Photographer's Note
Ta Prohm was built by the last great king of the Khmer empire, Jayavarman VII as a monastery and Buddhist university. The interlaced roots and walls makes it certainly one of the most photogenic and photographed temples in Angkor. Contrary to other temples, it was left in a state close to its re-discovery. This was chosen to this purpose by the Ecole française d'Extreme Orient as a "concession to the general taste for the picturesque." A lot of work has nevertheless been necessary to stabilize the ruins and its access.
It is not really easy to photograph this temple - unless you're here at the best times of day -because of the high contrasts between the rather dark aisles of the temple and the very bright sky (especially if like me you had an overcast sky). That's why I went for a view which excluded the sky and a shift in black and white which I found was well adapted to the subject.
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(69835) 2009-04-23 22:49
Bonjour Philippe
un bon choix d'avoir opté pour le n&b. L'ambiance est superbe et le graphisme de l'endroit me fait penser à un décor de Lara Croft. Bien vu.
Xavier
devimeuxbe
(58557) 2009-04-23 23:08
Bonjour Philippe
ce lieu mythique n'est jamais facile à photographier. Soit il y a des chinois qui posent devant, soit il y a des contrastes ingérables. Ce noir et blanc est très bien fait.
Amicalement
Bertrand
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(58) 2009-04-24 1:22
Bonjour,
Un ami qui a visité ces memes ruines m avait fait decouvrir cet endroit par ses photos. La reprise des arbres sur les ruines est vraiment photogenique. Encore plus traité en N&B avec les textures qui ressortent.
Malgré l emploi d un zoom grand angle, je me sens un peu a l etroit, je voudrai en voir encore plus, notamment vers le haut. Peut etre qu un assemblage d images l aurait permis?
Yves.
Bushrat (69) 2009-04-24 1:25
Hi Phillipe
Great shot, it conveys a sense of great antiquity. Also, it is easy to imagine the roots as the tentacles of a huge octopus enveloping the building.
Photo65Net
(43144) 2009-04-24 3:26
Salut Philippe,
La texture des racines est bien rendue dans ce NB.
J'aime bien aussi les contrastes.
Bonne journée,
JB.
pauloog
(11751) 2009-04-24 7:08
Bonjour Philippe,
Bon cadrage et bon choix de noir et blanc pour rendre la force de la nature et pour rappeler la vulnérabilité de nos constructions...
Bonne journée,
Paul
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(6461) 2009-04-24 10:22
Hello Phillipe...the perfect compos choice for a bnw convesrion..the effect it gives is of being spooky..abstract..undefined...that what opens up this compo..
A good capture my friend..
Cheers
sayeed
Floydian
(30970) 2009-04-26 5:38
Hi Philippe,
We stood at the same spot, a magical place to play, but during the day to many tourists. But still you managed to produce a classic in a very nice b&w toning. I found these roots very impressive in how they have taken over the structure which you show very well in this photo....very good work.
Regards,
Henk
Photo Information
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Copyright: Philippe Bt (Bartleby)
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(13552) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Preto & Branco
- Date Taken: 2009-04-06
- Categories: Arquitectura, Ruínas
- Camera: Pentax K10D + Grip DBG-2, SIGMA 10-20mm F4-5,6 DC EX
- Exposição: f/5.0, 1/60 segundos
- More Photo Info: view
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Tema(s): Cambodia / Laos 2009, N&B et plus si affinités.../ B&W and some others.. [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2009-04-23 22:48
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