Jun 11th, Dusk, Night and Dawn

Being extremely new to photography, when I was in Vietnam, I had to experiment quite a lot under different lighting conditions. Until I bought the Nikon F Photomic T with built in light meter, the only meter I had was a cheap, old, selenium photocell model. Therefore, the results were always quite unpredictable. They were all handheld shots, as I had no tripod in Vietnam.

Today, I am posting some of those photo results. I took them all on Da Nang AB during the period 1965-66.

Sunrise over the hangars and water tower.

Sunset over the hills.

Sunset over the hills.

Sunset over the hills.

Sunset over the hills.

Sunrise over the flight line.

Sunrise over the hangar and water tower.

Sunrise over the VNAF barracks.

Sunrise.

Sunrise over the "Skyraiders".

Sunset over an "Albatross".

Sunset over Hill 327.

Sunset over Hill 327.

Sunset over the hills.

Night traffic on the flight line.

Night lights on the flight line.

Traffic on the flight line. Possibly a flare drop in the background.

Main gate to cantonment area.

A night time take-off.

Runway traffic.

My bike. Runway traffic in background.

Runway traffic.

A "Caribou" takes off at sunset.

Hangar lights at night. 

Sunset over the hills and "Albatross" flight line. 

Jun 4th, Vietnamese People

Today's post consists of some of the many photos I took of the Vietnamese people, young and old.

As I mentioned previously, after just a few months into my 1-year assignment, several incidents of violence in downtown Da Nang resulted in all U.S. Air Force personnel being restricted to the base. Consequently, my off-base photography came to an abrupt end.

I took all of the off-base photos during the last two months of 1965 and the early months of 1966, before the city of Da Nang was essentially declared off-limits.

I hope that you find these vintage photos of the Da Nang area to be interesting. Is this a worthwhile project?  Please let me know your thoughts about whether or not I should continue, and/or how I might improve it.

Children and U.S. Servicemen playing on China Beach.

Students in their school uniforms.

Transporting Sugar Cane on the Han river.

ARVN/VNAF barracks.

Refugee children.

Waitress in the Airmen's Club. Menu: Beer, Soda, Grilled Cheese Sandwich (That's it - honest!)

Viet Cong being lead to a flight down-country.

One unhappy little boy!

Relaxing on the abutment. 

Han River scene.

Balloon girl.

Nice smiles.

Students.

Students conversing on the Han river bank.

Moving fishing boats on the channel.

Staying cool under the Banyan tree.

Taking care of sister.

Transportation to the construction site.

Portrait of a little girl.

Waitress in the Airmen's Club.

Boy discovers navel.

I guess it has always been there!

So, I guess I'll just duck down here for a few minutes.

Young boy along the trail to China Beach.

Paddling down the Han River.

Six happy children.

Totally spontaneous pose for my camera.

White-washing the building on a home-made bamboo ladder.

Walking his girl friend to school, sort of. 

Pretty smile.

Making shoes on a street in Danang.

Sisters in Darmstadt. Cars were a rarity, but bikes, trikes and mopeds prevailed everywhere

Woman in traditional Vietnamese dress.

Girl baby-sitting four young brothers.

"Meet me at the laundry."

"Let's go home, now."