Old Monk

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted November 14, 2016118 views3 comments

Here's a photo of an old monk as he ascends stairs. He has left his crutch and walking stick at the bottom of the stairs. For me, this was a rather poignant scene as he hobbled up the stairs. Taken with an Olympus E-M1 and 12-40 lens at 1/400, f/4 and ISO 250. Richard

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on November 16, 2016 at 11:50 AM

Wow, wonderful old worn steps. They along with the old monk climbing without his assistants gives a sense of reverence for the location and class for the old monk. At first I was disappointed there was not a facial view, but the photos tells a better story this way.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 16, 2016 at 2:59 PM

I like the story this image tells with the crutches beside the stairs. I also like the contrast between the monks bright colored clothing and the drabber colors that surround him. Compositionally, it feels a bit centered, though the diagonal stairs offsets this somewhat.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on November 21, 2016 at 11:04 AM

Ed and Tony: thanks for your comments. I shot the monk lower in the frame, but didn't like the way the black bordered opening showed behind the monk's body. In this frame, he is against a clean background which I preferred. Richard

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