G U A R D I N G . T A . K E O Photo

Photographer’s Note

The temples of the Angkor are well guarded by both male and female guards. Although most major temples cover vast areas, help is always at hand for tourists. This is a smartly dressed guard inside the Ta Keo Temple. It was close to noon, not the best time to get good outdoor photographs and it was drizzling as well. I couldn't pull off a decent photograph of the temple but the light filtering in through the doorways of the uppermost tier of the temple was good enough for this portrait.
Ta Keo is a towering but plainly decorated temple-mountain dedicated to Shiva. Known in its time as ‘the mountain with golden peaks’, this was one of the first temple to be constructed wholly of sandstone. It was constructed as a state-temple by Jayavarman V. Unlike previous kings, he built Ta Keo outside of his main capital area. Many Angkorian temples are partially unfinished, but Ta Keo seems to have stopped construction particularly early in the decoration phase of construction, as there are very few carvings. Yet Ta Keo is an interesting temple well worth a visit.

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anjan (1086) 2007-03-17 7:49

This is ur field Sabya, potrait and u manage 2 use the lite beautifully against that txtured wall.
Anjan

lucasdasilva (557) 2007-03-17 7:51

Olá Sabyaschi
Veri good face photo. I like how the light comes from left lighting her face. Veri good.
Abraço,
Lucas

suhan (3552) 2007-03-17 8:09

great portrait. wonderful cadrage, composition and lights...
very well done
tfs-regards
merve-suleyman

ALIRIZA (16197) 2007-03-17 8:10

Hi Sabyaschi,
Great shot. Light, colours and framing are excellent. Well done my friend...
Have a nice weekend...
Ali Rıza

rhizomes (15325) 2007-03-17 8:12

Hi Sbyasachi,
Very nice portrait of this woman. I also like the rusty background and this nice light.
Christophe

besnard (30976) 2007-03-17 8:13

Bonjour Sabyasachi
Superbe portrait de cette femme au regard souriant. L'ensemble est d'une grande netteté.
Bravo - merci pour le partage et bon week-end.
Nicole

snunney (35298) 2007-03-17 8:24

Hello Sabyasachi,
A superb portrait of this lady security guard with her smiling face. (Surprising, how many of these guards find difficulty in smiling ;-)) Excellent lighting and tones and a good backdrop.

mesutilgim (37148) 2007-03-17 8:44

Hello Sabyasachi.
Super portrait within a very nice compo ; perfectly framed. And the notes simply great !
Nice weekend and TFS
MESUT ILGIM

wolf38 (13055) 2007-03-17 9:17

Hello Sabyasachi. A marvelous Portrait and a typical face from Cambodia. Impressing is the face expression. Very well composes and worth seeing. Very beautifully. Best regards, Wolfgang.

DarkoG (2284) 2007-03-17 9:25

I really do like your portrait of Asian people. You really know how to get best from them. Very expressive with high technical quality.

Best regards DArko

Silke (3023) 2007-03-17 9:58

A fabulous portrait of a gentle waomn. Great colours as always
TFS
silke

siolaw (25800) 2007-03-17 12:56

Hi Sabyasachi,
A fine portrait, with harsh light well managed, framing and placing of subject are fine.. her expression is well captured, as she smiles but her eyes tell a different story...
Greetings from... India ;D
Laurent

eza1701 (3343) 2007-03-17 13:10

Hi Sabyasachi,

You are definitely the portrait master, you did well to notice the lighting opportunity and the positioning of the guard against the neutral background works really well.

Best regards,
Paul.

syd1946 (17953) 2007-03-17 13:54

Hi Sabyasachi,
Back to the portraits!And this is very nice with a happy felling and excellent handle of light!Very good note as well!

Have a nice weekend,
Thomas

UnTrained (0) 2007-03-17 14:11

Hi Sabyasachi,
one of your portraits which astonish me often. Nice to have a note about the temple with a portrait. New kind of art. I like the way she is looking at you, a bit sceptic - I think about the result, not about you. But she seems to be familiar with that, I would think that by her smile. I don't think a lot people can face a camera in that relaxed way.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

carper (65426) 2007-03-17 14:27

congratiolation my friend, this is another good portrait of yours, the quality is very good, the light is great, I think personal that you are side by side with manny the best portrait photographers, and thats a compliment from me to you, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

Graal (58515) 2007-03-17 15:01

Hi Sabyasachi,
fine portrait, good quality, pleasant enigmatic smile, like as Mona Lisa's but here I see enjoy in eyes - also. Interesting note and WS, too. Well done photos.
Gr., Aleksander

tcht (7298) 2007-03-17 16:39

Hi Sabyasachi
pleasant portrait here, the light is excellent and you utilized the thirds position effectively. gd capture from the temple.
Regards
CheukHin

gilou530 (35554) 2007-03-17 16:44

salut sabya
un portrait splendide pleine de douceur avec ce regard curieux de cette femme, beaucoup de netteté et belle couleur
amitiés
gilbert

Cormac (26451) 2007-03-17 23:57

Another great portrait from you, with a very interesting light. I have to be honest that don't really understand her expression, but maybe that's why it's so interesting. I like that textured background too. Well done!

