Washing day in monastery Photo

Photographer’s Note

Drying loundry in monastery in Lhasa, Tibet.

Drepung Monastery is one of the "great three" Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet. The other two are Ganden and Sera.Drepung is the largest of all Tibetan monasteries. Freddie Spencer Chapman reported, after his 1936-37 trip to Tibet, that Drepung was at that time the largest monastery in the world, and housed 7,700 monks, "but sometimes as many as 10,000 monks."
It was founded in 1416. Drepang was the principal seat of the Gelugpa school until the Great Fifth Dalai Lama constructed the Potala and it retained the premier place amongst the four great Gelugpa monasteries.
Drepung was known for the high standards of its academic study, and was called the Nalanda of Tibet, a reference to the great Buddhist monastic university of India.In the late 1930s Drepung was divided into four colleges, each housing monks from a different locality

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mauro61 (16638) 2009-10-27 0:52

ciao Malgorzata,
perfetta saturazione ben in contrasto con la tonalità scura della scena.
Inquadratura stretta che mi piace molto, brava
buona giornata
maurizio

ciakgiak (11602) 2009-10-27 1:01

Ciao Malgo,
mi piace questa interpretazione del "washing day"bin un posto tanto bello e suggestivo.
I colori della biancheria risaltano splendidamente dall'architettura scura. Ottimo lavoro.
Un abbraccio, buona giornata.
Giorgio

rikko77 (6748) 2009-10-27 1:08

Ciao Malgorzata
very, very good pic! I like the framing you chose and the warm colors...we're used to see drying clothes in other, different situations, this one is really original and I like it alot. Have a nice (washing) day!
Rikk

Guenther (6891) 2009-10-27 1:16

Hi Malgorzata,

a very good daily life shot with the laundry adding colour to the interesting architecture. The note is very interesting and your workshop is quite a contrast to it: How dictatorships can be involuntarily funny...

Have a nice day
Günther

Longroute (10113) 2009-10-27 1:45

You have been to Tibet too! My God what a traveller!
I like a lot this interior view of the monastery: the dilapidated balcony reminds me of India and the red garments contrasts wonderfully with the dark walls.
A fine and artistic document, highly graphic and clear.

Have a nice day,
Donato

paololg (14551) 2009-10-27 3:06

Ciao Malgorzata.
the antiquity of this Monastery is also seen from this beautiful photograph.
The color contrast of the red robes of monks nicely captures the eye in this picture of daily life inside the monastery. An interesting image captured by your good eye, brava!
Ciao, have a beautiful day!
Paolo

patdeph (18606) 2009-10-27 3:06

hello Malgorzata
this one is also very beautiful!The linen adds some wonderful touch of colors in this splendid architecture with old textures!I like very much!
Regards
Pascale

holmertz (10115) 2009-10-27 3:24

Hello Malgorzata,
A not so often seen part of daily life in a monastery. The colours of the clothes match those of the windows and pillars quite well. A nicely cropped picture.
Regards,
Gert

eversmile (6543) 2009-10-27 3:54

Hi Malgorzata

It seems the splendor of the past has faded, the crumbling walls are a pain, and the lack of light enhances the feeling of constriction. But... the vivid colors of the clothes, drying on the balustrade, are enlightening the scene and provide a desperately needed sign of life. You found an intriguing and eye-catching way to frame it... bringing out both the interest of the architecture and of the lifestyle. Bravo.
Regards
Marine

rodgerg (25535) 2009-10-27 4:00

Hello Malgorzata,

An another nice photo with the red color which arise in the image. Good framing and composition rich in details very well collected.
Have a nice day,
Roger

saxo042 (16576) 2009-10-27 9:13

Hi Malgorzata,
Yes, some red details can always lighten up a picture, and I see that you have included many of them here. This must have been a very interesting place and I hope you didn´t do anything the local police wouldn´t approve of! A very funny sign...
Kind regards
Gunnar

cyborg83 (3798) 2009-10-27 9:23

Czesc Emcia,
prosze bardzo, u nas raczej tak na swiatyniach prania nie wieszaja :D
Swietnie ta sytuacje przedstawilas i skadrowalas!!
Kolorki bardzo przyjemne a i te balkony/antresole niczego sobie...
Pozdrawiam
Seweryn

diomed (4941) 2009-10-27 10:10

Ciao Malgo,
una foto difficile che ci apre su un mondo lontano e misterioso.
Bella l'inquadratura e affascinante melange di colori caldi e saturi.
Ottimo lavoro!
Buona serata
Antonio

sayeed_rahman (2329) 2009-10-27 10:58

uuuh...only a subject that was required Malgorzata..a few more minutes and somebody would have appeared..the frame is annoying me now..it has the potential to be a great photo..

