Back from school in Kampong Ayer, a photo from Brunei and Muara, West

Photographer's Note

‘Bandar Seri Begawan - Back from school in Kampong Ayer’

I regretted that I had so few pictures of the water village Kampong Ayer with residents on it.
Finally I found another one on my smartphone. I had already forgotten I still had a few pictures there.

The quality of my photos taken with smartphone is inadequate. Clearly a wrong purchase.
I don't remember why I didn’t use my camera to take a picture of this scene with the two girls.

Presumably you will prefer the photos in the WS. They show the water village seen from the quay in Bandar Seri Begawan.

COSTANTINO, jemaflor, pajaran, ikeharel, ChrisJ, Fis2, alvaraalto, holmertz, pierrefonds, jhm, jean113, mcmtanyel, Royaldevon, worldcitizen, adramad, PiotrF ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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COSTANTINO (115407) 2021-08-26 23:30

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
and a happy week end
impressive photo with this
bridge and the water village
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (146168) 2021-08-26 23:36

Salut Paul,
intéressante photo avec cette perspective donnée par ce passage en bois, bon effet de profondeur et de symétrie, très bien ces deux écolières au centre la vue, jolies photos en Ws avec un bon rendu des teintes. Merci du partage.

ikeharel (112391) 2021-08-27 0:33

It is always a puzzle to me how these people living on a wooden houses over water, Paul.
Your series about the stilts dwelling alaways an interesting subject to look at.
Nicely captured moment.
Have a nice friday,
Ike

ChrisJ (171146) 2021-08-27 0:39

Hello Paul

The catwalk above the water adds terrific linear perspective and lead in lines. Excellent sharpness and The 2 veiled girls provide scale. Tfs!

mkamionka (73198) 2021-08-27 0:45

Hi Paul,
I am not sure if my comment will be appropriate but my first thought was that these are children dressed up as ghosts for the Halloween.
Nice to see some people among those particular houses, indeed the village looked as if abandoned.
Great reportage,
M
PS TrekEarth is up and running again!

Silvio1953 (220443) 2021-08-27 0:48

Ciao Paul, great perspective on pedestrian bridge, lovely composition with walking couple, excellent clarity, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, have a good week end ciao Silvio

Fis2 (169589) 2021-08-27 0:59

Witaj Paul!
Curious set of photos.
A very interesting place.
I like this scene from daily life.
Well done.
Good morning.
Krzysztof

alvaraalto (42804) 2021-08-27 3:35

Dag Paul,
Dank voor je oplettendheid. Ik heb de tikfout inmiddels hersteld. De site lijkt wel aardig maar niet erg gebruiksvriendelijk al is het altijd even wennen. Ook mij was opgevallen dat de geografische data ontbreekt wat ook mij spijt.
Wat betreft deze foto. Een mooie bijdrage over het schoolleven in Brunei in de week dat in Nederland de scholen weer volledig openen en de kinderen en leerkrachten covid-vrij zijn verklaart. Ik hoop dat alles goed gaat. Gelukkig heeft Lars zijn 2 prikken al gehad.
Groet Rob

holmertz (101880) 2021-08-27 3:57

Hello Paul,
I can't see that the quality of this would be remarkably lower than the photos from your proper camera. And compared with my scanned photos it's excellent. But in any case most important is what a photo shows, and I like this rather deep view of the jetty and the two traditionally dressed girls. To me it's a more interesting photo than those in the WS, even though the boats are very bright and eye-catching.
Best regards,
Gert

pierrefonds (113474) 2021-08-27 5:10

Bonjour Paul,

La longueur de la passerelle donne de la profondeur et de la perspective à la composition. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des maisons sur pilotis. La lumière rehausse les couleurs de l'image.

Pierre

jhm (211734) 2021-08-27 10:18

Goedenavond Paul,

Ik heb een laatste nieuwe gsm, maar de foto van mijn camera zijn 10x beter tussen 300dpi en 72 maakt heel wat uit.
Maar uw foto komt er heel goed uit, en nu met mensen, het zijn er maar twee maar het geeft meer animo.
Mooie diepte en goed perspectief, met aan beide zijden de paalwoningen.
Goed foto werk, bedankt.

