TEXERE: fabric of life
Humanity...dawn
Posted by Ron (Saint Louis, United States) on 28 April 2008 in Art & Design and Portfolio.
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
A very interesting picture. They almost look as though they are dancing. The colors are wonderful.
28 Apr 2008 6:05am
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
A very intriguing image, with beautiful tones. Interested to know how you achieved the lighting, with the sun behind but the figures lit from in front. Another HDR composition? If so, it's exteremely well done.
28 Apr 2008 9:39am
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Excellent, Ron. The framing. light and good exposure all add up to make this a great image. It would be interesting to have some background information on this sculpture.
28 Apr 2008 10:11am
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Nice picture. I suppose that there were some orange lights coming from down. Hard to understand the lightning from the shadows. HDR picture?
28 Apr 2008 10:38am
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
I like this photo very much! Fabulous light! The orange on the figures is picked up in the sky also, creating a cohesive feels. Love the composition. You allowed enough room for the man to look into. Very, very nice.
28 Apr 2008 11:31am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
How fabulous, the dawn of humanity indeed, perfectly called, perfectly taken...
28 Apr 2008 11:44am
Aaron Schmidt from Auckland, New Zealand
Beautiful. Excellent angle putting the sun behind the statues. Not much I can critique on this one ... just wonderful.
28 Apr 2008 11:48am
Chris from South Jersey, United States
Beautiful colors, composition, and lighting. An extremely well thought out photo with the backlighting and the angle you used - the man looking at the sun is just great.
28 Apr 2008 1:43pm
Wysterior from Kloten, Switzerland
That's another very cool one - superb light and upraise "feeling"
Wys
28 Apr 2008 2:26pm
Shrig from NorthEast, United States
The lighting here is just wonderful! Great photo! :)
28 Apr 2008 2:43pm
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
The lighting and angle of this shot are superb Ron.
Thank you for your poetic comment on my post on Friday :)
28 Apr 2008 3:00pm
Tracey from White Hall, United States
I am curious about the halo around the statue...PP or was that the way the sky was lit? Just a G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S shot!
28 Apr 2008 3:43pm
@Tracey: Thanks, Tracey. The sun was just above the horizon when I snapped this shot ... so a lot of the halo is provided by the sun's position relative to the statue and me (the photographer). I did ramp up the luminosity in post processing so it is accentuated somewhat. The other element in the mix is that this is another experiment (on my part) in HDR, which also adds to the drama of the sunrise. I have two more shots that I'm posting tomorrow and Wednesday that show the statue from different angles and the sky is completely different in each one ... if you wait just a bit after sunrise the sky begins to take on a completely different look.
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
the lighting is fantastic - excellent framing and colors
28 Apr 2008 4:03pm
Observing from Chester, United Kingdom
I find this a remarkable image Ron, the effect of the intense colored light is good. A thought provoking photo.
28 Apr 2008 4:10pm
Steve from Camdenton, United States
Nice shot Ron. Great lighting which makes the photo pop.
28 Apr 2008 4:34pm
Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal
Love the composition and the colors! Impressive sculptures.
28 Apr 2008 4:47pm
Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Nothing really to add that hasn't already been mentioned. :) Lovely composition...beautiful colors. Looking forward to the next two shots.
28 Apr 2008 4:56pm
danthro from Suburbia, United States
Awesome shot! love the framing, light and color as well as the textures in the statue. Well done!
28 Apr 2008 6:50pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Wonderful shot, the colours and lighting are superb. Great work.
28 Apr 2008 8:16pm
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Wonderful image, Ron. Symbolic and beautifully lit.
28 Apr 2008 9:17pm
Vikram from Chandler, United States
Vrery very beautiful image! Excellent light and colours Ron!
Love the title too! Well done!
30 Apr 2008 2:22am
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
wow -- i really missed this! superb work here! glad the title is 'dawn' of humanity... i was originally thinking something much more sinistre! :) beautifully done!
7 Jul 2008 3:12am
Canon EOS 40D
F/26.0
ISO 100
85 mm