Last minutes of light Photo

Photographer’s Note

We did a night tour to visit the monuments and this was the first one.

I really like this shot a lot.

From Wikipedia:
Ayutthaya (full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thai พระนครศรีอยุธยา; also spelled "Ayudhya") city is the capital of Ayutthaya province in Thailand. The city was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong and became capital of his kingdom, often referred as the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam. Ayutthaya was named after the city of Ayodhya in India, the birthplace of Rama in the Ramayana (Thai, Ramakien). In 1767 the city was destroyed by the Burmese army, and the ruins of the old city now form the Ayutthaya historical park, which is recognized internationally as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was refounded a few kilometers to the east.

Ruins of Ayutthaya, ThailandThe city is located at the junction of the Chao Phraya, Lopburi and Pa Sak rivers, and on the main north-south railway linking Chiang Mai to Bangkok. The old city is on an island formed by a bend of the Chao Phraya on the west and south sides, the Pa Sak on the east side and, on the northern side, the Klong

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cjmm (4019) 2006-02-02 7:58

Hola Sonia,

Hermosos colores y excelente punto de visión. Me gusta mucho también la distancia focal que has elegido para esta foto, le da mucha fuerza a la composición.

También es siempre bueno ver material tomado con película fotográfica; el rango dinámico y la saturación de colores son excelentes.

Un saludo muy cordial,
Carlos

david (3972) 2006-02-02 8:02

that is a sensational shot sonia. such unique colours and light, combined with those great clouds. the two tone pattern in the bricks make for a brilliant image.

this is one awesome photograph. well done! great shot!

marjan (6081) 2006-02-02 8:05

excelent photo and I hope unforgetible expirience.
Marjan

qpochet (1378) 2006-02-02 8:13

Hola Sonia,

Esta foto es preciosa, me encanta! El ángulo de vista es muy original y da un toque especial. Los colores tambien son sorprendentes. Es todo un éxito!
Buen trabajo!
Quentin.

nanauhauer (761) 2006-02-02 8:25

Hey Sonia,
You did a good job.
The angle is perfect.
Ayutthaya is a magic place. You should write more lines about it.
TFS
Nanau

javierdenavea (604) 2006-02-02 8:31

Hola Sonia, es espectacular, ya puedes ir corriendo a Pro40 a que te hagan una ampliación de metro cuadrado... La composición es impecable y la luz no hace más que realzar el conjunto. Me gusta mucho el eauilibrio de luminosidad entre el edificio y el cielo...

Saludos,
Javier

isabela_sor (42054) 2006-02-02 8:34

The sky is limit!!Spectacular POV, great perspective and amazing colours... Congratulations, Sonia
All the best
Isabela

olopez (4870) 2006-02-02 8:49

Vaya imagen Sonia, parece el decorado de una peli de ciencia ficción o algo así.
Buen punto de vista que aumenta las líneas de fuga y nos encamina al un cielo alucianante.
Enhorabuena,
Oscar

flashlight (579) 2006-02-02 8:57

Wow! great POV.It looks very spiritual. The amount of light is perfect. Perhaps, there is some little imperfection in the sky that could have been corrected.
Cheers!

andante (7092) 2006-02-02 9:10

Me encanta el POV y sobretodo el tinte que la luz da a la imagen, tiene un tono espiritual. Muy bien visto. Enrique

lukas (2027) 2006-02-02 10:11

Great shot. Beautiful light. Excellent photo. Luc

gilbriones2002 (930) 2006-02-02 10:11

great pov, beautiful color tones, you have a winner here! saludos...

jasmis (50200) 2006-02-02 11:04

Excellent POV and deep, strong colours. Interesting note. Really amazing. Regards, Sonia.

quelquepart (802) 2006-02-02 11:21

Hello Sonia,
I like the exposure and the colors on this picture : a general icy blue with two touches of colors (the door and the clouds)
TFS,
Olivier

