Wat Po Spires at moonlight Photo

Photographer’s Note

Wat Phra Keo and Wat Po Temples are a must for all persons visiting Bangkok. Their golden spires and intricate patterns with bright colors have been photographed countless times. Therefore I tried a technique which I had already used in Turkey. Taking silhouette pictures with White Balance calibrated on Tunsgten. The result although artificial can be appreciated for some promotional purposes and could attract the eye. At least this is what I thought when thinking about making something different. I also underexposed about 2 stops.

Tezic, Luan, Paolo, AmiBe, KevRyan, MLINES, axiotea has marked this note useful

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RGatward (19751) 2006-01-20 3:56

Beautifully done careful shot. This uncannily like Jose's shot from yesterday, did you see it.

THAR (3291) 2006-01-20 4:04

Très jolie photo d'ambiance.

Tezic (16927) 2006-01-20 4:14

Sayın hocam... " January 1st " ve "Blue Mosque" şaheserlerinizin " Wat Po" versiyonu da herzamanki gibi MUHTEŞEM ....
sevgiler / Coskun

Luan (15935) 2006-01-20 4:25

Hello Izzet,
une image minimalistique, des silhouttes et un ciel parfait. Ce contre jour flatte les yeux.
Une tres belle compo.
Amities
Luan

Paolo (40755) 2006-01-20 4:51

Hi Izzet, a different view of the Wat Po.
excellent colours, contrast and fantastic use of shadows and light.
thanks, ciao

Dionysos (1234) 2006-01-20 5:33

Izzet Bey,
Bu imkan digital makinalarla gelen yeni bir sey olduguna gore bir isim vermek lazim, Keribar teknigi diyecegim ben bundan sonra kendi adima.
Tesekkurler.

Svillegas (1165) 2006-01-20 6:01

Hi Izzet
Really nice counter-light, good composition and very powerful blue colour in the sky.
Sonia

AmiBe (6042) 2006-01-20 11:43

Hello Izzet,
bonne idée le mode tungsten, ça donne des teintes spéciales mais qui sont très plaisantes.
Compo simple et efficace, tous ces stupas sont bien placés, il ne se chevauchent pas.
Bien vu, a+

KevRyan (22422) 2006-01-20 17:22

an interesting tech note Izzet - and a wonderful simple graphic result - I like the variety of the designs

best wishes Kev

recepyuksel (17786) 2006-01-20 18:17

Hocam harikasınız, süper bir çalışma
bunu ben de denemek istiyorum, çok yaratıcısınız
kutluyorum
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MLINES (10984) 2006-01-20 19:47

Interesting capture of the spires with blue background. Makes a good composition. Advantage of this sort of photo is to avoid the heat during the days here at most times of the year. Good originality in this.

sixTL (8586) 2006-01-21 3:32

Hi Izzet, very excellent scene. That is so creative. I like the " china shadows" This is so mysterious place.

Regards Artur

smash2707 (2516) 2006-01-21 8:51

Great shadow/light play. Your effect is very nice. And nice composition, too

maurazos (0) 2006-01-21 11:05

Simple, minimalistic, but extremely attractive. Regards.

joseelias (367) 2006-01-23 9:17

Wow, this is a funny coincidence the fact that we have posted such similar shots in concept! :-))

This one is really nice and the complex and elegant structures become well enhanced this way. The positioning of the major dark part in the lower third of the frame is very nice.

axiotea (16305) 2006-05-02 3:47

Hi Izzet, I really like the effect of theses beautiful silhouettes..perfect blue sky too..great compo....well done...TFS..
All the best..
Marilyn

sergio1 (12150) 2006-11-03 18:36

Hola Izzet

Soy el amigo de carlos y oscar de TE. Es una pena queno pudiera acudir a la cita, pero el trabajo me ha ocupado mucho tiempo, he terminado de trabajar a las 9 pm un caos.
Pero bueno espero que tengamos otra oportunidad de conocernos.
Referente a la foto he de decir que una forma muy singular de captar las siluetas de las pagodas con un buena composicion. El color de la imagen es realmente llamativo y esto es bueno porque rompe con lo habitual. El resultado es muy bueno.
Saludos
PD: Disfruta al máximo de estos dias en mi tierra, ok?
Sergio