The Terracotta Army Photo

Photographer’s Note

The famous terracotta army in Xi an, discovered in 1974. The soldiers, all with different faces, were made to protect the buried emperor. There are supposed to be 8.000 soldiers, but all are not dug out yet.

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Emile (20125) 2006-04-29 18:13

Very good picture Monica. Interesting place, good POV and I like the perspective and depth effect in your shot. Good panoramic view, great details. Maybe tilted a little bit to the left.
Well done. TFS.

emjleclercq (14506) 2006-04-29 18:53

Monica,

I have see a few of these warriors in exhibitions and they are splendid.

Apart from that, it is really intersting to see the site where they have been dug out.

I could criticize the small red bit at the bottom but just to say I have seen it.

All the best,

Emmanuel

jsec (2074) 2006-04-29 21:22

I'm told cameras are not allowed here, hence f/2.8, 1/30?

MIG13 (0) 2006-04-29 22:47

Hi, Monica! It's really impressive this pic! It's almost unbelieveble thinking about lots of artists doing this work! Congratulations and thanks for sharing! Miguel.

somkiat (1096) 2006-04-30 0:47

hello monica,
it's amazing place.especailly,the soldiers' different faces.thank you for sharing.
somkiat

boberius (129) 2006-05-02 7:54 [Comment]

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Janice (4386) 2006-05-04 6:07

Wow Monica, this is good, and so intersting. I went to an exhibition in Auckland showing nmany pieces from here. Such amazing statues, and, as you said, each one is different. What a place!! So good to see this, thank you
Janice

colinbrenchley (6133) 2006-12-29 12:04

Monica
Good shot of this truely amazing site that is so difficult to photograph.
Regards Colin

batalay (21193) 2007-03-19 19:43

Hello Monica, this is a fabulous large-scale shot of Xian, showing so many ot the buried pottery warriors. Because of the devotion to symmetry that the Chinese had, it is likely that this will have been repeated not just one one side, but in rectangular plots in three others. There is actually a mature sense of archaeology here -- leaving other excavations for future generations, with more sophisticated technology.

Warm regards,

Bulent

clic (4065) 2007-04-09 19:03

Bonjour Monica
This is the first time I can see such a wide view of the Army.
Great converging perspective and very informative!
Take care.
Robert

picus (876) 2009-05-19 11:12

Hi Monica,

you may be interrested in knowing that these soldiers are going to have a second life (at least their copies, of course) in a recreational park in Portugal, called Quinta Dos Louridos Buddha Eden Park (opening in July 2009): you can see one of them here in my galery!

Thanks for sharing,
Best regards,
Pascal