River of Dreams, a photo from Guangxi, South

Photographer's Note

For centuries the Li River has attracted artists and poets and it is not difficult to see why. This is the region of China which I had most wanted to visit and I was not disappointed. We boarded our boat in the grey light before daybreak and we drifted along the river as the morning light and sounds emerged. The air was fresh and the river was tranquil, but for the occasional fisherman. The limestone pinnacles along the banks of this river - for which the geological name is karst - all have delightful names, such as Looking out for husband rock, Snail hill, and Nine horses painted hill.

After an hour or so we turned back along the river towards Xing Ping and the sun appeared from behind the pinnacles and I managed to get this shot from the boat. As we arrived back in Xing Ping, hordes of large boats carrying tourist groups were just starting to leave, and we were thankful to have enjoyed such a tranquil early morning trip.

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leo61 (0) 2007-11-04 3:21

Hi Susanna!
A wonderful image of this bizarre landscape.I like the soft tones and reflections and the fisherman is a nice detail.
Regards,leo

jonathan_hart (21276) 2007-11-04 3:25

bonjour Susanna
oui, ça fait ręver ! quelle douce et belle lumičre, les teintes sont fabuleuses et l'endroit est magique, il était hors de question de rater la photo dans une situation pareille ! c'est trčs réussi, magnifique (:D
amicalement
jo

wolf38 (30) 2007-11-04 3:34

Hello Susanna. A wonderful photo with artistic value, and suitably as exhibition photo. Perfectly. Best regards, Wolfgang.

lilimih33 (9918) 2007-11-04 3:39

Hello Susanna!
Incredible composition from a wonderful palce!
Fantastic atmosphere and lovely light!
Beautiful colours, detail, reflexion and perspective!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

cbrman (21685) 2007-11-04 3:45

Hello Susanna,

Quelle lumičre splendide dans cette scčne ! Le cadrage est bien choisi et le calme qui se dégage de cette compo est vraiment apaisant ! Une trčs belle image.
Bravo !

A+

Dominique

Bruno40 (6662) 2007-11-04 3:59

Hola Susanna,
You've captured the essence of this place.. make me want to go there tomorrow. I have seen photos of this place before, but your is so beautiful... what else can I say?.. I must go!.
very good note as well.
TFS
Jorge

cherryripe (21033) 2007-11-04 4:32

Hi Susanna
Wow this is such a different light from the blue skies in Australia but it's just as pretty. I love the forms of the mountains and their faint silhouettes in amongst the haze. It's good how you included the whole reflection too.
Regards
Nikki

dkeus31 (27739) 2007-11-04 4:45

hello Susanna,
strange light, but creating a nice atmosphere and a good contrast to the silhouettes.
regards
didier

partha (14023) 2007-11-04 5:08

What a great shot. Excellent atmosphere and mood and great tonality of colour. The tiny boat gives the vastness of nature.
partha

vincz (19113) 2007-11-04 5:11

Very dreamy picture. I wish I could be there just contemplating.

marioana (2256) 2007-11-04 5:21

Hello Susanna.
Very lovely. Great light. Beautiful soft pastel colours and silhouetted shapes created by the pinnacles. Good POV and composition. Well done.
Regards, Steve.

Dpbours (222) 2007-11-04 5:35

Hi Susanna,

The getting out of bed early was surely rewarded with a very tranquil moring picture. Love the light coming from behind the rock and the one fisherman making the feeling of tranquility even stronger. Nice one!!

Greetings,
Dennis

Cpamoi (10391) 2007-11-04 5:40

Hello Susanna,

superbe image, les couleurs ainsi que la lumičre sont magnifiques.

