Caption:
Detail of statue of Emperor Trajan
Description:
Detail of a statue thought to be of the Emperor Trajan on the Roman London Wall , London , England.
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Photo Comments:
I was attracted to this fine statue on the London Wall and decided to photograph it full length and in detail.
I was particularly pleased that the lighting was diffused rather than bright sunshine which is much too harsh for portraits – even of statues.
(Statues have the advantage that the eyes stay open even in bright sunshine.)
I was looking to separate the head from the background by controlling the depth of field.
I also wanted to keep a reasonable distance to keep the features of the face, eyes nose and ears, in proportion while avoiding shooting upwards from near the statue.
For these reasons I decided a telephoto lens was best and used my 75-300 Canon IS zoom.
A study like this needs to be sharp with very careful focus on the nearest eye and I used both auto and manual focus to get this right and used the image stabilization to avoid any camera shake.
As I’ve pointed out before even the best photos are no good if they can’t be found.
Thomas Gray’s comment
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air
is true for photos too.
This is why keywording is so important.
Here are the the keywords I found:
Emperor Monument Roman Age Sculpture Statue Trajan Art Bronze Caesar Cultural Tourism Depth of Field DoF Emperors England Face General Head and Shoulders Head Shot Head Shots Headshots Historical Imperator Landmark London Majestic Monuments Portrait Roman Roman Empire Roman Era Roman wall Selective Focus Tourist Attraction Travel Destination Ancient Rome Army Officer Army Officers Civilisation Civilisations Civilization Civilizations Destination Destinations Educational Tourism Europe Faces Famous GB Generals Government and Politics Great Britain Head Head Only Heads Headshot Historic Historical Site Historical Sites History Landmarks Londinium Metal Metallic Metals Military People Picture Pictures Place of Interest Places of Interest Popular Portraits Portraiture Religious Tourism Sculptures Senior Officer Senior Officers Statues Tourism Tourist Attractions Tourist Destination Tourist Destinations Travel Travel Destinations UK United Kingdom
There is an amount of repetition here but it shows the difficulty of keywording for different agencies.
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