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~Decorating The Idols~
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| Information sur la photo |
Copyright: sunandan saha (papon)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 123 W: 98 N: 109]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (534) |
| Genre: Lieux |
| Média: Couleur |
| Date de prise de vue: 2008-09-21 |
| Catégories: Festivals, Oeuvres d'art |
| Appareil photographique: Olympus SP-550uz |
| Exposition: f/5.0, 1/20 secondes |
| Versions: version originale |
| Date de soumission: 2008-10-01 9:12 |
| Vue: 338 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe |
Naturally, the creation of such idols has become a highly skilled and traditional craft passed down the generations of sculptors families. The images are generally made on forms of straw and bamboo, covered with clay. Alternately, they are sculpted out of the pith of reed, reputedly the same material out of which the Raj-era sun hats or the solar topees were made. This pith has the sheen of old ivory and so skilled are the pith sculptors that it seems to a first time visitor a sculpture carved out of pure ivory.
Dress is normally incorporated as part of the reed sculptures but the brightly painted clay images are arrayed in shimmering crowns, costume jewelery and seemingly expensive robes. |
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Sunandan: this is a great series - it could be a success as a series of innket prints - nicely framed. regards, c
Hello Sunandan,
You have a lot of nice sculptures' pictures in your gallery. I like your point of view and your composition, which are quite originals.
This picture is very good, because you manage to have not too dark shadows (upper left) and not to bright white (down right), so colors are great.
Stephane
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