Honorable Mention
Dawn of Hon Yen.
DESCRIPTION
Hon Yen is located in Tuy Hoa City, Vietnam. A small island that was formerly inhabited by swiftlets. This place is 40Km north of Tuy Hoa city. To capture the sunrise here, I had to leave very early and move here, it was not easy because I was not familiar with the terrain here. With the help of Goggle Map, I finally got to where I wanted to be.Really worth the effort I put in. In front of me is a shallow sea, small waves and a lovely island, a few small boats left by locals. The scene is simple but poetic, people still say: "The simpler the better" - and this is not wrong from my point of view.
Backlight, a big challenge, but also pleasing to me, now that the sun is high and harsh even though it's cloudy. I had to use a 10 stop ND filter to be able to create a soft effect on the water. A 3-stop GND filter to capture the harsh sky behind. The shutter speed is now 10s, f22, ISO 100. The effect is amazing, the water is as beautiful as I wanted.
However, to reach this position, I have to cross an undulating, slippery and steep rocky shore, but I am always fascinated by the sunrise on the sea, the sun on the sea at dawn is magical and magical. with me. I have fallen many times because I ran in the direction of the sun.
You see, the island is small, but the distance between it and the sun is ideal for us to compose a beautiful frame, along with the extra details on the water to make the composition really neat. Cloudy clouds obscured the sky today, making the sky color so unusual, the pale orange color
AUTHOR
I was born in 1965, in Binh Thuan - Vietnam, a famous sea.Passed the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education in 1998, and moved to live in Ho Chi Minh City until now.
I have been passionate about photography since childhood, 2007 I came to photography, and it has followed me to this day.
Because I was born and raised in the sea, most of my works have images of the sea, I took many pictures in my hometown's sea, one of which was awarded a bronze medal in the cultural heritage competition. marine chemistry worldwide in 2010.
I shoot many genres: Architecture, landscape, people, travel, street, portrait... But the sea landscape is still my favorite subject. Sitting alone in front of the sea always gives me abundant emotions that are hard to describe, especially at dawn and dusk, the sea at this time is so magical, attracting me to love. I love the sea so much.
Vietnam is a country with a long coastline, my dream is to go and photograph all of Vietnam's coastline. People are also my favorite subject, especially working people who live close to nature. I also photograph many people and really love the subject.
Wildlife, especially birds, is also my favorite topic recently, taking a lot of pictures in this genre I discovered many things about the survival habits of birds so admirable, it taught me a lesson. learn a great deal about responsibility and compassion for fellow human beings. This makes me love and appreciate nature even more.
Due to life circumstances, for a long time I did not participate in photo contests. Now I'm back with more energy and high spirits.
There is still passion and tireless creativity. Hopefully, the works I participate in are also sincere sharing with the
