In Tibet, buddhist followers pray to 5 elements of the earth: sky, cloud, fire, water and earth. They painted (or printed now a days) prayers on flags, colored to represent each of the elements. People would tie these flags together and hang them in holy places. It was very common to see these prayer flags in monasteries, or near them. These flags were located just outside the monastery caves, where many monks lived on the side of a hill, in caves, at very high altitudes. We drove in between a hill side of rocks, across the top of the road connecting the sides of the rock, hung prayer flags. These flags strung across the road, making a prayer flag bridge, that was colourful and vibrant.
The flags were placed in such a way, that it caught my eye and I also couldn’t help but stare at the colour too. I didn’t really do much altering with this picture, just made the flags brighter, to match what I saw in real life.
Thanks for waiting this week, I had to study for an exam last night, no time to post.
Comments on This Photo (4)
Neat-o. I love the colours, and it looks as if you’ve cut the sky out, It’s absolutely white.
So cool the colours just pop right out.
hey ! im kim bodnar’s nephew, and she told me about your site, great stuff, ive just recently gotten into photography this year, and your pictures are really sweet. especially this one, i read about this place in national geographic haha !
Hey Reilly! I remember you from when we were little, haha! You used to hang out with Dave and me. Glad you’re getting into photography, it’s really interesting. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to post any new pictures during school, but now that my summer is here, hopefully I’ll be posting more. :)