A prayer for Myanmar Photo

Photographer’s Note

A man, praying in Yangon's St. Mary Cathedral...
Freedom of religion in thispredominantly Buddhist country is maybe the only one the people have there. You can see many churches and mosques as well as Buddhist pagodas.

Un homme prie dans la cathédrale Saint Marie de Rangoon... La liberté de religion est sans doute la seule dont les Birmans disposent, on voit en effet, de nombreuses églises et mosquées (un peu isolées parmi les pagodes Bouddhistes bien sur!)

robertosalguero, Wanda1, japiey, gracious, belido, leo61, Clementi, kevinos, PixelTerror, alainh, Cricri, patdeph, Emile, Photo65Net, axiotea, Didi, JCG, evanrizo has marked this note useful

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barrufeto_77 (25957) 2008-05-13 22:35

Hi Laurent.

Excellent picture with the back of the man an the church as a background.

Well done!

Rgs to both!

serp2000 (9775) 2008-05-13 22:38

Privet, Laurent,

And you are my neighbor today too!Very interesting shot in buddist country, I think churchs have remained after English presence.
Cheers,
Serghei

Wanda1 (11025) 2008-05-13 23:15

Hi Laurent,
A nice sentiment on this image. Good use of depth of field here to focus on the praying man, and he is well placed off centre so we can still see details of the church behind.
Regards
Wanda

robertosalguero (110) 2008-05-13 23:16

Hello Laurent,

A real tragedy that hopefully will never happen again. The image is well composed with a strong meaning of faith. Good perspective with the man against the camera and the altar blurred. Good light and colours. Thanks Laurent.

Roberto

izmirli (3339) 2008-05-13 23:25

bonjour dear laurent
wonderful perspective and composition.beautiful man and church.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

japiey (9531) 2008-05-14 1:01

Hi Laurent,

Beautifull composition the has the divine moods.
Excellent image, fine tones.
All the best, dear friend.

jp

Budapestman (43238) 2008-05-14 1:17

Hi Laurent,
Suggestive impression for this place with attractive composition. I like the blurred background and the atmosphere, Very well done! Have a nice day
George

gracious (20017) 2008-05-14 1:52

Bonjour Laurent,
Great image of faith!
best dof of the praying man with his back toward the front of the church!
the image is sharp with good colour and details
well done and notes
merci
Tony

aadilj (17950) 2008-05-14 3:11

Lovely pov with the back of the worshipper here and the great perspective all aroud. the soft lights are lovely and plays well with the modd

belido (17129) 2008-05-14 4:46

Hi Laurent,

very nice shot and contextually pertinent. The simplicity is what pleases more in this one. Good exposure and light management. Well done!
Regards,
Carlos

leo61 (44102) 2008-05-14 10:39

Hi Laurent!
My heart is with these poor people but not with the members of this rotten,ignorant government.
I know this church only from outside.Good composition from indoorswith this praying man.
Regards,Leo

AROBN54 (10797) 2008-05-14 11:54

Beautifully done, Laurent,
it is just unimaginable what those poor people have suffered. A wonderful tribute and a lovely photo. I love the POV and the man's bowed head in clear focus against the softer details of the front of the church. Marvelous light and color. This is just superb. Many thanks and kindest wishes,
Shelly

Tue (25608) 2008-05-14 14:06

Bonsoir Laurent,
A beautiful photo for the people of Myanmar. The mood you captured here is wonderful. The praying man is very well included on the right hand side and the light management of the inside of the church is excellent. Very good photo work!
Regards,
Lars

kevinos (6927) 2008-05-14 20:59

Very good use of DoF , Laurent, to make an evocative image. You have an interesting note too. regards kevin

alainh (35391) 2008-05-14 23:40

bonjour Laurent
l'actualité est grave ce jour pour ce pays. j'ose esperer que les autorités permettront à l'aide internationnale une intervention. un grand drame s'est joué, mais un plus gros sans doute se prépare.
alors un grosse pensée pour ce peuple à travers ta belle image.
amicalement
alain

