sembahyang (prayer) Photo

Photographer’s Note

Tempaksiring Temple is a holy temple in Bali where locals come to bath in holy water, each fountain is approached as part of the ritual, this is one of a series of photographs I took on the day... for me it is such a peaceful moment as this man cleanses his soul...

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canbayimages (275) 2009-11-04 9:14

Hi Andrew;
Nice composition,good effect with f:2, strong contrast, sharp image and an excellent photo of a special moment...It's a pity that TE friends haven't recognized this photo untill now.
Congratulations.
Greetings from Istanbul;Cem

Dashab (1079) 2009-11-04 9:18

Hello Andrew,
First a belated welcome to TE!
I love your shot. Not only for the moment you have captured, but also for the purity with which you did it. The DOF you have chosen is perfect, as is the sharpness. The light is excellent and works very well with the streams of water and the drops on the man's body.
Plus the composition is great, with the repeating streams of water and the relation of the man's arms to them, and the vertical format is well suited for it.
Compliments and greetings from Prague, Dasha

adasindia (282) 2009-11-04 9:29

Hi Andrew, Very good composition. Well managed light and great sharpness. Contrast is great. This is only technical. However, this picture really shows purity in life. Thanks for sharing. -BR, Abhijit

Tempodulu (122) 2009-11-04 17:49

nice use of f2, well done.

jimmyjimmy (538) 2009-11-04 20:22

Hello Andrew

A spectacular image. I like the POV and the sharpness. Just a great image they look very into their prayer.

Jimmy

subhendu_bagchi (3351) 2009-11-06 9:01

Hi Andrew,
very good composition of this shot. Really appreciable. Nice DOF. Great subject. Nice to see the water droplets and the man praying. Great light control and colours are brilliant. Excellent. Just excellent. I have placed this shot in my favourite gallery.
Congrats.
Have a nice journey in TE.
Subhendu

zarozinia (116) 2009-11-19 1:10

Fantastic shot, loving your choice of depth of field. A great " in the moment" image. Nothing I would change about this image.
Angi