Buddhas

November 4, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized 

Some are big.

Some are small.

Some are sleepy.

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8 Responses to “Buddhas”

  1. Clint on November 4th, 2008 12:45 pm

    Thanks for the nice comment. Me and the wifey have been admiring your blog since I found a few weeks ago. You seem to make it to some amazing locations a lot of people could only wish they could see. Plus you can actually write.

    And yeah, Photomatix can feel like cheating at times. But finding the right spot with a lot of dynamic range to get photos like what you did in your first photo is not exactly easy either.

  2. RedYeti on November 5th, 2008 1:08 pm

    I’ve been thinking of experimenting with Photomatix – the Great Buddha has just made me think even harder!

    It’s all about finding the time though… :)

  3. Tornadoes28 on November 5th, 2008 7:06 pm

    Buddha’s come in all shapes and sizes. Because there is a little Buddha in all of us.

  4. cjw on November 6th, 2008 8:10 am

    Clint – you’re right, careful selection is the key! Just got to keep reminding myself not to go overboard…

    RedYeti – I’d recommend it, there’s almost no learning curve. Definitely another nice tool in the box.

    Tornadoes28 – true, very true. And thank goodness for it.

  5. Ben on November 7th, 2008 1:06 pm

    That bottom shot I think is the best! I’ll take a look at downloading Photomatix and getting the hang of it. I haven’t tried doing a lot of HDR photos before, but this might be another approach. Now if I could only afford a Canon 5DMII

  6. cjw on November 9th, 2008 6:48 am

    Hi Ben – I like the bottom photo a lot, too. It’s my wife snoozing on the rear veranda at Kenninji temple in Kyoto. It’s one of my favorite temples.

    A good exponent of HDR (and Photomatix) is Trey Ratcliff at http://stuckincustoms.com/. I find some of his work a little “busy”, but there are many inspired shots in there too. And if you decide to buy Photomatix then check out the HDR tutorial on his site, as there is a discount code for it. Good luck!

  7. Melanie on November 19th, 2008 7:42 am

    Gorgeous images, especially the last buddha!

  8. cjw on November 19th, 2008 9:42 am

    Heh, I’m rather fond of that one, too :-)

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