Red brick, red face Photo

Photographer’s Note

Most pagodas and buildings in the middle elevations of Nepal are constructed from brick which, until recently, was the most common building material. The rosy glow of pink brick homes dotting the terraced fields of the Kathmandu Valley at sunset is one of the valley's most memorable images.

Here, the buildings around the Swayambunath stupa also known as Monkey Temple.

bibiweb, sabyasachi1212, miuky, ChrisJ, Wanda1, Photo65Net, AiresSantos, Vato_Law, riclopes has marked this note useful

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dsidwell (9745) 2007-02-24 16:32

This little rascal looks like he's nothing but trouble! I like your use of depth of field here to put focus on the animal Nice work!

hyasar (7277) 2007-02-24 16:42

Hi Vincent,

amazing shot! Sharpness, color, composition are great.

congratulations,
Hakan

bibiweb (8) 2007-02-24 16:56

Bonjour Vincent,
C'est vraiment une belle série sur le Népal que tu nous présentes depuis quelques jours, avec une grande variété de sujets. Je me souviens bien de Swayambunath et de ses singes et cela me fait plaisir de voir que ça n'a pas changé depuis mon passage il a 15 ans.
Le portrait de ce singe en contre plongée est bien réalisé et très net et il y a un bon bokeh sur les maisons à l'arrière plan.
Amicalement, Brigitte

bostankorkulugu (33326) 2007-02-24 19:15

what an expression on this cute little face... blurry back ground is cool and the colours are amazing... congrats vincent...

buon sunday...

korkut:)

ahmetgedikli (21531) 2007-02-25 4:02

Hi Vincent,
Well seen and well captured! Great depth of field and beautiful expression on the face...
Great work.
Ahmet

miuky (3335) 2007-02-25 5:22

hy
an exellent capture, the red is heavy but well fitting here...very good sharpness and pov
regards, M.

ChrisJ (69396) 2007-02-25 5:26

Hi Vincent

Nice colour symmetry! I like the confused look on the monkeys face. Good dof & sharpness. Tfs!

wolf38 (12463) 2007-02-25 6:12

Hello Vincent. A wonderful picture with the dominating color red. Outstanding composes. The gentleman before the house is the ape. Here is its district. Very beautifully and worth seeing. Best regards, Wolfgang.

Wanda1 (10848) 2007-02-25 7:43

Hi Vincent,
Nice use of depth of field here, and great focus on his eyes. An interesting portrait.
Regards
Wanda

sabyasachi1212 (19528) 2007-02-25 11:11

Hi Vincent,
Good use of the shallow DOF to bring out the monkey looking directly at you, so typical of Swayambhunath.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

Photo65Net (43084) 2007-02-25 12:35

Salut Vincent,
J'aime bien ta PDC, très bien choisie.
C'est un beau portrait,
Bonne soirée,
JB.

Graal (57156) 2007-02-26 2:21

Bonjour Vincent,
funny view and pose of monkey, good shot. I like the colours, sharpness and DOF. Well done.
Gr., Aleksander

feather (49848) 2007-02-26 6:48

Well spotted. His face really does match the buildings :) I love the expression on his face. I think he is sizing you up. Good use of DOF.
I took some monkey shots in Costa Rica, many of them blurred because of the low light in the forest and their fast movement. When I finally get round to them I'm hoping there will be at least one to share. I really appreciate this as I know how difficult it is to take a decent photo of them.
Kath

dcawker (5665) 2007-02-26 12:09

Excellent composition and focus here.. Really great! Regards, Doug

Angshu (33193) 2007-02-27 22:47

Good one Vincent...as all others have said, the use of DOF is good & the matching of the red colour is very interesting. I had taken some pictures of monkeys of Lepakshi temple, some of which I'd posted here..same breed. Good one!
Regards
Angshu

jemaflor (38801) 2007-03-01 6:00

Salut Vincent,
Bien vu et pris ce regard expressif, intéressante attitude de la tête et de la patte, effect ivelent une coîncidence deteinte comme tu le fais remarquer, effet caméléon ... Excellent focus, pour le cadrge en vertical ce ne serait sans doute pas mal non plus.

sebinho342 (18726) 2007-03-01 6:54

Salut Vincent, belle isolation du sujet ... et quel sujet ! ;)
Il a une sacrée bouille avec ses yeux exorbités, il est sacrément photogénique, c'est bien vu d'avoir placé un arrière plan rouge également.
J'y serai allé un peu plus fort sur la retouche et particluièrement les contrastes ;)

AiresSantos (41178) 2007-03-03 6:34

Hi Vicent,
Amazing shot with this lovely monkey
Great colours and focus
TFS and greetings
Aires

tony59 (1057) 2007-03-04 8:03

Hi Vincent,
Parfaite exposition et excellente "capture" de l'expression de l'animal.
Beau travail !
Cordialement
TOny

Vato_Law (11628) 2007-03-04 16:14

Hello Vincent,
this is a beautiful portrait of this little monkey with his thoughts far away from you and your camera. It's amazing how they manage to have so much of human on their expressions.
I like the way how you manage to enhance his colours and hair while keeping some of the facades shapes and colours.
Cheers.
Paulo

riclopes (32821) 2007-03-06 9:12

Salut Vincent, excellent capture of this fellow's pose, looking over the shoulder. Perfect use of the shallow dof. Love his sharp expression against the blurred architectural background. Good work!
Amitiés,
Ricardo

Stepan (27167) 2007-03-17 2:41

C'est assez drôle comme son visage la suprise de... te voir !!?
Comme s'il était furieux que tu le prennes. Un visage étonnant humain finalement. Très surprenant.
Stéphane

Framboisilla (5400) 2007-12-10 11:22

Bonsoir Vincent,

L'expression de ce singe me plaît beaucoup, très rigolotte ! Le bokeh aussi est bien choisit et les couleurs sont belles. J'aurai juste davantage décentré l'animal...

Bonne soirée,
Stéphanie.