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Liwu River flowing to the Pacific.

He plays his haunting music at the Eternal Spring Shrine. This shrine is the entrance to the road cutting through the Taroko Gorge. His music (and the shrine) is a tribute to the 450 men who lost their lives building this impossible portion of the Central Cross-Island Highway, of which some parts were cut out of solid rock by hand.

The Liwu River that flows through the 20km long gorge before emptying out into the Pacific is in the backdrop of his music. On its way it leaves a trail of marble-walled canyons and cliffs than drop down upto 1km (from the road) and block out the sky.

The melancholic music is accompanied by silence, a mark of respect and homage to the men and their families. Incidentally, it is also the 1st Anniversary of the one of the world's worst natural disasters - The Asian Boxing Day Tsunami. This moment is dedicated to everyone who was torn by the tragedy.

Hualien, Taiwan
2005

Arjun Purkayastha • travel & fine art photography •

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photoGrafando says:

WOW.
what a great shot!
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singingpixel says:

Nice portrait! And interesting story.
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ThePres [deleted] says:

Awesome - love it!!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Igor Alecsander says:

wow, great portrait!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

André Gardenberg says:

wish you the best!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

sjbmuse says:

Nice portrait. I bought a D70s yesterday and I'm looking forward to trying digital b&w.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

neloqua says:

Very ice b/w!
Happy new year!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

smith family1 says:

Lovely photo. Does it look more sad in black and white than in colour?
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

rainbow11 :)) says:

Wonderful portrait and very informativ text!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

sikaa says:

happy New Year!

Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Darren C. says:

Beautiful black and white portrait.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve took it says:

Great shot, title and story. Excellent.

And here is wishing you a challenging, successful and happy 2006!

Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

_ Claudio Lara ♫ says:

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Glen's Pics says:

Wonderful BW portrait. 123
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

.jowo. says:

Excellent portrait. & thanks for the story; there are too many like it, and we all tend to know the local ones best.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

**ANNE says:

Great portait wich comes to life by the story you added....
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

.sombra e luz. says:

great portrait!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

pipistrell@ says:

beautiful portrait!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

nathalie booth says:

great portrait and the story is good to know. Very interesting
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

elhawk says:

Brilliant portrait. He seems like quite a character this guy. I'd love to hear his music. Some great pics in your stream. Thanks for your visit and comment.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Luc.. says:

lovely shot.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

lukasd2009 [deleted] says:

Beautifly composed and the b/w looks great.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

AndroidParanoid [deleted] says:

...Too much to say about it,it's a great framing,tones are magic,meaningful too...10/10
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

mark h2 says:

Excellent shot.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

TheMindsEye says:

Great feeling to this shot. Good work.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

... Arjun says:

photoGrafando, singingpixel, Igor Alecsander, rainbow11, Darren C., Glen's Pics, jowo, **ANNE, .sombra e luz., pipistrell@, nat050462, Luc., lukasd2009, vincenoir, TheMindsEye - Thanks.

thepres6 - Glad you like it.

angar - Thanks and the same to you.

sjbmuse - Congratulations, it is a great camera. Look forward to your shots with it.

neloqua, sikaa, Steve took it, ! Claudio Lara ! - Happy new year and thanks for the wishes.

smith family1 - Yes it does, partly the reason for going with b/w for this.

elhawk - His music was very haunting, perfect to go with the place and mood. Look forward to seeing you around.

Android Paranoid - Thank you so much.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Raphie Frank says:

This photo is a classic victim of "thumbnailification" syndrome. The eyes are completely lost and they -- the haunted aspect -- are what make the pic.

I was touched by the text as well and find it oddly synchronistic. I just posted an homage earlier today to the Lost in "Thumbnail" Translation.

Please do think about adding this to:
Lost in "Thumbnail" Translation and/or
Boojummy
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

... Arjun says:

Raphie Frank - Thanks for your detailed comments. Do send me the link and I will post it to the groups.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

wakalani says:

Would you like to join us at Music • Música • Muziek • Musikk - The Universal Language¿?
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

... Arjun says:

wakalani - Thanks for the invite. Will look into it.
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