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Love, Devotion & Surrender (The sand Mandala)
Love, Devotion & Surrender (The sand Mandala)
Tajhad


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Challenge: Religion (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Newcastle city hall
Date: May 26, 2007
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: May 28, 2007

 Tibetan monks visiting Newcastle - doing a sand mandala - in the city town hall. This was a week before the Dali Lama was visiting Australia. His visit was causing a great deal of attention (as it always does) because the Politicians were avoiding him because they might offend the Chinese (trade and money).
These monks had spent a week painstakingly making the mandala with very fine coloured sand. On the last day among chants and prayers the sand is then swept into one pile. Such love (of the Buddha), such devotion (of the task at hand) and finally surrender (nothing is permanent).
Converted from RAW. Mask to slightly blur background. Mask to increase exposure. Slight Dodge & Burn. Saturate colour slightly. Resize, sharpen, save.

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Place: 36 out of 311
Avg (all users): 5.9572
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.6230
Avg (non-participants): 6.1190
Views since voting: 1183
Views during voting: 283
Votes: 187
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/05/2007 10:58:32 PM
Very nice colorful capture. He looks so intent on what he his doing. :)
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 06/05/2007 03:44:25 PM
these guys amaze me. i wish i could see this being done in person sometime. their attention to detail captivates me. good capture of detail and context.
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 06/05/2007 02:48:10 PM
Interesting and creative take on the subject. 9
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 06/05/2007 02:13:48 PM
finely detailed composition. nice light, nice color, good definition, interesting subject
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 06/04/2007 07:26:47 AM
This is a great shot. I love seeing the monk showing what is probably a centuries old craft whilst wearing a 21st century watch. Well done.
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 05/31/2007 10:44:29 PM
Love the watch. Nice color, lighting, and composition.
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 05/31/2007 08:31:55 PM
somewhere in KC, MO. hmmmmm...who could it be?????
 05/31/2007 01:57:13 AM
That is devotion. I saw a video about a week ago of monks doing the same sand painting, and a little kid shuffled through it for fun. That certainly tested their patience as they recreated it.
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 05/31/2007 12:51:52 AM
great shot
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 05/30/2007 10:20:04 PM
Interesting capture with a universal feel yet I wonder if the watch detracts a little from its delivery. Bump.
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 05/30/2007 01:33:22 PM
is this the one that was on the news last week? that the little boy ran through and messed up?
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 05/30/2007 07:51:20 AM
Gotta love a monk with Rolex.
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