Tourist Monk Photo

Photographer’s Note

This shot was taken at Bayon Temple. First I thought this young monk was a member of Bayon monks but what caught my attention was he was snapping shots one after another! So started talking to him and he knew some English. It turns out he and his other monk friends came from south of Cambodia and they were actually tourists themselves. He asked me to take his picture with his friends as a group and I did. Then I asked him If I could take his picture and he kindly said sure with this nice smile. I will post more pictures of him and his friends later.. Hope you like this.

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KevinRL (819) 2005-01-16 2:20

Good portrait Skye.
If you can crop out the bright sunlight on the right of the photo it would be better, then the subject would not be exactly in the centre of the frame.
Thanks.

christina (2040) 2005-01-16 8:49

Gresat portrait of the tourist monk! My only criticism is perhaps it could be a little less centered. Other than that, the colors, exposure, etc are fabulous.

ngythanh (8496) 2005-01-16 23:31

Skye:

Your picture is something for me to learn from. POV, light directions, compositions, contrast... everything is good, but your copyright statement inside the frame degrades the photo's value. You may want to consider it.

Regards,

gebala (0) 2006-01-19 7:44

hello Skye, what a nice cheerful photo:) I like his face and smile here, what a nice yellow cloths:) well taken:D

find a photo for you in my portfolio:D I can help you: something blue:D:D

rgs

mdchachi (1611) 2006-03-08 23:08

Very nice portrait; I like how you captured a monk-as-tourist-with-camera.