Station VIII of The Way of The Cross

Station VIII - Edited, originally uploaded by BornJavanese.

Edited version of the below one.
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Location: Puh Sarang, Kediri, East Java, Indonesia
Year: 2002
Camera: Nikon F-10.
Scanner: CanoScan LIDE20.
Photoshopped.

Gigantic statue of Vishnu

Vishnu, also known as Narayana, is supreme being or Ultimate Reality for Vaishnavas and a manifestation of Brahman in the Advaita or Smarta traditions of Hinduism (Wikipedia).

This picture is a sequel to the picture I've posted before, The Head of Garuda. It was taken in the same place: Garuda Wishnu Kencana, Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia. I Nyoman Nuarta is the engineer behind the project of that spectacular site. [skd]

Size: 1024*768
Photo and design by Kandar Ag.

The Head of Garuda - Bali

I toke this picture on 2003. It was the last time I visited Bali. Yes, it is the gigantic bronze statue of the head of Garuda in Garuda Wishnu Kencana area, Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia. It is a spectacular tourism place in Bali, where there are two big bronze statues. Another one is the statue of Wishnu (Vishnu), one of great gods of Hindu.

I got the picture with Nikon F-10, a celluloid manual camera, and scanned it with CanoScanLIDE 20 to have it digitalized. I just cropped the head, gave it yellow outer glow, and replaced the original background with a yellow-black gradient circle layer.

I thought of impression when I choose that black color as background. Glowing and gradient yellow color will make an aura effect of the object. The head of Garuda should look brave and powerful, as it is the riding bird of Wishnu. [skd]

Size: 1024*768
Photo & Design by: Kandar Ag.