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Photographer’s Note

Lungta style prayer flags at a local monastry.

It is is a colorful panel or rectangular cloth often found strung along mountain ridges, peaks monastries high in the Himalayan belt to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.

Unknown in other branches of Buddhism, prayer flags are believed to have originated with Bön (which is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the departed spirits of one's ancestors) which pre-dated Buddhism in Tibet.

There are specific prayers printed on each flags..the wind off the flags considered holy have an effect on animate and inamnimate things.

Blue (symbolizing sky / space)
White (air/wind)
Red (fire)
Green (water)
Yellow (earth)

Cheers.

Bluejeans, bertolucci, lestans, pabau, avene, MiffyO, archimatica, ciakgiak, xavshot, quillo, pauloog, isabela_sor, Cretense, Jardim, gokanlam, jafadabret, vasilpro has marked this note useful

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rikko77 (6192) 2009-04-29 8:53

Hi Sayeed,
nice interpretation for this theme and funny title. The note is interesting too!
Have a good day
Rikk

lestans (15456) 2009-04-29 8:59

Hi Sayeed!!

what a nice idea, and well represented!! I like these colors, I like this composition of yours, and I like very much you title!
Bravo!
Livia

pabau (486) 2009-04-29 9:14

Bonjour Sayeed
There is a great poetry in this coloured and transparent hanging writings.
Pascal

avene (11044) 2009-04-29 9:22

hi Sayeed,
this is really great, just the right balance of abstraction and realism, I like that a lot. the transparent flags create a feeling of weightlessness, of being able to walk on thin air :) funny how such a simple shot can be so evocative.

best,
Kristine

p.s. last spring Kristaps posted this somewhat similar photo, albeit from the US :)

marietom (32016) 2009-04-29 9:35

hello Sayeed,

Jolies, toutes ces couleurs, et très belle transparence.
Bonne soirée
Marie

Morac (20513) 2009-04-29 11:10

Hi Sayeed,

Nice, all these colors, and beautiful transparency.
Good evening.
Regards
Marc

archimatica (13266) 2009-04-29 12:56

Nice picture with delicate colors, full of symbolisms.
I like it!

Regards
Renzo

ciakgiak (10844) 2009-04-29 13:39

Hello my dear friend Sayeed,
you know how much I like colors, so it's why your photo is magnificent (do you like U2?) to my eyes!
Splendid, so as the trasparence of clothes.
Warm regards.
Giorgio

sacimar (7403) 2009-04-29 14:22

Hi Sayeed,

good composition, I like the mix of colours, well seen! I didnt know the meaning of the prayer flag colours... I learned something new today...

Best regards

Sergio

xavshot (62567) 2009-04-29 14:23

Bonsoir Sayeed
très belle photo. J'aime beaucoup la composition et le résultat coloré que tu as obtenu. Joli choix de cadrage.
amicalement
Xavier

zoomer (576) 2009-04-29 14:47 [Comment]

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quillo (7182) 2009-04-29 14:56

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Interesting tradition of the flags of prayer,
the world is full of ways of asking God for blessings.

I like the contrasts of color and the exact framing,
a simple composition with great sense.

Un saludo amigo Sayeed.

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pauloog (6615) 2009-04-29 21:09

Hello Sayeed,
A beautiful colour pattern and also an interesting theme.
Well observed and well executed.
Regards,
Paul

Zolive (1654) 2009-04-29 23:16

Hi Sayeed
wonderful patchwork of colors. A very nice picture of these prayer flags. I like the title. Well done.
Olivier

isabela_sor (42177) 2009-04-30 23:33 [Comment]

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Cretense (56298) 2009-05-01 4:17

Hello Sayeed!

Excellent, very clever title, for a brilliant, or should I say blinding photo!!! Great, tight framing and composition, very impressive graphics, amazing colours! A true winner!!! Congratulations!

Hercules

Jardim (3197) 2009-05-01 6:51

Olá Sayeed,

Colourful and powerful. The vivid colours give it life. Beautiful.

