Tears From Heaven, Shanghai 2006 by Kal Khogali

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19-AUG-2006

Tears From Heaven, Shanghai 2006

For Sophie...God was watching ;-)K

(Post Note; Roberto...a personally ironic image, prompted by a criticism of me taking a photograph in a place of worship...)

Canon EOS 20D
1/320s f/5.0 at 15.0mm iso1600 full exif

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Guest		06-Sep-2006 01:36
Heaven cries now... yes. Very beautiful lighting. Like this black and white a lot.

Jennifer Zhou		05-Sep-2006 05:54
The B&W works great for me because I was reminded by your title of a very sad song " Tears In Heaven".. The light is like tear-drop falling from heaven... Sad but beautiful...

Guest		02-Sep-2006 23:12
As a leaf I could not hide from the gauntlet gaze of autumn rustling through the prayerful weave of forest cloisters.And I cowered in silence as only reverend timidness could.With their silver eyes frowning me low into stoney shadow.So that I could not turn away from their penetrable intent, even in the remotest corner of my dream.

Ana Carloto O'Shea		02-Sep-2006 21:29
I agree with Phil.. Shooting this one in b&w really made a difference. It's so beautiful though.. darkness & light balancing themselves wonderfully on that cool angle you chose to photograph this one...

Phil Douglis		02-Sep-2006 17:18
You go against expectations here, Kal -- shooting a cathedral genre that is almost always made in color (such as my own athttp://www.pbase.com/pnd1/image/33923914 ) in black and white instead. You remove it from its reality and deal instead with with the simple design of the windows themselves instead of their color. Of course, I have no idea of knowing if these windows are fitted with stained glass or not. If they were not, your choice of black and white makes even more sense, if your intention is to express sobriety instead of exultation.

Rob Rosetti		02-Sep-2006 14:10
Really wonderful Kal! The lights, the angle and the perspective, everything is perfect! Strong atmosphere. I feel like a believer! :)

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