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I want to see the world


I want to see the world
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Copyright: Lucie CzNLUkKw (lucinka) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 453 W: 133 N: 1743] (9094)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2001-12-22
Categories: Ruins
Exposure: f/4.8, 1/80 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-12-03 4:46
Viewed: 1620
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This picture was taken in Angkor Wat itself. I really liked the contrast between the orange color of the dress and the stones. And of course.. the person that wants to see more..

Angkor Wat is the most famous temple ground in the entire Angkor plain. It was built by King Suryavarman II in the middle of the 12th century over a period of about 30 years. Like many other Khmer temples, Angkor Wat was built as architectural allegory of the Hindu religion. The central tower stands for Mount Meru, the center of the universe according to Hindu mythology; the top of Mount Meru is considered the home of the gods. The temple ground is surrounded by a wall and a moat, not only for demarcation purposes, but also because in Hindu mythology Mount Meru is surrounded by other mountain ranges and oceans.

The main entryway to Angkor Wat is a street of roughly half a kilometer length, ornamented with balustrades and fringed by artificial lakes, so-called Barays. This entryway resembles the rainbow bridge in Hindu mythology, the link between heaven and earth, or the realm of the gods and the realm of the mortals. Angkor Wat is in better structural condition than many other temples on the Angkor plain because it has been converted into a Buddhist temple probably even before the Siamese conquest in 1431, and because it has been used as such continuously after (in the 13th century Buddhism became an important religion in originally pure-Hindu Angkor).
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beautiful contrast between the color of the stones and the bright orange of the monk.
Love it.

very nice composition here, those two windows on sides, nice orange drop of colors, i wish the picture was sharper though, i guess it is scanning problem. nice work

Beutiful!!!!!
The contrast, the compo, the "walking tangarine" ;) - love it!

I do like this composition, and even though the monk is way too "small" to counterbalance the part of the facade filling the frame, the orange colour makes him stand out and draws our attention. The contrast obtained (orange on the cold tones of the stone facade which seems almost duotoned) produces a very nice effect.

The image seems to be suffering a bit from the jpeg compression or from the scan (couldn't tell the difference actually, but there are some artifacts that can be noticed, mainly in the window frame on the right side).

Very nice. Although I find the temples of Angkor themselves to be hard to photograph due to their kind of dull color, the robes of the monk set it off so well. I do think the contrast here might be a little high.

I quite sure I have spent some time with this novice actually. I think he is the one I met at Wat Antibat Borai, which is the temple immediately to the right of the main temple as you are looking from the entrace. He and the senior monk, Eatsok Vichet (my pathetic guess at spelling) showed me around their temple for at least an hour one day. It was a great memory and I am happy that this photo reminds me of that.

I also like the color contrast. It almost as if the background selectively desaturated. Composition also brilliant.

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  • sohrab Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1362 W: 254 N: 1175] (7405)
  • [2004-12-03 15:11]

hi lucie
the colours and the contrast here are really great and what's nice here is that the monk is busy in his own thoughts and is not looking at you.. i dont think the moat withing the temple are only for demarcation ... in hinduism , water is an essential part of praying and even religious ceremonies. for example , one of the common ritiuals is to be in a river, or lake or pond and to offer the water to the sun by taking some in your hands and then letting it pour out of your hands in the direction of the sun.. also if you notice.. this temple is dedicated to vishnu, one of the 3 big gods of the hindu mythology.. one of his 8( i think 8) incarnations if that of a tortoise when he transformed into a tortoise and plunged into the ocean to keep mount madura floating on the ocean. this is infact depicted in the "churning of the ocean gallery". the temple maybe also be looked as the vasuki the snake coiling around the mountain "madura" . this is just a different perspective.. there can be so many more. you can look up the story here

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Brilliant detail shot of Angkor! The fallen mortar, the carved pillars, the intricate detailed jamb...everything spells of the cultural history of Cambodia, and yet the monk seems to be oblivious of it as he dreams of seeing another world. The contrast is perfect, in and out of the picture. Great job!
cheers,
Mayumi

very good composition, colors. like ya note.

Another very beautiful photo by the composition, the colors, the architecture... Haughtiness
Goodbye

Philippe

Encore une bien belle photo par la composition, les couleurs, l'architecture... Superbe

A bientôt

Philippe

Hi Lucie:

This is a great picture of Cambodia from Angkor area. Great contrasting color of the monk and the stones of Angkor.

I am glad that you got to see Cambodia. I visited all of your photogallery, and found most of them are perfectly composed. You are a passionate photographer. Good work. Sothy

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