Temple of the Tooth, a photo from Central, South

Photographer's Note

The Temple of the Tooth is probably Sri Lanka's most important temple. It is said to house a tooth from Buddha that was rescued his funeral pyre. The tooth is contained in a heavily guarded casket so it is not possible to see the tooth itself.

Security is tight at the temple following a bomb blast here in 1998.

This picture is taken from a boat on Kandy Lake. An artificial island is to the left.

jhm, capthaddock, weswang, riclopes, Cormac, cengiz, Fixfocus, Tue, sleon, john_c, Schultzy has marked this note useful

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MiguelP (14470) 2006-01-08 13:34

I remember quite well this place, also the security measures. I like the point of view here because it´s not the usual one. Take care.

gebala (0) 2006-01-08 13:58

hello,again beauty landscape:) great view, nice palm:) I like "blue" here:) well done:)

jhm (193747) 2006-01-08 14:17

Hi Jonathan,
Very lovely place for a beautiful picture as well as this, you take a good moment on this boat for a wonderful composition, the sharpness and clarity are simple amazing.
very well done!
John.

capthaddock (28790) 2006-01-08 15:14

Hi Jonathan - you follow danger wherever it goes eh? This is definitely not what I imagined Sri Lanka to look like, I thought it would be more like India, here it has a cambodian atmosphere, great compo, with enough sky to contain the tall palm tree.

rosaline (0) 2006-01-08 15:26

Hi Jonathan
I have a similar shot but form land, not a boat. However, your shot is much brighter as it was a bit cloudy when I was there a year ago. Your shot captures this place well and the composition places the building well. I like the few birds in the frames too.
I hope you went to the evening service in the temple. What an experience that was!
Cheers
Aubrey

weswang (18223) 2006-01-08 16:24

Hi Jonathan, Nice composition and well arrangement of the layout of the image. You have well shown the temple as well as the beautiful environment it located. Good capture of the flying bird in the scene. A very well taken picture.

riclopes (35577) 2006-01-09 2:55

Hi Jonathan,
Interesting note about the sacred Tooth, so guarded that is not possible to see it!
What I like more in this photo, is the two impressively high palmtrees isolated in the artificial island. The way they go up into the sky, with those birds flying not so high, balances very well the composition with the Temple in the right background. In spite of your bad experience in the evening service, I hope you manage to get one shot to show us...
Thanks a lot,
Cheers,
Ricardo

banyanman (7797) 2006-01-09 10:32

This is an excellent composition, Jonathan, and shooting this from a boat in the lake has made this look like a very quiet and peaceful place (ha ha). I posted the full story of the sacred tooth here
last year in case you didn't hear it all whilst you were in Kandy. You were lucky to have such a clear day when you were there. Cheers . . . David

Cormac (26565) 2006-01-09 11:27

Nice shot with the trees on the left balancing the scene with the temple on the right. Very intersting note too - religious artifacts are such a strange field, they never fail to entertain. This lush greenery is quite a change from your Afghanistan series. Well done!

cengiz (3593) 2006-01-09 13:04

I like the blue and green tones also birds very relax
warm regards
cengiz

Fixfocus (9385) 2006-01-09 13:35

Hello Jonathan,
Good compo that shows the temple and the beautiful surrounding landscape.A pleasure to look at on a cold winters day.
Greetings,
Hermann

Tue (73926) 2006-01-09 18:15

Hej Jonathan,
Great photo of the white temple in its surroundings here. A good composition too with island on the left hand side of the picture, I like the very tall palm trees! Good work.
Hilsner,
Lars

Cricri (176) 2006-01-10 11:07

Bonjour Jonathan,
Trés belle composition, belle lumiére et couleurs de se temple, jolie capture de ses oiseaux, trés belle image
Amitiés
cricri

sleon (9402) 2006-01-10 12:41

Hi Jonathan
Have just noticed that you're back from Sri Lanka, no doubt with some interesting shots - including this one. This is a nicely framed scene with a tranquil feel, though I have to admit I avoided visiting this touristy temple when I was there a couple of years ago. Sounds like the evening service was of interest after all though!
Susanna

john_c (24666) 2006-01-10 21:12

Hi Jonathan,
A well composed shot rendered with good colour, clarity and contrast. The two palm trees balance and you even captured obliging birds to further enhance. Well captured. Regards.
John

Schultzy (5446) 2006-01-11 11:01

Hello Jonathan,
Nice subject !
Perfect composition, nice colors and lights.
Well done !