Emile (20051) 2007-03-18 1:24

Hola Sabyasachi.
Very good portrait, nicely framed with good colors and sharpness, also good light, great expression on her face, love her hat.
Well done. TFS.

Wanda1 (11015) 2007-03-18 2:43

Hi Sabyasachi,
I like the natural light here, and the walls of the temple make a nice background. The temple form the outside looks amazing and I think I wll try and visit it when I go on my trip in April. Tks for sharing!
Regards
Wanda

leo61 (43562) 2007-03-18 2:55

Hi Sabyasachi!
Good portrait of this nice looking lady.You placed her perfect in the frame ,the background has a nice texture and the lightmanagement is excellent.
Regards,Leo

partha (13667) 2007-03-18 3:54

Hi Sabyasachi Da,
As usual a nice portrait. Excellent expression, nice selection of background and clicked at the perfect moment.
Regards.
partha

kevinos (6927) 2007-03-18 5:02

A nice, sensitive portrait,. She has an interesting and intelligent look. I like the composition, placed well to the left and looking across the picture plane, not into the lens. The geometric verticals make a strong, simple setting. I think the face is balanced perfectly by the column of darkness to the right. Like a lot of your portraits,however, I would prefer a softer, more natural saturation. For interest, I downloaded it to photoshop and knocked back the saturation a touch. It looked perfect. But this is a matter of taste. this is a beautifully crafted image. regards Kevin

riclopes (33117) 2007-03-18 6:49

Great work on this post, Sabyaschi. You are a real master of portraits. What a nice way of showing us this beautiful place, considering the terrible light conditions that you got. Strong light inside - marvellous light inside. Love the textures of the background and the way you manage to connect with her, getting this simple and humble expression. Really good!
With greetings from Portugal,
Ricardo

jhm (83131) 2007-03-18 7:09

Hi Sabyasachi,

A lovely portrait, excellent model for you camera, not easy through the strong light above on the hat, composition and the face are superb! Very well done!

Have a nice day,
John.

saylan-cb (12726) 2007-03-18 7:32

Hi Sabyasachi
Great portrait a very nice compo and colors...I like This photo.
TFS/Regards

jasmis (50859) 2007-03-18 11:27

Really splendid portrait against the wall. Interesting composition. Important note, as well.
Regards.

veve (4149) 2007-03-18 14:34

Hi Sabyasachi,
Excellent portrait of this female guard!
Very good management of light and great framing!
Very well done!
Best regards,
Veronica

prumod (8264) 2007-03-18 14:51

hi sabya...
this is a lesson for perfect contrast... the background is giving good support to the face with nice expression...
good colors too...
take care,
pramod

salvator (18823) 2007-03-19 4:27

Hi Sabyasachi,
Wonderfully composed portrait, with beautiful colors. The use of the bacground is superb and so are the colors. I wish you a great week, best regards. Salvator.

AiresSantos (42714) 2007-03-19 4:36

Lovely smile in this excellent portrait, dear Sabyasachi !
Excellent colours and sharpness, Very well managed the light. I also like your note.
TFS and have a nice week
Aires

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-03-19 5:43

Hi Sabya, another great portrait!
here the lights is amazing, as the expression of the woman..
Great composition as usual and intersting texture on the wall!
i like a lot!
ciao!
valeria

delkoo (34582) 2007-03-19 6:28

hi Sabyasachi
nice portrait of this pleasant lady,beautifully worked,

well done
regards
didier

bostankorkulugu (33876) 2007-03-19 8:03

beautiful portrait this one sabyasachi... the light is superb and the texture on the wall makes a beautiful BG...

have a great sunday

korkut:)

vincz (19043) 2007-03-19 10:56

Very nice portrait, very well composed. You mandged light perfectly here. The qulaity of the picture is excellent especially the textures on her skin, her dress and the wall right behind. Very good work.

rakeshgupta (2670) 2007-03-19 11:19

Hi Sabyasachi,
Good portrait of the temple Guard. Good colors and contrast. Good to include darker side of the wall and gate to the right.
Thanks for sharing.
- Rakesh

Cretense (56844) 2007-03-19 12:44

Hi Sabyasachi!

Excellent portrait as always! I love the peaceful but determined look of that lady. Congratulations!

With greetings from Greece,
Hercules

photographer123 (5801) 2007-03-19 12:54

Hi Sabya..
light is good,exposure also good..but to be frank in my view its ordinary one.. with the compare to ur another photographs...SUBIR

keribar (42760) 2007-03-20 1:41

Hello Sabyasachi

What a great light in this one! Not only there's a backlight on the left but the face of the woman is so well lit. Simple yet so effective picture - Excellent - Izzet

Angshu (33985) 2007-03-23 4:08

Dear Sabyasachi
A lovely portrait which I would be proud of, but may not be one of your high class ones! The face is so nicely lit in the soft light, and the hard light coming from behind her has been handled well. The dark corridor on the right is a good inclusion for the contrast
Best wishes
Angshuman

pranab (5354) 2007-03-26 23:23

sabyasachi,
excellent portrait with good use of light as usual.nice skin tone present here. good details. balance of light here is just superb.

pierrefonds (26545) 2007-04-04 17:32

Hi Sabyasachi,

A nice portrait of this female guard, she is showing an happiness expression. The photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre