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Tibetan Enlightenment
Tibetan Enlightenment
jim29028


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Challenge: A Country Not My Own (Archival) .. (Standard Editing*)
Camera: Olympus E-5
Lens: Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Zuiko
Date: Oct 20, 2011
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/25
Date Uploaded: Apr 7, 2020

 Monk tending the butter candles in a Tibetan monastery. Worshippers come through and add liquid butter to the candles so they never run out. The monks tend the candles and the monastery. I felt very fortunate to be on this trip and one of the more religious experiences of my life.

Basically a straight out of the camera photo, tough conditions with a moving monk in low light.

I've felt a connection with this area since I was 10 and did a book report on it. Going to Lhasa, seeing Everest from base camp, driving along the Tibetan plateau and getting to hike in Nepal will be a memory I'll never forget. I'd love to go back and bring my family.

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Place: 26 out of 84
Avg (all users): 6.0290
Avg (participants): 6.0435
Avg (non-participants): 6.0000
Views since voting: 133
Views during voting: 118
Votes: 69
Comments: 3
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/20/2020 07:11:22 PM
Very nice portrait. One critique would be that the crop just clips off his focus point which makes the overall story incomplete.
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 04/17/2020 12:51:16 PM
perfect light, the face exudes an incredible calm and serenity
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 04/16/2020 11:23:41 AM
Beautiful image.
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