happy lunar new year Photo

Photographer’s Note

today is lunar new year ... and the year of the pig has begun!

i went walking around town today and captured this photograph in one of korea's many buddhist temples.

this shot was from "jogye sa" ... a famous temple in the centre of seoul.

btw, i didn't update my profile, but i've changed my camera gear. this was shot with a D200 and a 70-300mm VR lens.

andante, vascao, triptych2003, Jason_teale, adores has marked this note useful

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vascao (192) 2007-02-18 9:34

Hi, David.
This is really impressive, the stunning level of detail you've got with your D200 (congrats, great gear!), the wise compo and the serenity at Buddha's face. I would be happy to have this one in my gallery.
Regards.
Sergio

andante (7092) 2007-02-18 11:26

Happy year of the pig, or is it actually boar? I've heard of both versions. Wonder if there is actually a difference? Love the portrait quality of the way you have captured the image. Good to see you around again.

Cheers,
Enrique

triptych2003 (1398) 2007-02-19 7:29

awesome detail here. such a clean statue, flawless even. i like the subtle colours here. so different to the usual vibrancy you usually show. it's a nice change...

Jason_teale (703) 2007-02-19 20:59

Hi David,
Great work. I like how you have off-centered the statue. I have seen so many shot with a straight on shot of these guys and it gets a little boring after a while. You have added a little more interested to this shot by simply and effectively moving the frame over.
Oh and happy new year!

vagabondtravels (6115) 2007-02-21 1:20

Hey Dave

Another good buddha. Nice color and very sharp. I see you are putting the new gear to use. Well done.
Ben

adores (15597) 2007-02-21 21:08

Hi David!
Great colours and light and a fantastic budha!
Good work!
Regards, Anabela