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• Marcelo_Almeida (1044)
• [2006-06-07 8:32]

Hi Henk,
Strong and emotive image.
Well Done,
Marcelo Almeida

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• tcht (7192)
• [2006-06-07 8:35]

Hi Henk
this is a very powerful image. the colour of the blood and their emotion is a strong composition. well framed and taken. good work.
cheukhin

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• alekpet (4657)
• [2006-06-07 8:37]

Hi Henk.

I think death is part of our lifes that no one can avoid, which is a fact, no matter how ironic it sounds. I can feel for this people, as I had also some relatives and friend who passed away. But life goes on. I am glad you kept a distance, not bringing the faces into a full frame. I keep looking at their feet, all different. What is the meaning of the red colour splashed here and there? If it's blood than it is better for you to remove this picture, as it's disturbing.

take care, Aleks

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• Gerrit (28430)
• [2006-06-07 8:52]

Dag Henk,
mooie vangst van de religieuze devotie die van deze mensen afstraalt hoewel er ook verdriet valt te lezen, mooie decente aanwezigheid van de dode.
Goede crop en kleuern.
Dank en groeten, Gerrit

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• siolaw (23543)
• [2006-06-07 9:04]

Hello Henk,
A nice photo of this ceremony with good light and exposure, nice colors and sharpness, you must have zoomed quite a lot as it is relatively far to get this POV if i remember well! I suppose you mean Hindu and not Indian , the latter being a nationality and the former the religion of most nepali and indian people!! Then i wonder why this should insult someone(exept for the Nepalese who might not like to be called Indian, as Indians wouldnt like to be called Nepalese!!!)
Well done anyways!
Laurent

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• Bien (4717)
• [2006-06-07 9:13]

Hi Henk, This is very powerful work! It could be difficult for some people to watch, but it's a ceremony that none of us come close to and therefor important to share through photos. It is obvious that you shot this work with respect and that is very importan for this type of work. A photo that makes me silent. Thanks for sharing. Sabine

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• falves (1403)
• [2006-06-07 10:06]

Hi Henk,
WOW. Very dramatic, very strong, very powerfull. The power of the death.
Well done
Fred

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• lukas (2011)
• [2006-06-07 12:24]

Hi Henk
Droevige ernst. Waarom niet posten? Het is ook een deel van de wereld. De foto is trouwens zeer sereen vind ik.
Luc

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• carper (57439)
• [2006-06-07 12:30]

prachtige foto Henk.
mooie capture van deze plechtige bijeenkomst.
uitstekend in beeld gebracht, goede foto en uitstekend in een frame gezet, goed werk.
gr. jaap

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• delkoo (27378)
• [2006-06-07 12:52]

hi henk

very emotional photo for us, as you say it is a daily scene at pashupatinah. but I was very impress to watch a such fervour scene.

didier

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• imrek (6494)
• [2006-06-07 12:59]

HI Henk,
the funeral it's not my favorite theme but i can say, that gory scene is well composed and title is good chosen...well done!
regards,
imre

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• Jeronimo (1375)
• [2006-06-07 14:41]

Hola Henk,

This is a nice antropologic composition. I like colours and expression of sadness of the subjects. I reflect a custom of indian people.

I just hope you'll put more light to the photo. I done a workshop and hope you love it.

Well done.

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• gilou530 (28129)
• [2006-06-07 16:08]

salut henk
une scéne de vie qui en dit long sur les coutumes dans ce pays riche d'histoire, trés belle expression ou le recueillement et sur les visages, belle photo reportage
amitiés
gilbert

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• luisafonso (13606)
• [2006-06-07 18:36]

I would like to share Sabine’s words. You really left me disturbed about this photo. It’s a very good one; no doubt about it. But it troubles me a lot looking at it. A very powerful picture that really incarnates the spirit of TE.

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• dHitman (0)
• [2006-06-08 3:46]
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Hi Henk,
You have captured an enlightening moment and scene for those of us who have not had the opportunity to visit those places yet.

I don't think this is an offensive picture Henk, for death is just a part of life. Infact, from the moment when we are born, we have already started the journey towards the cremation ground, don't you think so? Thanks for sharing!

Regards, Jino

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• leo61 (35523)
• [2006-06-08 12:00]

Hi Henk!
You were right to post this one.It shows a ceremony of a foreign culture,and that belongs to TE.
Verry strong image.
Regards,Leo

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• oochappan (26676)
• [2006-06-09 0:32]

Wat zien we hier, de foto dwingt je de note te lezen en dat is dan weer perfect hier op TE. Wat zo prachtig is in India dat alles één continuiteit is, niets is afgelijnd, zelf de dood niet als een overgansfase naar een nieuw bestaan. Ik heb me nog nooit gewaagd aan deze ceremonie, een beetje doordat mijn vrienden zeiden dat dit niet zo gewenst is, maaar ik geloof wel als men het vraagt dat men er wel mee zou instemmen omdat zulk een ceremonie eigenlik een feest is daar.
Leuk van eens iets anders te zien van je Henk.
groeten van Henk

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• Cuba-Junky (2787)
• [2006-06-09 4:17]

Hoi Henk,
Vanuit Kreta:
Een zeer indrukwekkende foto en begeleidende note ... en een grote toevoegende waarde aan deze website.
Groetjes
Anja

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• axiotea (13241)
• [2006-06-09 4:55]

Hi Henk,
I don t think that you're insulting someone with that photo , because you're showing it with full respect and give some explanations about it. For sure, it is a Special and a Precious moment!
To me, it is a beautiful photo...
All the best,
Marilyn

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• arnoud1976 (1191)
• [2006-06-09 5:16]

beste Henk, ik kan me je gevoelens zeer goed voorstellen. Ik voelde mij redelijk ongemakkelijk om van de crematie ceremonies bij pashupatinath foto's te maken. Aan de andere kant, deze crematies zijn in Nepal echt onderdeel van het dagelijkse leven en men, in tegenstelling to Nederland, verbergt het niet.

tfs arnoud

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• andante (6739)
• [2006-06-19 9:39]

A very strong documentary piece of work. Your note is the perfect companion for this image. Godspeed.

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• stego (17502)
• [2008-03-20 16:07]
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Hallo Henk,

It's a touching image. I have just posted two WS's that also show a funeral, but they lack the intensity and the technical quality of this one. The stairs and the legs enhance the feeling that the ceremony is felt much more by the close relatives than by the others.

I hesitated writing something about the feeling of peace that you refer in the note, because I also felt it very deeply and was impressed with the apparent differences of that people's attitude towards death; not that they feel less sad or less intensively, but simply different in a way that I can't explain. I ended up not referring anything about that, cowardly fearing that I could me misunderstood and labelled bad tasted.

Regards, José.