Bayon Bas-Relief Photo

Photographer’s Note

Detail of the carvings from the front wall of the Bayon, Angkor Wat. I've tried to moderate the stark stains & colour variations with some pp work. From 'Canby Publications' website:

"Angkor Thom (Big Angkor) is a 3km2 walled and moated royal city and was the last capital of the Angkorian empire. After Jayavarman VII recaptured the badly damaged Angkorian capital from the Cham invaders in 1181, He began a massive building campaign across the empire, constructing Angkor Thom as his new capital city. He began with existing structures such as Baphuon and Phimeanakas and build a grand enclosed city around them, adding the outer wall/moat and some of Angkor's greatest temples including his state-temple, Bayon, set at the center of the city. There are five entrances (gates) to the city, one for each cardinal point, and the victory gate leading to the Royal Palace area. Each gate, as well as much of Jayavarman VII’s architecture is crowned with 4 giant faces. The South Gate of Angkor Thom is often the first stop on a tour of the temples."

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clodreno (0) 2004-12-14 3:33

very infrormative picture Chris.. Those sculptures are incredibly beautiful..

Cool-ice (5289) 2004-12-14 3:39

It's not so easy to take this kind of sculpures pictures, with the good composition and light.
And you made it very successfully here, Chris; there is a nice depth in this image, congratulations.

RGatward (19737) 2004-12-14 4:04

I took a few of this kind of thing, but I don't think any with such fine detail, and this from a scanned print. Very fine quality.

PixelTerror (85994) 2004-12-14 4:11

Hi Chris, Focus and details revealed are here excellent, I have not seen the original one, but it seems your PP was successfull !
It looks like a field work scene.

aznegrao (10230) 2004-12-14 6:04

Lindo detalhe, muito informativo, a luz usada deu muita enfase aos relevos. Excelente nota explicativa.
Saudações Chris.

Spoony (3539) 2004-12-14 6:19

Interesting to see. This is culture and so I like it. Thanks for sharing Chris.
Well done.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-12-14 11:14

very ncie image here, I like the sharpness of it, see you when I get back from Tokyo

jhm (81659) 2004-12-14 11:35

A very interesting note Chris, the sharpness and the clearty are wonderful, all detail its of great quality, my compliments for this Chris, great job here!

elihesamian (26091) 2004-12-14 13:07

A great details you captured from this amazing historical carving,with an excellent contrast,...sharp and real,...and a great note,too,very well managed the light for reached this fine result,I like it,Chris.

nwoehnl (118) 2004-12-14 14:40

Not always easy to photograph this kind of artwork, but I think this rendition of the intricate details is one of the better examples. Very rich in contrast and textures, and the depicted scenes make for an interestin viewing. Well done, Chris.

Aegean (2567) 2004-12-15 2:17

A very well composed tight frame of this amazing bas relief! All the details are perfectly captured. Thank's for the informative notice.

kaychambers (1196) 2004-12-15 3:54

Hi Chris,

Nicely presented image and a great note. It was v difficult for me to get a decent image of these carvings since it was either overwhelmed by tourists, or, on second visit, the light wasn't good enough to get a decent result. Travelling without a tripod didn't help my cause much either! :-(

Well done. I hope you were as captivated with that place as me and my family.

Regards,

Vic, Singapore.

OOPS PTS L8R

Jeppe (18623) 2004-12-15 14:11

A good capture of that aincent artwork - you got the photo with a good light from the side, giving us a lot of shadows in the image - thanks Chris for letting us see this.

bantonbuju (48334) 2004-12-17 9:04

very cool pic with told story - good note accompanying

oochappan (22024) 2004-12-17 12:56

Not easy to take, you need the right light to get all the texture and the carvings balanced to each others, you did fine here.