Philappy (157) 2006-02-02 11:51

Hi sonia,
Divine light.....well captured !
There is an incredible power impression in your composition.
regards
Philippe

peck (2779) 2006-02-02 13:33

Hello Sonia,
Great perspective, nice composition of colours :))) In the miniature looks like ice-peak ;))
greetings
Gregory

cherubin (1969) 2006-02-02 14:37

hi Sonia,
well, you were very lucky to have a so splendid sunset!! grate photo, interesting POV.
cherubin

Mistral (13694) 2006-02-02 16:07

Hi Sonia,
you PoV in this photo is powerful! Really really well done. Then you got a particoular soft light that exempt a sort of peaceful atmosphere. Buddhist countries are serene. Your photo is from there.
A smile
Luca

gigi (2668) 2006-02-03 4:29

bonjour Sonia
impressionnante et vertigineuse photo
bravo
jean louis

va2ho (290) 2006-02-03 4:32

Hi Sonia

What a great shot. It is like a science fiction movie. I Love the color and the use of a high contrast. You notes are great.
Thank you for posting such a wonderful picture.
Victor

ndb1958 (9248) 2006-02-04 4:53

I sonia,
Appart from the beautiful monument I like your POV. A good perspective! I even like your colours and the contrast.
Nino

saguzar (862) 2006-02-04 15:02

Hola Sonia,
Maravillosa foto, tiene unos colores preciosos. Esas nubes le dan un aire extraño pero bello a la vez.
Felicitaciones
Hernán

svo555 (1028) 2006-02-05 6:55

Hola Sonia
Una gran perspectiva, buena definición e intensidad de colores.
Un saludo!
Sergi

mazrul (92) 2006-02-05 12:04

Hello sonia...
Outstanding picture...those blue,sure gave a impact to the picture and i wish to see it from the front end.
TQ for sharing!

sergio1 (12150) 2006-02-06 4:46

Hola Sonia
Espectacular tiro picado. Un punto de visto muy acertado de esta bella construcción.
PD: Ya estoy deseando que llegue mayo para visitar el pais.
Gracias por todo.
Sergio

PixelTerror (86038) 2006-02-06 4:56

Hola Sonia,
The color balance of this image is a bit strange, leaning to the blue, but finally it works quite well I think combined to this structure rising towards the sun to give the photo an atmosphere... nearly divine !
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

jinju (14265) 2006-02-06 8:29

Hi Sonia,

wow, cool. Very dramatic. The POV exaggerates the height of this yower while the blue color of the photo is like something out of a sci-fi film. Overall effect is really pleasing.

capthaddock (28640) 2006-02-07 10:34

Hi Sonia - beautiful and surreal, the blue tones look amazing, ghreat work.

AiresSantos (41920) 2006-02-08 3:39

Hola Sonia, excellent work with magnificent colors and light.
Very well captured with good perspective.
Congratulations. Best wishes, Aires dos Santos

ALSOM (6616) 2006-02-09 8:49

Lovely pov, the colors are superb, very surprising sky over the temple.
Thanks, Aain -

ricard (642) 2006-02-10 7:53

Molt bé Sònia!
Espectacular foto, cel fantàstic,...
a més sembla que les teves tres fotos més votades tinguin unitat temàtica: paisatges futuristes i apocalíptics.

Paolo (40694) 2006-02-10 8:27

Hi Sonia, wonderful image.
the colours and the vertical POV are fantastic!
great light and good focus too.
excellent shot.
thanks, ciao

coco (27786) 2006-02-10 9:52

Ohhh...

Menudo azul y vaya foto. Creo que solo pensándolo me duele un poco el cuello.

