Life on the river

Juano

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Apologies for the large posting. CCs welcome!

torags

Great shots

I recently came back from the Mekong River in Cambodia & Vietnam

The river people certainly live a different life, and you have captured it well

kurzvorzwoelf

Nice documentary shots. Brazil seems amazing, so much diversion and contrasts. Big and vibrating cities as well as nature lifestyles out in the jungle. Unfortunately, I've not made it yet to your beautiful country, but the day will come, I'm quite sure!

Number 4 is outstanding with vibrant colors and the well captured subject of the boy. I also do like the last one very much, the structure and build-style of the house is amazing and the girl in the window adds a nice little detail. I think it would also work very well in B&W. On another note, also congratulations on the quite sharp shot for #7 after looking at EXIF data - if I'd shoot at 1/60 at 210mm, I guess even with Oly 5-axis stabilisation every picture would be blurry as hell. I assume you also have been moving on a boat while taking this shot?

Number 3 somehow doesn't work for me. Cannot exactly tell why, tho.

Juano

@torags said:
Great shots

I recently came back from the Mekong River in Cambodia & Vietnam

The river people certainly live a different life, and you have captured it well

Thanks Rags. I have visited river communities in Panama and now in Brazil and am fascinated by how their lives are so closely associated with the tide. I find that connection with natural cycles very appealing.

@kurzvorzwoelf said:
Nice documentary shots. Brazil seems amazing, so much diversion and contrasts. Big and vibrating cities as well as nature lifestyles out in the jungle. Unfortunately, I've not made it yet to your beautiful country, but the day will come, I'm quite sure!

Number 4 is outstanding with vibrant colors and the well captured subject of the boy. I also do like the last one very much, the structure and build-style of the house is amazing and the girl in the window adds a nice little detail. I think it would also work very well in B&W. On another note, also congratulations on the quite sharp shot for #7 after looking at EXIF data - if I'd shoot at 1/60 at 210mm, I guess even with Oly 5-axis stabilisation every picture would be blurry as hell. I assume you also have been moving on a boat while taking this shot?

Thanks. Actually the house shot is the only one shot while standing on firm ground, the rest were from a boat.

Number 3 somehow doesn't work for me. Cannot exactly tell why, tho.

I agree, our captain was steering the boat like that, unfortunately, I had a long lens on. I would have liked to include the rest of the scene.

Richard

Good work, Cristóbal. I especially like the last two, though they're all interesting.

Juano

@Richard said:
Good work, Cristóbal. I especially like the last two, though they're all interesting.

Thanks Richard. My personal favorite is the crooked house one, followed by the kid on the tree.