Jungle of Prayers Photo

Photographer’s Note

Leh, Leh-Ladakh - altitude 3500 m

This is a more mixed-up version of the shot posted last time.

I have adjusted the balance of brightness between the prayer flags and the background in postprocessing.
After all, the mask of all flags was written by hand though i tried various ways several times.

• Ladakh & Zanskar

trekks, Photo65Net, PaulVDV, litiancai, phwall, hgupta, Gerrit, leo61 has marked this note useful

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JLG (2086) 2008-11-27 2:36

hello Hisashi
suis tj. impressionné par la qualité de ces photos
c'est du grand art
bravo
jean louis

wenwen (183) 2008-11-27 3:06

Hello Yuya-san. Nice photo of buddhist flags. I like it. It is said that everytime wind blows the flags, god hears the buddhist text been read once.
Best regards.
Wen

Jeppo (11624) 2008-11-27 4:28

wonderful POV across these flags!
I like the contrast between colours and the brown tones of mountains in BG

Well done
Silvio

marietom (31780) 2008-11-27 5:34

hello Hisashi,

très belles, toutes ces couleurs réunies ici. Superbe composition.
Bonne journée
Marie

trekks (14260) 2008-11-27 8:55

hello Hisashi-san

Wonderful view from this POV showing the ribbons flying in the wind and overlooking such a mass of mountain terrain under a sunny sky.

Not so much on top of the world but at 3500m it is high enough altitude to feel coolness and thin air. Great shot!

tfs, bill

somak_g (463) 2008-11-27 9:30

hi hisashi,

you have great pov here. typical ladakh landscape through the colourful prayer flags. really beautiful.

regards
somak

Silvio1953 (40881) 2008-11-27 12:20

Ciao Hisashi, beautiful composition with a lot of flags, wonderful colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

Photo65Net (43084) 2008-11-27 12:28

Salut Hisashi,
Super image !
I've never see so many prayers flags in one picture !
Beautiful, nicely framed and composed.
Have a nice day,
JB.

PaulVDV (5056) 2008-11-27 14:00

Hello Hisashi,
In this picture you have combined so many typical things for Ladakh: the prayer flags, the mountains, the fertile valley near the Indus, the beautiful sky on the roof of the world and even a bit of the Tibetan (Ladakhi) architecture.
All together it is very beautiful. A good composition with very nice colours.
Best regards, Paul

litiancai (1040) 2008-11-27 19:11

Hi Hisashi,
For me, where this photo triumphs is that you've managed to make sense of a very confused scene by a clever compositional placing of the lines of flags. I love all the different colours, and the way you've frozen the flags still with high shutter speed and the depth to the image is great. I like the inclusion of the mud-brick building to the right, it gives a nice perspective and helps me to imagine where you took the photo from.
Fine shot and good PP, it looks very natural and unchanged.
all the best
Lee

wolf38 (12525) 2008-11-28 12:27

Hello Hisashi. Your photo shows a strange world. The photo pleases me very well. It is beautiful and worth seeing. Photographically skillfully realizes. Regards, Wolfgang.

phwall (5424) 2008-11-28 13:25

Hello Hisashi,
I think this more conventional look is better equipped to give a more informative view of the surroundings and atmosphere of this area than your last posting. I love the foreground flags, I think you have highlighted the detail of the hand written prayers on the flags perfectly.
Lovely POV looking past the flags onto the village and the mountains beyond.
Thank you sharing.
Regards
Peter

josevescovi (1658) 2008-11-29 6:05

Foto com muita profundidade de campo, excelente enquadramento, cores e nitidez. Belo trabalho fotográfico, com muito movimento.

Hisashi, convido-o para visitar minha página. Sua opinião seria importante dada a qualidade de seu trabalho.

fanni (8713) 2008-11-29 14:47

Hello Hisashi,
what a mixture of colours and wind! Very good perspective view. Interesting photo.
best wishes,
Elena

Cretense (54926) 2008-11-30 5:40

Hello Hisashi!

Excellent title for this outstanding, spectacular photo! You had an excellent POV, deep in the "heart" of your "subject", excellent framing and composition, and, of course, some very impressive colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

hgupta (1320) 2008-11-30 7:45

wow...amazing....fantastic. This is one of my most favourite subjects and you have captured it so well....beautiful sky, amazing colors of the flag.
Let the paryer flow with the wind and heal the world. wow

Hemant

Piotrek80 (640) 2008-12-01 1:37

Hello Hisashi.

Great composition with many various elemnts. I like the way you captured the flags blowed by the wind, and mountains in the distance. I can't say exactly why, but somehow your photo touches me with great force. Thank you.

Regards
Piotr

Gerrit (35493) 2008-12-01 2:54

Hi Hisashi,
interestingh see-through. The colors are fantastic.
Regards, gerrit

ryno (4578) 2008-12-07 1:46

Hi Hisashi, this is another sharp, striking image of this attractive subject. I like the way you've used the strings of flags to frame the building and mountains in the background. Good work!

delkoo (33976) 2008-12-08 1:44

hi hisashi,
i must admit that this one is quite good indeed,
colors, flags and POV, all combine to make a very interesting photo as usually you do.

best regards
didier

jrj (34779) 2008-12-09 13:56

Good idea and interesting result of these prayer flags Hisashi. I like how you used the format here and also a choice to have an overall sharpness in the result.

leo61 (42886) 2008-12-10 10:22

Hi Hisachi!
Today in three weeks I`ll be on my way ti India and I can`t wait to have a warm climate....
This is an great composition with the view through these flags at this city and landscape.Great depth and good ,bright colors of these flags.
Regards,leo

donluicu (23911) 2008-12-12 14:55

hi Hisashi
all your serie is great,
multicolored,
sky always pure..
feeling of fresh air

congrats

mafegan (3949) 2009-01-08 4:37

Hello Hisashi
A great photo with the jumble of prayer flags adding mystery to this special scene. Tfs, Marlene

Waylim (10717) 2009-02-23 12:59

Hisashi,
I love the POV here looking through all this prayer flag, absolutle beuatiful and full of the essence of Tibetan colors in India. Excellent DoF both the flags and landscape are nice and sharp. My complement.
Way

CycleEyes (598) 2009-05-31 20:31

Hello Hisahi
I like the composition in this beautful photo with flags in foreground and nice landscape in background. Great colour tones and point of view.
Best Regards
George