Saigon at Night by Long Bach Nguyen

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Saigon at Night

Saigon, District 1

This view is from the deck of the Caravelle Hotel and looked at the elevator shaft where the last helicopter left Saigon. The elevator shaft is just to the right of the center of the bright orange light.

Nikon D200
1/2s f/3.5 at 18.0mm iso500 hide exif

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Date/Time	04-Dec-2007 07:34:09
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D200
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	18 mm
Exposure Time	1/2 sec
Aperture	f/3.5
ISO Equivalent	500
Exposure Bias	0.33
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
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Tom Briggs		25-Oct-2009 19:14
I knew this was from the top of the Caravelle even before I read your description. During the war on top of the Caravelle was an expensive French restaurant with an outside dance floor. You could dance, dine, drink and all the while watch the helicopter gunships circle the city, hear the 'crump' of artillery and often see tracers in the distance. Exotic, romantic and surreal ... all at the same time. Thanks for the memories ... voted

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