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28-JUL-2014

Byzantium: 'Antique Mosaic and Pure Decoration'

There were arcades lining the two long sides of the mosque complex, with each section containing eight ceramic/mosaic panels depicting a specific era in Islamic art. I tried to photograph a representative of each set; sometimes I seem to have gotten only one, and sometimes as many as five. It’s also difficult now trying to figure out which panels belong to which era, so in some cases I have to guess.

This is the second of what will be at least 12 images.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/200s f/5.6 at 27.0mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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globalgadabout11-Aug-2014 14:01
this one is lovely, particularly the floral motifs in the upper panels..