Monk bowl Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Kampong Som monastery, a food bowl that will be handy in the morning...
I liked the texture and color contrasts between the orange bowl and the almost BW stone bench. Cannot say what is written behind but khmer writing always provides nice graphics.

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AdrianW (2243) 2003-04-19 15:07

Another nice shot! Ideally a little more depth of field would have been cool, and I'd have been curious to have seen the ends of the ?strap?

sita4ram (814) 2003-04-19 15:30

beautiful shot, some irregular and interesting angle. I love the contrast between the bowl and the stone, too.
I bet cedarbough can ask one of her friends for translation :)
totally agree with Adrian about the strap, and the DOF (in that order)
still a great visual achievement with simple objects.

philip_coggan (11) 2003-04-19 22:25

The writing says: "Presented by Grandfather Chort Thon, Kompong Som". Presumably he presented the bench to the monastery. A nice still-life, though again I miss the clarity of focus. I don't know whether this is a genuine problem with the photo, or a problem with the scanning and photoshopping. I don't often use Kodak Gold, but I've noticed when I do that it isn't as sharp as slide film by a long way.

Darren (6819) 2003-07-22 14:11

I like this shot, and its colors Luko. As Philip mentioned, it does appear just a little soft, but it is a good shot overall.

ConPollo (4) 2004-02-12 23:47

I really like this! The lack of color everywhere else really makes this probobly already brightly colored bowl appear extremely vibrant.
I wonder though, what are those little pictures stuck to the bottom of the upside down metal dish...

mcreider (673) 2004-02-13 2:10

How beautiful - this yellow against the grey wall, and all these various textures

scalerman (25787) 2004-02-17 13:53

Great still life Luko, and the Khmer script makes this shot intriguing IMO. It was a featured fav. photo today... and again today...

eleparc (24059) 2004-02-22 14:50

simple but great shot. it says it all! very symbolic of buddhism to me; another wouah! out of points; I gave you too many already... ;-))

Steely (895) 2004-03-23 6:28

I like this shot, the alms bowl looks splendid contrasted against the greyish granite. The tin containers adds another point of constrast but not vying with bowl.
Nice!

Damberio (241) 2005-09-09 12:14

Beautiful composition...excellent framing and amazing color contrasts and brillance...The sharpness focused on the bag texture is a smart bonus and adds a lot to the final resultin effect...ery good job!
Regards, Valerio.

cobraphil8 (11652) 2006-03-15 5:40

Voici une photo qui interpelle, elle représente une vision du bouddhisme simple et tout à fait juste.
J'aime également la simplicité de ta composition et le côté un peu graphique que j'affectionne particulièrement.
bonne journée
philippe

brevbrev14 (372) 2006-09-21 4:11