Finding refuge near Lord Vishnu

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• gpsony (468)
• [2007-03-22 2:22]

Hi Vincent,

Nice shot. Very good colours and contrast in the background (good use of the DOF) accentuating the starkness of the subject.

Informative note too.

Cheers,
Guru

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• cbrman (13724)
• [2007-03-22 2:44]
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Hello Vincent,

J'aime beaucoup les couleurs de cette prise de vue ! Le bois est superbe avec ces nuances de teintes vives ! Ton bokeh est très beau et captive l'attention sur le sujet principale de l'image !
Bravo !

A+

Dominique

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• Stepan (26165)
• [2007-03-22 2:56]
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J'aime les couleurs de la religion dans cette partie du monde. C'est ennivrant, entêtant, étonnant et si beau... C'en est une belle expression, avec en plus un arrière-plan de couleurs, bien à-propos.
Stéphane

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• jafadabret (27755)
• [2007-03-22 4:22]
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C'est, Vincent une photo aussi fascinante que les serpents qui entourent la divinité. J'aime l'impression de braises ardentes donnée par les couleurs disseminées à la base de la statue.
Jacques

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• Graal (43121)
• [2007-03-22 4:54]

Bonjour Vincent,
another interesting note and view from Nepal. Nice natural colours and DOF. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

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• jasmis (38987)
• [2007-03-22 4:58]
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Really extraordinary composition with amazing bookeh. Interesting note, too. Thanks for sharing. Regards.

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• partha (12964)
• [2007-03-22 5:01]
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Hi Vincent ,
A very nice documentation work,Composed brilliantly and the colour tone is very nice.
Regards.
Partha

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• ChrisJ (57261)
• [2007-03-22 6:15]
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Hi Vincent

Good, shallow dof, with excellent fg sharpness on the painted wooden sculpture. The horizontal format was a good choice. I took a couple of shots at Pashuputinath too. TfS!

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• hay_kes (20369)
• [2007-03-22 6:52]
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Hi Vincent,
Very well seen.İnteresting photo.Good colours and details.TFS.
Regards.

hAyAti

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• delkoo (24828)
• [2007-03-22 7:59]
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bonjour vincent
ce qui est puissant ici , c'est que les couleurs de la tatue sont reproduitent dans le fond flou, cela crée une veritable harmonie,

bien vu
didier

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• Cretense (35757)
• [2007-03-22 8:15]
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Hi Vincent!

This is an excellent, colourful picture with a great composition! What really makes the diference here is the perfect depth of field! Excellent choice, my friend! Congratulations!

Hercules

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• Photo65Net (32498)
• [2007-03-22 15:11]
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Bonsoir Vincent,
J'aime bien cette compo où la DOF est parfaite, mettant en valeur la statue de la déesse.
Très sympa,
Bonne soirée,
JB.

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• tcht (7161)
• [2007-03-22 18:14]
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Hi Vincent
excellent close up of this well crafted sculpture. you've got good lighting on it and overall frame very colourful. good documentary of the festival.
Cheers
CheukHin

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• polatkaan2000 (235)
• [2007-03-22 18:17]

Good, shallow dof, with excellent fg sharpness on the painted wooden sculpture. The horizontal format was a good choice. I took a couple of shots at Pashuputinath too. TfS!

polat

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• stego (15266)
• [2007-03-22 20:50]

Salut Vincent,

Very interesting and beautiful.

The pov doesn't seem much imaginative at first, but maybe it has the great advantage of taking profit of the unusual fact of the statue being laid down.

Colours and sharpness are great and the dof is nearly perfect - I say "nearly" because I would prefer having a bit more of focus on the fg, but I guess that would be difficult to achieve and I that you and others prefer it like it is.

That blurred bg makes a nice backdrop with its pattern of colours and shapes.

Amicalement, José.

