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watching over you


watching over you
Photo Information
Copyright: eleen foo (fooeleen) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 478 W: 32 N: 535] (2316)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-04-16
Categories: Portrait
Exposure: f/3.2, 30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-01-04 22:54
Viewed: 462
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
this is a shot taken last year during my project on conservation of monumental buildings in the city of Johor Bahru. My task was to use 4 months to research and reproduce all the architectural drawings for this Hindu temple in the heart of the city which is about a century old. there was no written data concerning the social, cultural and history of the temple. The end product was a set of drawings of the whole building and a recollection of the historical background and the cultural details.....it was the most enlightening and rewarding project i've worked on....spending hours daily observing, measuring and doing interviews at the temple. nothing is more fascinating than to discover the uniqueness of other races, culture and religion. it helps to cultivate an open mind.

i took lots of photographs and by the time the monograph was produced, i had more than 40 rolls of negatives....all the shots are taken with a manual slr for documentation requirements. this is one of my accidental shots.

when this photo was developed i was surprised to see a temple devotee's face at the background and gives the feeling like the 'deity' (statue of Hindu God) is watching over him....i scanned this photo, extracted the man to another layer and desatured it. no other post processing done.

i hope i can share more about this wonderful religious institution in other photos. i hope you guys will find it interesting. comments, workshops and critiques are appreciated:)
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Hi Eleen, yes, please bring us more !

Marleen

la foto molto buona il tema è molto meaningfull e realmente mostra che cosa che provate a dire dalle vostre note la composizione della foto siete buoni inoltre e le abilità piacevoli di post-processing voi hanno avute un buon senso della conservazione di fotographia e di arte sul hardwork e speranza vedervi più foto . tfs

mystic atmosphere...
good work, nice colors and composition.
Well done

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  • yttt Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 270 W: 10 N: 3] (2114)
  • [2005-01-05 11:39]

interesting mix - glove, man and sculpture

Great one whith this contrast. High quality for all, this is a very interesting composition.
Jean Michel

Great picture, the compositon, colour and lighting are wonderful. The addition of the man in the background is very good.
Thanks for sharing, and be sure to show us more of your very interesting work.
Liz

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  • letr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1162 W: 419 N: 1111] (6780)
  • [2005-01-05 14:08]

You did great here Fo, the composition with the man on the same angle is just great ..the framing and colors are excellent !

Leon

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  • manny Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 525 W: 24 N: 1485] (11941)
  • [2005-01-06 8:59]

THIS is good. Like the framing and the DOF. It tells a lot of story. An echo? Devotion? I can go on and on...

bonjour eleen.
Voila encore une belle photo.
Dans celle-ci ce que j'aime c'est le contraste assez important entre cette tête bien colorée et le monsieur pensif derrière.
Un seul petit problème, la chemise du monsieur se perd dans le blanc du fond.
JP
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hello eleen.
Still veiled a beautiful photograph.
In this one what I like it is rather important contrast between this well coloured head and the pensive Mister behind.
Only one small problem, the shirt of the Mister is lost in the white of the bottom.
JP

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