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Faces of Bayon


Faces of Bayon
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Copyright: Carol Dorion (CAROL50) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 231 W: 53 N: 454] (2135)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2003-12
Categories: Architecture, Artwork
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-26 7:52
Viewed: 416
Points: 10
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Hi Everyone,
The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia .
A brief history : It was built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahajana Bhuddist King Jayavarman V11.The Bayon temple stands at the center of Jayavarman' s capital Angkor Thom.
The Bayon's most distinctive features is the multitude of serene and massive stone 'Faces' ( approximately 200 of them and they are gigantic...) on the many towers (around 37 remain....) which jut out from the upper terrace .
It is commonly understood that the 'Faces' are probably representations of King Jayavarman himself.
There maybe thousands of different points of view from which to photograph this site, this is my view , one that has been done and re-done so many times but still i am confortable with it...lol,
I would like to present you with more travel pictures of my pre-digital era in a near future , so this a first scan from me on this site , please do not be too harsh on me ,,,hehe.. Thus, scannned from a print here is my ' Faces of Bayon 'taken in early December 2003 ,
Originally in B&W (i used to carry along two similar cameras for each medium on which i fitted common zoom lenses ), adjusted levels in PP, sharpened and frame ,
A Big Thank you to all of you writing a critique,

Carol
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Hello Carol! Very good lightness. Good sharpness. Interesting composition. Well done!

Hi Carol,

interesting subject of antiquity very well presented with great clarity. good pov too to show the faces. well done.

TFS
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Hi Carol
Pretty picture. Pleasant black and white tints. Your picture looks back pleasantly. Splendid description. I greet hot Mark

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  • Dot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 865 W: 0 N: 1395] (5654)
  • [2008-04-27 5:49]

Hi Carol
Great job with the scan and also great job of getting those photos, I am in awe at the sharpness.
Dot
I wish I had the talent you have for scanning as I too would have some great pictures to share, but when I scan I get way too much noise, so that's on the back burner for now.

Bonjour Carol
Impressionnant cette vue !

Amicalement

Sylvain

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