Tibetan Lama in Monastery

Please let me know how you think this image could be improved. Many thanks.

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Hi Fabian, The vignette burn seems rather excessive. Nice capture and color here.

You have a plethora (I love that word) of very interesting pictures, I'll have to come back and really check them all out when I have more time.

 

The RED is definitely overpowering in this one, but I like that. The foreground robe is a wee bit distracting because of the brightness. I like the DOF, composition, and the way the "in and out" detail on his inner garment create texture. The face is perfect (or is it...I find myself really studying some of your pics, trying to find out if they've been hacked up with Photoshop!) but I'd like to see if you could make it stand out a little better. His right cheek sort of melts into the background. I like it, cheers.

Thanks for your comment. It was taken in a lamastery in China, and the light was a mixture of candles and small fires on the ground which gave the original this red/orange glow.......

I would assume Monks to be very polite and generous people, did they object to having their picture taken? I love the expression on his face but it almost looks like a demeanor that suggests intrusion into privacy. Were you able to speak with him? Were the monasteries open to anyone?

 

Thanks for the Borneo travel tip, I'm searching for the next destination and that may be it!

This particular Lama was quite a character.I let him try on my watch, and then He spent about an hour trying to persuade me to give him my watch. Whenever locals came in, he would stop and mumble blessings untill they went.

 

I got my watch back in the end. Hardly the adventure I was expecting in a Tibetan monestary.

Awwww I would have given him the watch! I love the shadowy vignetting along the top and bottom. It reminds me of the really saturated look that the film "The Last Emperor" had. I like the sharpness on his face and how quickly the focus fades out. Yay! Candle bokeh! :)