .. I kept tearing ..

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[lydialee]

#133 her business is one of the best.. so many were eating ice cream

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[lydialee]

#136 the father choosing a shoe for the children. This type of shoe is the most commonly wear among the locals..

#137 Happy @ work

#138 super camera shy woman

 

[lydialee]

#139 buying meat ... I saw her hand poking the meat here and there .. omg

#140 she decided?

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[lydialee]

#143 He was among the group of people whom I believe is negotiating on buying the meat. He caught my attention

#144 this man too.. he was shouting and shouting among them

I guess because their face full of "mrt tracks" lah :bsmilie:

 

[lydialee]

#145 lunch time

#146 Melvin treated few of us to a drink, and we happily sat at the store positioning our camera.. just shoot when the subject pass by ..how nice
lady with a backpack wor

#147 Ken and Eric

 

[lydialee]

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#151 Pei Hao

#151 We sat for about 20 mins .. time to meet back at the meeting point for lunch.
This is the lady owner who sold the drinks

 

[lydialee]

#152 it becomes a tradition that we must end with a jump for all events.. A few made their jumps (for photos shoots) before we walked to the lunch place

#153 Bye Bac Ha Market

after lunch, we head back to hotel , a journey where we were like in a suana ...all were sleeping in the bus.
We went back hotel, washed up and packed our things, headed to train station station and catch the 7.30 pm overnight to Hanoi.

 

[lydialee]

Day 5 We arrived Hanoi at 4.30 am!! gosh .. so damn tired and sleepy ...
checked in to Indo China Hotel, took a quick breakfast and get ready for model shoot.
The model (her name is Ha) arrived at the hotel around 6.30 am.. and we walked about 15 mins to reach the Hoan Kiem Lake

#154 melvin with his reflector @ work... there were some onlookers looking at us ... oops is looking at the model lah

#155 Our model , Ha ..

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[lydialee]

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#158 I think it was Kevin or was it Daniel who requested the model to pose with the door.. then Melvin did the demo..
I was not really prepared to shoot Melvin , so the shot here of Melvin abit OOF lah .. but nevertheless, Melvin does make the job lah.
Melvin - please dont scold me hor

 

[lydialee]

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#160 we broke into 3 groups and took turns to shoot

Alright, we ended the model shoot after 1.5 hours.. thereafter is F & E time till dinner

 

[gremlin]

sorry ah. just to backtrack and post this pic... this was taken on our way to bac ha market and we stopped by to take some photos.. suddenly, look what i spotted! :bsmilie:

 

[gremlin]

I simply loved this picture :thumbsup::thumbsup:

I like it too! The FE effect emphasized the curve nicely!

 

[lydialee]

Day 6 We woke up at 4.30 am! Gathered at lobby at 5 am and depart to the Ba Dinh Square for Flag Raising Ceremony.
at 5.30 am, it was already very bright and the square has alot of people taking their morning walk and exercising there. Also some tourist group there like us to see the ceremony.

#161 morning exercise

#162 at 6 am sharp, the march starts

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[lydialee]

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#167 Finish flag raising and preparing to march back

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[lydialee]

#169 Q-up nicely to watch the ceremony

#170 take a peep ..

#171 Ivy mixed well with the tourist group , took pictures of them and with them .. well done.

 

[lydialee]

#172 the Nikon-ians vs Canan-ians .....but I only have the pic of the NIKONs .. loh
why always these two camps leh ... we have a few others too (Oly , Sony ...)

#173 As usual,a jump shot to complete the event ..

at 7 am, we ended the day and head back to hotel to wash up .. packed and ready to airport for home sweet home

Thanks all for taking time to view this thread ..

 

[gremlin]

Some pics to share during the flag raising ceremony

I wrote a summary of the trip with more pictures at my blog.