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Michelangelo's Pietà
Michelangelo's Pietà
AldoGrimaldi


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: The Sacred (Basic Editing)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ50
Location: the Vatican
Date: Aug 19, 2007
Aperture: 3.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Emotive, History
Date Uploaded: Aug 21, 2007

 Photograph taken inside St. Peter's Church, in Rome. The statue is protected by a thick glass. I have photographed in available light, no flash light. Freehand: no tripod allowed. The available light is artificial; no daylight, therefore the original image looks quite reddish.
Editing has been done with Paint Shop Pro:
- resize;
- automatic correction in 1 step;
- sharpness: + 3;
- border: black, 5 pixels;
- "accentuated focus".

Statistics
Place: 54 out of 166
Avg (all users): 5.5348
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.4746
Avg (non-participants): 5.5625
Views since voting: 2743
Views during voting: 261
Votes: 187
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 04/02/2008 06:14:42 PM
Originally posted by ChicPhotog:
Kind of a boring shot to me, maybe if you couldv'e gotten more of the statue in the shot it wouldve worked better


If this seems boring and poorly composed to you, I would assume that you have not been there to see the real thing. True, it would be great to see the whole thing, however...It's behind glass, the glass is in sections (so if you move the wrong direction you will have a window joint through your picture), there are a million people packed in there like sardines trying to get a look at it simultaneously, no flash, no tripod, no monopod. I'm amazed it's not a giant blur with someone's head in the frame.
Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 09/11/2007 01:30:32 AM
Very very nicely done. I'm used to a different angle of view from other photos of the Pieta, but your composition and the lighting and tones work very well together. (Also impressed by what you managed under the lighting conditions and the glass barrier as well as the Panny ISO 800).
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/28/2007 10:21:11 PM
Since all my photo equipment was stolen and I am camera-less, I will spend time now voting...
Interest - 2
Theme Interp - 2
Technical Merit - 2
Personal Bias - 2
TOTAL - 8
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Canon PowerShot S5 IS
 08/26/2007 08:23:11 AM
beautiful capture, love the details and shadow
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Kodak Z650
 08/24/2007 01:04:51 PM
Kind of a boring shot to me, maybe if you couldv'e gotten more of the statue in the shot it wouldve worked better
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/23/2007 07:00:55 AM
A magnificent piece of sculpture, It looks as if it was crafted last week.It always amazes me.
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Canon PowerShot S5 IS
 08/22/2007 08:03:52 PM
Striking deail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 08/22/2007 07:53:51 PM
great lighting and perfect angle.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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