Pero más allá de estas consideraciones: una composición muy buena. Da la impresión de que salga disparado hacia arriba, en dirección a ese cielo de un azul tan intenso.

nota: luego te respondo con más tiempo al correo, pero de entrada sí
nota 2: es coincidencia, no tiene nada que ver el correo con la segunda visita del día, je, je, je

dsidwell (9745) 2006-02-12 22:28

Exciting and dynamic point of view Sonja! I love the effects in the sky from the clouds and how this structure almost points to it.

fabdemacedo (455) 2006-02-14 12:41

Hi, this picture is beautiful, nice POV and wonderful colours...well done.
Thank you.
Fab.

Stepan (27175) 2006-02-15 16:18

Impressive pov and incredible colors !
Unreal and so graphic.
A modern compo and urban mood with... a thai temple !
I like it.
Stéphane

ChrisJ (70099) 2006-02-16 4:48

Hi Sonia

The blue monochromatic color works well here. A stunning pov, with marvellous sharpness & lighting. Congratulations, & tfs!

AnimeshRay (8886) 2006-02-17 9:54

A magical take on a magical place! Must have been an awesome view at night.

banyanman (7716) 2006-02-20 8:26

Wow, this looks like something out of science fiction, Sonia - a remarkable sky and such unusual colours in this fading light. Your POV and excellent framing makes this a very dramatic composition. Maybe I would have cloned those couple of birds out of the sky (top left) because they could be mistaken for dust spots. Cheers . . . David

Gregtom (7119) 2006-02-27 1:13

Hello, Sonia!
This is really a perfect way to emphasize the building's vastness! I like this composition with it's sharp angle and interesting palette of colors. Good idea!
regards,
Greg

alainh (35359) 2006-03-02 0:47

hola Sonia
a merited successful for this astonshing light.
a great capture with the perfect angle.
congratulations
have a nice day Sonia
alain

CliffW (2310) 2006-03-04 16:10

Cool shot Sonia! The temple has some really unusual coloration from the lighting and the sky is very unique too - pierced by the spire. I like it!

osse (2806) 2006-03-09 5:35

HI Sonia,
Sensational shot.Excellent photo.Beautiful light.
TFS
osse

marietom (31802) 2006-03-13 13:58

Joli point de vue, avec ce bâtiment qui semble chercher les nuages.
Marie

alimo3 (6826) 2006-03-20 13:54

Hi Sonia,
i like this unreal image,
i always loved those "Last minutes of light"
in you picture Ayutthaya is closer to the sky !
Nicely done.

Tom

keribar (42742) 2006-04-19 2:59

Hello Sonia,
Having been at Ayutthaya recently I also like and appreciate it even better. What I also like is the fact that there is only a slight portion of yellow amidts the deep blue all around. I am also surprised that you seem to be among the few who continue
with film.
Many thanks Sonia.

PS I am in Geneva at the moment, opening an exhibition of pictures of Turkey at the UN.

bend1k (910) 2006-07-01 22:55

perfect time of the day to take the shot. 5 minutes more and the sky will be black. good composition

sid (228) 2006-07-14 2:32

Magnifient POV, blue tone overall gives a colossal feel in unison with the skies.. wow!

respects
..

bigric (2873) 2006-07-14 2:54

What a great angle you have captured. Itlooks like somewhere a gost wold live in well done Richard

rajhema (1863) 2006-07-14 16:15

Dramatic picture. Looks like a shot from "Lord of the Rings". Well exposed and sharp picture Sonia!
Cheers

harras2000 (708) 2006-08-09 14:25

Hello Sonia!
A realy impressive shot of the temple at Ayutthaya, the soft blue colours are fantastic and the pink clouds fits perfect to it.

Daniel

rafid76 (2611) 2006-11-07 15:13

wounderful bluish tone. and the two clouds as if explosion in honor of the otwer.

Dresik (77) 2007-05-04 8:31

Hi,
Thanks for this photo.
Looks very nice, somehow like from another planet.
Congratilations ;)

Benedict (7062) 2007-05-07 1:38

una fotografia muy linda! the blue colors make the compo so eye-catching with the POV so well detailed. the brightness and clarity are well managed as well.
un saludo desde los angeles, sonia!
benedict