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Himadri Sharma
{K:1187} 10/28/2005
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i love the composition ..... I love the way he is looking over the beauty .... great moment .... it eveokes alot of feelings ... bravo
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Naomi Weidner
{K:6636} 10/15/2005
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Beautiful peaceful image. I especially like the contrast of the gray with the green, and the rounded lines of the Buddha with the straight lines of the cat tails. I might crop the top and bottom a little (IMHO).
Thanks for commenting on my image, "Beaver Hut." -- Naomi
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Samuel Robinson
{K:1851} 1/6/2005
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Very nice capture and beautiful colours.
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Ben Mok
{K:4084} 1/5/2005
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Hi Abel,
Worry not about what would happen but try and do your best for now. Maybe one day when you do find your guiding light you would think oh...why did I ask such questions because there's no need.
Who knows what would happen to the earth tomorrow?
:)
Ben
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{K:3679} 1/4/2005
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When your free of all those things, do you stay on earth than? Because then you dont need to eat drink etc... Or should you follow the path between 2 extremes?
Best wishes Abel
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Ben Mok
{K:4084} 1/2/2005
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Hi Abel,
Thankyou for your kind comment.
When one can be free of all those things then one would not need to ask such question anymore :)
I am not there yet so its only my opinion :)
Regards,
Ben
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delete my account
{K:3679} 1/1/2005
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Yeahh! Thats what I want! But what next when your free of all those things??
I love Buddhism and this picture!
COngrats
And best wishes!
Abel
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Ben Mok
{K:4084} 12/30/2004
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Thankyou Robert! Very well spoken wise comment from you. RESPECT :)
Ben
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Robert Stokes
{K:4509} 12/30/2004
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"The secret of the mountains is that the mountains simply exist, as I do myself:the mountains exist simply, which I do not. The mountains have no 'meaning', they are meaning; the mountains are." Peter Matthiessen, from The Snow Leopard
The same sentiment applies to these cat-tails, the statue, you, me, everything and nothing. I see much distraction in your image, though this is because I am not the mountain, I am not the cat-tail, but I could be in the next moment.
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Ben Mok
{K:4084} 12/22/2004
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Dear Hanggan,
Again thankyou for your thoughts. I hope you continually come back to comment on my photos :)
How come I can speak Bahasa Indonesia (sedikit saja) Cos my wife is from Jarkarta.....I had only actually went to that Ketchup bottle in Puncak last year :)
Cheers,
Ben
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Hanggan Situmorang
{K:37833} 12/21/2004
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Dear Ben,
Wow, very comprehensive explanation..:)
How I define space? Well, space is something created by distance of things, in my humble opinion...:) Spacious is relative, every person has his own measurement. In this case, because the spacious definition is intended to be understood visually, so I simply imagine that it should describe an unobstructed view.
I think it's all about "mind games". I can feel very lonely in a crowded people, and in reverse term, as well. I am alone with this computer in my room, but somehow I don't feel lonely whenever someone shared his/her comments, or having conversations like us. Again, it's all about how I perceive on a thing. So, my friend, I completely agree and understand about your explanation. Perhaps my comments weren't deep enough because I only see it from outside. In Catholic we also have meditation and fasting, and realize that God can only be found in silence and calmness and absence of mind. And when we reach that situation, we will never really care whether we were in a crowded market or in a cemetary. The peace of the heart is the only key. Thanks for sharing. All the best..:) And how can you speak Indonesian?
Regards,
Hanggan-Indonesia
Dear Hanggan,
Sorry I forgot to say that I do agree with you on the point about free mind should have open space insight. My question for you is how do you define space? How much is spacious? What seems distracting in our foresight maybe covering something even more distracting :)
But your point has been taken and appreciated!
Terimakasih Mas!
Ben
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Ben Mok
{K:4084} 12/21/2004
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Dear Hanggan,
Sorry I forgot to say that I do agree with you on the point about free mind should have open space insight. My question for you is how do you define space? How much is spacious? What seems distracting in our foresight maybe covering something even more distracting :)
But your point has been taken and appreciated!
Terimakasih Mas!
Ben
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Ben Mok
{K:4084} 12/21/2004
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Hi Hanggan,
Thankyou for stopping by giving me your valuable feedback. The reason why I did not take the picture from the other end and reveal the face is because of some Buddhism teachings. I wouldn't go into details here but if you are interested I can give you some materials about it. However what I can say now is that when a buddhist monk joins the temple he is ridding of his identity (no name, no assets, no face) from society to devote his time to the teachings of Buddha to ultimately reach enlightenment (Nirvana).
It is also kind of a respect to not take direct pictures of a Buddha statue's face IMO and even in UF.com I saw many pictures of tibetan monks who did not look into the camera for the very same reason :)
Nice speaking to you :)
Ben
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Hanggan Situmorang
{K:37833} 12/21/2004
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Dear Ben,
The composition is good, and the background, as well. One thing that bother me is: Why didn't you rotate The Great Buddha so that he face the camera? Especially you mentioned "Free" in the title and description, which according to my humble opinion, then our visualization should be in a wide open area. Well, that's only 5 cents from me. Good work and creative idea. Congrats!
Regards,
Hanggan-Indonesia
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Ian McIntosh
{K:42997} 12/19/2004
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excellent
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 12/17/2004
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Free from sin....
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James Philip Pegg
{K:10138} 12/16/2004
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Peaceful!
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