Vietnam Landscapes

Landscapes in Vietnam; From the mountains of Sapa in the North, to the lowlands of Mai Chao and then the magic of Ha Long Bay, Vietnam has misty but colourful landscapes where the rice fields can bring out a green lushness against the sometimes bleak and pale skies.

A hut in the foothills of Sapa

Rice fields in Mai Choa

Mountains provide a stunning backdrop to the rice paddy fields 

A farmers hut stands alone overlooking the rice fields.

Big machines carve out the hillside in Mai Chau at a white granite quarry

Rice paddies in the Cat Cat Valley, Northern Vietnam

Lao Cai village by the river

Banana trees at the edge of a rice paddy field.

A rice picker takes a break in the muggy heat after a hard few hours work since 7 am when the sun rose and the morning air was cooler.

A lone boat in Ha Long Bay

Dao Titop Island Pagoda in the magical Ha Long Bay 

Sunset at Ha Long Bay

Irish Landscapes

Irish Landscapes, a set on Flickr.

Some recent Landscape Photography from Kerry, Ireland where the weather hed out and created some magic light in these stunning landscapes.