Laos: Misty sunset in Vang Vieng Photo

Photographer’s Note

"Copyright © – Attila Szili.
The reproduction, publication, modification, transmission or exploitation of any work contained herein for any use, personal or commercial, without my prior written permission is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved."

This is the second part of the incredible gold-pink-brown coloured sunset in Vang Vieng. The first part with another view You can see here. Both the shots were taken from the terrace of my bungalow.

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sufi (9568) 2006-03-06 9:07

Hello Attila;
It's realy Misty...
Wonderful colors, light and composition...
TFS.
Salim.

HOBO (5244) 2006-03-06 9:08

Szia Attila,
two different worlds...
the fence with the colorful canoes and the resting people produce a nice foreground,while the mountain chain, veiled by haze give a total mystic impression...
Well composed!
Regards
Knut

andante (7092) 2006-03-06 9:08

Hi Neiborgh, big honor to be next to you. Please lt me know when you are publishing a photobook... your portfolio is amazing!!!!!!!

jwmunro (6353) 2006-03-06 9:13

Good Morning Szili -

Excellent image!! I really like the soft light and haze coupled with the bright colors in the foreground. My only comment is that it was a bit over sharpened (see halo on trees on the opposite bank of the river).

Well done, thanks for sharing

barrufeto_77 (25869) 2006-03-06 9:14

Hi Attila.

Wooooooooow. The atmosphere you created is impressive. Excelent.

The lights are superb too.

Regards, Oscar

Fis2 (46057) 2006-03-06 9:25

Witaj Attila!
I like the your composition. Super colours and contrast. Reflectionin water pleases me.
Well done. Good idea.
Regards, nice day
Krzysztof

jasmis (50673) 2006-03-06 9:33

Really amazing landscape. Superb view shown in astonishing way. Well done, indeed. Regards, Attila.

RGatward (19747) 2006-03-06 9:51

Beautiful scene, well framed, especaiily the way you've used the hedge in the foreground. Really nice shot.

Cricri (43304) 2006-03-06 10:07

Bonjour Szili,
étonnante vue sur ses montagnes comme si un léger voile était devant!! joli reflet dans l'eau,
trés belles couleurs et composition.
Amitiés
cricri

P-S-I-G (24482) 2006-03-06 10:20

Hello Attila,
Once again a very beautiful landscape. Very sucessful composition.
Best regards,
Fabrice

mortijo (12314) 2006-03-06 10:49

Beautiful landscape with rich, warm colors. The boats on the riverbank add a colorful note to the picture.

Gerrit (35937) 2006-03-06 10:56

Hi Attila,

wonderful and beautiful combination of a classic arcadic landscape and a lot of interesting, even contrasting details on the foreground, like the yellow kayaks and thered vegetation.
Thanks and regards, Gerrit

rakeshgupta (2670) 2006-03-06 11:08

Hi Attila,
Very very beautiful scenary. The amazing hills are looking great, the mist is making them more beautiful. The foreground boats are looking great with people enjoying there. The natural frame of colorful plants are very attractive.
Thanks for sharing this great view.
- Rakesh

markstaples (15670) 2006-03-06 12:19

This is a beauty Attila. Nice use of layers and great light. It even has people interest. Very nice work.
Mark

xavshot (62759) 2006-03-06 12:32

Superbe paysage avec des couleurs excellentes. La lumière donne de beaux reflets? C'est une belle photo
Xavier

CRATEOS (7274) 2006-03-06 12:36

Why you go away from asia the flu don't pledge the best!!!fotografers!!!!!!!!!!if we say about the foto ...the colors?... the light?.. the POV?...the levels?...the perfect contrast?..the scenario?...what?...what?....is incredible as you said..........................
Many rgrds my frend Nikiforos

josepmarin (33861) 2006-03-06 12:40

Hi Attila
Wonderful photo!
A great POV, very beautiful colors, and a great perspective.
The reflexes and the haze give her a few very soft and spectacular tones.
I like a lot!
Regards
Josep

Flavia (10202) 2006-03-06 12:49

Szili,

Beatifull scenery. The colors and contrast make it looks like a painting. Very nice POV too. The mountains on the back ground are amzing.

