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This sculpture of Carl von Linné (aka Carolus Linnaeus) can be seen in the Linnaeus Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College. Some photos I took of this a few years back (and more information on the sculpture) are on the Paul Granlund at Gustavus site. Interestingly, it was this guy’s 300th birthday this year.
I have taken at least a few hundred photos of this sculpture and for some reason I still find it a challenging subject to photograph. This time I decided to go as the sun was setting behind the sculpture and take an HDR. I really like this approach because it allows me to get the beautiful reds and oranges of the sunset while capturing the brown and cool reflected blue of the bronze sculpture.
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May 6th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Oh, I almost forgot to mention, this HDR shot is composed of ten different exposures. Cool, huh?
May 7th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Very nice, I like how the reflection of the sunset tints the statue.
May 8th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
This picture is awesome. And carl was really nice to let rob and me get married in his arboretum. what a guy.
May 10th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
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