Patan's Golden Temple

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• happypoppeye (3748)
• [2007-08-15 20:34]

Very nice Vincent. The monkey, covered by chains, dominating the focus of the portrait creates a very dramatic sense in the photo (for lack of better wording). Sharpness and detail are excellent. Colors and composition are also very good, with a good POV and DOF to isolate the monkey.

Nice work.
John

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• ribeiroantonio (16604)
• [2007-08-15 20:40]

Very nice picture with excellent sharpness on the monkey and a good blur in the background. The colours are good too. Sometimes I wonder what would be the best thing to do, if let it outside at the weather or restore it and keep in the museum. Well done.
Antonio

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• dvlazar (4787)
• [2007-08-15 20:50]

Vincent -
A very clean and clear shot. Youve got everything technically perfect here, and the framing and subject is also great.
Cheers,
Dave.

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• robertosalguero (14683)
• [2007-08-15 20:58]

Beautiful work of art. The monkey figure look very good and the details on the background keep the image interesting. Nice use of light and interesting note to explain the importance of this temple. Nice work Vincent.

Roberto

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• carper (56322)
• [2007-08-15 21:50]

a very fine image Vincent,
the pov is very nice, the details are fine and the dof is also good, very nice photojob here, well done. have a nice day.
gr. jaap

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• zeevat (168)
• [2007-08-15 22:24]
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• Graal (45314)
• [2007-08-16 0:14]

Hi Vincent,
amazing sculpture, well composed image, good DOF and colours. Interesting informations. Good work. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

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• broglia (2926)
• [2007-08-16 0:32]

Excellent shot Vincent with equally good notes - perfect TE material. Nicely composed, sharp detail & well chosen DOF. TFS, Roberto

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• PixelTerror (76086)
• [2007-08-16 0:57]

Salut Vincent,
Tres beau cadrage et bonne isolation du sujet avec une grande richesse dans les details, la large ouverture t'a permis ici de donner du relief a ta photo.
Bonne journee,
Jean-Yves

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• ninaL (16477)
• [2007-08-16 1:59]

Bonjour, Vincent.
Une très bonne composition.
L'usage de la DOF renforce la puissance de l'image.
Bonnes couleurs.
J'aime bien.
Amicalement, Grazyna.

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• jlbrthnn (23175)
• [2007-08-16 4:31]

Hello Vincent,
What a curious image! This statue is completely surprising. It is a beautiful image well realized to show us this subject. Good work.
Good day
Cordially
Joel

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• feather (42156)
• [2007-08-16 5:31]

It makes you wonder who has the right attitude; in a museum for maximum protection or remaining as the original artist intended. Being able to see it in its setting is a pleasure here with the background details clear enough (despite the narrow DOF)to give us a sense of place.
Kath

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• kevinos (6360)
• [2007-08-16 5:37]

A wonderful image, Vince and one that portraits Patan perfectly. The chains of the monkey add so much to the feeling. You are right, these cult images would be in a museum in the west, but in Nepal, the chains help to prevent to appalling loss through theft. I think the framing and the use of DoF is just about right. The prayer wheels with their mantra "Oum mani padme hum" the damaged antique image the heavy chains all serve to demonstrate the sorrow of Nepal. Rgeards kevin

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• Charo (21313)
• [2007-08-16 7:42]

Hola Vicent,
Curiosa escultura tapada por esa cadena. Excelente composición y detalles.
Buen trabajo
Cordialmente
Charo

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• prumod (8231)
• [2007-08-16 10:11]

hi vincent...
it's a beautiful capture! it's quality and clarity are wondering! the metal of sculpture in it's exact shade...
greetings...

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• siolaw (23187)
• [2007-08-16 10:14]

Salut Vincent,
Intéressant détail de ce temple avec le singe et son jackfruit couvert de chaines... belles couleurs, bonne netteté avec le sujet se détachant bien du fond légèrement flouté.
Joli
Laurent

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• luiscar (3255)
• [2007-08-16 15:36]

Hola vicent original fotografía, me gusta como has encuadrado esta estatua tan bucolica con esa mirada expresiva.
Buen color y definición.
Un saludo.

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• Angshu (26526)
• [2007-08-16 20:49]

Hello Vincent
An amazing subject for this very good picture. Amazing because I am unable to understand why the wonderful statue is 'garlanded' by the iron chain. Details in the statue appear good, especially the jackfruit. Once again a great use of DOF.
Regards
Angshu

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• Gerrit (27237)
• [2007-08-17 0:38]

Hi Vincent,
intruiging statue of this chained monkey and the jackfruit. Well composed picture.
Regards, gerrit

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• kiwi_explorer (12183)
• [2007-08-17 2:25]

Hi Vincent,
An eye catching statue ... ugly but interesting. Good DOF and I like the antiquity look. Well composed with very good color and image quality. Excellent work. tfs
Cheers,
Renier

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• CRATEOS (7262)
• [2007-08-17 2:37]

perfect frame work on the limits...and the pov is superb..the light giving great coloring....a beaute presentation..usefull tfs my frend
Amities
Nikiforos

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• jhm (69967)
• [2007-08-17 4:30]

Hello Vincent,

A copper monkey with different chains this gives a wonderful picture.
Sharpness and detail are excellent, good note too.
Thanks for sharing

Have a nice weekend,
John.

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• chrisnet (18912)
• [2007-08-17 11:33]

Bonsoir Vincent,
Tu as bien cadré cette statue dont on voit bien tous les détails, c'est bien composé.
Amitiés
Christian

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• axiotea (12748)
• [2007-08-17 22:31]

Bonjour Vincent
Katmandou est une ville riche en architecture et oeuvres d'art et ici j'aime bien les textures du singe qui est comme hypnotise sur le jack fruit. Les moulins a prières font un bon arrière plan et la perspective est bien rendue par un 'floutage' progressif.
Marilyn

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• evanrizo (4499)
• [2007-08-18 2:15]

Hi Vincent, you have here a great impressive image very informative for us.
I like the focus here very much, also the light and the great details.
Cheers
Evan

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• fotomek (912)
• [2007-08-21 0:29]

in spite of the subject of this shot it looks... alive thus very impressive; very good composition, natural colors, good sharpness and contrast - simply perfect job;
TFS, greetings - Tomasz

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• crhieatt (4493)
• [2007-08-21 15:03]

Vincent,
Quite an ominous figure I'd say. His constant stare, the chains, even a hole in his head - he looks almost as if he is holding his own brain in his hands - but you assure us this is a jack fruit!

A b&w conversion cold be positively scary!

A great capture though, with heavy symbolic overtones and open to a wide variety of imaginative interpritation.

Regards
Colin

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• noborders (13703)
• [2007-08-23 5:56]

J'ai voulu voir de plus près les détails de ce petit bronze, la vallée de Kathmandu en a tellement autour de ses temples et tu as raison, même s'il n'est pas en très bon état, il a son utilité et sa raison d'être là, et dans un sens, tant mieux s'il n'est plus tellement attrayant à nos yeux sinon il risquerait d'être volé pour revente chez un antiquaire, ce qui continue malheureusement d'arriver dans ce pays...
Merci pour le partage, c'est certainement un détail digne d'être montré ici,
Cath.
:))

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• Stepan (27001)
• [2007-08-31 11:28]
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La dof met bien en avant cette statue, un peu gothique, très mystérieuse et finalement superbe.
La réalisation convient à merveille.
Stéphane