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The Way 9...

Posted by
Pavan Kaul (Mumbai, India) on 11 June 2011 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

“There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

NIKON D700 1/500 second F/11.0 ISO 200 70 mm

A film maker from India who has recently rediscovered his passion for photography.


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JacklineG from Béarn, France

L'idée et le cadrage sont superbes ! Bon w.e.

11 Jun 2011 5:30am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

There are many ways to enlightenment!

11 Jun 2011 5:56am

Marie LC from Entre montagnes et Bretagne, France

Interesting idea and nice realization.

11 Jun 2011 6:03am

k@ from Paris, France

You quote here my dear lil' zen monk ;) and with an image so surreal & poetic, you make my day Pavan, a beauty that is so so clever to accompany a message i share so utterly : every day is a new day & happiness is here & now - love the natural light caressing the bulb in focus & the inner light the man has to find to leave his own blur. Excellent*

11 Jun 2011 6:37am

@k@: Thank you Karine! So glad you like it so much:)

Elsaxelle from France

Incroyable ! Une idée lumineuse.

11 Jun 2011 6:43am

Jyoti from Mumbai, India

Great POV!

11 Jun 2011 7:20am

@Jyoti: Thank you.

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Interesting composition & thought.....Great.

11 Jun 2011 7:34am

rem_la from Villiers, France

superbe cette composition !

11 Jun 2011 7:34am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

A perfect alignment :)

11 Jun 2011 7:43am

Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France

a great idea and composition ! I love the man in the blur ! very poetic and meaningful picture !

11 Jun 2011 9:11am

Kat from Lorraine, France

Une belle idée !

11 Jun 2011 10:47am

Phil David Morris 2011 from Saskatoon, Toronto, Canada

I imagine the scene here would be totally different had the light been on.
The scene might be very different had there been a crowd of people to
show what might become a blinding light. There are many lights going on
all the time and I imagine the brightness varies as the time for the bulb
begins to wane and we run out of time. The focus in the photo is wonderful.

11 Jun 2011 11:35am

Enzo from Lausanne, Switzerland

5* pour l'idée
5* pour la composition
5* pour la nuance des teintes et la lumière
Et 5* pour la profondeur de champ avec le personnage flou
Cette image mériterait un spotlight!

11 Jun 2011 11:45am

@Enzo: Un grand merci pour vos aimables paroles!

Eric C. from France

Beautiful pic !!

11 Jun 2011 11:56am

Rosa Frei - Photo Emotions from Ouarzazate, Morocco

Amazing image! And I love the statement of Thich Nhat Hanh! Superb!

11 Jun 2011 12:00pm

Frida from Sweden

What a creative and interesting idea. Really nice outcome of it all.

11 Jun 2011 12:08pm

Goddess ☼ Ƹl¡ from Tehran, Iran

creative and meaningful image , bravo ; )

11 Jun 2011 12:26pm

Ioanaz from Bucharest, Romania

excellent shot!

11 Jun 2011 12:39pm

Jason Politte from Conway, AR, United States

Very creative - well done, Pavan!

11 Jun 2011 1:03pm

Sam from Chennai, India

Wonderful. Very creative image and an excellent quote. Love it, Pavan! Great :)

11 Jun 2011 2:12pm

AMH from Buenos Aires, Argentina

fabulous. very nice. a hug. alejandra

11 Jun 2011 2:18pm

Farhaat from Manama, Bahrain

a very nice idea. good shot!

11 Jun 2011 3:53pm

Rick from Toronto, Canada

The idea within the idea within the artistic conception = light bulb of five star reaction!

Beautiful imagery, Pavan. Your photography has soul. There is no higher praise.

11 Jun 2011 4:23pm

@Rick: Indeed there isn't my friend and I thank you so much for your kind generosity:)

Valeria Carolina from Tres Arroyos, Argentina

Very creative... I like it! :)

11 Jun 2011 4:30pm

Faon from Strasbourg, France

Luminous idea if I can say so ..

11 Jun 2011 5:04pm

Pascale. from La Bonneville sur Iton, France

the enlightement can be everywhere,if you try to see and understand the world,and forget your own person.But maybe the world is an illusion,and that's why you have blurred it,only the light is true.And maybe this lamp will lighten the spirit of this man if he opens his eyes.

11 Jun 2011 7:26pm

RORO from LE HAVRE, France

Great compo, it's like waiting an idea to choose where to go

11 Jun 2011 7:45pm

Christine Walsh from Astoria, NY, United States

A fitting quote from TNH to match so beautifully with the photo. How wonderfully timed - I wonder if it was all planned or if you are practicing patience...
A lonely looking man walking the beach looking for his answers - the light yet to come on.

