Felt the wind as soon as I opened the picture. Strange to see two Vietnamese women on sand dunes one would expect to see in Northern Africa. Could feel the hot dry air and the sand spray in my eyes. Beautiful clean simplicity and action all at once.
Having spent my youth on beaches, it is vivid, captures the flying sand and the purity of a beautiful beach. We used to have beaches like this on the Atlantic (New Jersey), but no more!
They are all wonderfull shots with a story to tell but the ladies walking in the dune is a well balance shot and one I would expect to see in the Smithsonian mag.
Seeing the peacefulness in the world today in Vietnam and having two people balancing the baskets enlightened my heart with deep felt emotions.
Angel Love, author,A Touch of Love from Heaven
Choice, elegant, exquisite; glorious, resplendent, splendid, sublime, superb; eye-appealing, eye-filling, proper; personable, pleasing...... The picture and its photographer, Mr. Kiet Vo, you got my vote.
The contrast of sunlight and shadow with splashes of color is eerily and delightfully presented. Throw in the dash of wind expressing tipsy motion and you have a winner!
Wowwww.... What a raving beauty,an excellent quality from a talented, notable photographer. Thanks for sharing your work. and thanks for guiding me into the course of photography.
I'm in the middle of somewhere but, congratulation for being a good phostographer as your age and I really enjoy and support whatever you're doing best right now and good luck to you in the future. You know me.
Posted by Bo Gia on April 10,2008 | 03:44AM
Wowwww.... What a raving beauty,an excellent quality from a talented, notable photographer. Thanks for sharing your work. and thanks for guiding me into the course of photography
The photographer, Mr. Vo is a a man of great talent, special often creative with artistic aptitude. The picture expressed the keen eyes of the photographer at the moment he clicked the snapshot. Thanks for showing the world your eye catching unique shot.
Wonderful image of the struggles of women, yet they're form and movement turn their labors into a beautiful dance on a glowing mound of white sand. A beautiful photo and a winner if you ask me.
This is an absolutely outstanding picture. One can go on about the technicalities of the picture ad nauseum, but as they say, 'this one lights a spark' in me. The simplicity and starkness appeals to me immensely. As also the kind of hidden message to the fortunate viewers in the developed countries that this is just a day's work in a place like Vietnam
I think this one is the best of the category. It just works. I like to be startled and this one does it.
Posted by Russ Martin on April 1,2008 | 06:08PM
I love the contrast. You wouldn't expect to see women balancing baskets on the rim of sand dunes. LOVE the Colors!! Great Photo.
Posted by Tina Scott on April 3,2008 | 08:42AM
What a wonderful image! It's work, but it looks as if there is some enjoyment too, perhaps just in the wind itself.
Posted by Pat Brownlie on April 3,2008 | 12:23PM
Beautiful, graceful ... joyous color against the stark background (of their lives).
Posted by Bill Healy on April 3,2008 | 12:26PM
"Climbing a Sand Dune" gets my vote . . . interesting subject matter, well composed and executed.
Posted by Emil Ihrig on April 3,2008 | 12:36PM
In our world full of agression and struggle for power, there is somthing peaceful about this photo.I love it!
Posted by Laura on April 3,2008 | 12:40PM
Felt the wind as soon as I opened the picture. Strange to see two Vietnamese women on sand dunes one would expect to see in Northern Africa. Could feel the hot dry air and the sand spray in my eyes. Beautiful clean simplicity and action all at once.
Posted by Carol Hartzell on April 3,2008 | 01:06PM
Great colors and contrast. Vietnam can be beautiful, though still scarred by 50 years of war.
Posted by Walter Johnson on April 3,2008 | 01:24PM
Having spent my youth on beaches, it is vivid, captures the flying sand and the purity of a beautiful beach. We used to have beaches like this on the Atlantic (New Jersey), but no more!
Posted by William F Foster on April 3,2008 | 01:33PM
Terriffic!
Posted by diana cole on April 3,2008 | 02:50PM
Great color, action-- the photo tells the story without comment.
Posted by anthony Kuznik on April 3,2008 | 04:44PM
Nice shot
Posted by Ta John on April 3,2008 | 08:15PM
Yes, the contrast is pictured beautiful......great picture action caputured!!! (*.*)
Posted by Lj on April 3,2008 | 09:31PM
would they look as graceful had they not been balancing the baskets? This makes it seem like a gentle dance with the dunes. Love it.
Posted by dolly on April 4,2008 | 11:19AM
Love the color and composition
Posted by George on April 4,2008 | 11:53AM
would they look as graceful had they not been balancing the baskets? This makes it seem like a gentle dance with the dunes. Love it.
Posted by dolly on April 4,2008 | 08:19AM
It's like a dance.
Posted by Varga Csaba on April 4,2008 | 11:31AM
They are all wonderfull shots with a story to tell but the ladies walking in the dune is a well balance shot and one I would expect to see in the Smithsonian mag.
Posted by Mirian on April 4,2008 | 12:04PM
Seeing the peacefulness in the world today in Vietnam and having two people balancing the baskets enlightened my heart with deep felt emotions. Angel Love, author,A Touch of Love from Heaven
Posted by Angel Love on April 4,2008 | 05:57PM
Very good composition, the contrast between the subject and the background is excelence. I like it. The wind and the flying sand.
Posted by TRUNG THU on April 5,2008 | 02:36AM
A new world picture! Asian harvest in Western dress.
Posted by arlene murphy on April 5,2008 | 07:31PM
The contrast of color from women shirts to background of sand dune to make it the best of the category.
