Confucius

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    (551–479 bc), Chinese philosopher; Latinized name of Kongfuze ( K'ung Fu-tzu) "Kong the master.” His ideas about the importance of practical moral values, collected by his disciples in the Analects, formed the basis of the philosophy known as Confucianism.

    This photo is of a statue that is in Yueyang, China which sits on the shore of the Dongting Lake.

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    Camera: Nikon D80
    Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
    Aperture: f/5.6
    Focal Length: 135 mm
    ISO Speed: 180
    Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV

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    hapakorean, Erica Webel, Jian Yang, phwsurgery, and 6 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    1. arvind k 78 months ago | reply

      Obligatory Confuse jokes in place :)

      Great background.

    2. gabylee60 78 months ago | reply

      Very Nice ,Wonderful feeling

    3. dustdevildiver (meeting myself coming and going) 78 months ago | reply

      Confucius say "man with camera take good photo"! Sorry, I had to do it!

    4. John Patrick Images 78 months ago | reply

      Confucius was confused?

    5. masner 78 months ago | reply

      incredible!

    6. invisible consequential 59 months ago | reply

      Beautiful lighting. Thanks for sharing with Creative Commons. I used this with an article on "Left Confucianism" as a Chinese political innovation.

    7. Steve Webel 59 months ago | reply

      I'm glad the image was useful. Thanks for using the CC license properly.

    8. invisible consequential 59 months ago | reply

      My pleasure. CC is a great asset to nonprofit media.

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