11 Jun 2011 8:00pm

@Christine Walsh: Thank you Christine! There was no planning. It all came together in a split second as I saw the bulb hanging there and the lonely man lost in thought.

amira from France

Excellentissimo ? Mais d'où sort cette ampoule ?! -)

11 Jun 2011 8:18pm

kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

Stunning composition - brilliant work.

11 Jun 2011 8:42pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

The lightbulb is about to go on. You come up with the most clever compositions.

11 Jun 2011 11:56pm

prarthana from singapore, Singapore

this is just a fantastic shot - intelligent and sensitive, soft and yet, so real!

12 Jun 2011 12:09am

@prarthana: Thank you Prarthana. You are very kind!

Becky from los angeles, United States

OH wonderful! Enlightened indeed. Engaging image. Love the detail and the non-detail. It's a thinker and a feeler. Excellent.

12 Jun 2011 3:13am

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

Oh Pavan, the capture is so brilliant, original, refreshing, impeccable... and the final image, paired with the quote, is stirring thoughts, conveying messages of meaning in a most charming way! So simple, so everyday yet so enlightening! My pic of the day!!!

12 Jun 2011 3:20am

@hugo poon: Wow Thanks! You just made my day Hugo!!

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

neat capture. i like the quote

12 Jun 2011 4:55am

Nitin from Shanghai, China

Simply magnificent - amazing photograph. Spectaculaly composed and what amazing storytelling. I'm bereft of words! Incredible stuff!

12 Jun 2011 5:52am

fereshteh. from Iran

Amazing image...

12 Jun 2011 6:05am

fabrizio from Rome, Italy

perfect compo, really wonderful and clever

12 Jun 2011 6:24am

DULCIE from Danville, CA, United States

What a startling and unusual and provocative image. Superb.
This image pairs marvelously with that superb and oh-so-true quote !! Thank you.

12 Jun 2011 6:34am

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

A quite surprising place for a bulb ! Interesting unusual compostion, like the concept...

12 Jun 2011 6:45am

Monik from PARIS, France

Surréaliste et poétique. J'adore...BRAVO!!! ;-)

12 Jun 2011 7:15am

Valérie Simonnet from paris, France

somptueux une magnifique idée très bien réalisée.

12 Jun 2011 7:33am

DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES from United Kingdom

Alone and reflective, walkig the warm sand in the hues of the golden hour, searching for rhyme and reason, looking for answers, hoping for enlightenment. The light bulb of awakening and realization flicks on, as it dawns upon me and the pieces of the jigsaw fall into place. What I was searching for has been within my grasp, before me, palpable and within reach all along.....

Symbolic and poetic, such a well crafted and accomplished frame, Pavan. A gem of a frame sir.

12 Jun 2011 7:48am

jpla from Anjou, France

Jolie composition ! Je te souhaite un agréable dimanche ! JP

12 Jun 2011 8:01am

Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium

A afantastic composition here Pavan... Very well realised ! Have a lovely weekend :)

12 Jun 2011 8:30am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Great idea, splendid composition, superb DOF. Good day.

12 Jun 2011 9:28am

dr pankaj shukla from panaji, India

Eye catching composition ... !

12 Jun 2011 3:47pm

Pomme from France

Jolie compo et très originale :)

12 Jun 2011 4:51pm

Tomix from landerneau, France

great capture and message!!

12 Jun 2011 5:11pm

martie from mojave desert, United States

Stunning image! One I am sure I'll return to look at frequently.

12 Jun 2011 5:58pm

mohkum from Cochin (Kochi), India

Wonderful idea! Well spotted Pavan!

12 Jun 2011 6:23pm

Michael Fresh from Chester, United Kingdom

One does not need a light to brighten the way, knowing your inner self will clear the shadows.

A superb shot.

12 Jun 2011 6:46pm

Olivier from Manage, Belgium

excellent idea!!

12 Jun 2011 8:19pm

crash from Weehawken,NJ and NYC, United States

nicely composed shot!

12 Jun 2011 9:43pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Wonderful composition! Great message!

12 Jun 2011 10:12pm

Seraphine from San Francisco, United States

lol. you have a great sense of humor, pavan.
i do some of my best thinking while walking on the beach too.

