Atlas
Sep, 2012Views
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Chatter Award
Zenith Award
Creative Winter Award
Curator's Selection
Top Shot Award 21
Contest Finalist in City Treasures Photo Contest by Lowerpro
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Absolute Masterpiece
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Outstanding Creativity
Peer Award
Jaw Dropping
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Augle2112
October 15, 2012
VOTED/FAVED/AWARD, Great mood and fell Wonderful Work, PLZ Stop by and Vote If You Like My Work I Will Be Back Soon!
Anatole
November 02, 2013
You took the boring out of that shot!! Everyone including myself takes it from the front. You found a new angle! Great!
kafphoto
November 04, 2013
I really love this. I work in the building to the left, so I see this all the time, and this is the first I've seen it from this perspective.
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Location
This photo was taken in New York on 5th avenue in front of the Rockefeller building, of the bronze statue of Atlas.Time
This was somewhere around 1pm or 2pm not sure, it was a few years ago.Lighting
This was existing light, no flash or reflectors.Equipment
This was shot with a Canon 7D using an 18-135mm canon lens.Inspiration
I had seen photos of Atlas before, but noticed they were all usually from in front or top or side. I was sitting under the statue and noticed his foot and how it just floated in space. I thought it would make an interesting perspective to show that he was lifting this on one foot. It also shows the detail the sculpture gave to the back muscles. A very impressive work of art.Editing
This was converted to B&W in Adobe Light Room and some shadow and highlights were adjusted.In my camera bag
I have a Canon 60D and 5D, a canon 18-135mm zoom and a Canon 70-300mm zoom. I tend to rent other lenses as needed by a project.Feedback
I think when you shoot in a big city try to find an angle that hasn't been used, move around the subject, change your perspective, crouch, kneel, change what your eye sees.
