Infinite wishes

    The burning incense at the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple, a contrast to another temple I shot during the same trip.

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    Kowloon City, Hong Kong
    2007

    Arjun Purkayastha • travel & fine art photography •

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    1. crunklygill, wildmann59, mickbis, Gustty, and 284 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. CharlesUibel (57 months ago | reply)

      i like it a lot

    3. Ms Minnow (57 months ago | reply)

      Love the patterns in this -- the combination of smoke and bokeh...

    4. iris_muni (57 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful detail - great capture!

    5. micxs032(al michael) (57 months ago | reply)

      beautiful capture! the hand did add to sacredness of the ceremony. well done!

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    6. jerseyimage (57 months ago | reply)

      This temple is such a fantastic place to visit, and you have captured the vast amounts of burnng incense well (did the smoke get in your eyes?).

    7. mickbis (57 months ago | reply)

      beautiful work....

    8. Lili Fang (57 months ago | reply)

      nice shot~

    9. -robez- [deleted] (57 months ago | reply)

      very nice DoF

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    10. manumint-[BUSY] (57 months ago | reply)

      Love the details of the shot
      :-)

    11. dr_know | Visual Magix (57 months ago | reply)

      beautiful... i like the fact that the hand is a lil blurry...

    12. playa_pixie [deleted] (57 months ago | reply)

      this brings back memories of my childhood when my aunt and mother took me to their temple. a great capture...love the dof and the colors.

    13. jaxybelle (57 months ago | reply)

      great work. lovely composition.

    14. amaria (57 months ago | reply)

      nice composition and colours

    15. jot.de (57 months ago | reply)

      wonderful colours, dof and mood!!!!!!!!

    16. rutchee (57 months ago | reply)

      lovely point of view..
      wow!

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    17. Blackhorse17 (57 months ago | reply)

      Interesting!

    18. Sandra_R (57 months ago | reply)

      Great shot! Love the DOF!

    19. kumo36 (57 months ago | reply)

      beautifull...

    20. beloglintsev [deleted] (57 months ago | reply)

      nice colours, good composition... and the title

    21. Jeremy-G (57 months ago | reply)

      excellent colors!
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    22. munna-shiv nagar (57 months ago | reply)

      GREAT SHOT Arjun

    23. yaznotjaz (57 months ago | reply)

      =) this is so gorgeous, arjun!

    24. ssinghi (57 months ago | reply)

      Very well taken ... this is superb.
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    25. rAmmoRRison (57 months ago | reply)

      I can feel the atmosphere here !wonderful picture !

    26. eyes on.. (57 months ago | reply)

      Wow! Amazing!

    27. antinea... hereandzere (57 months ago | reply)

      love the tones, the bokeh, wonderful!!

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    28. s R i N a T h (57 months ago | reply)

      aah..such a beautiful pic..really nice feeling..
      am blessed, been browsing thru some really nice pix this morning..

    29. jojoandrada (57 months ago | reply)

      beautiful color combos and composition.

      cheers !

    30. Flying Fin (57 months ago | reply)

      a beautiful scene ... most intriguing.
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    31. fredcan (57 months ago | reply)

      A beautiful and evocative image! The colour balance, lighting and dof are simply excellent!

    32. »≡≡« (57 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful shot..:0)
      -Naina

    33. © Ramon Garrote (57 months ago | reply)

      Just wonderful, very very well composed! perfect DoF. One of the best photos i've seen for a long time.

    34. Hahangie (57 months ago | reply)

      nice shot!!!!

    35. Koshyk (57 months ago | reply)

      Wow! You have made a stunning shot out of an ordinary moment in everyday life!!

    36. Cafeman@Twn (57 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic angle and composition, only the most important elements are included in this shot...

    37. Chintan Kanuga (57 months ago | reply)

      It's at position #20 right now.
      Good job.

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    38. shenxy (57 months ago | reply)

      nice capture!

    39. Cate ... (57 months ago | reply)

      hey well done!
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      fantastic and beautiful photo : )

    40. Beckywithasmile (57 months ago | reply)

      I love the composition!

    41. Discaciate (57 months ago | reply)

      Really cool photo.
      The perspective you have choosen is perfect.

    42. indian nomad (57 months ago | reply)

      Stunning photo Arjun. Great work. The composition is just beautiful. Love it!!

    43. rubicon288 (57 months ago | reply)

      It's quite a poignant and interesting image- if you consider how many sticks of incense there are and how many diverse things people are wishing for. The title is lovely and your composition is wonderful.

    44. Jiimbo (57 months ago | reply)

      Love it! Beautiful composition and colors.

    45. riisli (57 months ago | reply)

      great picture

    46. nature shots (57 months ago | reply)

      goegeous colours :)

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    47. blehk (57 months ago | reply)

      great colour

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