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Photographer’s Note

For peace.

This picture was taken at Guanyin temple in the old city of Kaifeng.

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bobocortis (14144) 2008-02-05 6:09

Hi Benny.
A good composition.
Well done the close-up out of focus.
Best regards.
Bobo

messenger1 (1029) 2008-02-05 6:27

Hello, Benny -
Wondeful shot - I like the yellow out-of-focus flower at the center and the way it draws the eye to the face of the idol. Great composition.
- Sandy

grantlp (2104) 2008-02-05 6:32

Hi Benny,
The yellow flower contrasts so well with the ancient statue, and reflects life in nature against the solid, man-made, lifeless object. Well captured.
Cheers Grant

horatiuTT (4566) 2008-02-07 1:00

An interesting capture with good framing and quality.Quite
a good focus also.Seems to be a charming place.Have a great day.
HOratiu

scobert (5333) 2008-02-12 7:39

Hello Benny,
A very good and underrated Trek Earth posting. Your simple composition was designed to portray the serenity, simplicity and calmness of what the Zen statue represents. Very nice work and reminder of our need to slow down and reflect in our harried high tech world. My mind is usually racing a million miles an hour and I find the peaceful expression of this statue to be very calming. Good job!
Stan

johnfreeman (2222) 2008-03-20 15:28

Hi Benny,
This Buddha has a wonderfully peaceful expression and your very harmonious composition really does it justice, bringing together the spiritual and natural worlds. The yellow flower works very well to complement the statue although personally I might have preferred just a little bit more depth of field.
I think the black frame works well here too.
John

kiks (6147) 2008-05-16 11:35

Very well seen Benny, this is a beautiful nice Buda. Love the way you include the sunflower at the fg making the image more fresh. Personaly i think i would choose for more DOF to get also the flower sharp. But that's a question of taste.
Best regards
KIKs

foozi (4735) 2008-09-13 1:33

Hello Benny,
a very interesting subject. The texture is well detailed here. Very pestel rendition and the yellow flower gives a good impact to the photo.
Lovely composition.

regards,
Foozi