Ayutthaya Ruins Photo

Photographer’s Note

I decided to travel to Ayuthaya and visit one of the most impressive ruins in Thailand. A temple famously known as Wat Chai Wattanaram.

The shot was taken in RAW, at F-9,1/320 exposure with ISO set to 200. I use Photoshop CS3 in PP. Usually the prangs measure between 15 and 40 meters in height.

About the temple
Wat Chai Wattanaram was built in 1630 by King Prasat Thong during the later period of Ayutthaya. It was built to commemorate his mother's hometown and to celebrate his coronation. The main prang is surrounded by many lesser prangs and towers in eight directions. The main prang is believed to contain relics of the Lord Buddha. Another theory is that it was also built to commemorate yet another victory of the Khmer, therefore going back in using Khmer architecture.

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jimkilgallon (0) 2008-05-08 20:38

Hi Albert

Clean and crisp colours, sharpness great, liked how you have blurred some off your clouds.
Shadows from trees onto the grass adds a good foreground.
Good note to accompany image. Well done
Regards
Jim

bigboroboy (1009) 2008-05-08 21:11

It's certainly a very striking image but looks too processed and unnatural for my tastes. Vibrant colours, but maybe a little bit over the top.

PHIL

marjan (6093) 2008-05-08 22:11

hi Albert, very nice shot with good composition and excellent POV.
Marjan

kai (412) 2008-05-08 22:14

nice color and composition, The trees shadow on the buttom is a nice idea for forground.
: ) KAi

siolaw (25830) 2008-05-08 22:48

Hi Albert,
A classic view of the Wat, here i like the shadows of the trees doing an excellent FG and lead in to the picture... All the gold from Ayutthaya is now adorning the pagodas of Burma... They even call Thailand 'Ayutya' in Burmese language!
Greetings from Bangkok
Laurenr

Tibo (1842) 2008-05-08 22:50

HI Albert. This an excellent capture thanks to the beautiful weather and your ability to catch both shadows and temple within the composition. Thanks. Tibo

DzULA (838) 2008-05-09 0:38

Great temple, very good colors and good center framing, great sharpness too

Greetings
DzULA

hatti52 (12654) 2008-05-09 0:39

Hi Albert
wonderful shot
very nice shadow and light play
i like clouds on background
compliments

fabio_ts (13674) 2008-05-09 0:48

The trees shadow games on the grass is a great bonus for this already nice picture, excellent work Albert, compliments!!

have a nice day,
Fabio.

lilimih33 (9874) 2008-05-09 1:12

Hello Albert!
The light is just perfect and tthe colours are wonderful!
Beautiful temple!
Very special the shade in foreground!
Lovely blues sky!
Well done!
Best regards!
Lili

patdeph (18286) 2008-05-09 3:32

hello Albertz
this is a very nice picture of this temple!I like the way it is standing out the beautiful sky,and I like the shadows on the foreground!There is a beautiful soft effect in the clouds!I wonder if you have put a little bit too much sharpness on the temple,because it doesn't seem very natural!But its golden colours is superb,and anyway,the photo is very nice!
Have a nice day.
Pascale

Floydian (30970) 2008-05-09 3:33

Hi Albert,
I like these strong and bold colours with high contrast. Espcially what we see in the foreground on the grass with the shadow from the trees, i like that part a lot.
The red from the ruins is contrasting nice to the blue sky, a strong key in this picture, i like it.
Regards, Henk

Cretense (57010) 2008-05-09 4:27

Hi Albert!

Really impressive architecture photography! The palace itself is outstanding, but your photo has captured all of its beauty and more! Great framing and composition, brilliant colours, top quality definition, but in my humble opinions the most impressive part are the shadows of the trees that seem to point to the palace. Congratulations!

Hercules

bisok (290) 2008-05-09 14:47

Hi Albert

This is wonderful view, great captured. Very interesting POV. Excellent composition. Great colours and sharpness. Interesting note as well. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

Greetings from Poland.
Mirek

xavshot (63117) 2008-05-10 10:41

Bonsoir Albert
très belle photo. Le contraste des couleurs me plait bien et permet de donner du relief à ce superbe paysage. L'architecture du temple est très impressionnante. Beau travail.
Xavier

parbo (11006) 2008-05-10 12:03

Hello Albert,

Your view of temple is spectacular with between green and blue while adding shadows on grasses. Great addition of visitor for helping us scale your view and detailed notes. Excellent clarity in natural colors and sharpness. Congratulations.

