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Photographer’s Note

The Sim (and a closer view in the workshop)

Wat Xieng Thong (Xieng Thong Ratsavoravihanh, or Volavihan, the Golden City or Golden Tree Monastery) dates back to the 16th century. King Setthathilat (1548-1571) founded it in 1560 to commemorate the memory of the Chanthaphanith, a betal merchant and the legendary first king of Luang Prabang. It is one of the most important of Lao monasteries with over twenty structures on the grounds including shrines, pavilions and residences, in addition to its gardens of various flowers, ornamental shrubs and trees.

Exposure Time: 1/80
F-Stop: f/10.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 24/1 mm

Gerrit, Buin, paura, ChrisJ, belido, papagolf21, danos, Philippe, Budapestman, jafadabret, Clementi has marked this note useful

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Paolo (40755) 2008-02-20 5:59

Hi Achim, beauitufl one, with amazing colours, light and quality too, and an interesting note!
i've just heard about Sim only for the videogames! as Sim City or similars!
;)
ciao

UnTrained (0) 2008-02-20 6:06

Hallo Achim,
heute mal spät mit dem Bild. Diese ganzen verspielten Strukturen strapazieren das Auge gewaltig, ob Dach oder Wandmalereien. Das ruhige Blau dahinter macht es etwas leichter. Schöne Perspektive und gutes Licht. Die Treppen im Workshop gefallen mir sehr.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Gerrit (36269) 2008-02-20 6:53

Hi Achim,
excellent shot of this beautiful place. Great colours and framing.
Regards, gerrit

Buin (38258) 2008-02-20 7:50

Hallo Achim!
Hier gefällt mir das ws-Foto fast noch besser. Was für eindrucksvolle Gebäude! An den vielen Details kann man sich garnicht satt sehen. Herrlich!
Grüße aus dem regnerischen Siegen!
Frank

wolf38 (13111) 2008-02-20 8:05

Hallo Achim. Fast überall in Südostasien war ich, nur nicht in Laos. Es stand damals nicht auf meiner Agenda. Ich bedauere das, denn Laos hat ja auch eine lange Kulturgeschichte und dementsprechend viele Sehenswürdigkeiten. Dein Photo zeigt ein Detail dieses faszinierenden Landes. Gerade Klöster sind ja besonders interessant. Hier hast Du die besondere Architektur in den Vordergrund gestellt. Ein gutes Photo, - auch für TE. Viele Grüße, Wolfgang.

Fis2 (46395) 2008-02-20 8:32

Hej Achim!
Egzotic architecture. Good frame and colors. I like the place and light.
Regards
Krzysztof

jurek1951 (26144) 2008-02-20 11:44

Hi Achim,
Nice POV and composition. The colours and details are very good too. Very well done.

paura (39258) 2008-02-20 13:46

Achim,
The architecture details are very interesting. The top interesting point is the roof corner. Colors are alse great.

regards

Paulo

ChrisJ (70443) 2008-02-20 22:46

Hi Achim

Wonderful colour contrasts, between the reds, yellows & orange of the Wat, & the blue sky. Good composition & pov, with reasonable sharpness. Tfs!

toto (18755) 2008-02-21 0:28

Belle photo de ce temple, jolies couleurs et bien net,belle photo pleines de détails intéressant, des toits superbes, des découpes des façades, de cette verdure très belle dans l' ensemble.

Amitiés Thomas
Je reviens

Graal (58720) 2008-02-21 1:10

Hi Achim,
an interesting architecture, good composition and colours. Well done photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

ktanska (16695) 2008-02-21 1:37

Hi Achim,
Beautiful richly detailed building. There is feeling of timelesness here. And tropical sunshine. I think direction of light is not optimal, as shadows approach the walls. A little earlier would probably have been better.
Kari

belido (16857) 2008-02-21 3:58

Hi Achim,

I'm sorry not to follow your work as I should...you are too fast for me :(
Well, once more you present this wornderful and so different than we are used to see architecture. I like the perspective and the natual colors, including the good work with the strong contrast. Beautiful capture!
Regards,
Carlos

papagolf21 (56737) 2008-02-21 4:18

Bonjour, cher Achim,
Je suis sous le charme devant de tels trésors, et je suis stupéfait de l'excellent état de conservation de ces magnifiques pagodes.
Merci, Achim, de nous faire partager de si agréables prises de vue.
Amitiés.
A demain
Philippe

danos (33272) 2008-02-21 4:40

Hello Achim,
nice the general view of the Sim but more impressive is the close up shot in the workshop,that seems the details so clear.I like this complex of the temples as the calmly environment that exists.Informative and useful your note for my coming visit in Laos on March.

Regards,danos

gneufeld (15235) 2008-02-21 6:50

Hi Achim,
Awesome details and striking architecture in this imnage. Well composed with rich colors and good sharpness. Fine work and TFS. Gerald

Tobias__Ortmann (2591) 2008-02-21 7:47

Hi achim
das ist ja der wahnsinn wo du schon überall warst und davon Bilder gemacht hast echt erstaunlich und dann acuh noch so gute^^
dieses Bild gefällt mir sehr gut weil es wie ich denke ein typisches haus aus dem olsten zeigt
guter bnlickwinkel und nette Farben
gut gemacht
Toba

Philippe (11787) 2008-02-21 9:05

Hi, Achim. Two nbeautiful temples with very rich colours. You've framed them very well with trees on both sides of the phot to close the image. I think it could be a little sharper on the screen (this certainly due to compression).

Budapestman (42810) 2008-02-21 9:05

Hi Achim,
Great architectural image, really beautiful spectacle. I like the rich and decorative details, composition is very attractive. Very well done! Have a nice day
George

jafadabret (40323) 2008-02-21 10:23

Achim bonsoir.
Merci de nous faire apprécier une si belle architecture.
La lumière est excellente et les couleurs superbes.
Jacques

Nicou (45711) 2008-02-22 1:34

Hello,

Superbe temple, capté de côté, très belle mise ne valeur avec de mangigiques couleurs, les toits sont vraiment mangigiques.

Bravo et amitiés

Nicou

bracasha75 (22387) 2008-02-22 2:21

Hi Achim
Excellent Laos archtecture and wonderful shot
Uber Laos habe keine ahnung aber es gefalt mir was ich da sehe
Grus,Bratislav

Clementi (45217) 2008-02-22 10:54

Ciao Achim ,
beauitufl one, with light and quality amazing colours, and an interesting note!
The architecture details are very interesting.
bel lavoro
Giorgio

markstaples (15670) 2008-02-22 11:02

Hello Achim
You've chosen a very good POV to present this image. I like the angle. The quality is impressive and the colours lovely. Nice one.
Best wishes
Mark

ahaberal (6455) 2008-02-24 10:26

Hi achim
excellent shot of this beautiful place. Great colours and framing.
asim

Angshu (34099) 2008-03-05 0:40

Hello Achim
Thanks to your wide angle view you've shown us the two adjacent sims. I managed to capture only the one on the left with the tree of life mosaic. Thanks to your POV, you've also shown us the twin perspective with quite some depth. Very nice colours in the strong sun. Good work!
Best Regards
Angshu

Photo Information

Copyright: Achim Fried (John_F_Kennedy) (31994)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-01-03
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon 350 D
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Travelogue: 2007/12 Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
Theme(s): Achim's favourites of Indochina, Achim's favourite Temples [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-02-20 5:57