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June 29, 2005
Hoysala Temple II - Kama Sutra Carving Detail
| Camera | Konica Minolta 7d |
| Lens | Tameron 28-200mm f/2.8 @ 28mm |
| Shutter / Aperture | 1/40s / f/3.5 |
| ISO | 100 |
One portion of the temple exterior is devoted to carvings of the kama sutra. Our temple guide explained this as pictoral sexual education for the illiterate commoner. The illiterate commoner was probably better informed of bedroom gymnastics than your average American.
I had a hard time trying to make this shot look interesting. The lack of contrast in the carvings was giving me a lot trouble. In the end, I settled for this rather cheesy shot with a shallow depth of field. This shot doesn't show a lot of the variety in the carvings, but I like it as cheesy as it is.
Posted by jordanh at June 29, 2005 12:00 AM
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Yes, Paul is right! And also the perspective is rather interesting!!
Posted by: Heidi at June 29, 2005 4:29 PM
>>lack of contrast was giving me a lot trouble
I can completely understand this situation, having found myself in them often. You have done a great job here. Given the fact that you cannot take the camera any more close to the wall (base of wall protrudes outwards), this may just well be the best angle.
Posted by: Srijith at July 2, 2005 11:57 AM
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Not cheesy at all. It shows both detail and depth -- a great image.
Posted by: Paul at June 29, 2005 8:23 AM