Submitter's name:	Larry Woods
Title:	Night Watch
Equipment used:	Olympus E-1 with Zuiko Digital 14-54 mm zoom lens (version I), tripod, RM-1 remote control
Exposure:	f/4.5, 1/2 second
Camera Settings:	ISO 100, exposure compensation -1, lens at 54mm
Lighting:	Installed floodlights
Postprocessing with Photoshop Elements:	One-button "Auto Smart Fix", Resized from 1920x2560 pixels to 600x800 pixels
Subject information:	Minuteman statue, Lexington Mass. USA
Sculptor:	Henry Hudson Kitson
Subject note:	There are two iconic Minuteman statues.  The Concord statue by Daniel Chester French is of a farmer with one hand on a plow, and the other holding the barrel of a vertical musket, its stock on the ground.  The Lexington statue is of a militiaman at the ready.  Dedicated in 1900, the Lexington Minuteman statue has stood sentry for about 39,600 nights and days at the time of this photo.
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Comment left by: Wayne Harridge (no e-mail specified)

Very striking lighting emphasises the texture. ...Wayne

Comment left by: Wiliam Wagenaar (wiliam@orange.nl)

Strong picture with the statue boldly against the dark background.

Comment left by: Mike Gordon (no e-mail specified)

Dramatic, well done.

Comment left by: Doug Smith (no e-mail specified)

I like how the lighting accents the hard feel that the statue is portraying. When I saw the thumb nail it made me think of our recently departed list member Walt.

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