Regards,

Flavia

rosaline (0) 2006-03-06 13:48

Hi Szili
Good composition and framing here to capture this sunset with the mountains well distributed. The reflections work well and the flowers in the foreground work well too. A nice framing and peaceful scene.

Aubrey

izmirli (3223) 2006-03-06 13:52

merhaba my dear friend attila
thank you.beautiful nature.very good composition,colours and frame. well done
selamlar arkadaş.
gürkan

Buin (37952) 2006-03-06 14:01

Hallo Attila!
I often think, how will he manage to improve the quality of his perfect photos still more. You managed it! This photo is incredible, as well as technical as because of it's special atmosphere. Really, an outstanding "painting"!
Greetings!
Frank

leo61 (43438) 2006-03-06 14:36

Hi Attila !
Great job you did here.Congratulation!!!
Woderful soft colors.
Good composition with the colorful hedge and the boats.Well done.I have been there in february the same year and did not manage to take good fotos,maybe beacause of the humidity or my old camera.
Thank you,best regards,LEO

Rossignol (2289) 2006-03-06 14:39

Superb shot, Attila
Lots of layers of colour and interest. The jagged, misty peaks in the distance look very mysterious and I love the foreground colour and interest from the plants, boats and people and the cool reflections in the water.
Excellent work
Peter

papagolf21 (56483) 2006-03-06 14:47

Bonsoir Szili,
Vous avez un don extraordinaire pour nous présenter des images qui surprennent le lecteur ! La beauté nous enveloppe !
Les mots sont inutiles, il suffit de regarder et de contempler.
Félicitations.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Deepforest (8813) 2006-03-06 16:23

Hi Attila,
spectacular view, fantastic picture!! Interesting combination of the foreground and the background. Great shot.
Regards,
Andrzej

gilou530 (35422) 2006-03-06 16:39

hello attila,
a great picture, the countryside is fantastic, the reflections wonderful, framing "tiptop"
CONGRATULATIONS
gilbert

maximage (13490) 2006-03-06 16:59

Bonjour Attila,
Rien à dire...Seulement regarder et apprécier un superbe travail
Félicitations, tu fais partie des "grands" de TE.
Amicalement.
max

emjleclercq (14386) 2006-03-06 17:35

Wonderfull mountain is the background, combined with the tree line across the river.

The red leaves or flowers in fornt make a usufell touch of color.

Thakns for sharing,

Emmanuel

TeresaT (10733) 2006-03-06 18:34

Hi Attila
Great..great image this one.
Perfect light and colours, a very beautiful composition nice reflections on the water.
perfect silhouettes of the mountains.
great work.
regards
teresa

turkamerikali (4772) 2006-03-06 22:04

Hi Attila,
This is awesome photo my friend.Misty mountains and bg looks so dreamy:)
Excellent pov,colors,dof,sharpness,focus,frame and lighting.Well Done Attila.TFS
Tolga

jjcordier (24948) 2006-03-07 1:17

Wonderful photo, Attila!
Jj

kclai (2267) 2006-03-07 2:56

Hi Szili
This looked like an oil painting, perfectlt drawn accordingly to it's natural surrounding.
Well composed shot with excellent exposure value.
Well done, Szili.
Eric Lai

Angshu (33877) 2006-03-07 3:30

Hello Attila
Superb image! The soft light & hazy hills in the background, the wonderful reflections & the bright colors in the foreground.
As John has said, I also feel you have oversharpened a bit.
Great shot nonetheless
Regards
Angshu

jrj (34779) 2006-03-07 4:36

Great landscape and what a view from your bungalow there.
Great details and the misty background makes the whole compo look like an adventure painting. Well seen, top details S.

efigesta (12181) 2006-03-07 5:12

Hi Szili

interesting composicion here, the colors and the pov so great

regards
manuel

kinginexile (2440) 2006-03-07 5:15

wonderful shot, I like that the diminutive presence of a few people adds to the compo, when it could have been superfluous, with such vista. Bravo!

