February 19--Again on the banks of the Mekong

[zyzyly]

This was from four years ago. We spent a couple days on the Mekong river near the Lao border--it's about an hour from our house in Thailand. It is a great place to get away for a day or two. There are a couple of national parks up that way too, so lots to see.

We were staying at a place on the river and rented a boat one morning to go see these rock formations. While we were wandering around these four boys showed up to swim, and I photographed them for a while. I think this is one of my favorite photographs from that trip. I love the energy that is implied in their movement. It really was a great spot for a swim.



Here's another one that gives a sense of the landscape.



These guys were brothers.

One more memory tomorrow, and then it is back to the present.

Comments

[pasticcio.livejournal.com]

I'm enjoying these memories of yours .. I can't help but wonder about those boys and what they're up to now .. if they're well .. what they look like...

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

Yeah me too. Next time I am back that way I will bring some prints and see if I can find them.

[pasticcio.livejournal.com]

I think that would be great!

[brendamom.livejournal.com]

I still think that photo of the boys swimming is one fabulous photo.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

One of my favorites, and strictly by chance. My favorite type.

[thoughtsbykat.livejournal.com]

I love the photos of the boys playing. Lots of rocks and areas filled with water. Nice photographic memories.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

It was a beautiful spot. Like nowhere else I've been.

[daisydumont.livejournal.com]

Great photos! I like the older boy's protectiveness there especially.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was really a tender moment. There is another picture of all the boys, in similar poses, and it makes me think they are all brothers--the familiarity with each other.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you're posting photos again!

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

Me too--i have missed it.

[topum.livejournal.com]

Amazing photos.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I really love this memory post. Love the sky in the dish of rock, love the brothers, love the dragonback rocks in the first photo. Thanks for sharing!

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like it. I love going back and seeing where I have been every once in a while.

[elainetyger.livejournal.com]

Both pictures of the boys are great.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

I love that these random moments sometimes present themselves before us.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

That first photo is like a symphony of boy. :)

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

I like that!

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

Brilliant.
The boys on the rocks remind me of something...almost like an escher print, but with both whimsy and gravitas. If you know what I mean.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

I do--there is a certain something about it that keeps bringing me back to this shot.

[kishenehn.livejournal.com]

That's a great series ... even by the very high standards of your usual work. :)

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

Well thanks!