fahim mohammed
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Kathy Rappaport
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Lovely
Fahim,
Nice image that must have a story to attach to it! I love the depth of field. This makes me want to hear the story attached to the image - who is the boy, where is he ....etc.
Fahim,
Nice image that must have a story to attach to it! I love the depth of field. This makes me want to hear the story attached to the image - who is the boy, where is he ....etc.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Fahim,
This looks like a market, a monestary or a music group perhaps and you have noticed this boy?
Asher
This looks like a market, a monestary or a music group perhaps and you have noticed this boy?
Asher
fahim mohammed
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Kathy, Asher..thanks for looking.
In Nepal there are Nepalese and Tibetian Monasteries. This series is from a Tibetian Monastery, where I
was very graciously allowed to spend a day. It was a different and serene experience to say the least. I had requested permission to photograph during the prayer and contemplation sessions, which was granted. I am grateful to them for this privilege. To keep the noise form the camera at a minimum I used
my leica and a lux 50 asph to cope with the low light.
There were different sessions for younger and not so young monks. Here are a few more from that visit.
M8 is not known for low light and I am not known for steady hands!
Thank you for your comments.
In Nepal there are Nepalese and Tibetian Monasteries. This series is from a Tibetian Monastery, where I
was very graciously allowed to spend a day. It was a different and serene experience to say the least. I had requested permission to photograph during the prayer and contemplation sessions, which was granted. I am grateful to them for this privilege. To keep the noise form the camera at a minimum I used
my leica and a lux 50 asph to cope with the low light.
There were different sessions for younger and not so young monks. Here are a few more from that visit.
M8 is not known for low light and I am not known for steady hands!
Thank you for your comments.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Fahim,
Fascinating and intimate! You are fortunate to have been given permission to be an observer. Did you manage to understand the nature and form of the prayer and ritual? Are there any commonalities you can see with Judeo-Christian-Islamic services with a preacher and a holy book and psalms?
Are all the monks essentially doing the same thing of is there a leader and they respond to what he chants. Does a senior monk come out and talk for 20-40 minutes and give a sermon?
Did you manage to find out the values associated with the items photographed, the shell, decorated picture, brass (bell or incense holder). The grasping of the rob? Is that prior to kissing the text via first kissing the cloth?
I wish you could have taken video too!
Asher
Any wider shots too?
Fascinating and intimate! You are fortunate to have been given permission to be an observer. Did you manage to understand the nature and form of the prayer and ritual? Are there any commonalities you can see with Judeo-Christian-Islamic services with a preacher and a holy book and psalms?
Are all the monks essentially doing the same thing of is there a leader and they respond to what he chants. Does a senior monk come out and talk for 20-40 minutes and give a sermon?
Did you manage to find out the values associated with the items photographed, the shell, decorated picture, brass (bell or incense holder). The grasping of the rob? Is that prior to kissing the text via first kissing the cloth?
I wish you could have taken video too!
Asher
Any wider shots too?
fahim mohammed
Well-known member
Asher, I am losing replies after typing and when a password is once again required. So quickly before, I lose this one too!
Fort Bragg...without the amenities and the noise would be my impression of a monastery.
Fort Bragg...without the amenities and the noise would be my impression of a monastery.
Fahim,
1. Did you manage to understand the nature and form of the prayer and ritual? ...No
2. Are there any commonalities you can see with Judeo-Christian-Islamic services with a preacher and a holy book and psalms?
Are all the monks essentially doing the same thing of is there a leader and they respond to what he chants
3. Does a senior monk come out and talk for 20-40 minutes and give a sermon?...Don't know
4. Did you manage to find out the values associated with the items photographed, the shell, decorated picture, brass (bell or incense holder). The grasping of the rob? Is that prior to kissing the text via first kissing the cloth?
...The seashell is associated with Vishnu and the one with clockwise spirals is more sacred. The decorations are generally variations/combinations of the 8 major symbols in Buddhism. The bell, in various forms, is to announce that a sacred ceremony is in place and to ward off evil. I do not know the significance, if any, of the grasping of the robe.
The colors, ambience, the general low lighting, quiet, the prayer flags, and the various symbols have
a relationship to Hinduism.
The one thing that leapt out at me was..cleanliness. The monks were very polite but reserved.
4.I wish you could have taken video too!....Me too!
Asher
5.Any wider shots too?.....Shall search, but doubt it.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Thanks for the extra information. I need to get myself educated a little more.
As far as re-logging in, I wonder why that is? Could you help define the issue and let's get it remedied.
Asher
As far as re-logging in, I wonder why that is? Could you help define the issue and let's get it remedied.
Asher
fahim mohammed
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1. i log in
2. i start a reply to a thread
3. if after say 5 mins, i ' submit reply '
4. i am asked to log on again
5. i log on again!
6. my reply is lost, there is nothing to post, lost in hyperspace
7. i have to start all over again
Regards.
2. i start a reply to a thread
3. if after say 5 mins, i ' submit reply '
4. i am asked to log on again
5. i log on again!
6. my reply is lost, there is nothing to post, lost in hyperspace
7. i have to start all over again
Regards.
Cem_Usakligil
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It sounds like your browser is losing the cookie which contains your login credentials. When you login, do you check the tick box which says "Remember me on this computer"? If not, then a session cookie is used which gets lost the next time you connect to the OPF server. If you have an unstable internet connection which causes a drop while you are online, the browser will reconnect to the server but having lost the cookie, it will ask you to login again. That's what I can guess looking at the situation. Until this is resolved, caution would be advised. Before submitting your reply, select all the text (using Ctrl-A on a PC) and copy it using Ctrl-C. If you lose your text after logging in again, then you can still use Ctrl-V (paste) to prevent the loss of your text. HTH.
Cheers,
janet Smith
pro member
Hello Fahim
I love this beautiful shot, wonderful colours, conveys a feeling of calm and peace to me.....
fahim mohammed
Well-known member
Janet, thanks for looking. May peace be always with you.
fahim mohammed
Well-known member
Cem, how are you doing with your new job. Hope it goes well with you.
Thanks for helping me with the mac-osx issue. I have set it up as you recommended, hope it solves the
problem.
Best.
Thanks for helping me with the mac-osx issue. I have set it up as you recommended, hope it solves the
problem.
Best.
janet Smith
pro member
What a nice thing to say, thank you Fahim, may I wish the same to you and yours......