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15-FEB-2009 Katherine Stanback's Photos

Lady Liberty
1st Place
by Katherine Stanback's Photos

Madison, WI

Lady Liberty returns to Lake Mendota

Sony DSLR-A700
1/125s f/8.0 at 24.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time15-Feb-2009 09:31:34
MakeSony
ModelDSLR-A700
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length24 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias1.00
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Sony Forums Challenges18-Feb-2009 04:29
Thanks for the comments! LC, you're right - I need to clean the sensor, but I'm afraid I'll damage it.
This statue was first done in 1979 by some students at U of WI. It's rated as one of the top 10 college pranks of all time.
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/newsletter/nov2002.html
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/Hoaxipedia/Lady_Liberty_on_Lake_Mendota/
Leo Charette17-Feb-2009 23:18
I've seen this scene before and I think the snow really add much to this image....creates great contrast with the sky. Fabulous surreal scene and prefect subject for this theme. Love how the path in the lower left leads the eye to the subject. Well done. Cheers, LC

P.S. There are a few smudges in the sky. I'm not familiar with your camera, but it maybe time for a sensor cleaning.
Arn17-Feb-2009 09:08
Wow, this is really surreal! Very suitable for the theme too. I like the tones throughout the image and the composition of the few elements.
Sony Forums Challenges16-Feb-2009 03:37
Katherine, I really like this scene...simple, unusual, and well photographed. Beautiful color, lighting, and clear detail ...it reminds me of the movie "The Day After Tomorrow." The plain foreground and background draw maximum attention to your "parts of the whole" here...parts that really evoke quite a surreal condition. Nice subject choice for the challenge...unique & well captured! Nice photo! MFC
Deb Kees15-Feb-2009 19:13
Katherine, glad to see you got an image into Eligible, and a humorous one, to boot! I love it! Besides the humor, it is nicely composed.---deb