Passage To Heaven

Steven de Siow

Passage To Heaven

Try to capture the beauty of the famous Yangtse Three Gorges in China.
Considered & constructive critiques are most welcome.
Image copyright © Steven de Siow. All rights reserved.

Camera Model Name Sony DSC-N1
Shooting Date/Time 16/05/2006 4:16:01 PM
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/500
Av (Aperture Value) 7.1
Exposure Compensation 0.3
ISO Speed 64


Thank you to the following group for featuring this photograph:
Your Magic Place on the 11-Mar-2009
Natural Color and Light on the 11-Mar-2009
Photography 101 on the 17-Mar-2009

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Passage To Heaven by Steven de Siow
Passage To Heaven by Steven de Siow
  • Marvin Collins

    Marvin Collins

    Beautiful work Steven….....excellent composition and colors…....love the different shades of blue in the mountains and the ships are a great added touch.

  • Steven de Siow

    Steven de Siow

    Yes Marvin. Our mother earth is really beautiful. Hope people don’t take it for granted anymore.

  • YELLOWJACKET

    YELLOWJACKET

    A MOST WONDERFUL PHOTO. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES I HAVE ALWAYS WISHED TO VISIT BUT NEVER HAVE. THANKS FOR TAKING ME ALONG WITH YOU BY PRESENTING THIS PHOTO.

  • Alecia Scott

    Alecia Scott

    Wow now that is amazing

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    Ah the layers here Steven – beautifully done.

  • Steven de Siow

    Steven de Siow

    Yellow Jacket,
    You are most welcome.

  • johno4280

    johno4280

    A wonderous image Steven, would look great printed large, well done my friend

  • Anaa

    Anaa

    Simply wonderful …cool & calm image ! :)

  • Steven de Siow

    Steven de Siow

    John & Anaa,
    Appreciate your nice words.

  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly

    I’ve seen this before I think and my views towards it haven’t changed Steven, this is great work.

  • Steven de Siow

    Steven de Siow

    You are right Jason, I had posted this in the DPF. Glad you still lke it _

  • Nigel Donald

    Nigel Donald

    Nice work! nicely captured.

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Nigel, these place is really beautiful. Thanks for stopping by.

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    excellent work Steven, beautiful tones throughout

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Glad you like it, thanks.

  • Roland Schicht

    Roland Schicht

    Love it. Would be a heavenly spot there… without the ships… but that unfortunately spoils many natural wonders on our planet.

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Roland, you are right. Human do spoils our mother earth a lot. Hope we can shoot as many nice photo as possible so that the next generation has the change to see the original appearance of our beautiful earth. Thanks for the visit.

  • Mary Aleckson

    Mary Aleckson

    My daughter researched the Yangtse Three Gorges in China in high school. She spent a lot of time with it, and it was very interesting to read. Now I get to see it for real (somewhat) and it is as wonderous as I imagined it. Thanks for sharing!

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Hope your daughter will enjoy this image too. Thanks for the visit.

  • Tara Sheffer-Archie

    Tara Sheffer-A...

    Wow, I thought the mountains that surround me (The Blue Ridge Mountains) were the only ones that were blue in appearance. This is beautiful! I would love to be there!

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Actually it is in the early morning, so the mountain looks blue. But there are really beautiful.

  • Louise Poole

    Louise Poole

    This is a very memorable image. Simply beautiful.

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Yes the place is really beautiful but unfortunate the country is suffering for eartquake. hope the place does not get affected. Thanks for the nice comments.

  • calico

    calico

    exquisite! thanks

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Thanks.

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    What a stunning landscape. The depth you have captured is great, well done once again!

  • Steven de Siow replied

    This place is really beautiful. No one will believe this image was capture by a compact camera. I will be back with a DSLR.

  • smile4me

    smile4me

    This certainly looks lke paradise to me! Excellent shot, love the blues in this :D

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Yes this place is beautiful. Hope next time I can go back there for photography purpose only, not as a tourist.

  • PrairieRose

    PrairieRose

    Amazing places you have visited and captured so beautifullly Steven…...I have visited Langkawi and love your country….......