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• sabyasachi1212 (19389)
• [2007-03-23 2:58]

Hi Vincent,
Excellent work from Pashupatinath. Love the way you have captured the idol, but the best thing IMO is the background with the shallow DOF and the reflections.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

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• alainh (31876)
• [2007-03-23 3:12]

Bonjour Vincent
une vignette qui merite d'être ouverte.
ton utilisation de la pdc et de la lumiere est excellente et l'image resultante est superbe
amicalement
alain

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• axiotea (12132)
• [2007-03-23 3:42]

Bonjour Vincent,
Elle est superbe la statue de Vishnu allongée, parée des ses belles poudres colorées et dont on voit bien les textures. Les réflections en bokek à l'arrière plan sont très réussies. La lumière est également top...
Amicalement,
Marilyn

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• Angshu (25424)
• [2007-03-23 4:03]
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Hello Vincent
A very interesting picture. Is the statue of Vishnu in a lying state? Looks like because there's some evidence of a waterbody below the statue. Fine use of DOF here with the colours smeared on the statue standing out
Regards
Angshu

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• PixelTerror (73564)
• [2007-03-23 4:24]

Salut Vincent,
D'abord j'apprecie la superbe luminosite dans cette image, et le rendu riche des tons rouges, l'ouverture combinee au zoom est parfaite pour bien differentier les plans.
Bonne journee,
Jean-Yves

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• Gerrit (25510)
• [2007-03-23 5:17]

Hi Vincent,
great definition and interesting colours. The blurred background suits fine here,
Regards, Gerrit

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• prumod (8229)
• [2007-03-23 7:48]

hi vincent...
the details of the sculpture is well captured... the colors are very natural... good sharpnes...
regards,
pramod

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• Silvio1953 (24791)
• [2007-03-23 10:01]

Hi Vincent, fascinating sculpture with wonderful colors, great art, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• Paolo (39995)
• [2007-03-23 10:33]

Hi Vincent, unusual picture, really beautiful with that colorful blurre background.
the quality is excellent.
thansk,ciao

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• leo61 (31756)
• [2007-03-23 13:42]

Hi Vincent!
A good shot with good light at the statue and a nice blurred background.Colors and contrast are great.
Regards,Leo

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• Wanda1 (8313)
• [2007-03-24 1:38]

Hi Vincent,
Excellent use of depth of field here, I like the blurry spots of colour for the background. Wonderful sharpness and details on the sculpture.
Regards
Wanda

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• everlasting (9531)
• [2007-03-24 4:16]

A fine documentary shot of the festival, Vincent. Exquisite bokeh.

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• pione (2031)
• [2007-03-24 6:17]

Immagine di grande effetto, la statua sembra infuocata di energia!

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• john_c (24616)
• [2007-03-24 10:24]

Hi Vincent,
Very fine lighting, with beautiful hues and tones. Surely this is a unique capture of this cultural object. I like the blurred background here. A very fine educational note. Well done...Demain.
John

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• kensimage (7590)
• [2007-03-25 12:55]

Nicely done, Vincent--the jumble of color in the background really sets off the statue, probably because the red-orange tones match so well. Of course the shallow DOF is essential. It must have been a spectacular event! Regards, Ken.

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• rakeshgupta (2656)
• [2007-03-26 6:22]

Hi Vincent,
Beautiful picture of Lord Vishnu. The spotted blurred impressions of devotees in the background are giving depth to the scene. The idol is looking great with red Roli and Chandan.
Good contrast and DOF.
Workshop photo is also great and represents full mood of the scene.
Thanks for sharing.
- Rakesh

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• erdna (4927)
• [2007-03-26 10:26]

A very good photograph with amazing glowing colors. The effect is great! Very well done Vincent.

Thank you for your comments on my photo,"Calayo Beach". I appreciate it.

Andre'

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• vinicio (19246)
• [2007-03-27 3:18]

A true beautiful portrait of this statue, compliments Vincent, interesting note and excellent image with beautiful DOF and colors, well done, the WS is another excellent image of it..
Have a nice day
Ciao
Vinicio

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• clnaef (6035)
• [2007-03-27 3:26]

Bonjour,
Beau festival de couleurs et sujet surprenant.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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• marietom (20809)
• [2007-03-30 15:46]

wouaw, magnifique !!!
Marie

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• banyanman (7470)
• [2007-04-25 5:35]

Hi Vincent. An excellent example of creative photography - I think mnost people would have just shot what you have in the workshop and not seen this even better photo opportunity. Without wishing to take anything away from what is an excellent photograph, I think this could have been even further improved if you had shot this at f6.3 or maybe f8 as that should have brought all of the foreground into sharp focus whilst leaving your background nicely out of focus. When shooting compositions like this I usually try at least five different aperture settings so I can choose the best when I get home. Otherwise this is a technically excellent photograph and very well composed. Cheers . . . David