Monday, 8th March 2010
Borobudur
by Desmond
Borobudur - Central Java, Indonesia
Worth waking up early ~ Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it!
Equipment: Canon 5D, EF 17-40 f4 L Lens
Desmond
Just a regular photo enthusiast.
Picked up my first SLR in 07. The digital age gave me a chance to learn and explore the photography world.
Couldn't afford the expensive trial and errors in the film days.
Thank you for looking. May you all have a wonderful day.
Website: Flickr
Borobudur by Desmond was photo of the day on Monday, 8th March 2010. It is tagged Indonesia, Temples. You can leave a comment below.
14 Comments
Isabelle Norboge
Can you tell what is this interesting architecture? never been to Java.
I like the blue misty morning. Thanks for sharing Desmond.
Su
what a wonderful site, never seen this before. Love the early morning shot. congrats on POTD
renee
neat shot.
Dadoldman
What an outstanding picture! Keep up the good work.
mike
I like the sky colors.
Wendy
That is just so incredibly beautiful. Thank you for sharing it!
Kirk Jordan
Simply Bizarre. This looks both ancient and otherworldly, like something we should see in a Star Wars’ peak at another planet. I sure would like to know what I am looking at. Are these ovens, fire pits, shrines, burial urns etc… All in all, both beautiful and baffling.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Looks like some sort of Temple, or monuments, perhaps? Some info. of this peculiar, yet beautiful sight would be nice.
Light of the Wild
Seriously great light. Well done.
Anurag
Nice shot, interesting subject. Great dedication.
Desmond
Hi, Thank you for all your kind comments. This is my first time posting here and I sincerely apologize that I forgot to include details about the temple.
Sorry for the belated info:
This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java.
It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa.
The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2,500 m2. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha. The monument was restored with UNESCO’s help in the 1970s.
Text info taken from Wiki and UNESCO website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/592
Grete
Amazing image, unusual shot. I like the point of view, also showing the great foreground! Greetings
Janet Blake
Great shot? AND I liked the quote–”Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it!”
Desmond
Thank you for all your kind comments.
Sorry for the belated info:
This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java.
It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa.
The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2,500 m2. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha. Source : UNESCO website.