Viewing Lanterns from a Hotel Balcony in Hoi An

Mariculture of Oysters in the Lap An Lagoon near Danang

The Zen of Taking Photos

Over the years, I have been learning the art of photography by reading up, talking to others and viewing other people’s photographs.

I know my photography skills have not improved a lot ( sometimes I feel the photos I took when I was young are better than those taken in recent years).

I surmise that there are some principles in taking photos:

1. Take them with your heart – the heart will tell you where and when to press the shutter.
2. Don’t think when you are taking photos – keep yourself calm and do not think of anything else ( but of course, be alert of your own safety).
3. Sometimes go against the light ( just as in life, you sometimes have to go against the current).
4. Be perceptive of ordinary things around you ( as they may be extraordinary in the eye of the camera).
5. Don’t take photos because you want the Like.
6. Take them as if you are not going to edit them in any manner.
7. Don’t pursue a style for its own sake, a style will come to you naturally, just be natural.

At the Lap An Lagoon in Vietnam

Well, my photos have not been good enough as I have not been following the above rules all the time. Photo should be taken so that the rules become norms and the above just come naturally.

My Son Sanctuary (Built 4th-14th Century) in the Rain 3

My Son Sanctuary (Built 4th-14th Century) in the Rain 2

The Covered Footbridge of Thanh Toan in Hue ( which reminds me of the movie Bridges of the Madison County by Clint Eastwood)

The Gold Footbridge on Ba Na Hills, Vietnam

Covered Footbridge at Hoi An Old Town – will post other footbridges in Hue and Ba Na Hills etc soon

Waterfalls at Ba Na Hills, Vietnam

Cable Cars into the Mist at Ba Na Hills, Vietnam