Tự Đức tomb 3, a photo from Thua Thien-Hue, North Central Coast

Photographer's Note

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As with many antiquities in Vietnam all of the Tự Đức tomb complex isn't well maintained and there are large overgrown areas such as in the main photo and the 2 WS photos. There wasn't any good access to the overgrown areas for exploration of what looked interesting other areas.
And re my posting yesterday - somehow the WS photos landed up in my previous photo (Thanks Gert for finding them). My fault or TE's? Probably mine. The WS photos today are definitely where they belong.

COSTANTINO, jemaflor, Fis2, ikeharel, holmertz, pierrefonds, jhm, PaulVDV, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (221593) 2021-12-10 22:03

Ciao Ian, great view of fantastic tomb complex, lovely composition with a lot of green, wonderful colors, splendid light, excellent clarity and fine details, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

COSTANTINO (116490) 2021-12-10 22:14

Hello dear Ian and have a nice week end
interesting capture concerning the
Nature
thanks for your useful notes
about the antiquities in Vietnam
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (147128) 2021-12-10 22:59

Hi Ian,
Interesting photo of this tomb, good perspective effect with the wall on the roght side, impressive green vegetation, tfs.

pajaran (115891) 2021-12-10 23:52

Pozdrav.

Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
lepa stara arhitektura pokrivena zelenilom, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama uradionici.
Sve u zelenom, priroda radi svoj posao.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

Fis2 (170747) 2021-12-11 0:32

Witaj Lan!
A very interesting place, et of photos make impression.
Excellent frames, colors, and light.
Nice presentation.
Well done.
Good afternoon and have a nice sunday.
Krzysztof

mkamionka (74407) 2021-12-11 0:37

Hi Ian,
I understand that as you said the place is not well mainatined but nevertheless the resulting effect is very photogenic. The place combines in an unexpected way the nature and culture. This could have not been planned by a human and the effect is so interesting.
Very well done,
M

holmertz (102700) 2021-12-11 3:46

Hello Ian,
I don't remember seeing these abandoned and totally overgrown buildings. My thoughts go straight to the Angkor area.
Regards,
Gert

pierrefonds (114448) 2021-12-11 5:42

Hi Ian,

This is a nice area of the tomb. The ^point of view is showing the details of the vegetation and of the trees. The light is giving good colors output. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jhm (211736) 2021-12-11 5:47

Hello Ian,

A lovely green oase it seems or everything are overgrowth
Quiet without people presently.
Pleasant panorama view too.
Splendid picture, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

Gerrit (62042) 2021-12-11 5:55

Hello Ian,
I see that nature is taking over here, always a good extra on ruins.
Thanks and regards,
Gerrit

kasianowak (17676) 2021-12-11 7:03

Hi Ian
Strange how this kind of neglected antique buildings overgrown with vegetation have so much charm. The variety of plant species and the vivid tones of green are very appealing and the crumbling architecture speaks of unknown events in the past that made people abandon this place.
My favourite is the image with the door in the wall.
Best wishes
Kasia

jmdias (115156) 2021-12-11 9:49

ian

we can see the damage of the climate to the monument, it would deserve a restaure faster. nice these images showing the monument and its imposing aspect despite the damages,

take care

jorge

lousat (139266) 2021-12-11 14:40

Hi Ian,it is a pity that many corners of these tombs are so invaded by the plant world that it tries to regain its space after so many centuries, the photos show what happens perfectly, 3 different views with excellent quality as always. Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

PaulVDV (62892) 2021-12-12 14:42

Hello Ian,
Abundant precipitation and a mild climate ensure that monuments quickly become overgrown.
In addition, the necessary money for regular maintenance is often lacking.
But that does have its charm when you visit this place.
In my personal opinion, this really looks very different from, say, the ruins of Angkor Wat.
Best regards, Paul

mcmtanyel (68503) 2022-01-03 20:54

Hello Ian,
Another photo proving that a wet climate is not friendly to buildings. I hope they get some money for the renovation of these buildings before they are completely lost.
Regards,
MT