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Can you find the 8 dragons?
This is a gigapan study of a small thangka -- a canvas scroll painting that I purchased during a 2007 visit to Kathmandu, Nepal. Thangkas are created by anonymous (in this case, Tibetan) Buddhist monk-artists as both a record of, and guide for contemplative experience. This 40x40 cm piece is a mandala, the "floorplan of the universe." At the center is the Endless Knot, an important tantric symbol.
I'm happy with the detail, but the color is less vibrant than the original -- time to get out the studio lights. Tripod and Canon SX10 at 20x zoom were set up approx. 220 cm from the picture plane.
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