riclopes (33043) 2006-03-07 5:56

Hi Attila,
Amazing view from your bungalow!
This kind of landscape attracts me very much and in here the shapes of the mountains (hills) contrasts marvellously with the bright sky. Excellent composition with the river scene and the red flowers in foreground. The reflections on the water surface enhance the image, which is a very impressive one. Congratulations!
TFS,
Ricardo

Graal (58267) 2006-03-07 9:44

Jó napot Attila,
here's a few themes in one and all is beautiful. Very nice mountains, river with boats and peoples. Superb colours and sharpness. I like it a lot.
Regards, Aleksander

pitai (3925) 2006-03-07 9:56

Hello Szili, what a wonderful landscape. Superb point of view. Extreme perspective. Love the reflection and the delicacy of the composition. Really impressive. Well done, Gabriel

jhm (82879) 2006-03-07 11:47

Hi Szili,
Almost a orient painting, certainly the colours are fantastic, I find all the parts of the picture have a specially colour, lovely reflection and excellent addition the four people with the canoes
Thanks for sharing.
John

cjmm (4019) 2006-03-07 18:30

Ciao Attila,

Beautiful image and with a noticeable 3D touch in it, because of the different layers and hues in the mountains.

That colorful foreground adds a lot!

Best regards,
Carlos

Rev (1782) 2006-03-09 0:44

Hi Attila
A delightful composition.
The rich colours in the foreground. the wonderful reflection then the pastel colours in the background.
Excellent POV and DOF
Geat photo
Regards
Peter

elmec (12194) 2006-03-12 4:46

Hello Szili!
That's wonderful shot!
I like the foggy mountains and peoples with their boats
Great work!
Best greetings!

Giorgio (8730) 2006-03-12 11:28

- Really very amazing, strange and beautiful colors, it's very well seen, cheer!
giorgio

Tue (25608) 2006-03-12 15:14

Hej Attila,
Wonderful picture with a lovely mood. I like the mountains surrounded by the mist and the people and boats that add some colours in the foreground. Great view, thanks for sharing!
Hilsner,
Lars

fayeulle (26543) 2006-03-13 12:02

Hi Attila
What an amazing shot. I like the misty athmosphere and good contract with the foreground. Just perharps an excess of sharpeness which make white border around dark objects.
Cheers
JP

Mistral (13694) 2006-03-13 12:18

Ciao Attila,
complimenti per la bellissima immagine di Vang Vieng!
Non sono andato a vedere questo luogo perchè non avevamo tempo ma credo che ne valesse davvero la pena.
Bravo.
Un sorriso
Luca

uzaklar (684) 2006-03-13 14:57

Hi Szili,
Wonderful image,
Interesting colours and reflections and beautiful composition.Congratulations!!
Thanks for sharing.
well done
regards.
Deniz.

AiresSantos (42440) 2006-03-14 7:13

Hi my friend, simply fantastic !
Magnificent capture with excellent light, colors....
Thanks for sharing
Aires

ramesh_lalwani (3209) 2006-03-14 22:18

Hi Szili
It is atreat to watch this scene with colorful plants boat and reflection.TFS
Ramesh

qpochet (1378) 2006-03-16 10:34

Jo napot Attila,

Amazing shot, that's a true piece of art! I love that very special atmosphere and the wonderful colours you managed to capture. The inclusion of people gives us the right sense of scale.
Very beautiful, in my favourites for sure!
Quentin.

Emile (20017) 2006-03-17 0:43

Hola Szili.
This is a very impressive picture, it's what I call a number one picture, no negative critiques. I found your portfolio awesome.
Very well done. TFS.

centurion (0) 2006-03-19 2:22

Another fantastic shot from a magical world. Very well compossed.

vinicio (22416) 2006-03-31 2:09

Davvero una bella immagine Attila, complimenti, un'atmosfera romantica e molto bella, il posto e' molto interessante da visitare.
Ciao
Vinicio

BrianGraney (1734) 2006-04-02 6:19

So many different layers, colours and light here - and they all combine to make a superb photograph.
Incredibly detailed yet moody - first class work!
Thanks
Brian

axiotea (16171) 2006-04-12 10:07

Hi Szili, very good composition, beautiful
colors...TFS..all the best..Marilyn

pablominto (40958) 2006-05-21 1:45

Hi Attila,
You capture an awesome atmosphere here! The calmness of the scenery is unique, the end of the day is made for relaxing and slowing down...
Great colours and details, in a very pleasing composition where you wisely include people and the colourful kayaks...
Well done!
Greetings,
Pablo -

MIMACSKA (291) 2006-05-21 14:55

Szi attila!

