Nirvana, a photo from Jawa Tengah, Java

Photographer's Note

In buddhism it is the highest state of being, when all desires are totally extinguished and one ceases to be.

I can't imagine achieving Nirvana with such beautiful surroundings, as the show you that the world is beautiful and they make you wish for more and not less.

Taken in Borobudur buddhist temple. Shortly after sunrise.

rigoletto, SamB, gary91, john_c, pboehringer, edytungkal, alejandroguzman, siolaw, Emile, aloyho, noborders, PierreMorel heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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rigoletto (34279) 2007-09-07 11:57

Haha! I had to laugh on after reading your note. So many beauties around, so why reach Nirvana? >:D
This is something we miserable mortals will never understand.
The Fujiyama-like mountain and the sun-warm statue of the Nirvana-man granted you a very nice compo. Not soulwise i guess, but you must have felt reaching the photographer's nirvana at that point of view.
Beautiful...
Deniz

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SamB (1948) 2007-09-07 12:14

Hello, Daniel--
Nice work here, the warm morning lighting, ancient statue, and distant stare to Semeru give this a timeless feel... as if none of this has changed since creation, almost. You could potentially have stopped down a little bit more for more DOF... but i kind of like it as it is, holding the statue tack sharp and letting the background fade like time.
Thanks!
sam

gabrielpat (7163) 2007-09-07 13:15

Ben on y est au Nivarna de la compo. superbe coup d'oeil.

ohe (2334) 2007-09-07 14:11

Dear Daniel,
Wonderfull colors for this shot !!These ones are really well rendered.
Thanks for sharing,
- Olivier -

MiguelP (14470) 2007-09-07 14:44

¿Qué volcán es el que se ve al fondo? Igual es el que me gustaría subir el año próximo. Saludos Daniel. Hermosa luz la de esta foto, la composicion, con el Dios mirando a la montaña, me parece muy sutil y elegante. Enhorabuena.

bwiti (402) 2007-09-07 15:20

Il est efficace ce point de vue... et je dois bien avouer qu'il m'a toujours échappé... Le Mérapi était il couvert ? N'ai-je pas su voir ? En tout cas félicitations de m'avoir ouvert les yeux...

BrianGraney (1740) 2007-09-07 22:53

Ahh you were so lucky to be there on such a beautiful morning!
Maybe a little dark on the bottom edge perhaps - which could be cropped, but the burnished bronze colour against the blue sky works very well.
Cheers
Brian

deud (1920) 2007-09-08 0:31

excellent! excellent composition, light, colors! very good visual impact. tfs

delkoo (68) 2007-09-08 0:46

bonjour daniel ,
point de vue efficace de bouddha contemplant le volcan et son anneau de nuage, bien mis en valeur par la lumiere de fin de journée.

didier

vincz (19113) 2007-09-08 1:29

I am dreaming of going to this place since quite a while and this picture will only make me dream even more. A fantastic composition with a gorgeous light. The volcano in the back gives such a dimension. I feel I could stay there all day long not doing much, just contemplating the beauty of the universe. In my favorites!

ndb1958 (9289) 2007-09-08 2:23

Hi Daniel,
what a beauty. Amazing! Such a great and peaceful POV. The lightning is great. The beautiful light of early morning. Great composition.
Nino.

sebinho342 (19329) 2007-09-08 3:47

Salut Daniel, quel cliché !!
Elle vient du bout du monde celle la, pour mes p'tits yeux de français pur souche qui n'a pas encore trop mis ses fesses dans des avions pour de si lointaines contrées c'est vraiment dépaysant et "exotique". Quelle vue il a ce boudha, quelles couleurs ... c'est sublime Daniel

gary91 (15348) 2007-09-08 4:21

Salut Daniel,
Une superbe image !
Non seulement les lumières sont magnifiques mais tu as aussi construit une composition superbe. Le regard par dessus l'épaule de Bouddha vers ce paysage grandiose est vraiment bien vu.
Bon week-end à toi.
Amicalement, Christian

devimeuxbe (58557) 2007-09-08 4:23

Bonsoir Daniel
L'effet est tres beau. magnifique lumiere mais aussi tres beau panorama sur ce volcan dans les brumes.
Tres beau vraiment
BErtrand

john_c (24666) 2007-09-08 8:45

Hi Daniel,
The lighting here is amazing, touching the back of the buddha and then highlighting objects further into the frame. The cloud hanging horizontal below the mountain peak really enhances. A first rate capture, very inspiring. Cheers.
John

bibiweb (8) 2007-09-08 10:26

Salut Daniel,
Superbe compo avec ce bouddha qui semble atteindre le nirvana en contemplant le lever du soleil sur le Merapi. A sa place cela me ferait le même effet!
Amicalement, Brigitte

pboehringer (770) 2007-09-08 14:20

Daniel, this shot doesn't have just a fantastic composition with Buddha sitting at a priviled site, but also the light conditions and the pastel colors are right on spot. This is an extremely well crafted photography that would deserve much more attention compared to what it got so far!
Regards, Peter

Leonie (8809) 2007-09-08 16:20

Hello Daniel,
What a nice composition! Love it...and I am going to south east Asia next month..so this makes me even more look forward to my trip!

