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20190414-1DX21026
Vihara Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (500 Lohan Temple)
The huge Bodhisattva at the entrance to the Vihara
1Dx2, Samyang 14mm f2.8 manual focus
Foreground: 14mm, f8, ISO 640 and 25 frames of light painting the Bodhisattva at 9 second exposures and 25 dark frames for noise reduction. The bright star above the Bodhisattva is the planet Jupiter.
Background: 14mm, f2.8 and ISO 10000, two 8 second exposures again with two 8 second dark frames for noise reduction.
Note to self: Next time increase the depth of field.
Photographed between 3.30am and 5am with almost 75% cloud cover. The cloud cover was so heavy that we decided to leave and on our way out I looked up to see a break in the clouds and this happened.
Also known as the 500 Lohan Temple, Vihara Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is one of Bintan’s best hidden treasures. Located in Kijang (South Bintan), the premise is just a short drive away from the main bustling scene of Tanjung Pinang. Step into the temple grounds and be transported into surreal settings of towering structures and the highlight—more than 500 life-sized (Lohan/arhat) stone statues with intricate physique and facial expressions, each one unique and different from the next. Look through the sea of faces and try spotting famous Chinese characters such as Journey to the West’s Tripitaka or Romance of the Three Kingdoms’ Guan Gong.
https://www.wildart.works/behindthelens/vihara-ksitigarbha-bodhisattva
20190414-1DX21026
Vihara Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (500 Lohan Temple)
The huge Bodhisattva at the entrance to the Vihara
1Dx2, Samyang 14mm f2.8 manual focus
Foreground: 14mm, f8, ISO 640 and 25 frames of light painting the Bodhisattva at 9 second exposures and 25 dark frames for noise reduction. The bright star above the Bodhisattva is the planet Jupiter.
Background: 14mm, f2.8 and ISO 10000, two 8 second exposures again with two 8 second dark frames for noise reduction.
Note to self: Next time increase the depth of field.
Photographed between 3.30am and 5am with almost 75% cloud cover. The cloud cover was so heavy that we decided to leave and on our way out I looked up to see a break in the clouds and this happened.
Also known as the 500 Lohan Temple, Vihara Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is one of Bintan’s best hidden treasures. Located in Kijang (South Bintan), the premise is just a short drive away from the main bustling scene of Tanjung Pinang. Step into the temple grounds and be transported into surreal settings of towering structures and the highlight—more than 500 life-sized (Lohan/arhat) stone statues with intricate physique and facial expressions, each one unique and different from the next. Look through the sea of faces and try spotting famous Chinese characters such as Journey to the West’s Tripitaka or Romance of the Three Kingdoms’ Guan Gong.
https://www.wildart.works/behindthelens/vihara-ksitigarbha-bodhisattva