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Thanks Prairie. If next time you happen to visit Malaysia again, you must include Pulau Perhentian and if time allow, Pulau Simpadan (the top ten most beautiful island in the world) in your journey.

  • Caterpillar

    Caterpillar

    Really impressive!

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Glad you like it, thanks.

  • Taylor Sawyer

    Taylor Sawyer

    I love this one! The layers of blue are so beautiful!

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  • Daniel  Sly

    Daniel Sly

    Fantastic shot, great work!

  • Pamela Jayne Smith

    Pamela Jayne S...

    lovely shot!

  • JamieGreen

    JamieGreen

    This is a lovely shot steven. I like the PoV . The way the river narrows away into the distance is quite eyecatching.The ships give the river a nice sense of scale without taking your focus away from it.

  • Meike

    Meike

    WOW what a stunning image! Gorgeous!

  • ccwri

    ccwri

    How beautiful! Congratulations on your feature, Steven! Hugs Carolyn

  • Alexanderargyll

    Alexanderargyll

    excellent layers :-)

  • Steven de Siow

    Steven de Siow

    Thanks for all the nice comments. Regards

  • N & L Williams Photography

    N & L Williams...

    Stunning in every sense of the word.
    Leanne.

  • AnnieSnel

    AnnieSnel

    Beautiful view!!

  • Steven de Siow

    Steven de Siow

    Thanks Neil & Annie

  • Dan Chang

    Dan Chang

    Beautiful picture love the blue shades of the rivers and depth of the pic….

  • Dan Chang

    Dan Chang

    btw, if you are going back to China for photograph please let me know when perhaps we can go together….

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Sure Dan. I wish to go Shangrila at sounthern China ond day. I had seen some photo. It is the heaven for photographer.

  • AmyRalston

    AmyRalston

    very, very beautiful and tranquil.

  • Steven de Siow replied

    You are right, this place is really beautiful. Wish to go back soon. :D

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    an absolutelall time favourite! sorry to have missed it before now and its so worthy of all those recent features!! congratulations!

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Dinghy, I missed your works more than you have missed my works. So I am the one need to say sorry. :D

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    Wow this is so beautiful , what a wonderful sight . A fav

  • Margaret Harris

    Margaret Harris

    Beautiful photograph!

  • Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong

    Amazing! Fantastic work!

  • Steven de Siow

    Steven de Siow

    Thanks Irene, Margaret & Robert.

  • BettinaSchwarz

    BettinaSchwarz

    my goodness … how stunning … the progression and the tones are fabulous!

  • funkybunch

    funkybunch

    stunning work, beautiful

  • Steven de Siow

    Steven de Siow

    Thanks Bettina & Fynkybunch.

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    Steven, this is quite breathtaking, and your POV and composition is perfect….the soft tones,the wonderful depth, the slight hint of mist in the air…......all these things help make this a very special image….......this is outstanding work that calms the spirit and inspires….you should be very proud of it! :-)) JD

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Joyce,
    Glad you like this. Yes your support and kind comments had make this is one of my best collection in my portfolion. Once again, thanks very much.

  • Phillip Weyers

    Phillip Weyers

    Simply beautiful.

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Thanks Phillip.

  • Angie Muccillo

    Angie Muccillo

    Stunning capture…beautiful composition and tones :-)

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Glad you like it, thanks very much.

  • elphonline

    elphonline

    stunning view.

  • Steven de Siow replied

    yes this place is beautiful. Wish can go back soon :D

  • Hélène David-Cuny

    Hélène David-Cuny

    Wonderful view…

  • Steven de Siow replied

    Agree, the view is spectacular.

  • annalisa56

    annalisa56 24 days ago

    Really impressive !!!

  • ckroeger

    ckroeger 22 days ago

    The composition is great! I love the cool blue colors, simple and perfect! Seems like you are into photography for the same reasons I am, as an inspiration for others to admire and respect the beauty around them and to not take it for granted …love your work!

  • Steven de Siow replied 18 days ago

    You are right. Let’s keep up the good job to capture the beauty of this world. Cheers.

  • Steven de Siow

    Steven de Siow 18 days ago

    Thanks very much Anna & Ckroeqer.

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