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p.1 #1 · c&c please

most are at noon

thanks for lookin

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p.1 #2 · c&c please

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p.1 #4 · c&c please

last one

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p.1 #5 · c&c please

All of these pictures are well focussed and fairly well exposed.

All of these picture could used leveling - make sure the horizontal lines at base of sculpture line up with the frame.

I think the backgrounds don't match the sculpture - I would have used a blurred background from a low fstop.

On all - you shot at the wrong time of the day or the wrong day - strong sun light is very difficult. This shows up the most on the first.

1 is tight on his elbow left side. I think you should have go the base of the sculpture. It looks awkward framed through and tilted.

2 is good but tilted

3 is good but the water is distracting - I think you want to get the water in because then it fits the picture.

4th is tilted and needs the base.

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p.1 #6 · c&c please

Not sure what you are asking, so I will ask a few questions:

Interesting sculputures. Where are these?
I assume you shot when you could; mid day is not ideal for contrast and to highlight tectures and details.
Why the high ISO? Looks like you were at the 250-400 range, with shutter speeds plenty fast. I'd shot at 100 and you still should be plenty steady.
But mostly I wonder, why not shoot wider open?

Most of the images would benefit from blurring of the background with a lower aperture value. Of course, you could do a bit of gaussian blur on the background in PS to heightern attention to the sculputures. I'd also try a bit of curves work to bring out details in your last image.

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p.1 #7 · c&c please

Here's a rework of the last image, done in LR. I think BW reduces the distraction of the color in the background. Curves to darken the background, heighten contrast within the sculputure. And a bit of sharpening. Croppped to highlight attention to sculpture.

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p.1 #8 · c&c please

Thanks Scott & sbeme. the place is called Brookgreen Gardens in S.C. There are over 900 sculptures & the most beautiful gardens even at this time of year. They also had a small zoo of sorts & going back & forth between garden & zoo, I didn't adjust ISO. I liked the garden settings as much as the sculptures and wanted to bring them both out but didn't seem to work out. Here are 2 more that shows some of the garden. Thanks, sbeme, I love your black/white conversion.Oh and 70 year old body = high iso

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