Terracotta Warriors II Photo

Photographer’s Note

I'm glad to see my post yesterday inspired BennyV to post a photo from the same exhibition. It's truly an accomplishment of the organisation in Maaseik to get such a world class exhibition to a little city like theirs. This is the sort of exhibition one expects in London and Paris, and if in Belgium for sure Brussels.
But no, the terracotta army can now be visited in a church in Maaseik.

I posted a second photo of this exhibition to show the enormous diversity in the statues. They have different armor plates, different faces, different expressions, different poses, there are horses, chariots and more. If you're close to Maaseik or you have the opportunity to visit this exhibition on one of the next locations, don't think twice and just go! You won't regret it :-)

Camera: Canon EOS 350D
Shutter speed: 1:15 sec
F-stop: f/4.0
ISO: 800
Focal length: 27 mm
Metering mode: Pattern
No flash/ No tripod

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BennyV (4512) 2009-02-25 0:30

Dag Gerd,

I tried a very similar shot, but yours is better, it sure deserves A LOT more attention than it has gotten so far.

I like the combination of the warrior's pose with the blue light in the background, almost as if dancing in a disco. Another thing I like is that you can actually see some people watching there.

Maybe on TE there should be a link from Xi'an to this exhibition. This is fascinating stuff for everyone who has visited Xi'an or is planning to do so. As I said before, this is really a unique opportunity to see the warriors up close.

Benny

stelli (2939) 2009-02-26 4:48

This looks like a very interesting exhibition! I like the angle that you used! Very good light management!! Thank you for sharing! Regards Stella

Photo Information

Copyright: Gerd VDC (GerdVDC) (836)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-01-25
Categories: Artwork
Camera: Canon EOS 350D/Rebel XT, Canon 18-55mm EF-S f/3.5-5.6, 2GB CF Sandisk Ultra
Exposure: f/4, 1/15 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-02-21 11:41