JJ

bertolucci (11976) 2009-05-01 14:00

Hi Sayeed, I really dig the RGB's here and also the way you used the thirds rule to bring some order in the colourful array of flags. Ofcourse the outdoor type clinches the deal ;-)And guess I agree wirh Kristine 'bout the weightlessness. Very good work!
Thanx for the interesting information too - I wasn't awaree of the meaning of the colours.
Have a fine weekend,
Bert

Bluejeans (32473) 2009-05-01 15:18

Ola Sayeed,
Bonita composição com estas bandeiras de papel colorido , origino uma bela palete de cores, bonitos detalhes captados , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

trekks (14320) 2009-05-02 16:34

hi Sayeed

I like it.

Very abstract in true form. Making an image out of part of the colorful mix as if out of context but in this case, it works very nicely to show the sheets of each colored flag combined to make up a nice graphic pattern.

Nice work.

tfs, bill

Graal (58103) 2009-05-02 23:18

Hi Sayeed,
unusual pattern and game of colours. Simple theme and fine effect. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

arnabchat (7044) 2009-05-03 6:41

nice and graphic. good title for this one.
i love the space filling here... very compact.
greetings from Trieste,
Arnab

gokanlam (6429) 2009-05-03 13:35

at first in thumbnail i've thought that they are clothes hanging on the rope.. when i opened it, i surprised and loved yours much more ofcourse.. different type of belief.. the flags are in a good harmony altogether.. and you had seen them well Sayeed.. and it's very informative shot..congratulations,

oh sorry i've no more smiles for today..
ReLa

jafadabret (39757) 2009-05-06 23:03

Bonjour Sayeed.
J'ai rarement vu une photo de drapeaux de prières aussi belle. Tu as su jouer avec la composition, la transparence et les couleurs de très belle manière.
Excellent !
Jacques

cobra112 (11618) 2009-05-07 12:13

Hi Sayeed. Really very good colours and DOF. Good geometric space's management.

Roberto

specialist (837) 2009-05-08 14:05

selam Sayeed,

nice presentation of a usual subject matter... differing colours of the flags make the shot appealing to the eye. informative and interesting note too. cheers,
kurtul

delkoo (34370) 2009-05-08 14:42

hi sayeed;
Iam happy that you write a comment on my last photo, that let me the opportunity to discover your galery, it's a good one.
concerning this shot , I praise colors, framing and sharpness as I am great fan of tibetain flags.

cheers
didier

Flavia (10202) 2009-05-10 0:12

Hi Sayeed,

I love the way you captured this prayer flags. Well framed and composed to create a stetic result usng the colour contrast.

Regards,

Flavia

g_panakia (3994) 2009-05-15 1:22

hi sayeed!
when the colours "blend"
interesting abstract compo, i like it a lot...
and the title works very good...bravo
have a nice WE
georgia

kschanna (6) 2009-06-07 4:30

Hahaha

very well spotted Sayeed bhai, a flat though nice PoV into the prayer flags. I wonder how often do they get replaced if replaced at all?

Thanks for sharing
Kamran

francio64 (11174) 2009-10-18 8:05

Ciao Sayeed,
immagine curiosa ma di forte impatto visivo per via dell'elevato contrasto cromatico tra i vari colori.

Eccellente la luce e lo sharp!

TFS!
Francesco

vasilpro (8852) 2009-10-19 12:26

Hello Sayeed,
Excellent colorful composition, a smart idea, very useful notes.
Regards, Vasilis.

giorgimer (21274) 2009-10-22 13:55

Hi Sayeed,

simple but effective shot, excellent crop, clever idea

Very well done!

G

clio (22813) 2009-11-07 1:16

Hi Sayeed,
Beautiful composition full of transparency as a watercolor.
Your note is very interesting also. Which beautiful idea!
Diane

eversmile (6181) 2009-11-07 6:39

Hi Sayeed!

Thanks to clio that has re-discovered this picture from last april, this one finds one more fan! The title makes me smile, and the colors that pop up to the eyes, enchant me! That's an excellent idea to show the flags in an abstract compo, and to let the imagination fly high with the blessings. Congratulations.
Regards
Marine

Thrax (1905) 2009-11-20 1:59

Even thumbnail size of your picture atracts me inside with its colors...

Photo Information

Copyright: Sayeed Rahman (sayeed_rahman) (2285)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-03-20
Categories: Daily Life, Artwork
Exposure: f/4.8, 1/50 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Outdoor Type II, ! ! ! * * * * Colors of India * * * * ¡ ¡ ¡ [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-04-29 8:50