Clementi (45793) 2008-05-15 0:25

Ciao Laurent,
siamo tutti molto vicini ha questo popolo dopo che ha subito qell'immane catostrofe, questo mi sembra uno scatto appropriato alla situazione .
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

PixelTerror (87159) 2008-05-15 0:26

salut Laurent,
Une image bien construite dans la profondeur grace au cadrage et a la profondeur de champ, je suis meme pas sur qu'il leur reste des eglises pour prier a ces pauvres gens, les temps sont assez durs en Asie, fais attention a toi !
Bonne journee JY

Cricri (44068) 2008-05-15 1:22

Salut Laurent,
Une scéne belle et triste a la fois quand on sait tout le malheur qui s'étend dans le pays..
Belle journée a toi
cricri

dvlazar (6492) 2008-05-15 4:42

A beautiful capture. Such a nice moment to be with the guy during his time of reflection in the church. Amazing that you could capture this.
Well done,
Dave

patdeph (18590) 2008-05-15 6:08

bonjour Laurent
j'aime la façon discrète dont tu as pris cet homme,on a ainsi l'impression de rentrer dans l'église avec lui,et de l'accompagner dans sa prière!Puissions nous tous,adresser une immense prière collective pour qu'enfin ce peuple puisse enfin vivre dans des conditions moins dures!
Amitiés.
Pascale

UnTrained (0) 2008-05-15 7:02

Salut Laurent,
yes, necessary. Pleasant capture to be a good reminder. I hope they do overcome those challenges.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Emile (20177) 2008-05-15 8:16

Hola Laurent.
Sorry about the tragedy, your shot is a very good choice for the moment they are going through in this sad moment.
Very well captured, wonderful composition, very good clarity and excellent DOF.
Well done.
Best regards.

Photo65Net (43106) 2008-05-15 11:07

Salut Laurent,
Sympa en effet d'avoir une pensée pour ces gens qui souffrent.
Ton image est très belle, et le message passe parfaitement, bien vu,
Bonne soirée,
JB.

crckt (7102) 2008-05-15 16:41

Hi Laurent,
A nice shot with a very thoughtful POV. I like the way you've taken this shot, thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Shaeri

adores (15837) 2008-05-15 17:37

Hi Laurent!
Great homage to these people. I've just seen again on TV, so many dead people. Hard to imagine how the country is at the moment.
You have chosen a good photo for this moment. I like it with the man in foreground and the church in the blurred background.

Angshu (34219) 2008-05-15 20:49

Hi Laurent
Two things which make this captivating, the off-centre placement of the praying man & the shallow DOF, but not too shallow for us to see the church interiors in the BG. IMO, your exposure control is excellent as well!
Best Regards
Angshu
Back to Inde?! What news of Marilyn?

John_F_Kennedy (32308) 2008-05-16 5:12

A good reminder for us.
Excellent management of lighting in your composition
Best wishes,
Achim

axiotea (16355) 2008-05-16 8:26

Salut Lan
Oui, cette image est de circonstance, malheureusement!! Cette catastrophe humanitaire fait vraiment froid dans le dos! Tant de souffrance,de desespoir...:(
C'est bien d'avoir eu une pensée pour ce pays qui souffre, avec cet homme priant pour une vie meilleure!
A+
Marilyn

Didi (36668) 2008-05-17 1:44

Salut mon cher Laurent
J'espère que les prières seront écoutées car ce pays en a bien besoin.
Intéressant Bokeh, l'attention est fixée sur cette homme qui adopte une attitude humble.
Une scène très appréciable.
Amitiés.

JCG (25863) 2008-05-18 6:46

Bonjour Laurent,

Et l'Asie en a bien besoin en ce moment... Concernant la Birmanie j'espère que la dictature militaire finira par entendre raison et accepter l'aide qui leur est offerte pour aider ces pauvres gens qui en ont bien besoin. Une belle image où l'on ressent bien la ferveur de cet homme, bonne gestion de la profondeur de champ qui donne un agréable contraste.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et à bientôt,

Jean-Charles

evanrizo (456) 2008-05-22 8:55

Salut Laurent,
I think you give a nice message with this one post, but I think only praying helps not.
Nice image.
Have nice time.
Evangelos