Cities: Ho-Chi-Minh-City, Vietnam

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or Saigon as most locals say ;)
photos taken with Pen-F lenses on Sony NEX5N

new landmark Bitexco Tower

G.Zuiko Auto-W f3.5/20mm, f=?, 1/2000 sec, ISO100

staircase in Ho Chi Minh City Museum

G.Zuiko Auto-W f3.5/20mm, f=?, 1/60 sec, ISO640

"Cine Cafe"

G.Zuiko Auto-S f1.4/40mm, f=?, 1/30 sec, ISO3200

Chua Vĩnh Nghiem Pagoda

F.Zuiko Auto-S f1.8/38mm, f=?, 1/40 sec, ISO3200

Wedding Shoot

G.Zuiko Auto-W f3.5/20mm, f=?, 1/320 sec, ISO100

Rex Hotel

G.Zuiko Auto-W f3.5/20mm, f=?, 1/500 sec, ISO100

evening rush hour

G.Zuiko Auto-T f1.5/60mm, f=?, 1/60 sec, ISO160

restaurant reception lady

G.Zuiko Auto-S f1.4/40mm, f=?, 1/60 sec, ISO640

Even though I don't do much architecture I hope that these samples still give some impression of Saigon.
In case you want to see more photos taken in Saigon, here a slideshow of all my photos taken in Saigon during 2012

and from the years before which had been taken with Pentax dSLR again mostly with manual lenses:
2011
2010
2009

best greetings,
kuuan


Edited by kuuan - 24 September 2012 at 19:43

thank you Steve.
actually I do much more what may qualify as "street photography" and little architecture. But then again imo which city a "street photo" had been taken is of big interest and importance and therefore "show the city" could include a lot of street photography too.

a specialist repairing manicure and pedicure tools

NEX5N + G.Zuiko Auto-T f1.5 60mm, f=?, 1/60 sec, ISO200

this is the alley with many pedicure places he has his small workshop in

NEX5N + G.Zuiko Auto-T f1.5 60mm, f=?, 1/60 sec, ISO800

a sunset

NEX5N + G.Zuiko Auto-T f1.5 60mm, f=?, 1/60 sec, ISO800

best greetings,
kuuan

thank you very much Svetlana, very happy to know that you enjoy some of my photos and I am very grateful that you let me know it.

two more recent photos from Saigon


NEX5N + G.Zuiko Auto-S 40mm f1.4, f1.4, 1/50 sec, ISO3200


NEX5N + G.Zuiko Auto-W 25mm f2.8, f=?, 1/640sec, ISO100

Svetlana I guess that you have viewed not only photos from Saigon. Let me therefore point out to anyone interested that my flickr stream also shows quite a few photos from Hanoi and a few places more around the country. Vietnamese photographers are very active, searching e.g. flickr one can see many great photos from photogenic Vietnam.

Svetlana may I ask why you prefer those taken with the Pentax? Better "subjects" asf. or do you prefer the IQ, e.g. colors?

thank you and best greetings,
kuuan

Nice photos :)

My native country!
Good to see them again.

Some great views here, looks a good place to go for photos

Nice church, although the sky is very bright.

Tet is just around the corner!
(Tet: the lunar new year)