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Ceremony
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Copyright: Elias Castillo (manatee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 725 W: 5 N: 1097] (3750)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-11-08
Categories: Ruins
Exposure: f/2.6
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-07-12 23:34
Viewed: 579
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Construction of ceremonial buildings at El Tajín began about the 1st century. Early classic Tajín shows influence of Teotihuacan; early postclassic shows considerable Toltec influence. Construction continued to about the start of the 13th century, at which time the city was conquered and burned by Chichimec invaders. The site continued to be occupied after this by a smaller population, but no new large construction projects were initiated. The site was completely abandoned with the arrival of the Spanish conquerors in the early 16th century.

The Mexican Institute of Anthropology & History has made additional restoration to buildings at the site since the 1980S. A number of the buildings have carved relief on them, and the site also has some free standing stone stelae..
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Tarde o temprano tendre que llevar a mi esposa a Mexico. Ella siempre ha querido ver las piramides de los imperios antiguos mexicanos...Me gusta mucho como ocultas los lados de la foto dejando los detalles del centro bien enfocados. Pienso que el enfasis el la figura central es bien fuerte debido a sus figuras humanas. El color sepia le da mas edad a la foto y crea un ambiente mas representativo de la una epoca ya pasada. La foto esta bien compuesta y el tema es muy interesante, ademas de historico. Buen trabajo Elias :-)

Roberto

Hola Elías.
Excelente trabajo con ese desenfoque selectivo para marcar la importancia del elemento principal. Me encantan esos relieves tan bien conservados en la roca, que nos muestran leyendas interesantes para poder interpretar. Siempre me han llamado la atención las formas tan características de los dibujos mayas y aztecas. Un saludo amigo.
Angel.

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  • dgarr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 185 W: 6 N: 116] (693)
  • [2007-07-16 4:10]
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Nice image Elias:

Interesting effect of vignetting by causing the outer edges to be out-of-focus. It is much more common (especially pre-digital) to darken the outer area, but your way works well also, though maybe a bit heavy handed.

This wall reminds me of some of the stone carvings at Angkor Wat. I noticed many similareties between the Angkor Temples of Cambodia and the Maya pyramids/temples of Mexico. Maybe there is some link between pre-Spain North American people and Asia (?) Just an idea... David

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  • adores Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2548 W: 48 N: 3527] (11369)
  • [2007-07-17 18:16]

Hi Elias!
Once again a very nice detail. I like the shot in sepia, showing the details of the reliefs.

Bonjour
Et dpour commencer merci de ta visite et de tes gentilles critiques
J'apprécie beaucoup ta photo car je connais le Mexique et ton explication est parfaite
beaux détals
amicalement

jojo

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