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Places only dreamed or imagined ... #3
Posted by Helen (Melbourne, Australia) on 23 January 2007 in Architecture and Portfolio.
"There was a tumult among men and spirits ... rays emitted by the Hairs penetrated up to the heavens above and down to hell ... the blind beheld objects ... the deaf heard sounds ... the dumb spoke distinctly ... the earth quaked ... the winds of the ocean blew ... Mount Meru shook ... lightning flashed ... "
Extract from the legend of the Shwedagon Pagoda
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Fred from Easton PA, United States
This looks like a scene out of a sci-fi.fantacy novel.. Great photo !
Where is this ?
23 Jan 2007 5:18am
@Fred: This photo was taken at Indein, an archeological site upriver from Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar.
Wayne from Melbourne, Australia
I think Fred's got it down pat...I love your framing of the shot...its like the borders are part of these super-tall structures and what we're seeing in the middle is peanuts compared to the rest of the city but even at the peanuts level is strange, weird and fascinating
23 Jan 2007 10:35am
Charisse Farr from Brisbane, Australia
Nice shot, Helen! I frequently visit your photoblog and often wish I was in half the places those pictures were taken!
23 Jan 2007 10:55am
shiqi from Singapore, Singapore
woah. this is a cool pagoda!!!!!! i've read about the place before. really wanna go there. thanks for letting me see what it really looks like from this really cool photo:)
23 Jan 2007 2:02pm
Colour blind from Tokyo, Japan
Super detailed photo here. Lots to look at. I'm just wondering the scale of this...it's a little decieving. Maybe you can educate me. Great composition though the bent roofs make you follow the whole picture.
23 Jan 2007 4:43pm
@Colour blind: Here is another photo here of the area to help you with scale.
Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan
Outstanding. Thanks for sharing this. It's a spectacular image.
23 Jan 2007 4:57pm
Martine Lapointe from Québec, Canada
So beautiful and special place! It reminds me scenes of the computers games "Myst"!
23 Jan 2007 5:13pm
Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
Makes me think of an elf village in Lord of the Rings - very cool architecture and a good shot.
23 Jan 2007 5:24pm
Ali-G from Ottawa, Canada
Fantastic shot! Of all the places I have been in Southeast Asia, Burma was by far the most interesting - and the people the friendliest. Looking forward to seeing more of your shots.
23 Jan 2007 9:27pm
Matt Trujillo Photography from Portland, United States
What they said, only more so.
24 Jan 2007 1:18am
Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia
Aptly titled, this really is otherworldly. Love the extract.
24 Jan 2007 1:22am
Mammoth in Chief from Naperville, United States
Wow. That's crazy. Looks like a Wizard of Oz-ish, weird place... Hmm, I'm saving this - if I ever become an all-powerful Lord of Evil or Lord of whatever, behold - my -ekhem- mansion.
24 Jan 2007 1:33am
Anne from White Rock, Canada
The rest of the people have said it all! What more can I say but fabulous!
PS. Are the spires really as tall as they look? Or, was the bottom of the photo the edge of a roof?
24 Jan 2007 8:39am
@Anne: These stupas range in size but are all quite large. I have uploaded another photo of some locals tribes people walking through the area which should help give you an idea of scale.
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