Giant Buddha, a photo from Leiria, North

Photographer's Note

Hi TE friends

This is the Buddha Giant in the Farm of the Floridos. It has 15 meters. On right side you can see a person to compare with the high of this Buddha.

Have a nice weekend !

The Buddha Eden Garden is an area of about 35 hectares designed and conceived by Comendador José Berardo in response to the destruction of the Giant Bamyan Buddhas, sculpted in the rocks of the valley of Bamyan in central Afghanistan and which had for centuries been a cultural and spiritual reference.
Comendador Berardo was profoundly shocked by the attitude of the Taliban Government, which intentionally destroyed these unique monuments of World Heritage, considered acts of cultural barbarism which attempted to erase from memory the art of the late Gandhara period.
In 2001, in response to this loss he initiated another of his dreams, the creation of an extensive oriental garden in honour of those colossal Buddhas.
It is intended that the Buddha Eden Garden be a place of reconciliation. Without any religious tendency, it opens its doors, to all people of all religion, ethnicity, nationality, sex, age, and socio-cultural background, inviting all to come together, to communicate and meditate, to rest and rediscover happiness. Our hope therefore is to follow a path contrary to the destruction of humankind and the dissemination of culture.
This is a non-profit cultural institution in the service of the national and international community, whose mission is to sensitize the visitor to self-consciousness through this garden in dialogue with a vast sculptural heritage, predisposed for meditation and the promotion of social and cultural interaction, as the principles of solidarity and human dignity.
Since the Buddha Eden Garden is a place of free access, we kindly ask for a donation, where possible, to help maintain this place of tranquillity and to continue to provide free access to all those that wish to visit us in the pursuit of peace, strength and light.

sandpiper, delkoo, bostankorkulugu, siamesa, avene, ChrisJ, Juntas, Bluejeans has marked this note useful

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leo61 (0) 2009-10-24 11:14

Hi Aires!
I feel like beeingin South East Asia....
I did not know that such a nice and big statue exist in Europe.
Great POV and good perspective.
I like too the composition with this diagonal street and the other statue in the distance.
Regards,leo

rodgerg (55767) 2009-10-24 11:15

Olà Airos,

Very astonishing image of Portugal. Ecellent photowork with POV very well selcetd which give a great propsect effect on the right. Good framing too which give a great prospect on the felt to a secund sculptur.
Amizades,
Roger

hardyuno (4652) 2009-10-24 11:54

Hola Aires,
it's really unuasual, a giant buddha in Portugal. But your picture has a pretty good POV with the diagonal sight. Fine detail also the statue on the left. Fine work, TFS
regards
Hartmut

sandpiper (6788) 2009-10-24 13:01

Hi Aires

Great shot of this buddha in an unusual location. Good composition and light. A nice place to visit.

Chris

francio64 (39888) 2009-10-24 13:18

Ciao Aires,
bella la prospettiva che hai dato al Giant Buddha, ottenendo un grande DOF.
Luce, colori e sharp sono davvero eccellentiò

Bravo!
Have a nice sunday!

Francesco

jurek1951 (42198) 2009-10-24 13:24

Hi Aires,
Really very nice your architecture photos this one is very sharp and very well composed.The lighting is fantastic.
Georg

delkoo (68) 2009-10-24 13:31

hi aires
what a surprise , that big Buddha from Portugal, I had the chance to see the Giant Bamyan Buddhas, and I was profoundly shocked by theirs destruction,

it is important to remember this heinous terrorist act.

didier

emka (157280) 2009-10-24 15:15

Hi Aires,

Again this funny relaxing Budda. Interesting diagonal composition. Funny curly hair.

Regards

Malgorzata

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2009-10-24 15:46

Pelos vistos, este buda deu pano para mangas, por tão grande que é. Tenho de visitar este parque da próxima vez que esteja em Portugal.
Está muito bonita a foto que apresenta uma boa perspectiva e excelente nitidez.
António

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2009-10-24 21:07

never seen or heard of this place before... seems like an amazing park... and a beautiful shot aires...

Graal (103040) 2009-10-25 0:22

Hi Aires,
unusual Buddha in Portugal. Fine composition. Good details and informations. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

LeeLoo (0) 2009-10-25 1:13

Dear Aires dos Santos!
Buddha in Portugal?!
Wonderful sculpture.
Amazing place.
Nice light and colors.
Good focus.
TFS!

JT50 (1491) 2009-10-25 1:43

Hi Aires,
I have seen giant statue of
lying Buddha in Malaysia.
I thought this was from that
part of the world. Good POV.
Lovely details here.
Regards.
Janak

JanD (0) 2009-10-25 2:02

Howdy Aires!
Very nice sculptures. Very nice natural light and bright. Good colors. Very good contrast and sharp. Original shot.
Regards.

siamesa (28231) 2009-10-25 9:00

Olá Aires

É enorme mesmo. Vendo-se a pessoa ao lado, tem-se a real idéia do tamanho.Interessante essas poses inusitadas do Buda.A foto está excelente.
Abraços
Maria

avene (12675) 2009-10-26 8:19

hello Aires,
I had to double-check the location to make sure I was not mistaken, I was expecting to have this shot from Thailand, may be, but not from Portugal :) good timing to have a person in the frame to illustrate the scale, but without distracting attention from the sculpture itself. I also quite like the inclusion of the background, the tall statue on the left adds a sort of natural frame. nice one :)

best,
Kristine

ChrisJ (171146) 2009-10-27 1:33

Ola Aires

Looks similar to the reclining Buddha at Wat Yai in Ayutthaya, or even Wat Po in Bangkok. Good sharpness & pov with superb colour. Tfs / Obrigado!

Juntas (7960) 2009-10-27 11:58

Olá Aires. Excelente esa perspectiva do Buddha gigante. Boas cores e composição com a outra estátua lá atrás. Definição perfeita. Belo trabalho. Um abraço. Paul

xuaxo (6854) 2009-10-28 5:19

Olá Aires,
Muito bom ponto de vista. Dá uma curiosa sensação que a estátua está em cima da minha secretária.
Cumprimentos,
F.

Bluejeans (64251) 2009-10-29 6:44

Oi Aires,
Este parque tem monumentos magnificos , gostei muito do ponto de visão em diagonal deu bastante profundidade de foto ,bonitos detalhes deste Buda deitado , gostei muito das cores, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

jmdias (114170) 2009-11-06 16:08

aires

o pessoal se surpreendeu com uma igreja ortodoxa ucraniana no brasil, algo que postei há semanas. mas acho este buda em ptgl muito mais surpreendente.
lindo trabalhod e arte, perfeita a sua foto para traduzir esta beleza. muito boa luz, pov, enquadramento e nitidez. bem feito, parabéns

abraços

jorge