Kong Meng San Reshoot

[tomcat]

Carried out a reshoot at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery last weekend with the Fuji S9100IR.

#1

Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Bodhisattva

#2

Little Monks

#3

Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Bodhisattva

#4

The Hall of Amrta Vinaya

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#5

Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas

#6

The Venerable Hong Choon Memorial Hall

#7

Hall of No-Form

#8

Hall of No-Form

[trifusion]

woah....#1 and #5 for me...i'm a sucker for skies. nice composition.

[hweechwee]

Nice series. My pick will be #5, #6 & #7.
The building structures stand out pretty well in your pictures on #5 & especially #6.

[PandaOng]

i pick #6 among these nice series.

#6 really open my eyes Wide!! good shot!

[etegration]

beautiful!

[photoexpress]

Nice series, especially #3, #5 and #6.

Keep them coming!

[vortex]

nice!! didnt see the 'little monks' the last time we were there

[thl]

Nice series

Like most of them. Especially #7 with reflection on floor (instead of the usual water). Wondering if it is possible to see Buddha reflection ??

[tomcat]

Thanks for viewing and comments, guys.
There were no 'little monks' the last time I was there too. Must be a very recent addition to their landscaping.
The reflection of the buddha statue in the No-Form Hall could just be made out on the floor but it would probably not be possible to capture the complete reflection in the shot as the statue is too big. I was already standing at the door to take that photo and would have to move out into the hall way if I had to retreat any further. For those with modded D70, this might be possible if a super wide angle lens was used.

[binarydotcom]

#4 and #6

[teerex]

Always looking forward to your posts. Beautiful contrasty, sharp detailed pictures with good compositions.

Thanks for sharing.

[blurboiboi]

wow... where's this place btw??

[toffeespin]

wow, nice series. i like #3, 5 and 8..

[dawson]

#6 for me, it brings out the architecture!

[night86mare]

I like #3 and #5, but don't need the little monks at the bottom in #3, the kuan yin and the temple itself very nice already!

[tomcat]

Originally Posted by blurboiboi wow... where's this place btw??

It's at Bright Hill Rd, off Sin Ming Ave.
See site map here.
http://www.kmspks.org/kmspks/getthere.htm

[tomcat]

Originally Posted by night86mare I like #3 and #5, but don't need the little monks at the bottom in #3, the kuan yin and the temple itself very nice already!

Have a shot without the little monks too...

[night86mare]

Haha, cool, but what I envision is the inclusion of the corner of the temple, i.e. horizontal format perhaps, not sure if it's doable.Like chopping up the top part of #3 and include more of the temple. =) Skies were quite nice that day, no?

[tomcat]

Originally Posted by night86mare Haha, cool, but what I envision is the inclusion of the corner of the temple, i.e. horizontal format perhaps, not sure if it's doable.Like chopping up the top part of #3 and include more of the temple. =) Skies were quite nice that day, no?

Would probably need to reshoot that scene to get that composition.
The sky was good that day but not the best I have had at that location. The last time I shot there in 2005, the sky was spectacular for a short window in time as could be seen in these 2 images.