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Photographer’s Note

Most travellers visiting Mandalay, take the cruise along the Irrawady River, and this is a most pleasant voyage. They finally arrive to Mingun where the biggest pagoda of all Myanmar stands unfinished. Not too far from that edifice stands another pagoda called " Hsinbyume " a delithful piece of architecture built in 1816, by Bagyidaw, a king who wanted to built a sanctuary which reminded Mt. Meru, hence the seven rows of waves surrounding the Pagoda. These novice monks were playing there, and I found interesting the contrast they created with their red robes against the white background.

Mistral, everlasting, PJE, jmdias, ALIRIZA, riclopes, nwoehnl, recepyuksel, bantonbuju, wautersw, manatee, pady, Deka_, alainh, Tezic, smash2707 has marked this note useful

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lestans (15452) 2006-08-18 3:47

What a great graphic picture!! Beautiful to see the white waves of the building, and the little red monks. Another great shot, Izzet!! Thanks for sharing!

Livia

manatee (4279) 2006-08-18 3:48

Nice pisture, you are rigth the contrast between the monks and the buiding is suoer, I like the contrast and the beuty of this.

thank you

pione (2031) 2006-08-18 3:49

Interessante gioco grafico, molto interessanti gli sguardi dei ragazzini in posa!

wautersw (3603) 2006-08-18 3:56

Hi,

really great picture. Nice "graphism"

TFS

Wolf

beatak (578) 2006-08-18 3:58

Very beautiful picture. I like your idea to photography the novice monks and the contrast of colours. Best Regards. Beatrice

bantonbuju (48622) 2006-08-18 3:58

merhaba izzet,
what a finding, did they pose for you or was it a "routine" activity? whatever the answer this image definitely stands out,
great one,
best wishes, j.

recepyuksel (17786) 2006-08-18 4:14

Merhaba,
ritim, kontrast, grafik ve kompozisyon ile muhteşem bir fotoğraf. Selamlar, saygılar.. RYuksel

veronika (6022) 2006-08-18 4:16

Hi Izzet,
wonderful contrast between the red monk´s dresses and white walls of Hsinbyume,
they look like models :)) Great!
Vero

jinju (14265) 2006-08-18 4:37

Hi izzet,

you dealt with the difficulties here very well. And by that I mean a totally white, reflective surface in what was probably strong light, yet the exposure is very good. The graphism is fantastic and combined with the great contrast between the red and the white, it all combines to make an attractive image.

nwoehnl (120) 2006-08-18 5:37

Hi Izzet. Wow, what a place - very nice photo with the novice monks in a variety of interesting poses amidst the layered waves of this building. A striking graphical piece with an obviously well-chosen vertical format. The color contrast with the red robes versus the white textured surfaces is great.

lasscor (7637) 2006-08-18 6:45

Hi Izzet,
Wonderful graphic composition.
I like much the contrast between the monks and their red robes against this white background.
TFS,
Corinne

riclopes (32977) 2006-08-18 10:51

Olá Izzet, magnificent graphic image with....People! The beautiful withe pattern of the background makes a wonderful contrast with the young monks in red and also a bit minimalist. I love it!
Best regards from my cats,
Ricardo

AmiBe (6042) 2006-08-18 12:26

Hello Izzet,
je me souviens très bien de cette pagode Mt-Meru.
Le contraste avec les novices est excellent et sont bien disposés dans le cadre.
Je suis néanmoins étonné que 2 d'entre eux portent des tongs... Sur la pagode, ça ne se fait pas ! ;)
Bien vu

Cormac (26449) 2006-08-18 12:29

So many contrasts in this shot - the serious expression off the monks and the playful curves of the waves, the deep red of the robes and the white of the pagoda, the perfect pattern of the waves and the irregular grouping of the monks... Great work!

ALIRIZA (16197) 2006-08-18 14:50

Merhaba Sayın Hocam,
Renk kontrastıyla ve ritmiyle harika bir kompozisyon. Ellerine sağlık...
Saygılarımla...
Ali Rıza

jmdias (19195) 2006-08-18 20:16

izzet

This pattern in white and the boys are a very nice matter for a photo, good POV and colors, I think it is a little unsharp

Jorge

PJE (19425) 2006-08-18 23:46

Well Izzet this is such a delightful image of design and contrasts. I love the interesting shapes of this Hsinbyume makes a perfect place for a photo. I love it...thanks for sharing!

everlasting (10898) 2006-08-19 3:39

Hi Izzet, nice to see you in Myanmar:)
I know this place but didnt get to visit it.
Great work with what must have been very harsh lightign conditions, refelcting bright white and the dark faces and robes. But you managed in perfectly.
The waves make an original stage for the young novices.

Mistral (13694) 2006-08-19 5:34

Merhaba Izzet,
beautiful composition with lines and colours.
Excellent well managed composition.
A smile
Luca

Albrecht (11034) 2006-08-19 14:06

Hi Izzet
a very special and unordinairy scene;you lost a bit quality but I like it anyway. Wonderful white curves and contrast with the red boys.
-grs.Albrecht-

pady (4800) 2006-08-19 15:06

Hi Izzet,
Effectively the contrast between the red and the white make the force in yor picture.
It's very graphical. Good composition.
Greetings
Pierre-André

agne (6) 2006-08-19 18:24

very good shot;] perfectly matches colours...nice job;]

ahmetgedikli (21877) 2006-08-20 12:33

Merhaba,
Otantik/renkli giyimli insanları ve böyle yapıları nasıl buluyorsunuz, denk getiriyorsunuz? Harika bir grafizm olmuş. Ellerinize sağlık. Selamlar.
Ahmet

alainh (35363) 2006-08-21 2:55

Bonjour Izzet
difficile de choisir une image parmi tes dernieres !
alors, celle-ci pour son graphisme et ses couleurs et le plaisir de voir ces enfants te donner l'occasion de reussir une tres belle et etonnante image.
bonne jouréne à toi
amicalement
alain

Tezic (16927) 2006-08-21 4:40

Merhaba,
Bu 10 - 20 ve daha eski yılların fotoğraflarını çekmekte aracı olan Leica R7 ye içimden tapınmak geliyor :))
Cocuklar muhteşem....
Sevgiler - Coşkun

BAKO (1683) 2006-08-21 19:33

Hocam,
ellerinizden öperim.
Bako

smash2707 (2516) 2006-08-21 23:10

Hi Izzet. Excellent composition. I love the contrast created between the white and the monks. I also like the curves and the layers of the walls very much. regards, Yvonne

SetApart (56) 2006-09-16 6:48

I just keep running into your photos.
Great one!!
They gave you a great picture on that structure

tonikrou (450) 2006-09-27 8:14 [Comment]