Posted by anh nguyen on April 6,2008 | 03:27AM
this is the beautiful picture, i like it.
Posted by James on April 6,2008 | 06:08PM
very graceful and contrast image...I love the color and good angle photo...
Posted by Andy on April 6,2008 | 10:28PM
BEAUTIFUL PICTURE, I LOVE IT.
Posted by huongnguyen on April 7,2008 | 04:26AM
I think it is one of special pictures in VN life. I like it ! (*~*)LINH NGUYEN
Posted by LINH NGUYEN on April 7,2008 | 04:57AM
Excellent Photographer; like live scene, very greatefully! attractive viewers. Thank sharing to me a wonderfull photo.
Posted by Hao Vo on April 7,2008 | 12:31PM
Thank you for sharing this beautiful picture of our native country. The colors are very vivid and clear.
Posted by Christina Le on April 7,2008 | 05:58PM
I shooted many sand dunes pictures but I never have chance to captured picture like this . Beautiful picture! I love it!
Posted by viet trang on April 7,2008 | 06:23PM
Choice, elegant, exquisite; glorious, resplendent, splendid, sublime, superb; eye-appealing, eye-filling, proper; personable, pleasing...... The picture and its photographer, Mr. Kiet Vo, you got my vote.
Posted by Tony Tran on April 7,2008 | 08:20PM
This photograph looks more like a painting to me. Very nice contrast and composition!
Posted by Mike on April 8,2008 | 02:44PM
The contrast of sunlight and shadow with splashes of color is eerily and delightfully presented. Throw in the dash of wind expressing tipsy motion and you have a winner!
Posted by Rita Stroup on April 8,2008 | 03:49PM
Wowwww.... What a raving beauty,an excellent quality from a talented, notable photographer. Thanks for sharing your work. and thanks for guiding me into the course of photography.
Posted by Tom DC on April 8,2008 | 08:35PM
I like the color background a picture.
Posted by hoa.tran on April 8,2008 | 09:37PM
The best....The picture and its photographer, you got my vote.
Posted by Larry on April 9,2008 | 12:34AM
I'm in the middle of somewhere but, congratulation for being a good phostographer as your age and I really enjoy and support whatever you're doing best right now and good luck to you in the future. You know me.
Posted by Bo Gia on April 10,2008 | 03:44AM
Wowwww.... What a raving beauty,an excellent quality from a talented, notable photographer. Thanks for sharing your work. and thanks for guiding me into the course of photography
Posted by lary luu on April 10,2008 | 10:44AM
Word can't describe the beauty of this picture. The photographer did a great job capturing nature and beauty.
Posted by T.Vo on April 10,2008 | 01:20PM
Amazing. What a balance to maintain on such windy conditions.
Posted by Edith Veissalov on April 11,2008 | 02:25PM
The photographer, Mr. Vo is a a man of great talent, special often creative with artistic aptitude. The picture expressed the keen eyes of the photographer at the moment he clicked the snapshot. Thanks for showing the world your eye catching unique shot.
Posted by Quan VA on April 12,2008 | 08:06AM
Wonderful image of the struggles of women, yet they're form and movement turn their labors into a beautiful dance on a glowing mound of white sand. A beautiful photo and a winner if you ask me.
Posted by Charlotte King on April 12,2008 | 10:20PM
What's a beautiful photo.I like the way he shows the contrast in this photo.Thanks for share your work
Posted by Thanh on April 14,2008 | 01:19AM
Wonderful movement and composition along with the striking colors
Posted by Rod Sciborski on April 22,2008 | 03:18PM
Perfect bodies in motion dancing up the dune! So perfect, so beautiful, it takes my breath away!
Posted by Diane Emerson on April 22,2008 | 07:29PM
So beautiful! So Perfect! I can nearly feel the wind and the weight of the goods the women are carrying. I want to be there!
Posted by Thomas Hart on April 22,2008 | 08:07PM
Magical shot! What a meaningful and telling visual!
Posted by Robert Holcomb on April 23,2008 | 02:27PM
Intense. It places you there; you can feel it.
Posted by RV on April 23,2008 | 04:09PM
Walking for working throught sand dune!
Posted by Tom Garner on April 23,2008 | 04:19PM
I love the contrast in colors and the blur between the foreground and background. Great shot!
Posted by Muata on April 23,2008 | 07:25PM
Fabulous color, light and movment.
Posted by Ardis Dahl on April 24,2008 | 12:25PM
What a commentary of history in action!
Posted by Samuel Isaac on April 24,2008 | 12:35PM
Great picture! The photographer's eye and craft are incredible!
Posted by Lily Isaac on April 24,2008 | 07:33PM
This is an absolutely outstanding picture. One can go on about the technicalities of the picture ad nauseum, but as they say, 'this one lights a spark' in me. The simplicity and starkness appeals to me immensely. As also the kind of hidden message to the fortunate viewers in the developed countries that this is just a day's work in a place like Vietnam
Posted by Nanda Kishore on April 25,2008 | 11:42PM
A wonderful picture that tells a story. The composition is world class!
Posted by Phillip Finger on April 28,2008 | 11:42AM
The black and white of Coney Island Is spectacular. Ultimate Americana! With racism rampant in America again, this is a fantastic shot.
Posted by Pandora on May 25,2008 | 01:57PM
This is a magical photograph. The colors and angles please the eye and evoke a misty and mythical enviornment worthy of a fairy tale illustration.
Posted by M Jacquin on June 02,2008 | 05:07PM
No doubt about it - this is a very pretty picture.
Posted by Jaime Herrera on July 1,2008 | 04:35PM