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This picture is special to me. Not because it is good, but because, as so rarely happens, it exactly captures a precious experience.
I visited these ruins of a Mon temple. 20 years ago the river was dammed to make the Sangkhlaburi Lake deeper, to act as a reservoir. The Mon tribal people were moved to a new area and slowly their temple sank below the water.
Recently, because of long droughts, the waters have receded and the temple has emerged again. It sits on a remote mudbank, waiting for the waters to return. To the Mon the site is still holy and they have erected a makeshift shrine in the ruins. The place is accessible only by boat. I was so impressed at the hushed, reverence, with which the boatman and Phum Mali, my guide, treated the place. In front of the altar was a slab of stone. Phum Mali, quite unselfconsciously, took of his shoes and knelt in prayer there, before making the offering of incense sticks. He is just an ordinary boy, but his deep sense of spirituality in the remote and ruined place was so touching for me. Is any of that feeling in the picture; is it just in my mind? |
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The feeling comes throuhgn there's something in the way he holds the incense in his hands. The altar covering and his clothing are perfect to have together they compliment so well, and then there's the fabric tied on the bamboo.
The colors although bright are not too bright, the flowers are shown well and the texture of the wall ebyond is great.
All the specifics of what you experienced may not, but the fact that he is paying respect while having his safety gilet on, indeed bring your point home. Nice touch, and quite noticeable.
Technically, the opening with the blue sky in the wall is very interesting, I wonder if a little flashwork could have lowered the exposure from that opening a bit, and still create an interesting highlight.
Hello Kevin: I really like this quiet moment captured in vivid, Velvia-like tones. May I say that your compositions have an extra PUNCH lately which I appreciate. There is a kind of forward engagement with your subjects (probably the opposite of my COLD dispassionate stance ;))...And your notes are intelligent, sensitive and foirst rate as usual. Cheers, Francis
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