Daylight fades
Late afternoon and early evening – when it’s not raining – is such a good time to take photographs in Hanoi at the moment. Walking around with the camera as the daylight fades is a hot and sweaty experience at this time of year, but a very rewarding one, as I think that the warm light from the low sun brings out the best in the city.
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14 Responses to “Daylight fades”
Great series.
Beautiful lighting on beautiful faces full of life. Well done Jon.
ery nice set!
Actually the sun on the walls of Hanoi that tell stories and advertisements can also 😉
beautiful shot..
Oh man, these turned out spectacular. You’re right, the light is sublime. So what is the stamp I’m seeing on the walls? And how old do you think the dirt is that covers Southeast Asia like its own patina? It adds such a stellar layer of visual texture. Wish I was there; glad I have your photos to tide me over 🙂
Thanks. Those stencilled numbers are phone numbers for handymen or construction workers – it’s DIY advertising. Although these numbers are everywhere, I’ve never once seen anyone actually painting them.
Haha phantom advertising. That’s fantastic
Like the color in the pictures. I use BW in my imagines. However, I think you have made the right choice. Well done. Look forward to more.
Amazing series!! The colours are wonderful, it is setting up a really nice atmosphere. Makes me want to wander around there!!
I love all these photos as I particularly like the texture on the walls. I know the evening light is good but do you use light room or something to edit the photos? I realized the shot of building no. 22 is a house I pass a lot and always admire the decay and lack of modern additions, however I have never seen it in terribly good light as I believe it faces south on an East-West axis street. Here an unedited pic (albeit in probably worse light conditions looks quite different) http://juraphotos.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/p1020233.jpg Would love to know what you did setting/editing wise or was the light actually just right?
Thanks, Jura. I really like that building too, but I wish that the flag had been hanging properly – I’ll just have to go back another time. The fading light was really nice when I took that picture, just after 5pm on a clear day. I made a few tweaks in Lightroom too, slightly lowering the exposure and boosting the contrast a little to bring out the details.
Amazing photos, I’ve re-blogged them on my street photo page with a link back to you. https://bnbilfarohanoi.wordpress.com/category/hanoi-street-photography/ The man on the moped driving past the golden wall is my favourite.
I usually don’t like this kind of shots in color…but the series is an exception and a deserving one!!! Congrats…nice light, nice moments, nice people, glorious tonalities!
Love these! Congrats on some great images.
Very nice set. Really has feeling.