Taiwan - Early Morning at Lianchihtan (Lotus Pond) in Kaohsiung
Lotus Pond, named after the aquatic plants growing in it, is located in eastern Zuoying District. The pond is surrounded by willow trees, area of 75 hectares, also an area of temples like Confucius Temple, Spring Autumn Pavilion and Dragon and Tiger Tower. The foggy view in the morning and late evening makes the pond with the mystery feeling, especially in summer time, with the willow trees on the pond side. One of the more famous temples is the Confucius Temple to the west of the lake, the biggest of its kind on Taiwan.Architecturally similar to examples from the Song Dynasty, the temple features an arched bridge and an embossed bronze wall profiling Confucius. Other prominent landmarks around Lotus Lake are the Dragon Tiger Towers with their relief carvings illustrating twenty-four stories of filial piety, twelve men of virtue, and the thirty-six generals of the Emperor of Heaven.
This is one of those photos that was nearly not taken. It was early 4.40 AM wake up call and I nearly had no energy to get out of bed. I thought that I have already taken lovely shots of this place the previous night and I just didnt feel like going into the hot darkness yet again just to capture another sunrise photo. By pure power of will I got out of bed and decided to go for it. When scene like this appeared I was more than happy I did.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Lens’s focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm, Photo Focal length: 28.00 mm, Aperture: 22, Exposure time: 15.0 s, ISO: 50
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Very strong composition!
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So beautiful!
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Firago (32 months ago | reply)
Lovely light and DOF. Beautiful scene.
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it was worth waking up so early :-)
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Awesome reflections!
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Captain Suresh (32 months ago | reply)
Wonderful image, well composed !
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I can say its perfect
Nefar1ous (32 months ago | reply)
Again, well done. My soul keeps screaming.... "take me with you" :)
Michel-A. (32 months ago | reply)
great composition .
A.Alwosaibie (32 months ago | reply)
very Beautiful shot!!
Vin0x64 (32 months ago | reply)
Perfect !
Debasis ~~ (32 months ago | reply)
the water here looks like a crystal....fantastic
Stefanie Kappel (32 months ago | reply)
Superb image my friend! Well done!
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Chee Seong (32 months ago | reply)
Digging the reflection captured!
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dedalus11 (32 months ago | reply)
perfect reflection
david.bank (www.david-bank.com) (32 months ago | reply)
You don't stop travelling my friend. Great composition with the stones in the foreground. Well done.
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m7han (32 months ago | reply)
great landscape!
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Deserves a fave. A big one!
alexandros9 (32 months ago | reply)
wonderful picture!
tobey308 (32 months ago | reply)
excellent as always!
merlin600058 (32 months ago | reply)
Splendid capture !!! Have a nice weekend.
Hussain Alabdullatif (32 months ago | reply)
great work
© Ainara Garcia - www.ainaragarcia.com (32 months ago | reply)
Beautiful reflections and light :)
yaxchibonam (32 months ago | reply)
Your comments are very interesting, and of course the photo is stunning. It makes me wonder about the history of Taiwan, whether there are any truly ancient temples there, or if it is more a modern state established later.
Ted Rivera (32 months ago | reply)
I really love the tones and exposure here Lucie, a great shot!!
I would love to visit Taiwan some day :)
Ting 婷 (32 months ago | reply)
wow, those big stones as foreground is great to be included. Gorgeous reflections of cos. Gosh I miss photowalks.
AttilioCorrenti( Attila2006 -Maverick) (32 months ago | reply)
beautiful shot!
Dan Wiklund (32 months ago | reply)
Great composition.
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Urška Majer (32 months ago | reply)
this is amazing! Gorgeous reflection!
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Frank Hendriks (offline till june 14th) (32 months ago | reply)
nice shot
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Barbara Jones / photosecosse.com (32 months ago | reply)
Pretty glad you managed out of bed early, we would have all missed this amazing image !!
Alfredi (32 months ago | reply)
Amazing compo lucie. The place transmites peace and the light is perfect
Miguel_CD (32 months ago | reply)
It´s a great shot!! Congrats!!
netherspirit (32 months ago | reply)
Stunning capture. Beautiful reflections.
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RkRao (32 months ago | reply)
wonderful picture!
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BO-MBARAK (32 months ago | reply)
Very amazing shot
desimage (32 months ago | reply)
A remarkable shot of great quality..
Bravo