Trichy Temple by David Lazar

Thursday, 19th June 2008

Trichy Temple

by David Lazar

This photo is taken at the top of the 83m high Rock Fort – the only outcrop in the otherwise flat land of the city of Trichy in Tamil Nadu, India. Looking back down towards the hazy city, we see another decorative Hindu temple.

Equipment: Nikon D70s

David Lazar

I’m a photographer from Brisbane, Australia – and one of the joys for me (outside my musical profession) is travelling and capturing moments of life and beauty through photography.
My favourite styles of photography: Portraiture and landscape. Also, in general, I prefer shots which contain an element of ‘cannot be captured exactly again’; that is expressive people shots, action shots and any scenario with a unique aspect to it.

38 Comments

Chris Reardon Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 2:36 am
That is unbelievable. Wowwww. Breathtaking.
Chris Reardon Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 2:36 am
One of the coolest photos I have ever seen
Kirk Jordan Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 4:15 am
Wowzer. This looks at once like a toy or a movie set from Middle Earth. (or .. an artistic portrayl of life imitating art!)
Madhav Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 6:26 am
Oh man, this is some serious stuff. you have a great vision..
Anurag Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 7:26 am
This is terrific, almost looks like a Martian landscape. For once the blown out highlights are adding to the drama. Great composition, great choice of focal length.
Cheers!!
Pauline Jones Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 8:07 am
This is a spectacular and surprising picture; I love the colors, well done.
Ahmed Sharif Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 8:19 am
WOW, WOW!!….. this looks like the landscape found in a Star Wars movie!!….. hard to believe that is was shot in Earth!!….. great work!!….. all the best!!
Malta Photography Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Crystal clear shot. Hazy at the top very nice balancing of colors. I really fell in love with this photo. The bursting light at the top may be a little too aggressive but I still love this shot
Jaygees Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Impressive!
Chris Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 10:54 am
very nice pic but
why is it all foggy?
Thomas Blackmore Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 11:21 am
just perfect
Rich Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Now that is a stunner. The blue-green of the temple really picks it out of the rest of the red and the haze/sunrise combo is a winner. Only thing here is i think it would look (even) better if you lopped a bit of the right off – wasted space imo.
RAMANATHAN Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
My God. unbelievable.
what a picture. looks like a beautiful painting.
congratulations. I more amazed since i am just 250lms from this place.
ChrisB Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
It sure is one of those “cannot be captured exactly again” photos!
Andreea Teodorescu Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Beautiful colors and light !
planet lover Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Loved your picture and your approach to photography. Looking forward to more.
Jacob Maentz Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Beautiful image, I love the colors and light.
Yasmin Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Breath-taking. Could not be more perfect.
Alex Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Congratulations, this is really a “unique scenario”!
Initially I thought it was a scene from a Star War Movie…
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Love it!
Thank you David for this spectacular shot.
a. Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Stunning. I love the sun.
Renee Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Like everyone else has said this is a incredible photo!! Excellent! Thank you David for sharing!
Srirama Raja Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Great shoot.
Dennis Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Great moody shot. It portrays India beautifully.
Sanjeev Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Very beautiful, very sci-fi, too. Is there a filter? ND or color? Trichinopoly, my fathr used o smoke cigars from there. They came in wooden boxes packed with banana leaves.. (-:
yasmin Says:
June 20th, 2008 at 12:03 am
luv the sun effect that is seen here!
yasmin Says:
June 20th, 2008 at 12:03 am
ps- very beautiful
David Lazar Says:
June 20th, 2008 at 3:08 am
Sanjeev – yes there is a ND filter but it was applied in photoshop, and also the colour enhancing was done in post.
Thanks to all who say they like it!
S. N. Rama Raju Says:
June 20th, 2008 at 3:08 am
I have visited this place a number of times but I just can’t imagine one could take a picture like this. Congrats !
Lakshmi Says:
June 20th, 2008 at 4:42 am
Great mood to the shot! Nice work on the processing to give the desired effect!
Courtney Platt Says:
June 20th, 2008 at 7:01 am
Gorgeous light and composition, but awesome contrast in the shadows!
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
June 20th, 2008 at 10:53 am
This looks great. I really like the composition and the scene as a whole.I also like the monochrome colors but the bright sun in the left top is a little too much for me.
David Doe Says:
June 22nd, 2008 at 5:52 am
That is an amazing capture. Bet this one will break the records for coments!! Excellent.
Susan Gagnon Says:
June 22nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
This is a stunning vista you have captured at an opportune moment. I am very impressed, and would love to have seen that for myself.
TomBrooklyn Says:
July 25th, 2008 at 2:59 am
Those Hindus got it going on.
su Says:
June 18th, 2009 at 7:44 am
This is one impressive shot as shown by the number of comments. It does command a response, you cannot see that shot and ignore, it its wonderful.
varanasi Says:
June 19th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I love all the detail in the other buildings as well as the main temple. Thanks.
mike Says:
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Beautiful area and sky color. Amazing picture.