Detail, a photo from Ayutthaya, Central

Photographer's Note

That is a detail of Wihan Phraphutthasaiyat, the reclining Buddha located in Wat Yai, in Ayutthaya, the capital of Thailand until 1767, when the Burmese army destroyed the city, palaces and temples.
It was constructed in the reign of King Naresuan the Great in the 16th century, for religious adoration and royal meditation.
In the Ws, you can see the entire Buddha which is about 20 meters long (60 feet).

Hope you like it...

dawekato, siolaw, papagolf21, feather, elmec, Cretense, riclopes, sufi, jafadabret, bakes888, Wanda1, patrozza has marked this note useful

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dawekato (2269) 2007-08-26 9:29

Love the extreme close-up, sharpness, exposure, everything. Well done!

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-08-26 10:29

Hi my friend !
Great Wihan Phraphutthasaiyat and great detail.
Perfect focus and sharpness. Gorgeous colours and good note
TFS Marilyn and have a nice week

siolaw (38294) 2007-08-26 11:09

Salut Marilyn
Un cadrage bien serr�, avec bonnes lumi鋨e et couleurs, la texture de la statue et des feuilles d'or sont tr鋊 bien rendues.
XXX
Laurent

UnTrained (0) 2007-08-26 13:04

Hi Marilyn,
astonishing idea but well done. This close-up has a well chosen content with the mouth, nose and one eye. I like the shadow and light.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Kenny10pin (19301) 2007-08-26 22:34

nice shot, it looks big but dont know how big, but great details and some left over gold on the buddha

vincz (19113) 2007-08-27 0:27

Tres tres Thai, J'ai presque l'impression de sentir les odeurs du pays. Ces feuilles d'or sur cette statue blanche me transporte direct sur place. C'est marrant. C'est tres bien fait.

toto (0) 2007-08-27 0:41

Belle photo de cette statue de si pr鋊 que les d彋ails sont bien visibles,belle prise sous un angle vraiment inhabituel,cela change et j' aime le changement et la recherche de nouvelle fa蔞n de prendre ces photos. Amiti廥 Thomas
je reviens

evanrizo (462) 2007-08-27 0:59

Salut Marilyn, the way you cropped and framed it, almost full this detail of Buddha gives a great impress, with very good details and shadows.
Best wishes.
Evan
tomorrow...

papagolf21 (152607) 2007-08-27 1:37

Bonjour, mon amie Marilyn,
Alors l�, la t皻e de Bouddha est impressionnante ! Elle semble crever l'嶰ran.
Excellente prise de vue. Un grand merci 嶲alement pour la photo publi嶪 en atelier (tr鋊 int廨essante).
Amiti廥.
Philippe

Graal (103040) 2007-08-27 2:12

Hi Marilyn,
interesting Buddha's sculpture - here and in WS. Good informations and quality of photos. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

feather (51130) 2007-08-27 3:43

Good idea to get so close for an original image. You have managed to convey that it probably had gold leaf in the past. The WS is welcome to give us an idea of the size. No doubt a straight-on view would have to be a stitch of several images. Well done
Kath

elmec (12210) 2007-08-27 10:15

Hello Marilyn!
It's very bog detail!
I like this scene!
Very good play of light and perspective!
Best regards!

Angshu (56760) 2007-08-27 20:44

Wow Marilyn! Hats off for this shot. Unique extreme closeup...at first glance I couldn't understand, but after a while, I really liked what you tried here. Possibly you might try a POV slightly to the left too, with more of the upper head & lesser of the chin. Bravo for this!
Cheers
Angshu
Have a great trip!

delkoo (68) 2007-08-28 1:22

bonjour Marylin,
detail interessant de ce bouddha couch�, ou on peut apprecevoir de nombreuses feuillles d'or coll嶪s en offrandes, tu ne sera pas d廧ays嶪 en allant au Maynmar.

didier
-:))

Cretense (68709) 2007-08-28 11:21

Hi Marilyn!

Very impressive tight framing, ideal to capture this excellent detail. Perfect light managment and sharpness. Congratulations!

Hercules

Stepan (27210) 2007-08-28 12:38

L'id嶪 me pla褾 beaucoup mais il y a un petit quelque chose qui me laisse un peu sur ma fin : manque de relief, cadrage, focus ? Je suis navr� de ne pouvoir exprimer plus clairement cette sensation, mais je me dis que cela aurait pu 皻re si fort. Peut-皻re les t歊hes sur le bas ?
St廧hane

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2007-08-29 3:42

Great shot from a historic place. I like the timeless of the face. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

edal (6804) 2007-08-30 20:40

Bon matin, Marilyn!

What a fascinating view on this "small" detail from the Budha! Good idea to include a few branches of the trees to give us the proportion. Your detail looks more impressive than the entire statue because of the ingenious pov.
Amities,
Anton

Budapestman (82620) 2007-08-31 3:22

Hi Marylin,
Beautiful work of art, this is a impressive and spectacular detail. The composition is great, lights are fascinasting. Excellent image, I like it. Have a nice day
George

kevinos (7517) 2007-09-01 7:37

An interesting and fresh view Marilyn and one that makes a powerful composition too. regards kevin

devimeuxbe (58557) 2007-09-04 2:28

Bonjour marilyn
C'est drole d'avoir cadre sur ce bouddha geant.
Cela le rend encore plus enorme.
Son regard est vivant
Une image tres sympa
Amicalement
Bertrand

rushfan2112 (2965) 2007-09-04 12:46

Hi Marilyn. Sometimes "less is more" and this is one of those occasions. You've handled the light beautifully and the colours and textures are almost tangible. Superb shot. Kind regards, Paul.

riclopes (35577) 2007-09-08 6:43

Ol� Marilyn, spectacular detail of this reclining Buddha. Love the textures and the eye, behind the nose, looking the blue sky. The white surface has a dificult light but you manage well. Thanks for the general view in WS.
Cheers,
ric
p.s.- hope you had a great time in Burma ;-)

sufi (9588) 2007-09-10 6:12

Merhaba Marilyn, my friend...
It's a very successful and very creative point of view and great details, indeed... The light and the texture of the Buddha statue are perfect... Also perfect sharpness and clarity...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

jafadabret (56501) 2007-09-10 10:39

Marilyn, ce tr鋊 gros plan sur le visage de ce Bouddha est tr鋊 bien fait. La lumi鋨e et les ombres sont bien plac嶪s pour donner du relief et de l'expression. Un vrai portrait.
Jacques

bakes888 (18499) 2007-10-06 2:51

Hi Marilyn. Nice capture. You have caught the textures and forms well. Good handling of light in such a high contrast scene. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

konok (2068) 2007-10-06 2:54

I really like your Buddhas! Impressive close-up, with excellent sharpness.
TFS
Janos

Wanda1 (15142) 2007-11-03 23:03

Hi Marilyn,
This close up is simply splendid. Detail and composition are great. I love the flecks of gold here and there.
Regards
Wanda