incense coils Photo

Photographer’s Note

look up, look up!

Incense coils hanging from the ceiling at the Chinese pagoda on Ninh Kieu quay, at the riverside of Can Tho.

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Oops...I just accidentally deleted it, so this is actually a repost. If you think you've seen this one before, you might be right! With my special apologies to those who already commented and critiqued on this shot.

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ISO-1600 / 26mm / pattern
...and then I played around with levels, saturation and contrast.

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serp2000 (9355) 2009-06-24 0:43

Privet, Benny,
Excellent artwork!Good interesting point of view, nice colours and details! TFS!
Serghei

Clementi (43659) 2009-06-24 13:36

Ciao Benny,
an artwork this your image, I like a lot the repetition of the forms, perfect in the light and in the colors.
Giorgio

shevchenko (9862) 2009-06-24 22:16

Hi Benny,
From the simply incenses to this unique incences, that is Chinise life, believing and cultural, interestinhg composition, distinct photo, good shoot.
Ally

karthikcs (271) 2009-06-25 0:03

What a lovely hypnitic shot.. Liked the pattern

aadilj (17950) 2009-06-25 1:04

Hi Benny. I like the colours and the graphism in this nice and vibrantly hued shot. Nice one indeed.

patdeph (17694) 2009-06-25 9:24

heo Benny
this is the first time that I see conic incense coils,so they can burn a very long time,this is a great idea!I love the graphism that they give,and and their golden colors on the purple background is superb!
Regards
Pascale

nirvana73 (8624) 2009-07-01 0:04

Hello Benny
very interesting picture
i like light,clors and geometric shapes
thanks for sharing
best regards
Ozhan

marietom (31796) 2009-07-02 3:59

hello benny,

très beau graphisme pour cette excellente idée de photo.
Bonne journée
marie

ryno (4590) 2009-07-05 6:10

Great shot, Benny. It looks somewaht futuristic. I tried to photograph similar coils in a temple in Saigon, with less pleasing results. Great perspective and sharpness.
Regards,
Ryno

archimatica (13222) 2009-07-07 14:20

Hi, BennyV
Great picture. Colors, composition and shapes are very original.
Regards
Renzo

pauloog (6374) 2009-07-09 3:25

Dag Benny,
Een fantastisch effecvt met deze heldere spiralen tegen een donkere achtergrond. Mooie compositie. Goed gezien!
Groetjes,
Paul

GFSSD-1 (1191) 2009-10-07 6:38