13 Jun 2011 4:19am

Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France

Light,
Through it all happens! She escapes the day and upset the night stars.
It is perhaps this look stung clear tones of the Barents Sea! Or sometimes the maestro who sets the tone on the highest note, and takes you further than these wild lands and water ice intertwined forever ..
Beyond the ice! Light, life ...

I find the light in you even after these few days of skipping school! I translate for you here the text of my photo of the day! There is the same connotation in your theme!

13 Jun 2011 5:55am

Riccardo from Rome, Italy

I like this pic!! Beautiful colours!

13 Jun 2011 6:43am

DowsherVision from PARIS, France

Great timing, lovely picture indeed !!!!!!!!!!

13 Jun 2011 7:20am

Mirjam from Kyiv, Ukraine

This is a very nice creation. It's great to see when it just clicks and the idea is there. You inspire me. Thank you.

13 Jun 2011 7:28am

Jean-Louis from Nîmes, France

Une très belle photo !!
Cette lumière qui nous fait vivre et qui nous éclaire tout au long de notre vie !!
J'adore ,excellente image Pavan .

13 Jun 2011 7:47am

Ginnie from Netherlands

This is totally awesome, Pavan. Unbelievable.

13 Jun 2011 8:08am

Kala from United States

Fantastic composition and selective focus. Brilliant work Pavan!

13 Jun 2011 8:11am

guillaume from Paris, France

Excellent idea !!

13 Jun 2011 9:20am

Mhelene from Paris, France

A stunning and beautiful composition !

13 Jun 2011 9:56am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Excellent, Pavan. Your depth of field is perfect for this clever and creative image.

13 Jun 2011 10:00am

Laurette from Johannesburg - Fourways, South Africa

Wonderful quote and excellent composition. Well done.

13 Jun 2011 12:06pm

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

cool shot

13 Jun 2011 1:55pm

Beat from Switzerland

this is a real wallhanger. perfect and very creative artwork!

13 Jun 2011 2:40pm

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

How right you are friend Pavan! Thanks for the text. To think a while ... admiring the picture ... excellent!
A hug, Adela

13 Jun 2011 3:04pm

Mamyni from Argenteau-Visé, Belgium

Un cadrage génial!
5*

13 Jun 2011 3:41pm

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

So strange but addictive and fascinating !

13 Jun 2011 6:13pm

Phil from Sausset les Pins, France

Fantastic creativity !!! A marvelous shot , really , all is good here , 5* for sure ! Phil

14 Jun 2011 10:02am

Elisa from Rosario, Argentina

Super cliché
Bon mardi. Bisous. Elisa

14 Jun 2011 11:02am

Antoine from France

Superb composition with a excellent framing. I like it. Have a lovely day Pavan. Amicalement Antoine.

14 Jun 2011 7:52pm

Yvon from Belgium

Well done, superb.
Have a lovely week.
Yvon.

14 Jun 2011 8:21pm

kerfendal from Paris, France

great idea nearly monochrome, very artistic

14 Jun 2011 9:09pm

Gérard Beullac from Paris, France

Great....light!
I love absolutely the idea and making of the picture.
The result is brillinat and appeals a lot to our imagination.

15 Jun 2011 7:01am

larans from Lund, Sweden

It´s so poetic and true, this picture and that quote really complements each other. And to that, a most beautiful picture!...and a series of marvellous photos in "The Way".

16 Jun 2011 9:43am

Anne from 新加坡, Singapore

Excellent 5* for creativity and the meaning of it all ! We have to seek our own enlightenment! *a great series!

17 Jun 2011 8:22am

Chris Franklin from Pretoria, South Africa

Great vision and execution! Lovely tones!

17 Jun 2011 12:43pm

H. Heitjohann from Germany

eine sehr gute Idee und gut umgesetzt.

18 Jun 2011 9:00am

@H. Heitjohann: Thank you!

vignesh TG from Chennai, India

Nice composition

19 Jun 2011 6:17am

Marie from FRESNES, France

excellent idée de composition, c'est vraiment très bien réalisé.

20 Jun 2011 7:48pm

Quark from Amsterdam, Netherlands

Very, very funny:-))
Light is amazing in the lamp !

21 Jun 2011 5:29am

Sarah from Sydney, Australia

The artificial and the natural - very clever!

27 Jun 2011 12:29am

Dhaval from Princeton, United States

I love this photo.. The unlit bulb shows the possibility and potential within all of us for enlightenment.. All that is needed is a trigger and the switch will be turned on. There will be an enlightenment and surely it doesn't exist outside our daily lives.

30 Oct 2011 10:25pm

NIKON D700
1/500 second
F/11.0
ISO 200
70 mm

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