TaGong Manastery

When Princess Wencheng passed through this area with the Jowo Skakyamuni statue as her dowry on the way to Lhasa, in the 7th Century, the statue asked to be left behind in Tagong. SInce the princess did not want to upset the emperor, the statue was copied on the spot, & the copy is still visible in one wing of the monastery. Well believe it or not on the talking statue, its a legend passed down.

A Monastery set against a backdrop of snow mountain with an

interesting legend. ( Click pic if you want to know more on the

legend) Thanks for viewing & feedback.

Love the splendid composition with great perspective, very nice colors & details too, another excellent capture, Cherlyn!!! Best regards

Strong leading lines, vibrant colour and a good subject make this a great travel pic Cherlyn.

Good composition with all lines leading to the front door; the colors are beautiful. Nicely done overall: thanks for posting. Regards.

Nice perspective, great lines in the composition.

So wonderfully vibrant and colorful, this is a very strong image. Did you shoot this with a polarizer? Looks like you may have. And if you'll forgive me, one small nit: my eye keeps wanting to tilt the image about two degrees to the right. What do you think?

Thanks David for the touch-up. Indeed looks better, I should have seen it myself :-) This lens is not fitted with a polarizer, the sky is originally as blue & clear as seen here.

No polarizer, eh? Well, that can only mean that you have air you cannot see, like we did before we started filling it with all manner of junk! If I had skies like these, I wouldn't even think of using a polarizer.