Maiward Lion - Reading UK
Dave_RG40
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Had a wander about with my sons today... we hopped a train to Reading, UK.
In the garden, near the Abby Ruins, is this war memorial. A rather large one, it stands in honour of the Berkshire, Reading regiment for thier valour in the Afgan war. 1880
I am not a history buff, though there is an interesting read here:
http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/maiwand.htm
also an image of the complete monument, for those who wish to look.
I hope posting an external URL is within the rules, I didn't see anywhere in the rules that was contrary. If I am wrong, I apologise and will, of course, edit this post.
Anyway.. the sky was Bright and the sun was behind the statue. I used a tiny bit of Photoshop to draw to the final image, though the original was not far from this.
Just thought it was a cool image and I look forward to comments, positive or negative. I can take it
All the Best!
Dave
In the garden, near the Abby Ruins, is this war memorial. A rather large one, it stands in honour of the Berkshire, Reading regiment for thier valour in the Afgan war. 1880
I am not a history buff, though there is an interesting read here:
http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/maiwand.htm
also an image of the complete monument, for those who wish to look.
I hope posting an external URL is within the rules, I didn't see anywhere in the rules that was contrary. If I am wrong, I apologise and will, of course, edit this post.
Anyway.. the sky was Bright and the sun was behind the statue. I used a tiny bit of Photoshop to draw to the final image, though the original was not far from this.
Just thought it was a cool image and I look forward to comments, positive or negative. I can take it
All the Best!
Dave
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I should be thrilled!
Would this work in color with a replacement gradient background?
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
Why does the Lion get used so often for Memorials and at enterances of old buildings or even Government buildings????
We have some here too, and I have seen them on my travels as well.
What does a Lion represent ??? do you know ??
Theres a lot of detail going into making that Lion in your shot.
Thanks for sharing.......... Skippy (Australia)
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:skippy Everyone has the right to be stupid, but some people just abuse the privilege :dgrin
Anyway, welcome.
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Welcome to dGrin and thanks for posting a link to a very interesting read.
I love your lion. Interesting perspective, nice composition and the high-key contrast seems to help in this case... there's enough contrast in the stone and shadows and edge detail on the mane to justify the blown areas.
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Darn! now Ill have to look this up
Oh yes, nice pic.
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