Praying on the Mountain Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is on top of a mountain near Langmusi. For the local people this mountain is sacred, the dead are buried here and prayers are being held.The flags you see are Tibetian prayer flags.

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sohrab (7423) 2005-11-02 4:36

love the fluttering of the flags here..
it's a very nice way to take us into a scene.. you know.. letting the flags introduce us to the scenery.. but i think.. if the depth of field was a little deeper.. it would have had more impact..
take care :)

stevep (556) 2007-01-05 7:21

Hi Etienne,

I love flag shots like this but i have to agree with sohrab on the depth of field; the photo needs more clarity as the bokeh is too distracting. This type of scene benefits from stopping down to even as far as f/22 I think. Also, the touch of green in top right corner is a little distracting, a slight crop of that corner might help.

It really is a nice photo though, your choice of composition is really good, the exposure seems right on, and the light is fairly perfect.

thanks for posting,
steve