Out of Nowhere, a photo from Gauteng, East

Photographer's Note

In 1992, the Bronkhorstspruit City Council donated 6 hectares of land to the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order to be developed into a Chinese Buddhist, Cultural, and Educational Complex - about 50km from Pretoria.

The result is very impressive in terms of size (the photo only show a small pavilion), and quite surprising to see in the African landscape.

All Fo Guang Shan temples throughout the world are working to promote humanistic Buddhism and to transform people and the world under the direction of Master Hsing Yun.

The main temple was officially opened in 2005. There are presently over 250 Fo Guang Shan temples throughout the the world.

daddo, jjcordier, CLODO, papagolf21, lgir, worldcitizen, Oceania, chawax, kabel has marked this note useful

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daddo (28748) 2015-05-05 19:27

Hi andre. Impressive POV making it look as if the building is about to take flight with its multiple "wings". I like the combination of grasses, shrubs, sky and building from this low angle. Regards. Klaudio.

jjcordier (79299) 2015-05-05 22:09

Andr�
Tr鋊 belle lumi鋨e et bon point de vue sur ce superbe temple que l'on ne s'attendait pas � trouver l�!
Amiti廥
JJ

jemaflor (146206) 2015-05-05 23:26

Salut Andr�,
Superbe photo avec cette construction 幨嶲ante et d廧aysante au milieu de ce cadre naturel, l'angle est parfait pour valoriser l'嶮ifice, joli effet avec la direction des nuages dans le ciel, parfaite exposition et rendu des teintes.

CLODO (45116) 2015-05-05 23:57

Bonjour Andr�

le temple semble 皻re le prolongement de la colline et il est bien situ� pour acc嶮er directement au ciel. Etrange surprise en Afrique!
Bonne journ嶪
CLODO

papagolf21 (152605) 2015-05-06 0:12

Bonjour, cher Andr�, Une composition 彋onnante et particuli鋨ement le sujet avec cet 嶮ifice pr廥ent�.
Le r廥ultat est 嶮ifiant.
Merci pour la note d'accompagnement.
Tr鋊 bonne journ嶪.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

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dta (98848) 2015-05-06 0:47

Salut Andre ,
Il y a aussi en France des temples boudhistes isol廥 en pleine nature . C'est toujours assez surprenant . MAis 蓷 fait de jolis sujets photographiques .
Et ici superbement captur� , avec la contre plong嶪 , les herbes jaunies , le cadrage avec l'arbre , et ce superbe ciel .
Amicalement

willperrett (14195) 2015-05-06 4:29

Hello Andre

A fine shot of a bizarre - in this context - but beautiful building. I very much like your chosen viewpoint, as it creates a perhaps symbolic relationship with the temple. We are aspiring heavenwards...

Regards

Will

mayjayne (7204) 2015-05-06 4:31

Hi Andre,

The POV is very unique, making the pavilion of the temple well framed by it surroundings. A superb shot!

TFS,
May

CPD66 (960) 2015-05-06 4:33

Hi Andre,
Wow, a stunning building in a surreal setting.
TFS
Chris

adidas5nb (5743) 2015-05-06 5:27

i love this low frame from a low angle, and how you have placed the tree in it. the arches against the sky looks beautiful.
regards
dwaipayan

Royaldevon (85606) 2015-05-06 5:27

Hello Andre,

Certainly an unexpected building to be found in the middle of South Africa but this sort of information is what TE is all about.
You have captured the temple in an attitude which makes it appear to be praising the sky in a most uplifting pose and the f/g tree, whilst balancing the scene is, also, very much part of the mood.
The crop ensures that no other details stray into this scene to distract from the focal images.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

lgir (7363) 2015-05-06 8:32

Bonjour Andr�,

jolie composition en contre plong嶪 sur ce temple dont les teintes se d彋achent bien dans cet environnement.
Bien vu
amicalement
Laurent

poutpout (3538) 2015-05-06 15:04

Bonsoir Andr�
Une image d'une grande beaut�...Une architecture superbe.
L'angle de prise de vue parfaite..Bravo

Robert

worldcitizen (15930) 2015-05-06 15:19

Hello Andre,
It's nice to see this unexpected temple in South Africa. I like the traditional pagoda architecture, and the bright colors. The view, looking up through the brush is very effective. The moody sky also adds to the overall scene. Nice capture of Africa and Asia coming together. :-)

Oceania (5202) 2015-05-07 5:40

Hi Andre,

Chinese pavilion in Africa? A little bit surprised. But think again. For seeking better life, Chinese are everywhere in the world.

Your wonderful pictures from Africa revealed real life from this great land. Please show us more. We really enjoyed it.

benbroug (811) 2015-05-13 6:54

Hi Andre,
What a beautiful view of the Temple. Great colors. Love the clouds.

chawax (20764) 2015-05-13 10:34

Hi Andre,
I could not imagine this was South Africa, this architecture looks more like Japan ! Nice POV, excellent sharpness.
Regards,
Olivier