Absolute water frontage, a photo from Thua Thien-Hue, North Central Coast

Photographer's Note

Please open both photos in new tabs for the better versions.
When I looked across the Song Nhuy River (a branch of the Perfume River) from near the markets in Hue I saw this house with flood water to door level but once again as with people walking and driving through the flooded streets the woman in the photo seemed to be carrying on per normal washing cooking pots.
In the WS is a photo of the row of houses that this one is a part of.
It will only get worse with climate change.

ikeharel, COSTANTINO, ChrisJ, holmertz, Fis2, pierrefonds, jhm, PaulVDV, mcmtanyel oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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COSTANTINO (116542) 2021-12-03 22:05

Hello my dearest Ian
have a pleasant week end
what could I say dear friend
for this capture???
the conditions of living are
the worst and the climate change
creates the worst future too...
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (147184) 2021-12-03 23:06

Hi Ian,
another interesting shot about flood, well framed with this wooden house and people, good rendering, good reportage, tfs.

pajaran (115941) 2021-12-03 23:14

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Interesantne kuce od lima i opasan trenutak sa velikom vodom, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i uhvacenim trenutkom.
Dobar rad sa fotografijom u radionici.
Dobra serija fotografija sa velikom vodom.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

ChrisJ (171852) 2021-12-03 23:58

Hi Ian,

Luckily it's a bathroom at the lower end of the house at left, so a little extra water there wont make a great deal of difference. But I worry about any snakes that might be in the floodwaters. Tfs!

holmertz (102732) 2021-12-04 0:50

Hello Ian,
Both photos are beautiful in a bizarre way, but they make me pity these poor victims of nature and climate change. The WS is perhaps even more interesting than the main upload.
Best regards,
Gert

dedee (3093) 2021-12-04 2:12

Hi Ian
A very interesting and telling capture. I imagine people in such conditions have no choice but to carry on.
David

Fis2 (170807) 2021-12-04 2:18

Witaj Lan!
A very curious scene from daily life, this place makes impression.
Good framing, colors and sharpness.
Nice reporter's shot.
Well done.
Good evenig.
Krzysztof

jhm (211736) 2021-12-04 4:54

Hello Ian,

It seems or this people no have afraid of the flood
In my country would everyone are in panic.
Nice sharp and clear to look at
An excellent composition.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

pierrefonds (114494) 2021-12-04 4:54

Hi Ian,

You have captured well the action of the woman doing daily life routine. The point of view is showing the details of the small house near the water. As you wrote the situation will get worse for this area and also around the world. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (221659) 2021-12-04 8:51

Ciao Ian, an other interesting testimoni of water power, thanks for ES, wonderful natural colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

lousat (139298) 2021-12-04 9:43

Hi Ian,2 pics showing the flood effect close to the houses,a very difficult moment for the inhabitants, but maybe it's an usual thing every year there,excellent quality as usual. Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

mkamionka (74481) 2021-12-04 12:25

Hi Ian,
it is indeed incredible seeing that people somehow manage to adjust to these challenging conditions.
Quite extraordinary daily life scene.
Very well done,
M

PaulVDV (62944) 2021-12-04 14:08

Hello Ian,
I remember situations in Myanmar of people rowing a boat to their home. There they opened the door and you saw that the water inside the residence was just as high as outside.
Your photo in the WS shows that the larger and better homes are built higher up. Those who have no choice live closer to the waterline.
Sad to realize that situations like this will happen more often.
Best regards, Paul

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-12-04 18:29

Hi Ian
Water to the brim portraying the real situation there with good narratives putting this into perspective as seen from a good view point. A good photo journalism too
PS: I will upload SG images sometime at later date.
Best regards

ikeharel (113385) 2021-12-04 22:32

Hello Ian,
Disastous floods nowadays is a phenomenon people suffer at many more locations in our planet. SE Asia is vulnerable with soil erosion and low-level terrain.
Great reprtage on your series, picture is well made, as usual.
Have a nice sunday,
Ike

*** Starlings mostly be found in the higher area in Israel, Jerusalem for example. It was surprising to see such a large flock near the costal planes, frankly, even more astonish I was as it was even a larger flock than it shows on the photo. Thanks.

jmdias (115208) 2021-12-05 2:03

ian

we can see as the poor people choose this dangerous area near the river to live, the risks are ever higher in these zones, it is the same in brazil, where we can find more tragedies during the big rains. nice images.

take care

jorge

mcmtanyel (68569) 2021-12-22 20:12

Hello Ian,
A peep into the daily life of this woman who has decided that life must go on, flood or no flood.
Regards,
MT