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Daily life in Burma before the protests


Daily life in Burma before the protests
Photo Information
Copyright: Cordelia Gee (chocolate29) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 384 W: 35 N: 591] (2607)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-12-14
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30, Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 1:28-3.7/7.4-88.8
Exposure: f/4, 1/80 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Three of A Kind, Support for the people of Burma [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-09-30 18:50
Viewed: 793
Points: 52
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
These days I remember our vacation in Burma a lot because of the most recent people's uprise against the junta. Visiting the country there less than a year ago we were impressed with the 'untouched' character of both people and landscape. Time has been standing still in Burma for about four decades since the junta isolated the country to govern it with an iron fist and - apparently - little interest in the people's well-being.

In this image you can see young monks laughing and enjoying each other's company at the Swedagon pagoda in Yangon. Today, the place is sealed off by barbed wire and the country's hundreds of thousands of monks are being pursued relentlessly by the junta for their having lead the recent protests.

PP: Cropped, re-sized and framed
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Maintenant...tout le monde debout....hehehehehe
Quelles belles couleurs et pureté d'image.....
Magnifiquement bien vu...
Bravo!!!
Claude

3 statue and 3 monks what a semitry:)
good composition, good one
thanks for sharing
love
mugush

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1140 W: 15 N: 597] (10227)
  • [2007-09-30 20:21]
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Such a terrible and sad situation. My prayers are with them. This is such a nice picture of these three, all with nice expression. Very good color.

A good street shot. You have captured the monks natural expressions. I know they are a peaceful people but sad to hear of the recent events in that area.

I think it would look better if you have captured the two statue heads in full.

Nice candid shot Cordelia, saturated gold & red is seem to be very common in this part of the world.. well composed and presented, thanks..

aK

Very poignant notes Cordelia. Let us hope that the problems there do not escalate. A lovely image, well composed and superb colours and detail. TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘Laughing Kookaburra’. I don't know if it was ill or just left the nest. One of the local parking inspectors was in front of the bird with a mobile phone taking photos of it. He would have been 2 feet away, 6 feet or more for me.

Hi Cordelia,
Excellent capture of the daily life in Birma or should I say Myanmar ? Anyway a shame these monks can't laught at this very moment, but I'm happy you captured this scene, great details and natural colours and the lighting is fine even the white parts in the buda's don't show any OE.
Job well done and TFS.
Hans

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  • ralph Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 180 W: 13 N: 253] (3633)
  • [2007-10-01 6:26]
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Great photo Cordelia ,like the contrast between the statues and the monks.Good exposure and colours.
Pray it will be resolved soon.
Nico

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3046 W: 568 N: 3412] (15123)
  • [2007-10-01 8:27]
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Bonjour Cordelia,
Ta photo fait un intéressant contrepoint aux actualités que nous avons suivies la semaine dernière concernant ces tristes événements. Quelle tristesse, cette oppression et repression!
Ici, ces jeunes moines semblent tellement pleins de joie de vivre! Excellente composition et couleurs. Bravo et merci du partage! Annie

:)OK !

Image que je ne vois pas souvent au Québec, je ne suis pas certain qu'il aurait le temps de s'amuser avec ses orteilles en février à -36 degré celcius. enfin il a la chance de faire ce qu'il veut. Les statues arrières incroyable j'imagine que c'est du vrai or en plus. Belle image de pays .. Réal.

ciao Cordalia.. a beutiful dedication..
yes it's a pity for that country in this moment.. but never mind.. i think their millenarian culture will revive!! u have to be sure of this!!
i like ur pov.. scene is so natural and put a smile on my lips.. good compo.. wonderful note!!
ciao Marco

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  • edal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 686 W: 79 N: 631] (4165)
  • [2007-10-01 21:08]
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Hello Cordelia!
Your photo and comment note explained me a lot of the happening these days in those remote parts of the world. The quality of the picture is very good.
Greetings and best wishes!
Anton

Funny to see the 'time to relax' idea here.
(Other than there poor fellow monks in Burma)
Compliments Cordelia
TFS
Rob

Hello Cordelia!

Nice tribute to the people you made here. Well done.

I have written these lines to Tjutjut today. I think I may repeat them here:

Quote:
Certainly TL is a great community. I am delighted to have joined it and made so many good relationships too. We realize boundaries are man made, not real. It is up too each of us to make the world better. We should not leave that to politicians and business men. They like too much too play with public opinion. Even more today !
Unquote

Keep on the good work Cordelia !

And lets work for a peaceful world.
Cheers!
Robert

Hi Cordelia,
ich wußte gar nicht dass Du perfekt Deutsch kannst?!? Dieses Bild ist wundervoll, ich hab' auch so ein ähnliches - 3 Mönche an dem gleichen Platz ;-) Die Schwedagon ist einfach unglaublich, ich weiss genau dass ich irgendwann nochmal dahin will - es klingt blöd - aber ich habe irgendwie "Heimweh" nach Burma, ich hab' noch nie ein Land so intensiv erlebt, so viel mit den Menschen Kontakt gehabt. Ich liebe Thailand - aber Burma war anders, nur fällt es mir schwer meine Gefühle auszudrücken. Jedenfalls denke ich oft an diesen Urlaub dort zurück. Vielen Dank für Deine Bilder, liebe Grüße
Sabine - wishnugaruda

I like to watch the cool photograph, congratulations this way good camerawork - I am greeting

this photo is from very actuel place:)and they are actuel guys
every photo from there is likable and colourful
i like it
thanks

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3366 W: 284 N: 6425] (23856)
  • [2007-10-04 6:52]
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I love the liveliness of this capture, Cordelia
and the balance between sacred and mundane is superb!
Great capture and composition
TFS
silke
P.S. So nice to have you back again!

Hi Cordelia, it's nice to see the young monks having fun. This is well taken and cropped.
Great colours, good white balance.
Also, this is very shapr.

Take care, Yan :)

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  • jentt Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 227 W: 69 N: 366] (2437)
  • [2007-10-05 7:18]
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Bonjour Cordelia
Cette photo montrant ces trois jeunes moines rieurs assis dans ce décor magnifique est un contrepoint intéressant et fort aux tristes événements de ces derniers jours. Merci du partage.
Amicalement
Antoine

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  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 118 N: 3599] (14411)
  • [2007-10-07 14:26]

Hello Cordelia,
I wish peace back to this country... your photo shows an image of better days... Lets all hope they will see it again soon... nice clear, detailed image

Tricia

Wonderfull moment Cordelia
Crisp / neat image

John

Hello Cordelia,
This is an interesting image, also in light of what has happened lately!
The setting is well chosen for the monks and making a great connection to the spiritual side of life...
It is good to see the happy monks, that's hope they still are..!
Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

bravo cordeila!!!

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3184 W: 224 N: 6865] (27221)
  • [2007-10-12 13:30]

Great composition Cordelia - to see the naturalness of the monks - their everyday life - and now to wonder what has happened here since the protests.
TFS
Janice

Bravo Cordelia,
Très belle image de cette scène de vie quotidienne qui, je l'espère, reviendra sous peu . Le roude et or est une recette gagnante dans cette photo . ces couluers contrastent très bien entre elles. Belle composition qui exprime la joie de vivre . Merci de partager .
Daniel

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