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Contemplations


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Contemplations
Contemplations
F5.6, 1/25s, ISO 400, handheld, no flash, 85mm of Canon EF-S 17-85/4-5.6 IS lens. Angkor Wat complex, Siem Reap, Cambodia, July 2005.
Two monks standing atthe entrance of the main temple complex. Contemplating buddhism and the travel economy? I tried to take shots of the monks as I liked the contrast of the monks with their colourful robes and the starkish looking stone temple. These 2 were standing off the side by themselves next to the very busy entrance to Angkor Wat temple.

Gavin Zau

  
 
 

Julie Gamicchia 		 

Great image Gavin!


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August 09, 2005

 

Lori L. Thomas 		  Fabulous image. I love the contrasting colors.


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August 09, 2005

 

Bogdan Grosu 		  excelent image...maybe could be a bit sharper...cheers


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August 09, 2005

 

Jeff Wignall 		  Gavin,

This is a great image--very striking. Just for fun, try desaturating it to B&W and then just color the monks back. To do it, just open the layers palette and make an adjustment layer (click on the half circle at the bottom) and using Hue/Saturation completely desaturate the image. Then using a paint brush of a medium size, paint the areas you want to get color with "black." Wherever you paint black, the color will come back. It looks cool with the right subject.

jeff


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August 13, 2005

 

Jeff Wignall 		 
 
 
Gavin--I did a quickie version of what I was talking about so you could see it (and to make sure my steps were correct!). You might try switching the layer blend mode to "color" too, sometimes that makes the colors look more real--I did it here.

jeff


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August 13, 2005

 

Gavin Zau 		  Hi Jeff,
Nice effect. I will try it on some other shots.
Gavin


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August 15, 2005

 

Lorri Shane 		  Hey Gavin! Nice image. I hope one day to go to Ankor Wat. You beat me!
Congrats and good luck.


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September 25, 2005

 
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