Raphaël

Floydian (30970) 2007-11-04 6:49

Hello Susanna,
Must i say it? ;-)
You have really fantastic light here. Light we all aiming for when we are on the road. Those rock formations slowy disapering in the fog but with that early morning light wonderful visible. A nice warm glow over the image and a great mood with the use of tha man standing in his canoo...a truly great catch. I like these images a lot, really outstanding work.
Regards, Henk
p.s
Okay....excellent photojob ;-)

fayeulle (27827) 2007-11-04 6:56

Salut Susanna
Je vois que tu reviens de Chine !
Superbes ces colonnes karstiques dans dégradé de teintes absolument fabuleux.
Amicalement
JP

yeti1975 (1270) 2007-11-04 7:04

A photograph one can stare at for hours and get lost in it. Words cannot describe it. the different layers of pinnacles captured is just awesome.

I love shooting layers of hills on the evening sun and will post some of mt in the future.

Great work here.

Rajib

patdeph (35750) 2007-11-04 7:10

bonjour Susanna
c'est une région de Chine que j'aimerais visiter,et cette photo décuple mes envies.Le paysage et la lumičre sont magiques,c'est un régal pour les yeux!J'adore le dégradé gris des roches!La silhouette de l'unique pęcheur amplifie l'impression de calme que dégage la photo.C'est superbe!
Bonne fin de journée.
Pascale

vero07 (1781) 2007-11-04 7:26

Hi Susanna,
Excellent POV for show this amazing place with the nice colours of the sky. I like very much the combination of light and shadows and the contrast between the dark tones of the rocks and palms and the soft colours of the sky. Nice reflections also.
Thanks for the useful information.
Very well done.

rminkow (1556) 2007-11-04 8:19

Hi Susanna. Beautiful place, beautiful photograph. The composition, clarity and colors are all very effective.

Roger

xavshot (69835) 2007-11-04 10:08

Bonsoir Susanna
superbe lumičre et teintes dans cette photo. Le graphisme du paysage donne un côté féérique ŕ la photo. J'aime beaucoup les dégradés de couleurs. Bravo.
Xavier

medio (466) 2007-11-04 11:26

Hola Susanna,
preciosa imagen, tiene una tonalidad y un enfoque extraordinario, es un poco de pena que este hecha a contraluz.
saludos jose

gilou530 (34) 2007-11-04 12:44

salut susanna
superbe ambiance avec cette lumiére, et le dégradé de tons, un cadre grandiose, une photo superbe
amitiés
gilbert

steliosk (4802) 2007-11-04 16:15

Great picture, looks like a 3d cartpostalle!!

one of my favorites!

Congratulations Susanna

Regards
Stelios

vagabondtravels (6511) 2007-11-04 17:07

Hi Susanna

Great landscape. Beautiful soft light and colors. Nice reflection and the fisherman is the clencher. Well done.
Ben

PixelTerror (0) 2007-11-06 1:12

你好Susanna,
Eh ben je vois que tu etais motivee, te lever avant le daybreak !!! Ca doit etre les bonnes habitudes prises pour le Bibiday, continue l'entrainement et cette annee tu pourras aller au Morgestraich ;-)
Ca valait quand meme bien la peine d'y aller n'est ce pas, quelles belles tonalites ors pour donner une superbe dominante a ce paysage, les fameuses montagnes sont bien la et le detail du pecheur qui passe est un vrai plus pour animer l'image.
Toujours grippee ??? Gute Besserung !
Bizzzzz, JY

alainh (33209) 2007-11-08 0:07

Bonjour Susanna
Quelle belle image tu nous sers lŕ !!!
c'est vrai que le coin est assez extraordinaire mais tu as su capter la meilleure des lumiere dorée et le passage de cette fręle embarcation pour en faire un superbe tableau.
bonne journée ŕ toi Susanna
alain

Muse (35030) 2007-11-08 1:27

Bonjour Susanna,
Un superbe paysage et le résultat est magnifique avec ces couleurs douces, cette brume et les rochers en silhouette.
Une grande impression de calme que ne trouble pas ce pęcheur solitaire.
C'est vraiment trčs beau!
Excellente journée
Denise

gary91 (15348) 2007-11-08 2:19

Hello Susanna,
What a peaceful and calm place...
You captured perfectly the delicate morning light and I can understand your joy of having seen this without the crowd of boats and tourists.
Certainly a gorgeous place to see !
Have a nice day.
Best regards, Christian

smash2707 (3320) 2007-11-08 5:47

You captured the landscape beautifully. This is not always easy, because of the mist. Nice colors and shadows. Regards, Yvonne

devimeuxbe (58557) 2007-11-08 12:38

Salut Suzanne
Elle sont magnifiques tes images de la Chine. Ici c'est plein de douceur. la lumičre est subtile.
Trčs beau
Amicalement
Bertrand

