Climbing the Buddha, a photo from Kandal, West

Photographer's Note

These 2 men were climbing the hug Buddha statue in Kandal Province. This Buddha statue is 23 m tall. These 2 men were trying to fix something up there.

There are a lot of constructions going on over there. They are planning to build a new Buddha that is 32M tall. They have strong belief that a new God will be coming alive and will help to save lives of people in the world. A deepth belief ever in Cambodia. Everyday you can see thousand of people go there to pray and to celebrate this event.

It is tough to categorize this picture. Can anyone here recommend the category of this picture? Thanks

kevinos, cobraphil8, adam_k, DragonAngel, catmountain, adores, sonia, snowflakes, cunejo200, Deepforest, mortijo, jassy, branley, dolin, Photo65Net, zips, jafadabret ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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cobraphil8 (84) 2006-10-05 8:48

Hi Sothy,
incredible moment... and great graphic shot.
For the category, may be Humorous and Decisive Moment.
Regards
Philippe

devimeuxbe (58557) 2006-10-05 8:49

hi Sothy
Incredible picture. It's very impressive but also esthetic. Colors are beautifull. But where is this very big statue. I have never seen. It's not far from Phnom Penh ? South ? on the way to Takeo ?
category : decisive moment.
Have a nice day
Bertrand

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2006-10-05 8:58

wonderful colours and such a moment. congrats.
korkut

martusia (512) 2006-10-05 9:00

Well, that is just amazing! Beautiful colours and compo.
Fantastic, brilliant, wonderful..
Thanks for sharing!
Marta

superpau (1464) 2006-10-05 9:22

Hi Sothy
Great colors!
You don´t expect to see two men between the statute!
well seen!
Saludos, Paula.

kevinos (7517) 2006-10-05 9:30

It's an amazing capture, dominated by those powerful patterns of light and colour. Decisive moment, I think, is best. How many shorts did you take, I wonder? There seem to be endless possibilities here. Regards Kevin

vincz (19113) 2006-10-05 11:07

Very dramatic picture with impressive colours and very good composition. Clearly "Decisive moment". Congratulations!

adam_k (600) 2006-10-05 12:26

Nice moment to take the picture...
I like it - it's quite interesting...

However I'm not convinced about the colour of frame - I think white could be better, but this is just a matter of personal preferences..

CliffW (2381) 2006-10-09 0:57

Sothy, this is excellent - an unusual view in an unusual spot, but perfectly timed. I like it very much. The textures framing the climbers are perfect.

DragonAngel (280) 2006-10-09 9:29

Hi sothy, hope youre doing fine! :D

I go through your collections, and you've got quite impressive presentation actually.

This photo here, attracts me because it's somthign different. The featured tight cropped 2 men climbing on the statue presents the greatness of the Buddha statue in term of its size and the religion it self, at the back of the audience's mind.

Actually, i prefer to see al your work in framing. It gives a bolder look to your already beautiful photo.

Regards,
DA

Serendipity (1045) 2006-10-09 12:38

Belle photo, les couleurs sont superbes. Je me demande juste si un cadrage vertical n'aurait pas donné un meilleur effet. Je trouve aussi que les deux personnages sont un peu trop centrés.

eugeneahn (298) 2006-10-11 19:21

Fantastic image. Love the sense and range of scale captured.

catmountain (1111) 2006-10-13 7:42

Hello Sothy,
I like the climbing ! Your picture is very beautiful and this wall of climbing is surrealist. Framing is very good.
Thanks for sharing. Have a good day.
Michel

adores (46979) 2006-10-23 16:13

Hi there Sothy!Good evening!
I like this photo a lot because it's original and a really nice capture. I like the way you captured these two men. It's almost as if they were separating the two colours. Really nice!

Vagabond (5848) 2006-10-25 17:31

Very interesting picture with excellent composition and worth a place at "Decisive moment" pictures. I like the colours, the details and the acrobatics ..
Rui

dcawker (5717) 2006-10-27 9:30

Perfect! Excellent framing and colors. The people give the shot perspective too. Regards, Doug

sonia (148) 2006-10-27 14:32

Wonderful shot and great note.
I want to see this place very much, thank you for sharing

snowflakes (58) 2006-10-27 16:33

Hi Sothy... There are strange jobs in the world:-)
I like this photo for the colors, the details (of the note too) and the perspective.
Simply perfect!
Elena

sergio1 (12152) 2006-10-29 16:25

Hi Sothy

Very nice pov and colour shot. Great moment and i like the textures.
Good job
Sergio

cepekdong (3676) 2006-10-30 12:57

an absolutely great composition of colours ( which make a wonderful contrast ) and the people climbing up are placed very well into the middle ! fantastic !

