Earth Wind Space Water and Fire Photo

Photographer’s Note

Leh, Leh-Ladakh - altitude 3500 m

Namgyal Tsemo Gompa with five-colored prayer flags fluttering in the west wind, stands atop the crag behind Leh palace. A white building like UFO under the left is the Shanti Stupa.
Blue, white, red, green and yellow represent space, wind, fire, water and earth respectively.

To capture this image, I climbed the craggy mountain in the morning when sunlight hit the gompa (monastery).

PixelTerror, dhurjati, Wanda1, delic, Angshu, leo61, sevy, ThomasL, ryno, InasiaJones, gbarto, xkolba, jiherka has marked this note useful

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Stepan (27163) 2008-05-08 1:32

This place is magic and you composed it perfectly. Everything's there : the gompa, the Shanti stupa, the prayer flags, the clouds, the pure air...
Simply great.
Stéphane

PixelTerror (81500) 2008-05-08 1:35

Namaste Hisashi,
A classical image of these prayer flags floating in the wind over the monastery, what I appreciate on your version is that you have worked out the colors very well using the special conditions of this altitude, it works best in terms of contrasts and vivid impression, also you benefitted from very pleasant and well distributed clouds to deliver a superb impression of volume.
Have a nice day jY

dhurjati (3238) 2008-05-08 1:37

Hi Hisashi,
Wonderful capture again.Fantastic composition.The Polariser has done a wonderful job here.Look at the sky colour!!Ohh - lovely.Love this low angle that you have chosen here which in turn has exposed the vast blue sky to great extent.The prayer flag of contrasting colour has added to the beauty of this beautiful composition.Great work.Just love it.
Greetings,
Dhurjati

Paolo (40445) 2008-05-08 1:43

Hi Hisashi, wonderful one, with a brilliant POV under the prayer flags and that fantastic sky.
wonderful colours and perfect timing.
thanks, ciao

kasy1 (1068) 2008-05-08 1:44

I like it,very nice composition

marianita (3356) 2008-05-08 2:26

HIsashi,
beautiful composition! well framed, very well taken...you can feel the movement of teh flags
nice clarity
marianna

AnaFrantz (624) 2008-05-08 2:36

Amaizing Shot! beutifull texture, coloures and Pov!
Thanks for sharing

Wanda1 (10233) 2008-05-08 2:43

Hi Hisashi,
I like prayer flags and they are always photogenic. I love the saturated colour and you have chosen a great point of view looking inbetween two rows of flags. Nice use of wide angle too.
Regards
Wanda

holmertz (7708) 2008-05-08 3:06

Hello Hisashi,
I like your choice of POV, putting such strong emphasis on the prayer flags and the impressive sky. I recently posted an old picture from Lhasa using a slightly similar composition, but this one has much better colours than my scan.
Best wishes,
Gert

mimagica (615) 2008-05-08 3:11

Hi Hisashi,
this shot is magic. The colours, the clouds, the flags.....all is amazing.
Congratulations
Michelangelo

Jeppo (9984) 2008-05-08 3:19

Hi Hisashi!

wonderful sight...I like the infinite sky! the movement of the flags provided by the wind..the sense of peace and calm you feel there

excellent pic
ciao
Silvio

thor68 (5403) 2008-05-08 6:15

wow, what a fantastic composition! :-) the strong colors are superb as well as the view along the row of flags with the
buildings and pretty mountains in the background. wonderful job & best wishes, thor.

rajju (1317) 2008-05-08 8:44

absolutely superb POV.. i like the flags... the sky.. and the sky blue colurs there..

best regards

raj

partha (13558) 2008-05-08 9:24

Good looking shot. U have a nice eye.
partha

delic (6735) 2008-05-08 14:24

Bold composition with bold colors. Excellent job, Hisashi. I like how framed the palace with the prayer flags. Regards,
Hakan
PS: Thanks for the tip on lightning trigger.

vincz (19031) 2008-05-09 1:07

Classical but so beautiful!! I love this POV with the prayer flags bringing so much colours in this rocky environment under a deep blue sky.

delkoo (31658) 2008-05-09 1:32

hi Hisashi
i have done almost the same 3 years ago,in yours you have also include the white stuppa payed by Japonaise in the background.

didier

Angshu (30896) 2008-05-09 4:57

Hello Hisashi
Absoltely superb! The framing is fantastic & I really like how you used the rope of the prayer flags as a lead-in, which pulls us into the photograph, past the fluttering flags to the Leh Palace. Thanks to the polariser, the sky has the beautiful deep blue. Great shot!
Best Regards
Angshu

leo61 (40904) 2008-05-09 12:52

Hello Hisashi!
I can feel the wind.....
great shot from a magic place.,taken from an excellent POV.Amazing sharpness at the landscape,the clouds and the colorful flags.I like toothe bright colors.
Regards,leo

barrufeto_77 (24439) 2008-05-09 16:59

Hi Hisashi.

