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Agats Town - part 2

Posted by Stephen (Canberra, Australia) on 21 May 2012 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

Our Zodiac glides into the shore at Agats. We were relieved to find a more solid landing than the jetty found here!

As you can see, the town is built on stilts rising above the tidal river and mangrove swamp.

Nikon D5000 1/125 second F/10.0 ISO 100 11 mm

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Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

What a terrific sight coming into this town a superb image

21 May 2012 6:09am

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

good angle

21 May 2012 6:26am

Richard from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Fabulous take. Love the POV a

21 May 2012 6:34am

Phil from Sausset les Pins, France

Amazing shot ! And wonderful colors , Phil

21 May 2012 6:34am

Sterre from Utrecht, Netherlands

Great photo with the boat as introductory point.
Beautiful composition and colors.

21 May 2012 7:51am

kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

Always good to see how other cultures live. Great documentary shot.

21 May 2012 8:10am

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, Canada

You make it look like an exciting place to be, Stephen, your view is magnifique !~
The colors are alive !

21 May 2012 8:18am

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Looks like a surprisingly big place, lots of stilts on view here.

21 May 2012 8:50am

Thierry Pouleur from anseremme, Belgium

superbe photo

21 May 2012 9:13am

Laurette from Johannesburg - Fourways, South Africa

A fabulous shot with marvelous colours and beautiful POV.

21 May 2012 9:18am

Mhelene from Paris, France

Wow ...Beautiful and impressiv !!

21 May 2012 9:46am

Thea from Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Wow..this looks beautiful,great angle and wonderful colours and details..love the story it tells !

21 May 2012 9:49am

Victoria from Sweden

Very nice picture!

21 May 2012 10:04am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

That's my kind of house :)

21 May 2012 10:12am

omid from mashhad, Iran

:) very nice!!!
Beautiful colors!

21 May 2012 11:07am

Benkirane Thami from Fès, Morocco

J'apprécie l'opposition entre les matières, les couleurs et les formes entre le zodiac du premier plan et la massive bâtisse sur pilotis! La lumière baigne généreusement !
Bon début de semaine lumineuse!

21 May 2012 11:16am

arvin from sari, Iran

wow...
Very nice
Sky
Water color
Beautiful
5*

21 May 2012 11:30am

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

A wonderful adventure and an image that goes very well ... A trip wonderful friend! I envy you. A hug, Adela

21 May 2012 11:43am

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

A wonderfully colourful view of this stilted city! Nicely captured Stephen! ;-)

21 May 2012 12:08pm

tataray from france, France

Merveilleuse découverte sur cette image superbe.
Plein de détails attrayants.)

21 May 2012 12:20pm

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Quel maison sur pilotis sueprbe quel effet de cadrage fantastique compo et iamge avec les personnages et les bâteaux.
Belle soirée

21 May 2012 12:38pm

Z from Shanghai, China

Very pleasant combination of blocks of colors and lines...the colors are particularly superb!

21 May 2012 12:39pm

Marie LC from Entre montagnes et Bretagne, France

an image with beautiful exotic colors

21 May 2012 12:45pm

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

superb frame

21 May 2012 12:46pm

Jason Politte from Conway, AR, United States

Wow, don't know if I'd trust those stilts! :-)) Excellent perspective, Stephen!

21 May 2012 1:18pm

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Sehr schön mit dem Boot im Vordergrund. Wunderbare Farben.

21 May 2012 1:38pm

Bron from Canberra, Australia

Such ingenuity Stephen - to live life propped on poles, resourcefully using whatever you can get! Another very interesting insight into your journey. Thanks

21 May 2012 2:26pm

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

Back in the land of full colour! Gorgeous place

21 May 2012 2:34pm

Rick from Toronto, Canada

Superb shot, Stephen. I am always fascinated by humanity's sheer inventive will to be living as close as possible to water, and the adaptable brain that makes it happen.

21 May 2012 2:53pm

Navin Harish from Noida, India

WOW! WHat a nice place

21 May 2012 2:57pm

Sam from Chennai, India

Amazing. Wonderful place. Nice wooden houses on stilts. Life close to nature. Great shot and details. Love it, Stephen. :)

21 May 2012 3:30pm

Williams from East LaHave, Nova Scotia, Canada

Great perspective & colour.

21 May 2012 4:59pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

I'm not surprised! Your chance of getting wet seems much less here. Smart people building on stilts. People here are not nearly so smart; they build in flood plains and wonder why they get flooded out. Lovely shot.

21 May 2012 5:21pm

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

Interesting architecture

21 May 2012 5:21pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Incredible height given to these structures on stilts which is really emphasized by the people waiting to board. Great colors and DoF as we are able to look down the shoreline. I wonder if their height is a sign as to how high the river can swell during the rainy season?

21 May 2012 5:50pm

London Caller from United Kingdom

Oh, we have similar buildings like this in Malaysia.
Schools, churches, everything is built on stilts.

21 May 2012 5:52pm

philippe from moselle, France

c'est la cabane du pêcheur ;o) !!!

21 May 2012 6:23pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Fantastic view from the boat. Great POV of these buildings on stilts. Very interesting!

21 May 2012 7:37pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Fantastic frame and view of the town built on stilts, an amazing scene!

21 May 2012 8:29pm

Michael Fresh from Chester, United Kingdom

Very sharp and colorful shot. That's a lot of tree poles under the house.

21 May 2012 9:05pm

Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela

Very interesting view of all these stilt houses. I like the bow of this boat in the foreground !!! Beautiful shot ..

21 May 2012 10:31pm

Craig from Perth, Australia

VEry interesting looking place. I particularly love the structue and the waiting people adds interest.

21 May 2012 10:34pm

Lewis from Ljouwert, Netherlands

Beautiful setting, nice standpoint, friendly welcoming

22 May 2012 7:49am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Nice point of view..

22 May 2012 10:15am

Don Levesque from Saint John, Canada

Superb capture! As if we were in the zodiac ourselves.
Well done Stephen!

22 May 2012 3:45pm

Jeff from Honolulu, United States

I've enjoyed my visit to your fine site. This one is a compositional beauty.

24 May 2012 5:50pm