Friday, 20 November 2009

Broken Buddha of Wat Phra Singh

A Buddha statue lies apparently abandoned below a Bhodi tree in the grounds of Wat Phra Singh. However, he is far from forgotten. Taken at 3.30pm in the afternoon. I'm travelling without my tripod this year, baby instead, and my gorillapod couldn't quite reach the plinth to be far enough from the subject.

Elephant and Tusk


Elephant and Tusk, originally uploaded by Bill Bevan.

One of a few elephant-related images from in and around Chiang Rai's Wat Klang Wiang, a historical Buddhist temple in the centre of town. Stucco elephants on the outside, real tusks on the inside. The light and shade of this particular elephant seems to highlight its eye and I think works best in B&W. Any thoughts?