Departure of the Rocket, a photo from Dhaka, North

Photographer's Note

As the afternoon moves towards evening I await the departure of the Rocket. I am heading from Sadarghat, the main ferry terminal in Dhaka to Khulna, the gateway to the Sundarbans. The dock is filled with people boarding boats and also all manner of vendors, traders and touts.

The Rocket is the generic name given to several similar ships travelling along this route. They are famous as being restored paddle steamers that slowly chug through the peaceful waterways. It's a relaxing way to travel but you need to have time. Our journey took about 28 hours.

gp_pl, quetzal, jafadabret, Tue, weswang, riclopes, AnimeshRay, eladen has marked this note useful

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gp_pl (1394) 2006-05-21 8:40

Hi Jonathan,
very intersting POV. Colours, contrast and focus are excellent. For me - brainchild.
Congratulation
regards
Grzesiek

quetzal (3665) 2006-05-21 8:53

Hi Jonathan,
Thanks to tht note, this picture is more easy to understand. It is an excellent picture with original point of view and composition. We guess the life on the quays. I like it.
Regards
Jean-Louis

jafadabret (56501) 2006-05-21 14:40

Jonathan bonsoir !
J'aime ce coup de spot sur la bou閑 qui s'en trouve ainsi embellie et en vedette. L'ambiance de la photo est celle d'un port surpeupl� comme beaucoup dans ce pays j'imagine.
Jacques

Tue (92312) 2006-05-21 16:05

Hej Jonathan,
Well composed picture. It's nice to see all the people on the dock. Lighting and colours are fine too. Well done!
Hilsen,
Lars

weswang (18247) 2006-05-21 17:53

Hi Jonathan, An interesting view from the ship to see the crowd on the dock. Good framing to depict the mood of waiting for departure from the crowded place. We can almost feel the ship rocking from this picture. Nice capture of the highlight by the sunlight. A well taken picture.

rabdelnoor (3423) 2006-05-21 22:54

Hi Jonathan,
Nice and original POV. The colors and light are very nice too. I couldn't imagine these journeys could take too long. I hope at least the view was great.
Take care
Ricardo

rosaline (0) 2006-05-22 3:52

Hi Jonathan
I don't envy your journey. 28hours - no joke. Great shot this, and I like the capture of the vendors and trades people in the background. Nice focus and detail. Well done.
Aubrey

riclopes (35577) 2006-05-22 4:42

Hi Jonathan,
I like the original framing for this one, with the fence, floater and floor dominating the foreground as a clean image in contrast with the crowd downthere. A very smart one. Congratulations!
Ricardo
p.s.-what happened with the previous image?

Vato_Law (12732) 2006-05-22 16:09

Hello Jonathan,
It磗 an original way of presenting this image, and I like it. Good details on foreground and nice action to be seen behind.
Well done.
Paulo

AnimeshRay (9089) 2006-05-23 0:20

Nice framing.
This is the way my grandfather used to travel some 80 years ago...the only way to go from Dhaka to Khulna in those days. Thanks for bringing this to us. It inspires me to try this route out for myself...on my grandfather's footsteps!! :0)

gebala (0) 2006-05-23 4:54

hello Jnathan, exellent persoective, i like how u put this wheel, exellent point of view with great colours, well taken
rgs

eladen (239) 2008-06-03 4:19