This was my favorite picture from this challenge. I love the composition of it just the way it is. Do you have a picture of the rest of the statue? My curiosity is killing me.
The composition feels a little top-heavy to me, but it's a really striking picture regardless! Try bumping it down a little, maybe? Blacker blacks might make it pop more, as well.
Excellent shadows, lighting, and contrast!! I love the hand looking like it's going to pluck something out of the sky! Where is this? I'd like to sit around here someday and wait for a bird to fly into the shot right by the hand's open fingers... =)
pretty nice shot. i like the fact that the hand is positioned more toward the top of the photo; it gives it the illusion of coming down to grab you. i'd love to see this entire sculpture and see if anything is attached to that hand.
The only complaint i could possibly make about this photo is that the top of the hand is a little too close to the edge of the frame. Other than that, this is a VERY nice photograph.... Nice composition and the shadows really make this work for me... Kudos to the photographer...