"David" & "Hercules", a photo from Florence, Tuscany

Photographer's Note

At the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio, stands the replica of Michelangelo's "David" and the statue of "Hercules and Cacus", by Bandinelli , unvailed in 1533. The original from 1504 is being kept at the Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts in Firenze since 1873 .
From this POV they look as they turned their heads, looking at other statues…
Ike
Exact location on map: 43.7692, 11.2558

snunney, Kofman, baddori, danos, bukitgolfb301, jhm, delpeoples, emilbo, RhodieIke, nobuikehonda, adramad has marked this note useful

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snunney (67172) 2011-09-19 8:12

Hello Ike,
A well crafted composition that creates an interesting juxtaposition between these two statues. The curves and textures in the statuary are well rendered under a good light.

janusz2054 (306) 2011-09-19 8:42

Hi Ike,

Good shot of these two statues and the building behind.
Excellent POV and one of the famous artworks. Wonderful sharpness and clarity and the texture.
Best regards
Janusz

lousat (57510) 2011-09-19 8:56

Hi Ike,magnificent composition and perspective to take the perfect replica of Michelangelo,very impressive light balance for the perfects colors,great sharpness and a very rich background too.Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

serp2000 (29128) 2011-09-19 9:19

Hi, Ike,
Good POV, and amasing composition as a result. Fine architectural background. Good presentation of the famouse artworks.
Have a great week!
Serghei

cornejo (17972) 2011-09-19 9:47

Hello Ike, a nice photo of these beautiful sculptures of Michelangelo, a great shot with great sharpness, good and beautiful work, congratulations. Good afternoon and happy week.

Best regards.

Angel.

baddori (18984) 2011-09-19 10:24

Ike
La nitidezza e le forme.
Le forme sono riprodotte con stile e gusto.
In aggiunta una nitidezza e profondità di campo che convivono egregiamente per il successo dell'immagine .
GF

lakshmip1949 (19110) 2011-09-19 12:14

Hello Ike,

A nice shot of these statues which are replicas of Michaelangelo. . The colors and textures are simply superb. A great artwork to be commended.

Lakshmi

emka (57992) 2011-09-19 23:14

Hi Ike,

Back to Florence and David. Creativve composition of the both monuments. from this POV they seem very close. Excellent view.

War m regards

Malgo

danos (73896) 2011-09-19 23:39

Hello Ike,
lot the stautes that dress up building of cities of Italy.I like the compex of this statue of Michelangelo with their faces to look so alive.

Regards,danos

bukitgolfb301 (30023) 2011-09-20 3:07

Hi my dear Ike

Sorry for my late reaction to you.
An artstic statues shot indeed! Well combinated.
So sharp and clear image as usual.
Thanks for sharing with your finest work and have a good day, Best regrads.

Takero from Japan hitted by a big thypone

jhm (122314) 2011-09-20 3:32

Hello Ike,

You took this image vertical with a fantastic result.
Technical a very good picture, with a nice subject.
Sharpness and clarity make this image very attractive, nice photograph.
Very well done, TFS.

Regards,
John.

sacimar (25957) 2011-09-20 6:41

Hello Ike,

this is a good image of these statues, I like the details of both of them, it's an interesting composition with the beautiful facade in the background, well seen,

Best regards,

Sergio

rodgerg (55767) 2011-09-20 7:25

Hello Ike,

Good framing and POV well selected for the presentation of these two sculptur with the details well collected. The two sculptur arise very well to the nice BG and give an interesting depht to the image.
Best regards,
Roger

pajaran (36119) 2011-09-20 9:57

Dobro vece.
Dobar snimak kipova, lepa fotografija.
Dobra ostrina snimka i tekst, lepe boje.
Prijatno vece i sve najbolje.
Paja.

Silvio1953 (97953) 2011-09-20 9:58

Ciao Ike, great POV on beautiful statue with beautiful architecture in BG, splendid clarity and wonderful light, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

delpeoples (44888) 2011-09-20 21:04

Hi Ike

Wow, David looks like he's been dieting :) A very famous composition of this iconic place. I like it alot and particularly that you used a vertical frame here. The colours and sharpness are of a very high quality. Nice work.

Have a lovely day
Lisa

Nicou (97509) 2011-09-21 2:50

Hello

Super compo et captage, quelle belles statue douzt en blanc comme elles ressortent à merveille ave ce fond de facade splendide.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

jemaflor (68781) 2011-09-22 4:25

Hi Ike,
Good angle and format for this presentation, good focus and white color for these statues, tfs.

DjoleEric (0) 2011-09-22 22:21

Hello friend.
Excellent photos.
Good article.
Prijtan day and a friendly greeting.
Have a nice day.
Djole.

pablominto (53744) 2011-09-22 22:39

Hello Ike,

From the chosen point of view David looks the largest hehehe!
A well framed scene, good focus and sharp fine details in the statues...
And I notice how clean they are - not many birds around I guess..!

Greetings,
Pablo -

emilbo (20812) 2011-09-23 18:00

Salut Ike,
Vraiment magnifiques ces répliques des statues de Micheangelo et bien présentées devant ce bel édifice. Les formes sont superbes et le bel éclairage nous montre bien les détails.
Je te souhaite une belle fin de semaine ensoleillée,
Amicalement,
Emilius

clic (10977) 2011-09-25 7:43

Thanks for your visit Ike
The pendant statue to David (I always feel shy when I see my marble on TE), Hercules and Cacus reminds me of a slavery posture!
Nice allover soft light for a perfect clarity.
Shalom.
Robert

RhodieIke (9207) 2011-09-28 1:17

Hi Ike, Super photo of these fantastic Statue's, great colours, light and presentation, Hope you are well, Cheers Iain.

nobuikehonda (3846) 2011-09-30 5:24

Hello Ike,

They do look as though the two statues are having conversation. We all know that they are replicas, however they still holds the power to impress those who look at them; the magic of the Renaissance art is well captured in your view. I do appreciate the POV, which visually connects the two statues, but I also appreciate the façade behind them. Carefully framed view, and three-dimensional effect of Renaissance façade is very intriguing. Perspctival façade provides a perfect backdrop for the two statues. Very beautifully framed view, and well-balanced composition shines in your photo. I like the presented image very much.

With my very best wishes,
Have a nice and pleasant Friday, Ike
Nobu.

adramad (27544) 2011-12-05 7:49

Hello Ike.
That's the beauty of Florence, you can go to see art on the street, the composition with these two wonderful statues is fantastic, which are two most beautiful figures.
You've captured both the statues and the beautiful building that serves as a background, with perfect clarity, to indulge in contemplation, also very natural color is perfect.
Fantastic work. I love it.
Have a great evening.
Best regards.
Luis.