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23-DEC-2007

Dusk, Hoi An, Vietnam, 2007

As the sun goes down, Hoi An's Thu Bon river is the place to be. This woman has come in her own small boat. If you look at this image in its full-size, you will see the head of a small child in that boat. The copper coloration extends a powerful sense of both atmosphere and mood over this scene. The arm of the woman echoes the shape of the bows of the ships in the background. The image gives us a sense of place through its mysterious copper color, a color that defines the charm and timeless beauty of this place.

Leica V-Lux 1
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Phil Douglis27-Feb-2008 20:37
I had not thought of the conical hat as an umbrella of symbolic protection, but now that you mention it, Tim, I see the extension of that hat as casting a ever expanding cone of awareness, which certainly is a form of shelter.
Tim May27-Feb-2008 17:40
Another example of the conical hat used to great advantage. Here the hat creates a right angle that seems to create a protective rectangle in which the woman can shelter her child from the chaos of life on the river.
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