Dr Isaac Vaisman, PPSA
About the Image(s)
Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage site since year 2000, in the Quang Ninh Province in Vietnam. The name means “descending Dragon”. The bay features thousands of limestone isles which are monolithic and each one is topped with thick jungle vegetation, in various shapes and sizes. The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions, starting at the beginning of the Cambrian period. There is a community of around 1600 people arranged in floating fishing villages.
One of the isles has been shaped by the elements looking like a fish.
The image was created in the early morning, backlith and there is some remnant of fog giving this ethereal look. I used the Nikon D850 with the Nikkor lens 28-300 mm f/3.5-5.6 at 62 mm and these settings: ISO 250, 1/1000 sec, f/8.0. The image was PP in LightRoom for white balance, reduced brightness, added light to the shadows and used the dehaze filter as well. Cropped as is.
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6 comments posted
I have seen many documentaries which have shown all these rock formations it must be an amazing experience to see them in real life,I really like the composition and the lingering mist in the background really adds to the image I realise you would have to have taken the picture quickly while you had this angle its a pity there is another boat in the gap between the rocks but that is beyond your control,I like Guys tweeks.   Posted: 01/10/2021 14:33:06