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Iced Coffee by the River

A Nikon D7000 — 1/2500s ƒ/5.6 ISO 800 at 85 mm

N 11 B 1.2K C 2 E Apr 29, 2015 F Jun 21, 2015

G Vietnam > Quang Nam > > Hội An >

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Duy Hai fishing village near Hoi an Vietnam

Fisherman's basket

A Olympus E-M5MarkII — 1/500s ƒ/4 ISO 250 at 210 mm

N 31 B 2.5K C 6 E Mar 23, 2019 F Feb 15, 2020

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Heading out to sea with his fishing nets and bouys. "The basket boats that dot the waters from the southern coast all the way up to Danang have become iconic to Vietnam. The origin of these coracles is unclear, but many believe they were born out of ingenuity during the French colonial era. As the story goes, when the French levied taxes on boats in Vietnam, fishermen couldn’t afford to pay them – so they designed circular woven “baskets” that just so happened to also function as boats. The basket boats quickly became popular up and down the coast thanks to both their tax-free status and their impressive engineering." National Geographic.

Photographed in Hoi An, Vietnam.

Tags: Coracle basket boat fisherman Hoi an Vietnam fishing flags paddle oar Buoyant 'trave'

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