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Uploaded: 01/24/12 5:58 PM GMT
Indian Hunter in Central Park
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Cast in 1866 and dedicated on Feb. 4, 1869, this statue was the first sculpture by an American artist to be placed in Central Park, and is one of the oldest works on outdoor display in the park. It is by John Quincy Adams Ward, the same person that made the Shakespeare sculpture.

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::LynEve
01/30/12 2:33 AM GMT
My 2c worth :)
I like the composition and of course the subject is a beautiful piece of sculpture - I am amazed at it's age. I would also like to see a version showing more of the work some time.
The sunlight reflected on the neck gives an added warmth.
Personal opinion is that the statue is a little dark to appreciate the fine detail and the busy background distracts.I took the liberty of making a few adjustments (which I hope you do not object to)- exposing the subject slightly more and muting the background. Result is HERE
Criticizing what I did - a bit of the mysterious quality has been lost.


Edit: Different monitors - different looks. PC looks dark, laptop less so.
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::coram9
01/30/12 8:48 AM GMT
Its a detailed statue shot. Brightness seems good to me, keeps the dark metal of the statue and maintains a difference between it and the trees behind which lightening it looses. Detail can be seen well at full screen. Nice blurred background etc. Compositionally the central head might be seen as incorrect, but I cannot see how moving it helps the image. There is adequate space for the hunter to be looking into, more would make the left hand side boring, less would cramp his style. The only problem is, to my eyes, that it is just a picture of a statue, a very good one, but nothing special.

The only way I could think of improving it is to have a wider shat and someone looking back at him in some way, say a child looking up at the statue shot from really low down, but I am not familiar with the surroundings and that may not be possible.
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.Eubeen
01/30/12 8:54 AM GMT
Nice bokeh and a good angle in the shot. I can see Lyn's point about the darkness, maybe selectively lighten some of the shadows on the statue. Though when viewed full screen it doesn't look all that bad. The shading does add a nice smoothness to the surface of the statue. That's my 1.5 cents worth, factoring in exchange rates.
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