The Dawn of Li River
Traveling one hour by boat in the darkness, I arrived the location called Xia Long (???before twilight. Some clouds were floating on the sky, which indicated that the sunrise would be interesting. I started to shoot when the first light appeared over the sky. Within just couple of minutes, the sky began to dance.
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Qin YongJun 3 weeks ago
beautiful light and colors!
Doug Solis 4 months ago
What a mystical and beautiful location. Nice capture.
Srdjan Vasiljevic 4 months ago
Great shot!
Theo Wasserhess 4 months ago
Very fine composition and atmosphere, like!

Erkanyurt 4 months ago
Very good.
ipek er 5 months ago
gergeous...
Erich Barth 5 months ago
Lovely image
suliman almawash 5 months ago
Fantastic..
Monki Ho 5 months ago
great photo!!
Cristian Rusu 5 months ago
excellent
Roland Cuypers 5 months ago
This is a "wow-picture", very good work
congrats
Guido Rustichini 5 months ago
wow!!!
Stavros Markopoulos 5 months ago
Lovely!
Stéphane Pagani 5 months ago
Fantastic landscape! Congratulations!
Marcus Björkman 5 months ago
Amazing!!
Matt Anderson 5 months ago
Wow, a real stunner! Love the colors, and even more, the shapes!!! What a landscape Yan. Congrats.
Yan Zhang  Thanks Matt. I love your beautiful images.
Peter Svoboda 5 months ago
Beautiful landscape and early morning mood,can feel the calmness of the place,very nice reflections,my compliments
Yan Zhang  Thanks Peter for your comment.
keller 5 months ago
Hello Yan
nice image and place
have you brightened much of the left side?
think of the red spots
Yan Zhang  Thanks keller. Yes, I have lighten up both sides.
Amadeusz Starzak 5 months ago
great!
snehula 5 months ago
mamma mia this just took my breath away!
Federico Tabarrini 5 months ago
One day I'll go there too. Great shot!
Hong Zeng 5 months ago
Another amazing one for Li River series.
Yan Zhang  Thanks Hong. The landscape of Li River is stunning, the only thing we need is the light. I was lucky to have it after four times visiting the place in last two years.
Marie-Louise 5 months ago
So beautiful and silent...
Yan L 5 months ago
This is so beautiful, and dreamy, would love to visit it one day myself
Jorge Feteira 5 months ago
Great scenario. Congratulation.
Jef Van den Houte 5 months ago
Great light and mood
Carola Onkamo 5 months ago
VERY beautiful!!
Martin Marcisovsky 5 months ago
real beauty!
Manuel Díaz 5 months ago
Wonderful landscape
Vincent chung 5 months ago
Nice view...
Amazing
milan malovrh 5 months ago
great one.
Dr. Akira TAKAUE 5 months ago

Dr. Akira TAKAUE 5 months ago
So beautiful and impressed image.
John Parminter 5 months ago
Thats lovely.
Monica Stuurop 5 months ago
How more beautiful can you have! Perfect silence.
Yan Zhang  Thanks Monica for your comments.
El Robbo 5 months ago
Such a beautiful landscape, Yan!
You've captured this at a wonderful moment!
Yan Zhang  Thanks El Robbo. I was lucky to get such wonderful light after traveling to this place four times:)
Hendrik Tio 5 months ago
Gorgeous....two tumbs up
Oliver Teske 5 months ago
A very nice image, a nice mood.
Oli
Les Forrester 5 months ago
Exceptional
Björn Billing 5 months ago
Magical atmosphere! Great photo Yan!
Jacob Tuinenga 5 months ago
Wonderful landscape image, impressive!!
Nicolas Marino 5 months ago
that is really spectacular Yan. You were so lucky with that weather. When I was Yangshuo it was nothing like this!! nowhere near.
Yan Zhang  Thanks Nicolas. I went to Li River four times in last two years, only this last time I got such good light:)
Frank de Kock 5 months ago
Great light and amazing reflections!
Yan Zhang  Thanks for your comments.
John Fan 5 months ago
Amazing light in this classic scene.
Yan Zhang  Thanks John. Happy New Year!
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Equipment
5D Mark II, 16-35mm f/2.8L II
Location
China
Tags
MOUNTAINS, RIVER, TWILIGHT
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