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Respect to the deities


Respect to the deities
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Copyright: Dennis Bours (Dpbours) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 430 W: 59 N: 398] (2066)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-24
Categories: Daily Life, Event, Decisive Moment, Portrait
Camera: Nikon D200 DSLR, Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED AF-S VR, SanDisk EXTREME III, Hoya 72mm PRO1 Circ Polarizer
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-11-04 4:50
Viewed: 546
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
My previous picture was focussing on the deity statue in Ubud. While shooting that one, I was lucky a lady passed by with little sacrifices to get the blessings of the deity. Sitting there as a statue myself, I silently moved my focus away from the statue to the lady with her little ceremony.
In this shot, she just put down the little sacrifices and with flower leaves in between her fingers she's throwing water at the little gift-packages.


A little history on Ubud:
In the 8th Century, a Buddhist priest called Rsi Marhandya came to Bali from Java on pilgrimage with a group of followers. He meditated where the East and West Wos Rivers meet in Campuan and declared the place holy.
Accordingly, a shrine was built and this temple is now known as Pura Gunung Lebah or Pura Campuan on the edge of Ubud.

With the spread of Hindu-Buddhist culture in Bali in the 10th to 12th Centuries, Shivaite holymen established hermitages and teaching monasteries near Ubud. The temple complex at Gunung Kawi and the cave temples at Goa Gajah (east and northeast of Ubud) are undoubtedly the most impressive architectural remains from this period.
By this time, the people of the Ubud area already practiced sophisticated wet rice farming, kept a variety of livestock and employed techniques of stone and woodcarving, metalworking and thatching that are still very much alive. Many of the dances, drama, puppet plays and elaborate rituals and superstitions that animate Ubud culture today originated in these early kingdoms nearby.


I already started a Bali travelogue on TrekEarth, but I also want to share some (different!) pictures on TrekLens - though sometimes from a same burst of shots.
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Hola Dennis. He visto algunas de las fotos de tu viaje a Bali y son fabulosas en colorido y detalle, asi como en los temas. Felicidades, un saludo desde Mexico.

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  • k-2 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 688 W: 10 N: 443] (3101)
  • [2007-11-04 8:28]
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It's a busy picture that tells the story well.
Very crisp and colourful. TFS. K2

Do you shoot in JPEG or RAW?

Hi Dennis,
very nice daily life shot from İndonesia.Great colours,sharp and light.TFS.
Fijne sondag

hAyAti

I really like this Dennis! A great "man-on-the-street" shot! Wonderful colors here, really great pp work!
Linda
B-)

Hi Dennis,
Very colorful and a very good balance between sharpness and softness.
Good DOF and note too.
greetings,
Joop!

Hello Dennis.
This is very beautiful. I like the 'suggestion' of the deity statue. Just out of focus enough to emphasise the lady worshiping. Beautiful light and very well balanced exposure. Very well done.
Best regards, Steve.

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2936 W: 618 N: 3365] (15449)
  • [2007-11-06 17:26]

Hi Dennis,
This is a very good photo taken just in time with a great respect for this ritual! Colorful and appealing! I agree with Joop, there is a very good balance between sharpness and softness. Very well done! Annie

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1548 W: 143 N: 2154] (19326)
  • [2007-11-07 7:16]

Hello Dennis, very well done daily life picture, great scene with good technical qualities. Very good ! Thanks,

Mario

Hello Dennis,
you are able to present us some very fine posts and stories about what makes Bali Indonesia so unique. Great work.
TFS Thomas

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