Hú, fantasztikus ez a kép! Csak gratulálni tudok hozzá! Csodás színek, tiszta vonalak és mesés témaválsztás!
Bravó
Üdv Erika

hello_ishan (1571) 2006-07-19 2:26

Hi Szili,
Wonderful shot of wonderful place. The mountain looks as if it’s painted on frame. The boats & the glassy water have increased the beauty of this image. Thanks for sharing.

Srinivasan

arnoud1976 (1191) 2006-08-15 7:20

hi attila, what amazing nature we have on this planet. well captured. comp and light are excellent. interesting frame, looks rather complex ;-)
cheers arnoud

elturco99 (931) 2006-08-17 3:05

Wonderful, Attila.
The colors look brillant in spite of poor weather conditions. Maybe it is because of this fabulous landscape.

Well done.
Aziz

paura (38742) 2006-08-18 13:50

Very, very noce pic, Attila.
Wonderful POV. Nice colors.

Paulo

chrisnet (20376) 2006-09-17 11:34

Hello Attila,
It's an incredible photo Attila!
Great atmosphere and colors!
Very nice landscape with wonderful réflexions!
Excellent work!
All my congratulations.
Best regards
Christian

marietom (32040) 2006-09-22 5:15

Fabulause ! Le paysage est grandiose, et la composition excellente. Belles couleurs aussi.
Marie

Emiel_Skyfreak (2976) 2006-09-22 9:03

Beautiful scene, nice composition and very nice colours. I like the men on the foreground, looks like the one in the water is looking for something. (Is he?) Great sunset, nice skyline..eh rocklines. The light shining on the mountains from behind is really nice. The reflections are a nice bonus. Well captured. I'd like to be there now :)

rafid76 (2611) 2006-10-30 23:46

this part of the world hqs qlways had amazing natural scenery and your picture is a great example. just love the colors in the one

andreng (265) 2006-11-03 2:17

Attila
Incredible sunset picture you have capture here. Such a full range of colors. The human subjects with their canoe actually did complement the picture somewhat although I would prefer if it was some traditional boats instead of the modern looking canoe. The hills in the background looks very mystical. A place I would visit one of these days. TFS Andre

photilus (3051) 2006-11-15 23:23

Belle lumière dans ce paysage avec toutefois une incohérence dans le reflet du ciel à gauche.
Logiquement, la rivière devrait être plus claire...
Patrick

hajle (1087) 2007-04-13 5:03

well, i love your shots that i've already discovered but this one is a little bit highlited and over saturated; i think that you've used PS shadows & highlights which made that shot unnatural;
anyway - good composition and picturesque place;
best regards!
greetings!
slawek

edytungkal (4519) 2007-07-11 20:49

Hello Attila,
Amazing sunset picture from Vang Vieng, with misty atmosphere around the hills. People and the boats on foreground really make this picture more beautiful, i like the soft tones colours you captured. Great one my friend...

greetings
daniel

banyanman (7716) 2007-07-13 9:26

I think we stayed in the same bungalow, Attila - I remember this view well. The light is excellent in this, and you've handled the exposure reasonably well given that you are shooting into the light, but the halo around the tops of the limestone karsts indicates that you have over-sharpened this a little. Cheers . . . David

fkostas (434) 2008-06-15 17:56

But this is amazing, Attila!

juliettecorvett (269) 2009-09-01 6:25

wonderful, mystical atmosphere, the colours are great, the scenery is fantastic!

regards, juliette

Photo Information

Copyright: Attila Szili (atus) (15476)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-01-00
Categories: Naturaleza
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor 18-70mm 1:3.5-4.5G ED DX, Hoya Super HMC PRO1 67mm Sky
Exposición: f/10.0, 1/400 segundos
More Photo Info: view
Versión de la foto: Versión original
Date Submitted: 2006-03-06 9:02
Favoritos: 7 [Ver]