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moko

Waitanga Treaty Grounds, North Island

the indigenous people of New Zealand are the Maori, who arrived from Polynesia more than 1,000 years ago...one quarter of a million currently live in New Zealand, where their culture has been undergoing a renaissance in recent decades...much earlier they signed an important treaty with the British at Waitanga...a deeply significant place even today...this carved face from the meeting house features ‘moko’… a traditional tattoo design

Nikon D80
Nikkor 18-200mm - 1/60s f/5.3 at 90.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time20-Nov-2008 20:36:19
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D80
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length90 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/5.3
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias-0.50
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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Giancarlo Guzzardi21-Jul-2009 17:11
preciouse mask
Steve Highfield10-Jan-2009 21:18
A really fascinating carving.
Nicely capturing the highlights.
David, you have the knack for doing these portrait images, as you did with the sand sculptings! Well done....
Guenter Eh22-Dec-2008 14:42
The longer I look, the more I see life in the mask...! Fascinating shot!
bill friedlander20-Dec-2008 21:28
Nice light and texture. Good framing. V
Apostolos Tikopoulos20-Dec-2008 20:57
Nice Maori mask. Great details and colors. V.
John Lamb20-Dec-2008 18:58
Nice rendition of the moko. The tight crop adds energy to the image.
marie-jose wolff20-Dec-2008 17:42
a beautiful hand carved mask! V
Steve Morris20-Dec-2008 16:57
Nice lighting on the face of this carved mask!!BV
Gerard Koehl20-Dec-2008 07:28
Superbe ce masque... V
Paco López20-Dec-2008 06:27
Excellent work! V!
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