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28-JUL-2014

Ottoman: 'Lotus Flowers and Tulip'

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 eleventh of what will be at least 12 images.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/320s f/5.6 at 31.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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John Hamers14-Aug-2014 10:23
Beautiful panel design, captured wonderfully ! V
Gill Kopy14-Aug-2014 04:52
My favourite V
larose forest photos13-Aug-2014 02:41
The work that went into creating these is awe inspiring. Fabulous shot, Helen. V
Julie Oldfield13-Aug-2014 01:35
I really like this one.
Mairéad11-Aug-2014 22:00
These panels are all beautiful but this one is really eye catching. V
Jola Dziubinska11-Aug-2014 18:36
Greatly designed panel. V.
William Barletta11-Aug-2014 18:14
Very elegant panels ~V~
Martin Lamoon11-Aug-2014 17:19
Wonderful panels, great picture.
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