Buddha’s Steeple (with a volcano poking through the fog)

May 1st, 2008 | Musings |

I went back to Borobudur a second day in a row for a morning sunrise and stayed for about five hours. I would mostly sit in the shade, listen to my music, and do some reading. Of course, I’d take regular breaks as the clouds changed and the light moved around.

Inside each of those little “bell cages” is a buddha statue facing out towards the countryside.

There, in the distance, you can see the volcano poking through the fog…

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8 Responses to “Buddha’s Steeple (with a volcano poking through the fog)”

May 1st, 2008 07:34 | Catxtwo

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[2nd attempt]
Love your work – as always.

It would be cool if you’d post one of the “normal” (untouched) shots along with the HDR result.

I do HDR myself but I never seem to obtain the deepness/richness of colors that you do.

Thanks,
Cxt
May 1st, 2008 11:27 | charles

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Catxtwo you have a good idea, seeing the befor and after shot would be interesting.

Trey, did you learn why the Bouddha are in the steeples?

Great shot, makes you want to go there.
May 1st, 2008 12:08 | Jonathan Connolly

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Great shot! I put some of your stuff on my blog. http://jonathanconnolly.com/blog

Keep up the great work!
May 1st, 2008 18:22 | Stuck In Customs

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Thanks! No I am not sure why the buddhas are inside the cage-bells…
May 15th, 2008 20:54 | Brad

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The Buddhas are in the cages to represent the different stages on the path to enlightenment. The entire structure is supposed to be a journey that furthers the travelers mind into pure abstraction. At the base of the sculpture there are pictorial representations of stories, followed by the somewhat abstract Buddhas in the cages, and it all comes together at the top, where there is a giant cage without holes…so you cant see the “Buddha” inside. This is the highest form of thought in where you do not need the physical representation in order to understand the idea. That being in the most basic terms.
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Yo, way to photo shop that shit and not tell.