 In yesterday's entry, I posted a picture of an angel at Versailles. In today's entry, we see an angel next to the guardian of Versailles. The name of this bronze statue is Le Rhône, created by the famous French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Tuby. The picture is another high dynamic range image, tonemapped with Photomatix Pro. My goal with using the HDR technique was to bring out all the intricate details in the texture of the sculpture. What really grabbed my attention upon closer inspection of this image is the spot to the right of the (boy) angel's hair (about forty-five degrees from the tip of the hair). Do you notice what appear to be scratches? In fact, this is not an image artifact; rather, what you are seeing is a spider's web. In this regard, the HDR technique allowed me to pull out this detail in the photo, which might otherwise have been overlooked. What do you think? In the background of this photo, you can see the Versailles castle. It was a bit breezy that beautiful evening, and you can see the French flag waving from the top. The sun had not quiet set yet, and because it was obscured by the clouds, the light was perfect for photography. In tomorrow's post, I will post an image which I captured at Versailles looking in the opposite direction. It is one of the few images which I post-processed a few weeks ago (so it was actually in the pipeline to be posted), but I wanted to build up to it by posting one or two other images from Versailles first. Check in tomorrow to see that image (I promise it will be worth it). Free Prints Announcement: In yesterday's post, I described how I am bringing back the free print giveaway after a break of about two months (all details and the fine print here). So far, not one person has left a comment, so I am hoping some of you do respond. If you are new to Erudite Expressions, then I do recommend starting out by checking out the archives; I've organized the archives by category, one of which is my travel gallery. To enter the free print giveaway (which runs through September 1, 2009), all you have to do is leave a comment (use the 'comments' link at the bottom of every post to leave a comment) which answers the following question, which I phrase in three different ways: 'Why do you feel attracted to this image? How do you connect to this image? What about this image moves you?' It's a simple question of inspiration. Depending on reader response, I may even send you a print of the image on which you comment. |
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