daniel

cunejo200 (7281) 2006-10-31 8:00

Hi Sothy,
Absolutely gorgeous. Can't think of anything else to say but express my admiration for this. Regards. Danilo

zizzer77 (721) 2006-10-31 16:05

great shoot sothy

this is a decisive moment also

vinicio (23423) 2006-10-31 17:53

These men done a dangerous but beautiful climb over the statue, the image have great appeal with all these beautiful colors and geometries, compliments, I would have preferred the men in one of the sides of the image, not in the center, but this is my taste and personal opinion, still compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

ndb1958 (9289) 2006-11-04 5:52

Hi Sothy,
how could I miss this - just because I don't look the whole TE gallery every day.
It's a fantastic shot and you got the right moment. Wonderful colours and good perspective.
Great job,
Nino

Deepforest (9260) 2006-11-04 18:09

Hi Sothy,
What an amazing picture... really great shot! It seems to be so unreal... Very good composition and fantastic vivid colours.
Very well done. Best regards,
Andrzej

rl245267 (845) 2006-11-05 1:02

Sothy,

This is a fantastic shot. The colors are astounding. I like how you have zoomed in on the two guys that are climbing. This shows the immensity of the buddha.

Nicely captured,
Rob

mortijo (12828) 2006-11-06 10:56

Beautiful colors in this picture. You were there at the right moment and you captured it. So the category is definitely 'decisive moments'. Congratulations. Personnally I would go for a simple white frame and a fine black hairline '3 pixels??)

AmiBe (6042) 2006-11-06 17:28

Hi Sothy,
really good one, I don't see well what is it (ok, you tell it's a buddha) but I can imagine a lot of things.
Good division of the picture, good colors and textures.
Goos posture and position of the men.
rgs

berseph (1758) 2006-11-07 3:09

The colors are beautiful here. I like how the frame is divided in half, and the detail in the statures are well captured. It looks quite abstract from this view.

capthaddock (28790) 2006-11-07 10:58

Hi Sothy - this is one of those thumbnails which beg to be opened, and the large version is a delight, excellent colourful graphism, personally I would prefer a black frame, as for the category, decisive moment is suitable.

marietom (34611) 2006-11-10 17:06

une photo comme je les aime, colorée, décalée...
Marie

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2006-11-17 22:49

This is an excellent picture with a very good composition. The climbing men are great and I am just wondering how big the statue is. The colours are beautiful and the pattern on the right is also very nice. A nice idea would be to show on WS a full picture of the place to give us the sense of size. Well done.
Antonio

mdetay (4929) 2006-11-17 23:50

Hi Sothy,
Nice picture of the climbing Buddha.
Good POV and colors.
Very nice capture. Well done.
Cheers from Hong Kong.
Michel

vicjohn (68) 2006-11-20 2:21 [Comment]

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branley (3681) 2006-11-22 3:21

Hi Sothy,

this really does give us an idea of the scale of the statue. There's a marked contrast in colour and patterns between the two halves of the image which I like. Frames are very personal but I like this one and it's got to be a Decisive moment! A fine capture and well spotted.

regards

Stephen

dolin (7369) 2006-12-09 5:42

Hi Sothy.
Excellent shot, I really like these textures and the game of colors.
A good ans interesting moment you have captured here.
Very nice one
fred.

jumanah_ksa (39) 2006-12-09 15:11

really uniqe image, the two colors together are amazing and the texture also and mostly the symetrical balance you have is great
good for u ;)

keep up,
jumanah

Framboisilla (5277) 2006-12-17 12:29

Hello Sothy,

Très chouette cadrage sur cette image coupée en deux par ces deux grimpeurs ! J'aime les couleurs et les lignes et formes variées. Juste l'encadrement en trop je trouve.

Regards,
Stéphanie.

Photo65Net (43144) 2006-12-17 13:26

Hi Sothy,
Wow, great picture, with very nice colors.
You got great eye to frame these climbers this very pleasant way.
A very good picture,
JB.

smash2707 (3320) 2007-01-07 13:59

Hi Sothy. I hadn't had the chance to see your amazing set of pictures. I love this one. Beautiful colors and nice graphic effect. Good composition including the men climbing. As regarding the category, maybe you could put it in "artwork" or "decisive moment". Regards, Yvonne

Cara (2059) 2007-02-23 14:32

Hello Sothy,
Great colors, lovely composition!
Well done, congratulations!

zips (1958) 2007-03-07 0:46

One shot that I missed but I can see why it was an award winner in a photo contest. A good piece of photojournalism.

Since it is a contest winner....what can I say about it....nothing except....

Great Job.
Aloha, JB

jafadabret (56501) 2007-03-10 14:02

Félicitations pour le prix obtenu par cette superbe photo, Sothy !
C'est vrai qu'elle est très originale et très bien composée. J'aime ses couleurs et son graphisme et surtout la présence des grimpeurs qui semblent des fourmis.
Jacques

Photo Information

Copyright: Sothy Eng (sothy81) (9646)
Genre: Gente
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-00
Categories: Ceremonias
Versión de la foto: Versión original
Tema(s): My Own Best (More than 40 points), Your Favorit, Top Rated, Kasia's Favourites 10 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-10-05 8:39
Favoritos: 3 [Ver]