Cheers, Léonie

edytungkal (4551) 2007-09-09 18:51

It's great to combination these great places a historic man-made structures - Borubudur with beautiful nature mountain view on the distance. Very nice composition and great point of view. Excellent shot...Daniel. I like it alot, tfs.

daniel

alejandroguzman (4684) 2007-09-09 20:40

Esta perspectiva esta perfecta.
Muy buena idea, como que no trasnportas al lugar ....

abrazos
EA

woladorsky (806) 2007-09-10 1:19

Hola Daniel,

Excelente comentario al igual que la foto. Me gusta mucho el toque artistico tambien, el buddha mirando hacia las montanas como anorando el dia que bajo de ellas. Los colores estan muy bien y el enfoque principal se los das a Buddha y no al horizonte!!

buenisima

Saludos

Rolando

PixelTerror (0) 2007-09-10 4:45

Salut Daniel,
Une image bien construite sur sa profondeur et un style de statue qui situe le contexte, meme si vu l'arriere plan il n'y en avait pas vraiment besoin... Belle composition, par contre faut eviter de jouer avec les tons fonces/tons clairs, ca se voit autour de la tete, meme si le halo n'est pas tres prononce.
Bonne journee,
Jean-Yves

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-09-10 5:57

Hi Daniel, a beautiful light here...
your composition is superb...with a great background..
bravo!
ciao!
Valeria

naxius (16685) 2007-09-10 10:20

Salut Daniel,
Je trouve tes dernières photos vraiment superbe!
Tu as gagné en qualité et notamment sur la lumière qui est superbement bien maîtrisée...
Les couleurs chaudes s'en ressentent..
a bientot
Alex

tinamunk3 (6408) 2007-09-10 11:43

Lovely angle you have chosen here, Daniel. Close up of the buddha from behind with a great view of the vulcano - and what a wonderful soft morning light - gorgeous.

Really looks like you had a great timd through Indonesia :O)

:) Tina

sergio1 (12152) 2007-09-11 9:34

Hola Daniel

Muy buena esta foto si señor. Me gusta mucho como juegas con los contraste y la profundidad de campo.

Un gran tiro
Sergio

siolaw (38294) 2007-09-12 5:43

Hola Daniel
A great compo with Buddha looking at the volcano but well off centered so we too can look at it! Great warm color tones and excellent sharpness...
That is a fine picture
Greetings
LAurent

drago (4832) 2007-09-14 1:58

Excellent shot Daniel!The statue facing the mountain-or volcano?- at the background together with the splendid light conditions and colours give a fantastic result!Now that i look again it looks like if the statue is the leading officer of a war-vehicle turning his gun to the mountain!!Too much fantacy..!
Regards
Panagiotis

Emile (20352) 2007-09-19 7:43

Hola Daniel.
Impresionante composicion con la estatua en primer plano y la montaña al fondo produciendo un buen efecto de profundidad, los primeros rayos del sol producen una iluminacion muy buena, los contrates de colores y tu punto de vista estan magnificos.
Felicitaciones.
Abrazos.

aloyho (6798) 2007-09-20 23:20

Hi Daniel,
It is not very often to see photographers taking a shot of the statue of Buddha from the back, but it works very well here especially so with your statement. It is interesting to see the different point of views and the lighting at this hour simply enhance the atmosphere. Brilliant idea!!
Have a fruitful day ahead.

noborders (1010) 2007-09-22 0:54

Daniel !!! Je n'ai que l'embarras du choix en face de tes photos, il y en a tellement qui me plaisent ! Celle-ci est évidemment spectaculaire, tu as fait quelque chose de très créatif là où c'est devenu tellement touristique que c'est difficile de prendre une photo tranquillement, mais peut être à cette heure-là tu as eu la paix ?
En tous cas, magnifique composition
(et ta note, comme l'indique rigoletto, est amusante !)
Bravo, TFS,
Cath.

ViktorVaughn (1525) 2007-09-23 21:38

This is a photo I could have only dreamed of taking when I was there this past January. The lighting is amazing, and such a great view (when I was there, it was overcast, and I was unable to see the volcano in the distance).

I really like your focus here, as you can see the incredible detail on the stone.

One of the best shots I've seen from mighty Borobudur.

PierreMorel (1172) 2007-09-24 14:43

Bonsoir Daniel,
Magnifique composition avec le volcan en arrière plan! Est-ce le Mérapi?
Amicalement,
Pierre

sn00zie (2384) 2007-11-12 2:56

nirvana is correct.. this picture totally emphasises the fact. well done. nice light.

alaindiveu (210) 2008-03-15 15:29

Hi Daniel
My son is working in Toulouse too, in aeronotic job!
Anyway, your picture is great
I wanted to take the same one . I didn't, but you did !(because too late, about half past seven, and a little bit more cloudy)
Well done ! ;-)
The colors are perfect and the Merapi very nice.
Thank you for sharing
Alain