I am disspointed..:)

tc
sayeed

cobra112 (12054) 2009-10-27 13:04

Ciao Margherita. Sei proprio una instancabile viaggitrice! Molto bene. Ovunque vai le testimoniaze che ci porti sono sempre ottime relizazzioni fotografiche. Luce fantastica qui e ottima saturazione dei coloiri.

Roberto

leonorkuhn (14379) 2009-10-27 13:05

Witaj Malgorzata,

A scenery almost familiar but, after all, the monks residing in the monastery itself. Very interesting details of this unique architecture. Excellent contrast of colors, good management of light. Great composition!

Best Regards
Leonor

Fis2 (46713) 2009-10-27 13:24

Czesc Malgosia!
Super miejsce, ciekawe balkony i okienka tez ;)
Szkoda, ze nie pokazalas zadnego.
A pranie w takim miejscu to juz zupelna ciekawostka.
Dobry kadr i kolorystyka.
Jest klimat.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

lousat (16448) 2009-10-27 14:27

Hi Malgo,i'm discovering beautifuls places in your gallery,and this is another nice surprise! I like a lot the colors and the beautiful composition,all is in the perfect place,thanks for share,have a nice day,Luciano

raszid62 (3679) 2009-10-27 15:54

Cze¶c
Po wnikliwym przypatrzeniu mo¿na siê domy¶liæ ¿e to buddyjski klasztor - te kolory i ornamentyka ¶cian.
Biednie tu ale i duchowo. Dobrze skadrowane zdjêcie, i bardzo sugestywne.
Pozdrawiam
Józek

Clementi (45849) 2009-10-27 16:07

Ciao Margherita,
una foto veramente curiosa, belli i colori della biancheria ad asciugare in un luogo così suggestivo.
Giorgio

darek1978 (11699) 2009-10-27 17:49

Witaj Malgosiu,
Pokazujesz miejsce, ktoro napewno jeszcze przez dlugo bedzie dla mnie niedostepne (o jezeli wogole). Ciekawa tekstura scian i te kolorowe przeszkadzajki. Interesujace miejsce i dobry TE material.
Pozdrawiam,
Darek

Charo (32190) 2009-10-27 19:00

Witaj Malgorzata,
Mam wielką zazdrość was, przez wielu krajach odwiedzanych.
Jednym wychwytywania z szat mnichów rozkłada się do wyschnięcia.
Doskonałe światła i kolorów.
Pozdrawiam,
Charo

Bluejeans (33423) 2009-10-28 11:29

Ola Malgorzata ,
Que lugar interessante este mosteiro com estas roupas estendidas tem umas cores bem fortes e coloridas, bonitos detalhes de construção ,gostei do WS da Policia , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Silvio1953 (43412) 2009-10-28 12:47

Ciao Malgorzata, beautiful and original composition with washing day in a monastery, good cardinal colors, great perspective and splendid saturation, very well done, ciao Silvio

mesutilgim (37583) 2009-10-28 16:07

Hello dear Malgorzata,
Very nice capture from this Tibetian monastery; interesting structures and eyecataching colors. Good and usefull notes as well.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Angshu (34243) 2009-10-29 21:02

Hello Malgorzata
A very colourful image thanks to the coloured robes being hung for drying. The framing could have been bettered but the old building of the monastery comes out well...
Regards
Angshu

Waylim (11339) 2009-10-30 9:50

Hi Maggie,
Really beautiful shot of this beautiful and rustic monastery. I'm glade to have seen this place for myself, but your photo really show the charm of it.
Beautiful POV showing all the clothes hanging to dry. nice colors and light. Thanks. Brings back so much memories. I only wish to be there again, even if I get high altertude sick.
Way