Best Regards,

Ertugrul

pboehringer (770) 2008-05-10 18:24

Albert,
a very good shot with the shadows working perfectly as an interesting foreground element and catching enough attention and balancing well the image with the temple in the background and the clouds towering as a backdrop.
A wonderful iamge that I wish I could have in my collection :-)
Peter

Nicou (45639) 2008-05-11 2:18

hello,

le premier plan ver, avec les ombres des arbres est ^très bien cadré, avec ce mangigique temple, dans un fabuleux cile, un superbe compo.

Bravo et amitiés

Nicou

ChrisJ (70443) 2008-05-11 2:43

Hi Albert

I've taken several shots of this temple in Ayutthaya, but never uploaded any of them. Something to do, when I get back to Australia. Wonderful blue sky here, with superb sharpness. Tfs!

jhm (83276) 2008-05-11 2:50

Hello Albert,

Lovely and very fine picture, very nice subject with the different towers as attraction.
Colourful, attractive and nic ecomposition.
Very well presentation too, thanks for sharing.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

Silvio1953 (42725) 2008-05-11 9:38

Hi Albert, great view of splendid temple, fantastic colors and fascinating shadows in FG, very well done, ciao Silvio

MarcT (21103) 2008-05-12 3:26

Salut Albert,
L'image est belle. J'ai un peu l'impression que le ciel a subi une réduction de bruit qui appauvrit un peu les détails du reste. J'ai tendance à utiliser "surface blur" pour régler ce type de nuisance dans les grandes surfaces comme un ciel.
Amicalement
Marc

Bandit (2118) 2008-05-12 14:06

Bonjour Albert,
Superbe image avec un cadrage parfait !! J'aime beaucoup les ombres du premier plan et le ciel nuageux qui rempli bien l'ensemble !!Elle manque juste un peu de détail.
Bravo !!

avene (11124) 2008-05-13 8:14

hello Albert,
I like a lot how the shadows in the foreground create intricate patterns, I like a lot how you have composed the photo with strong layers of colours and content, I like a lot the saturated lush colours, especially the golden green, but I cannot help the feeling that the image is oversharpened. I see some edges around the clouds, although that might be compression artefact, since the rest of the sky and clouds are very smooth, but the details in the building and people seem to disappear under the sharp edges, with the dizzying result. I realise that such an elaborate architecture is difficult to photograph from the distance, but I might try little less sharpening. still, very god work.

with best regards,
Kristine

zeca (20026) 2008-05-14 7:57

The ruins are really great, but your photo became unic because of those shadows you captured to the foreground. Very nice!
Regards,
Zeca

PixelTerror (86797) 2008-05-16 1:14

Hi Albert,
Nice image of these rising temple structures, been there too and I see you got excellent weather conditions on that day so that the temple reds glow under the light. Clouds look a bit strange, did you apply neat image or other noise reduction software here ?
Have a nice day JY

Henryk_Bilor (20371) 2008-05-16 2:49

Hi Albert
Beautiful capture. I like the light and colours. Interesting architecture.
Regards

pablominto (41314) 2008-05-17 1:10

Hello Albert,
A beautiful capture of this beautiful structure!
I admire the details in the architecture, and notice the shadow play in front...
A well balanced composition, where the white cloud is an eye-catcher!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Graal (58688) 2008-05-17 23:27

Hi Albert,
good documental shot. Nice contrast, colours and composition. Good informations. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

mikele_pl (2304) 2008-05-19 3:32

Hi Albert,
this is a great picture of Wat Wattanaram. This wat is my favourite in Ayutthaya, because it somehow resembles the glorious Angkor Wat.
Thanks for sharing this great photo!
Michal

Bluejeans (33017) 2008-05-23 7:17

Ola Albert,
Magnifico estas ruínas o templo e muito bonito cheio de detalhes , gostei muito deste primeiro plano verde com as sombras das árvores, o céu ficou lindo,parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

chirasak (575) 2008-06-15 4:33

Hi Albert
i have been this temple before not sure about six years ago but i didn't notice that this temple is very beautiful a mixing between blue and white cloude so perfect and more than that i like the shadow of tree in the yard
it is really nice picture

Regard
Chirasak

paura (39170) 2008-06-27 4:36

Albert,
Interesting shapes in this well composed photo. Colors are also a nice element in the "Ayutthaya Ruins".

Well done.

Paulo