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Published: 2007-08-30 15:54:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 1887; Favourites: 56; Downloads: 45
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long exposure of people praying and throwing themselves on the ground over and over againJokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet 2007
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Such stunning colours. Great shot.
I wanna go to Tibet
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I can't say I like the people in long exposure.
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I think it's an interesting take on a more cultural aspect of a country, the dynamic light makes it a little more dramatic too.
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well, im a guy who likes architecture in a photograph, its my nature. hence, i dun really like the people praying and the brurred images of ppl (long exposure, great effect but i personally think it doesnt suit the already-nice architecture of the building). again, i like how you represented ideas of that place just with a shot. and yes, as usual, i ill say there's a nice mix of visual clues that show social, cultural, religious and probably historical aspect of the location. nice choice of subjects.
all in all, nice pic, ur pro. its just that this pic has a lil bit of distraction with the ppl "rushing to pray" (i think that was what ur trying to communicate with the blurr). it would be nicer to hvae that effect with a different location as the other elements of the pic (ie, the building) is already so beautifully captured.
good luck with ur next pieces, i cant wait to see what you got up your sleeve...
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thanks very much for the comment
in the first place I wanted to capture the praying people, and it's always just half of the story showing the people lying on the ground or staying, so I tried to put both sides in one picture. You dont see any one of those poses now however and my first intention didn't worked out. I kinda liked the surroundings though and tried to build it in, so at the moment of shooting the architecture was only background for me, but somehow it turned out that it looks like it's the main point now.. However I kinda liked the contrast between the old static building and the dynamics going on there.
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yeah. if you have the time, i would really like to see the same pic, just without the blur. <-- the ppl are still, not so long an exposure. if u do that, i think u might be able to capture both the building and the ppl's culture(how they pray, etc). i think the contrast (that we both like from the current picture) could still be identified if you carry out my suggestion. again, its only if you have time. if ur busy with commisions/future pieces, then i wont mind if you dont do it.
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yeah, I'd love to redo the shot, I'm just not so quite sure when I get the next time from Berlin to Tibet
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o.o im looking forward to it!
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great technic, you capture the escence of the moment, and the colours are bright and i don't know how to say "entraΓ±able" in english hehe, i like the angle, cos' the image has a lot of armony.
GREAT ONE
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