Little lady, big urn, a photo from Ho Chi Minh, South East

Photographer's Note

I love sitting quietly in Temples like this one in Cholon, Ho Chi Minh. The peace and power of any sacred place never fails to give something to you, if you are only willing to listen and observe.
Cropped to remove a doorway on the left and sharpened.

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Stepan (27210) 2006-04-02 4:49

I'm sorry to put this compo out of your theme, but I like it very much !
The light management is OK, the jar eyes are impressive and the scene is so... real.
Very well done.
St駱hane

daddo (28748) 2006-05-22 9:00

Greeting Brian. I like this photo a lot for it somehow stresses the importance of worship by contrasting the physical smallness of the devotee against her intensity of belief as she strives to perform the ritual and has to use the steps to get some advantage.Excellent lighting accentuating the woman's expression, the decorative work on the urn and the smoke.