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Sony Forums Challenges | all galleries >> Challenge 178: Still Life (hosted by Frank & Martin) >> Challenge 178: Eligible > edit image
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27-SEP-2008

a face
by jrdu

Sony Alpha DSLR A-900
1/8000s f/5.6 at 50.0mm iso1600 full exif

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Franky2005 04-Oct-2008 20:40
Another striking exposure of a sculpture! Very focussed compo, giving an intense expirience. IMO the gallery background does not work well with the toning, which is not your fault of course.
jrdu 29-Sep-2008 02:16
This is a big sculpture to which I'm not even waist high. It's of two men beating vigourously on drums. This face is pointing straight down, and therefore in shadow. I got inbetween the drum and the body and took this shot straight up into the face. So this is intended as a look of artistic intensity or strenuous activity. I don't know why they are beating the drum. Maybe that's important. The sculpture is outside a hospital, and I attracted the attention of a security guard while taking this shot. China is very security conscious since the Olympics.
Katherine Stanback's Photos29-Sep-2008 00:59
Great close-up shot of this stone face - he has a scary expression! I can't tell if he's very sad or very angry.