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Taken with my new Panasonic FZ18 and looking for critiques!! I did not alter this in any way other than to resize from 3264x2448 to 1600x1200.

I did not do any levels, curves, etc. Nothing but resizing and posting.

Camera settings: 3264x2448 @ 72 DPI, Bit Depth= 24, Focal Length= 9mm, F/4, 1/125 sec., ISO - 100, hand-held, no flash.

The statues showcase an expedition in the early 1800s by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase, a swath of land that eventually made up about one-third of the lower 48 states.

The monument on a hillside overlooking the Missouri River includes "heroic-size" statues, with Lewis standing 9 feet 6 inches tall and Clark 8 feet tall. Also depicted are the expedition’s guide, a French-Canadian-Shawnee hunter named George Drouillard; Clark’s slave, York; and Lewis’ Newfoundland dog, Seaman.

Thanks for any help and thoughts!!