About the Image(s)

The masked Cham dance, performed as part of the annual Hemis Tsechu festival at the Hemis monastery, in Ladakh, India, in the Mahayana Tantric Buddhist tradition, celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism. It is performed by monks in elaborate, multi-colored brocaded costumes, to the accompaniment of drums and a variety of indigenous musical instruments. Here I tried to isolate one dancer in the image, with just enough background for contrast.
Canon EOS XTi and Canon EF75-300mm f/4-5.6 USM Lens @ 130 mm. f/9 @ 1/200 sec. ISO: 200. Harsh midday sunlight.