Final prayer

By Richard Seah

On 18 May 2008

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Final prayer

A Buddhist devotee says her final prayer at the end of the 'Three steps one bow' ritual.

Vesak 2005. Bright Hill Temple, Singapore.

In the Three Steps, One Bow photo essay.

5 Responses

  • Jan Hoffman

    On 18 May 2008 Jan Hoffman gave props:

    Good catch of the moment

  • Richard Seah

    On 18 May 2008 Richard Seah said:

    Thanks Jan for the positive comment.
    This means much to me because for a long time, I did not have 'faith' in this image because I feel it is technically flawed - the main subject is too dark while the background is too bright.
    But I always liked the capture and the mood of this image.
    So when I was preparing images for my "Three Steps One Bow' photo essay, I thought... what the heck, let's include this.
    I felt people at jpg would be more appreciative of things like this in spite of techincal flaws.
    Your affirmation has proven me right :-)
    Richard

  • Jan Hoffman

    On 18 May 2008 Jan Hoffman said:

    Richard-- Not all good or important photographs are without flaws. As you felt, the moment and the emotion were too important to let "rules" get in the way. I wholly agree with your approach and the picture has meaning for me.
    Congratulations on an excellent photo series. It hangs together so well.
    --Best wishes, Jan

  • Jaakko Saari

    On 3 June 2008 Jaakko Saari gave props:

    Beautiful, great work. I like your framing. This could be a shot of a movie. Keep up the great work!

  • Anuradha

    On 15 September 2008 Anuradha gave props:

    True. this is a very grippin image, it adds so much to your story!

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