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High Above the Busy Streets


High Above the Busy Streets
Information sur la photo
Copyright: Murray Lines (MLINES) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2035 W: 174 N: 2084] (9315)
Genre: Lieux
Média: Couleur
Date de prise de vue: 2006-03
Catégories: Vie quotidienne, Architecture
Appareil photographique: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20
Versions: version originale, Workshop
Date de soumission: 2007-02-24 3:42
Vue: 850
Points: 8
[Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe
On the 18th floor of a hotel next to the Saigon River is this fine swimming pool. This city has much to offer. A fast developing economy. The view below is shown in the WS.

Ho Chi Minh City is located in the southeastern region of Vietnam, 1,760 km south of Hanoi. The average elevation is 19 meters (63 feet) above sea level. It borders Tay Ninh and Binh Duong provinces to the north, Dong Nai and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces to the east, Long An Province to the west and the South China Sea to the south with a coast of 20 km in length. The city covers an area of 2,095 km² (0.63% of the surface of Vietnam), extending up to Cu Chi (20 km from the Cambodian border), and down to Can Gio on the East Sea coast. The distance from the northernmost point (Phu My Hung Commune, Cu Chi District) to the southernmost one (Long Hoa Commune, Can Gio District) is 120 km, and from the easternmost point (Long Binh Ward, District Nine) to the westernmost one (Binh Chanh Commune, Binh Chanh District) is 46 km.

The city has a tropical climate, with an average humidity of 75%. A year is divided into 2 distinct seasons: The rainy season with an average rainfall of about 1,800 mm annually (about 100 rainy days per year), which usually begins in May and ends in late November. The dry season lasts from December to April. The average temperature is 28 °C (Celsius), the highest temperature sometimes reaches 39 °C around noon in late April, while the lowest may fall below 16 °C in the early mornings of late December.
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Hi Murray,

A good POV of the swimming pool on top of the hotel and of the view on the Saigon river, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

Hello Murray,
wonderful place,lovely colors and the composition. A priced is arrive you picture. Good lightly and detail.
Greeting.
Janusz

Hello Murray,
And you for sure can enjoy the pool without much interruption..!
A cool place to spend some afternoon hours, before you go out to make the city unsafe...
Well framed scenery!
Greetings,
Pablo -
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  • parbo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1883 W: 15 N: 2179] (7813)
  • [2007-02-25 12:14]

Hi Murray,

There must be a great panorama of riverside. Yes. I just saw your workshop post. Your photo excellently finished in few colors and I like its simplicity a lot too. And it’s locations of course! Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

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