November 2019 – Cristian Sorega Photography

Another entry in my Photo Review series and this time I’m looking at the most popular photo on my old blog.

I don’t know what it is about this photo and post but over time, it has received the highest number of views and I got quite a lot of requests for people to use it in one way or another.

This was one of those London winter photos, when it’s dark, grey and cold outside. The times when I didn’t really feel like going out to take photos but forced myself so I could keep up my ‘One Day, One Photo’ blog.

I just grabbed my Panasonic GF1 with the 40mm f1.7 lens, set it on high contrast b&w JPG and went out for a walk around the neighborhood.

While, I do like the photo and the mood it gives, it’s certainly not what I would consider one of my best photos.
Still, it does get quite a bit of attention for some reason. Maybe it’s the title or people like the mood or simplicity of it.

What do you think about this photo and why do you think it receives so many views on my old blog?

This will be a regular series where I will post my thoughts and photos from the motorbike rides I’ve been on and will go on in the future.

The first post is my last ride from 2 weeks ago, it’s been a nice and fun ride with friends.

*The Mother of Vietnam statue and museum*

The ride started in Da Nang, we drove towards Hoi An and over the Cua Dai bridge to Tam Ky. It’s a pretty much straight road but offers some scenic views along the way.
Our first stop was the ‘Mother of Vietnam’ statue and museum.

After our first stop, we went to one of the old Cham towers in Tam Ky, unfortunately it was closed but we did get some photos from the road.

*A newly built roundabout and intersection outside Tam Ky*

After a bit of a boring drive on the highway, we turned off to head towards the Tam Hai ferry but not before exploring a bit of an off-road section nearby.

Once we took the ferry across to Tam Hai, we’ve made our way to the furthest point to see the main sight on the island.

There were some other stops planned but after spending quite a bit of time on Tam Hai, we realised it got late so decided to head back towards Da Nang.

The way back started off with great light and a very nice double rainbow but soon turned into torrential rain, to top it off it also got dark.

Overall, it ended up being a great day out with friends.
The rain kind of spoiled a bit the ride back and the roads were mostly straight but Tam Hai is a nice island to visit nearby.

Month: November 2019

Photo Review: Street Lamp

The Ride: Tam Hai