Ferdowsi was born in Khorasan in a village near Tous, in 935 CE His great epic The Shahnameh (The Epic of Kings), to which he devoted most of his adult life, was originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan, who were the chief instigators of the revival of Persian cultural traditions after the Arab conquest of the seventh century. During Ferdowsi's lifetime this dynasty was conquered by the Ghaznavid Turks, and there are various stories in medieval texts describing the lack of interest shown by the new ruler of Khorasan, Mahmoud of Ghaznavi, in Ferdowsi and his lifework. Ferdowsi is said to have died around 1020 CE in poverty and embittered by royal neglect, though confident of his and his poem's ultimate fame.
The Shahnameh or The Epic of Kings is one of the definite classics of the world. It tells hero tales of ancient Persia. The contents and the poet's style in describing the events takes the readers back to the ancient times and makes he/she sense and feel the events. Ferdowsi worked for thirty years to finish this masterpiece.
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Sorry, I'm with the voters and not with the last commenter - there's no frame as described by the challenge:
"Capture an image where the foreground subject frames the rest of the image."
Other than that, its a nice photograph.
Did you try any alternative crop?
Wow, did people miss this or what? The clouds frame Ferdowsi in a kind of whole-body halo, and his legs frame the child. Aside from the photo meeting the challenge (which counts for a bit too much here at times), it is well composed, dynamic, and technically spot-on. The view from below helps to emphasize the strength and impact of the subject. The choice of color here is fine, but I do think that black & white would have worked quite well.
Basically, this is a good indication that the majority of voters are moving much to quickly. The discerning few who take the time, see an out of the box shot that deserved to place near the top, not dead at the bottom. Good luck in the future challenges.
i hope other voters take the time to look at your picture and not dismiss it at a stroke. i nearly did myself - i didn't register the frame for a moment there... but yes, the sky does form a natural frame of sorts, and a quite stunningly beautiful one at that. i think whacking up the contrast, or even taking up the saturation and lowering the lightness on the blues (which you can do under basic) would have made it a bit more obvious, though. your subject seems to be quite an enigmatic character - i was compelled to look him up actually. the statue is beautifully lit, and nicely captured - good for a guide book. nice - 7.
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