TravelerNL (3011) 2007-11-09 13:50

Hi Susanna!
A beautiful photo with the vague early morning light from behind the strangly formed rocks. Must be impressive to tour around near the rocks.
Well captured!
Regards,
Harko

jrj (34843) 2007-11-17 9:30

What a place Su - you must have been there at a perfect moment to have this adventurelike setting. Perfect with the boat there - delightful result, very good

riclopes (35577) 2007-11-19 0:02

Olá Susanna, I hope that you have much more images of China to post. This one is special for me, problably one of the most beautiful places I've ever been on earth. It actually reminds me Vang Vieng, from my last post, because of the forest of karsts. Marvellous light and reflections on the Li river. Nice to know that you had a tranquil trip - with the growing of tourism, I believe that the place can get ruined. The image sure trasmites peacefulness. Tfs,
regards,
ricardo

adores (46979) 2007-11-22 16:10

Hi Susanna!
Wonderful photo! I like the light, the sunset colours and that lonely man is fabulous there.Great shot!
Did you like it? I'm going there in February, hope I can get some good weather for photos.

Angshu (56760) 2007-11-23 3:00

Hello Susanna
A dream in pastel. Love the shades of the karsts as they fade away gradually, the sublime tones of the light & reflection in the water and the cherry - the man in his boat. I don't have words to describe the beauty of this shot, rather I would like to keep it in my favourites to savour the beauty time & again.
With Regards
Angshu

mumek (20226) 2007-11-26 4:06

Hi Susanna!
Very well taken and composed scenery with superb view at the mountains and water of the Li River.You captured a magical, misty atmosphere.
regards
ziggy

gramma (3519) 2007-11-28 12:03

Salut Susanna,

Superbe image dont les points forts sont ces couleurs trčs douces, cette multitude de plans et ce magnifique reflet. Excellent travail, bravo !
Trčs bonne soirée,

Christophe

zumoduvas (2069) 2007-12-17 16:45

Hello Susanna.

Excellent picture, nice composition and colors.
Fantastic.

Regards.
Jose Luis.

banyanman (7797) 2008-01-27 11:48

You've captured the mood of the Li River very well in this peaceful composition, Susanna. Sunrise and sunset are the best times to photograph this karst scenery. The tourists on the boats that pass this way in the middle of the day don't know what they are missing. Cheers . . . David

Elaine_Blath (8471) 2008-01-28 5:57

Hi Susanna,

perfect mysterious monochrome shot, amazing one, really...

Take care, Ivana

pboehringer (770) 2008-02-17 20:03

WOW, I didn't see this post earlier! YOu posted it almost 4 months ago! This is the type of shot that everyone at TE dreams to get at least once in life time. What a lucky person you're that you went there and that you choose to go in the early morning before the hords of tourist on the big boats went upstream. This is definitively a place where you have to go in a very small group and listen to the "sounds of silence".
I simply have to place this photography into my favorite collection!
Peter

marietom (34611) 2008-03-12 2:00

Hello Susanna,

Magnifique, et un peu magique, ce paysage aus différentes tonalités d'orange.
Superbe !
Je reviens
Marie

crhieatt (5347) 2008-03-13 14:42

Susanna,
I see you've been in China - either that or you have a very long lens :)
Assuming the former!
Brilliant shot - you have to happy with this! Can't help saying "liquid intensity" and amazing shades. Top of the range!
Regards
colin

japiey (10163) 2008-04-02 12:34

Hi Susanna,

Cascading emotions nurture the dreamy moods in the isles of solitude where heart blankets the deep love.... RIVER OF DREAMS..

Fascinating moods caught in frame.
Excellent composition.
All the best:)

jp