Watcher in the Temple by Thomas Blackmore

Sunday, 18th May 2008

Watcher in the Temple

by Thomas Blackmore

A young girl gazing into the temple of Fatehpur Sikri in India through the marble stonework. This was a spur of the moment photo. The girl was beautifully framed in the middle of the window.

Equipment: Olympus C765 UZ

Thomas Blackmore

I’m aged 24 and have had an interest in photography for the last 3 years. I am most interested in taking pictures that show our natural surroundings.

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16 Comments

Celia Hardy Says:
May 18th, 2008 at 6:35 am
I thought this was so lovely - I love the kaleidoscopic effect superimposed on a human. And of course, the subject matter was captivating - a girl looking in to the temple and the viewer wonders how does she get in. Well done! C.
_butt Says:
May 18th, 2008 at 6:58 am
beautiful. if you look at it from other perspective, it looks as if there was a conflict on who’s looking at who.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
May 18th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Lovely! Can’t we all just picture oneself in that same inquisitive frame at some point in our inquisitive young (& even older) lives!
Alessandro Says:
May 18th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Picture of great impact! Very, very attractive.
Keith Says:
May 18th, 2008 at 8:35 am
I like it. It’s something different with a great perspective. Well spotted and taken.
Pauline Jones Says:
May 18th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Would the girl be allowed into the temple or is it one of those, ‘No women allowed,’ things?
PlanetLover Says:
May 18th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Marble stonework? Amazingly beautiful. Hand-crafted or machine-made?
janet Says:
May 18th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
funny when i first looked at the image I thought it was a boy. A moment in time. To be so fortunate to be on the other side of the window when the curiosity of the young was there for a moment. Is it luck?? Sure is and don’t you just love it. Absolutely amazing photograph!! Thomas I bet you smile at this image every time you look at it.
syal Says:
May 18th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
very unique!
Srirama Raja Says:
May 19th, 2008 at 3:58 am
Beautiful shot.
Anurag Says:
May 19th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Great photographic presence of mind.
Thomas Blackmore Says:
May 19th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Thanks for all the positive comments. I’m glad so many of you like the photo. In answer to Pauline’s question, this building was actually the tomb of Salim Chisti within the Jama Masjid temple at Fatehpur Sikri. The girl was inside the temple already, but I don’t think they allowed children into this building surrounding the tomb.
Renee Says:
May 19th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
WOW! What a excellent photo! Congrats!!!
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
May 31st, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Great shot. Well composed, nice idea.
a. Says:
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:25 am
Great job!
TomBrooklyn Says:
July 25th, 2008 at 2:58 am
what’s she looking at?