Church + temple

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• gunbud (16297)
• [2008-02-05 7:55]
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Hi Bill,
Beautiful urban landscape with God and commerence seen competing in the skyline. The lovely late hour blue sky blends nicely with the church and bank. Lovely details and contrasting colors to the street below.
Regards, Tom

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• snunney (19697)
• [2008-02-05 7:57]

Hello Bill,
A very appealing composition with lots of atmosphere. I like the balance of elements and the mix of tones which make quite a harmonious whole. Superb clarity.

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• crckt (6479)
• [2008-02-05 9:23]

Hi Bill,
Your dream is not impossible, it's up to us to make it happen. We can all do our bit by spreading tolerance, you've done exactly that. Love the two places of worship, coexisting together, the light is magical too.
Regards,
Shaeri

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• TopGeo (11007)
• [2008-02-05 9:42]

Hi Bill excellent night shot! Very beautiful picture with one blue marvellous! The moment of reception is amazing and the frame exceptional! Excellent lights and shadows.
Regards!
Georgios

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• zhelach (3376)
• [2008-02-05 10:32]

Hello Bill!
Beautiful urban photo! Nice architecture! Good composition, lights and colors!
TFS, Best regards, Zorica

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• jlbrthnn (17902)
• [2008-02-05 11:37]

Hello Bill,
It is a remarkable image where sky and light have beautiful colors. Your reflexion on the durable coexistence of very different cultures is interesting and I wish that it not be Utopia. Congratulations.
Good evening
Cordially
Joël

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• Miha2ou7 (2893)
• [2008-02-05 11:43]

Hey Bill,

Incredibly beautiful, finely composed, with absolutely lovely colors and lighting. Superb clarity. Many layers, representing many functions and different times. Quite a fusion of cultures.

Be seeing you, enjoy.

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• zmey (4203)
• [2008-02-05 12:50]

hello bill

i like this one. the white, bright cross agains the blue cast of the sky creates a syrreal feeling... just the car in the foreground is a tad of an annoyance, but brings in a doze of realism too.

as to your message. i am with you, friend. but it's not that simple... especially in middle east... not all world religions are tolerant in their strictest form. neither they are secular neither by original design nor by their modern-day interpretation. unfortunately, until internal reformation from within happens, it's hard to predict when/if truly peaceful coexistence (not assuming control of others by one select) is possible.

sad. i know.

regards,
kristaps

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• jusninasirun (5924)
• [2008-02-05 17:38]
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Hello Bill,

Aren't we all glad being Malaysian. This is a well captured architecture depicting the harmony and in beautiful colors too. The warm foreground and cooler background makes this a very interesting composition. I like this and Happy Holiday soon,

Regards,
Jusni

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• siamesa (4185)
• [2008-02-05 20:02]
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• alftrek (947)
• [2008-02-05 21:15]

Interesting notes, good thinking.

I like the compo. The church bell tower is even centrelined with the circular opening of the temple.

Alfred

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• ribeiroantonio (14011)
• [2008-02-06 1:39]

Indeed, it is great to see that different religions can co-exist in this world. It is a nice picture and a very good theme to talk about and show some photographic examples. Well done.
Antonio

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• mehmetemin (5704)
• [2008-02-06 8:53]

Hi Bill
beautiful colours and contrast.wonderful composition.well done
Mehmet Emin

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• kpav (2936)
• [2008-02-06 9:22]

Hello Bill, very nice picture, with a lot of detail and clarity. Combined with your message gets a special meaning.
Kostas.

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• Matthew-Watt (4129)
• [2008-02-06 18:02]
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Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

- John Lennon

I think he was right. You share perhaps the same thoughts for the Middle East (and the wider world) in your note. Religion is such a controversial subject, which is a shame because in its most basic form all religions preach equality and peace and it just does not seem to work in practice.

Good photo showing those contrasts between the neighboring places of worship. Well framed and I like the range of colours and different shapes and lighting. It is an interesting scene to interpret. Thanks for sharing with us Bill.

Matt

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• Bluejeans (17333)
• [2008-02-07 2:41]

Ola Bill ,
Interessante foto com um templo e uma igreja juntas , sem duvida as religiões podem conviver em paz e com harmonia sem haver guerras estupidas entre eles , parabéns!!!

Interesting photo with a together temple and a church, without doubts the religions can coexist in peace and harmony without having dull wars between them, congratulations!

Um abraço Gonçalo

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• Silvio1953 (22782)
• [2008-02-07 6:12]

Hi Bill, splendid composition in blue hour with wonderful light and colors, great note, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• gracious (10058)
• [2008-02-07 10:07]

Hello Lau,
Very beautiful image with the blue-toned colouration!
perfect exposure and focus in the shot with sharpness and details
a very pleasant composition with a good notes
greeting
tony

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• rabani (9103)
• [2008-02-08 3:31]

You have a good dream Bill. But sadly, there is no night where such a dream would grace your sleep. Let alone, becoming real and into their lives, just yet. The only thing you can do is to live the dream that us Malaysian, continue to honor and cherish each other companies, even though we have more or less the same differences as those with the middle eastern.
Sincerely, even though we are considered a young civilization compared to those in the middle east, they probably need to learn a thing or two, from civilizations much younger than them.

Happy Chinese New Year Bill

Regard
Bani

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• emka (6811)
• [2008-02-08 7:25]

Hi Bill,

Wonderful photo. Superb colours and light and the atmosphere here. Nice elements of chinese architecture in red, I like this circular pathway, so typical, and rather cool modern church. well done

Malgorzata