Arch over Temple of Heaven Photo

Photographer’s Note

The iconic Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

I liked the pov & striking colour here. I tried some burning & dodging of shadows & highlights. Hope you like it.

Temple of Heaven is a major Beijing landmark & tourist attraction.

Cricri, pablominto, saylan-cb, kiwi_explorer, snunney, JPlumb, cunejo200, Hendrika, carper, singuanti, Muse has marked this note useful

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saylan-cb (12726) 2007-11-28 0:42

Hi Chris
Very nice compo and great colours,very good light.
Excellent work.
TFS/Regards

Budapestman (41886) 2007-11-28 0:57

Hi Chris,
Great architecture image and the POV is impressive and very spectacular. I like the effective perspective and the beautiful architecture details, colours are rich. Very well done! Have a nice day
George

barrufeto_77 (25807) 2007-11-28 1:16

Hi Chris.

Excellent colours! I like the contrasts in the picture.

Well done!

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-11-28 1:52

Hi Chris,
A frame inside a frame ... very interesting concept. Lovely vivid colors and good contrast. Wonderfully captured and composed. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

snunney (34868) 2007-11-28 2:17

Hello Chris,
A well conceived composition of this colourful archway with the temple behind. The people add a sense of scsle and make for a pleasant ambiance. Excellent colours and clarity. I might have cropped some of the pavement at the bottom edge but that's only me.

JPlumb (3153) 2007-11-28 2:23

Hi Chris, the colour is fabulous. Very nice use of the gateway to frame the temple inside. Your dodging and burning was obviously successful. Looks great.

Thanks, John

cunejo200 (7157) 2007-11-28 2:58

Hello Chris,
Exquisite framing with very attractive colors of Beijing. Best regards, Danilo

Cretense (56072) 2007-11-28 3:35

Hi Chris!

Fantastic framing, great composition and great inclusion of the people to give us an idea of the scale. Of course the most impressive part, are these brilliant colours. Congratulations!

Hercules

andante (7092) 2007-11-28 4:10

Hi, Chris,

The use of the arch to frame the building in the back woks very well in this image. If I may suggest, the floor on the foreground is not adding to the image, I would crop it out to emphasize the attention to the background. BTW, have you try using the shadows/highlight? It helps a lot getting details out of highlighted and deep shadows areas, but you have to be careful not to over-tone the image.

Cheers,
Enrique

Hendrika (655) 2007-11-28 5:39

A lovely and bright picture Chris, however I don't much like the pavement. Now that can easily be fixed, so I made you a WS.
TFS
Els

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jrj (34779) 2007-11-28 5:46

Good photo work chris, lots of details by this most striking gate - a fine addition in your series.

carper (64804) 2007-11-28 7:23

it is a very nice looking through Chris,
fantastic perspective, good colours and fine details, very good photo, I like it, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

Cormac (26449) 2007-11-28 8:03

Nice use of the archway to frame the temple in a natural way, and draw attention there. The bright colours never hurt either, as it livens the image and draws more attention to the arch. I like having the people in the frame too, as they also add a sense of life. Well done!

leonorkuhn (13559) 2007-11-28 16:17

Hello Chris,

Very nice composition, showing the temple framed by the colorful arch. Excellent colors, light and sharpness.

Greetings
Leonor

singuanti (15240) 2007-11-28 18:54

Hi Chris. You must have done a good job with the dodging and burning here because I see nothing but a well balanced shot without any obvious signs of post-processing. I love the colors too. tfs Chris!

bracasha75 (22097) 2007-11-28 22:35

Hi Chris
Very nice present of this wonderful temple...
and China have many historical place
Great work
Cheers,Braca

Muse (30993) 2007-11-28 23:39

Hi Chris,
Superbes couleurs et un pov parfaitement choisi avec un cadrage réussi à travers cet arche.
Bien vu!
Best regards
Denise

batalay (20920) 2007-11-29 6:09

Hello Chris,

A love view of an entrance of Temple of Heave. One memory I have is of the interior of the dome I shot on ISO-1000 film in 1983, and marveling at how well it worked. The high tech cameras could do that so well. I wonder if you should have cropped a little from the bottom of the image here, reducing the very bright ground. In any event, the merits far outweigh any shortcomings in this beautiful photo. It must be late at night where you are, diametrically opposite where I am sitting 12,800 km away through the center of the earth. It's astonishing that technology has brought us to the point where people can communicate virtually instantly in this manner, and enjoy exotic sites vicariously.

Warm regards,

Bulent

pablominto (40634) 2007-11-30 2:15

Hello Chris,
Strong eye-catching colours and the point og view gives a great feeling of depth!
A well balanced composition, quite symmetrical with sharp fine details!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Cricri (43092) 2007-12-02 3:34

Hi Chris,
Belle entrée de couleurs qui méne au temple et la présence des personnes, bon POV, couleurs et lumiére, compliment
Have a nice sunday for you
cricri

Partha_c (1985) 2007-12-03 20:40

Hi Chris. A very nice shot of the temple with colours and arches - framed and reframed. Really heavenly. Very well composed. Regards.
Partha

Angshu (33641) 2007-12-04 1:33

Namaste Chris
Seen pictures of the temple earlier, but never with such a framing with the colourful gate. the strong colours work well..love the motifs at the top. Good work!
Regards
Angshu

mikeo (12117) 2007-12-06 0:42

Hi Chris,

Very nice colours! Good light!
Incredible atmosphere of the photo!
Greetings

Aga