and it's hidden in black and white. there is a shop of 'asian crafts and decors' that i pass by on the way to the office. it has all these fancy dust-scooping furniture, frames and knick-knacks. this is a large statue, about three feet tall with this deity sitting in a lotus position. it is painted entirely in gold with the occasional jade and other coloured crystal trimmings, but the deity is entirely painted in gold.
if i put this in my home, i would go insane cleaning the dust off this statue. oh, yeah, i forgot, i'm already insane. but if this is in my home, it means i'm well off and i'm pretty sure i would be able to hire a helper to dust it! still insane, though! hahaha!
i shot this through the glass on a bright sunny afternoon with the light coming from the left. i could be wrong but i think this is a hindu deity.
no coloured version for this shot. i only shot this in black and white, tweaked the exposure a bit, and used the 'emboss' function in ipiccy to bring out the details. say you're impressed.
very, very impressive photo, although i would not want this in my home for similar reasons. the processing works very well to bring out all the detail; i am eager to try this feature now. interesting effect. nicely done.
Oh, I am impressed. I think he is Buddha and not Hindu, we saw several different aspects of Buddha while living in China and this look was very prevalent.
I am impressed!! Truly. Love the b&w AND the embossed feature. (Must look into that ipiccy!) What impresses me is that you got this through glass ... I usually just get my own reflection back doing that. Great work here ....impressive, summerfield! :)
A beautiful Buddha statue. Buddha is regarded as an incarnation of Vishnu, a Hindu deity, so he's worshipped by both Hindus and (Chinese) Buddhists. Very lovely shot. 8)
@karenann - thank you, karenann. the statue is right in front, nearest the glass window so i pressed the lens against the glass, that's why there's no reflection.
@myautofocuslife - thank you, livia. i should've paid attention to my asian history when i was young. actually, i did, but i forgot now.
Yer definitely Buddha, so calm and serene with his nipple out!! You just had to mention it do now that's all we see. Oh god, the dreams i'm going to have tonight....
Oh btw lovely shot, nicely shiny.
Another strong black and white. I would have gone crazy with the reflection problem but you pulled it off with no trouble. Interesting processing- I've tried that emboss but didn't get this kind of result. Must be the type of picture makes the difference.
Awesome capture. Love the detail and composition. I think it works perfectly in b&w. The main thing though is that nipple. I once read that the sign of a great photographer is nipple placement. Just kidding ;) I'm really liking your theme this week.
@pandorasecho - buddha it is then. thank you, dixie.
@steeler - hahaha! great pun, howard. thank you.
@sarasdadandmom - thank you, terry.
@myautofocuslife - thank you, livia. i should've paid attention to my asian history when i was young. actually, i did, but i forgot now.
@netkonnexion - thank you, damon.
Oh btw lovely shot, nicely shiny.
@danig - thank you, matey. be thankful it's just the nipple. there could've been other things!