The Hand of Christ Photo

Photographer’s Note

The statue of 'Christ the Redeemer' is what many people picture when they think of Rio de Janeiro. Standing 30m tall it sits atop of Corcovado, a 710m hill behind the city.
It is made from reinforced concrete with an outer mosaic layer sculpted from soapstone. Completed in 1931, it is top of the list for most who visit this amazing city.

I took plenty of photos the day I visited. After taking the standard shots I looked for an angle that would give people a different perspective of this amazing piece of architecture.

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Albrecht (11014) 2005-04-15 3:05

Hi Mark What a very nice and original capture of the moon. Well done, greetings Albrecht

kiara (410) 2005-04-15 4:48

what a funny perspective!

yzzabelle (515) 2005-04-15 7:56

Very original compo. I would have removed the noise with PS but it's still a beautiful and original shot. BRavo!

betogrein (2232) 2005-04-15 9:10

Bonita foto, o detalhe da lua ficou expetacular. Parabéns. Da uma olhadinha nas minhas fotos e de sua opinião. Obrigado...

gren4 (603) 2005-04-22 2:51

Very clever use of perspective and simple composition that really works well.I like it very much

ishai (4093) 2005-10-09 13:56

Very nice crop with beautiful little detail the moon, Mark
I like the way you placed the moon here
It could be so many different meanings
But the simplicity of it all is the best

Ishai

fmfelman (118) 2006-01-22 10:32

I love this composition. The moon is placed so well. The colors are great with the perfectly clear, blue sky. You cropped it very well. You could run it through NeatImage to reduce the noise. Great work!