head of a woman Photo

Photographer’s Note

head of woman which may originally have represented the goddess Demeter (late 2nd -early 1st century BC). Later (after 42 AD) it was converted to portray Livia, Augustus' wife. Thessaloniki.

Archaeological museum of Thessaloniki.

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pabau (486) 2009-03-15 12:47

Bonjour Niko
Stone faces, ancient art, speechless mouths ... Yet a so talking portrait.
Pascal

triptych2003 (1398) 2009-03-15 13:19

hi niko

there are some fine details here. i also like the dof but feel that perhaps the full face of the bg statue could have been shown. but well done on a good job.

Nana-S (602) 2009-03-15 13:45 [Comment]

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limule (3835) 2009-03-15 14:21

hello I do agree with some others that it could have been better with the nose of the man being in the field of view. However idea is very well realized with a good DOF. I like it !

danai80 (3) 2009-03-16 2:28

Bonjour
I thought it was a real face...very gentle sculpture!
TFS
:)

AROBN54 (10721) 2009-03-16 7:58

Oh, Niko,
this is a splendid shot. The light and contrast are perfect, wonderful close crop and exquisite detail. I love the way her face is so well in focus and the second face is nicely blurred. Beautifully done! Many thanks and kind regards,
Shelly

Nolme (5286) 2009-04-13 10:36

une présentation originale d'une statuaire connue
le premier plan très net contraste bien avec le flou du second personnage ....
Marie