My Wednesday Photo
This week’s Wednesday Photo is from a trip I made to Vietnam a couple of years ago. I occasionally travel with a photojournalist buddy who, to put it mildly, inspires me.
The photo below was shot on Hanoi’s Long Biên Bridge which was built in 1899-1902 by the architects Daydé & Pillé of Paris. The pedestrian, auto and rail bridge was one of the US Air Force’s favorite targets during the war. It is still standing. The bridge is now a big engagement and wedding backdrop. I shot this with my Widelux and film. I miss film.
Vietnam has an incredible atmosphere for street photography, and shooting around the historic Long Biên Bridge sounds like an absolute dream. When I got back from my last trip with thousands of high-res RAW files, my editing software started lagging terribly under the heavy load, killing my creative workflow. Luckily, going through this guide on how to achieve stability in Luminar Neo performance https://skylum.com/blog/how-to-achieve-stability-in-luminar-neo-performance helped me optimize my setup so I could edit my travel shots without constant crashes. Thanks for sharing this awesome throwback shot!