This is a HUGE statue of Jesus at a local church. I'm not sure what it's made of. Maybe plaster I guess. It is a permanent structure so whatever it is, it's durable. It sits right off a major highway in Cincinnati, OH and people pull off the highway all the time to take pictures of it cause it is so breathtaking.
This is my first entry and I'm fairly new to the digital darkroom. Mods include: Levels and curves, exposure & lighting adjustments and cloned out a few distracting birds that were sitting on him. Cropped, and resized.
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Cool choice for architecture. It's nice to have another area photographer as a member.
I agree, it appears Jesus is not quite in focus or has movement of the camera or something. I do like the deep blue sky.
Here's my take on this statue back in 2005 when I was doing my Photo a Day project (there are two smaller thumbnails further down on that page as well.)
This is the "touchdown" Jesus on I75 just outside of Cinncy. We drive by it every year on our way to Disney World from Toronto Canada. It is an important landmark of our yearly journey. I am glad you posted this. It is refered to as the "Touchdown Jesus" for obvious reasons. :D
Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.
First Impression - the most important one: That is one awesome Jesus statue :-) I like this photo, definitely stands out.
Composition: I like that you centered the compostion horizontally. I think your choice of composition works here.
Subject: Right there in your face. Not hard to miss.
Technical (Color, focus, and light): Focus is good, but it looks like you may have over-sharpened a bit in post-process.
I like the color of the image, especially the blue sky and red roof.
I'm not real fond of the lighting though. The shadows are kind of harsh. I'd like to see this shot at a different time of day or at night (if there are any spot lights on the Jesus).
To grow its vote?: I think you may have over-processed the image. It comes off as a bit dark.
Summary: I like the photo, a few minor improvements could elp it, but overall it's COOL!
I can't tell if the image is out of focus, over processed, or if it has some other problem, but it isn't crisp and clean the way I would expect from an architecural photo. A very interesting subject none the less.
I like the warmth on the hands; this composition makes you take notice; alternate title "why did you forsake me father and give Tom hanks the lead in the Da Vinci Code"
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