prayer flags by ingrid2101

prayer flags

Went out today with an idea of what I wanted to do, came back with something completely different. Too windy to do long exposures and saw these tibetan prayer flags flapping away. I turned it into b&w as too grey and overcast but Will be going back there on a sunny windy day
Neat capture. Can't wait for the other image. :)
January 20th, 2013  
Smashing! I know that with Tibetan prayer flags you are meant to leave them until they disintegrate. We have had some outside the back of the house for twenty years now and they are just about starting to unravel!
January 20th, 2013  
@steampowered I'd passed this house loads before and they had disintegrated and they were taken down and I kicked myself for not taking pics - then today I noticed more! I'll give them 6 months in the wind here, but tanks for that as I didn't know :)
@heidit I should get some myself and pray for sun!
January 20th, 2013  
Love this shot.. got me thinking about the Buddhist temple I visit here yet have never captured the prayer flags..I see a field trip is in order..
January 20th, 2013  
very cool capture
January 20th, 2013  
Another fav... do like the way you see things!
January 20th, 2013  
Mel
have to agree with amy, you have an amazing eye, always so intriguing your shots.
January 20th, 2013  
cool
January 20th, 2013  
Lovely shot. Can't wait to see the colour version!
January 20th, 2013  
Great shot :)
January 20th, 2013  
beautiful shot ingrid. i think religion/spiritual matter should be treated with care and you've done just that!
January 20th, 2013  
@mizhayz @jsorensenart @aspada @spankyjane @brav @dave_rv @sheilag @gwhit123
Thanks everybody- this gives me the confidence to go with what I really like, it's making my world such a bigger place. When you live on a small island that's a very good thing!
January 20th, 2013  
I recently took photos of prayer flags in my neighborhood. The result was much different. I like your take on it. The B&W and play of light and shadow make it a captivating image.
January 20th, 2013  
Prayer flags always make a wonderful subject - you've made a lovely picture of these with a real sense of movement :)
January 20th, 2013  
This is absolutely lovely in B&W, Ingrid -- you've captured the feeling of wind, movement, and impending disintegration. There's something so poignant about tattered prayers. Fav.
January 20th, 2013  
They look energised, rather than weather-beaten. Great photo.
January 20th, 2013  
@pflaume @annethomson @wendyhgill @margiec
Thank you ;) it's funny but these are the only ones I've ever seen! Not a common sight up here, it's made me curious about the person who put them up- giving me more ideas now!
January 20th, 2013  
Wonderful sense of movement - love the B&W. Can almost feel the breeze!
January 20th, 2013  
I love the movement in this photo, it works so well in black and white too.
January 21st, 2013  
Loove the motion - if this is a rotation, I think it was a great choice. Nice find.
January 21st, 2013  
Just beautiful Ingrid. I can feel the wind as I sit here.
January 21st, 2013  
@rennes @automaticslim @spirrowshoot @masosy thank you, it wasn't rotated, I just kept them as I liked them blowing up the way
January 21st, 2013  
Nice image!
January 21st, 2013  
super nice and amazing movement!
January 21st, 2013  
As Carla, I love the movement! and the B&W, I lnow that those
flags are colorfull, but you thake us somewhere else.
January 21st, 2013  
Love the motion! Also nice to see those flags in b&w for a change.
January 21st, 2013  
very nice shot.
January 21st, 2013  
Great shot. The B&W gives lovely tones..
January 21st, 2013  
LOL, that happens to me all the time. I have learned to just go out and shoot what compels me. What I do to change things up is change where I walk and change lens. I don't bring extra lens's with me. I choose one and that is what I am stuck with for the excursion. Changes subject material radically sometimes.
January 21st, 2013  
Love this, where did you find these in Orkney?
January 21st, 2013  
@3whiteroses @vase @annick @kirpppu @abhijit @redsherpa
Thank you for the lovely comments - i take ages to decide on finished shot but I am glad I did this in b&w - amazing really to have the choice!
@studiombkcom So true and with changeable weather you never know what's going to happen!
@denidouble Hi and thank you! - do you know Orkney? There's a little house just before you drive onto the 4th barrier and they're at the side of the road. Really lovely - only place I've seen them
January 21st, 2013  
@ingrid2101 Yes I know Orkney quite well, have friends on the Islands, not been for quite a number of yrs though. Vistited Shapensey and Hoy.Not sure where this is though.Fav.
January 21st, 2013  
@denidouble That's excellent! It's on one of the south isles that are connected by the Churchill Barriers. Hoy is my favourite island here though :)
January 21st, 2013  
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