Sukhothai Ruins at Dusk Photo

Photographer’s Note

Sukhothai is the old Thai or Siamese Capital, predating Ayutthaya. (13th century). I hired a bicycle from outside the museum & pedalled around the various interconnected ruins along specially built paths. This was taken late afternoon. I returned the bike at 6pm. Polarised.

chinchini, Galmeida, efigesta, jhm, timotey, PixelTerror, Rossignol, weswang, tcht, Fixfocus, singuanti, Emile, jrj, john_c, HOBO, droonsta has marked this note useful

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chinchini (27823) 2006-02-26 3:39

Salut Chris,
Quelles couleurs intenses dans cette photo ! Et quelle belle ruine imposante !
Le regard est tout de suite attiré par de tels coloris. Joliment fait.
Bon dimanche mon ami ;o)
Pierre

Gerrit (36313) 2006-02-26 4:17

Hi Chris,
fantastic shot. Great colors and definition.
Thanks and regards, Gerrit

Galmeida (12559) 2006-02-26 4:40

Hi Chris,
Good perspective and angle approach view to this impressive ruin. Excelent graphism and geometric effect captured. Good colors, contrast and fine sharpness. Very well seen, done and composed. Congratulations and have a nice Week.

Fernando

pilpel-adom (3016) 2006-02-26 4:42

Lovely colors and depth, with great details of the construction of the pillar (?) - what is it, actually? A piece of a shrine?
TFS
Chen

efigesta (12181) 2006-02-26 5:12

Hi my friend
interesting pov here with the great contrast of blue and gold colors

regards
manuel

markstaples (15670) 2006-02-26 5:21

Love the textures of this monument. The various shades of red are also beautiful against the deep blue sky. The POV is contre-plongée and I like the impact that this creates. Nice work.
Mark

timotey (1926) 2006-02-26 5:34

Astonishing picture with this great effect provided by the contrast between the two main tones of your picture. The deep blue of the sky permits to increase the overall aspect of this ruin. The details are very well defined and the composition very well done by offsetting the main subject in the frame. Very well done !

jhm (83378) 2006-02-26 5:36

Hi Chris,
I find the colours very specially, the ruin give splendid contrast between the brown colour of the ruin and blue sky.
Very well done again!
Thanks a lot.
John.

Paolo (40755) 2006-02-26 5:50

Hi Chris, good shot. i like the contrast between the red bricks and the blue sky. excellent colours, good focus and beautiful strong natual light.
thanks, ciao

feather (50168) 2006-02-26 7:06

The late afternoon light has cast a wonderful glow over this stupa(?). Set against the strong blue of the sky it makes a beautiful image.
Kath

jinju (14265) 2006-02-26 7:16

Hi Chris,

what a stunning shot. The bricks appear to be so gold and they create a fantastic contrast with the deep, blue sky. Very good POV and cood cadrage. I wonder what this would look like with a really wide angle lens.

Rossignol (2289) 2006-02-26 10:29

Hi Chris
Great shot. The warm colours and crumbling texture of the ruin and the vegetation clinging to it are wonderful and your composition excellent. The warm orange of the building against the rich blue of the polarised sky is a brilliant contrast.
Excellent work
Peter

carper (65742) 2006-02-26 12:55

very nice one Chris the colours are very good,
the sharpnes is great and the contrast is a very strong point of this image.
gr. jaap

RGatward (19751) 2006-02-26 13:24

Good ligh on this one, and great detail on the ruin. Looks a bit bright for dusk.

weswang (18223) 2006-02-26 14:19

Hi Chris, You have well placed the old architecture to contrast with the blue sky. Nice composition and good details.

tcht (7298) 2006-02-26 14:32

Hi Chris,
Very nice capture and beautiful colors. The sharpness and detail of the structure also maintained very well. The deep blue sky is is good background. Also like the portrait setting you've used to shoot this, helps isolate unnecessary backgrounds.
Rgrds,
Cheukhin

nwoehnl (120) 2006-02-26 14:34

Very nice showing of this old structure, Chris. The late-afternoon light brings a fine glow on the surface details which contrast ideally with the polarized sky. The only minor thing that might be good to have included would be something to illustrate the scale, but I understand that (a) it might not have been easily available and (b) it might interfere with the artistic impression.

Fixfocus (9377) 2006-02-26 16:07

Hi Chris,
Good compo and framing,Just the ruin against the sky,superb colors and contrasts with excellent sharpness and details.
Greetings,
Hermann

singuanti (15240) 2006-02-26 21:42

Hi Chris. You've got some very impressive sharpness and details. Its great how few colors there are but they all contrast so well against each other. Very nice one!

Angshu (34141) 2006-02-26 23:39

Namaste Chris
The contrast is brilliant. Similar structures in Ayutthaya, but this ones look more majestic. You've been able to take care of the grandness of the stupa superbly
Cheers
Angshu

Emile (20151) 2006-02-27 0:16

Hola Chris.
Interesting shot, great POV and compo. Nice details of this ruins. Good colours contrast between the sharp blue from the sky and the brown of the ruin.
Well done. TFS.

PixelTerror (86861) 2006-02-27 4:02

Hi Chris,
Superb light and pola use, the warm/cold contrast blows me away here, the rising perspective and good scan quality complement it very well.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

jrj (34779) 2006-02-27 9:36

Pwerful compo chris. Fine placement, cut and details included. Top pov adding to the effectful impression. Very nice this one.

berek (29041) 2006-02-28 4:32

Hi Chris,
very good point of view. i can see all details from the bottom to upper. congratulations. have a great day.
B.Erek
Meaning(Sense) :9,Framing:10,Idea :10

john_c (24635) 2006-02-28 16:26

Hi Chris,
A superb low angle view of this ruin. The colour is mesmerizing, as are all the fine details seen with great clarity. The basic two colour scheme with a dash of green is very effective. A very fine capture, Chris.
John

HOBO (5244) 2006-03-02 14:44

Guten Abend Chris,
another sharp and colorful scan. The texture of the bricks is really amazing.
Regards
Knut

lu_muratori (618) 2006-03-21 17:35

Hi Chris, I loved Sukhothai, it was one of my favorite places in Thailand. You chose a nice POV, from below and it works really well because the colours of the stupa contrast nicely with the sky. Great shot!
Luciana