monk and mural paintings Photo

Photographer’s Note

The opinions may vary about art in the great temples of Bangkok, nevertheless, every time I visit the complex of Wat Phra Keo, I see new details, and a place I am fond of is the gallery where mural paintings describing scenes of the Ramakien Saga, and I can stay hours discovering the intricate details found in these great works. When I was there a team of painters were repairing part of them. As shown in this picture I am not the only one who spends time there, and this monk was following my steps, so I decided to wait until he would come close, and after kneeling, I said "Hello" and he looked at me. I used no fill-in-flash because the effect would spoil the depth, and surely get nasty reflections on the paintings.

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Tezic (16927) 2006-02-20 3:59

rahibin bulunduğu yerin arkadaki tabloyu etkilememesi ve tablonun tüm detaylarının yansıması harikulade... tebrikler ve teşekkürler..
coskun

Furachan (0) 2006-02-20 4:28

J'aime bien, Izzet, comme tu as insere ce moine dans le tableau, pour ainsi dire. Au niveau de l'esquisse on dirait vraiment qu'il fait partie de ce decors. Ton PDC est escellent ici, donnat encore plus de dignite et qui sait, de saintete a ce brave homme.
Excellent travail,
Francis

lestans (15546) 2006-02-20 4:39

First I notice wonderful colors in this picture. Then I think that the monk really belongs to the painture! There is something very ancient in him, so your pic seems to show a many centuries ago scene. Well done - as usual!
Livia

nerve (10216) 2006-02-20 7:22

Selamlar Ustam,
ilginçtir, exif'te D70 görünüyor.. bir hata oldu herhalde.. :)
Artık D200 ile rahatlıkla 1600 asada çekebilirsiniz Usta, bu zorluklar yeni makinenizle mazi oldu bence..

Tablo gibi bir imaj bu, sanki rahib sizin portre çalışmanıza özel olarak poz vermiş gibi..

mükemmel olmuş..
Selam ve hürmetler.

coco (28276) 2006-02-20 9:39

Hi Izzet.
Good this one. First because has a good composition and technically is a good shot.
But also is an irrepetible shot. And that's good. Then is irrepetible and a different and good daily life, a nice scene that you has captured and composed.

Well done.

don_narayan (2014) 2006-02-20 10:50

Merhaba Izzet. Excellent portrait, the monk looks very proud, you captured him full of dignity. His strong face is very photogenic and his tones match the mural very well. Brilliant work.

Narayan

nwoehnl (120) 2006-02-20 15:12

Nice portrait of the monk in front of the murals, Izzet - well captured with the WA lens and a good showing of the character face with the white teeth. Judicious choice of tech -as you described in your note the way you took it was just the way to go for this one.

AmiBe (6042) 2006-02-21 3:38

Hello Izzet,
cet peinture est un excellent fond pour le portrait de ce moine, les couleurs sont bien assorties.
Il est bien placé, on pourrait vraiment croire que le décors est réel.
Bien vu, a+

supereira (9576) 2006-02-22 7:18

Great shot.I like the composition and point of view.Very good colors,light,textures and sharpness.I like the expression of the man.Grteat details.I like a lot the mural paintings.Good job!

recepyuksel (17786) 2006-02-24 10:54

geriplandaki tablo ile monkun uyumu müthiş, hocam yine süpersiniz...