Shwezigon perspective, a photo from Mandalay, North

Photographer's Note

The long corridor leading to Shwezigon Pagoda is very often photographed and appears in guidebooks or on covers. It is an attractive place as the view differs a lot with the time of the day. The play of lights and shadows there is fantastic. So I also tried to make a classic shot there and even show it here.

Kofman, papagolf21, Royaldevon, golus, edge, bayno, baddori, RhodieIke, ChrisJ, Didi has marked this note useful

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yquem46 (32227) 2012-05-17 1:26

hello Malgorzata
here I like the long perspective in the hall and the contrast between the shade at right and on the ceiling with full light at left between the pillars
very visual impact
Have a nice day, best regards
Patrick

lousat (57510) 2012-05-17 1:35

HI Malgo,a beautiful neverending perspective,whit a touch of mistery and a fantastic light management,great details and colors too...there was a lot of polish tourists in Mexico,maybe you will be the next? Eheheh....Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

tedesse (22053) 2012-05-17 1:36

Witaj!
Fantastyczny POV i perspektywa, piekna tonacja i gra swiatlo-cieni. Ladna praca.
Milego dnia
Tadeusz

MJR (3129) 2012-05-17 1:37

Malgo

It is hard to keep up with your posts, all around the world !

This may be a classic view, but you have done it full justice. Good exposure, keeping all details just so, and the people add a real sense of purpose. I would have wanted the place bare before I photographed it, but this is better !

Kind regards
Martin

krzychu30 (8775) 2012-05-17 1:41

Witaj Malgorzato,
piekne zdjecie.Swietnie skomponowane,dajace wrazenie jakby ten korytarz nie mial konca.No i oczywiscie przykuwajaca nasza uwage piekna gra swiatla i cienia.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
Krzysiek

Fis2 (73010) 2012-05-17 1:51

Witaj MAlgosiu!
Ciekawe miejsce.
Kadr i perspektywa robia wrazenie.
Wyszlo slonko :)
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

papagolf21 (76453) 2012-05-17 2:01

Bonjour, Malgorzata,
Un mot devrait suffire pour exprimer la beauté de cette composition : Ravissement !
Félicitations à tous les niveaux pour cette belle et très intéressante réalisation.
Amitiés;
Philippe

ManuMay (33311) 2012-05-17 2:35

Hi Malgo!

You know I love perspectives!! ;)

And this is a great one, with amazing light play by columns, very good to have some subjects on the scene...I like it very much!!

Kissess...

Manu

Sergiom (39078) 2012-05-17 5:10

Bonjour Malgorzata,

Cette perspective sous la voute nous donne une image d'une grande profondeur. La lumière difficile à cet endroit est bien maitrisée.

Amicalement

Serge

Silvio1953 (97953) 2012-05-17 7:42

Ciao Malgorzata, fantastic perspective on beautiful architecture, lovely scene with interesting people, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jjcordier (62280) 2012-05-17 9:03

Malgorzata
Belle perspective très joliment soulignée par ces beaux jeux d'ombre et de lumière. Une belle photo!Amicalement
JJ

Royaldevon (17713) 2012-05-17 9:18

Hello Malgo,

You're right, the light and shadows work beautifully with the converging lines to give a strong impression of lines, perspective and geometric shapes.
I find it so interesting that the man is walking towards the camera, completely oppsite to the strong desire to move from the f/g into the b/g.
A lovely shot, sharp, warm and fulfilling.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

marcan44 (6223) 2012-05-17 9:33

Ciao Malgo,
giustamente hai insistito su questo gioco di luci ed ombre del porticato della pagoda gestendo con la abituale perizia fotografica la esposizione delle luci e la profondità fantastica dell'immagine.
Complimenti
Buona serata
Mario

Budapestman (82620) 2012-05-17 11:16

Hi Malgorzata,
a beautiful photo of this imposing architecture, the composition is spectacular, great details and perspective, TFs! Have a nice week! Kellemes hetet kívánok!
György

golus (2889) 2012-05-17 12:20

Hello Malgo,

An amazing never ending perspective there. The effect of sidelighting produced striking lit and shady areas all along the lefthandside part of the corridor. I very much liked your light management here; every detail is crisp and clear. The presence of people helps to vitalize the stagnant scenery. A great shot, thank you. Have a good evening

Suleyman

holmertz (26854) 2012-05-17 12:24

Hello Malgorzata,
The depth is certainly amazing and the light has created a fantastic pattern. Luckily some people are spread out along the way, aiding the perspectve and providing life. This reminds me of some old painting where the artist wanted to prove his skill at creating a perspective.
Kind regards,
Gert

saxo042 (31790) 2012-05-17 13:52

Hi Malgo,
Your inclusion of all the people here really emphesizes the regularity of the architecture. A very fine perspective and a well composed picture.
Kind regards
Gunnar

chrisvek (5423) 2012-05-17 14:54

Hello Malgorzata

So unique atmosphere on this shoot.Very nice colors.Superb details,and a small taste of minimal.Great POV.Well done!

Have a great night
Chris

edge (6068) 2012-05-17 21:46

Hello Malgozorta, This is a most interesting building with the construction designed to provide various environments based on the light of the day. I envy your being able to travel to all of these strange places and provide your viewers these excellent presentaiton.

This is a beautiful and well maintained structure, but you know I sometimes wonder how much a state or country spends to maintain these beautiful buildings. The poverty and well being of the people seems to take second place sometimes. I guess that is the way it is. What a contrast to Mendocino County. ha ha. Warm Regards, Roger

bayno (16131) 2012-05-18 0:21

Ciao Malgo,
a fascinating perspective and atmosphere, great light management with the details visible in all areas, there is no lens distortion, vertical lines fall straight down and this is certainly due to a very good job in PP, very beautiful even the warm colors, great shot...
have a lovely day...
Valter

dkmurphys (36709) 2012-05-18 1:43

Hi Malgo,
Very picturesque scene from that attractive world. I like the perspective and the contrasts. Well taken.

Daniel

baddori (18984) 2012-05-18 23:22

Malgorzata
Paese splendido e bellissime opere architettoniche.
Il contrasto bellezza e qualità della vita della popolazione.
La foto evidenzia bei colori ed una ottima gestione della luce .
Un contrasto l'elemento umano.
Ottimo reportage.
GF

RhodieIke (9207) 2012-05-18 23:48

Love your Pov, and Dof, Malgo in this scene in this interesting Pagoda.The play of light is super through the columns, Well done, Cheers Iain.

ChrisJ (86766) 2012-05-20 1:41

Witaj Malgorzato,

Missed this one. Fantastic use of diminishing linear perspective & vanishing point with the people providing scale & context. Excellent shadow detail & sharpness & I like the repetition of the patterns formed by the sunlight at left. Tfs!

patdeph (35738) 2012-05-22 10:48

hello Malgorzata
the perspective is splendid, and I love the graphism given by the columns and the alternation of light and shadows.And I love the man walking there in his pypical clothes.Magnificent!
Regards
Pascale

Didi (48872) 2012-05-23 3:08

Hi Malgo
Nice perspective indeed with a good balance between lights and shades.
Fresh ambiance inside.
Best regards