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Halong Girl
Posted by Nitin (Shanghai, China) on 24 May 2013 in Documentary & Street.
"We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds."
--
Aristotle Onassis
We now approach Halong Bay and the next series of picture would be from there. Definitely one of the most beautiful places I've been to but also one of the most touristy, crowded and exploited natural landscapes.
Here as we move from the shores to the sea, is a woman who's job is to transfer supplies between boats and ferries so that the tourists, a majority of them foreign travelers, can have a gala time. The shore area has been rapidly developing with rows after rows of hotels and houses and private settlements - all that seemed so detached from the rich Vietnamese culture, colors, design and architecture.
To me it seemed like another paradise being conquered by man and exploited and overused after which it will be discarded.
Nikon D90
1/1250 second
F/5.6
ISO 160
105 mm
