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Submitted: April 28, 2012
Image Size: 11.2 MB
Resolution: 3680×5520

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Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shutter Speed:1/4 second
Aperture:F/22.0
Focal Length:32 mm
ISO Speed:100
Date Taken:Jan 12, 2012, 4:24:38 PM
Software:Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.0 (Windows)

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Departed Hopesby *gyaban

Photography / Architecture / Statues & Monuments

This kind of shot is not my specialty, but I wanted to try an architecture photo, and was really clueless about the best location for it. It took me some research until I ran into that sculpture by Igor Mitoraj. It is located in "La Defense", the business district next to Paris, where are all the big companies towers.

There was a lot of wind this day, and my shooting window was very narrow due to an appointment: I really hoped for some blue sky through the clouds. Everything was ready and set: tripod, composition, aperture, manual focus on hyperfocal, remote in hand... I finally got some luck just before leaving the place. This file was the last on my memory card.

I really liked the irony of such sculpture - a man who lost the major part of his head - just next to that endless, megalomaniac tower. I tried to catch that cold irony I felt in my photo.

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*chryssalis Jun 3, 2012

Amazing perspective and i love the title and concept!:

*veinsofmercury May 31, 2012

Stunning work!

~DieNaerrin May 1, 2012

Wooooow, this shot is incredible! How did you do this? I was at this place by myself and thought about the irony of this sculpture surrounded by these skyscrapers, too

But my photo is just an ordinary one

Super great work!

*gyaban May 1, 2012

Thank you very much

It wasn't too hard to shoot, but I had to use a very small aperture to get everything in focus, so had to use a tripod. Nothing complicated

~DieNaerrin May 2, 2012

Next time, I hope I've got more time on my hands, so I'll give it a try

Thanks!

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