The Totem

Posted by AJ Kassam (Ottawa, Canada) on 14 November 2006 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

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Comments (5)

Cyrille from PARIS, France

Nice colors, nice subject, nice composition, great photo.

14 Nov 2006 9:43am

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

Cyrille pretty much said it all. I echo him. Where was this taken by the way and does it have any particular meaning? Its caught my curiosity.

14 Nov 2006 1:40pm

@Duncan Galbraith: This is a portion of a Totem Pole - a large ceremonial pole carved by the native aboriginal people of the west coast of Canada and the United States. This particular example was shot at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau Quebec.....but you can still find examples out in the woods of British Columbia....
Follow this link for a basic understanding of the significance of the Totem Pole:
http://users.imag.net/~sry.jkramer/nativetotems/basics.htm

and Cyrille and Duncan - thanks very much for your comments.
cheers.
ajk

Suby from Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Love the textures in this shot, it's as if you can reach out and touch the totem, it almost pops out of the picture, lovely image perfect capture.

Suby

14 Nov 2006 2:23pm

Ryan Yam from Quezon City, Philippines

Excellent textures and nice lighting :)

14 Nov 2006 3:41pm

ladrodianime from Cagliari, Italy

great shot, 3d effect is almost perfect. was taken with sun light or artificial light? because if it was sunlight you choose the perfect moment!

16 Nov 2006 10:21am

@ladrodianime: I'd like to have taken the credit for the lighting too - however it was artificially lit at a museum :) For the light I thank the Ottawa Museum of Civilization.

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