Hands of Faith IV, a photo from Clementi, West

Photographer's Note

The Happy Buddha is a great source of peace for many believers. Apparently, touching the various parts of this Buddha brings divine intervention to particular aspects of life. For example, touching the ear brings long life, touching the mouth brings great happiness, the stomach brings fortune. You can notice the worn out earlobes and the cheek of the Buddha, due to constant rubbing by the hand of the faithful.

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fooeleen (713) 2005-07-02 14:06

thanks for sharing this bit of chinese culture:) great sephia toones.

Isabelle (9046) 2005-07-02 15:20

I should have asked for permission to use your photo in a link, as a reference to mine, John, but I just could not resist. I apologise!
Your image - and the pp treatement youｴve made - are simply fantastic!
the composition is strong, moving. people asking for help, for happiness, for peace everywhere... beautiful shallow dof, excellent work, congratulations!

coco (30439) 2005-07-02 17:40

Hi John.
Wonderful picture. The sepia here is great, and the subject and also the composition are absolutly great.
Well captured.

mlopes (494) 2005-07-02 19:09

John, this is amazing... MEGA moment you present us here!

This is sooo strong and beautiful, so mystical

Thanks for sharing
Mario

bnallama (3763) 2005-07-02 19:26

John, another lovely shot from you. Thanks for sharing. BAla

randompics (961) 2005-07-03 2:15

funny pic. this must be very annoying for that happy buddha. his cheeks and ear lobs are worn out, come on people give him a break..

RGatward (20108) 2005-07-03 8:59

This is really great, so many Buddha's around at the moment, now that the Brazilian contigent has joined in . I like the way you've framed this, with just the arms of the person visible.

ccooper (840) 2005-07-03 10:42

John,
Well composed. By showing the hands only, you focus on the act of reverence. I also like the sepia tones.

kclai (2267) 2005-07-04 1:28

Hi Yek
Great B&W (sephia) effect.
A pair of arm reaching and touching the cheek of Buddha, yeah, such a simple shot but the meaning is so powerful.
Well done.
Eric Lai

flydragon (0) 2005-07-04 17:41

hello john
just beautifull ;o)
i love this
and also a great composition
congrat a very sensitive picture
封simon封

alimo3 (6854) 2005-07-05 17:28

hello John,
that's a great idea to see only the arms of the little girl,
i like also the quality of the image and the warm colors.
congratulation for this clever composition and this nice and sensitive moment.

Tom

Ebbe (9625) 2005-07-10 15:10

Great close up and also a bit comic as he looks so astonished. I like the diagonal lines, everything happends along the line from top left to bottom right. Good sepia too.

danielswalsh (13597) 2005-07-21 21:02

Great shot John!

The statue of Buddha with the inclusion of just the human hands makes for a very moving and dramatic photo- Very well done John!.

Regards,
- Dan

pridel (233) 2005-08-03 3:45

Hi John
I discover your photograph today, it is really SUPERB. Seldom a scene of devotion will have had as much impact on me. I retain here more the very strong emotion that technique irreproachable qualities of the photograph (POV, DOF, light, sepia, compo and so on)
Congratulations
Pascal
in my fav

PJE (20758) 2005-08-28 13:31

Wow such a moving photo John. This cptures the soul of faith in a profound manner. Very nicely done.

carobnica (1336) 2005-10-20 8:51

this is simply beautiful;
it's showing to me the one beautiful act of belif. and I like very much that you caught only the hands of this person; in this way it's universal.
beautiful
ciao
ana

sonkai (1105) 2008-01-14 4:19

Hi John.
This is a wonderful shot.I like the composition and the colour tones so much,it`s very sharp and sparkling too,the Happy Buddha seems alive and smiling..Congratulations and TFS.
Saludos

vmukherjee (614) 2009-02-27 23:21

Wow! Excellent shot. You have captured the perfect moment, and great composition too. The sephia tone gives a beautiful softness to the image. Thanks for sharing.