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October 24, 2009
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The globe by =Duchovny
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The globe

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Description

Portmarnock beach Ireland

Is dedicated to Charles Kingford Smith ’s completion of the circumnavigation of the globe in 1930 from Portmarnock beach to NewYork, in the aeroplane:

The Southern Cross.

The monument was designed by Remco Dfouw and Rachael Joynt ,

Two and a half meter high with a circumference from 2 meters, weighing eight tons

built from limestone. The bronze needle points directly to the North Star.
Image size
800x800px 588.42 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed
56/1 second
Aperture
F/22.0
Focal Length
10 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Apr 5, 2009, 12:24:22 PM
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:star::star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star: Impact

One word to describe this: amazing.

A mixture of subtle tones, and a very stark composition make this a winner. The long exposure gives it a very surreal, ethereal feel and this fits in perfectly with the abstract sculpture that is the subject.

The choice of colour is beautiful too, with a monochromatic red/blue filter ensuring that colour doesn't act as a distraction to what is otherwise a simple, bold composition. The path, angles in the grass, the spike through the globe and the horizon all provide lines leading the eye straight into the globe. The only suggestion I would make is that perhaps, were the opportunity to arise again, I'd suggest perhaps including more of the ground and a little less of the sky to frame the globe in the top third of the photo.

Well done!

Compositionally it is also incredibly striking.