Moto in the Rain

Lesley Williamson

Moto in the Rain

The Vietnamese have an uncanny way of being able to tell when it’s about to rain and carry plastic ponchos under the seats of their bikes. As the heavens open, and you’re caught unawares, you can do nothing but stand there, soggy and marvel at them all zooming around, undeterred by the torrential downpour.

Taken in Saigon, Vietnam.

As featured in the group ‘Street Photography and Photojournalism’ – 10/05/09

This photograph is part of a set of 6 images taken while travelling in Vietnam. To see the others, click on the links below:

Hang Bac
Hanoi at Night
Crazy Road
Crossing the Road
Lined up Bikes

Thank you to all who stop by to have a look, it’s much appreciated, as are your comments!

Copyright © Lesley Williamson 2009

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Moto in the Rain by Lesley Williamson
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  • J.K. York

    J.K. York

    superb street shot. very impressive panning in the rain no less. top shelf work.

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thank you! I’ve only just joined so to get good feedback straight away is great. Much appreciated!

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Absolutely fantastic shot! :D

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thanks! Like I said above, very new to this, so much appreciated! Hoping to get some more images up today.

  • The Scouts

    The Scouts

    perfect shot, greats depths of meanings within it. perfect shot again.

  • Lesley Williamson

    Lesley Williamson

    Cheers!

  • AJM Photography

    AJM Photography

    Superb street shot! Absolutely superb! Technically perfect, and the subject is wonderful.

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thank you once again sir!

  • KSkinner

    KSkinner

    Great work, love the B&W, nice DOF and motion blur!!!!

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thank you very much! :D

  • THEFACIALEXPRES

    THEFACIALEXPRES

    Still my favourite Lesley, superb

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Cheers once again!

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    stunning,

  • Lesley Williamson

    Lesley Williamson

    Thank you very much! Belated congratulations on achieving 30,000 views in 3 months, that’s pretty special!

  • eclectica

    eclectica

    Wonderful street photography!

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Cheers! :D

  • Brendan Schoon

    Brendan Schoon

    Stunning shot, great composition and exposure is very cool!!
    Brendan

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Cheers Brendan, thanks a lot! :D

  • andreasphoto

    andreasphoto

    great capture

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thanks a lot! :D

  • blueeyesjus

    blueeyesjus

    Beautiful capture, perfect in B+W, I remember having a similar experience in Thailand, the locals seemed to have a 6th sense about the weather

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thanks! Yeah, it’s exactly the same all over South East Asia, they’re used to monsoon like rain.

  • theartofcombat

    theartofcombat

    Great image well caught

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thanks a lot! :)

  • Christophe Mespoulede

    Christophe Mes...

    wonderfull shot!

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thanks! :)

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    excellent shot – both as a technical pan as well as a cool ‘local’ shot!

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Cheers! :)

  • Mark Mitrofaniuk

    Mark Mitrofaniuk

    Loving this photo Lesley!

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thank you! :)

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    Now THAT is panning at its finest! Very impressive work Lesley….wow!

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thank you very much! Took me about 6 goes to get it right… :)

  • Pete Costick

    Pete Costick

    Your panning has captured motion beautifully, great street image, love the passenger trying to take shelter, super work.

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thanks a lot! This scene is something you see in Hanoi all the time. :)

  • garry stokoe

    garry stokoe

    11 out of ten it is the right moment picture

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thank you very much! :)

  • Adrian Geronimo

    Adrian Geronimo

    wonderful panning!! great street photograph as well. the
    exposure is nicely balanced, and the details are quite good
    for a panning shot. well done!

    ps: i feel scared just looking at those two. i dont think they’re wearing
    helmets are they?

  • Lesley Williamson replied

    Thanks a lot! :) Unfortunately in Vietnam, people deem helmets as too expensive an investment so most don’t wear them. You should check out my other shots from there of people crossing the road. Cheers :)

  • Adrian Geronimo

    Adrian Geronimo

    i’m sure they’re interesting. i’ll have a look next time when my boss is not kicking around :D hehehehe but i see some of the thumbnails right now. they really remind me of Top Gear’s Vietnam Special they did over a year ago or something. dont know if you’re familiar with that show. you should be, they’re from london i think. your gallery as a whole is very impressive indeed. you two should travel here for the olympics!

  • Adrian Geronimo

    Adrian Geronimo 19 days ago

    i can’t help but mention seeing your account on deviantart, where i remember seeing this pic for the first time. i think it was on the yard collective’s monthly.

  • Lesley Williamson replied 18 days ago

    Thanks for you interest Adrian, much appreciated! :) I’m not on Deviant Art so I really hope it’s not there, cos if it is, someone else has put it there!

  • Adrian Geronimo

    Adrian Geronimo 18 days ago

    nah wasn’t. turns out i mixed things up, and i was seeing things. sorry about the confusion. this is what happens when you have more than one art community
    that you’re a member of hehehe. so sorry.

  • Lesley Williamson replied 17 days ago

    Thanks for clearing that up! :)

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