Prettig weekend,
John.

lousat (138521) 2021-08-27 12:01

Hi Paul,for me the quality is excellent,i like a lot this composition,with the girls back at home taken in a perfect symmetry in this "street" of village,2 nice shots too in the WS,the skipper is watching you hoping to have a new customer. Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

GyurMaster (24668) 2021-08-27 12:18

Hello Paul,

In this screen resolution it is acceptable in my opinion. Its not the pixels that count. Clearly, its a well-taken shot.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

Tue (91450) 2021-08-27 12:56

Hallo Paul,
Ik neem ook zelden foto's met m'n telefoon, er gaat niets boven de kwaliteit van een echte camera. Dat neemt niet weg dat dit een uitstekende foto is met de houten brug in het midden geflankeerd door de gele tinten aan beide zijden. De schoolkinderen zijn mooi in het midden geplaatst.
Lars

jean113 (27585) 2021-08-27 14:06

Hello Paul, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the quality of this picture.
An excellent point of view, with the walkway leading us to the heart of the scene.
The two little girls really do make the picture.
The light is managed beautifully.
The two workshop pictures add to our impression of this place.
Kind regards, Jean.

mcmtanyel (67507) 2021-08-27 20:18

Hello Paul,
The colors in the WS photos are more agreeable. But I like the main entry better, there is something special about those two little girls in burkas.
Regards,
MT

ifege (46851) 2021-08-27 22:03

Hi Paul
This good photo shows that not everything has been modernised since Gert took his photos there years ago.
cheers
Ian

pajaran (114781) 2021-08-27 22:44

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lep deo naselja na vodi, dobro pokazan sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspeketivom i uhvacenim renutkom sa decom i oblacima koji dolaze i najavljuju promenu vremena.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.

Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja

foxy (3423) 2021-08-28 5:30

Hello Paul,
This back from school scene ... could be taken in Malaysia.
Why am I saying that , because the schoolgirls' school uniforms are almost the same as the schoolgirls in M'sia.
And of course the similarity of the villages too.
This is not bad picture considering taken with smartphone. The colours of the wooden houses are a bit 'odd' but it has a lovely texture to the scene.
I think I would have taken with a smartphone ... a bit of discretion. It'll be OK if the parents were around the scene. That's how I see it in this circumstances.
I do like the boats - commuting to and fro in the river bringing the locals and tourists ( like you ). Its seems to me that there is only one company of this public transportation.
Thanks for sharing this 'familiar' scene of M'sia.
Loong

Royaldevon (85576) 2021-08-29 9:33

Hello paul,

I think you criticise yourself too severely; this is a charming photograph, with a perfectly acceptable quality. I think modern phones take good quality photographs and are so handy, to capture a rapidly changing scene, when a camera would need to be set up!
I love the b/g of the water village.
The composition, demonstrating linear perspective, with a fine focal point, is great.

I wonder if western children would be happy to wear such headgear ... well, yes if they were playacting; little girls pretending to be Mary, at Christmas.

The w/s are are colourful and reveal action from the boats.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

worldcitizen (15930) 2021-08-31 12:43

Hello Paul,
If I looked quickly at this photo, I could mistake these two schoolgirls as approaching ghosts! They are dressed exactly alike and are walking step in step together. I like the surrounding view of the water and houses, too. Take care!

adramad (72524) 2021-09-02 10:27

Hello Paul.
A very correct photo with the mobile, which seen at this size are perfect.
Great perspective is given by this wooden walkway, which is like the street of these houses, the two girls with such "special" clothing put the perfect touch to the composition.
Great panoramas on the WS.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and magnificent composition; they are managed to perfection, in this beautiful image.
I like very much.
You have a good day. Very best regards.
Luis.

kasianowak (17648) 2021-10-06 2:24

Actually... no, I prefer the main upload. The two traditionally-dressed girls make it truly special.
I sometimes take photos with a smartphone too, it's usually when it's quicker and my main camera is in my bag and the opportunity would be gone by the time I pull it out. Or when I want to hide the fact I'm photographing people so I pretend to be looking at the phone. In any case - don't forget to backup your smartphone photos! I made a mistake of considering them "inferior" and less worth the effort and lost some valuable memories!
I truly enjoyed looking at your photos and reading notes on Brunei, a country I've never been to. And comparing them to Gert's! :-)
Greetings from Schiphol Airport!
Kasia

jmdias (114150) 2021-10-12 1:45

paul

I liked these 3 photos, but the main post is fantastic an surprising. Lovely diagonals an personages, the clothes added a special effect here,
Today i am in another state, teying to visit a national park, very hot here near equator line.
Tc
Jorge

PiotrF (54246) 2021-10-12 15:00

Hello Paul,
Interesting place, great view of this water village.
Good pictures with the boats in the workshop.
I like good composition, nice colours, superb light and good quality.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr