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Photographer’s Note

...the inside of the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. The main chandelier, the largest in the world, is 8 tonnes of Swarovski crystal and gold plating which hangs by a really thin wire (the wire gets thinner as you are standing under it thinking this thing weighs 8 tonnes). It really is an amzing sight, especially when seen against the tiling of the dome, with the lines of green stained glass circling it, and surrounded by thirty some miniatures (although still huge) of itself. The same mosque also houses the largest carpet in the world.

I do know this is not a technically good photo but I posted alot of outside photos of the mosque so I wanted to continue with the education for anyone who is interested. The G6 was not the best tool for the job but under the circumstances it did well.

Thanks,
John

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Dpbours (220) 2007-05-27 23:12

Hi John,

Very interesting shot and the result is still okay! Just wanted to ask why you didn't use your D40, but I now see the date of 2006-06... Still in the R&D phase for the D40 I guess ;-).

Greetings! Dennis

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lotis (132) 2007-05-28 0:07

Hi John,
I wouldn't say this is a technically bad photo. I think it's pretty good. It's a bit unusual here I guess (but I don't see al the photos that are posted), but I like it. Architecture shots are always welcome, especially those of countries that are seldomly visited by TE'ers. I do like the contrast between the chandelier and the dome. And you did a good job with the light. Also, some people seem to forget that the goal of TE is to learn about the world (myself included) and this shot has a good learning value.
Keep Oman shots coming.

Best Wishes.
Louis

oanna (1196) 2007-05-28 0:42

hi john,you have a good POV,we get to see a lot of details from the interior.i don`t know what you mean by the `not technically good photo`,but it surely has educative effectiveness.

TFS and have a good week,
oana:)

ViktorVaughn (1517) 2007-05-29 0:03

You are quite critical of your photos John, as I find this to be quite interesting. It is a difficult shot I bet with the strong lighting of the chandelier. You can see how extremely large the chandelier is. I would love to see another post perhaps showing it in its entirety (if possible in one frame).

I enjoy the green tinge of the windows. I think I would have tilted the photo a bit to make the windows more parallel.

A nice shot showing the interior of the lovely mosque.

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richwm (1209) 2007-06-06 5:40

Hi John,

This photo reminds me of an Escher illustration, you know the ones I mean? Escher drew lots of interlocking images where usually if you turn the illustration upside-down you get the same picture but in opposite colours.

Really difficult lighting conditions here with the dark brickwork in the background and the bright chandalier in the foreground. A little over-exposure on the chandelier is the result but you've done well to keep it at that. Wonderful green colours from the glass too and an informative note. Good work!

Best regards from England,

Rich

pboehringer (770) 2007-06-24 11:51

John, I think you're to harsh in critiquing your shots. This is a very graphical shot with very well balanced light conditions. I don't know the place and you didn't provide a lot of technical data either but I believe that it is a heldhand shot in some quite dime light conditions. Shooting against the light is challenging and yet you managed it so well that I still can see with the green glasses and architecture in the background with amazing details. The tight framing adds a lot of suspense.
I wonder why you didn't get more hits in this shot. It is fantastic!

mpdre (1587) 2007-07-30 19:49

Hi John,
This is a great shot. I like very much the contrast between the opaque wall and the bright golden lamp. The optical effect is amazing. And you got a good composition to show the parallelism in patterns between the two elements. The textures are very impressive and the color of the stained glass window is very well preserved despite the very difficult light conditions in all that space... I can only say bravo!
Andre

woladorsky (804) 2007-08-20 23:55

Fantastic shot John,

You manage to give the impression in this picture of having a light palace within the bigger palace.

Excellent sharpness and compositions as well

Cheers

Rolando