Nice, nice picture with great contrasts. The depth and the sharpness are also impressive!

Rgs, Oscar

sevy (10648) 2008-05-10 0:22

Hello Hisashi,

Good work using the colors of the prayer flags in the wind. Below the deep saturated blue sky, the effect is really attractive.
good composition also allowing to see both the castle and the stuppa in the background.
I keep a nice remembering of this place where I stood for one hours looking to the flags.

Yves.

ThomasL (417) 2008-05-10 8:21

Hi Hisashi,

Impressive capture! Beautiful colors here, and a beautiful sky, which reminds me of Lake Titicaca (Peru). Interesting POV and composition, but I would have liked to see the whole green flag on the right... Well done!

Greetings,
Thomas

ryno (4229) 2008-05-11 3:57

Hi Hisashi, Tibetan prayer flags always make a good colourful photo, but your POV makes this one stand out from the rest. Excellent colour and sharpness, you've captured the atmosphere of this place very well. Well done!
Regards,
Ryno

testmaniac (10746) 2008-05-12 1:10

Hi Hisashi, great photo again. Excellent composition,colors and POV. Wonderful place!

TFS and regards,
Philip

MarcT (20231) 2008-05-12 2:12

Hi Hisashi,
That's a famous one. You've chosen the perfect POV and nature (earth, wind and sky) are giving your picture a lot of depth!
Cheers
Marc

InasiaJones (17341) 2008-05-13 0:12

Hi Hisashi,

I just love to see these colourful flags coming in the picture from behind the viewer and flying high straight in the scene; a great leading line, carefully placed on a line of third. The light is good and well oriented, allowing to play with transparency with the red flag. Bold and kicking colours all around, contrasting with the earth tones.

Great shot!

André

gbarto (1269) 2008-05-16 7:50

Hi Hisashi
Superbe image avec des couleurs vives et gaies.
La ligne des drapeaux nous conduit naturellement vers le monastère puis plus loin vers la chaine de montagnes.
TFS
Georges

pastadog (12093) 2008-05-24 12:24

Hi Hisashi - A sharp and colorful composition, also with strong lines that almost cut the frame into two parts. Nice impact of big flags / small architectural elements. Regards, Daniel

jemaflor (36474) 2008-05-26 12:06

Hi Hisashi,
Well framed, good result with an interesting contrast of colours, well taken good idea faor a shot.

Flavia (10094) 2008-06-01 4:55

Hi Hisashi,

Impressive composition using the colorful flags to lead the eyes. All the elemnts are very sharp and the deep blue is impressive. Really impressive anlge of view. Bravo!

Regards,

Flavia

donluicu (23404) 2008-06-06 10:02

superbe image

excellent compo avec une belle profondeur de champ, et de jolies couleurs.

j'aime beaucoup

ciao

xkolba (3136) 2008-06-07 9:59

Hi Hisashi,
Amazing dynamics in this frame. Very good point of view and a fine feeling of depth.
A well balanced composition, good clarity of colours and a wonderful sky.
Congratulations,
Maciek

jiherka (4439) 2008-06-08 8:45

Hello Hisashi-san,
Nice view of this vllage that seems to be surmounted by flags. the sky is also beautiful.
Well done.
Salutations
Jacques

sujay_nandi (21) 2008-06-19 9:36

Excellent composition.Congratulation for a great shot !!

Ber (7574) 2008-07-25 13:57

Hi Hisashi,
Impressive capture! Beautiful colors here. Superb composition
regards

jonathan_hart (21637) 2008-08-29 1:10

welcomed presence of clouds & flag lines providing huge depth, leading so well the eyes to Namgyal Tsemo Peak
well framed for great impact of composition,
regards
jo

Bluejeans (27444) 2008-09-28 9:15

Ola Hisashi ,
Que magnifica foto com estas bandeiras coloridas ao vento gostei muito do ponto de visão deu bastante profundidade a foto , bom contraste de cores , parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo