Tag: Hanoi

Photo Challenge: Face in the Crowd

by maristravels, posted in Italy, Japan, Photo Challenge, Sicily, Uncategorized, Vietnam, Weekly Photo Challenge

 

Like many people, I hesitate to photograph people without their knowledge.  Sometimes, if the mood is right, I ask permission, but then the people invariably strike poses or give an embarrassed smile for the camera.  So, the few I have are usually street scenes or action scenes.  Some I feel I couldn’t display publicly as they could be misinterpreted, have vulnerable children in them, or are otherwise not suitable.   Below are some I hope fit the challenge and I have captioned them.

Street scene, Tokyo
Tokyo’s Busiest Intersection at a Quiet Time

 

Street Barber in Hanoi, Vietnam
A Street Barber in Hanoi

 

Sicilian Afternoon
A Sicilian Afternoon – a Male only custom!

 

Asleep-on-the-boat,-Vietnam
Siesta on the Boat: a Trader takes a rest in Halong Bay, Vietnam

 

 

 

 

 

Photography Challenge: Pedestrian

by maristravels, posted in Uncategorized, Vietnam, Weekly Photo Challenge

A misty morning on the pedestrianised bridge over the Lake of the Restored Sword in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Pedestrian Bridge over Lake of the Restored Sword, Hanoi

They assured me I could walk in safety here but I chickened out when I saw the railway line running down the middle of the street.  Unfortunately, it also started me humming The Railroad Runs Through the Middle of the House, which my grandfather used to sing, and it stayed with me for days.

Railway in Hanoi Street

Weekly Photo Challenge: Seasons

by maristravels, posted in Uncategorized, Vietnam, Weekly Photo Challenge

There are two rice growing seasons in most of S.E. Asia but the romantic pictures we have of coolie-hatted rice farmers in the fields hides the back-breaking labour involved in this work.  Men and women share the work equally – well, mostly – and usually, work from dawn to dusk.  In areas where the ground is fertile and the water abundant, fish are also farmed in the waters, adding some additional protein to the rice diet, or being sold at market to buy other essentials.

Preparing the ground for the delicate rice shoots
Preparing the Ground for the Rice in Vietnam – Photo Mari Nicholson

 

Ploughing the field for rice planting
Ploughing the field reading for the rice planting, Vietnam – Mari Nicholson

Planting the green shoots of rice

Rice Growing in Vietnam – Mari Nicholson