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Sitthulpawwa Rajamaha Viharaya 1 Sri Lanka

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Set in the SW area of Sri Lanka and in Yala National Park.
This was an ancient Buddhist Monastery believed to have been built in 2ndC. BC
It has a History going back 2200 yrs and was built for Devotees/Worshippers and a Centre for Buddhist Education.
Many of the Monks lived in caverns in the rocks.......it is a huge area.
Meaning of the Title: Hill of the Quiet Mind.

Thank you for any Fav's or comments.
:)
Image size
3000x2250px 3.46 MB
Make
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model
E-M10
Shutter Speed
1/800 second
Aperture
F/11.0
Focal Length
14 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Jun 12, 2015, 12:00:00 AM
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:star::star::star::star::star-half: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Impact

Composition wise it is a very good photograph using the rule of 3rds with 2/3 for the building and 1/3 space at the side. Exposure is spot on as well with full details in the clouds and no blown out highlights.

As for the building itself, I have seen a lot of architecture photographs and have never seen this place before. It is a lovely piece of architecture shot very well by Jenny.

The image is also very sharp and fully in focus, a very well chosen aperture of f/11 giving full depth of field, whilst at the same time not having a smaller aperture which would have created diffraction which would have made the image a lot softer.

Overall a technically good photograph, and aesthetically it is also very pleasing to the eye. Very nice work indeed. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title=":) (Smile)"/>