Phoenix Rising

My Favorite place to visit in CA. Napenthe in Big Sur.

I would suggest using a flash or take this photo at a different time of day when you have a small amount of sunlight hitting it directly. It is too dark for us to see any detail and technically, it is not really well thought out in terms of angle, or background, or balance overall. This would be a good one to play around with to see what angle stands out the best and where to stand for the best background.

 

I like your idea for the photo but it needs to be more thought out. :)

Hopefully we'll see another version soon!

What a shame, and it was the best image my wife took with my camera while she was out there doing training. Not to worry though, she won't be upset by the comments, photography is not something she puts a great deal of interest in. To me it is absolutely wonderful though, but I am a bit biased. ;-)

I recently saw a great photo of a statue which was so powerful in its own right but the angle and use of natural lighting intensified the impact of the statue even more.

 

It was taken from the side ground level looking up with the sun facing the backside of the photographer. The shadows cast by the angle of the sun led me to believe it was around mid morning which was not too harsh on the subject thankfully. Once it was cropped tightly, the image was a work of art for the eye.

 

It was being able to see the detail of the statue that made it more powerful, for me.