a sculpture in the palace...

[Art]

Hi all, one of the multiple sculpture many of them made in marble in the chateu de Versallies

Can you please critic composition and ligth?

Thanks Art

Exif Version=0221
Maker=Canon
Model=Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Image Width(pixels)=2816
Scene Capture Type=Standard
Exposure Mode=Auto Exposure
Shutter Speed Value=1/500 Second
Aperture Value=5.63
Flash=Off
ISO Speed Rating=ISO250

[dlambert]

I like the composition. Lighting is decent. I like the shadows -- they show the texture and dimension of the sculpture, but they're just on the edge of being too dark for me. I'm not sure how this shot would have reacted to fill flash, or maybe even to lightening the shadows a bit in PP. Very nice, though. The saturation of the sky is great.

[Art]

Thanks for your comments, flash impossible, it was located on the top of the palace, the shot was done at 300mm
Art

[EOBeav]

I think the comp is ok, but the lighting isn't. Try this again during the golden hours, or 30 minutes on either side of sunrise and sunset. As it is, the shadows are harsh and the blue sky is rather bland.

[Art]

agree, that's why I asked critic for light
Thanks Art