Vietnam Travelogue - Faces of Hanoi

[Larry]

was in Hanoi on assignment recently, had a day to wander around the streets and snap some shots...

here are some selected highlights...


Dried goods seller in the wet market of Old Quarter


Old lady selling popcorn among tourists


Young boy riding his first bicycle


Inspecing the goods for sale


Nice old lady outside a bag shop in the Old Quarter

more coming...

[Larry]

SEA Games supporters in Hanoi


Gearing up for a Vietnam event


One of the many enthusiastic supporters


Another enthusiastic VN supporter


Young girl outside Hanoi Stadium

more photos can be found in my gallery/album HERE!!!!!!!

comments and criticisms welcome of course.

Enjoy!!!

[NewNikonian]

Good


I would have loved this perspective


On this

[kiwi2]

Hi Larry,

Thanks for sharing.. Did you get the permission b4 taking those shots? I mean the elderly women selling stuffs for eg.

[Larry]

Originally Posted by kiwi2 Hi Larry, Thanks for sharing.. Did you get the permission b4 taking those shots? I mean the elderly women selling stuffs for eg.

well, to be honest, not in that sense, but they didn't chase me away with sticks and stones when they saw my camera, so i presume it's all fair game. for those that covered their faces, i didn't snap and/or deleted the shots i did take.

personally i believe it's up to the ethics of the individual photographer. i don't think i've portrayed them in a bad light, so IMHO it's ok.

[Leongfm]

Hi Larry

Very nice series of shots for such short stay. Very colourful especially red.

Went to HCMC last year and took quite a number of street scenes but nothing like yours which required quite a bit of guts to get close to the subjects. My next destination to Vietnam will definitely be Hanoi.

Cheers
FM

[Larry]

Originally Posted by Leongfm Hi Larry Very nice series of shots for such short stay. Very colourful especially red. Went to HCMC last year and took quite a number of street scenes but nothing like yours which required quite a bit of guts to get close to the subjects. My next destination to Vietnam will definitely be Hanoi. Cheers FM

thanks FM, for the kind comments.

you're right, red seems to be the colour of choice among the VNese, esp during the SEA Games period since it's their national colour. they're a very emotional, passionate people - you should see they celebrating in the streets after they won the soccer semi-finals.

actually, Hanoi is quite a quiet place, not much in terms of sights to see other than the Old Quarter (which i almost covered in one afternoon). i would have loved to go Halong Bay but was unable to cos of time constraints. i'm told HCMC is much more lively and catered to overseas visitors and tourists.

[tomshen]

Nice portaits, Larry. If I could have been with u...

[Larry]

Originally Posted by tomshen Nice portaits, Larry. If I could have been with u...

no worries, next time ok? we org a trip to Halong Bay...

[tomshen]

Originally Posted by Larry no worries, next time ok? we org a trip to Halong Bay...

All right, u sponsor my flight ticket?

[Larry]

Originally Posted by tomshen All right, u sponsor my flight ticket?

erm, i sponsor the peanuts on your air flight there...

[eyes]

Very nice travelogue. May I ask, what lens you used?